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OverWorld Monsters

Some of the many mobs that can spawn in the overworld. From left to right: Zombie, Spider, Enderman, Creeper, Skeleton, Drowned, Witch, Slime.

A mob is a living, moving game entity. The term "mob" is short for "mobile".[1] All mobs can be attacked and hurt (from falling, burning, attacked by player or mob, falling into the void, etc.) and some of them can be drowned. Different types of mobs often have unique AI and loot.

Spawning

Main article: Spawn cycle
Mobs in snow biome

Several mobs that spawned in a snow biome at night.

Mobs come to exist by spawning in various ways. Most mobs spawn naturally, dependent on the light level, biome, and their surroundings, oftentimes in groups with mobs of the same variety. However, passive mobs spawn much less often than hostile mobs.‌[Java Edition only] These mobs usually spawn in upon initial chunk creation. Most passive mobs also have the ability to breed, spawning baby versions of themselves. Mobs do not naturally spawn on transparent blocks, in water (except for squid, drowned, fish, dolphin, guardians, and elder guardians), in lava (except for striders), on bedrock, or on blocks less than a full block tall (such as slabs placed on the bottom half). The exception is monster spawners, from which they can spawn naturally on any block including air.

Some mobs (like the snow golem, and the wither) require that the player "construct" them before being able to spawn. The iron golem can spawn naturally and can also be constructed. The ender dragon can be respawned with 4 end crystals.

Players can also spawn mobs by using spawn eggs in Creative mode, or the /summon command after enabling cheats. However, if the player tries to summon an ender dragon with the /summon command and doesn't set the DragonPhase tag, the dragon cannot move or attack.

Despawning

Mobs consistently spawn around the player, with a frequency of mobs spawning underground while the player is exploring caves, as well as trying to farm areas that spawn specific mobs. (e.g. wither skeletons, in Nether Fortresses). Mobs that have been set to persist per interaction (tempted, name-tagged, tamed, bred, etc. while just seeing or getting harmed by a player does not count) never naturally despawn. Almost all naturally-spawning mobs automatically despawn when they are 54 blocks or further away from the nearest players. Fish automatically despawn at a max range of 40 blocks or further. If mobs are between 32 and 54 blocks from the nearest player, they must not take damage for 30 seconds as well as successfully roll a 1 in 800 chance to despawn. The Following mobs do not follow these despawn Rules:

Behavior

Pig smoke death

A pig emitting smoke particles upon death.

Mobs are affected by the environment in the same ways as the player: they are subject to physics, and they can be hurt by the same things that harm the player (catching on fire, falling, drowning, attacked by weapons, /kill etc.). Some mobs may be resistant or immune to certain hazards, such as Nether mobs, which are immune to fire. Mobs like cod, salmon, tropical fish, pufferfish, drowned, guardian, elder guardian cannot be drowned. Mobs can ride minecarts and other mobs can climb up ladders. When mobs are killed, they turn to dust and drop items that may be useful resources. Each type of mob in Minecraft has a certain AI (Artificial Intelligence) system with different behaviors and mechanics. Mobs ordinarily wander around at random if there is a player nearby and usually avoid walking off blocks high enough to cause falling damage. Many mobs have an advanced pathfinding system that allows them to navigate through obstacles to get to a desired object or destination. Passive mobs flee in random directions after being hurt, while hostile mobs face and chase/attack the player as soon as the player comes close. Neutral mobs remain neutral until a player or mob provokes it (usually by attacking), at which point the neutral mob becomes hostile toward and attack the entity that hit it. Most mobs are aware of players within 16 blocks of them, but some can see farther. Conversely, most mobs can be heard by players up to 16 blocks away.

Most mobs cannot see through most solid blocks, including semi-transparent blocks such as ice, glass, tall grass, or glass panes. Mobs do not attempt to walk on rail tracks unless pushed on by other mobs.

List of mobs

Mobs are listed and classified by their nature in regard to the player as below. For more details on a particular mob, click and view their individual page.

Passive mobs

Passive mobs are harmless mobs that do not attack the player, even when provoked or attacked. Some of them are breedable and/or tameable.

BatFace CatFace ChickenFace CodBody CowFace DonkeyFace FoxFace HorseFace
Bat Cat Chicken Cod Cow Donkey Fox Horse
MooshroomFace MuleFace OcelotFace ParrotFace PigFace PufferfishFace RabbitFace SalmonBody
Mooshroom Mule Ocelot Parrot Pig Pufferfish Rabbit Salmon
SheepFace SkeletonHorseFace SnowGolemFace SquidFace StriderFace TropicalFishBody TurtleFace VillagerFace WanderingTraderFace
Sheep Skeleton Horse Snow Golem Squid Strider Tropical Fish Turtle Villager Wandering Trader

Neutral mobs

Neutral mobs are sometimes passive and sometimes hostile toward the player. Many neutral mobs become hostile only when attacked first, but other neutral mobs have other ways of being provoked. Some may be naturally hostile with provocation.

BeeFace Dolphin IronGolemFace LlamaFace PandaFace PolarBearFace WolfFace
Bee[n 1][n 2] Dolphin[n 1] Iron Golem
(Naturally spawned)[n 3]
Llama[n 4] Panda[n 5] Polar Bear[n 6] Wolf[n 1]
CaveSpiderFace EndermanFace

PiglinFace

SpiderFace

ZombifiedPiglinFace
Cave Spider[n 7] Enderman[n 8] Piglin/TO BE RELOCATED/[n 1] Spider[n 7] Zombified Piglin[n 1]
  1. a b c d e All nearby mobs of the same type become hostile when a single one is provoked.
  2. In addition to attacking when provoked, bees become aggravated when a nearby beehive is broken. Bees who claim a beehive become angry when honey is harvested unless a campfire is placed beneath the beehive. A bee can sting the player only once, and ceases to attack thereafter although the bee's hostile texture remains. In addition, they become passive after a short time.
  3. In addition to attacking when provoked, iron golems attack players with low village popularity.
  4. This mob becomes neutral after attacking the player a single time.
  5. Most panda personalities attack the player once. Aggresive pandas attack more similarly to a hostile mob when provoked.
  6. Baby polar bears are passive. When the player is near a cub, the parent polar bear becomes hostile toward the player. When a cub is attacked, nearby polar bears become hostile toward the attacker.
  7. a b This mob is naturally hostile when in a light level 7 or lower; meaning they are naturally hostile whenever they spawn. They become neutral when in a light level higher than 7, although they continue attacking any players they were attacking before being in this light level.
  8. In addition to attacking when provoked, endermen become hostile when their head is being looked at.

