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This article is about the mob. For the music track, see Music § Underwater music. For the gold axolotl pet in Minecraft Dungeons, see :MCD:Golden Axolotl. For the lucy axolotl pet in Minecraft Dungeons, see :MCD:Axolotl (Leucistic). For the wild axolotl pet in Minecraft Dungeons, see :MCD:Wild Axolotl.

An axolotl is a passive bucketable aquatic mob found in lush caves that also kills, but it only kills fish, not any players. The Axolotl can also assist players with aquatic combat and grant them Regeneration.

Spawning

Axolotls spawn underwater in the lush caves biome and when there is a clay block less than five blocks below the spawning space.

Colors

Axolotls can be one of five colors: pink (leucistic), brown (wild), gold, cyan and blue.

When breeding Axolotls, there is a 11200 (0.083%) chance of the offspring having the blue mutation, leaving 11991200 (99.917%) chance of matching one of the parents (including blue parents).

Pose Color
Leucistic Wild Gold Cyan Blue
Ground crawling Lucy Axolotl Wild Axolotl Gold Axolotl Cyan Axolotl Blue Axolotl
Ground stationary Axolotl Lay Still Ground (lucy) Axolotl Lay Still Ground (wild) Axolotl Lay Still Ground (gold) Axolotl Lay Still Ground (cyan) Axolotl Lay Still Ground (blue)
Swimming Axolotl Swimming (lucy) Axolotl Swimming (wild) Axolotl Swimming (gold) Axolotl Swimming (cyan) Axolotl Swimming (blue)
Water stationary Axolotl Hovering in Water (lucy) Axolotl Hovering in Water (wild) Axolotl Hovering in Water (gold) Axolotl Hovering in Water (cyan) Axolotl Hovering in Water (blue)
Animation Color
Leucistic Wild Gold Cyan Blue
Ground crawling Lucy Axolotl JE2 Wild Axolotl JE1 Gold Axolotl JE2 Cyan Axolotl JE2 Blue Axolotl JE2

Behavior

Axolotls are passive toward players and can be attached to leads. Axolotls give Regeneration I for 100 game ticks (5 seconds) per Axolotl in the fight, up to a duration of 2400 game ticks (2 minutes)‌[Java Edition only], and remove Mining Fatigue when a player kills a mob that is in combat with an axolotl.

Axolotls attack all aquatic mobs except turtles, dolphins, frogs and other axolotls. They also attack the drowned. An axolotl deals 2♥ points of damage per attack. However, axolotls do not attack the player.

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 play dead, dropping to the ground for 200 game ticks (10 seconds) while gaining Regeneration I. Hostile aquatic mobs ignore healing axolotls. There is a 13 chance for an axolotl to play dead to recover 4♥♥. 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.

Axolotls can leave the water and wander about on land. When an axolotl leaves the water, it wanders as far as 8 or 9 blocks beyond the water's edge before returning to the water, as long as there is water at least 2 blocks deep within 16 blocks of the axolotl. If 2-block-deep water is outside this range, the axolotl can wander off randomly on land in search of more deep water, and die after 6000 game ticks (5 minutes) exposure out of water. Axolotls are not attracted to shallow (1 block deep) water. They require water at least 2 blocks deep within 16 blocks to pathfind to the water.[1]

Axolotls can also die out of water as passengers in a boat. Unlike fish, dolphins, and squid, axolotls do not die on land in rain or in a thunderstorm.

Unlike most mobs, axolotls cannot be moved by flowing water. However, they are still affected by bubble columns.

As aquatic mobs, they take extra damage from the Impaling enchantment.‌[Java Edition only][until JE Edition Combat Tests] Unlike other aquatic mobs, they cause nearby pufferfish to inflate.

Axolotls picked up with a water bucket and re-spawned do not despawn.

Axolotls can be renamed by placing a bucket of axolotl into an anvil, the same as if renaming any other item.

