Axolotl

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An axolotl is a passive aquatic mob found in lush caves that hunts most other aquatic mobs, and can assist players with aquatic combat and grant them Regeneration. They can also be carried around in a bucket.

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

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

When breeding axolotls, there is a ¹⁄₁₂₀₀ (0.083%) chance of the offspring having the blue mutation, leaving ¹¹⁹⁹⁄₁₂₀₀ (99.917%) chance of matching one of the parents (including blue parents).

Blue axolotls cannot naturally spawn and can only be obtained through breeding.

Axolotls drop nothing when killed besides 1 experience when killed by a player or a tamed wolf.

Axolotls are passive toward players, can be attached to leads, and follow players holding a bucket of tropical fish on either the main hand or the off-hand. When a player kills a mob that is in combat with one or more axolotls, the axolotls remove Mining Fatigue from the player, and give the player Regeneration I for 100 game ticks (5 seconds) per axolotl in the fight, up to a duration of 2400 game ticks (2 minutes) in Java Edition, and uncapped in Bedrock Edition.

Axolotls attack the following mobs, dealing 2HP👁 ❤️
points of damage per attack:

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 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.

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]

Being hit with a splash water bottle or lingering water bottle will restore 1800 game ticks (90 seconds) of air to the axolotl.

Axolotls can also die out of water as passengers in a boat. Unlike fish 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 in Java Edition. Unlike other aquatic mobs, they cause nearby pufferfish to inflate.

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

Naming a bucket of axolotl in an anvil also sets the name of the axolotl inside‌^{[JE only]}. The name remains with the axolotl if it is picked up by another bucket.

Axolotls follow players holding buckets of tropical fish within 10‌^{[JE only]} / 16‌^{[BE only]} blocks. Additionally, baby axolotls follow adults.

A player can breed axolotls by using 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 ¹⁄₁₂₀₀ chance to be the rare blue variant; otherwise, it inherits the color of one parent at random.

Baby axolotls take 24000 ticks (20 minutes) to grow up, but the growth time can be accelerated using buckets of tropical fish. Each use takes 10% off the remaining time to grow up.

An axolotl loses its willingness to breed if it is picked up in a bucket and released after it is fed but before it reaches its mate. It must be fed another bucket of tropical fish to become willing to breed again.

Java Edition:

Bedrock Edition:

Java Edition:

Bedrock Edition:

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

Java Edition:

Bedrock Edition:

See Bedrock Edition level format/Entity format.

Achievements that apply to all mobs:

Advancements that apply to all mobs:

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

• 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, endangered species of wild and native bees, and fireflies, axolotls were added to the game to raise awareness.^[6][7]
• The probability of a blue axolotl spawning is 1 in 1200 because that was the approximate number of axolotls left in the wild in real life at the time.^[8]
• Axolotls can eat only buckets of tropical fish and not tropical fish items because axolotls in real life eat only living fish.^[8]
• Even though they are not in the game, the green variant appears in the Caves & Cliffs Update: Part I – Official Trailer, as well as a recap.^[9] When asked on a livestream, Agnes Larsson said she cannot say why the green variant was cut from the game.^[10]
• Both the "play dead" behavior and the regeneration ability of axolotls are based on the abilities of real life axolotls.^[8]
• 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.^[11]
• During Minecraft Live 2021, Lydia Winters created an “aloto,” a hybrid of an axolotl and alligator.^[12]

Lucy

• 👁 An axolotl playing dead
  
  An axolotl playing dead
• 👁 An axolotl swimming
  
  An axolotl swimming
• 👁 An axolotl walking underwater
  
  An axolotl walking underwater
• 👁 An axolotl walking on land
  
  An axolotl walking on land
• 👁 An axolotl idling
  
  An axolotl idling
• 👁 An axolotl idling on underwater floor
  
  An axolotl idling on underwater floor
• 👁 An axolotl underwater
  
  An axolotl underwater
• 👁 Unused axolotl mouth texture render (this state cannot be seen in-game)
  
  Unused axolotl mouth texture render (this state cannot be seen in-game)

• 👁 A baby axolotl playing dead
  
  A baby axolotl playing dead
• 👁 A baby axolotl swimming
  
  A baby axolotl swimming
• 👁 A baby axolotl walking underwater
  
  A baby axolotl walking underwater
• 👁 A baby axolotl walking on land
  
  A baby axolotl walking on land
• 👁 A baby axolotl idling
  
  A baby axolotl idling
• 👁 A baby axolotl idling on underwater floor
  
  A baby axolotl idling on underwater floor
• 👁 A baby axolotl underwater
  
  A baby axolotl underwater

• 👁 All current axolotl variants. From left to right: blue, cyan, gold, wild, and leucistic
  
