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Official artwork for Minecraft 1.20.5 Armored Paws
Release Java Edition Game drop

Minecraft 1.20.5 “Armored Paws”

Released on 23 April 2024, Minecraft Java Edition 1.20.5 Armored Paws adds the Armadillo, Wolf Armor crafted from Armadillo Scutes and eight new Wolf variants. It also shrinks spawn chunks, replaces item NBT with item components and requires Java 21 on a 64-bit system.

Released 23 Apr 2024 6 new blocks & items Resource pack format 32 Data version 3837
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Key takeaways

  • New mob: the Armadillo spawns in Savannas and Badlands, drops Armadillo Scutes and rolls up when it senses a threat.
  • Wolf Armor: crafted from Armadillo Scutes, dyeable like leather armour and repaired with scutes while a tamed Wolf wears it.
  • Wolf variants: eight new variants join the classic Pale Wolf, and the variant depends on the biome where the Wolf spawns.
  • Spawn chunks: the default radius drops from 10 to 2 chunks and can be set with the new spawnChunkRadius game rule.
  • Requirements: the game now needs Java 21 and a 64-bit operating system.

Headline features

The changes you will notice first, with the pages that go deeper.

Mob

Armadillo

A passive mob of Savannas and Badlands whose favourite food is the Spider Eye. It drops scutes over time or when brushed, and Spiders flee from it while it is unrolled.

ArmadilloArmadillo ScuteSpider Eye
Items

Wolf Armor

Only a tame adult Wolf can wear it, and only its owner can put it on, repair it or remove it with Shears. Cracks appear as its durability drops.

Wolf ArmorArmadillo ScuteShears
Mob

Nine Wolf variants

Pale, Woods, Ashen, Black, Chestnut, Rusty, Spotted, Striped and Snowy Wolves each come from different biomes, and Snowy Wolves spawn alone in Groves. Taming one of each unlocks The Whole Pack.

Wolf

Official video

Published by Mojang on the official Minecraft YouTube channel.

Armored Paws drop - Official Trailer

Clicking loads the video from YouTube (youtube-nocookie.com).

Everything new in 1.20.5

compared with 1.20.4 · from the game files
6Blocks & items
2Entities

New entities

ArmadilloArmadilloOminous Item SpawnerOminous Item Spawner

Other blocks & items × 6

Armadillo ScuteArmadillo ScuteArmadillo Spawn EggArmadillo Spawn EggFlow Pottery SherdFlow Pottery SherdGuster Pottery SherdGuster Pottery SherdScrape Pottery SherdScrape Pottery SherdWolf ArmorWolf Armor

What changed

MobsTamed Wolves have 40 health instead of 20, and feeding them heals twice as much.
InterfaceMenus get a darkened, blurred background instead of dirt; the built-in Programmer Art pack brings the old look back.
GameplayHoppers no longer pick up items when a full block sits on top of them, except Beehives and Bee Nests.
ItemsScutes dropped by Turtles are renamed Turtle Scutes.
ServersServers can transfer players to another server, which must set accepts-transfers to true in server.properties.
ServersThe new region-file-compression option chooses between deflate (default), lz4 and none.
TechnicalItem NBT is replaced by item components, so commands use a new syntax such as wooden_pickaxe[damage=23]. Data pack format 41, resource pack format 32.

Source: official Java Edition 1.20.5 changelog

Mods & loaders for 1.20.5

Mods must be rebuilt for each version. Counts from the files published on Modrinth and CurseForge, in our catalog.

LoaderMods with a 1.20.5 fileLatest build
Fabric1320.20.1
NeoForge7320.5.21-beta
Forge26·
Quilt68·
Shader loadersShaders with a 1.20.5 fileLatest build
Iris108·
OptiFine79·
Popular mods Sodium · AvailableJust Enough Items (JEI) · Not yetFabric API · AvailableLithium · AvailableIris Shaders · AvailableOptiFine · Not yet
144 mods in our catalog have a 1.20.5 file →

235 texture packs and 52 maps in our catalog support 1.20.5.

How to play 1.20.5

  1. 01

    Open the Minecraft Launcher and select Minecraft: Java Edition.

  2. 02

    Go to Installations, create a new installation and choose version 1.20.5.

  3. 03

    Back up your worlds before opening them in a new version.

From first snapshot to release

15 snapshots, 4 pre-releases and 3 release candidates over 127 days.

  1. 23w51a18 Dec 2023
  2. 24w06a07 Feb 2024
  3. 24w14a03 Apr 2024
  4. 1.20.5-pre110 Apr 2024
  5. 1.20.5-rc118 Apr 2024
  6. 1.20.523 Apr 2024
All 22 test builds →

Minecraft 1.20.5 FAQ

When was Minecraft 1.20.5 released?

On 23 April 2024, for Java Edition. It is the Armored Paws drop, and the 1.20.6 hotfix followed on 29 April 2024.

Which Java version does Minecraft 1.20.5 need?

Java 21 on a 64-bit operating system. The launcher bundles Microsoft's build of OpenJDK 21.0.3 and installs it automatically.

How do you get Wolf Armor in 1.20.5?

Craft it from Armadillo Scutes, which Armadillos drop over time or when brushed. Only a tame adult Wolf can wear it, and only its owner can put it on.

Do 1.20.4 data packs and commands work in 1.20.5?

Often not: item NBT was replaced by item components, which changes the item syntax in commands, and the data pack format jumped from 26 to 41. Mods also need a build for 1.20.5.