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This article is about the natural spawning of players and mobs. For mob spawners, see Monster Spawner. For the player, see The Player.

Spawning refers to players and mobs being created and placed in the game world. Players will respawn at their spawn point, or at the bed they last slept in upon death. Mobs will despawn upon death.

Player spawning

For a more precise explanation of player spawning in multiplayer, see: Spawn/Multiplayer Details.

Since Minecraft version 1.3, players in both singleplayer and multiplayer will spawn, by default, anywhere within a 20x20 area centered at the world spawn point. An individual player can change their spawn point by merely lying in a bed—they do not have to go to sleep (which can only happen if all players use a bed at the same time). Unlike spawning at the world spawn, a player's spawn point is set at specific coordinates; the player will always respawn on the same block. This block is also where the player is placed when the player gets out of the bed. If there are transparent blocks over the spawn block, the player will be respawned on top on the blocks, but will get out of bed inside of them on the same level as the bed.

On multiplayer servers, a 33x33 block area centered at the default spawn point, and spanning the full height of the map, is "protected". Players, other than server operators, cannot place or destroy blocks in the protected area, use doors, activate switches other than pressure plates, or open chests or other blocks which contain items. Creepers can still destroy terrain in the protected area and TNT placed outside of the protected area will destroy surrounding blocks as usual. Along with this, portals from the Nether can connect to the protected area, water/lava/fire can spread from outside into the protected area, and pistons can push blocks inside as well. Players can place blocks on the edge of the protected area if placed against the side of a block on the outside of the area. However, if the edges of the protected area are avoided, small, indestructible structures can be built. Paintings that are put up can be removed by players in the safe zone.

Animal spawning

Approximately one in ten newly generated chunks will contain mobs, usually in packs of up to four of the same species. They will always spawn on the highest available block in a column i.e. the one that can see the sky. For an animal to spawn on it, this block must be opaque and the two blocks above it must be transparent. The block does not need to be grass nor does it need to be illuminated (as it does with Mob Spawning).

Animals do not spawn in desert or ocean biomes, with the exception of squid.

CowInATree

A cow that generated with the map inside a tree's leaves and could not escape, a common sight in forested hill areas.

Randomness for animal spawning is derived from the world seed, which means that worlds with the same seed will generate chunks with the same animals in the same places.

Very rarely, new animals can spawn in already generated chunks, just like monsters do. When animals spawn in this way, they do so only on grass blocks with light level 9 or greater above them. This is also a requirement for animals spawning from monster spawners. Unlike monsters, animals do not spontaneously despawn, except for wild ocelots and wolves (which can despawn only when they are hostile).

Mob spawning

Mobs are broadly divided into four categories: hostile, friendly, water (i.e. Squid) and ambient (i.e. Bat). Hostile mobs have a spawning cycle once every game tick (1/20th of a second). Friendly and water mobs have only one spawning cycle every 400 ticks (20 seconds). Because of this, hostile mobs can spawn at any time, but animals spawn very rarely. Instead, most animals spawn within chunks when they are generated.

Mobs spawn naturally within a square group of chunks centered on the player. In single-player mode, this area will be 15×15 chunks (240×240 blocks), but in multi-player mode the size can vary with the server settings. When there are multiple players, mobs can spawn within the given distance of any of them. However, hostile mobs (and some others) that move farther than 128 blocks from any player will soon despawn (see Despawning), so even with a larger chunk loading radius, the mob spawning area is more-or-less limited to spheres with a radius of 128 blocks, centered at each player.

Mob caps are directly proportional to the total number of chunks eligible for spawning. To calculate the cap, the spawning area is expanded by one chunk in every direction (so the default gives 17×17 chunks), then the total number of chunks is plugged into the following formula:

 cap = constant * chunks / 256

Each mob category has a separate cap and a different constant in the formula:

 Hostile = 70
 Passive = 10
 Ambient (Bats) = 15
 Water = 5

In single player mode, the chunk count is 17×17 = 289, and the caps work out to:

 Hostile = 79
 Passive = 11
 Ambient = 16
 Water = 5

In multiplayer, chunks that are in range of multiple players are only counted once. So the more spread out the players are, the more chunks will be covered and the higher the caps will be.