Hostile mobs

Hostile mobs are dangerous, aggressive mobs that always attack the player on sight.

BlazeFace ChickenJockeyFace CreeperFace Drowned ElderGuardianFace EndermiteFace EvokerFace GhastFace GuardianFace
Blaze Chicken Jockey[h 1] Creeper Drowned Elder Guardian Endermite Evoker Ghast Guardian
HuskFace HoglinFace MagmaCubeFace Phantom PillagerFace RavagerFace ShulkerFace SilverfishFace SkeletonFace SkeletonRiderFace
Husk Hoglin Magma Cube Phantom Pillager Ravager Shulker Silverfish Skeleton Skeleton Horseman[h 1]
SlimeFace SpiderJockeyFace StrayFace VexFace VindicatorFace WitchFace WitherSkeletonFace ZoglinFace ZombieFace ZombieVillagerHead
Slime Spider Jockey[h 2] Stray Vex Vindicator Witch Wither Skeleton Zoglin Zombie Zombie Villager
  1. a b Only the riding mob of the pair is hostile. The mount remains passive after its rider is killed.
  2. The skeleton variant is always hostile, while the spider follows its normal rules.

Boss mobs

Boss mobs are special hostile mobs that are distinctly more dangerous and tougher than other mobs. They do not spawn randomly, and are confronted intentionally. They also have a boss bar featuring their name and health. Boss mobs provide unique challenges but also equivalent rewards.

EnderdragonFace WitherFace
Ender Dragon Wither


Unused mobs

Unused mobs do not spawn naturally in-game but are functionally in game. They can be spawned only with the /summon command, and the Zombie Horse with the Spawn Egg.

ZombieFace ZombieHorseFace The Killer Bunny IllusionerFace OldVillagerFace Old Zombie Villager
Giant Zombie Horse The Killer Bunny Illusioner Old Villager[BE only] Old Zombie Villager[BE only]

Removed mobs

Removed mobs no longer exist in current versions of the game.

BeastBoyFace BlackSteveFace HumanFace PigmanFace RanaFace Steve
Beast Boy Black Steve Human Pigman Rana Steve

Education Edition exclusive mobs

These mobs are exclusive to Minecraft Education.

AgentFace NPCFace
Agent NPC

Upcoming mobs

Upcoming mobs are new mobs that are present only in development versions for an upcoming version. This excludes mobs that were announced (confirmed) to be added but yet did not appear in development versions. For announced mobs see Planned versions and for possible future mobs see Mentioned features.

PiglinBruteFace
Piglin Brute
[upcoming: BE 1.16.20]

Spin-off games mob

These mobs are exclusive to spin-off Minecraft games and do not appear in any version of the actual game.

Minecraft Earth exclusive mobs

These mobs are exclusive to Minecraft Earth.

Cluckshroom Horned Sheep Jolly Llama Jumbo Rabbit Mob of Me Moobloom Muddy Pig Spotted Pig Purple Cat Wooly Cow Amber Chicken Stormy Chicken Inky Sheep
Cluckshroom Horned Sheep Jolly Llama Jumbo Rabbit Mob of Me Moobloom Muddy Pig Spotted Pig Dyed Cat Wooly Cow Amber Chicken Stormy Chicken Sunset Cow Inky Sheep
Rocky Sheep Midnight Chicken Harelequin Rabbit Bone Spider Skeleton Wolf Glow Squid Tropical Slime Melon Golem Furnace Golem
Ashen Cow Piebald Pig Pale Pig Flecked Sheep Rocky Sheep Vested Rabbit Muddy Foot Rabbit Midnight Chicken Harelequin Rabbit Bone Spider Skeleton Wolf Glow Squid Tropical Slime Melon Golem Furnace Golem

Minecraft Dungeons exclusive mobs

Classification

Weaknesses and immunities

Some mobs are weak or immune to certain kinds of damage. Sea creatures, such as turtles, take more damage from tridents that are enchanted with Impaling.‌[Java Edition only][until JE Combat Tests] Skeletons and their variants are immune to drowning. All undead mobs are healed by Potions of Harming, but take extra damage from weapons enchanted with Smite, along with taking damage from Potions of Healing. Many of these weaknesses and immunities are a result of what category (see below) of mobs that the mob falls into.

Undead mobs

Zombie Death

A dying zombie.

This group of mobs includes drowned, husks, phantoms, skeletons, skeleton horses, strays, withers, wither skeletons, zoglins, zombies, zombie horses, zombie villagers, and zombified piglins. These mobs are damaged by potions of Healing, healed by potions of Harming, and are immune to drowning and poison damage. Zombies, zombie villagers, drowned, skeletons, strays, and phantoms burn when under direct sunlight, unless they are touching water or wearing a helmet. Under the effect of a Potion of Fire Resistance, undead mobs still catch fire in direct sunlight but do not take damage. All undead mobs except for drowned, phantom and wither sink in water. All undead mobs take extra damage from weapons enchanted with Smite, and are ignored by withers.

Most undead mobs have the ability to pick up items, and some can spawn wearing armor or holding tools or weapons.

