Horses are mobs that can be tamed and bred. Their creation was assisted by DrZhark (John Olarte), creator of the Mo' Creatures mod. As a result, the horses are similar to those in the mod.[1]
Once a horse is tamed and a saddle is attached, it can be controlled with standard directional controls and the mouse. Different variations of horse armor can be put onto horses. They can be tied to fence posts using a lead. There are different breeds of horses, similar to the different breeds of cats. A foal's growth can be accelerated via the use of apples, wheat, sugar, bread, golden apples and hay bales.
Spawning
Unlike most other passive mobs, horses can only spawn in a single biome; the plains (in snapshot 13w36a and later versions, the savanna and savanna plateau biomes). Because of this, horses are seemingly less common than other mobs, although within the plains they spawn just as regularly as any other. Horses spawn in herds, ranging from a minimum of 2 to a maximum of 6. All members of any given herd will have the same type of skin pattern, although individual markings can vary from mob to mob. All skin pattern variations of horses, including donkeys, have an equal chance of being spawned, although donkeys are seemingly less common. This natural spawn does not include mules, which can only be spawned in survival by cross-breeding a horse of any variation and a donkey. Like most mobs, horses can be spawned in creative mode via spawn eggs. The pattern of the horse that is spawned using the egg is completely random and cannot be controlled; this variation includes donkeys, who do not have their own spawn egg. Just like in survival, mules cannot be naturally found or spawned via a spawn egg; they must be bred from horses and donkeys.
Appearance
All 35 breeds of horses.
- HorseInv.png
Normal horse
- Skeletonhorse.png
Skeleton horse
- Undeadhorse.png
Zombie horse
There are currently 5 variations of the horse mob in the game, where the variations are normal horses, donkeys, mules, skeleton horses, and zombie horses. Each variation has unique features and markings, and a foal version. Unlike wolves and ocelots, the appearances of horses do not change once they have been tamed, though tame horses may be differentiated from wild horses if they have been given equipment.
Normal horses
Normal horses all feature the same stocky build and can be 1 of 7 base colors: white, buckskin, dark bay, bay, black, dapple gray, and flaxen chestnut. The horses also have a secondary coloring known as markings. There are 5 different marking variations: no markings, stockings and blaze, snowflake appaloosa, paint, and sooty. In total, there are 35 possible horse coat combinations taking into consideration all base colors and markings. (For entity data values, see also Horse Variants.)
Donkeys
Donkeys are smaller all around than the normal horses and sport long, erect ears. Their manes do not protrude, but rather are drawn directly on the back of their heads and necks. All donkeys have grey-brown coats with darker ankles, ears, manes, and tails. If a donkey has a chest equipped, its storage is 5*3=15 slots.
Mules
Mules, the offspring of interbred horses and donkeys, are closer to (but are not quite) the size of a normal horse. However, their ears, coats, and manes are like those of the donkey, though the mules’ coats are darker and reddish-brown in color. You can also put a chest on the mule to store items. Mules cannot be bred with horses.
Skeleton horses
The skeleton horses are comprised of white bones, though it still maintains the general structure of a normal horse. This is reminiscent of the hostile skeleton mob, which is also made of bones but structured like the player. Skeleton horses cannot be mounted or tamed. Jeb later mentioned that this mob would not be implemented onto Vanilla Survival, but would still be in the files for developers and map makers to spawn them.[citation needed] Skeleton horses make the same noise as a normal horse when killed, but lower-pitched. As of snapshot 13w36a skeleton horses can obtained by using the command string "summon EntityHorse ~0 ~0 ~0 {Type:4}".
Zombie horses
The zombie horses appear to be the counterpart of the zombie mobs, much like how the skeleton horses resemble the humanoid skeletons. Like zombies, the undead horses are green-skinned on account of their leathery-looking rotten flesh and their eyes are completely black. Zombie horses can not be mounted or tamed. Jeb later mentioned that this mob would not be implemented onto Vanilla Survival, but would still be in the files for developers and map makers to spawn them.[citation needed] Zombie horses make a low-pitched screaming noise when killed. As of snapshot 13w36a zombie horses can obtained by using the command string "summon EntityHorse ~0 ~0 ~0 {Type:3}".
Usage
Tamed horses can be used as one of the fastest means of transportation in the game. They can also be used to climb hills, as horses can jump very high. Donkeys and mules can be equipped with chests and used as pack animals. Horses are difficult to use in the jungle and are rideable in the water for up to 2 blocks deep, though it is only recommended for 1 block deep water.
Skeleton and zombie horses are currently of little use to the player because they cannot be tamed, but their appearances and their respective similarities to skeletons and zombies suggest that they may be intended as enemies.
Behavior
Horses in herds spawned by the game will usually all be the same color.
Normal horses and donkeys will spawn in the plains biome in the Overworld in herds of as few as 2 individuals. Normal horse herds seem to be somewhat rarer than groups of other passive animal mobs such as cows or sheep. Donkey herds are even more uncommon. There is little variation within naturally spawned herds; foals may spawn alongside adult horses, but coat types all tend to be similar. For normal horse herds, most of the animals will have similar or the same markings and base coat colors.
Mules, skeleton horses, and undead horses do not spawn naturally. Mules can be acquired through breeding. Currently, the undead horses and skeleton horses can only be brought into the game by editing the region files with third party editing programs.
All horses will roam idly, occasionally stopping to rear, swish their tails, or lower their heads as though eating the grass. Unlike sheep, the eating animation does not actually cause any grass to be consumed. If a player comes near, the horses may turn to look at them. Any horse, even a wild one, will allow itself to be attached to a lead without protest. However, if the player attempts to saddle an untamed horse, it will rear and flail its front hooves, though this causes no damage to the player. Horses remain passive even when hit. The appearances of the undead and skeleton horses suggest that they could possibly be intended as hostile mobs, but at this time they are completely passive if spawned.
Horses will also open their mouths and make noises that depend on the particular horse’s variation. Normal horses make neighs and whinnies, while donkeys and mules, which use the same audio, emit brays. Skeleton horses make various metallic sounds. Zombie horses make several ominous moaning sounds.
Horses don't like water, so if you have a horse and you want to tame in the water it will flail about and throw you off immediately after you try to mount it. You can build a few blocks underneath the horse to get it on dry land.
Taming
Adult normal horses, donkeys, and mules can be tamed; foals, skeleton horses, and zombie horses cannot. It is necessary to tame a horse in order to breed it, give it equipment, or ride it for any length of time.
To tame a wild horse, approach it and right click on it with an empty hand. You will climb on top of it, and will likely be thrown off. After a few attempts, it will allow you to remain on it and will give off heart animations. At this point you can dismount it by pressing the sneak key and place a saddle on it, or you can place a saddle without using the sneak key at all by right-clicking on the horse with the saddle in hand. Horses can also be saddled by opening your inventory while mounted and moving the saddle to the appropriate slot in the horse's inventory.
The chance of successful taming on the first try is almost 0%, yet it can be done. Taming on the first attempt is very rare. After the first attempt without taming the horse, the chances increase by about 5%, and usually one can then tame a horse after about 5-6 attempts. Taming can be sped up by feeding the horse any of the approved foods when you are standing next to it - see column "Taming prob." in the table below.
Breeding
Feeding tamed horses golden apples or a golden carrot will activate love mode.[2] Depending on the variations of the parent horses, the offspring can be one of several types. The offspring will be more spindly than their adult versions and will grow progressively larger with time until they reach their full size. Breeding horses tend towards average horses and the best horses are found in the wild or spawned through spawn eggs.
The offspring will not automatically belong to the player who owns its parents. Rather, it will be born as an untamed horse and will need to be tamed if the player wants the benefits of ownership. It will not be tamable until it has grown into an adult, a process which takes approximately 20 minutes. If the player does not want to wait, the foal can be fed to make it mature faster. See table below.
The offspring’s health bar will always shows 26 hearts even though its real health is lower (and never exceeds 15 hearts). This glitch can be fixed by reloading the world. A foal has an attachment to its birth-mother, unless you kill her(in which case it will move to another available horse).
