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Backported Wolves
Since Minecraft recently added more variants of the wolf that has been with us for so long, I figured we shouldn't have to wait until the next update to play with them.
With that we have Backported Wolves, adding all 8 new variants introduced by Minecraft, for older versions.
They come in 8 new variants, plus 1 -which is the standard one.\ These are:
- Pale Wolf (Default) - Taiga
- Woods Wolf - Forest
- Ashen Wolf - Snowy Taiga
- Black Wolf - Old Growth Pine Taiga
- Chestnut Wolf - Old Growth Spruce Taiga
- Rusty Wolf - Sparse Jungle
- Spotted Wolf - Savanna Plateau
- Striped Wolf - Wooded Badlands
- Snowy Wolf - Grove
They are all tameable and when bred the baby will have the same variant as one of it's parents.
As of 2.0.0, the sound variants are also added, which are:
- Angry
- Big
- Classic
- Cute
- Grumpy
- Puglin
- Sad
Biome Spawns
As of 1.1.0, all spawns are configurable by making a data pack with biome tags for their variants. \ Example: \ \ 1.18.2> "data/backported_wolves/tags/worldgen/biome/spawns_ashen_wolf.json"
{
"values": [
"minecraft:snowy_taiga",
"minecraft:desert",
"othermod:other_biome"
]
}1.18-1.18.1 "data/backported_wolves/tags/biomes/spawns_ashen_wolf.json"
{
"values": [
"minecraft:snowy_taiga",
"minecraft:desert",
"othermod:other_biome"
]
}If multiple variants are added to the same biomes, they all have an equal chance of spawning.
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[1.20.x+2.0.0] Backported Wolves 1.20.x+2.0.0
by EmilSG on Oct 14, 2026
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# Backported Wolves 2.0.0
An update has been needed for a while now. But here it is!
BW now uses Architectury.
## Features
### Minecraft variant parity:
Wolves (with variants), that were tamed while using the mod will keep their variants even if the mod is removed. *-As long as Minecraft is also updated to a version which natively has them. I.e. 1.20.5 and above.*
### Wolf Sound Variants:
All sound variants are now included in the mod, which are:
### Biome Tag Dependent Spawns
Adding biome entries to any wolf variant's spawn tag will make the wolf variant spawn in those biomes too:
Just add a biome name to a tag named like this:
Then **add **the biomes you want:
``
Full path example: "resources/data/backported_wolves/tags/worldgen/biome/spawns_ashen_wolf.json"
An update has been needed for a while now. But here it is!
BW now uses Architectury.
- This basically means that development is much easier to maintain.
## Features
### Minecraft variant parity:
Wolves (with variants), that were tamed while using the mod will keep their variants even if the mod is removed. *-As long as Minecraft is also updated to a version which natively has them. I.e. 1.20.5 and above.*
- What happens to my wolves that are using the "old" tags?!**
### Wolf Sound Variants:
All sound variants are now included in the mod, which are:
- Angry
- Big
- Classic
- Cute
- Grumpy
- Puglin
- Sad
### Biome Tag Dependent Spawns
Adding biome entries to any wolf variant's spawn tag will make the wolf variant spawn in those biomes too:
Just add a biome name to a tag named like this:
- spawns_ashen_wolf
- spawns_black_wolf
- spawns_chestnut_wolf
Then **add **the biomes you want:
``
json
{
"values": [
"minecraft:snowy_taiga",
"minecraft:cherry grove",
"minecraft:swamp"
]
}
`
You can even **replace **the spawns completely, using the replace flag in the JSON file:
json
{
"replace": true,
"values": [
"minecraft:snowy_taiga"
]
}
``Full path example: "resources/data/backported_wolves/tags/worldgen/biome/spawns_ashen_wolf.json"
- Mix and Match**
[1.20.x+2.0.0] Backported Wolves 1.20.x+2.0.0
by EmilSG on Oct 14, 2026
Download
# Backported Wolves 2.0.0
An update has been needed for a while now. But here it is!