Water-based mobs

Dolphins and Item

Dolphins chasing after a raw cod item.

This group of mobs includes dolphins, squid, guardians, elder guardians, turtles, cod, salmon, pufferfish, and tropical fish, but not drowned.[2] They take extra damage from tridents enchanted with Impaling[Java Edition only][until JE Combat Tests]. All water mobs except dolphins are immune to drowning, and all except guardians, elder guardians, and turtles take suffocation damage if out of water for too long. Water mobs have the ability to swim, whereas other mobs simply float on water or sink.

Arthropods

Live Spider

A spider.

This group consists of mobs based on arthropods, namely bees, cave spiders, endermites, silverfish, and spiders. They take extra damage and receive the Slowness IV effect when attacked with weapons enchanted with Bane of Arthropods. Both types of spider are immune to the effects of poison. Silverfish infest infested blocks.

Illagers

Raid

Illagers on a raid

This group includes pillagers, illusioners, evokers, vindicators, and ravagers. They are immune to evoker fangs damage and ignored by vindicators named "Johnny". They are hostile to villagers, wandering traders, iron golems and players. Witches and vexes may accompany them in raids. Illusioners (and witches‌[Bedrock Edition only]) can see players or targets through blocks. Vindicators named "Johnny" attack ravagers, as they are not illagers‌[Java Edition only].

Knockback resistance

Some non-boss mobs have a chance of resisting a percentage of the knockback when they are damaged.

  • Iron golems: 100%
  • Shulkers: 100%
  • Ravagers: 50%
  • Drowned, Husks, Zombies, Zombie Villagers, Zombified Piglins: 0-10%, with a small chance of resisting 100% of the knockback
  • Hoglins: 50%
  • Squid: 85% when out of water

Platform availability

Mob Java Edition Bedrock Edition Minecraft Education
Agent No No Yes
Bat Yes Yes Yes
Bee Yes Yes N/A
Blaze Yes Yes Yes
Cat Yes Yes Yes
Cave Spider Yes Yes Yes
Chicken Yes Yes Yes
Chicken Jockey Yes Yes Yes
Cod Yes Yes Yes
Cow Yes Yes Yes
Creeper Yes Yes Yes
Dolphin Yes Yes Yes
Donkey Yes Yes Yes
Drowned Yes Yes Yes
Elder Guardian Yes Yes Yes
Ender Dragon Yes Yes Yes
Enderman Yes Yes Yes
Endermite Yes Yes Yes
Evoker Yes Yes Yes
Fox Yes Yes No
Ghast Yes Yes Yes
Giant Yes No No
Guardian Yes Yes Yes
Horse Yes Yes Yes
Hoglin Yes Yes N/A
Husk Yes Yes Yes
Illusioner Yes No No
Iron Golem Yes Yes Yes
Killer Bunny Yes No No
Llama Yes Yes Yes
Magma Cube Yes Yes Yes
Mooshroom Yes Yes Yes
Mule Yes Yes Yes
NPC No Planned Yes
Ocelot Yes Yes Yes
Old Villager No Yes No
Old Zombie Villager No Yes No
Panda Yes Yes Yes
Parrot Yes Yes Yes
Phantom Yes Yes Yes
Pig Yes Yes Yes
Piglin Yes Yes N/A
Piglin Brute Planned Upcoming N/A
Pillager Yes Yes Yes
Polar Bear Yes Yes Yes
Pufferfish Yes Yes Yes
Rabbit Yes Yes Yes
Ravager Yes Yes Yes
Salmon Yes Yes Yes
Sheep Yes Yes Yes
Shulker Yes Yes Yes
Silverfish Yes Yes Yes
Skeleton Yes Yes Yes
Skeleton Horse Yes Yes Yes
Skeleton Horseman Yes Yes Yes
Slime Yes Yes Yes
Snow Golem Yes Yes Yes
Spider Yes Yes Yes
Spider Jockey Yes Yes Yes
Squid Yes Yes Yes
Stray Yes Yes Yes
Strider Yes Yes N/A
Trader Llama Yes Yes Yes
Tropical Fish Yes Yes Yes
Turtle Yes Yes Yes
Vex Yes Yes Yes
Villager Yes Yes Yes
Vindicator Yes Yes Yes
Wandering Trader Yes Yes Yes
Witch Yes Yes Yes
Wither Yes Yes Yes
Wither Skeleton Yes Yes Yes
Wolf Yes Yes Yes
Zoglin Yes Yes N/A
Zombie Horse Yes Yes Yes
Zombie Villager Yes Yes Yes
Zombified Piglin Yes Yes Yes

Damage dealt by hostile and neutral mobs

The damage mobs deal to players is affected by the difficulty of the game. The below values represent the amount of damage taken per hit.
  • This applies only to mobs attacking the player. Mobs attacking other mobs always deal the 'Normal' damage listed, regardless of difficulty.
  • Values for the creeper and ghast assume the player is directly adjacent to the explosion.
  • The damage of slimes and magma cubes depends on their size. Tiny-sized slimes, while hostile, are unable to do damage directly.
  • Mobs deal no damage to players on peaceful.
Mob Difficulty Status effect(s)ㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤ[edit]
Easy Normal Hard
Bee 2♥ 2♥ 3♥♥ Poison for 10 seconds on Normal difficulty and for 18 seconds on Hard difficulty
Blaze (melee) 4♥♥ 6♥♥♥ 9♥♥♥♥♥ No
Blaze fireball 9♥♥♥♥♥ + fire for 5 seconds No
Cave Spider 2♥ 2♥ 3♥♥ Poison for 7 seconds on Normal difficulty and for 15 seconds on Hard difficulty
Chicken Jockey 2.5♥ × 1.25 3♥♥ 4.5♥ × 2.25 No
Creeper explosion (normal) 22.5♥ × 11.25 43♥ × 21.5 64.5♥ × 32.25 When exploding: No

If having a potion effect when exploding, it leaves an effect cloud with the effect, like a lingering potion.