- Parent 1.png
First parent with 11 full hearts.
- Parent 2.png
Second parent with 12 full hearts.
- Kid.png
The new foal. Health bar shows 26 full hearts even though its health is lower.
Normal horse
Breeding two normal horses produces a normal horse foal. Usually the new foal has the color of either of its parents. One out of nine times it will take on an uncorrelated color. (This color could still be the same as the parents', slightly reducing the probability of the new color being different.) Markings are supposed to work likewise, but due to a bug the foal will only ever have the markings of one of its parents. [3]
Mule
Mules can not be found in the wild. Mules are only found by breeding a horse and a donkey, occasionally getting a mule.
Donkey
Breeding two donkeys creates a donkey foal. Since all donkeys have the same texture, the offspring will look exactly like its parents when it is fully grown.
Foods
Feeding a horse food can alter its behavior, cause it to grow (if it is not yet an adult), and/or restore its health. The table below lists the effects of the various foods horses will take. The two undead horses cannot be fed, even if spawned tame with an editor. Horses can only be fed when their health is low or are untamed by holding the feed and right clicking (similar to other animals). If a horse does not need feeding or if the food is invalid, the player will just mount the horse instead of feeding it.
| Food | Heals | Speeds growth by | Increases taming prob. | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sugar | 1 |
30 sec | +3% | |
| Wheat | 2 |
1 min | +3% | |
| Apple | 3 |
1 min | +3% | |
| Golden Carrot | 4 |
1 min | +5% | Activates love mode in tamed horses. |
| Bread | 7 |
3 min | +3% | |
| Golden Apple | 10 |
4 min | +10% | Activates love mode in tamed horses. |
| Hay Bale | 20 |
3 min | - |
Note: it takes 20 minutes for a newborn foal to grow into an adult.
Effects
Effects can be placed on tame horses by using splash potions. Splash potions have to be thrown at a distance from the player at the horses, or the player will mount on the horses. However, should the player decide to mount a horse, the player can still throw splash potions to give the horses effects, but it will also be applied to the player.
As of the current snapshot, effects can only be seen on the horses through the particles, not through accessing the inventory of a horse, like effects would appear in a player's inventory menu. Be careful of what effects you choose! They can also harm a player if caution is not observed. Like any other mob, horses can't drink milk, so the effect has to wear off before the horse is normal again. Keep that in mind!
Effects can also be given to donkeys, mules, and both versions of undead horses.
Creative mode
The health GUI for horses, mules, and donkeys show up when the player is in Survival Mode and Adventure Mode. The only other GUIs that appear in Creative Mode for horses, mules, and donkeys is the jump bar.
Equipment
Donkey UI
Tamed horses can be equipped with saddles, horse armor (normal horses only), or chests (donkeys or mules only). Foals cannot be equipped with anything. Skeleton horses and zombie horses cannot be tamed, but if spawned tame with an editor they can be equipped with saddles only.
Equipment can be placed on a horse by holding it and then right clicking on the horse, or by accessing its inventory. A horse’s inventory can be accessed by mounting the horse and opening the player inventory or by holding down shift and then right-clicking on the horse. (Note that right-clicking without holding down shift will cause the player to mount the horse.) A normal horse’s inventory will only have 2 slots, 1 for a saddle and 1 for horse armor. A donkey or mule will only have a saddle slot originally, but if it is given a chest, it will acquire 15 more inventory slots that can hold anything the player wishes.
Chests can only be given to a donkey or a mule by right-clicking on the donkey or mule with the chest in hand, and afterwards the chest cannot be removed, except by killing the donkey or mule. Upon death, the donkey or mule will drop the attached chest and its contents.
Even a wild horse can be attached to a lead, which can then be tied to a fence post to keep the horse from wandering. Leads are attached by holding it in hand and then right-clicking on the horse.
Riding
Once you have tamed a horse and put a saddle on it, you can control it with standard directional controls and the mouse (Please note that a horse can be mounted without a saddle, but can not be controlled, similarly to how a pig with a saddle can not be controlled without a Carrot on a Stick).
Horses can be made to jump, and holding the jump key allows you to charge your jump. Horses are not affected by Jump Boost beacons. Sneaking causes you to dismount, as does going in water deeper than two blocks.
Horse jump bar
When you mount a horse, the hunger bar and oxygen bar are replaced by the horse's health in survival or adventure mode. It uses a slightly different heart texture than the player's health bar. The experience bar is replaced by the horse jump bar, which gauges how high you jump. The maximum jumping height, which is reached when the bar is fully charged as you release the spacebar, depends on the horse you ride. It seems to range from about 1.2 to 5.5 blocks high. As each horse has different statistics, it is difficult to gauge the maximum distance, but testing has revealed that certain horses can jump distances of 12 blocks.
You can use any item while riding a horse, including drinking or throwing potions, activating doors or redstone devices, or using chests, crafting tables, and furnaces. You can also break and place blocks, use a sword, and fire arrows.
When running forward, you will start at a slow walk and build to a speed faster than sprinting. You will automatically run up any one block high slope. You are three blocks tall while on a horse, but you can ride under 2 block tall areas, causing your head to pass through blocks. This causes suffocation damage, except when passing through non-solid blocks. You are slightly wider than one block, and are unable to walk through one block wide gaps. However, due to the horse's length, you can run over any one block gap. It also appears you can run across a two block gap at high speeds, but this does not seem to work all of the time.
Virtually all horses appear to be able to go faster than a minecart when both are moving at full speed. Some seem to be quite dramatically faster than a minecart. This can be combined with speed potions and the Nether to make the horse easily the fastest practical way to travel in Minecraft (around 130 m/s Earth-equivalent in The Nether). The speed of a horse is irrespective of its outward appearance. In order to find a fast horse, you have to tame multiple individuals and compare them.
Horses are very slow moving backwards, and about as fast as the player when moving sideways. Therefore, turning around is quite preferable to moving backwards or sideways.
Health, Jump Height, Speed
All horses have three "equine stats" which vary from horse to horse: health, jump height and (maximum) speed. The stats are created once the horse is born and are not affected by food. The different horse types use different formulas for each:
- Health runs from 15 to 30, with most around the average of 22.5.
- Jump strength is from 0.4 to 1.0 in internal units (but tending toward the average of 0.7.)
- Maximum speed is from 0.1125 to 0.3375 (but tending toward the average of 0.225.) This is in internal units. By comparison, the player's walking speed is 0.1 in the same units.
- The speed in blocks/second is a bit over 43 times the internal value, but can be affected by various conditions.
- Donkeys are spawned with 15 to 30 health, 0.175 movement speed and 0.5 jump strength.
The above applies to naturally spawned horses. When breeding two horses, the foal's stats are determined by averaging both parent's stats with a third set, randomly determined as above. (That is, add both parents' stats with the random value, and divide by 3).
On multiplayer, it is possible to easily figure out which of two horses (owned and ridden by different players) is faster. Each rider needs to apply a lead to the other horse, then play 'tug of war'. The stronger horse will be faster. This can be seen in this video, along with a simple horse garage, and the world's slowest horse.
Video
Horse/video
History
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| Jeb hints at adding horses when Minecraft hit 10,000,000 sales. | |||||
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The '''nether star''' is a rare item [[drops|dropped]] by the [[wither]] that is used solely to [[Crafting|craft]] [[beacon]]s.
== Obtaining ==
=== Mob loot ===
The nether star can be obtained only by defeating the [[wither]] [[Mob#Boss mobs|boss]], which is created using [[soul sand]] and [[Head|wither skeleton skulls]]. One nether star is dropped each time; the dropped amount is not affected by the [[Looting]] enchantment. {{IN|java}}, nether stars dropped by withers take 10 minutes to despawn and are immune to explosions. {{IN|bedrock}}, nether star items never despawn, neither by time nor by explosions.
== Usage ==
The nether star has the same animated glint as [[enchanted]] items, [[potion]]s, and [[end crystal]]s.
