In the Minecraft mob vote before update 1.21, Armadillo won two other candidates: crab and penguin to become the next mob to be added to the new edition. When will the Armadillo be added to Minecraft? Let's check out the answer here.

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II. Armadillo Release Date

Armadillo is a Minecraft mob found in the Savannah biome. It has won the Minecraft mob vote in 2023. This is a special mob that brings you an important drop. When will the Armadillo be added to Minecraft? It's the most frequently asked these days among Minecraft players.

Though its exact release date has not been unveiled, Armadillo is expected to come out in the first week of June 2024. They will not be released until update 1.21. Therefore, Minecraft players need to wait for its release next year.
Armadillo will be added to Minecraft 1.21 in mid-2024.

II. What Does Armadillo Do In Minecraft?

The Minecraft Armadillo is a special animal with brown skin. This species has a hard shell on its back. When startled, it can curl up its body into a ball to hide in its shell for protection. Therefore, you must be careful when approaching this mob when exploring and farming materials in the Savannah biome to avoid scaring them.

Can I Tame Armadillo?

As leaked, Minecraft Armadillo cannot be tamed to raise as a domesticated animal. Therefore, you can only hunt and kill them for their drops when countering this mob in their habitat biome. Their mob drop is the only value of this wild animal in this game.
You cannot tame, ride, and raise Armadillo as a pet or domesticated animal in Minecraft.

Where Can I Find Armadillo?

Armadillo spawns in the savanna biome that will be added to the game in update 1.21. There can be three variants of this new biome, including:

  • Regular Savana
  • Savanna Plateau
  • Windswept Savanna

You can see this mob randomly wander around when exploring these biomes after the Minecraft 1.21 edition comes out. Let's try to hunt these Minecraft Armadillos for their valuable drops.

Can I Ride Armadillo?

As you cannot tame Armadillo to raise it or make it trust you, you cannot ride this wild animal. It only curls up to hide itself inside the hard shell and evades the hunter when getting scared. Therefore you cannot get close to interacting with this wild mob.

Armadillo is a wild animal spawning in the upcoming savanna biome.

III. Wolf Armor Minecraft From Armadillo Drop

You will get Armadillo Scute after killing Minecraft Armadillo. It's a new essential material to craft the Wolf Armor that protects your tamed wolves in this game from small explosions and attacks of some hostile mobs.

There is no information about the recipe and enchantment for the wolf armor. But obviously, it's an essential gear. You can keep your canine friends safe when combating some mobs in the wilderness during your farming trips.

You need to kill Armadillo Minecraft for materials for the wolf armor.

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