How To Get A Blue Axolotl In Minecraft

Perhaps the rarest thing to encounter in Minecraft is the blue axolotl — even rarer than diamonds! There's just a tiny, tiny chance of encountering the Minecraft blue axolotl legitimately without using cheats or console commands. As such, a vast majority of players will need to spawn the creature into the game world themselves. Here's the need-to-know info on using a command to spawn blue axolotl in Minecraft.

Minecraft: How to spawn blue axolotl with commands

command to spawn blue axolotl in Minecraft

The command to spawn blue axolotl in Minecraft is "/summon minecraft:axolotl ~ ~ ~ {Variant:4}" in 2021 on PC.

Here's how to use the blue axolotl spawn command in Minecraft:

Allow cheats via the "Open to LAN" option in the pause menu.
Click "Start LAN World," then press the T key to open chat.
Enter "/summon minecraft:axolotl ~ ~ ~ {Variant:4}" (without the quotation marks).
Hit the Enter key to spawn a blue axolotl in Minecraft.

Rather than spending hours trying to find a blue axolotl in Minecraft, this command makes the process quick and easy. In order to save more time, and also avoid making any mistakes, copy the spawn command (minus the quotes) and paste it directly into the game chat. The little blue guy should spawn directly at the player's feet, ready for some love and attention.

For anyone interested in legitimately taming the blue axolotl some new friends, get the lowdown on taming axolotl in Minecraft. Alternatively, it's possible simply to spawn more in using repeat commands. Players can even change the variant number in the command to get different colors — zero through four will work, but that's it.

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