A dropped nether star item cannot be destroyed by [[explosion]]s. However, it can still be destroyed by a falling [[anvil]],{{only|java}} [[fire]], [[lava]], [[cacti]], or [[the Void]].
It is used to [[Crafting|craft]] a [[beacon]].
=== Crafting ingredient ===
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== Achievements ==
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== Advancements ==
{{load advancements|Withering Heights}}
== Data values ==
=== ID ===
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== Video ==
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== History ==
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{{History|||snap=12w36a|[[File:Nether Star JE1.gif|32px]] Added nether stars.
|Nether stars are [[drops|dropped]] by the [[wither]].}}
{{History|||snap=12w37a|[[File:Nether Star JE2 BE1.gif|32px]] The texture of nether stars has been changed so that they no longer have a dark outline.}}
{{History||1.4.6|snap=12w49a|[[Drops|Dropped]] nether stars can no longer be destroyed by [[explosion]]s.}}
{{History||1.13|snap=17w47a|Prior to [[1.13/Flattening|''The Flattening'']], this [[item]]'s numeral ID was 399.}}
{{History||1.14|snap=18w43a|[[File:Nether Star.gif|32px]] The texture of nether stars has been changed.}}
{{History||1.16|snap=20w07a|Nether star has become a [[renewable resource]], as [[soul sand]], one of the blocks used to construct withers, is now renewable through [[bartering]].}}
{{History|pocket alpha}}
{{History||v0.16.0|snap=build 4|[[File:Nether Star JE2 BE1.gif|32px]] Added nether stars.}}
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{{History||1.10.0|snap=beta 1.10.0.3|[[File:Nether Star.gif|32px]] The texture of nether stars has been changed.}}
{{History|console}}
{{History||xbox=TU19|xbone=CU7|ps=1.12|wiiu=Patch 1|switch=1.0.1|[[File:Nether Star JE2 BE1.gif|32px]] Added nether stars.}}
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== Issues ==
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== Gallery ==
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File:Star Drop.png|The nether star dropped by the wither.
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== References ==
{{reflist}}
==External Links==
*[https://www.minecraft.net/en-us/article/taking-inventory--nether-star Taking Inventory: Nether Star] – Minecraft.net on May 11, 2023
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[[Category:Renewable resources]]</li><li>[[Boat|Boat]]<br/>{{ItemEntity
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{{for|other kinds of boats|Boat (disambiguation)}}
A '''boat''' is a drivable vehicle [[entity]] used primarily for fast transport of players and passenger mobs over bodies of water. '''Bamboo rafts''' look different, but function almost identically to other boats.
== Obtaining ==
Boats can be crafted with any Overworld planks; crimson and warped planks cannot be used to make boats.<ref>{{bug|MC-170868|||Invalid}}</ref>
Boats can be retrieved by repeatedly hitting them until they drop as an item.
[[Tool]]s and [[weapon]]s that deal more than {{Health|4}} damage will instantly destroy a boat in one hit.{{only|Java}}
=== Crafting ===
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== Usage ==
Boats can be used for the transportation of [[player]]s and [[mob]]s, sold for emeralds, or [[Smelting|burnt]] as fuel.
=== Crafting ===
{{Crafting usage|match=end|Boat, Bamboo Raft}}
=== Trading ===
Master-level fisherman [[villager]]s always offer to buy a boat for an [[emerald]]. The type of boat depends on the biome outfit type of the villager; [[plains]] villagers offer to buy oak boats, [[taiga]] and [[Snowy Tundra|snowy]] villagers offer to buy spruce boats, [[savanna]] villagers offer to buy acacia boats, [[desert]] and [[jungle]] villagers offer to buy jungle boats, and [[swamp]] villagers offer to buy dark oak boats.
=== Fuel ===
A boat used as fuel in a [[furnace]] lasts 60 seconds, smelting up to 6 items.
=== Transportation ===
{{see also|Transportation|Riding}}
==== Entering ====
A player enters a boat by {{control|using}} it, if the boat is not fully occupied (boats can hold two entities). Unlike [[bed]]s, there is no message above the hotbar for attempting to enter a fully occupied boat.<ref>{{bug|MC-161251}} - resolved as “Works as Intended”</ref>
==== Exiting ====
A boat can be exited by {{control|sneaking}} or, {{in|BE}}, pressing down the right analog stick on a controller, tapping the "Leave Boat" button when using touch controls, or {{control|jumping}}. When exiting a boat, the player is placed in the direction the player is facing, or, if facing directly up or down, the player is placed in front of the boat. The exiting player is placed on land if possible from the dismounting position.
==== Motion ====
Boats do not turn with mouse-look.
With a keyboard or gamepad, boats are controlled using the {{control|forward}}, {{control|left}} (turns left), {{control|right}} (turns right), and {{control|backward}} keys. Using the {{control|sprint}} key increases the field of vision, but does not increase speed as if [[sprinting]].
With touchscreen controls, two buttons for steering appear. The right button or key steers to the left, and the left button or key steers to the right. Pressing both buttons or keys moves the boat forward.
{{IN|Java}}, boats can be ridden against a current, but cannot be ridden upstream to a higher elevation. A boat lift, usually made from tripwire, pistons, and optionally a slime block, can be used to move a boat up. Bubble columns created with soul sand can also be used to push boats upward. These mechanisms can also be used {{in|bedrock}} but are usually unnecessary because boats can be ridden upward in descending water, as well as [[Tutorials/Water-powered boat transportation|follow upward stair-step currents]].
== Behavior ==
=== Speed ===
Boats move according to the player's control or water currents, with speed affected by the surface traversed. Boats move extremely quickly on ice,<ref name="MC-97803">{{bug|MC-97803||Boats going faster on ice than in water|WAI}}</ref> allowing for the construction of fast transportation systems in any dimension.
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|[[Water]]
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|[[Ice]], [[Frosted Ice]], [[Packed Ice]]
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|Land
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=== Floatation ===
[[File:Oak Boat shake.gif|thumb|right|The animation of an oak boat when atop a [[Bubble Column|bubble column]].]]
A boat floats atop still or flowing water. {{IN|java}}, a boat sinks if it enters a waterfall.<ref>{{bug|MC-91206|||WAI}}</ref> {{IN|bedrock}}, a boat does not sink when submerged but floats up. This feature lets a player contrive stepped uphill water flows to [[Tutorials/Water-powered boat transportation#Floating uphill|propel a boat uphill]] using only flowing water.
When a boat moves over a bubble column, it begins to shake. If the bubbles are caused by a [[Magma Block|magma block]], all passengers are expelled and the boat sinks.
{{IN|java}}, a sunken boat cannot be re-floated until a bubble column pushes it up or it is broken by the player. {{IN|bedrock}}, a boat resumes floating when it emerges from the currents keeping it down, or when the bubble column is blocked or removed.
[[Dolphin]]s chase players riding a boat in motion, occasionally bumping the boat, causing it to shake briefly.
=== Destruction ===
As boats are [[Entity|entities]], they have [[health]]. Boats effectively have just over {{hp|4}} (exactly 4 damage is not quite enough to destroy a boat), and regenerate {{frac|1|10}} per game tick.
Boats can be destroyed by explosions, fire and lava (but not magma blocks), cactus, and by being punched by mobs, such as [[Drowned]]. Boats made invulnerable with commands cannot be broken by any of these, but they still cannot be used to travel on lava because they sink.
When a boat is destroyed under normal conditions, it drops itself in item form. In certain conditions, such as when falling for exactly 12, 13, 49, 51, 111, 114, 198, 202, 310, or 315 blocks,<ref name="MC-119369">{{bug|MC-119369}}</ref> it drops two [[stick]]s and three [[planks]] upon being destroyed.
=== Passengers ===
[[File:Multiple mobs in 2 boats.png|alt=|thumb|Multiple mobs in 2 types of boats.]]