Breeding

Main article: Breeding

Adult axolotls can be led and bred with 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 in Java Edition or 1 minute in Bedrock Edition. The baby axolotl has a 11200 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 buckets of tropical fish; each use reduces the remaining growing time by 10%.

Sounds

Java Edition:
Axolotls use the Friendly Creatures sound category for entity-dependent sound events.

SoundSubtitlesSourceDescriptionResource locationTranslation keyVolumePitchAttenuation
distance
Axolotl chirpsFriendly CreaturesRandomly when in waterentity.axolotl.idle_watersubtitles.entity.axolotl.idle_water1.00.8-1.2
(Baby: 1.3-1.7)
16
Axolotl chirpsFriendly CreaturesRandomly when not in waterentity.axolotl.idle_airsubtitles.entity.axolotl.idle_air1.0 [sound 1]0.8-1.2
(Baby: 1.3-1.7) [sound 2]
16
Axolotl attacksFriendly CreaturesWhen an axolotl attacks somethingentity.axolotl.attacksubtitles.entity.axolotl.attack0.51.016
Axolotl diesFriendly CreaturesWhen an axolotl diesentity.axolotl.deathsubtitles.entity.axolotl.death1.00.8-1.2
(Baby: 1.3-1.7)
16
Axolotl hurtsFriendly CreaturesWhen an axolotl is damagedentity.axolotl.hurtsubtitles.entity.axolotl.hurt1.00.8-1.2
(Baby: 1.3-1.7)
16
Axolotl splashesFriendly CreaturesWhen an axolotl enters waterentity.axolotl.splashsubtitles.entity.axolotl.splash0.0-0.9 [sound 3]0.72-1.6816
Axolotl swimsFriendly CreaturesWhile an axolotl is moving through waterentity.axolotl.swimsubtitles.entity.axolotl.swim0.0-1.0 [sound 4]0.6-1.416
  1. Except idle_air3, which is 0.8
  2. Except idle_air3, which is 0.96-1.44 (Baby: 1.56-2.04)
  3. 0.9 times the axolotl's momentum, with the horizontal axes' velocity multiplied by 0.2
  4. The axolotl's momentum, with the horizontal axes' velocity multiplied by 0.2

Bedrock Edition:

SoundSourceDescriptionResource locationVolumePitch
Friendly CreaturesRandomly when in watermob.axolotl.idle1.00.8-1.2 (Baby: 1.3-1.7)
Friendly CreaturesRandomly when not in watermob.axolotl.idle_water1.00.8-1.2 (Baby: 1.3-1.7)
Friendly CreaturesWhen an axolotl attacks somethingmob.axolotl.attack1.00.8-1.2 (Baby: 1.3-1.7)
Friendly CreaturesWhen an axolotl diesmob.axolotl.death1.00.8-1.2 (Baby: 1.3-1.7)
Friendly CreaturesWhen an axolotl is damagedmob.axolotl.hurt1.00.8-1.2 (Baby: 1.3-1.7)
Friendly CreaturesWhen an axolotl enters watermob.axolotl.splash0.90.96-1.44 (Baby: 1.56-2.04)
Friendly CreaturesWhile an axolotl is moving through watermob.axolotl.swim1.00.8-1.2 (Baby: 1.3-1.7)

Data values

ID

Java Edition:

NameIdentifierTranslation key
Axolotlaxolotlentity.minecraft.axolotl

Bedrock Edition:

NameIdentifierNumeric ID Translation key
Axolotlaxolotl130entity.axolotl.name

Entity data

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

Java Edition:

Main article: Entity format
  • Entity data
    • Additional fields for mobs that can breed
    • Tags common to all entities
    • Tags common to all mobs
    •  FromBucket: 1 or 0 (true/false) – if true, indicates the axolotl has been released from a bucket.
    •  Variant: ID of the axolotl's variant.

Axolotl Variant

Main article: Axolotl/DV
[edit]

Bedrock Edition:

This page documents the associated data values of the described object. 
This template is to only be transcluded on /DV pages which do not use {{dvt}}, as them not using this results in the pages appearing in Special:UncategorizedPages.
Color Data value
Lucy Axolotl 0
Cyan Axolotl 1
Gold Axolotl 2
Wild Axolotl 3
Blue Axolotl 4
See Bedrock Edition level format/Entity format.