Creeper explosion (charged) 43.5♥ × 21.75 85♥ × 42.5 127.5♥ × 63.75
Dolphin 2.5♥ × 1.25 3♥♥ 4.5♥ × 2.25 No
Drowned No
Drowned trident (Ranged) 8♥♥♥♥ No
Drowned trident (Melee)‌[BE only] 5♥♥♥ 9♥♥♥♥♥ 12♥ × 6 No
Elder Guardian (Laser) 5♥♥♥ 8♥♥♥♥ 12♥ × 6 Inflicts Mining Fatigue III for 5 minutes on nearby players
Elder Guardian (Spikes) 2♥ 3♥♥
Elder Guardian Ghost (Spikes) 2♥ 3♥♥ No
Ender Dragon (Melee) 6♥♥♥ 10♥♥♥♥♥ 15♥ × 7.5 No
Ender Dragon (Wings) 3♥♥ 5♥♥♥ 7♥♥♥♥ No
Ender Dragon (Breath) 3♥♥ per second Area effect cloud of Instant Damage
Ender Dragon Dragon Fireball 6♥♥♥ per second
Enderman 4.5♥ × 2.25 7♥♥♥♥ 10.5♥ × 5.25 No
Endermite 2♥ 3♥♥ No
Evoker fangs 6♥♥♥ No
Ghast fireball (Impact) 6♥♥♥ No
Ghast fireball (Explosion) 7♥♥♥♥ 12♥ × 6 22.5♥ × 11.25 No
Giant 26♥ × 13 50♥ × 25 75♥ × 37.5 No
Goat 1♥ 2♥ 3♥♥ No
Guardian (Laser) 4♥♥ 6♥♥♥ 9♥♥♥♥♥ No
Guardian (Spikes) 2♥ 3♥♥ No
Hoglin[JE only] 2.5♥ × 1.25 to 5♥♥♥ 3♥♥ to 8♥♥♥♥ 4.5♥ × 2.25 to 12♥ × 6 No
Hoglin (baby)‌[JE only] 0.5♥ × 0.25 0.75♥ × 0.375 No
Hoglin[BE only] 3♥♥ 6♥♥♥ 9♥♥♥♥♥ No
Husk 2.5♥ × 1.25 3♥♥ 4.5♥ × 2.25 Hunger when attacking any mob for 7 × floor of RD seconds
Illusioner arrow 2♥ to 5♥♥♥ 3♥♥ to 5♥♥♥ Throws Blindness spells on the player, if regional difficulty is 2 or greater
Iron Golem 4.75♥ × 2.375 to 11.75♥ × 5.875 7.5♥ × 3.75 to 21.5♥ × 10.75 11.25♥ × 5.625 to 32.25♥ × 16.125 No
The Killer Bunny 5♥♥♥ 8♥♥♥♥ 12♥ × 6 No
Llama spit 1♥ No
Magma Cube (big) 4♥♥ 6♥♥♥ 9♥♥♥♥♥ No
Magma Cube (medium) 3♥♥ 4♥♥ 6♥♥♥ No
Magma Cube (small) 2.5♥ × 1.25 3♥♥ 4.5♥ × 2.25 No
Panda 4♥♥ 6♥♥♥ 9♥♥♥♥♥ No
Phantom[JE only] 2♥ 3♥♥ No
Phantom[BE only] 4♥♥ 6♥♥♥ 9♥♥♥♥♥ No
Piglin arrow[JE only] 3♥♥ to 4♥♥ 4♥♥ No
Piglin arrow[BE only] 1♥ - 5♥♥♥ No
Piglin (Melee with Sword)‌[JE only] 5♥♥♥ 8♥♥♥♥ 12♥ × 6 No
Piglin (Melee without Sword)‌[JE only] 3.5♥ × 1.75 5♥♥♥ 7.5♥ × 3.75 No
Piglin[BE only] 5♥♥♥ 9♥♥♥♥♥ 13♥ × 6.5 No
Piglin Brute 7.5♥ × 3.75 13♥ × 6.5 19.5♥ × 9.75 No
Pillager arrow 3♥♥ to 4♥♥ 4♥♥ No
Polar Bear 4♥♥ 6♥♥♥ 9♥♥♥♥♥ No
Pufferfish 2♥ 3♥♥ Poison for 5 seconds
Ravager (Melee) 7♥♥♥♥ 12♥ × 6 18♥ × 9 No
Ravager (Roar) 4♥♥ 6♥♥♥ 9♥♥♥♥♥ No
Shulker bullet 4♥♥ Levitation for 10 seconds
Silverfish 1♥ No
Skeleton arrow[JE only] 2♥ to 4♥♥ 3♥♥ to 4♥♥ 4♥♥ to 5♥♥♥ No
Skeleton arrow[BE only] 1♥ to 4♥♥, varies with proximity 1♥ to 5♥♥♥, varies with proximity No
Skeleton (melee) 2♥ 3♥♥ No
Skeleton Horseman arrow[JE only] Varies with skeleton bow enchantment No
Skeleton Horseman arrow[BE only] Varies with skeleton bow enchantment No
Slime (big) 3♥♥ 4♥♥ 6♥♥♥ No
Slime (medium) 2♥ 3♥♥ No
Slime (small) 0♥ No
Spider 2♥ 3♥♥ No, but can spawn with effects
Spider Jockey (spider) 2♥ 3♥♥ No, but can spawn with effects
Spider Jockey arrow[JE only] 3♥♥ to 5♥♥♥ No
Spider Jockey arrow[BE only] Damage varies with proximity No
Stray arrow[JE only] 3♥♥ to 5♥♥♥ Slowness for 30 seconds when their tipped arrow hits any mob (including another stray)
Stray arrow[BE only] Damage varies with proximity
Stray (melee) 2♥ 3♥♥ No
Trader Llama spit 1♥ No
Vex 5.5♥ × 2.75 9♥♥♥♥♥ 13.5♥ × 6.75 No
Vindicator 7.5♥ × 3.75 13♥ × 6.5 19.5♥ × 9.75 No
Warden (Melee) 16♥ × 8 30♥ × 15 45♥ × 22.5 No
Warden (Ranged) 6♥♥♥ 10♥♥♥♥♥ 15♥ × 7.5 No
Witch Deals damage by throwing potions Throws splash potions of Poison, Instant Damage, Slowness, and Weakness
Wither Skeleton 5♥♥♥ 8♥♥♥♥ 12♥ × 6 Wither for 10 seconds
Wither (birth explosion) 35.5♥ × 17.75 69♥ × 34.5 103.5♥ × 51.75 No
Wither Skull 8♥♥♥♥ 8♥♥♥♥ Wither II for 10 seconds on Normal difficulty and 40 seconds on Hard difficulty
Wither (dash attack)
[BE only]
15♥ × 7.5 No
Wolf (hostile) 3♥♥ 4♥♥ 6♥♥♥ No
Wolf (tamed) 4♥♥ No
Zoglin 2.5♥ × 1.25 to 5♥♥♥ 3♥♥ to 8♥♥♥♥ 4.5♥ × 2.25 to 12♥ × 6 No
Zoglin (baby) 0.5♥ × 0.25 0.75♥ × 0.375 No
Zombie 2.5♥ × 1.25 3♥♥ 4.5♥ × 2.25 No
Zombified Piglin 5♥♥♥ 8♥♥♥♥ 12♥ × 6 No
Zombie Villager 2.5♥ × 1.25 3♥♥ 4.5♥ × 2.25 No