Boats can support two riders, including [[mob]]s. Except for [[Enderman|endermen]] {{in|bedrock}}, a mob cannot exit a boat and is trapped until the boat gets destroyed, or until the player uses a [[Fishing Rod|fishing rod]] or [[lead]] to remove the mob. This can be used to transport mobs, although hostile mobs still attack while in boats. Mobs riding a boat don't despawn{{only|java}} and don't count toward the mob cap.<ref>{{bug|MC-182897|resolution=WAI}}</ref>
A player cannot both move (row) and use items at the same time. It is still possible to initialize item use (e.g. start eating) and row the boat while the item is still in the middle of the use animation. Although the rowing animation overrides the item use animation, the item can still be successfully consumed. This does not work with items that are triggered by the ''release'' of the use button (such as [[Bow|bows]] and [[Trident|tridents]]).{{only|Java}}
Being in a boat limits the player's mouse-look to the forward 210° arc {{in|java}} and 180° {{in|bedrock}}.
Underwater boat cannot be ridden. When the boat is underwater, all passengers in it are expelled.
=== Damage prevention ===
Riding a boat does not deplete [[hunger]], making it an efficient way to travel.
Boats can completely nullify [[fall damage]] for themselves and any players/mobs inside, making them useful for travel through mountains or through the Nether.<ref>{{bug|MC-105103|resolution=WAI}}</ref><ref>{{bug|MCPE-149490|resolution=WAI}}</ref> However {{in|java}}, due to a bug, boats can break when falling from certain heights, and the riders take fall damage.<ref name="MC-119369"></ref>
=== Collision ===
A boat has a solid collision box, which means players and other entities can't go through it even with high speed. Falling blocks are also blocked by boats.
{{IN|java}}, a boat falling on top of an entity stops on top of the entity. {{In|bedrock}}, a falling boat can go through other entities.
Riding a boat over a [[Lily Pad|lily pad]] causes the lily pad to drop, although the boat's speed stutters a bit.
=== Mobs ===
Most mobs can ride boats. Mobs cannot exit the boat unless the boat is destroyed, sinks, or moves over a bubble column. However, {{in|bedrock}}, [[endermen]] are able to teleport out of boats.
Mobs can be picked up into the boat when they collide with the side of the boat. A mob cannot control the boat. {{IN|java}}, a boat being ridden by a player cannot pick up a mob. {{IN|bedrock}}, mobs can be picked up by a boat being ridden by a player.
Mobs wider than the width of a boat cannot be picked up by a boat. [[Warden]]s, and [[wither]]s cannot be picked up by a boat. {{IN|java}}, baby [[sniffer]]s cannot be picked up either.
=== Lead ===
{{IN|java}}, leads cannot be attached to boats. {{IN|bedrock}}, leads can be attached to boats, though the lead can break when stretched too far due to boats moving much slower on land.
== Sounds ==
{{Edition|Java}}:<br>
Boats use the Friendly Creatures sound category for entity-dependent sound events.
{{Sound table
|sound=Boat paddle land1.ogg
|sound2=Boat paddle land2.ogg
|sound3=Boat paddle land3.ogg
|sound4=Boat paddle land4.ogg
|sound5=Boat paddle land5.ogg
|sound6=Boat paddle land6.ogg
|subtitle=Rowing
|source=neutral
|description=While a boat is rowed on land
|id=entity.boat.paddle_land
|translationkey=subtitles.entity.boat.paddle_land
|volume=1.0
|pitch=0.8-1.2
|distance=16}}
{{Sound table
|sound=Boat paddle water1.ogg
|sound2=Boat paddle water2.ogg
|sound3=Boat paddle water3.ogg
|sound4=Boat paddle water4.ogg
|sound5=Boat paddle water5.ogg
|sound6=Boat paddle water6.ogg
|sound7=Boat paddle water7.ogg
|sound8=Boat paddle water8.ogg
|subtitle=Rowing
|source=neutral
|description=While a boat is rowed in water
|id=entity.boat.paddle_water
|translationkey=subtitles.entity.boat.paddle_water
|volume=0.8
|pitch=0.8-1.2
|distance=16
|foot=1}}
{{Edition|Bedrock}}:
{{Sound table
|type=bedrock
|sound=Swim1.ogg
|sound2=Swim2.ogg
|sound3=Swim3.ogg
|sound4=Swim4.ogg
|source=player
|description=While a boat is rowed in water
|id=random.swim
|pitch=0.6-1.4
|foot=1}}
==Data values==
===ID===
{{edition|java}}:
{{ID table
|edition=java
|showitemtags=y
|showforms=y
|generatetranslationkeys=y
|displayname=Oak Boat
|spritetype=item
|spritename=oak-boat
|nameid=oak_boat
|itemtags=boats
|form=item}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Spruce Boat
|spritetype=item
|spritename=spruce-boat
|nameid=spruce_boat
|itemtags=boats
|form=item}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Birch Boat
|spritetype=item
|spritename=birch-boat
|nameid=birch_boat
|itemtags=boats
|form=item}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Jungle Boat
|spritetype=item
|spritename=jungle-boat
|nameid=jungle_boat
|itemtags=boats
|form=item}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Acacia Boat
|spritetype=item
|spritename=acacia-boat
|nameid=acacia_boat
|itemtags=boats
|form=item}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Dark Oak Boat
|spritetype=item
|spritename=dark-oak-boat
|nameid=dark_oak_boat
|itemtags=boats
|form=item}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Mangrove Boat
|spritetype=item
|spritename=mangrove-boat
|nameid=mangrove_boat
|itemtags=boats
|form=item}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Cherry Boat
|spritetype=item
|spritename=cherry-boat
|nameid=cherry_boat
|itemtags=boats
|form=item}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Bamboo Raft
|spritetype=item
|spritename=bamboo-raft
|nameid=bamboo_raft
|itemtags=boats
|form=item
|foot=1}}
{{ID table
|edition=java
|firstcolumnname=Boat
|generatetranslationkeys=y
|displayname=Entity
|spritetype=entity
|spritename=boats
|nameid=boat
|foot=1}}
{{edition|bedrock}}:
{{ID table
|edition=bedrock
|showitemtags=y
|showaliasids=y
|shownumericids=y
|showforms=y
|notshowbeitemforms=y
|generatetranslationkeys=y
|displayname=Oak Boat
|spritetype=item
|nameid=oak_boat
|aliasid=boat / 0
|id=375
|form=item
|itemtags=minecraft:boats
|translationkey=item.boat.oak.name}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Spruce Boat
|spritetype=item
|nameid=spruce_boat
|aliasid=boat / 1
|id=378
|form=item
|itemtags=minecraft:boats
|translationkey=item.boat.spruce.name}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Birch Boat
|spritetype=item
|nameid=birch_boat
|aliasid=boat / 2
|id=376
|form=item
|itemtags=minecraft:boats
|translationkey=item.boat.birch.name}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Jungle Boat
|spritetype=item
|nameid=jungle_boat
|aliasid=boat / 3
|id=377
|form=item
|itemtags=minecraft:boats
|translationkey=item.boat.jungle.name}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Acacia Boat
|spritetype=item
|nameid=acacia_boat
|aliasid=boat / 4
|id=379
|form=item
|itemtags=minecraft:boats
|translationkey=item.boat.acacia.name}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Dark Oak Boat
|spritetype=item
|nameid=dark_oak_boat
|aliasid=boat / 5
|id=380
|form=item
|itemtags=minecraft:boats
|translationkey=item.boat.big_oak.name}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Mangrove Boat
|spritetype=item
|nameid=mangrove_boat
|aliasid=boat / 6
|id=643
|form=item
|itemtags=minecraft:boats
|translationkey=item.boat.mangrove.name}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Cherry Boat
|spritetype=item
|nameid=cherry_boat
|aliasid=boat / 8
|id=657
|form=item
|itemtags=minecraft:boats
|translationkey=item.boat.cherry.name}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Bamboo Raft
|spritetype=item
|nameid=bamboo_raft
|aliasid=boat / 7
|id=661
|form=item
|itemtags=minecraft:boats
|translationkey=item.boat.bamboo.name
|foot=1}}
{{ID table
|edition=bedrock
|firstcolumnname=Form
|shownumericids=y
|generatetranslationkeys=y
|displayname=Entity
|spritetype=entity
|spritename=boats
|nameid=boat
|id=90
|foot=1}}
===Entity data===
Boats have entity data associated with them that contain various properties of the entity.
