Axolotl

Axolotls are aquatic passive mobs that attack most other underwater mobs.

Axolotl

Health points	14HP × 7
Behavior	Passive
Attack strength	2HP (Only with fish, squids, glow squids, drowned and guardians.)
Hitbox size	Height: 0.6 blocks Width: 1.3 blocks
Usable items	Bucket of Tropical Fish Lead Tropical Fish Water Bucket

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    "invimages": [
        "Bucket of Axolotl",
        "Axolotl Spawn Egg"
    ],
    "images": []
}

Spawning

Axolotls spawn naturally in underground water sources and temporally rivers.​

Colors

Axolotls can be one of five colors: pink (lucy), brown (wild), gold, cyan, and blue. The blue variety has a ¹⁄₁₂₀₀ (0.083%) chance, giving the common varieties a ¹¹⁹⁹⁄₄₈₀₀ (~24.98%) chance individually.

Pose	Color
	Lucy	Wild	Gold	Cyan	Blue
Ground crawling
Ground stationary
Swimming
Water stationary

Baby axolotls picked up and re-spawned with a bucket did not preserve their growth stage and turned to adults before 21w13a.

Behavior

Axolotls are passive toward players and can be attached to leads. Axolotls give Regeneration I and remove Mining Fatigue when a player kills a mob that is in combat with an axolotl.

Axolotls attack all aquatic mobs except turtles and dolphins. They also attack drowned. After killing a non-hostile mob, there is a two minute cooldown before another non-hostile mob can be hunted. Axolotls prioritize attacking hostile mobs over non-hostile mobs.

If an axolotl takes damage underwater, it may feign death, dropping to the ground for 200 game ticks (10 seconds) while gaining Regeneration I. Monsters ignore healing axolotls. There is a ¹⁄₃ chance for an axolotl to play dead to recover 4HP. In addition, if either a random integer from 0–2 (inclusive) is less than the amount of incoming damage, or the axolotl's health before the damage is dealt is less than 50% of its maximum health, it plays dead.

On land, axolotls move toward the nearest water source because they die outside of water after 6000 game ticks (5 minutes). Unlike fish, dolphins, and squid, axolotls do not die on land during rain or a thunderstorm.

As aquatic mobs, they take extra damage from the Impaling enchantment.

They spin around at high speeds when attached to a lead on land due to a glitch.

Breeding

Adult axolotls can be led and bred with tropical fish or buckets of tropical fish. After breeding, a baby axolotl spawns and 1-7 experience is generated. The parents cannot be bred again for 5 minutes. The baby axolotl has a ¹⁄₁₂₀₀ chance to be the rare blue variant; otherwise, it inherits the color of one parent at random. Babies follow adults, and grow to adulthood in 20 minutes. The growth of baby axolotls can be accelerated using tropical fish; each use reduces the remaining growing time by 10%.

