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How To Get Armadillo Scutes in Minecraft

Mar 15,2025 Author: Grace

The Armadillo, a passive mob introduced in Minecraft's 1.20.5 "Armored Paws" update, is found across various warm biomes. Covered in tough scutes, these creatures are key to crafting the new Wolf Armor. Here's how to acquire those essential Armadillo Scutes.

How to Get Armadillo Scutes in Minecraft

Armadillos inhabit warm biomes, spawning in groups of two or three. However, they have a defensive mechanism: when approached quickly, they curl into a ball. Approach slowly and cautiously to avoid this.

These are the biomes to explore: Badlands, Eroded Badlands, Savanna, Savanna Plateau, Windswept Savanna, and Wooded Badlands.

There are two methods for collecting scutes:

Method 1: Patience and Waiting

Similar to collecting chicken eggs, an Armadillo will drop a single scute every 5-10 minutes. This requires no tools or effort, but can be slow, especially if you need many scutes for multiple sets of Wolf Armor.

Method 2: The Brush Method

This popular method requires a crafted Brush. While often used to investigate sand and gravel, it also gently collects one scute per use on an Armadillo.

In the Java Edition, a fully durable unenchanted Brush can be used four times before breaking. In Bedrock Edition, it's five uses. Damaged brushes can be repaired by combining two damaged brushes or, using an Anvil, two damaged enchanted brushes to preserve enchantments.

Brushes can be enchanted with Unbreaking, Mending, and Curse of Vanishing.

To craft a Brush, combine a Feather, a Copper Ingot, and a Stick in the crafting table's center slots (Feather on top, Copper Ingot in the middle, Stick at the bottom).

Approach Armadillos slowly, and use your Brush to collect scutes. The number of scutes you obtain will depend on the number of brushes you've crafted.

Armadillo in Minecraft

Once you've gathered six scutes (enough for one suit of Wolf Armor), craft the armor at a crafting table.

Regardless of your chosen method, these are the current ways to obtain and utilize Armadillo Scutes in Minecraft.

Minecraft is available now.

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