{{el|java}}:
{{main|Entity format}}
{{/ED}}
{{el|bedrock}}:
:See [[Bedrock Edition level format/Entity format]].
==Achievements==
{{load achievements|Whatever Floats Your Goat}}
==Advancements==
{{load advancements|Whatever Floats Your Goat!}}
==History==
{{History|java alpha}}
{{History||v1.0.6|[[File:Oak Boat JE1.png|32px]] [[File:Oak Boat (item) JE1.png|32px]] Added boats.
|Initially, boats broke upon being placed outside water, and on impact with land.}}
{{History||v1.0.6_01|Boats now only break on impact with land at high speeds.
|Boats no longer break upon being placed outside water.
|Boat turning has been made smoother.}}
{{History|java beta}}
{{History||1.8|snap=Pre-release|It is now possible to score a [[Damage#Critical hit|critical hit]] against a boat.}}
{{History|java}}
{{History||1.3.1|snap=12w15a|Boats can now be shot out from [[dispenser]]s.}}
{{History|||snap=1.3|[[File:Oak Boat (item) JE2 BE1.png|32px]] The texture of the oak boat [[item]] has been changed.}}
{{History|||snap=12w21a|Boats no longer take [[damage]] when colliding with [[lily pad]]s. Instead, the lily pads themselves break.}}
{{History|||snap=12w23a|Boats can now accelerate to faster than previous speeds, and are now easier to control.}}
{{History|||snap=12w27a|Boats now drop their [[item]] instead of 3 [[planks|oak wood planks]] and 2 [[stick]]s if broken by a [[player]].|Instead, it needs to fall certain heights to drop 3 oak wood planks and 2 sticks.}}
{{History||1.6.1|snap=13w16b|New boat physics with lower inertia, but {{control|left}}, {{control|back}} and {{control|right}} controls have been removed.
|Boats now take [[damage]] and break when colliding with many lily pads in a short time.}}
{{History||1.7.2|snap=13w36a|[[Player]]s can now {{cmd|summon}} [[mob]]s riding boats, though mobs cannot control boats.}}
{{History|||snap=13w43a|Boats no longer inflict fall [[damage]] when running aground.
|Boats being broken by lily pads has been slightly improved.
|{{control|Left}}, {{control|back}} and {{control|right}} controls added again.}}
{{History||1.8|snap=14w06a|[[Mob]]s riding boats can now control them, so that they can chase or flee enemies, move toward food, move about randomly, or whatever they would do on land. The exceptions are the [[ghast]] and [[bat]], both of which cannot control boats.}}
{{History||1.8.2|snap=pre2|Boats can now survive crashes at higher speeds.<!-- They have to be going 0.2975 now, rather than only 0.2. -->}}
{{History||1.9|snap=15w41a|[[File:Oak Boat JE2 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Spruce Boat JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Birch Boat JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Jungle Boat JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Acacia Boat JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Dark Oak Boat JE1 BE1.png|32px]]<br>
[[File:Oak Boat (item) JE3 BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Spruce Boat (item) JE1 BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Birch Boat (item) JE1 BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Jungle Boat (item) JE1 BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Acacia Boat (item) JE1 BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Dark Oak Boat (item) JE1 BE2.png|32px]] Boats have been overhauled to match the boats from [[Pocket Edition v0.11.0 alpha|Pocket Edition Alpha 0.11.0]]. They now have oars for paddling and are more durable and now allows passengers to board.
|[[Mob]]s can now board boats, though they can no longer control them.
|A new set of controls have been introduced: it includes holding down the {{control|right}} and {{control|left}} keys to move forward, and using the {{control|right}} key to move the right oar, turning the boat to the left (and vice-versa). Mouse movement no longer turns boats, and the {{control|forward}} and {{control|back}} keys no longer have any effect.
|[[Player]]s can no longer {{control|use}} [[item]]s or {{control|attack}} from boats unless they were at a complete stop.
|The [[crafting]] recipe for boats has been changed to require a wooden [[shovel]] as shown below.
{{{!}} class{{=}}"collapsible collapsed" data-description{{=}}"Recipe"
! Recipe
{{!}}-
{{!}}
{{Crafting
|A2= Oak Planks |B2= Wooden Shovel |C2= Oak Planks
|A3= Oak Planks |B3= Oak Planks |C3= Oak Planks
|Output= Oak Boat
|ignoreusage=1
}}
{{!}}}
|The NBT [[tag]] {{code|Type}} (string) have now added for the boat [[entity]], taking values {{code|oak}}, {{code|spruce}}, {{code|birch}}, {{code|jungle}}, {{code|acacia}} and {{code|dark_oak}}.
|Boats no longer break [[snow|snow layers]] they run into.}}
{{History|||snap=15w42a|The new boats are now comparable in speed to the old boats (slightly faster than sprinting), though with less momentum.
|Players can now {{control|use}} items and {{control|attack}} immediately after they stop rowing.}}
{{History|||snap=15w43c|The texture of boats has been remapped, so that they now have a separate texture per oar and per side of the boat.}}
{{History|||snap=15w51a|Boats now [[drops|drop]] their corresponding [[planks]] when broken.}}
{{History|||snap=16w04a|Boats are now faster and now move forward and backward using the {{control|forward}} and {{control|backward}} keys respectively, and steer left and right using the {{control|left}} and {{control|right}} keys respectively. The rowing mechanism introduced in [[Java Edition 15w41a|15w41a]], holding the {{control|right}} and {{control|left}} keys, is removed and no longer moves the boat forward. The controls are now more similar to boats before the overhaul.
|Boats now sink when underwater, or within flowing water of any depth.
|The crafting recipe of boats has been restored to the original recipe, no longer requiring a wooden [[shovel]] as it has since 15w41a (though matching wood [[planks]] is still required).
|Riding a boat no longer subjects [[water]]-sensitive [[mob]]s to being damaged by water, and no longer protects sunlight-sensitive mobs from being damaged by sunlight.
|Dismounting in a boat now attempts to place the [[player]] on land.}}
{{History|||snap=16w05a|Boats now travel extremely fast on [[ice]], [[Packed Ice|packed ice]] and [[Frosted Ice|frosted ice]].<ref name="MC-97803"/>}}
{{History|||snap=16w06a|Riding [[entity|entities]] such as boats are now run by the client rather than by the server.}}
{{History||1.11|snap=16w32a|The entity ID has been changed from {{code|Boat}} to {{code|boat}}.
|The player's [[hunger]] bar is now visible when riding in a boat.}}
{{History|||snap=16w33a|Boats can now be used to fuel [[furnace]]s.}}
{{History|||snap=16w39c|Boats placed by dispensers now face the same way as the dispenser, instead of toward the dispenser.<ref>{{bug|MC-90074|||Fixed}}</ref>}}
{{History||1.12|snap=17w17a|A boat paddles [[sound]] has been added.}}
{{History||1.13|snap=17w47a|The oak boat ID has been changed from {{code|boat}} to {{code|oak_boat}}.