Sounds

[hide]Sounds
Sound	Subtitles	Source	Description	Resource location	Translation key	Volume	Pitch	Attenuation distance
	​Axolotl attacks	Friendly Creatures	Attacking a mob	entity.axolotl.attack	subtitles.entity.axolotl.attack​	?	?	? { "sounds": [ "Axolotl attack1.ogg", "Axolotl attack2.ogg", "Axolotl attack3.ogg", "Axolotl attack4.ogg" ], "subtitle": "​Axolotl attacks", "source": "Friendly Creatures", "id": "entity.axolotl.attack", "desc": "Attacking a mob", "java": "1", "translationkey": "subtitles.entity.axolotl.attack" }
	​Axolotl dies	Friendly Creatures	Dying	entity.axolotl.death	subtitles.entity.axolotl.death​	?	?	? { "sounds": [ "Axolotl death1.ogg", "Axolotl death2.ogg" ], "subtitle": "​Axolotl dies", "source": "Friendly Creatures", "id": "entity.axolotl.death", "desc": "Dying", "java": "1", "translationkey": "subtitles.entity.axolotl.death" }
	​Axolotl hurts	Friendly Creatures	Taking damage	entity.axolotl.hurt	subtitles.entity.axolotl.hurt​	?	?	? { "sounds": [ "Axolotl hurt1.ogg", "Axolotl hurt2.ogg", "Axolotl hurt3.ogg", "Axolotl hurt4.ogg" ], "subtitle": "​Axolotl hurts", "source": "Friendly Creatures", "id": "entity.axolotl.hurt", "desc": "Taking damage", "java": "1", "translationkey": "subtitles.entity.axolotl.hurt" }
	​Axolotl chirps	Friendly Creatures	Randomly when in water	entity.axolotl.idle_water	subtitles.entity.axolotl.idle_water​	?	?	? { "sounds": [ "Axolotl idle1.ogg", "Axolotl idle2.ogg", "Axolotl idle3.ogg", "Axolotl idle4.ogg", "Axolotl idle5.ogg" ], "subtitle": "​Axolotl chirps", "source": "Friendly Creatures", "id": "entity.axolotl.idle_water", "desc": "Randomly when in water", "java": "1", "translationkey": "subtitles.entity.axolotl.idle_water" }
	​Axolotl chirps	Friendly Creatures	Randomly when not in water	entity.axolotl.idle_air	subtitles.entity.axolotl.idle_air​	?	?	? { "sounds": [ "Axolotl idle air1.ogg", "Axolotl idle air2.ogg", "Axolotl idle air3.ogg", "Axolotl idle air4.ogg", "Axolotl idle air5.ogg" ], "subtitle": "​Axolotl chirps", "source": "Friendly Creatures", "id": "entity.axolotl.idle_air", "desc": "Randomly when not in water", "java": "1", "translationkey": "subtitles.entity.axolotl.idle_air" }
	​Axolotl splashes	Friendly Creatures	Entering water	entity.axolotl.splash	subtitles.entity.axolotl.splash​	?	?	? { "sounds": [ "Dolphin swim1.ogg", "Dolphin swim2.ogg", "Dolphin swim3.ogg" ], "subtitle": "​Axolotl splashes", "source": "Friendly Creatures", "id": "entity.axolotl.splash", "desc": "Entering water", "java": "1", "translationkey": "subtitles.entity.axolotl.splash" }
	​Axolotl swims	Friendly Creatures	Moving through water	entity.axolotl.swim	subtitles.entity.axolotl.swim​	?	?	? { "sounds": [ "Dolphin swim1.ogg", "Dolphin swim2.ogg", "Dolphin swim3.ogg", "Dolphin swim4.ogg", "Fish swim5.ogg", "Fish swim6.ogg", "Fish swim7.ogg" ], "subtitle": "​Axolotl swims", "source": "Friendly Creatures", "id": "entity.axolotl.swim", "desc": "Moving through water", "java": "1", "translationkey": "subtitles.entity.axolotl.swim" }

Data values

ID

Java Edition:

Name	Identifier	[hide]Translation key
Axolotl	axolotl	?

Entity data

Axolotls have entity data associated with them that contain various properties.

• [NBT Compound / JSON Object] Entity data
  • Additional fields for mobs that can breed see Template:Nbt inherit/breedable/template[show]
  • Tags common to all entities see Template:Nbt inherit/entity/template[show]
  • Tags common to all mobs see Template:Nbt inherit/mob/template[show]
  • [Byte] FromBucket: 1 or 0 (true/false) – if true, indicates the axolotl has been released from a bucket.
  • [Int] Variant: ID of the axolotl's variant.

Axolotl Variant[show][edit]

