Earth:Rainbow Sheep
"Rainbow Sheep" redirects here. For the name tag Easter egg, see Sheep § Easter eggs.
It can no longer be downloaded or played, but the contents of this page are kept for historical interest.
Rainbow Sheep

| Health points |
8HP |
|---|---|
| Behavior |
Passive |
| Mob type | |
| Hitbox size |
Height: 1.3 blocks |
| Spawn | |
| Rarity |
Epic |
| Player journal description Bored of single, solid colors? The Rainbow Sheep grows wool with not one, not two, but SIX bold hues to make rainbow-tastic creations. | |
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The rainbow sheep was a rainbow variant of the sheep found only in Minecraft Earth.
It was also planned to appear in Minecraft Legends.
Behavior
Main article: Sheep § Behavior
Rainbow sheep behaved the same as a normal sheep, walking aimlessly and avoiding cliffs and lava.
Obtaining
Rainbow sheep were obtainable as a reward in Season 5 by having a bone block, coal block, and red sandstone in the Journal. They were also obtainable by buying the "Colorful Cottage" buildplate. They were of epic rarity, and were obtainable via sheep tappables with a 1.7% chance of getting one.
Drops
When sheared, rainbow sheep dropped 3
Rainbow Wool.
When killed, they dropped:
- 1
Rainbow Wool - 1
Mutton (
Cooked Mutton if killed while on fire)
Sounds
| Sounds | ||
|---|---|---|
| Sound | Description | Resource location |
| Death | SFX_rainbow_sheep_death | |
| Ambient/Hurt | SFX_rainbow_sheep_say | |
| Shearing | mob | |
| When a rainbow sheep grazes a grass block | dig | |
| Step sparkle | SFX_rainbow_sheep_step_sparkle | |
Data values
ID
| Name | Identifier | Numeric ID |
|---|---|---|
rainbow_sheep | 5027 |
Challenges
| Challenge | Description | Reward | Rarity |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baaaaaaaa | Collect 1 sheep | 30XP | |
| Building a farm | Place 5 mobs on buildplates | 50XP | Common |
| Start a zoo | Place 15 mobs on a buildplate | 150XP | Uncommon |
| Zoo keeper | Collect 25 mobs | 150XP | Rare |
| On the farm | Collect 1 mob | ||
| Home on the range | Collect 1 cow or sheep | ||
| Adding life | Place 1 mob on a buildplate | ||
| Baaaa! | Collect 1 sheep | ||
| Home farm | Collect 1 mob | ||
| Mob booster | Collect 1 mob while xp boosted | ||
| Mob coaster | Place 1 mob in a minecart on a buildplate | ||
| Fire attack | Defeat 1 mob in an adventure with fire | ||
| Molten doom | Defeat 1 mob in an adventure with lava | ||
| Boom box | Defeat 1 mob with tnt | ||
| Lucky find | Collect 1 epic mob | ||
| Farm time | Place 1 epic mob on a buildplate |
History
| Minecraft Earth | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0.21.0 | |||||||
Trivia
- Rainbow sheep were first found datamined in the game files, with their menu sprite found within it.
- Rainbow sheep were the rarest sheep variant, with a low 1.0% chance of obtaining it from tappables.
- Rainbow sheep have made appearances in promotional material for Minecraft Legends, despite not appearing in-game.
Gallery
Minecraft Earth
-
Overview of the rainbow sheep. -
An early version of the rainbow sheep with white hooves. -
Rainbow Sheep journal icon. -
The Rainbow Sheep texture. -
Rainbow Sheep in the header for season 5. -
A statue of a rainbow sheep, as it appears in Realms Celebration.
Minecraft Legends
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Two rainbow sheep as seen in key artwork. -
A rainbow sheep jumping in a trailer. -

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Ditto.
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