The cap is checked once at the beginning of each spawning cycle. If the number of living mobs in a category is over its cap, the entire spawning cycle for that category is skipped.

Spawning science

Example of a mob pack spawning. The 41×1×41 spawning area is shaded blue (not to scale). The yellow figures represent the actual positions that mobs could spawn in after checking the environment. Note that the mobs can spawn inside torch and ladder blocks. But they can't spawn on top of glass because it's not opaque. The red cube is the center of the pack, which must be an air block, but the blocks above and below it can be anything.

Spawning requirements

Requirements for the spawning location of individual mobs

For each spawning cycle, one attempt is made to spawn a pack of mobs in each eligible chunk. A random location in the chunk is chosen to be the center point of the pack. For the pack to spawn at all, the center block must be water for water mobs and air for all other mobs. Note that in the latter case, it must actually be an air block. Any other block, even a non-colliding one, will prevent the entire pack from spawning.

If the pack location is suitable, 12 attempts are made to spawn up to 4 mobs (8 for Wolves, 1 for Ghasts) within a 41×1×41 area centered at that block (that's a 41×41 square that is one block high). Mobs will spawn with the lowest part of their body inside this area. For each spawn attempt, a block location within the pack area is chosen at random. Though the pack area extends 21 blocks out from the center, the random location is heavily skewed toward the center of the pack. Approximately 85% of spawns will be within 5 blocks of the pack center, and 99% within 10 blocks of the center.

All mobs within a pack are the same species. The species for the entire pack is chosen randomly from those eligible to spawn at the location of the first spawn attempt in the pack:

Each individual spawn attempt succeeds only if all of the following conditions are met:

  • There must be no players and no player spawn points within a 24 block distance (spherical) of the spawning block
  • If it's a squid, then...
    • the spawning block must contain liquid (water or lava)
    • the spawning block must be between level 46 and 62, inclusive
    • the spawning mob must not be obstructed by other mobs
  • If it's not a squid, then...
    • the spawning block itself must be non-opaque and non-liquid
    • the block directly below it must be opaque or upside down slabs / stairs and may not be bedrock
    • the block directly above it must be non-opaque
    • the spawning mob must not be obstructed by solid blocks, other mobs or liquids
  • If it's an animal, then...
    • the block directly below the spawning block must be grass
    • the light level of the spawning block must be 9 or brighter
  • if it's an ocelot, then...
    • the spawning block must be above level 62
    • the block directly below the spawning block must be grass or leaves
    • there is a 1/3 chance the spawn will fail
  • If it's a hostile mob in the overworld, then...
    • the light level of the spawning block must be 7 or darker, and more light increases the chance that the spawn will fail
    • sunlight falling on the spawning block further increases the chance that the spawn will fail, by up to 50%
  • If it's a Slime, then...
    • the spawning block must be in a chunk eligible to spawn slimes (see the Slime page for details)
    • the spawning block must be below level 40
    • if the spawn is in a swamp biome, the light level just has to be low
    • there is an additional 90% chance the spawn will fail, thus slimes only spawn 1/10th as often as other mobs, all other things being equal
  • If it's a Ghast, then there is a 95% chance the spawn will fail, thus ghasts only spawn 1/20th as often as other mobs

If all of these conditions are met then the mob is spawned. The pack is complete when 4 mobs have spawned (or 8 wolves, or 1 ghast), or 12 attempts have been made, whichever comes first. The exception(s) to these rules is the Enderdragon or the Wither

