Is Axolotl hostile or passive?

Axolotl is classified as a "animal" mob (Passive mobs).

Does Axolotl have a spawn egg?

Yes - the Axolotl Spawn Egg can be used in creative mode to spawn it.

Axolotl has a hitbox roughly 0.75 blocks wide and 0.42 blocks tall.

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Axolotl in Minecraft | MinecraftBible

Axolotl is an animal mob in Minecraft 1.21.4 with 14 HP and a dedicated spawn egg.

What is Axolotl?

Axolotl is a Minecraft animal mob in the Aquatic family. Axolotl has specialised behaviour — refer to the sections below for stats, spawns, and drops.

Namespaced ID: minecraft:axolotl. Summon with /summon minecraft:axolotl ~ ~ ~.

Combat & stats

Health: 14 HP (7 hearts)
Natural armor: 0
Movement speed: 0.1
Knockback resistance: 0%
Aggro range: 20 blocks
Hits with Iron Sword (6 dmg): 3
Hits with Diamond Sword (7 dmg): 2
Hits with Netherite Sword (8 dmg): 2

Physical size

Axolotl's hitbox is 0.75 blocks wide and 0.42 blocks tall.

Where Axolotl spawns

Lush Caves in water. Biomes: Lush Caves. Group size: 1–3. Y range: 0 to 63. Only spawns in water under Y=63 with clay directly below and lush caves biome overlap.

Axolotl behavior & AI

5 color variants — Lucy (pink), Wild (brown), Gold (yellow), Cyan (teal), Blue (rare).
Plays dead when injured, gaining Regeneration and Resistance for 10 seconds and hiding from most attackers.
Attacks Guardians, Elder Guardians, Squids, Drowned, and other aquatic mobs.
Applies Regeneration I to nearby players when it kills a hostile mob near them.
Dies out of water after 5 minutes unless picked up in a bucket or during rain/thunderstorms.

Axolotl passive behaviour

Won't attack players. Plays dead when injured to regenerate and applies Regeneration to nearby players when they help it fight.

Breeding Axolotl

Food: bucket_of_tropical_fish. Cooldown: 300s (5 min). Baby grows up in: 20 minutes.

Blue axolotl (rarest) has ~0.083% chance from any breeding.

Spawn egg

In creative mode, the Axolotl Spawn Egg spawns Axolotl instantly. Command: /give @p axolotl_spawn_egg 1.

Overview

Axolotl is an animal mob in Minecraft 1.21.4 — part of the Aquatic family. This page covers its classification, size, spawn-egg availability, real health.

Pro tips

Breed with bucket of tropical fish — 300s cooldown per pair.
Use a lead or boat to relocate rather than fight — passive mobs despawn if they wander too far from the player.

Difficulty and time commitment

Difficulty: Easy
Estimated time per run: 5-15 min

Frequently Asked Questions

How much health does Axolotl have?

Axolotl has 14 HP (7 hearts).

Does Axolotl drop anything when killed?

Axolotl has no standard item drops recorded in this dataset.

Is Axolotl dangerous to the player?

Axolotl is a animal mob - dangerous mobs will attack on sight, while passive mobs generally ignore the player unless provoked.

How many hits does it take to kill Axolotl?

With an unenchanted sword, Axolotl takes about 3 hits with an Iron Sword (6 damage), 2 with a Diamond Sword (7 damage), and 2 with a Netherite Sword (8 damage).