BW now uses Architectury.
## Features
### Minecraft variant parity:
Wolves (with variants), that were tamed while using the mod will keep their variants even if the mod is removed. *-As long as Minecraft is also updated to a version which natively has them. I.e. 1.20.5 and above.*
### Wolf Sound Variants:
All sound variants are now included in the mod, which are:
### Biome Tag Dependent Spawns
Adding biome entries to any wolf variant's spawn tag will make the wolf variant spawn in those biomes too:
Just add a biome name to a tag named like this:
Then **add **the biomes you want:
``
Full path example: "resources/data/backported_wolves/tags/worldgen/biome/spawns_ashen_wolf.json"
An update has been needed for a while now. But here it is!
BW now uses Architectury.
- This basically means that development is much easier to maintain.
## Features
### Minecraft variant parity:
Wolves (with variants), that were tamed while using the mod will keep their variants even if the mod is removed. *-As long as Minecraft is also updated to a version which natively has them. I.e. 1.20.5 and above.*
- What happens to my wolves that are using the "old" tags?!**
### Wolf Sound Variants:
All sound variants are now included in the mod, which are:
- Angry
- Big
- Classic
- Cute
- Grumpy
- Puglin
- Sad
### Biome Tag Dependent Spawns
Adding biome entries to any wolf variant's spawn tag will make the wolf variant spawn in those biomes too:
Just add a biome name to a tag named like this:
- spawns_ashen_wolf
- spawns_black_wolf
- spawns_chestnut_wolf
Then **add **the biomes you want:
``
json
{
"values": [
"minecraft:snowy_taiga",
"minecraft:cherry grove",
"minecraft:swamp"
]
}
`
You can even **replace **the spawns completely, using the replace flag in the JSON file:
json
{
"replace": true,
"values": [
"minecraft:snowy_taiga"
]
}
``Full path example: "resources/data/backported_wolves/tags/worldgen/biome/spawns_ashen_wolf.json"
- Mix and Match**
[1.19.(3-4)+2.0.0] Backported Wolves 1.19.(3-4)+2.0.0
by EmilSG on Oct 14, 2026
Download
# Backported Wolves 2.0.0
An update has been needed for a while now. But here it is!
BW now uses Architectury.
## Features
### Minecraft variant parity:
Wolves (with variants), that were tamed while using the mod will keep their variants even if the mod is removed. *-As long as Minecraft is also updated to a version which natively has them. I.e. 1.20.5 and above.*
### Wolf Sound Variants:
All sound variants are now included in the mod, which are:
### Biome Tag Dependent Spawns
Adding biome entries to any wolf variant's spawn tag will make the wolf variant spawn in those biomes too:
Just add a biome name to a tag named like this:
Then **add **the biomes you want:
``
Full path example: "resources/data/backported_wolves/tags/worldgen/biome/spawns_ashen_wolf.json"
An update has been needed for a while now. But here it is!
BW now uses Architectury.
- This basically means that development is much easier to maintain.
## Features
### Minecraft variant parity:
Wolves (with variants), that were tamed while using the mod will keep their variants even if the mod is removed. *-As long as Minecraft is also updated to a version which natively has them. I.e. 1.20.5 and above.*
- What happens to my wolves that are using the "old" tags?!**
### Wolf Sound Variants:
All sound variants are now included in the mod, which are:
- Angry
- Big
- Classic
- Cute
- Grumpy
- Puglin
- Sad
### Biome Tag Dependent Spawns
Adding biome entries to any wolf variant's spawn tag will make the wolf variant spawn in those biomes too:
Just add a biome name to a tag named like this:
- spawns_ashen_wolf
- spawns_black_wolf
- spawns_chestnut_wolf
Then **add **the biomes you want:
``
json
{
"values": [
"minecraft:snowy_taiga",
"minecraft:cherry grove",
"minecraft:swamp"
]
}
`
You can even **replace **the spawns completely, using the replace flag in the JSON file:
json
{
"replace": true,
"values": [
"minecraft:snowy_taiga"
]
}
``Full path example: "resources/data/backported_wolves/tags/worldgen/biome/spawns_ashen_wolf.json"
- Mix and Match**
[1.19.(3-4)+2.0.0] Backported Wolves 1.19.(3-4)+2.0.0
by EmilSG on Oct 14, 2026
Download
# Backported Wolves 2.0.0
An update has been needed for a while now. But here it is!
