Wolf Variants in Minecraft

Mob colors

Wolf color determines the biome in which it spawns: eight colors have specific biomes, pale color appears everywhere else where its own biome is not present. Images show in-game faces.

  • 9 colorings
  • Biome
  • Minecraft 26.3
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At a glance

All color variants with probabilities and commands — below

  • Summon: Spotted
    /summon minecraft:wolf ~ ~ ~ {variant:"minecraft:spotted"}

9 colors. A wolf appearing in a biome with its color always gets that color. There is one biome for each of eight colors — either one or a group.

How is it selected?

A wolf that appears in a biome with its color will always have that color. There is one biome per color for eight colors, either individually or in groups.

In all other biomes, the pale wolf is the original, only wolf before 1.20.5.

In NBT: variant — color ID, for example variant:"minecraft:spotted".

All color variants

Wolf: ash

Ashen

  • In biomes: Snowy Taiga 100%

variant:"minecraft:ashen"

/summon minecraft:wolf ~ ~ ~ {variant:"minecraft:ashen"}
Wolf: Black

Black

  • In biomes: Old Growth Pine Taiga 100%

variant:"minecraft:black"

/summon minecraft:wolf ~ ~ ~ {variant:"minecraft:black"}
Wolf: chestnut

Chestnut

  • In biomes: Old Growth Spruce Taiga 100%

variant:"minecraft:chestnut"

/summon minecraft:wolf ~ ~ ~ {variant:"minecraft:chestnut"}
Wolf: pale

Pale

  • In all other biomes 100%

variant:"minecraft:pale"

/summon minecraft:wolf ~ ~ ~ {variant:"minecraft:pale"}
Wolf: red

Red one

  • In biomes: Bamboo thickets, Jungles, Sparse Jungles 100%

variant:"minecraft:rusty"

/summon minecraft:wolf ~ ~ ~ {variant:"minecraft:rusty"}
Wolf: snowy

Snowy

  • In biomes: Grove 100%

variant:"minecraft:snowy"

/summon minecraft:wolf ~ ~ ~ {variant:"minecraft:snowy"}
Wolf: spotted

Spotted

  • In biomes: Savanna, Savanna Plateau, Windswept Savanna 100%

variant:"minecraft:spotted"

/summon minecraft:wolf ~ ~ ~ {variant:"minecraft:spotted"}
Wolf: striped

Striped

  • In biomes: Badlands, Eroded Badlands, Wooded Badlands 100%

variant:"minecraft:striped"

/summon minecraft:wolf ~ ~ ~ {variant:"minecraft:striped"}
Wolf: forest

Forest-style

  • In biomes: Forest 100%

variant:"minecraft:woods"

/summon minecraft:wolf ~ ~ ~ {variant:"minecraft:woods"}

Cubs

Offspring inherits half the color of one parent (Wolf.getBreedOffspring), so you can bring in a foreign color and breed it.

Frequently asked questions

How many wolf colors are there in Minecraft?

9 colors: ash, black, chestnut, pale, red, snowy, spotted, striped, forest. A wolf appearing in a biome with its color always gets that color. There is one biome for each of eight colors — either one or a group.

Where to find the spotted wolf?

The spotted wolf appears in the savanna: Savanna, Savanna Plateau, Windswept Savanna. The chance there is 100%: there is no other color in the savanna.

How to summon a wolf of a specific type using a command?

The command /summon minecraft:wolf ~ ~ ~ {variant:"minecraft:spotted"} spawns a 'Spotted' wolf. Field: variant — color ID, for example variant:"minecraft:spotted".

Colors of other mobs

All color variants WolfHow to breedHow to tameYour mob in the constructor

Based on Minecraft 26.3: coat colors, conditions, and chances — from game files and code, images — mob model with client texture. Coat colors and biomes — data/minecraft/wolf_variant/ files and biome tags, selection — PriorityProvider, breeding — Wolf.getBreedOffspring.