Community Roundup: Warden Fanart

Published: December 8, 2021 - View official source

During Minecraft Live this year, we got a sneak peek at the warden – a new hostile mob that is sure to send shivers down the spines of everyone. Found in the Deep Dark and sure to strike terror in the hearts of even the bravest of players, Warden has quickly become one of the most talked about mobs on the official Minecraft Discord.

Of course, this means we just had to ask the community to share fan art inspired by their love (and fear) of the warden. Plus, we really wanted to get to the bottom of the question, “How is warden?” We loved seeing all the creeptacular submissions the community came up with and are thrilled to share, in no particular order, which ones made us afraid to go into the Deep Dark.

Bread33 stunned us with this amazing drawing of Alex and Steve venturing into the Deep Dark, unaware of the warden creeping up behind them.

Fan art drawing of Minecraft Alex and Steve venturing into the Deep Dark with the warden, a hostile mob, creeping up behind them. Alex is holding a flaming torch, while Steve is armed with a trusty sword and shield.

Fungus took to pen and paper, delivering their take on our Deep Dark friend.

Fan art drawing using pen on lined paper of the warden, a hostile mob in Minecraft who uses sound to hunt its enemies. There are jagged, branch-like horns on the top of its head, claws for hands, and an open cavity in its chest where souls are gathered.

Complete with a warning message, Johnora’s submission has us wondering just how helpful torches may or may not be!

Acey’s warden came with an eerie blue glow that’s rather haunting.

Fan art drawing of the warden, a hostile mob in Minecraft, that has giant, curved horns on its head, a black blank hole for a face, and a glowing blue chest with swirling souls contained in it.

PixelCorgi, on the other hand, brought the cuteness with their warden. Just look at that art style and the great use of light around Steve!

Fan art of the warden and Steve from Minecraft. They're in the Deep Dark, with the warden to the left and Steve on the right holding a glowing torch to be able to see.

Taking us to the beloved era of retro gaming, Macro somehow managed to make the warden look less scary.

A pixel-style fan art version of the warden, a hostile mob in Minecraft. There are blue horns on its head, and an exposed hole in its chest where glowing blue souls are gathered.

Alex R’s submission completely blew us away. Between the art style and the use of color, this was simply outstanding (while still bringing the terror).

Fan art drawing of the warden, a hostile mob in Minecraft, that has big blue horns on the side of its head, a cavity in its chest containing swirling blue souls, and a menacing face.

Titled “The Warden Rises,” we love how ExSeq used various shades of cool and warm color pencils for their piece.

Fan art drawing of the warden, a hostile mob in Minecraft, using colored pencils on paper. Warm brown, orange, and red shades are used for the floor, with purples, greens, and blues used for the warden. Warden has branch-like horns coming from the side of its head, and an open cavity in its chest that is protected by a rib cage.

ToddMR turned up the horror-factor with their Warden. We definitely wouldn’t want to run into this terror in the Deep Dark!

Fan art drawing of the warden, a hostile mob in Minecraft, that has glowing blue horns on the side of its head, an open cavity in its chest protected by ribs that's filled with swirling, glowing blue souls.

Toffy Bucket’s warden is actually... rather adorable. Just check out those little feeties.

Fan art drawing of the warden, a hostile mob in Minecraft, that has curved horns coming from the side of its head, balled up fists for hands, ogre-ish feet with bulbous toes, and some blue flames on the ground.

This submission from Derp-O’-Cube is a bit of some blocky goodness. We love the unique use of shapes!

Fan art of the warden, a hostile mob in Minecraft, that's made of square and rectangular shapes put together and uses various shades of blue, grey, and purple.

Finally, Isaiah is giving some serious nightmare fuel with their warden. Who knew pen on paper could be so scary?!

Fan art drawing of the warden, a hostile mob in Minecraft, made out of black ink on plain white paper. It has horns coming from the side of its head, a large cavity in its chest with some exposed ribs, and menacing hands.

We were truly astounded by the variety of submissions sent in as well as the passion and excitement for the warden and the Wild Update overall, so thank you to everyone who participated.

Want to share your creations? Please keep an eye out on our Discord server for future community and fan art contests!