BW now uses Architectury.
## Features
### Minecraft variant parity:
Wolves (with variants), that were tamed while using the mod will keep their variants even if the mod is removed. *-As long as Minecraft is also updated to a version which natively has them. I.e. 1.20.5 and above.*
### Wolf Sound Variants:
All sound variants are now included in the mod, which are:
### Biome Tag Dependent Spawns
Adding biome entries to any wolf variant's spawn tag will make the wolf variant spawn in those biomes too:
Just add a biome name to a tag named like this:
Then **add **the biomes you want:
``
Full path example: "resources/data/backported_wolves/tags/worldgen/biome/spawns_ashen_wolf.json"
An update has been needed for a while now. But here it is!
BW now uses Architectury.
- This basically means that development is much easier to maintain.
## Features
### Minecraft variant parity:
Wolves (with variants), that were tamed while using the mod will keep their variants even if the mod is removed. *-As long as Minecraft is also updated to a version which natively has them. I.e. 1.20.5 and above.*
- What happens to my wolves that are using the "old" tags?!**
### Wolf Sound Variants:
All sound variants are now included in the mod, which are:
- Angry
- Big
- Classic
- Cute
- Grumpy
- Puglin
- Sad
### Biome Tag Dependent Spawns
Adding biome entries to any wolf variant's spawn tag will make the wolf variant spawn in those biomes too:
Just add a biome name to a tag named like this:
- spawns_ashen_wolf
- spawns_black_wolf
- spawns_chestnut_wolf
Then **add **the biomes you want:
``
json
{
"values": [
"minecraft:snowy_taiga",
"minecraft:cherry grove",
"minecraft:swamp"
]
}
`
You can even **replace **the spawns completely, using the replace flag in the JSON file:
json
{
"replace": true,
"values": [
"minecraft:snowy_taiga"
]
}
``Full path example: "resources/data/backported_wolves/tags/worldgen/biome/spawns_ashen_wolf.json"
- Mix and Match**
[1.19.(0-2)+2.0.0] Backported Wolves 1.19.(0-2)+2.0.0
by EmilSG on Oct 14, 2026
Download
# Backported Wolves 2.0.0
An update has been needed for a while now. But here it is!
BW now uses Architectury.
## Features
### Minecraft variant parity:
Wolves (with variants), that were tamed while using the mod will keep their variants even if the mod is removed. *-As long as Minecraft is also updated to a version which natively has them. I.e. 1.20.5 and above.*
### Wolf Sound Variants:
All sound variants are now included in the mod, which are:
### Biome Tag Dependent Spawns
Adding biome entries to any wolf variant's spawn tag will make the wolf variant spawn in those biomes too:
Just add a biome name to a tag named like this:
Then **add **the biomes you want:
``
Full path example: "resources/data/backported_wolves/tags/worldgen/biome/spawns_ashen_wolf.json"
An update has been needed for a while now. But here it is!
BW now uses Architectury.
- This basically means that development is much easier to maintain.