Common NBT data

Main article: Mob/ED
[edit]

Achievements

Icon Achievement In-game description Actual requirements (if different) Gamerscore earned Trophy type (PS4)
PS4 Other
Taking InventoryOpen your inventory.10GBronze
Getting WoodPunch a tree until a block of wood pops out.Pick up a log from the ground.10GBronze
BenchmakingCraft a workbench with four blocks of wooden planks.Pick up a crafting table from the inventory's crafting field output or a crafting table output.10GBronze
Time to Mine!Use planks and sticks to make a pickaxe.Pick up any type of pickaxe from a crafting table output.10GBronze
Hot TopicConstruct a furnace out of eight cobblestone blocks.Pick up a furnace from a crafting table output.15GBronze
Acquire HardwareSmelt an iron ingotPick up an iron ingot from a furnace output.15GBronze
Time to Farm!Make a Hoe.Pick up any type of hoe from a crafting table output.10GBronze
Bake BreadTurn wheat into bread.Pick up bread from a crafting table output.15GBronze
The LieBake a cake using: wheat, sugar, milk, and eggs.Pick up a cake from a crafting table output.30GBronze
Getting an UpgradeConstruct a better pickaxe.Pick up a stone pickaxe from a crafting table output.15GBronze
Delicious FishCatch and cook a fish!Pick up a cooked cod after cooking it in a Furnace, Smoker, Campfire, or Soul Campfire. Doesn't work if the block used is hooked up to a hopper, as the player is not getting the item directly from the output.15GSilver
On A RailTravel by minecart to a point at least 500m in a single direction from where you started.Travel by minecart 500 blocks in a straight line away from the player's starting point.40GGold
Time to Strike!Use planks and sticks to make a sword.Pick up any type of sword from a crafting table output.10GBronze
Monster HunterAttack and destroy a monster.Kill a hostile mob or one of the following neutral mobs: an enderman, a piglin, a zombified piglin, a spider, or a cave spider.15GBronze
Cow TipperHarvest some leather.Pick up leather from the ground.15GBronze
When Pigs FlyUse a saddle to ride a pig, and then have the pig get hurt from fall damage while riding it.Be riding a pig (e.g. using a saddle) when it hits the ground with a fall distance greater than 5.40GSilver
Sniper DuelKill a Skeleton with an arrow from more than 50 meters.Use a launched arrow to kill a skeleton, spider jockey, wither skeleton, or a stray from 50 or more blocks away, horizontally.30GBronze
DIAMONDS!Acquire diamonds with your iron tools.Pick up a diamond from the ground.20GBronze
Into The NetherConstruct a Nether Portal.Light a nether portal.30GBronze
Return to SenderDestroy a Ghast with a fireball.Kill a ghast using a ghast fireball.30GSilver
Into FireRelieve a Blaze of its rod.Pick up a blaze rod from the ground.20GBronze
Local BreweryBrew a potion.Pick up a potion from a brewing stand potion slot. An already-created potion placed and removed qualifies.15GBronze
The End?Enter an End PortalEnter a stronghold End Portal activated with all twelve eyes of ender.20GGold
The EndKill the Enderdragon [sic]Enter the end exit portal.40GBronze
EnchanterConstruct an Enchantment Table.Pick up an enchantment table from a crafting table output.20GBronze
OverkillDeal nine hearts of damage in a single hit.Damage can be dealt to any mob, even those that do not have nine hearts of health overall.30GBronze
LibrarianBuild some bookshelves to improve your enchantment table.Pick up a bookshelf from a crafting table output.20GBronze
Adventuring TimeDiscover 17 biomes.Visit any 17 biomes. Does not have to be in a single world.40GSilver
The Beginning?Spawn the WitherBe within a 100.9×100.9×103.5 cuboid centered on the Wither when it is spawned.20GBronze
The Beginning.Kill the WitherBe within a 100.9×100.9×203.5 cuboid centered on the Wither when it drops the nether star.40GSilver
The BeaconatorCreate and fully power a BeaconBe within a 20×20×14 cuboid centered on the pyramid when the beacon block realizes it is fully powered.60GGold
RepopulationBreed two cows with wheat.Breed two cows or two mooshrooms.15GBronze
Diamonds to you!Throw diamonds at another player.Drop a diamond. Another player or a mob must then pick up this diamond.15GBronze
OverpoweredEat an Enchanted AppleEat an enchanted apple.30GSilver
MOAR ToolsConstruct one type of each tool.Construct one pickaxe, one shovel, one axe, and one hoe with the same material.15GBronze
Dispense with ThisConstruct a Dispenser.20GBronze
Leader of the PackBefriend five wolves.This does not have to be in a single game, so multiple games or reloading old saves does count toward this achievement.20GBronze
