In the past, there's no other event that's as popular as the Mob vote. From its debut at Minecon Earth in 2017—where the eerie Phantom emerged victorious over quirky contenders like the Barnacle and Wildfire—to the 2023 showdown that crowned the armored Armadillo, the Mob Vote was a cornerstone of Minecraft Live.

However, in September 2024, Mojang Studios decided to pull the plug because of "toxicity". In my opinion, the Mob Vote wasn't perfect, but its spirit of player empowerment far outweighed its flaws. Here's why Mojang should dust off the ballot box and let the community vote once more.

Minecraft Live 2021 Mob Vote

Engagement farming is great!

At its core, the Minecraft mob vote is a perfect chance to build up hype. In the past mob votes, fans bombarded X with content related to the mobs they want to win, in order to ask other players to vote. This is a cultural phenomenon that drew in the attention of millions, which might get converted into Minecraft players.

Without it, Minecraft Live has felt... quieter. The 2024 split into two focused broadcasts aimed to streamline reveals, but it sacrificed the interactive thrill that made events unmissable. Some people even complain that without the mob vote they don't even know that the Minecraft Live was going on.

Fix the problems instead

There have been cases of rigging the vote in the past (such as Dream and the Glow Squid), but this is all within the rules. It is completely fine for an influential player to ask his fans to vote for a mob.

And based on the reveals of the Copper Golem recently, the losing mobs still get developed anyway, so there's nothing to worry about.

The People Have Spoken

Minecraft Mob Vote 2021 Copper Golem Allay Glare

The backlash to the discontinuation was swift, but so is the chorus calling for its return. YouTube creators like Wattles speculate on full Mob Vote rosters making comebacks, from the Glare's watchful eyes to the Crab's sandy scuttles, fueling videos with millions of views. On feedback forums, players who tuned in for their first vote in 2023 plead for its revival, emphasizing how it made Minecraft feel alive and player-owned. Even in 2025's "hopeium" era of revivals, fans aren't satisfied with scraps—they want the full feast of choice.

This isn't a fringe desire; it's a groundswell. Minecraft thrives on its modding scene and user-generated content, yet the Mob Vote was one of the few official nods to that ethos. Scrapping it risks alienating the very creators who keep the game eternal.

A Vote for the Future

Minecraft isn't just a game—it's a sandbox for imagination, and the Mob Vote was its most democratic tool. Discontinuing it solved short-term drama but starved long-term excitement. With proven fixes like multi-mob additions and inclusive voting, Mojang has the blueprint to make it better than ever. As 2025 unfolds with teases of old losers rising from the code graveyard, it's the perfect moment to announce: The vote is back.