|Prior to [[Java Edition 1.13/Flattening|''The Flattening'']], these [[item]]s' numeral IDs were 333, 444, 445, 446, 447 and 448.}}
{{History|||snap=18w15a|Added [[Blue Ice|blue ice]], which allows boats to travel even faster on it.}}
{{History||1.14|snap=18w43a|[[File:Oak Boat JE3.png|32px]] [[File:Spruce Boat JE2.png|32px]] [[File:Birch Boat JE2.png|32px]] [[File:Jungle Boat JE2.png|32px]] [[File:Acacia Boat JE2.png|32px]] [[File:Dark Oak Boat JE2.png|32px]]<br>
[[File:Oak Boat (item) JE4 BE3.png|32px]] [[File:Spruce Boat (item) JE2 BE3.png|32px]] [[File:Birch Boat (item) JE2 BE3.png|32px]] [[File:Jungle Boat (item) JE2 BE3.png|32px]] [[File:Acacia Boat (item) JE2 BE3.png|32px]] [[File:Dark Oak Boat (item) JE2 BE3.png|32px]] The textures of all boats have been changed.}}
{{History||1.14|snap=18w50a|[[File:Oak Boat JE4 BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Spruce Boat JE3 BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Birch Boat JE3 BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Jungle Boat JE3 BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Acacia Boat JE3 BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Dark Oak Boat JE3 BE2.png|32px]] The textures of all boats have been changed to match the new [[planks]].}}
{{History|||snap=19w11a|Fisherman [[villager]]s now [[trading|buy]] boats.}}
{{History||1.15|snap=19w37a|Boats as fuel now [[smelting|smelt]] 6 [[item]]s in a [[furnace]] instead of 1.}}
{{History||1.16|snap=20w18a|Mobs in boats no longer [[Spawn#Despawning|despawn]].}}
{{History||1.19|snap=22w11a|[[File:Mangrove Boat JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Mangrove Boat (item) JE1 BE1.png|32px]] Added mangrove boats.}}
{{History|||snap=22w12a|Boats can now be used to craft boats with chests.
|[[File:Oak Boat (item) JE5.png|32px]] [[File:Spruce Boat (item) JE3 BE5.png|32px]] [[File:Birch Boat (item) JE3 BE4.png|32px]] [[File:Jungle Boat (item) JE3 BE4.png|32px]] [[File:Acacia Boat (item) JE3 BE4.png|32px]] [[File:Dark Oak Boat (item) JE3 BE4.png|32px]] The textures of all boat items (except mangrove) have been changed.<ref>{{bug|MC-94161|||Fixed}}</ref>}}
{{History|||snap=22w14a|Due to the addition of the [[mangrove tree]] and [[mangrove swamp]], mangrove boats are now obtainable and renewable.}}
{{History|||snap=22w15a|[[File:Oak Boat (item) JE6.png|32px]] [[File:Spruce Boat (item) JE4.png|32px]] [[File:Birch Boat (item) JE4.png|32px]] [[File:Jungle Boat (item) JE4.png|32px]] [[File:Acacia Boat (item) JE4.png|32px]] [[File:Dark Oak Boat (item) JE4.png|32px]] [[File:Mangrove Boat (item) JE2.png|32px]] The textures of all boat item textures have been changed.}}
{{History||October 15, 2022|link={{ytl|yZRXmHiEh7U&t}}|[[File:Bamboo Raft JE1 BE1.png|32px]] Bamboo rafts were announced at [[Minecraft Live 2022]].}}
{{History||1.20<br>(Experimental)|link=1.19.3|snap=22w42a|[[File:Bamboo Raft JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Bamboo Raft (item) JE1.png|32px]] Added bamboo rafts behind the [[Java Edition 1.20|Update 1.20 experimental datapack]].}}
{{History|||snap=22w45a|[[File:Bamboo Raft (item) JE2 BE2.png|32px]] The item texture of the bamboo raft has been changed.}}
{{History||1.20<br>(Experimental)|link=1.19.4|snap=23w07a|[[File:Cherry Boat JE1.png|32px]] [[File:Cherry Boat (item) JE1.png|32px]] Added cherry boats behind the [[Java Edition 1.20|Update 1.20 experimental datapack]].}}
{{History||1.20|snap=23w12a|Bamboo rafts and cherry boats are now available without using the "Update 1.20" experimental datapack.}}
{{History|pocket alpha}}
{{History||September 19, 2014|link={{tweet|_tomcc|512935629026770944}}|[[Tommaso Checchi]] tweeted a picture of a [[player]] riding a boat, stating that the most important thing is to "get the paddling right."
|[[File:Minecart JE2 BE1.png|32px]] The model used by boats is currently a [[minecart]].}}
{{History||January 26, 2015|link={{tweet|_tomcc|559697958728654848}}|Tommaso Checchi tweets a screenshot of multiple riders in a single boat.
|[[File:Boat (pre-release).png|32px]] The model used by boats is now a minecart which has been squished vertically, and tinted brown.}}
{{History||February 20, 2015|link={{tweet|_tomcc|568844305491730432}}|Tommaso Checchi tweets a screenshot of multiple boats with only mobs in them.
|Boats now have a proper model with paddles.}}
{{History||v0.11.0|snap=build 1|[[File:Oak Boat JE2 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Spruce Boat JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Birch Boat JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Jungle Boat JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Acacia Boat JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Dark Oak Boat JE1 BE1.png|32px]]<br>
[[File:Oak Boat (item) JE2 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Oak Boat (item) JE2 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Oak Boat (item) JE2 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Oak Boat (item) JE2 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Oak Boat (item) JE2 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Oak Boat (item) JE2 BE1.png|32px]] Added boats. Each wood type has its own respective variant, though they share the same sprite as [[item]]s.
|Boats can support two riders, including [[mob]]s.
|Boats are larger in size than {{in|java}}.
|Boats are more resistant to crashing against land than {{in|java}}.}}
{{History|||snap=build 12|Projectiles can now be shot from boats.}}
{{History||v0.12.1|snap=build 1|Added all boat variants to the [[Creative]] [[inventory]].
|[[File:Oak Boat (item) JE3 BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Spruce Boat (item) JE1 BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Birch Boat (item) JE1 BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Jungle Boat (item) JE1 BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Acacia Boat (item) JE1 BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Dark Oak Boat (item) JE1 BE2.png|32px]] New [[inventory]] icons for boats have been added. The sprite now includes paddles and represents their respective wood color.}}
{{History||v0.13.0|snap=build 1|Boats are now slightly faster than sprinting, and no longer deplete [[hunger]].
|[[Player]]s can now {{control|use}} [[item]]s and {{control|attack}} immediately after they stop rowing.}}
{{History|||snap=build 3|Boats now stack on top of each other.}}
{{History|bedrock}}
{{History||1.2.0|snap=beta 1.2.0.22|Boats now move faster on [[ice]].}}
{{History||1.5.0|snap=beta 1.5.0.0|The steering of boats has been changed when using keyboard and mouse - W now moves the boat forward and S reverses it.}}
{{History|||snap=beta 1.5.0.4|Boats can now sink or float on [[Bubble Column|bubble column]]s.}}
{{History||1.10.0|snap=beta 1.10.0.3|[[File:Oak Boat JE4 BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Spruce Boat JE3 BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Birch Boat JE3 BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Jungle Boat JE3 BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Acacia Boat JE3 BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Dark Oak Boat JE3 BE2.png|32px]]<br>
[[File:Oak Boat (item) JE4 BE3.png|32px]] [[File:Spruce Boat (item) JE2 BE3.png|32px]] [[File:Birch Boat (item) JE2 BE3.png|32px]] [[File:Jungle Boat (item) JE2 BE3.png|32px]] [[File:Acacia Boat (item) JE2 BE3.png|32px]] [[File:Dark Oak Boat (item) JE2 BE3.png|32px]] The textures of all boats have been changed.}}
{{History||1.11.0|snap=beta 1.11.0.4|Boats can now be [[trading|bought]] from fisherman [[villager]]s.}}
{{History||1.16.0|snap=beta 1.16.0.57|[[Trading]] has been changed, master-level fisherman villagers now offer to [[trading|buy]] boats based on their villager [[biome]] outfit.