Achievements

Icon Achievement In-game description Actual requirements (if different) Gamerscore earned Trophy type (PS4)
PS4 Other
The Healing Power of Friendship!Team up with an axolotl and win a fightTeam up with an axolotl by killing the hostile aquatic mob [verify] while the axolotl is fighting it (not playing dead).30GSilver

Advancements

Icon Advancement In-game description Parent Actual requirements (if different) Resource location
Advancement-fancy-rawIt Spreads
Kill a mob near a Sculk Catalyst Monster HunterKill one of these 70 mobs near a sculk catalyst: Mobs that drop no experience are ignored for this advancement.adventure/kill_mob_near_sculk_catalyst
Advancement-plain-rawThe Parrots and the Bats
Breed two animals together HusbandryBreed a pair of any of these 25 mobs: A mule must be the result of breeding a horse and a donkey for this advancement as they are not breedable together. Other breedable mobs are ignored for this advancement.husbandry/breed_an_animal
Advancement-fancy-rawTwo by Two
Breed all the animals! The Parrots and the BatsBreed a pair of each of these 25 mobs: A trader llama does not count as a llama, and a mule must be the result of breeding a horse and a donkey for this advancement as they are not breedable together. Other breedable mobs can be bred, but are ignored for this advancement.husbandry/bred_all_animals
Advancement-plain-rawThe Cutest Predator
Catch an Axolotl in a Bucket Tactical FishingUse a water bucket on an axolotl.husbandry/axolotl_in_a_bucket
Advancement-plain-rawThe Healing Power of Friendship!
Team up with an axolotl and win a fight The Cutest PredatorHave the Regeneration effect applied from assisting an axolotl or it killing a mob.husbandry/kill_axolotl_target

History

Java Edition
October 3, 2020Lucy Axolotl (pre-release) Wild Axolotl (pre-release) Axolotls are announced at Minecraft Live 2020.
They are shown to spawn in lush caves biomes.
October 3, 2020Green Axolotl (pre-release) An unreleased[2] green variant was shown at the Minecraft Live 2020 recap, which was not shown on the live event.
1.1720w51aLucy Axolotl JE1 Wild Axolotl JE1 Gold Axolotl JE1 Cyan Axolotl JE1 Blue Axolotl JE1 Added axolotls.
When an axolotl is held with a lead on the ground, it begins walking at an exaggeratedly fast speed.[3]
21w03aAxolotls attack glow squids.
21w13aLucy Axolotl JE2 Gold Axolotl JE2 Cyan Axolotl JE2 Blue Axolotl JE2 The texture of the axolotls for four variants except the brown one has been changed.
Axolotls now spawn naturally underwater in caves.
21w18aThe lucy texture have been changed from Lucy Axolotl Texture (21w17a) to Lucy Axolotl Texture (21w18a) to remove the unused open mouth.
21w20aAxolotls now play dead only when in water.
Axolotls can no longer be fed tropical fish.
Pre-release 3Axolotls now spawn only in total darkness and where there's a block with base_stone_overworld tag less than 5 blocks below the spawning space.
1.17.1Pre-release 1Blue axolotls no longer naturally spawn, and can be obtained only through breeding.
1.181.18 Experimental Snapshot 1Axolotls now spawn only in lush caves.
21w37aAxolotls now have their own mob cap, separate from glow squids.
Axolotls now avoid lava.[4]
21w40aAxolotls now only spawn when there is a clay block less than five blocks below the spawning space.
Pre-release 5The brown axolotl texture has been changed from Wild Axolotl (back view) JE1 to Wild Axolotl (back view) JE2, to solve the issue of its off-centered back.
1.1922w11aAxolotls can now attack tadpoles.
Bedrock Edition
1.17.0beta 1.16.230.52Lucy Axolotl JE1 Wild Axolotl JE1 Gold Axolotl JE1 Cyan Axolotl JE1 Blue Axolotl JE1 Added axolotls behind the "Caves and Cliffs" experimental toggle.
beta 1.17.0.50Axolotls now spawn naturally in underground water sources.
Axolotls no longer get a regeneration effect after killing a mob on their own.
beta 1.17.0.52Axolotls now spawn in any biome and up to Y-63 instead of Y-30.
Axolotls are now available without enabling experimental gameplay.
beta 1.17.0.56Lucy Axolotl JE2 Gold Axolotl JE2 Cyan Axolotl JE2 Blue Axolotl JE2 The texture of the axolotls for all variants except the brown one has been changed.
Axolotls no longer attack invisible mobs.
1.17.10beta 1.17.10.22Axolotls now spawn only in complete darkness.
1.17.30beta 1.17.20.22Axolotls now spawn only where there is a stone block less than 10 blocks below the spawning space.
With experimental gameplay enabled, axolotls spawn only in lush caves.
1.18.0beta 1.18.0.20Axolotls now spawn only in lush caves by default without enabling experimental gameplay.
beta 1.18.0.21Axolotls now only spawn when there is a clay block less than five blocks below the spawning space.
beta 1.18.0.24Axolotls more frequently spawn in lush caves.
1.18.10beta 1.18.10.24Axolotls can now attack tadpoles behind the "Wild Update" experimental toggle.

