Armored Paws

Armored Paws

Release date	April 23, 2024
Version(s)	Java Edition 1.20.5 Bedrock Edition 1.20.80
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Instance from the Armored Paws drop official trailer.

Armored Paws is a Game Drop released on April 23, 2024, as Java Edition 1.20.5 and Bedrock Edition 1.20.80. It focuses on adding content voted for during Minecraft Live 2023 by adding armadillos, wolf armor, and 8 new wolf variants. Armadillos spawn in badlands, savannas, and their variants. They can be brushed for armadillo scutes, which can be crafted into wolf armor. The new wolf variants spawn in various biomes, including three biomes that wolves did not spawn in before: savanna plateau, sparse jungle, and wooded badlands.

Notable features

New items

• Armadillo Scute
  • Obtained as an occasional drop from armadillos, or from using a brush on an armadillo.
• Wolf Armor
  • Crafted using six armadillo scutes shaped like a lowercase h.
  • Using it on wolves grants them immunity from most damage sources.
  • Gradually breaks with each attack.
  • Can be repaired using armadillo scutes.
  • Can also be removed by using shears.
  • Like leather armor and leather horse armor, wolf armor can be dyed.
• Spawn egg:
  • Armadillo Spawn Egg

New mobs

• Armadillo
  • Spawns in badlands and savanna biomes.
  • Rolls up when hurt or scared by undead mobs or by players sprinting, mounted, or on a vehicle.
  • Occasionally drops an armadillo scute every 5 to 10 minutes.
  • Can also use a brush to drop an armadillo scute, using its durability.
  • Can be bred with spider eyes.
• The wolf now has 9 variants, including the original wolf:
  • Ashen Wolf
    • Spawns in snowy taiga.
  • Black Wolf
    • Spawns in old growth pine taiga.
  • Chestnut Wolf
    • Spawns in old growth spruce taiga.
  • Pale Wolf
    • Spawns in taiga.
  • Rusty Wolf
    • Spawns in sparse jungle.
    • Can also appear in jungle or bamboo jungle if spawned using spawn eggs, monster spawners, commands, or through a wolf pack bordering the biome.
  • Snowy Wolf
    • Spawns in grove.
  • Spotted Wolf
    • Spawns in savanna plateau.
    • Can also appear in savanna or windswept savanna if spawned using spawn eggs, monster spawners, commands, or through a wolf pack bordering the biome.
  • Striped Wolf
    • Spawns in wooded badlands.
    • Can also appear in badlands and eroded badlands if spawned using spawn eggs, monster spawners, commands, or through a wolf pack bordering the biome.
  • Woods Wolf
    • Spawns in forest.
  • All existing wolves in a world continue to be pale wolves.

Gallery

Official artwork

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  Instance from the Armored Paws drop official trailer.

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  Instance from the Armored Paws drop official trailer.

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  Artwork shown in the Minecraft Launcher while loading.

Development screenshots

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  The first image shown of the armadillo's second texture iteration.

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  Two armadillos and an armored wolf on a hill.

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  A standing armadillo.

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  Zuri feeding an armadillo a spider eye.

• Four armadillos, an armored wolf, and Noor at the top of a hill.

  Four armadillos, an armored wolf, and Noor at the top of a hill.

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  Early development model and texture of the armadillo.

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  Ditto

• A wolf wearing wolf armor.

  A wolf wearing wolf armor.

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  A first look at a second version of the wolf armor texture, from The Spawn Chunks podcast.

Concept artwork

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  "Armadillo exploration" concept art featuring different armadillo colors.

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  "Armadillo exploration" concept art.

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  Armadillo concept art.

External links

• Shy Friends and Armored Paws | Minecraft