How to find armadillo in Minecraft

Minecraft introduces several new mobs every year, and one of these additions is determined through a voting system held during the annual Minecraft Live event. In the previous live event, the armadillo emerged victorious over the penguin and the crab.

This adorable new creature is now officially available in the game as it has been released as the star of Minecraft Armored Paws update. This article explores how players can find armadillos in Minecraft and provides additional information about the mob.

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Locating armadillo in Minecraft

Adorable armadillos in wild (Image via Mojang)

With the release of Minecraft Armored Paws update, players will need to explore the dry savanna and badlands biome to find armadillos in their natural habitat. Below is a list of biomes where you can find armadillos in Minecraft:

• Savannas
• Savanna Plateaus
• Windswept Savannas
• Badlands
• Eroded Badlands
• Wooded Badlands

This shy mob gets easily startled when a player sprints nearby or if an undead mob is nearby. Once startled, the armadillo rolls up and remains alert, scanning for potential threats for the next three seconds.

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Minecraft armadillo behavior and drops

Three armadillos rolled up (Image via Mojang)

Being a shy passive mob, the armadillo tends to flee when attacked, and players can breed it. To breed two armadillos, players must feed them spider eyes—an item that had little use for the majority before this mob's addition.

Including the armadillo is noteworthy not just for the mob but also for the item dropped when brushed. This mob is the only source of a new item called the armadillo scute, which plays a crucial role as a crafting ingredient for the new wolf armor.

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Armadillo scute farming and wolf armor

Wolf armor in Minecraft Bedrock beta (Image via Mojang)

In Minecraft, the armadillo drops one armadillo scute every 5-10 minutes while roaming around, just like chickens. However, waiting that long might not be everyone's cup of tea.

If you don't have the patience to wait, consider crafting a brush or two. You can use a brush on an armadillo to get an armadillo scute instantly. You can get four or five scutes before the brush breaks.

Players have eagerly anticipated the introduction of wolf armor, and it might be a reason most players decided to vote for the armadillo. To craft the wolf armor, six scutes from the armadillo must be collected.

Once acquired, the armor can be equipped on a tamed wolf only by its owner. Doing so is as simple as pressing right-click on the wolf with the armor in hand.