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How to Get a Brown Mooshroom in Minecraft

To get a brown mooshroom in Minecraft you need to hit a red mooshroom with a trident enchanted with channeling which will summon lightning and change its color. In this article we will go through all the steps that will help you get a mooshroom as quickly as possible.

Steps to Get Brown Mooshroom in Minecraft

Follow the steps below to get a brown mooshroom in Minecraft.

Get a Trident with Channeling Enchantment

To get a trident in Minecraft you need to defeat drowned which spawn in oceans and rivers. There is a chance that after defeating them they will drop a trident sometimes already enchanted.

Next you need the Channeling enchantment which allows you to summon lightning during a thunderstorm. You can get it by enchanting at an enchanting table using books or by finding it in chests in structures such as desert pyramid woodland mansion ancient city mineshaft trial chambers jungle pyramid pillager outpost stronghold and ocean ruins.

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Once you have a Channeling book simply use an anvil to apply the enchantment to your trident

Find Mushroom Fields

To find mushroom fields in Minecraft you need to explore oceans because this biome generates as isolated islands far from other landmasses. The easiest way is to use a boat and search large bodies of water until you come across a distinctive island. Mushroom fields are very easy to recognize because they are fully covered in mycelium instead of grass and only mooshrooms spawn there along with huge red and brown mushrooms.

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Wait for a Thunderstorm

The next step once you reach mushroom fields is to wait for a thunderstorm. Regular rain is not enough so make sure there is lightning in the sky.

Attack a Red Mooshroom with a Trident

Once the thunderstorm starts the final step is to hit a red mooshroom with a trident enchanted with Channeling. When you hit the mooshroom the trident will summon lightning which strikes it and changes its color.

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FAQ

How Rare Is a Brown Mooshroom in Minecraft?

Brown mooshroom is an extremely rare mob because it never spawns naturally in the game world and you can only obtain it by striking a red mooshroom with lightning. Additionally you have a very small chance (1/1024) for it to spawn when breeding two red mooshrooms

How to Summon a Brown Mooshroom with Commands?

To spawn a brown mooshroom in Minecraft you first need to open the chat window and then type the following command:

/summon minecraft:mooshroom ~ ~ ~ {Type:"brown"}

Why Did My Mooshroom Cow Turn Brown?

If your mooshroom turned brown without your involvement it was most likely struck by lightning during a thunderstorm. This is the only thing that could have caused it.

Can You Breed Two Brown Mooshrooms?

Yes you can breed brown mooshrooms in Minecraft. You just need to feed two adult ones with wheat and a new most likely brown baby mooshroom will appear.

Do Brown Mooshrooms Spawn Naturally?

Brown mooshrooms do not spawn naturally in Minecraft and can only be obtained when a red mooshroom is struck by lightning or by spawning them using commands.