  All current axolotl variants. From left to right: blue, cyan, gold, wild, and leucistic
• 👁 A baby axolotl on the side of a group
  
  A baby axolotl on the side of a group
• 👁 Three axolotls attacking a glow squid underwater
  
  Three axolotls attacking a glow squid underwater
• 👁 All 5 types of axolotls swimming in a lush cave
  
  All 5 types of axolotls swimming in a lush cave
• 👁 Kai and Efe swimming with gold and cyan axolotls, while Alex holds one in a bucket
  
  Kai and Efe swimming with gold and cyan axolotls, while Alex holds one in a bucket
• 👁 Steve showing Efe and Ari a blue axolotl
  
  Steve showing Efe and Ari a blue axolotl
• 👁 A golden axolotl playing dead
  
  A golden axolotl playing dead

• 👁 Multiple axolotls in a lush cave
  
  Multiple axolotls in a lush cave
• 👁 Axolotls as seen during Minecraft Live 2020
  
  Axolotls as seen during Minecraft Live 2020
• 👁 Early axolotls attacking an elder guardian
  
  Early axolotls attacking an elder guardian
• 👁 Early axolotls hurting the elder guardian
  
  Early axolotls hurting the elder guardian
• 👁 Axolotl variants from development, including unreleased green one
  
  Axolotl variants from development, including unreleased green one
• 👁 A screenshot showcasing the addition of axolotls in 20w51a. A sculk sensor can also be seen
  
  A screenshot showcasing the addition of axolotls in 20w51a. A sculk sensor can also be seen
• 👁 Axolotls underwater
  
  Axolotls underwater
• 👁 Axolotls breeding
  
  Axolotls breeding
• 👁 A large amount of axolotls
  
  A large amount of axolotls
• 👁 The pose of the no-pose in development
  
  The pose of the no-pose in development
• 👁 An axolotl playing dead in development
  
  An axolotl playing dead in development
• 👁 Buckets of axolotl and powder snow in item frames
  
  Buckets of axolotl and powder snow in item frames
• 👁 An axolotl in serious danger
  
  An axolotl in serious danger
• 👁 Axolotls burning to death
  
  Axolotls burning to death
• 👁 An axolotl dying to a sword
  
  An axolotl dying to a sword
• 👁 An axolotl about to get blown up
  
  An axolotl about to get blown up
• 👁 Axolotls in a river
  
  Axolotls in a river
• 👁 Image of a small axolotl on top of a sand block looking at you. A little pink star is in their hair and they are blushing. A pink vignette surrounds the image. Text on top of the screen says, "This is who you're asking to understand enchantments."
  
  An axolotl atop some clay and sand blocks looking at the player
• 👁 Image
  
• 👁 Image
  
• 👁 Image
  
• 👁 Image
  

• 👁 Concept art depicting other iterations for legs and frills, along with the unimplemented "suction" behavior
  
  Concept art depicting other iterations for legs and frills, along with the unimplemented "suction" behavior
• 👁 "Axolotl Patterns" - Grayscale art of unimplemented axolotl patterns
  
  "Axolotl Patterns" - Grayscale art of unimplemented axolotl patterns
• 👁 "Axolotl Colors" 1 - Sketches for other axolotl colors
  
  "Axolotl Colors" 1 - Sketches for other axolotl colors
• 👁 "Axolotl Colors" 2 - Flipped gold axolotl depicting a concept for its belly
  
  "Axolotl Colors" 2 - Flipped gold axolotl depicting a concept for its belly
• 👁 "Axolotl Possible Combinations" - The unimplemented patterns mixed with various axolotl colors
  
  "Axolotl Possible Combinations" - The unimplemented patterns mixed with various axolotl colors
• 👁 Iterations of legs tested on the model
  
  Iterations of legs tested on the model
• 👁 Other iterations of legs tested on the model
  
  Other iterations of legs tested on the model
• 👁 "Having Fun!" - A group of axolotls swimming
  
  "Having Fun!" - A group of axolotls swimming
• 👁 "Cutie in a Bucket" - concept art for the bucket of axolotl
  
  "Cutie in a Bucket" - concept art for the bucket of axolotl
• 👁 "Axolotl & Warden" - sketches of the axolotl and warden
  
  "Axolotl & Warden" - sketches of the axolotl and warden
• 👁 "Scale of Cuteness" - sketches of the axolotl, goat, and warden
  