## Features
### Minecraft variant parity:
Wolves (with variants), that were tamed while using the mod will keep their variants even if the mod is removed. *-As long as Minecraft is also updated to a version which natively has them. I.e. 1.20.5 and above.*
- What happens to my wolves that are using the "old" tags?!**
### Wolf Sound Variants:
All sound variants are now included in the mod, which are:
- Angry
- Big
- Classic
- Cute
- Grumpy
- Puglin
- Sad
### Biome Tag Dependent Spawns
Adding biome entries to any wolf variant's spawn tag will make the wolf variant spawn in those biomes too:
Just add a biome name to a tag named like this:
- spawns_ashen_wolf
- spawns_black_wolf
- spawns_chestnut_wolf
Then **add **the biomes you want:
``
json
{
"values": [
"minecraft:snowy_taiga",
"minecraft:cherry grove",
"minecraft:swamp"
]
}
`
You can even **replace **the spawns completely, using the replace flag in the JSON file:
json
{
"replace": true,
"values": [
"minecraft:snowy_taiga"
]
}
``Full path example: "resources/data/backported_wolves/tags/worldgen/biome/spawns_ashen_wolf.json"
- Mix and Match**
[1.19.(0-2)+2.0.0] Backported Wolves 1.19.(0-2)+2.0.0
by EmilSG on Oct 14, 2026
Download
# Backported Wolves 2.0.0
An update has been needed for a while now. But here it is!
BW now uses Architectury.
## Features
### Minecraft variant parity:
Wolves (with variants), that were tamed while using the mod will keep their variants even if the mod is removed. *-As long as Minecraft is also updated to a version which natively has them. I.e. 1.20.5 and above.*
### Wolf Sound Variants:
All sound variants are now included in the mod, which are:
### Biome Tag Dependent Spawns
Adding biome entries to any wolf variant's spawn tag will make the wolf variant spawn in those biomes too:
Just add a biome name to a tag named like this:
Then **add **the biomes you want:
``
Full path example: "resources/data/backported_wolves/tags/worldgen/biome/spawns_ashen_wolf.json"
An update has been needed for a while now. But here it is!
BW now uses Architectury.
- This basically means that development is much easier to maintain.
## Features
### Minecraft variant parity:
Wolves (with variants), that were tamed while using the mod will keep their variants even if the mod is removed. *-As long as Minecraft is also updated to a version which natively has them. I.e. 1.20.5 and above.*
- What happens to my wolves that are using the "old" tags?!**
### Wolf Sound Variants:
All sound variants are now included in the mod, which are:
- Angry
- Big
- Classic
- Cute
- Grumpy
- Puglin
- Sad
### Biome Tag Dependent Spawns
Adding biome entries to any wolf variant's spawn tag will make the wolf variant spawn in those biomes too:
Just add a biome name to a tag named like this:
- spawns_ashen_wolf
- spawns_black_wolf
- spawns_chestnut_wolf
Then **add **the biomes you want:
``
json
{
"values": [
"minecraft:snowy_taiga",
"minecraft:cherry grove",
"minecraft:swamp"
]
}
`
You can even **replace **the spawns completely, using the replace flag in the JSON file:
json
{
"replace": true,
"values": [
"minecraft:snowy_taiga"
]
}
``Full path example: "resources/data/backported_wolves/tags/worldgen/biome/spawns_ashen_wolf.json"
- Mix and Match**
[1.18.2+2.0.0] Backported Wolves 1.18.2+2.0.0
by EmilSG on Oct 14, 2026
Download
# Backported Wolves 2.0.0
An update has been needed for a while now. But here it is!
BW now uses Architectury.
## Features
### Minecraft variant parity:
Wolves (with variants), that were tamed while using the mod will keep their variants even if the mod is removed. *-As long as Minecraft is also updated to a version which natively has them. I.e. 1.20.5 and above.*
### Wolf Sound Variants:
All sound variants are now included in the mod, which are:
### Biome Tag Dependent Spawns
Adding biome entries to any wolf variant's spawn tag will make the wolf variant spawn in those biomes too:
Just add a biome name to a tag named like this:
Then **add **the biomes you want:
``
Full path example: "resources/data/backported_wolves/tags/worldgen/biome/spawns_ashen_wolf.json"
An update has been needed for a while now. But here it is!
