Minecraft: Armadillo Scutes Guide

The Armadillo, a passive mob introduced in Minecraft's 1.20.5 "Armored Paws" update, roams various warm biomes. Its tough scutes are key to crafting Wolf Armor. Here's how to acquire them.

How to Get Armadillo Scutes in Minecraft

Armadillos are found in warm biomes, spawning in groups of two or three. When startled, they curl into a ball for defense; approach cautiously!

These biomes are your hunting grounds: Badlands, Eroded Badlands, Savanna, Savanna Plateau, Windswept Savanna, and Wooded Badlands.

There are two methods for collecting scutes:

Method 1: Patience and Waiting

Like collecting chicken eggs, an Armadillo will drop a single scute every 5-10 minutes. This requires no tools, but it's slow, especially if you need many scutes for multiple suits of armor.

Method 2: The Brush Method

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

In Java Edition, a fully durable, unenchanted Brush works four times before breaking; in Bedrock Edition, it's five times. Damaged brushes can be repaired using an anvil, even preserving enchantments. Possible enchantments include Unbreaking, Mending, and Curse of Vanishing.

Crafting a Brush requires one Feather, one Copper Ingot, and one Stick, placed vertically in the crafting grid.

Approach Armadillos slowly, then use the brush to collect scutes. The number of scutes you obtain depends on the number of brushes you've crafted.

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

Currently, these are the only methods to obtain Armadillo Scutes in Minecraft.

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