Note:
- Find out what the baby zombie's strong attack is.
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A baby zombie is a hostile zombie variant that can be found within the various missions of Minecraft Dungeons.
Appearance[]

Baby zombie
Baby zombies resemble normal zombies but are smaller and more agile. They can spawn riding a chicken. This variant is known as the chicken jockey. They can also ride on each other and become a mob with six small zombies riding on a chicken, a chicken jockey tower.
Spawning[]
- Soggy Swamp
- Soggy Cave
- Pumpkin Pastures (Chicken Jockey Tower)
- Arch Haven (Chicken Jockey Tower)
- Lower Temple
- Abyssal Monument (Secret area)
- Daily Trial
- Ancient Hunt
- Tower
Baby zombies sometimes spawn when night falls, regardless of the mission, when at least one hero is defeated within multiplayer.
Behavior[]
- Walk

Baby zombie walk
Baby zombies are faster, have higher health and hit more often than the normal zombie but deal less damage per hit. After hitting, they retreat.
- Basic attack

Baby zombie basic attack
Baby zombies attack the hero if seen and deal a small amount of damage. Baby zombies can knockback heroes when attacking.
- Strong attack

Baby zombie strong attack
- Novelty

Baby Zombie "Novelty" animation.
Baby zombies have a "Novelty" animation that sometimes occurs when they are idling, similar to zombies.
Sounds[]
Some of the sounds may have some speed and pitch multiplier applied in game, there are no specific sound files for "Baby Zombie".
Sound | Description |
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Attack | |
Death | |
Hurt | |
Idle | |
Infect | |
Metal | |
Pre | |
Pre-attack | |
Remedy | |
Step (generic) | |
Step (wood) | |
Whoosh | |
Wood break |
The Tiny Scourge[]

The arena where The Tiny Scourge is summoned and fought.
The Tiny Scourge is an ancient baby zombie that is encountered during ancient hunts with the minimum offering of the following runes:
The ancient resides within a pumpkin pastures-themed arena and possesses, at minimum, the following enchantments:
Two enchanted redstone golems act as the ancient's minions, possessing the following enchantments:
Upon defeating The Tiny Scourge, a gilded variant of the following items drops as a reward:
Data values[]
- In the game files, baby zombies are referred to internally by the name
BabyZombie
.
History[]
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1.8.0.0 | Added the tiny scourge. |
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