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[[File:Mob Vote Logo.png|thumb|The logo for the mob vote]]

The '''community vote''' <!-- Please do not change this to "is". The mob vote was discontinued on September 9th, 2024 and is no longer held following that date. -->was an annual event and community poll that took place during or just before ''[[Minecraft:Minecraft Live]]'' events. It allowed viewers to vote for a new [[Minecraft:mob]] to be added or [[Minecraft:biome]] to be updated. The winning option would be added into the game while the losing options got scrapped or shelved. Each option received its own video, explaining its impact on gameplay.

== History ==
Starting from 2022, the vote took place before the show went live and players were able to cast their votes across three areas: a [[Minecraft:Event servers|server]] on {{BE}}, via the ''[[Minecraft:Minecraft Launcher]]'', and on [[Minecraft:Minecraft.net]].<ref>{{Mcnet|best-mob-vote-tutorials|Best Mob Vote Tutorials|October 14, 2022|[[Minecraft:Kristina Horner]]}}</ref> In 2023, players could also vote in the ''[[Minecraft:China Edition]]'' launcher. Previously, the vote was held on the official [https://twitter.com/Minecraft ''Minecraft'' page on Twitter] during the livestream. The results of the votes were released during the livestream. The community vote was discontinued on September 9th, 2024, making [[Minecraft:Minecraft Live 2023]] the last official Minecraft event to have a mob vote.<ref>{{mcnet|the-future-of-minecrafts-development|The future of Minecraft’s development|September 9, 2024|Ryan Cooper}}</ref>

The [[Minecraft:swamp]] revamp and the [[Minecraft:Copper Golem|copper golem]] are the only candidates which have been selected to be introduced to the game despite losing their respective votes, reintroduced in [[Minecraft:the Wild Update]] and [[Minecraft:The Copper Age]] respectively. However, the devs have stated they are willing to rework old ideas if the theme of the update is right for the mob.<ref>{{Tweet|_LadyAgnes|1311619804219019267|Hi! For the mobs that don't win we will add them in the future if we think they add lots to the game at that point. So they are not gone forever, but also not promised because we want to make sure we add what we believe adds most value at that time :) Hope that makes sense! ^^}}</ref><ref>{{Reddit2|sub=Minecraft|cid=hgmlk3g|text=All the losing mobs go back to the Ideas Library. That means they won't come to the game soon but they '''might''' come in the future!|author=Ulraf|date=October 14, 2021|id=q81usv}}</ref><ref>{{Tweet|kingbdogz|1581393745182093312|That's literally what we already do, Frogs and Goats were part of previous votes and we added them slowly over time. The same for every other mob that loses the vote - they get added to the ideas library and when they make sense to add, we add them.}}</ref><ref>{{Bluesky|jebox.bsky.social|3mdke62ob322h|We decided a little while back to stop hosting mob votes. The mobs that were in the previous votes haven't been forgotten.|January 26, 2026}}</ref>

