All Minecraft Mob and Biome Votes in the game's history

Being the top-selling game of all time with over 300 million copies sold, Minecraft has garnered one of the most active playerbase among all gaming communities. Since its inception, developers behind Minecraft have always asked players for their opinions and suggestions on new updates and features. Every year, the company hosts either a Minecraft Mob Vote or Biome Vote to let players choose which mob/biome they want to see next in the game.

While voting polls have become quite controversial among the community, it is still an amazing event that all players anticipate every year. Let's take a look at all Minecraft Mob and Biome Votes that have taken place since the game's inception.

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Minecraft Mob and Biome Votes

Mob Vote 2023

Armadillo won Mob Vote 2023 (Image via Mojang)

Minecraft's Mob Vote 2023 is the most recent vote and also the most controversial one to date. Over half a million players signed a petition to cancel mob votes but received no direct response from Mojang. Ultimately, the mob vote continued as planned.

Mob Vote 2023 featured three cute animals: Crab, Armadillo, and Penguin. Out of these three, Penguin was the first to be eliminated. In the final voting poll, Armadillo emerged as the winner of Mob Vote 2023. This mob is set to join the game in the Minecraft 1.21 update.

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Mob Vote 2022

Sniffer won Mob Vote 2022 (Image via Mojang)

Mob Vote 2022 featured a vote between Sniffer, Rascal, and Tuff Golem. Regrettably, Mob Vote 2022 brought more disappointment for Golem fans as Tuff Golem was the first mob to be voted out.

Ultimately, the adorable Sniffer triumphed over Rascal, receiving nearly twice the number of votes. This mob was finally added to the game in the Trails & Tales update.

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Mob Vote 2021

Allay won Mob Vote 2021 (Image via Mojang)

Mob Vote 2021 featured three mobs: Allay, Copper Golem, and Glare. However, the community was divided between the first two options. Unfortunately, Glare received little support and was the first to be voted out. Allay emerged victorious by garnering over 600,000 votes in the final showdown.

Mob Vote 2021 marked the last time Mojang hosted voting polls on Twitter. Since then, Mojang has shifted to conducting votes on their official websites, the official launcher, and dedicated Bedrock servers.

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Mob Vote 2020

Glow Squid won Mob Vote 2020 (Image via Mojang)

Mob Vote 2020 was kind of chaotic, with many Minecraft content creators, such as Dream, attempting to influence the vote by encouraging their fans to vote for specific mobs. The contenders in Mob Vote 2020 were Glow Squid, Moobloom, and Iceologer.

In the end, the Glow Squid emerged as the winner of Mob Vote 2020 and was subsequently added to the game in the Caves & Cliffs update. Many players felt that great mob concepts like Iceologer and Moobloom were unfairly overlooked due to streamers like Dream advocating for the Glow Squid. This may be one of the reasons why Mojang decided to alter the Mob Vote format in the future.

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Biome Vote 2019

Mountains won Biome Vote 2019 (Image via Mojang)

During Minecraft Live 2019, Mojang hosted a Biome Vote, asking players to choose the next biome in need of an update. The options were Badlands, Swamp, and Mountain. Each of these options was also going to introduce new mobs.

As the Badlands were already quite unique and rare, they lost the vote first. In the final battle, the Mountains emerged as the victors over the Swamps, leading to one of the most significant updates: Caves & Cliffs. The Swamp biome was added later in 2023's The Wild Update.

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Biome Vote 2018

Taiga won Biome Vote 2017 (Image via Mojang)

The last MINECON event, which took place in 2018, conducted a Biome Vote. The winner of this vote was going to receive a makeover, which included new biome types and mobs. The three biome candidates were Desert, Taiga, and Savanna.

Taiga won the Biome Vote 2018, with Savanna coming in second place and Desert in third.

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Mob Vote 2017

Phantom won Mob Vote 2017 (Image via Mojang)

The first official vote of all time took place during MINECON 2017. Players had to choose from four different mobs rather than three. The four candidates were:

1. Barnacle, "The Monster of the Ocean Depths"
2. Phantom, "The Monster of the Night Skies"
3. Great Hunger
4. Wildfire, "The Hovering Inferno"

Phantom emerged as the winner of Mob Vote 2017. Surprisingly, despite players voting for the Phantom, it turned out to be one of the most annoying and creepiest mobs in the game.

One notable aspect is that the first Mob Vote had fewer than 5,000 voters. However, this event now attracts over five million votes, illustrating just how popular Minecraft has become since then.