|Due to trading changes, birch boats can no longer be [[trading|sold]] to fisherman villagers.}}
{{History||1.16.100|snap=beta 1.16.100.51|Custom named boats now save their name after placing and breaking.}}
{{History|||snap=beta 1.16.100.56|The item ID {{code|boat}} has been split up into {{code|<type>_boat}}.}}
{{History||1.18.10|snap=beta 1.18.10.27|[[File:Oak Boat (item) BE4.png|32px]] [[File:Spruce Boat (item) BE4.png|32px]] [[File:Birch Boat (item) JE3 BE4.png|32px]] [[File:Jungle Boat (item) JE3 BE4.png|32px]] [[File:Acacia Boat (item) JE3 BE4.png|32px]] The item sprites of all boats have been changed. The paddles now represent their respective wood color (except spruce) and the inside rims of the boats are darker.
|[[File:Dark Oak Boat (item) JE3 BE4.png|32px]] An updated item sprite for dark oak boat has been added to the game files, but it's currently unused.<ref>{{bug|MCPE-151667}}</ref>}}
{{History||1.18.30|snap=beta 1.18.20.25|[[File:Spruce Boat (item) JE3 BE5.png|32px]] An updated item sprite for spruce boat has been added to the game files, but it's currently unused.<ref>{{bug|MCPE-152262}}</ref>}}
{{History|||snap=beta 1.18.20.27|Spruce and dark oak boats now correctly use their updated item sprites.}}
{{History||1.19.0|snap=beta 1.19.0.20|[[File:Mangrove Boat JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Mangrove Boat (item) JE1 BE1.png|32px]] Added mangrove boats.}}
{{History|||snap=beta 1.19.0.26|[[File:Oak Boat (item) JE6.png|32px]] [[File:Spruce Boat (item) JE4.png|32px]] [[File:Birch Boat (item) JE4.png|32px]] [[File:Jungle Boat (item) JE4.png|32px]] [[File:Acacia Boat (item) JE4.png|32px]] [[File:Dark Oak Boat (item) JE4.png|32px]] [[File:Mangrove Boat (item) JE2.png|32px]] Changed all boat item textures.}}
{{History||Next Major Update<br>(Experimental)|link=Bedrock Edition 1.19.50|snap=beta 1.19.50.21|[[File:Bamboo Raft JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Bamboo Raft (item) BE1.png|32px]] Added bamboo rafts behind the "[[Bedrock Edition 1.20|Next Major Update]]" [[experimental]] toggle.}}
{{History||Next Major Update<br>(Experimental)|link=Bedrock Edition 1.19.50|snap=beta 1.19.60.20|[[File:Bamboo Raft (item) JE2 BE2.png|32px]] The item texture of the bamboo raft has been changed to match ''[[Java Edition]]''.}}
{{History||Next Major Update<br>(Experimental)|link=Bedrock Edition 1.19.80|snap=beta 1.19.80.20|[[File:Cherry Boat JE1.png|32px]] [[File:Cherry Boat (item) JE1.png|32px]] Added cherry boats behind the "[[Bedrock Edition 1.20|Next Major Update]]" [[experimental]] toggle.}}
{{History||1.20.0|snap=beta 1.20.0.21|Bamboo rafts and cherry boats are now available without using the "Next Major Update" experimental toggle.}}
{{History||1.20.10|snap=beta 1.20.10.20|The [[wooden shovel]] in the crafting recipe has been removed for all boat types except the bamboo raft.}}
{{History|||snap=beta 1.20.10.21|The bamboo raft recipe no longer needs a wooden shovel.}}
{{History|console}}
{{History||xbox=TU1|xbone=CU1|ps=1.0|wiiu=Patch 1|switch=1.0.1|[[File:Oak Boat JE1.png|32px]] [[File:Oak Boat (item) JE2 BE1.png|32px]] Added boats.}}
{{History||xbox=TU12|The maximum number of boats in a world has been increased to 40.
|Boats now break when they hit land hard.}}
{{History||xbox=TU14|ps=1.04|Boats are no longer broken by [[Lily Pad|lily pad]]s anymore, instead they run straight through the lily pad now, breaking and sometimes dropping it.
|When boats crash, they can now sometimes [[drops|drop]] themselves as [[item]]s.
|Boats are now less glitchy and more responsive now.
|The maximum speed of boats has been increased.
|When exiting, [[player]]s now move from the boat.
|When broken by a player, they [[drops|drop]] a boat now.}}
{{History||xbox=TU46|xbone=CU36|ps=1.38|wiiu=Patch 15|[[File:Oak Boat JE2 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Spruce Boat JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Birch Boat JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Jungle Boat JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Acacia Boat JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Dark Oak Boat JE1 BE1.png|32px]]<br>
[[File:Oak Boat (item) JE3 BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Spruce Boat (item) JE1 BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Birch Boat (item) JE1 BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Jungle Boat (item) JE1 BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Acacia Boat (item) JE1 BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Dark Oak Boat (item) JE1 BE2.png|32px]] Boats have been overhauled to match [[Pocket Edition v0.11.0 alpha|Pocket Edition Alpha 0.11.0]] boats.}}
{{History||xbox=TU57|xbone=CU49|ps=1.56|wiiu=Patch 27|switch=1.0.7|The [[crafting]] recipe of boats has been changed to require a wooden [[shovel]].}}
{{History||xbox=none|xbone=none|ps=1.90|wiiu=none|switch=none|[[File:Oak Boat JE4 BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Spruce Boat JE3 BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Birch Boat JE3 BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Jungle Boat JE3 BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Acacia Boat JE3 BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Dark Oak Boat JE3 BE2.png|32px]]<br>
[[File:Oak Boat (item) JE4 BE3.png|32px]] [[File:Spruce Boat (item) JE2 BE3.png|32px]] [[File:Birch Boat (item) JE2 BE3.png|32px]] [[File:Jungle Boat (item) JE2 BE3.png|32px]] [[File:Acacia Boat (item) JE2 BE3.png|32px]] [[File:Dark Oak Boat (item) JE2 BE3.png|32px]] The textures of all boats have been changed.}}
{{History|new 3ds}}
{{History||0.1.0|[[File:Oak Boat JE2 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Spruce Boat JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Birch Boat JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Jungle Boat JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Acacia Boat JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Dark Oak Boat JE1 BE1.png|32px]]<br>
[[File:Oak Boat (item) JE3 BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Spruce Boat (item) JE1 BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Birch Boat (item) JE1 BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Jungle Boat (item) JE1 BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Acacia Boat (item) JE1 BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Dark Oak Boat (item) JE1 BE2.png|32px]] Added boats.}}
{{History|foot}}
==Issues ==
{{issue list}}
==Trivia==
*[[Sand]], [[Sand|red sand]], [[Concrete Powder|concrete powder]], [[gravel]], [[anvil]]s, and [[Dragon Egg|dragon egg]]s drop as [[Item (entity)|items]] when they fall onto a boat that is in water.
*A [[chest]] is short enough that a boat falls onto it rather than crashes into it.
*{{IN|console}}, holding the movement stick to the side in a boat on [[Blue Ice|blue ice]] causes the player to spin quickly. If a passenger is in the boat while this occurs, when the player exits the boat after it reaches maximum velocity (attained after about three seconds), for most mobs, the mob's head may spin uncontrollably. For some mobs, however, nothing happens (such as [[slime]]s and [[ghast]]s). The mob may also get its head stuck at an angle. Thorough testing was done on Minecraft: Wii U Edition, although the glitch was originally discovered on the Xbox 360 Edition.
==Gallery==
<gallery>
Oak Boat.png|Oak
Spruce Boat.png|Spruce
Birch Boat.png|Birch
Jungle Boat.png|Jungle
Acacia Boat.png|Acacia
Dark Oak Boat.png|Dark oak
Mangrove Boat.png|Mangrove
Cherry Boat.png|Cherry
Bamboo Raft.png|Bamboo raft
Oak Boat (item).png|Oak
Spruce Boat (item).png|Spruce
Birch Boat (item).png|Birch
Jungle Boat (item).png|Jungle
Acacia Boat (item).png|Acacia
Dark Oak Boat (item).png|Dark oak
Mangrove Boat (item).png|Mangrove
Cherry Boat (item).png|Cherry
Bamboo Raft (item).png|Bamboo raft
</gallery>
=== Screenshots ===
<gallery>
AllBoats.png|All types of boats next to each other.
