Drops

Rare drops are items found in game that can be received from mobs very rarely. The difference between these and other drops is that they have a much rarer chance of being dropped then all other items. All rare drops are items that can be made in regular game play, but also found as drops. Examples of this includes Skeletons dropping bows. Bows can be found and made in-game, but can be found every so often. They are found on top of regular drops. Rare Drops may also have Enchantments.

Mobs will only drop a "rare drop" item if it is killed by a player (just like experience orbs). Hence mob farms/grinders will not provide "rare drop" items.

Using a weapon with the enchantment "looting" appears to make rare drops more common.

List of mobs with rare drops
{| class="wikitable" ! Mob ! Item ! Possible Enchantment
 * Zombie
 * Iron Ingot, Iron Helmet, Iron Shovel, Iron Sword
 * Skeleton
 * Bow
 * Power I
 * Zombie Pigmen
 * Gold Ingot, Gold Helmet, Gold Sword
 * Knockback I, Knockback II, Sharpness I, Sharpness II, Smite II, Bane of Arthropods III
 * Zombie Pigmen
 * Gold Ingot, Gold Helmet, Gold Sword
 * Knockback I, Knockback II, Sharpness I, Sharpness II, Smite II, Bane of Arthropods III
 * Knockback I, Knockback II, Sharpness I, Sharpness II, Smite II, Bane of Arthropods III