BW now uses Architectury.
- This basically means that development is much easier to maintain.
## Features
### Minecraft variant parity:
Wolves (with variants), that were tamed while using the mod will keep their variants even if the mod is removed. *-As long as Minecraft is also updated to a version which natively has them. I.e. 1.20.5 and above.*
- What happens to my wolves that are using the "old" tags?!**
### Wolf Sound Variants:
All sound variants are now included in the mod, which are:
- Angry
- Big
- Classic
- Cute
- Grumpy
- Puglin
- Sad
### Biome Tag Dependent Spawns
Adding biome entries to any wolf variant's spawn tag will make the wolf variant spawn in those biomes too:
Just add a biome name to a tag named like this:
- spawns_ashen_wolf
- spawns_black_wolf
- spawns_chestnut_wolf
Then **add **the biomes you want:
``
json
{
"values": [
"minecraft:snowy_taiga",
"minecraft:cherry grove",
"minecraft:swamp"
]
}
`
You can even **replace **the spawns completely, using the replace flag in the JSON file:
json
{
"replace": true,
"values": [
"minecraft:snowy_taiga"
]
}
``Full path example: "resources/data/backported_wolves/tags/worldgen/biome/spawns_ashen_wolf.json"
- Mix and Match**
[1.18.2+2.0.0] Backported Wolves 1.18.2+2.0.0
by EmilSG on Oct 14, 2026
Download
# Backported Wolves 2.0.0
An update has been needed for a while now. But here it is!
BW now uses Architectury.
## Features
### Minecraft variant parity:
Wolves (with variants), that were tamed while using the mod will keep their variants even if the mod is removed. *-As long as Minecraft is also updated to a version which natively has them. I.e. 1.20.5 and above.*
### Wolf Sound Variants:
All sound variants are now included in the mod, which are:
### Biome Tag Dependent Spawns
Adding biome entries to any wolf variant's spawn tag will make the wolf variant spawn in those biomes too:
Just add a biome name to a tag named like this:
Then **add **the biomes you want:
``
Full path example: "resources/data/backported_wolves/tags/worldgen/biome/spawns_ashen_wolf.json"
An update has been needed for a while now. But here it is!
BW now uses Architectury.
- This basically means that development is much easier to maintain.
## Features
### Minecraft variant parity:
Wolves (with variants), that were tamed while using the mod will keep their variants even if the mod is removed. *-As long as Minecraft is also updated to a version which natively has them. I.e. 1.20.5 and above.*
- What happens to my wolves that are using the "old" tags?!**
### Wolf Sound Variants:
All sound variants are now included in the mod, which are:
- Angry
- Big
- Classic
- Cute
- Grumpy
- Puglin
- Sad
### Biome Tag Dependent Spawns
Adding biome entries to any wolf variant's spawn tag will make the wolf variant spawn in those biomes too:
Just add a biome name to a tag named like this:
- spawns_ashen_wolf
- spawns_black_wolf
- spawns_chestnut_wolf
Then **add **the biomes you want:
``
json
{
"values": [
"minecraft:snowy_taiga",
"minecraft:cherry grove",
"minecraft:swamp"
]
}
`
You can even **replace **the spawns completely, using the replace flag in the JSON file:
json
{
"replace": true,
"values": [
"minecraft:snowy_taiga"
]
}
``Full path example: "resources/data/backported_wolves/tags/worldgen/biome/spawns_ashen_wolf.json"
- Mix and Match**
[1.1.0-1.19.3-1.20.4] [Fabric] Backported Wolves 1.1.0 (1.19.3-1.20.4)
by EmilSG on Oct 14, 2026
Download
1.19.3-1.20.4
Added spawn-weight config.
Simplified wolf rendering - Credit: ArshiaDPG
Completely changed wolf spawning, overriding vanilla spawns with the biomes from the spawns_variant_wolf tags.
Added "leader of the pack" advancement for taming all variants.
Added spawn-weight config.
