Armadillo in Minecraft – Wiki Guide

An armadillo is a passive mob found in badlands and savannas. It curls up into its shell in response to undead mobs and sprinting or mounted players, and repels spiders and cave spiders away from it‌ (Java Edition only). It is the only source of armadillo scutes, which drop from it over time, or when brushed.

Background

Standing

Rolled Up

Hostility Level (Passive)

The term mob is short for mobile and is used to refer to all living, moving creatures in the game such as chickens, creepers, and allays. Because an allay is a passive mob, it will never attack you in the game (Creative or Survival mode).

Health Points

An armadillo has 12 health points ( x 6).

Useable Items

Spider Eye
Lead
Brush

Drops

Armadillos drop 1 armadillo scute   every 5–10 minutes, similarly to how chickens lay eggs.

Experience Points

1–3 experience orbs if killed by a player or tamed wolf.

Killing an armadillo pup yields no items nor experience.

Breeding

Upon successful breeding, 1–7 experience orbs is dropped.

Brushing

If a player or dispenser uses a brush on an armadillo, it drops:

Armadillo Scute

An unenchanted brush has enough durability to obtain 4‌ (Java Edition)/5 (Bedrock Edition) armadillo scutes.

Spawning

Armadillos spawn in groups of two to three in savannas, savanna plateaus, and windswept savannas and groups of one to two in badlands, eroded badlands, and wooded badlands.

Savannas

Savanna plateaus

Windswept savannas

Badlands

Eroded badlands

Wooded badlands

Behavior

Breeding

Armadillos will follow players holding spider eyes within 10 (Java Edition)/16 (Bedrock Edition) blocks.

A player can breed armadillos by using spider eyes  on two of them. Baby armadillos take 20 minutes to grow up into adults. Feeding a spider eye  once can reduce growth time by 10%.

Upon successful breeding, 1–7 experience orbs is dropped.

Data Values

ID

Java Edition:

Bedrock Edition:

Spawn Egg for Armadillo

 Armadillo Spawn Egg

Things to Do with Armadillos

How to Breed Armadillo