Notes

  • Due to the general block checks, all mobs besides squid must spawn on top of an opaque block with at least two blocks of headroom, even ghasts, etc. However, short mobs can spawn in a one block high space if the block above is transparent, like a glass block or piston.
  • While individual mobs can spawn inside signs, pressure plates, and other non-opaque blocks, packs cannot. They need a completely empty block in the center. Since a pack spawns all at one level, there needs to be some air blocks right above a flat surface to allow mobs to spawn on it, and more air blocks will always allow more spawning.
  • Similarly, buildings surrounded by air will spawn more mobs inside than underground rooms because packs that spawn outside of the building can spawn mobs inside it.
  • The mob caps tend to be reached in seconds. Because of this, mobs can be funneled into a spawning room by preventing them from spawning outside of it.
  • The caps also mean that the faster mobs are killed, the faster they will spawn.
  • Because the caps are only checked at the beginning of a spawn cycle, they can be dramatically exceeded when a large number of mobs spawn in a single cycle. This happens often with squid, which have a fairly low cap (5 in single player) but can spawn in the hundreds in a single cycle, in an area with lots of water.
  • In multiplayer, mob caps are shared by all players, no matter where they are. If one player can make a lot of mobs spawn near them, say, with a mob farm, players elsewhere in the world will see fewer mobs of the same category. Likewise, if a player can prevent mobs from spawning near them, perhaps by hanging around a large body of water and illuminating nearby caves, they will effectively dump their mobs on everyone else.
  • Mobs used to not spawn above y co-ordinate 240 due to a bug, but as of 1.4.6 this is fixed and mobs now can spawn above level 240.
  • In multiplayer, if the server.properties file has "view-distance=9" or below, mob spawning is severely reduced (or they de-spawn too quickly), and may result in the player encountering no mobs at all. Set the view distance to 10 or higher to ensure mobs spawn correctly.

History

classic
?The spawning area used to be 17x17 chunks rather than 15x15. The area was reduced, but the old size is still used to calculate mob caps.
It was not always possible to funnel mobs into a spawning room by preventing them from spawning elsewhere. Some older sources of information about spawning might make reference to this.
Large amounts of empty space used to encourage spawning in the general area. This remains true on a smaller scale, and only horizontally, due to pack spawning.
alpha
0.2.0
{{Extension DPL}}<ul><li>[[Cooked Rabbit|Cooked Rabbit]]<br/>{{Item
| title = Cooked Rabbit
| image = Cooked Rabbit.png
| heals = {{hunger|5}}
| renewable = Yes
| stackable = Yes (64)
}}

'''Cooked rabbit''' is a [[food]] item that can be eaten by the [[player]].

== Obtaining ==

=== Mob loot ===

{{IN|Bedrock}}, adult [[rabbit]]s drop 0–1 cooked rabbit if killed while on fire. The maximum amount is increased by 1 per level of [[Looting]], for a maximum of 0–4 with Looting III.

{{IN|Java}}, adult [[rabbit]]s drop 1 cooked rabbit if killed while on fire. The maximum amount is increased by 1 per level of [[Looting]], for a maximum of 1–4 with Looting III.

=== Cooking ===

Cooked rabbit can be obtained by cooking [[raw rabbit]] in a [[furnace]], [[smoker]], or [[campfire]].
{{Smelting
  |showname=1
  |Raw Rabbit
  |Cooked Rabbit
  |0,35
}}

=== Villagers ===
{{IN|java}}, butcher villagers may give players with the [[Hero of the Village]] effect cooked rabbit.

{{IN|bedrock}}, apprentice-level butcher villagers have 25% chance to sell 5 cooked rabbit for an emerald.

== Usage ==

=== Food ===

To eat a cooked rabbit, press and hold {{control|use}} while it is selected in the [[hotbar]]. Eating one restores {{hunger|5}} [[hunger]] and 6 hunger [[Hunger#Mechanics|saturation]].

=== Crafting ingredient ===
Cooked rabbit can be used to craft rabbit stew.

{{crafting usage}}

=== Wolves ===

Cooked rabbit can be used to [[breed]] and heal tamed [[wolves]], lead them around, and make baby tamed wolves grow up faster by 10% of the remaining time.

==Sounds==
{{Sound table/Entity/Food}}

== Data values ==
=== ID ===
{{edition|java}}:
{{ID table
|edition=java
|showforms=y
|generatetranslationkeys=y
|displayname=Cooked Rabbit
|spritetype=item
|nameid=cooked_rabbit
|form=item
|foot=1}}

{{edition|bedrock}}:
{{ID table
|edition=bedrock
|shownumericids=y
|showforms=y
|notshowbeitemforms=y
|generatetranslationkeys=y
|displayname=Cooked Rabbit
|spritetype=item
|nameid=cooked_rabbit
|id=289
|form=item
|foot=1}}