Simplified wolf rendering - Credit: ArshiaDPG
Completely changed wolf spawning, overriding vanilla spawns with the biomes from the spawns_variant_wolf tags.
Added "leader of the pack" advancement for taming all variants.
[1.1.0-1.19-1.19.2] [Fabric] Backported Wolves 1.1.0 (1.19-1.19.2)
by EmilSG on Oct 14, 2026
Download
1.19-1.19.2
Added spawn-weight config.
Simplified wolf rendering - Credit: ArshiaDPG
Completely changed wolf spawning, overriding vanilla spawns with the biomes from the spawns_variant_wolf tags.
Added "leader of the pack" advancement for taming all variants.
Added spawn-weight config.
Simplified wolf rendering - Credit: ArshiaDPG
Completely changed wolf spawning, overriding vanilla spawns with the biomes from the spawns_variant_wolf tags.
Added "leader of the pack" advancement for taming all variants.
[1.1.0-1.18.2] [Fabric] Backported Wolves 1.1.0 (1.18.2)
by EmilSG on Oct 14, 2026
Download
1.18.2
Added spawn-weight config.
Simplified wolf rendering - Credit: ArshiaDPG
Completely changed wolf spawning, overriding vanilla spawns with the biomes from the spawns_variant_wolf tags.
Added "leader of the pack" advancement for taming all variants.
Added spawn-weight config.
Simplified wolf rendering - Credit: ArshiaDPG
Completely changed wolf spawning, overriding vanilla spawns with the biomes from the spawns_variant_wolf tags.
Added "leader of the pack" advancement for taming all variants.
[1.1.0-1.18-1.18.1] [Fabric] Backported Wolves 1.1.0 (1.18-1.18.1)
by EmilSG on Oct 14, 2026
Download
1.18-1.18.1
Added spawn-weight config.
Simplified wolf rendering - Credit: ArshiaDPG
Completely changed wolf spawning, overriding vanilla spawns with the biomes from the spawns_variant_wolf tags.
Added "leader of the pack" advancement for taming all variants.
Added spawn-weight config.
Simplified wolf rendering - Credit: ArshiaDPG
Completely changed wolf spawning, overriding vanilla spawns with the biomes from the spawns_variant_wolf tags.
Added "leader of the pack" advancement for taming all variants.
[1.0.3-1.18.2] [Forge] Backported Wolves 1.0.3 (1.18.2)
by EmilSG on Oct 14, 2026
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Ported to Forge 1.18.2-1.0.3
[1.0.3-1.19.2] [Forge] Backported Wolves 1.0.3 (1.19.2)
by EmilSG on Oct 14, 2026
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Ported to Forge 1.0.3-1.19.2
[1.0.2-1.19.3-1.20.4] [Fabric] Backported Wolves 1.0.2 (1.19.3-1.20.4)
by EmilSG on Oct 14, 2026
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Fabric 1.0.2-1.19.3-1.20.4
[1.0.2-1.19-1.19.2] [Fabric] Backported Wolves 1.0.2 (1.19-1.19.2)
by EmilSG on Oct 14, 2026
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Fabric 1.0.2-1.19-1.19.2
[1.0.2-1.18.2] [Fabric] Backported Wolves 1.0.2 (1.18.2)
by EmilSG on Oct 14, 2026
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Fabric 1.0.2-1.18.2
[1.0.2-1.18-1.18.1] [Fabric] Backported Wolves 1.0.2 (1.18-1.18.1)
by EmilSG on Oct 14, 2026
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Fabric 1.0.2-1.18-1.18.1
[1.0.3-1.19.4] [Forge] Backported Wolves 1.0.3 (1.19.4)
by EmilSG on Oct 14, 2026
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Forge 1.0.3-1.19.4
[1.0.3-1.20.1] [Forge] Backported Wolves 1.0.3 (1.20.1)
by EmilSG on Oct 14, 2026
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Forge 1.0.3
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