== Iterations ==
{| class="wikitable"
|+
|-
! scope="col" | Vote
! scope="col" | Year
! scope="col" | Event
! scope="col" | Update
! scope="col" | Version
! scope="col" |Winning option
! scope="col" | Losing options
|-
| Mob Vote
|[[Minecraft:MINECON Earth 2017#Mob Vote|2017]]
|[[Minecraft:MINECON Earth 2017]]
|[[Minecraft:Update Aquatic]]
|[[Minecraft:Java Edition 1.13|JE 1.13]]<br> [[Minecraft:Bedrock Edition 1.6.0|BE 1.6]]
| {{EntityLink|Phantom}}<ref group="note">Referred to as '''The Monster of the Night Skies''' during the mob vote.</ref>
|
* {{EntityLink|id=mob-a|Barnacle|  Barnacle}}<ref group="note">Referred to as '''The Monster of the Ocean Depths''' during the mob vote. Similar functionality would later be added in the form of [[Minecraft:bubble column]]s.</ref>
* {{EntityLink|id=mob-c|Great Hunger|The Great Hunger}}<ref group="note">Similar functionality would later be added in the form of the [[Minecraft:grindstone]].</ref>
* {{EntityLink|id=mob-d|Wildfire}}<ref group="note">Referred to as '''The Hovering Inferno''' during the mob vote. Would later be included in {{MCD}}.</ref>
|-
| Biome Chooser
|[[Minecraft:MINECON Earth 2018|2018]]
|[[Minecraft:MINECON Earth 2018]]
|[[Minecraft:Village & Pillage]]
|[[Minecraft:Java Edition 1.14|JE 1.14]] <br> [[Minecraft:Bedrock Edition 1.10.0|BE 1.10]]
|{{BiomeLink|Taiga}}
|
* {{BiomeLink|Desert}}
* {{BiomeLink|Savanna}}
|-
| Biome Vote
|[[Minecraft:MINECON Live 2019|2019]]
|[[Minecraft:MINECON Live 2019]]
|rowspan="2"|[[Minecraft:Caves & Cliffs]] 
|rowspan="2"|JE ([[Minecraft:Java Edition 1.17|1.17]], [[Minecraft:Java Edition 1.18|1.18]]) <br> BE ([[Minecraft:Bedrock Edition 1.17.0|1.17]], [[Minecraft:Bedrock Edition 1.18.0|1.18]])
|{{BiomeLink|id=snowy-mountains|link=Mountains|text=Mountains}}
|
* {{BiomeLink|id=Mangrove Swamp|link=Swamp|text=Swamp}}<ref group="note">Would later be updated in [[Minecraft:The Wild Update]] in 2022.</ref>
* {{BiomeLink|Badlands}}
|-
| rowspan="4" | Mob Vote
|[[Minecraft:Minecraft Live 2020#Mob Vote|2020]]
|[[Minecraft:Minecraft Live 2020]]
| {{EntityLink|Glow Squid}}
|
* {{EntityLink|Iceologer}}
* {{EntityLink|Moobloom}}
|-
|[[Minecraft:Minecraft Live 2021#Mob Vote|2021]]
|[[Minecraft:Minecraft Live 2021]]
|[[Minecraft:The Wild Update]]
|[[Minecraft:Java Edition 1.19|JE 1.19]] <br> [[Minecraft:Bedrock Edition 1.19.0|BE 1.19]]
| {{EntityLink|Allay}}
|
* {{EntityLink|Copper Golem}}<ref group="note">Would later be added with entirely different functionality in [[Minecraft:The Copper Age]] in 2025.</ref>
* {{EntityLink|Glare}}
|-
|[[Minecraft:2022 Mob Vote|2022]]
|[[Minecraft:Minecraft Live 2022]]
|[[Minecraft:Trails & Tales]]
|[[Minecraft:Java Edition 1.20|JE 1.20]] <br> [[Minecraft:Bedrock Edition 1.20.0|BE 1.20]]
| {{EntityLink|Sniffer}}
|
* {{EntityLink|Rascal}}
* {{EntityLink|Tuff Golem}}
|-
|[[Minecraft:2023 Mob Vote|2023]]
|[[Minecraft:Minecraft Live 2023]]
|[[Minecraft:Armored Paws]]
|[[Minecraft:Java Edition 1.20.5|JE 1.20.5]] <br> [[Minecraft:Bedrock Edition 1.20.80|BE 1.20.80]]
| {{EntityLink|Armadillo}}
|
* {{EntityLink|Crab}}<ref group="note">Using the command '''''/attribute <target> minecraft:generic.block_interaction_range base set <value>''''' functions the same way as the crab's claw</ref>
* {{EntityLink|Penguin}}
|}

== Trivia ==
* An unrelated [[Minecraft:Chinese prediction poll|prediction poll]] was also held in China, teasing the announcement at [[Minecraft:MINECON Earth 2018]] of a Chinese "national treasure" coming to ''Minecraft''. Options in the poll were the Giant [[Minecraft:panda]], Chinese alligator, Golden monkey, White-lipped deer, and River dolphin.<ref>{{Citation|url=https://mc.163.com/pe/client/activity/voteforanimalpc/index.html|title=国宝来啦！票选你最期待加入《我的世界》的国宝|website=《我的世界》官网-全新视界 探索无限}}</ref> The [[Minecraft:panda]] won the poll, was announced a few days later during the livestream, and subsequently added in [[Minecraft:Village & Pillage]].
* Though not officially considered Mob Votes, there have been other occasions where players could vote to influence the game. These include Jens asking to add either [[Minecraft:llama]]s or {{w|alpaca}}s,<ref>{{Tweet|jeb_|757952180146012160|A friend is in urgent need of your help to settle this matter|July 26, 2016}}</ref> and the cat vote featuring Jellie, Zach and Coco as options for a new [[Minecraft:cat]] skin.<ref>{{mcnet|your-cat-could-be-minecraft|Your cat could be in Minecraft|October 13, 2018|Tom Stone}}</ref><ref>{{Tweet|Minecraft|1063522092057067521|Jellie, Zach, and Coco – these are the three final felines that remain in our CAT CONTEST! 😻|November 16, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{tweet|Minecraft|1063522133593260032|Which cat do you want to see added to Minecraft? Cast your vote!|November 16, 2018}}</ref>

=== Publicity ===
* During [[Minecraft:Features That Got Cut]], it is jokingly revealed that [[Minecraft:Narrator (YouTube)|Narrator]] was a secret part of the original Mob Vote, referred to as Mob E.

== Gallery ==
<gallery>
Llamaalpacavote.png
Mob vote 1.jpg
MinecraftChinaVote.png
Biome vote 1.png
Cat Vote.jpg
Minecon 2019 biome vote image.png
Mob vote 2.jpg
MCLive2021MobVoteAllOptions.png
MCLive2022MobVoteAllOptions.png
MCLive2023MobVoteAllOptions.png
</gallery>

=== Miscellaneous ===
<gallery>
File:Winner animation.gif|the word WINNER on the winners' screens.
File:Globe animation.gif|Globe
</gallery>

== Notes ==
{{notelist}}

== References ==
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