Issues

Issues relating to "Axolotl" are maintained on the bug tracker. Report issues there.

Trivia

  • In the release notes Minecraft Launcher there is an encrypted message T⍑ᒷ ᔑ ̇/𝙹ꖎ𝙹ℸ ̣ ꖎᓭ ᔑ∷ᒷ リ𝙹ℸ ̣ ∴⍑ᔑℸ ̣ ℸ ̣ ⍑ᒷ|| ᓭᒷᒷᒲ, which translates to "The Axolotls are not what they seem".
  • 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 (no longer endangered as of 2022), sea turtles, and bees to the game in order to raise awareness among players.[5][6]
  • The probability of a blue axolotl spawning is 1 in 1200 because that is approximately the number of axolotls left in the wild in real life.[7]
  • Axolotls can eat only buckets of tropical fish and not tropical fish items because axolotls in real life eat only living fish.[7]
  • Even though they are not in the game, the green variant appears in the Caves & Cliffs: Part I announcement trailer and caves and cliffs recap.[8] When asked on a livestream, Agnes said she cannot say why the green variant was cut from the game.[9]
  • Both the "play dead" behavior and the regeneration ability of axolotls are based on the abilities of real life axolotls, who fake their death in the face of a predator or a threat. [7]
  • Because real axolotls don't actually vocalize, the sounds of axolotls were recorded from the incidental "hiccups" and "burps" real axolotls occasionally make when surfacing, as well as heavily edited dog sounds.[10]

Gallery

Animations

Screenshots

Development images

Concept artwork

In other media

Textures

References

  1. MCPE-146260
  2. MC-208659
  3. MC-208626
  4. MC-208601
  5. "MINECON Live 2019" by Minecraft – youtube.com, September 28, 2019. "...since the bee population is decreasing in the world, which is a big problem, we really felt that we wanted to teach the players..." - Agnes Larsson
  6. "Minecraft Live: Caves & Cliffs - First Look" by Minecraft – youtube.com, October 3, 2020. "And then we also found out that axolotls are endangered in the real world, and we think it's good to add endangered animals to Minecraft to create awareness about that." - Agnes Larsson
  7. a b c "Dev Diaries: Caves & Cliffs Mobs"
  8. Caves & Cliffs Update: Part I - Official Trailer
  9. https://www.twitch.tv/cbsunstoppable/clip/YummyClumsyWoodcockBrainSlug-D8T140VjP-Ok2tCk
  10. "The Secrets of Minecraft: Death Sounds, Secret Animals, and Other Delights! @3:22" – Minecraft on YouTube, November 19, 2021
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