  "Scale of Cuteness" - sketches of the axolotl, goat, and warden
• 👁 An axolotl
  
  An axolotl
• 👁 An axolotl crying
  
  An axolotl crying

• 👁 Lucy axolotl texture file
  
  Lucy axolotl texture file
• 👁 Wild axolotl texture file
  
  Wild axolotl texture file
• 👁 Gold axolotl texture file
  
  Gold axolotl texture file
• 👁 Cyan axolotl texture file
  
  Cyan axolotl texture file
• 👁 Blue axolotl texture file
  
  Blue axolotl texture file
• 👁 Baby lucy axolotl texture file
  
  Baby lucy axolotl texture file
• 👁 Baby wild axolotl texture file
  
  Baby wild axolotl texture file
• 👁 Baby gold axolotl texture file
  
  Baby gold axolotl texture file
• 👁 Baby cyan axolotl texture file
  
  Baby cyan axolotl texture file
• 👁 Baby blue axolotl texture file
  
  Baby blue axolotl texture file

• 👁 Official axolotl artwork
  
  Official axolotl artwork
• 👁 Gold axolotl artwork made for the 15th anniversary of Minecraft
  
  Gold axolotl artwork made for the 15th anniversary of Minecraft
• 👁 An axolotl in promotional artwork for the Caves & Cliffs: Part I update
  
  An axolotl in promotional artwork for the Caves & Cliffs: Part I update
• 👁 An axolotl in promotional artwork for the Caves & Cliffs: Part II update
  
  An axolotl in promotional artwork for the Caves & Cliffs: Part II update
• 👁 An axolotl in promotional artwork for the GOAT Update
  
  An axolotl in promotional artwork for the GOAT Update
• 👁 Axolotls in promotional artwork for Mobile, Multiplayer & More
  
  Axolotls in promotional artwork for Mobile, Multiplayer & More
• 👁 Pixel artwork of two axolotls swimming around a blue axolotl
  
  Pixel artwork of two axolotls swimming around a blue axolotl
• 👁 A flock of Minecraft axolotls swimming through the water.
  
  All 5 variants of axolotls swimming
• 👁 The green axolotl in the Caves & Cliffs: Part I trailer
  
  The green axolotl in the Caves & Cliffs: Part I trailer
• 👁 An axolotl with a fox[13]
  
  An axolotl with a fox^[13]
• 👁 Sticker of an axolotl from 15 Year Journey
  
  Sticker of an axolotl from 15 Year Journey
• 👁 An axolotl as it appears on the cover of Minecraft Legends: Return of the Piglins
  
  An axolotl as it appears on the cover of Minecraft Legends: Return of the Piglins
• 👁 Axolotl plushie
  
  Axolotl plushie
• 👁 A Lego Minecraft pink axolotl
  
  A Lego Minecraft pink axolotl
• 👁 A Lego Minecraft blue axolotl
  
  A Lego Minecraft blue axolotl
• 👁 A Lego Minecraft gold axolotl
  
  A Lego Minecraft gold axolotl
• 👁 A Lego Minecraft cyan axolotl
  
  A Lego Minecraft cyan axolotl
• 👁 An official axolotl beanie
  
  An official axolotl beanie
• 👁 An officially licensed T-Shirt featuring outlines of three axolotls
  
  An officially licensed T-Shirt featuring outlines of three axolotls
• 👁 A mug made of an axolotl in a bucket
  
  A mug made of an axolotl in a bucket
• 👁 Axolotl in a pair of pants
  
  Axolotl in a pair of pants
• 👁 Blue axolotl figure of Flippin' Figs
  
  Blue axolotl figure of Flippin' Figs
• 👁 Axolotl in a bucket figure of Flippin' Figs
  
  Axolotl in a bucket figure of Flippin' Figs
• 👁 A missing poster of a gold axolotl
  
  A missing poster of a gold axolotl
• 👁 Image
  
• 👁 A pink axolotl in the Plastic Texture Pack
  
  A pink axolotl in the Plastic Texture Pack
• 👁 A blue axolotl in the Plastic Texture Pack
  
  A blue axolotl in the Plastic Texture Pack
• 👁 A gold axolotl in the Plastic Texture Pack
  
  A gold axolotl in the Plastic Texture Pack
• 👁 A wild axolotl in the Plastic Texture Pack
  
  A wild axolotl in the Plastic Texture Pack
• 👁 A cyan axolotl in the Plastic Texture Pack
  
  A cyan axolotl in the Plastic Texture Pack

• "Axolotl Adventures" by Sofia Dankis – Minecraft.net, June 2, 2021.
• "Mob Menagerie: Axolotl" by Duncan Geere – Minecraft.net, May 1, 2025.