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Symbiosis

BedrockAdd-on

by Rafael Oliver

Rating
4.3 / 5
Downloads
2,396 downloads
Last update
Updated
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Published on MCPEDL
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About this add-on

Symbiosis is a Bedrock add-on by Rafael Oliver about becoming a Symbiote and, in the author's words, taking over mobs. According to the author, you craft a wearable Symbiote from the recipe book and putting it on turns you into one. The files show how much of the add-on is wearable: 21 of its 24 items are armor pieces, backed by 24 attachables and 22 model files.

What it adds

Items

There are 24 custom items: 21 armor pieces and 3 food items. Every armor piece is named Symbiote, and their IDs run from symbiote:symbiote0 to symbiote:symbiote9 and then by mob, such as symbiote:symbiote_bee, symbiote:symbiote_creeper and symbiote:symbiote_villager. The three food items, Symbiosis, Eject Host and Mob Ability, restore 0 hunger and have a 0.5s cooldown. All 24 stack to 1.

Items
ItemID (for /give)KindStats
Symbiosissymbiote:transformfoodrestores 0 hunger, 0.5s cooldown
Eject Hostsymbiote:transform2foodrestores 0 hunger, 0.5s cooldown
Mob Abilitysymbiote:transform3foodrestores 0 hunger, 0.5s cooldown
Symbiotesymbiote:symbiote0armor–
Symbiotesymbiote:symbiote1armor–
Symbiotesymbiote:symbiote2armor–
Symbiotesymbiote:symbiote3armor–
Symbiotesymbiote:symbiote4armor–
Symbiotesymbiote:symbiote5armor–
Symbiotesymbiote:symbiote6armor–
Symbiotesymbiote:symbiote7armor–
Symbiotesymbiote:symbiote8armor–
Symbiotesymbiote:symbiote9armor–
Symbiotesymbiote:symbiote_beearmor–
Symbiotesymbiote:symbiote_chickenarmor–
Symbiotesymbiote:symbiote_cowarmor–
Symbiotesymbiote:symbiote_creeperarmor–
Symbiotesymbiote:symbiote_frogarmor–
Symbiotesymbiote:symbiote_horsearmor–
Symbiotesymbiote:symbiote_iron_golemarmor–
Symbiotesymbiote:symbiote_pigarmor–
Symbiotesymbiote:symbiote_playerarmor–
Symbiotesymbiote:symbiote_villagerarmor–
Symbiotesymbiote:symbiote_wolfarmor–

Crafting the Symbiote

The behavior pack holds 5 recipes. The one for symbiote:symbiote0 is shaped and uses 4× minecraft:water_bucket, 4× minecraft:obsidian and 1× minecraft:ender_pearl to make 1.

Crafting the Symbiote
MakesHowIngredients
symbiote:symbiote0shaped4× minecraft:water_bucket, 4× minecraft:obsidian, 1× minecraft:ender_pearl

Symbiote Blast entity

A single custom entity is defined, Symbiote Blast, with 20 health. Its entity file has no player-targeting behaviour, it has no natural spawn rule and has a spawn egg in the creative inventory. The files and the author's page do not give its role.

Symbiote Blast entity
MobID (for /summon)HealthAttackTargets playersNatural spawn
Symbiote Blastsymbiote:explode20–not in its fileno natural spawn rule

Functions and script

Five function files come with the behavior pack, and symbiote/tick runs every tick. The pack also has 1 JavaScript file, with scripts/main.js as its entry. The author does not document what the kit functions do.

Functions and script
CommandWhat it is
/function symbiote/kit/clearfunction file
/function symbiote/kit/clear_powerfunction file
/function symbiote/kit/givefunction file
/function symbiote/tickfunction file
/function symbiote/use_itemfunction file

Requirements and compatibility

  • The manifest's minimum game version is 1.21.10 for both packs, which are each at version 1.1.0.
  • Both the behavior pack and the resource pack must be active in the world, because they depend on each other.
  • Scripting uses @minecraft/server 1.12.0, a stable module version, so nothing in the files points to Beta APIs. The author's post says the Education Edition slider must be turned on.
  • Symbiote.mcaddon is 1.27 MB and unpacks to 8.7 MB, with symbiote_bp.mcpack and symbiote_rp.mcpack inside.
  • The behavior pack replaces no vanilla entity or item files.

Get started

  1. Install it: how to install Minecraft Bedrock add-ons covers .mcaddon, .mcpack and .mcworld files on iOS, Android and Windows.
  2. Turn on both Symbiote packs, behavior and resource, in the world.
  3. The author says the recipe book shows what the Symbiote needs. In the files, that is 4 water buckets, 4 obsidian and 1 ender pearl in a shaped recipe.
  4. Or give yourself the craftable Symbiote directly. The author says wearing it turns you into a Symbiote./give @s symbiote:symbiote0
  5. Symbiote Blast has no natural spawn rule; it can be summoned by ID or placed from its spawn egg./summon symbiote:explode

Version history

  • Symbiote.mcaddon (packs at 1.1.0) · The only file listed, 1.27 MB. The page went up on 27 October 2026 and there is no changelog.

Compared with similar packs

Questions and answers

How do you craft the Symbiote in Symbiosis?
The recipe for symbiote:symbiote0 is shaped: 4× minecraft:water_bucket, 4× minecraft:obsidian and 1× minecraft:ender_pearl. The author points players to the recipe book for it.
Does Symbiosis need experimental toggles?
The files point to no Beta APIs: its only script module is @minecraft/server 1.12.0, a stable version. The author's post says the Education Edition slider must be turned on.
Which Minecraft version does Symbiosis need?
At least 1.21.10, the minimum in both manifests.
Does Symbiosis add new mobs to the world?
It defines one entity, Symbiote Blast (symbiote:explode, 20 health), and it has no natural spawn rule. It only appears through its spawn egg, commands or the add-on's own events.

How we know

The numbers, names and commands on this page were read from the pack’s own files and from MCPEDL on . We did not play it, and we host no copy of it.

Read from: the publisher's page: page · the publisher's page: summary · the publisher's page: files · the publisher's page: description · file:Symbiote.mcaddon · manifest.json · manifest.json (the packs depend on each other) · symbiote_bp.mcpack!/manifest.json · symbiote_rp.mcpack!/manifest.json · entities/ · spawn_rules/ · entities/ (is_spawnable)

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