History

October 3, 2020							Axolotls are announced at Minecraft Live 2020. {"type": "", "version": "October 3, 2020", "exp": "", "snap": "", "content": "(link to File:Lucy Axolotl (pre-release).png article, displayed as 32px) (link to File:Wild Axolotl (pre-release).png article, displayed as 32px) Axolotls are announced at (link to Minecraft Live 2020 article, displayed as Minecraft Live 2020)."}
							They are shown to spawn in lush caves biomes. {"type": "", "version": "October 3, 2020", "exp": "", "snap": "", "content": "They are shown to spawn in (link to lush caves article, displayed as lush caves) biomes."}
October 3, 2020							An unreleased green variant was shown at the Minecraft Live 2020 recap, which was not shown on the live event. {"type": "", "version": "October 3, 2020", "exp": "", "snap": "", "content": "(link to File:Green Axolotl (pre-release).png article, displayed as 32px) An unreleased green variant was shown at the Minecraft Live 2020 recap, which was not shown on the live event."}
[hide]Upcoming Java Edition
1.17							Added axolotls. {"type": "java upcoming", "version": "1.17", "exp": "", "snap": "", "content": "(link to File:Lucy Axolotl JE1.png article, displayed as 32px) (link to File:Wild Axolotl JE1.png article, displayed as 32px) (link to File:Gold Axolotl JE1.png article, displayed as 32px) (link to File:Cyan Axolotl JE1.png article, displayed as 32px) (link to File:Blue Axolotl JE1.png article, displayed as 32px) Added axolotls."}
							Axolotls do not avoid lava. {"type": "java upcoming", "version": "1.17", "exp": "", "snap": "", "content": "Axolotls do not avoid (link to lava article, displayed as lava)."}
							When an axolotl is held with a lead on the ground, it begins walking at an exaggeratedly fast speed. {"type": "java upcoming", "version": "1.17", "exp": "", "snap": "", "content": "When an axolotl is held with a (link to lead article, displayed as lead) on the ground, it begins walking at an exaggeratedly fast speed."}
							Axolotls attack glow squids. {"type": "java upcoming", "version": "", "exp": "", "snap": "", "content": "Axolotls attack (link to glow squid article, displayed as glow squids)."}
							The texture of the axolotls for four variants except the wild has been changed. {"type": "java upcoming", "version": "", "exp": "", "snap": "", "content": "(link to File:Lucy Axolotl JE2.png article, displayed as 32px) (link to File:Gold Axolotl JE2.png article, displayed as 32px) (link to File:Cyan Axolotl JE2.png article, displayed as 32px) (link to File:Blue Axolotl JE2.png article, displayed as 32px) The texture of the axolotls for four variants except the wild has been changed."}
							Axolotls now spawn naturally underwater in caves. {"type": "java upcoming", "version": "", "exp": "", "snap": "", "content": "Axolotls now spawn naturally underwater in (link to caves article, displayed as caves)."}
							Axolotls now give the player Regeneration I, as well as removing Mining Fatigue, when engaged in combat. {"type": "java upcoming", "version": "", "exp": "", "snap": "", "content": "Axolotls now give the player (link to Regeneration article, displayed as Regeneration) I, as well as removing (link to Mining Fatigue article, displayed as Mining Fatigue), when engaged in combat."}
							Axolotls now correctly attack elder guardians. {"type": "java upcoming", "version": "", "exp": "", "snap": "", "content": "Axolotls now correctly attack (link to elder guardians article, displayed as elder guardians)."}
[hide]Upcoming Bedrock Edition
1.16.230							Added axolotls. {"type": "bedrock upcoming", "version": "1.16.230", "exp": "", "snap": "", "content": "(link to File:Lucy Axolotl JE2.png article, displayed as 32px) (link to File:Wild Axolotl JE1.png article, displayed as 32px) (link to File:Gold Axolotl JE2.png article, displayed as 32px) (link to File:Cyan Axolotl JE2.png article, displayed as 32px) (link to File:Blue Axolotl JE2.png article, displayed as 32px) Added axolotls."}
1.17.0							Axolotls now spawn naturally in underground water sources. {"type": "bedrock upcoming", "version": "1.17.0", "exp": "", "snap": "", "content": "Axolotls now spawn naturally in underground water sources."}
							Axolotls no longer get a regeneration effect after killing a mob on their own. {"type": "bedrock upcoming", "version": "1.17.0", "exp": "", "snap": "", "content": "Axolotls no longer get a (link to regeneration article, displayed as regeneration) effect after killing a mob on their own."}

• 

  Axolotl concept art from Minecraft Live 2020.

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  Multiple axolotls in a lush cave.

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  An axolotl army attacking an Elder Guardian. Note the outdated texture.

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  Ditto.

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  Axolotl variants from development, including unreleased green one.

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  The pose of the no-pose in development.

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  An axolotl playing dead in development.

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  Buckets of axolotl and powder snow in item frames.

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  A screenshot showcasing the addition of axolotls in 20w51a. A Sculk Sensor can also be seen.

Issues

Issues relating to "Axolotl" are maintained on the bug tracker. Issues should be reported and viewed there.

Trivia

• Axolotls are small salamanders that are endemic to Mexico, which are critically endangered, following Mojang Studios' trend of adding endangered species such as polar bears, giant pandas, sea turtles and bees into the game for awareness purposes.
• Axolotls are the first amphibian mobs implemented into Minecraft. However, it was not the first announced amphibian because frogs were announced at MINECON Live 2019.
  • In addition, Rana was based on a frog.
• Blue is the only color variant of axolotls not based on real life. The blue variant was a suggestion by user Darkiceflame on the r/minecraftsuggestions subreddit. It is a reference to Mudkip from the Pokémon series.

Gallery

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  All current axolotl variants. From left to right: blue, cyan, gold, wild, and lucy.

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  A baby axolotl on the side of a group.

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  Three axolotls attacking a glow squid underwater.

Renders

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  Lucy axolotl crawling on the ground.

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  Wild axolotl crawling on the ground.

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  Gold axolotl crawling on the ground.

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  Cyan axolotl crawling on the ground.

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  Blue axolotl crawling on the ground.