Screenboat.png|The old boat floating.
BoatStackingFun.png|A bunch of pre-1.9 boats stacked up.
Boats boats boats boats!!.jpg|First image of boats in BE development.
I guess it's getting there.png|Second image of boats in BE development.
All aboard the hype boat!.png|Image of the completed Bedrock Edition boats.
Boatglitche.png|A trail of boats after a game crash while riding a boat.
BoatDock.png|A dock with many boats.
Minescape.png|A third-person perspective of a boat in [[Java Edition Alpha v1.0.6]].
</gallery>
=== Development Images ===
<gallery>
Jappa Boat.jpg|Jappa texturing a boat.
Nekofresa Making Bamboo Raft in Blockbench.png|Nekofresa making the bamboo raft in Blockbench.
Chiwi Boats 1.png|Boat item textures.
Chiwi Boats 2.png|Boat item textures.
Chiwi Boats 3.png|Boat item textures.
Chiwi Boats 4.png|Boat item textures.
</gallery>
=== Concept Art ===
<gallery>
Bamboo Raft Concept Art.png|Bamboo raft concept art.
Bamboo Raft and Raft with Chest Concept Art.png|Ditto.
</gallery>
=== Artwork ===
<gallery>
Sunny-boat.gif|Official artwork of [[Sunny]] riding a mangrove boat.
Mobile Adventure 640x960.png|Official artwork of [[Alex]] in a boat at sea with an [[Allay]].
File:Zuri Raft.jpg
Zuri on Bamboo Raft Pixel Art.png|Pixel art of [[Zuri]] on a bamboo raft with a baby [[panda]].
File:Cutout Blossom (Trails & Tales Event).png|Cutout of Zuri and [[Efe]] on bamboo rafts, featured in the [[Trails & Tales Event]].
File:This or That.jpg
File:Croc Ad 1.jpg|An oak boat as it appears in an advertisement for ''Crocs''.<ref> https://www.youtube.com/shorts/e1AJo7jU5MI</ref>
</gallery>
==See also==
*[[Transportation]]
==References==
{{reflist}}
== External Links ==
*[https://www.minecraft.net/en-us/article/taking-inventory--boat Taking Inventory: Boat] – Minecraft.net on October 4, 2019
{{Items}}
{{Entities}}
[[cs:Člun]]
[[de:Boot]]
[[es:Barca]]
[[fr:Bateau]]
[[hu:Csónak]]
[[it:Barca]]
[[ja:ボート]]
[[ko:보트]]
[[nl:Boot]]
[[pl:Łódka]]
[[pt:Bote]]
[[ru:Лодка]]
[[th:เรือ]]
[[uk:Човен]]
[[zh:船]]</li></ul> | 13w16a | Added horses. | |||
| 13w16b | Made horses slower and reduced horses from gliding so much. | ||||
| 13w18a | Removed horse saddles. | ||||
| 13w19a | Enabled access to the donkey & mule inventories by sneaking and interacting. | ||||
| 13w21a | Added new GUI for horses, to control saddle/armor/inventory. | ||||
| 13w22a | Added new sound effects for horses, donkeys, mules, skeleton horses, and zombie horses. | ||||
Issues
Issues relating to "Horse", "Foal", "Donkey", "Mule", "Skeleton horse", or "Zombie horse" are maintained on the bug tracker. Report issues there.
Trivia
- The way you tame a horse is in the same style as taming a horse in real life, called "Breaking" a horse. The food is also used to calm down the horse in real life.
- Donkeys and mules can be used to store and transport goods.
- Donkeys and mules can be just as useful as horses as they can be tamed and ridden exactly the same way as horses. They also can carry chests which horses can't do. Unfortunately, Donkeys spawn much rarer than horses which are also rare.
- Just like other baby mobs, you can spawn foals with the spawn egg by right-clicking on a horse. The foal will be the same breed as the horse.
- Every foal spawned this way follows the horse you spawned it from like a normal baby mob.
- If you ride just beside a tree causing your head to be within a block of leaves, it will cause certain parts of textures of some blocks to disappear. This can be used to have "X-Ray vision" as you can essentially see through nearby trees.
- An interesting trick you can do while riding a horse is to get on your horse, press F1 on your keyboard, drink a potion of invisibility, and press F5. It will look like you are the horse, instead of riding on the horse.
- This can be used to trick other players into thinking that you are a horse, making this a great mob disguise.
- This also works with pigs, but you can only control it with a carrot on a stick, which other players can see you holding when you are invisible.
- It is possible to jump over wooden fences and stone walls while riding a horse.
- It is possible to "double jump" by falling off of a block above the ground, and then jumping before landing.
- Even though the skeleton and zombie horses look like undead versions of their counterparts, they are not treated as undead. A wither will attack them as if they were any other living mob.
- Running over a TNT Minecart landmine will result in the horse dying, but the player being undamaged until they hit the ground.
- Horses are quite possibly the best method of traveling long distances overland; they can attain speeds of at least 11 meters/second (660 blocks per minute, nearly 40 km/hour), navigate hilly terrain very easily, jump ravines with near-100% consistency, and require no infrastructure except at the end (they are not good in jungles or some forests though.)
- It is currently possible to get tamed zombie and skeleton horses via use of NBTedit by changing a horse's variation number to 3 and 4 for zombie and skeleton horses respectively.
- A horse, like most mobs, can ride in a minecart. You can get full grown horses out. A horse can be released by riding the horse and punching the cart.
- It is impossible to enter a Nether portal while on a horse. It is possible however, to sometimes enter the portal on the horse and then press shift to escape, sending the horse to the nether on its own, like dogs. Additionally, you can dismount, walk the horse into the portal with a lead, and remount. Or you can just nudge the horse into the Nether.
- In the Minecraft credits it gives credit to Dr. Zhark for the Horse.
- It seems that you cannot anger an Enderman by looking at it whilst on a horse.
- The Buckskin colored horse is the only horse that has a white blaze no matter what markings it receives.
- If you open the horse's panel while it is leashed, the leash will overflow outside of the horse model.
- Foals spawned by the player without right-clicking on an adult horse will occasionally follow a random adult horse with foals of its own. The breed of the adult horse does not matter at all.
- Foals can be spawned from foals. The resulting foals will not follow an adult horse.
- Foals have the ability to walk into vertical blocks, making raising foals in hilly terrain very difficult.
- Spawning a horse on a vertical surface causes the horse's back half to protrude into it, dealing the horse damage. This is probably because of its size.
- If an adult horse is killed and drops leather, you may receive the "Cow Tipper" achievement even though you got it from a horse rather than a cow. This appears to be intended behaviour.[4]
- Although it is very difficult to tell due to their base coat colour, white horses DO show markings besides sooty if you look closely.
Gallery
- Horse Hint.jpg
The image Jeb released on Twitter which hinted the release of horses.[5]
Image posted by Jeb on Instagram. Note the saddle usage.[6]
Horses can wear armor and can be bound to fence posts.[7]
- Pony.png
A spotted foal.
- Donkey Chest.png
A donkey with an attached chest.
- Donkey Saddle Chest.png
A donkey with an attached chest and saddle.
Jeb and Dinnerbone Riding horses, as seen on the 1.6 prerelease banner.
See also
References



![Image posted by Jeb on Instagram. Note the saddle usage.[6]](https://static.wikia.nocookie.net/minecraft_gamepedia/images/9/91/Horse_jeb.jpg/revision/latest/scale-to-width-down/120?cb=20130407121433)
![Horses can wear armor and can be bound to fence posts.[7]](https://static.wikia.nocookie.net/minecraft_gamepedia/images/0/09/Armored_Horse.png/revision/latest/scale-to-width-down/120?cb=20130410180016)

![The First image of the Donkey chest inventory.[8]](https://static.wikia.nocookie.net/minecraft_gamepedia/images/1/1a/1st_image_of_donkey_chest.png/revision/latest/scale-to-width-down/120?cb=20130511191632)