Pork ChopCook and eat a pork chop.10GBronze
Passing the TimePlay for 100 days.Play for 100 Minecraft days, which is equivalent to 33 hours in real time.20GBronze
The HagglerAcquire or spend 30 Emeralds by trading with villagers or with wandering trader. [sic]30GSilver
Pot PlanterCraft and place a Flower Pot.15GBronze
It's a Sign!Craft and place an Oak Sign.15GBronze
Iron BellyStop starvation using Rotten Flesh.Eat a piece of rotten flesh while starving (zero hunger points).20GBronze
Have a Shearful DayUse Shears to obtain wool from a sheep.15GBronze
Rainbow CollectionGather all 16 colors of wool.All the colors of wool do not have to be in the inventory at the same time, but must have been picked up by the player at least once.30GSilver
Stayin' FrostySwim in lava while having the Fire Resistance effect.20GBronze
Chestful of CobblestoneMine 1,728 Cobblestone and place it in a chest.A player must mine 1,728 cobblestone and place 1,728 cobblestone, or 27 stacks, in a chest. The cobblestone placed in the chest does not have to be the same cobblestone that was mined.20GBronze
Renewable EnergySmelt wood trunks using charcoal to make more charcoal.Smelt a wooden log with charcoal as the fuel.10GBronze
Body GuardCreate an Iron Golem20GBronze
Iron ManWear a full suit of Iron Armor.15GBronze
Zombie DoctorCure a zombie villager.Throw a splash potion of weakness at a zombie villager and give it a golden apple (by facing the zombie and pressing the use key with a golden apple in your hand)40GGold
Lion HunterGain the trust of an Ocelot.15GBronze
ArcherKill a creeper with arrows.10GBronze
Tie Dye OutfitUse a cauldron to dye all 4 unique pieces of leather armor.15GBronze
TrampolineBounce 30 blocks upward off a slime block.15GBronze
CamouflageKill a mob while wearing the same type of mob head.30GBronze
Map RoomPlace 9 fully explored, adjacent map items into 9 item frames in a 3 by 3 square.The frames have to be on a wall, not the floor.40GSilver
Freight StationUse a Hopper to move an item from a Chest Minecart to a Chest.15GBronze
Smelt Everything!Connect 3 Chests to a single Furnace using 3 Hoppers.Be within the range of three chests connected to a Furnace with 3 Hoppers.15GBronze
Taste of Your Own MedicinePoison a witch with a splash potion.Throw a splash potion of poison at a witch (by facing the witch and pressing the use key).20GSilver
InceptionPush a piston with a piston, then pull the original piston with that piston.20GSilver
Saddle UpTame a horse.20GBronze
Artificial SelectionBreed a mule from a horse and a donkey.30GBronze
Free DiverStay underwater for 2 minutesDrink a potion of water breathing that can last for 2 minutes or more, then jump into the water or activate a conduit or sneak on a magma block underwater for 2 minutes.20GSilver
Rabbit SeasonCook and Eat Rabbit Meat15GBronze
The Deep EndDefeat an Elder Guardian30GSilver
Dry SpellDry a sponge in a furnace15GBronze
Super FuelPower a Furnace with Lava20GBronze
You Need a MintCollect dragons breath in a glass bottleHave a dragon's breath bottle in your inventory30GSilver
Beam Me UpTeleport over 100 meters from a single throw of an Ender PearlThrow an ender pearl 100 blocks in any direction20GSilver
The End... Again...Respawn the Enderdragon [sic]30GSilver
Great View From Up HereLevitate up 50 blocks from the attacks of a Shulker20GBronze
Super SonicUse Elytra to fly through a 1 by 1 gap while moving faster than 40 m/s30GGold
Treasure HunterAcquire a map from a cartographer villager, then enter the revealed structureVisit the structure indicated while the purchased map is in your main hand (hotbar).40GSilver
Organizational WizardName a Shulker Box with an Anvil30GBronze
Cheating DeathUse the Totem of Undying to cheat deathHave the Totem of Undying in your hand when you die.30GSilver
Feeling IllDefeat an Evoker30GSilver
Let It Go!Using the Frost Walker boots, walk on at least 1 block on frozen water on a deep ocean20GBronze
So I Got That Going for MeLead a Caravan containing at least 5 Llamas20GBronze
Atlantis?Find an underwater ruin20GSilver
Sail the 7 SeasVisit all ocean biomesVisit all ocean biomes except the deep warm ocean/legacy frozen ocean (as they are unused)40GGold
CastawayEat nothing but dried kelp for three in-game daysEat dried kelp once; in the following three in-game days, eat nothing but dried kelp.20GBronze
Ahoy!Find a shipwreck20GSilver
I am a Marine BiologistCollect a fish in a bucketUse an empty bucket on any fish mob to collect it.20GBronze
Me Gold!Dig up a buried treasureOpen a buried treasure chest30GSilver
