Rainbow Sheep In Minecraft - DigMinecraft

Rainbow Sheep in Minecraft

This Minecraft tutorial explains all about Rainbow Sheep with screenshots and step-by-step instructions. Let's learn about a type of sheep called Rainbow Sheep whose wool automatically changes color in Minecraft.

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Supported Platforms

Rainbow Sheep are available in the following versions of Minecraft:

Platform	Supported (Version*)
Java Edition (PC/Mac)	Yes (1.8)
Pocket Edition (PE)	Yes
Xbox 360	Yes
Xbox One	Yes
PS3	Yes
PS4	Yes
Wii U	Yes
Nintendo Switch	Yes
Windows 10 Edition	Yes
Education Edition	Yes

* The version that it was added or removed, if applicable. NOTE: Pocket Edition (PE), Xbox One, PS4, Nintendo Switch, and Windows 10 Edition are now called Bedrock Edition. We will continue to show them individually for version history.

Background

A Rainbow Sheep is a hidden feature (ie: Easter Egg) that can be accessed in both Java Edition as well as Bedrock Edition using a name tag. With this type of sheep, the color of the sheep's wool is constantly changing and you can watch them cycle through all of the various colors.

The following is a picture of what Rainbow Sheep look like in Minecraft: (watch our video above if you would like to see how the wool changes color)

Hostility Level	Passive Mob
Health Points	8 health points x 4
Where to Find	Does not spawn naturally (must be created using a name tag)
Weapon	None
Attack Method	Will never attack you
Drops	1 Wool 0-2 Raw Mutton 0-2 Cooked Mutton (if killed with fire)
Experience Points	1-3 experience points

Hostility Level (Passive)

A Rainbow Sheep is a passive mob. The term mob is short for mobile and is used to refer to all living, moving creatures in the game such as chickens, creepers, and Rainbow Sheep. Because a Rainbow Sheep is a passive mob, it will never attack you in the game (Creative or Survival mode).

Health Points

In Minecraft, a Rainbow Sheep has 4 hearts for health. This gives a Rainbow Sheep 8 health points (because 1 heart = 2 health points). To kill a Rainbow Sheep, you need to inflict 8 points of damage to the Rainbow Sheep.

Where to Find Rainbow Sheep

A Rainbow Sheep does not spawn naturally in the game, but you can easily create one using a name tag in either Java Edition or Bedrock Edition.

Weapon

A Rainbow Sheep does not carry a weapon.

Attack Method

You are safe to walk near a Rainbow Sheep and it will not attack or cause you any damage. And if you attack a Rainbow Sheep, it will just try to run away. It will not attack you back.

Drops

When you kill a Rainbow Sheep in Minecraft, it may drop wool or raw mutton. If it drops wool, the color of the wool will match the original sheep's color before the name tag was used.

Make sure you pick up any dropped items before they disappear. They are useful and should be kept in your inventory to be used later.

TIP: If you kill the Rainbow Sheep with fire, it may drop cooked mutton.

Experience Points

As you play the game, you will gain experience. The most common way to gain experience is by killing mobs. When a mob is killed you will see tiny green and yellow balls appear and move towards you.

These orbs represent experience points. When you kill a Rainbow Sheep, you will gain 1-3 experience points.

Spawn Egg for Sheep

You can spawn a sheep using the following spawn egg:

Sheep Spawn Egg

Command Examples

Here are some game command examples for a sheep in Minecraft:

How to Summon a Sheep

NBT Tags for Sheep (Java Edition)

Here are the NBT tags that you can use in game commands for a sheep in Java Edition:

NBT Tags for Sheep

Spawn Events for Sheep (Bedrock/Education)

Here are the spawn events that you can use in game commands for a sheep in Bedrock Edition and Education Edition:

Spawn Events for Sheep