diff --git a/docs/scarpet/api/BlocksAndWorldAccess.md b/docs/scarpet/api/BlocksAndWorldAccess.md
index e900466e..17684cf5 100644
--- a/docs/scarpet/api/BlocksAndWorldAccess.md
+++ b/docs/scarpet/api/BlocksAndWorldAccess.md
@@ -486,15 +486,9 @@ Returns the name of sound type made by the block at position. One of:
 `'candle'`', `'amethyst'`', `'amethyst_cluster'`', `'small_amethyst_bud'`', `'large_amethyst_bud'`', `'medium_amethyst_bud'`',
 `'tuff'`', `'calcite'`', `'copper'`'
 
-### `material(pos)`
+### `(Deprecated) material(pos)`
 
-Returns the name of material of the block at position. very useful to target a group of blocks. One of:
-
-`'air'`, `'void'`, `'portal'`, `'carpet'`, `'plant'`, `'water_plant'`, `'vine'`, `'sea_grass'`, `'water'`, 
-`'bubble_column'`, `'lava'`, `'snow_layer'`, `'fire'`, `'redstone_bits'`, `'cobweb'`, `'redstone_lamp'`, `'clay'`, 
-`'dirt'`, `'grass'`, `'packed_ice'`, `'sand'`, `'sponge'`, `'wood'`, `'wool'`, `'tnt'`, `'leaves'`, `'glass'`, 
-`'ice'`, `'cactus'`, `'stone'`, `'iron'`, `'snow'`, `'anvil'`, `'barrier'`, `'piston'`, `'coral'`, `'gourd'`, 
-`'dragon_egg'`, `'cake'`, `'amethyst'`
+Returns the name of material of the block at position. Very limited as the use of material for blocks is removed.
 
 ### `map_colour(pos)`
 
diff --git a/src/main/java/carpet/script/api/WorldAccess.java b/src/main/java/carpet/script/api/WorldAccess.java
index 43e55faa..51cef699 100644
--- a/src/main/java/carpet/script/api/WorldAccess.java
+++ b/src/main/java/carpet/script/api/WorldAccess.java
@@ -1160,14 +1160,15 @@ public class WorldAccess
                 stateStringQuery(c, "block_sound", lv, (s, p) ->
                         Colors.soundName.get(s.getSoundType())));
 
-        expression.addContextFunction("material", -1, (c, t, lv) ->
-                stateStringQuery(c, "material", lv, (s, p) ->
-                        Colors.materialName.get(s.getMaterial())));
+        expression.addContextFunction("material", -1, (c, t, lv) -> {
+            c.host.issueDeprecation("material(...)"); // deprecated for block_state()
+            return stateStringQuery(c, "material", lv, (s, p) ->
+                    Colors.materialName.getOrDefault(s.getMaterial(), "unknown"));
+        });
 
         expression.addContextFunction("map_colour", -1, (c, t, lv) ->
                 stateStringQuery(c, "map_colour", lv, (s, p) ->
-                        Colors.materialName.get(s.getMapColor(((CarpetContext) c).level(), p))));
-
+                        Colors.mapColourName.get(s.getMapColor(((CarpetContext) c).level(), p))));
 
         // Deprecated for block_state()
         expression.addContextFunction("property", -1, (c, t, lv) ->