Sleep with the FishesSpend a day underwater.Spend 20 minutes underwater without any air.30GSilver
Alternative FuelPower a furnace with a kelp blockThis achievement is awarded only if the dried kelp block is put into the furnace's fuel slot manually, not via redstone components such as hoppers.20GBronze
Do a Barrel Roll!Use Riptide to give yourself a boostObtain a trident enchanted with Riptide and launch yourself any distance with it.30GSilver
One Pickle, Two Pickle, Sea Pickle, FourPlace four Sea Pickles in a group20GBronze
EcholocationFeed a dolphin fish to have it lead you to treasureFeed a dolphin cod or salmon and have it lure you to treasure.20GSilver
MoskstraumenActivate a ConduitPlace a conduit in a valid prismarine/sea lantern structure to activate it.50GGold
Top of the WorldPlace scaffolding to the world limit.Place a scaffolding at the world height limit.20GBronze
Where Have You Been?Receive a gift from a tamed cat in the morning.The gift must be picked up from the ground.20GBronze
ZoologistBreed two pandas with bamboo.40GGold
Fruit on the LoomMake a banner using an Enchanted Apple StencilMake a banner using an enchanted apple.20GBronze
Plethora of CatsBefriend twenty stray cats.Befriend and tame twenty stray cats found in villages. They do not all need to be tamed in a single world.20GSilver
Kill the Beast!Defeat a Ravager.30GSilver
Buy Low, Sell HighTrade for the best possible price.Buy something for 1 emerald, or when the Hero of the Village effect is applied.50GGold
DisenchantedUse a Grindstone to get experience from an enchanted item.20GBronze
We're being attacked!Trigger a Pillager Raid.Walk in a village with the Bad Omen effect applied.20GBronze
Sound the Alarm!Ring the bell with a hostile enemy in the village.20GBronze
I've got a bad feeling about thisKill a Pillager Captain.20GBronze
Master TraderTrade for 1,000 emeralds.Obtain 1,000 emeralds from trading with villagers.30GSilver
Time for StewGive someone a suspicious stew.20GBronze
Bee our guestUse a Campfire to collect Honey from a Beehive using a Bottle without aggravating the bees.15GBronze
Total BeelocationMove and place a Bee Nest, with 3 bees inside, using Silk Touch.30GSilver
Sticky SituationSlide down a honey block to slow your fall.30GSilver
BullseyeHit the bullseye of a Target block15GBronze
Cover me in debrisWear a full set of Netherite armorHave a full set of Netherite armor in your inventory.50GGold
Oooh, shiny!Distract a Piglin using goldGive a piglin a gold item while it is aggressive toward the player.30GSilver
Hot tourist destinationVisit all Nether biomesThe achievement can be completed if one visit biomes in different worlds.30GSilver
Whatever Floats Your GoatGet in a boat and float with a goatUse a boat and put a goat inside that boat, then ride it20GBronze
Wax on, Wax offApply and remove Wax from all the Copper blocks!!!Wax and de-wax each oxidation stage of all 4 Copper Blocks in the game, which include cut copper blocks, stairs, & slabs.30GSilver
The Healing Power of Friendship!Team up with an axolotl and win a fightTeam up with an axolotl by killing the hostile aquatic mob [verify] while the axolotl is fighting it (not playing dead).30GSilver
Caves & CliffsFreefall from the top of the world (build limit) to the bottom of the world and survive.30GGold
Star traderTrade with a villager at the build height limit.Trade with a villager at y320.20GSilver
Sound of MusicMake the Meadows come alive with the sound of music from a jukebox.Use a music disc on a jukebox in the Meadow biome.10GBronze
Feels Like HomeTake a Strider for a loooong [sic] ride on a lava lake in the Overworld.In the Overworld, use a strider to ride on a lava lake for a distance of 50 meters from the point where the ride starts.20GSilver
It spreadsKill a mob next to a catalyst10GBronze
Birthday songHave an Allay drop a cake at a noteblockTame an allay by giving it a cake while having dropped cake items and play a noteblock nearby.10GBronze
With our powers combined!Have all 3 froglights in your inventoryAcquire at least one of each pearlescent, verdant, and ochre froglights in your inventory at the same time.30GGold
Sneak 100Sneaking [sic] next to a Sculk Sensor without triggering itSneak next to a Sculk Sensor or Warden without triggering or aggravating it.10GBronze
Planting the pastPlant any Sniffer seed10GBronze
Careful restorationMake a Decorated Pot out of 4 Pottery Sherds10GBronze
Smithing with styleApply these smithing templates at least once: Spire, Snout, Rib, Ward, Silence, Vex, Tide, Wayfinder30GGold

Advancements

Advancements are made when a player accomplishes something that is either rare to accomplish or sometimes easy to do so (such as Adventure when you kill/get killed by any entity).

Icon Advancement In-game description Parent Actual requirements (if different) Resource location
Advancement-oval-rawZombie Doctor
Weaken and then cure a Zombie Villager We Need to Go DeeperUse a golden apple on a zombie villager under the Weakness effect; the advancement is granted when the zombie villager converts into a villager.
In multiplayer, only the player that feeds the golden apple gets the advancement.
story/cure_zombie_villager
Advancement-fancy-rawReturn to Sender
Destroy a Ghast with a fireball NetherKill a ghast by deflecting a ghast fireball back into it via hitting or shooting a projectile at the fireball.nether/return_to_sender
Advancement-plain-rawOh Shiny
Distract Piglins with gold NetherWhile aggravated, give a piglin one of these 25 gold-related items in the #piglin_loved item tag: Other gold-related items do not distract the piglin and do not trigger this advancement.nether/distract_piglin
Advancement-plain-rawThis Boat Has Legs
Ride a Strider with a Warped Fungus on a Stick NetherBoost[3] a strider with a warped fungus on a stick.nether/ride_strider
Advancement-fancy-rawUneasy Alliance
Rescue a Ghast from the Nether, bring it safely home to the Overworld... and then kill it Return to SenderKill a ghast while the player is in the Overworld.nether/uneasy_alliance
Advancement-plain-rawSpooky Scary Skeleton
Obtain a Wither Skeleton's skull A Terrible FortressHave a wither skeleton skull in your inventory.nether/get_wither_skull
Advancement-plain-rawInto Fire
Relieve a Blaze of its rod A Terrible FortressHave a blaze rod in your inventory.nether/obtain_blaze_rod
Advancement-plain-rawInvicon Nether StarWithering Heights
Summon the Wither Spooky Scary SkeletonBe within a 100.9×100.9×103.5 cuboid centered on the wither when it is spawned.nether/summon_wither
Advancement-fancy-rawHow Did We Get Here?
Have every effect applied at the same time A Furious CocktailHave all of these 27 status effects applied to the player at the same time: The source of the effects is irrelevant for the purposes of this advancement. Other status effects may be applied to the player, but are ignored for this advancement.
This is a hidden advancement, meaning that it can be viewed by the player only after completing it, regardless of if its child advancement(s), if any, have been completed.
nether/all_effects
Advancement-plain-rawFree the End
Good luck The EndKill the ender dragon.
If multiple players are involved in the dragon fight, only the player that deals the final blow to the dragon receives the advancement.[4]
end/kill_dragon
Advancement-oval-rawInvicon End CrystalThe End... Again...
Respawn the Ender Dragon Free the EndBe within a 192 block radius from the coordinates (0.0, 128, 0.0) when an ender dragon is summoned using end crystals.end/respawn_dragon
Advancement-oval-rawYou Need a Mint
Collect Dragon's Breath in a Glass Bottle Free the EndHave a bottle of dragon's breath in your inventory.end/dragon_breath
Advancement-fancy-rawGreat View From Up Here
Levitate up 50 blocks from the attacks of a Shulker The City at the End of the GameMove a distance of 50 blocks vertically with the Levitation effect applied, regardless of direction or whether it is caused by the effect.end/levitate
Advancement-plain-rawAdventure
Adventure, exploration and combat Kill any entity, or be killed by any entity.adventure/root
Advancement-plain-rawMonster Hunter
Kill any hostile monster AdventureKill one of these 34 mobs: Only the riders of the chicken jockeys and skeleton horsemen are counted in this advancement. Other mobs may be killed, but are ignored for this advancement.adventure/kill_a_mob
Advancement-plain-rawWhat a Deal!
Successfully trade with a Villager AdventureTake an item from a villager or wandering trader's trading output slot, and put it in your inventory.adventure/trade
Advancement-fancy-rawMonsters Hunted
Kill one of every hostile monster Monster HunterKill each of these 34 mobs: Other mobs may be killed, but are ignored for this advancement. Only the riders of the chicken jockeys and skeleton horsemen are counted in this advancement.adventure/kill_all_mobs
Advancement-oval-rawHired Help
Summon an Iron Golem to help defend a village What a Deal!Summon an iron golem.adventure/summon_iron_golem
Advancement-fancy-rawSniper Duel
Kill a Skeleton from at least 50 meters away Take AimBe at least 50 blocks away horizontally when a skeleton is killed by an arrow after the player has attacked it once.adventure/sniper_duel
Advancement-plain-rawBee Our Guest
Use a Campfire to collect Honey from a Beehive using a Glass Bottle without aggravating the Bees HusbandryUse a glass bottle on a beehive or bee nest while not angering the bees inside.husbandry/safely_harvest_honey
Advancement-plain-rawThe Parrots and the Bats
Breed two animals together HusbandryBreed a pair of any of these 25 mobs: A mule must be the result of breeding a horse and a donkey for this advancement as they are not breedable together. Other breedable mobs are ignored for this advancement.husbandry/breed_an_animal
Advancement-plain-rawBest Friends Forever
Tame an animal HusbandryTame one of these 8 tameable mobs: husbandry/tame_an_animal
Advancement-plain-rawTotal Beelocation
Move a Bee Nest, with 3 Bees inside, using Silk Touch Husbandryhusbandry/silk_touch_nest
Advancement-fancy-rawTwo by Two
Breed all the animals! The Parrots and the BatsBreed a pair of each of these 24 mobs: A trader llama does not count as a llama, and a mule must be the result of breeding a horse and a donkey for this advancement as they are not breedable together. Other breedable mobs can be bred, but are ignored for this advancement.husbandry/bred_all_animals

Issues

For issues unique to specific mobs, see that mob's issues section.

Issues relating to "Mob" are maintained on the bug tracker. Report issues there.

Videos

Trivia

  • Renaming a mob "Dinnerbone" or "Grumm" using a spawn egg or name tag causes it to flip upside down.
  • Renaming a sheep "jeb_" makes its wool change color with a smooth transition between colors. Note that the sheep named "jeb_" drops only the color of wool it had when named (e.g., when a pink sheep is named "jeb_" and then sheared when its color has changed to blue, it still drops pink wool).
  • Renaming a vindicator "Johnny" makes it attack all nearby mobs, except other illagers.
  • Renaming a rabbit "Toast" gives the rabbit a new texture, as an Easter egg to xyzen420's girlfriend's missing rabbit.[5]
  • Spiders, cave spiders, slimes, silverfish and illusioners are some of the few mobs that can see players behind walls.
  • Cats and villagers can see players with the invisibility effect.
  • There are many blocks in the game that do not take up a full block, and mobs actually see many of these as full blocks.

References

  1. wikipedia:Mob (gaming) or a single entity in a group when referring to Minecraft.
  2. MC-128249 - comment from cojomax99
  3. MC-183764
  4. MC-199994 — Advancement "Free the End" is only granted to one player
  5. "@xyZenTV The skin appears only when you name the rabbit Toast using a name tag, it isn't in the random pool:"@TheMogMiner (Ryan Holtz) on X, July 1, 2014
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