== Achievements ==

{{load achievements|Rabbit Season}}

== Advancements ==
{{load advancements|Husbandry;A Balanced Diet}}

== History ==

{{History|java}}
{{History||1.8|snap=June 30, 2014|slink=https://twitter.com/TheMogMiner/status/483636993780232192|[[Ryan Holtz]] tweeted images of cooked rabbits and some other new [[item]]s.}}
{{History|||snap=14w27a|[[File:Cooked Rabbit JE1.png|32px]] Added cooked rabbit. It is used to craft [[rabbit stew]].}}
{{History|||snap=14w33b|[[File:Cooked Rabbit JE2 BE1.png|32px]] The texture of cooked rabbit has been changed. The new texture was created by [[wikipedia:Reddit|Reddit]] user [http://www.reddit.com/u/zeldahuman zeldahuman].<ref>{{reddit|2bjzes/a_reminder_of_the_blocks_and_items_added_in_18_so|cj69zie|context=3}}</ref><ref>{{reddit|2c5f35/minecraft_snapshot_14w31a_has_been_released|cjct7gb}}</ref>}}
{{History||1.13|snap=17w47a|Prior to [[1.13/Flattening|''The Flattening'']], this [[item]]'s numeral ID was 412.}}
{{History||1.14|snap=18w43a|[[File:Cooked Rabbit JE3 BE2.png|32px]] The texture of cooked rabbit has been changed.}}
{{History|||snap=19w13a|Butcher [[villager]]s now give cooked rabbit to players under the [[Hero of the Village]] effect.}}
{{History||1.19.3|snap=22w42a|Rabbits now always drop at least 1 coooked rabbit when killed while on fire.}}

{{History|pocket alpha}}
{{History||v0.13.0|snap=build 1|[[File:Cooked Rabbit JE2 BE1.png|32px]] Added cooked rabbit.}}
{{History|bedrock}}
{{History||1.10.0|snap=beta 1.10.0.3|[[File:Cooked Rabbit JE3 BE2.png|32px]] The texture of cooked rabbit has been changed.}}
{{History||1.11.0|snap=beta 1.11.0.4|Cooked rabbit can now be [[trading|bought]] from butcher [[villager]]s.}}
{{History||1.12.0|snap=beta 1.12.0.3|The [[trading]] price of cooked rabbit has been lowered to one [[emerald]].}}

{{History|console}}
{{History||xbox=TU31|xbone=CU19|ps=1.22|wiiu=Patch 3|[[File:Cooked Rabbit JE2 BE1.png|32px]] Added cooked rabbit.}}
{{History|PS4}}
{{History||1.90|[[File:Cooked Rabbit JE3 BE2.png|32px]] The texture of cooked rabbit has been changed.}}

{{History|new 3ds}}
{{History||0.1.0|[[File:Cooked Rabbit JE2 BE1.png|32px]] Added cooked rabbit.}}
{{History|foot}}

== Issues ==

{{issue list}}

== Gallery ==
<gallery>
File:Rabbit Items 2 Ryan Holtz.png|First image of the item by [[Ryan Holtz]].
</gallery>

== References ==
{{reflist}}

{{items}}

[[Category:Food]]
[[Category:Renewable resources]]

[[de:Gebratenes Kaninchen]]
[[es:Conejo asado]]
[[it:Coniglio cotto]]
[[fr:Lapin cuit]]
[[ja:焼き兎肉]]
[[ko:익힌 토끼고기]]
[[nl:Gebraden konijnenvlees]]
[[pl:Pieczony królik]]
[[pt:Coelho assado]]
[[ru:Жареная крольчатина]]
[[zh:熟兔肉]]</li><li>[[:Category:Combat|Category:Combat]]<br/>[[Category:Items]]

[[fr:Catégorie:Combat]]
[[zh:Category:武器]]</li></ul>
The chunk 0,0 (X 0-16 and Z 0-16) is no longer always the first chunk evaluated for mob spawning. If one built a dark room inside that chunk, all mobs would spawn inside that room and nowhere else.
beta
1.8
{{Extension DPL}}<ul><li>[[Brick|Brick]]<br/>{{about|the item|the crafted block|Bricks|other uses}}
{{Item
| image = [[File:Brick JE2 BE2.png|32px]]
| stackable = Yes (64)
| renewable = Yes 
}}

A '''brick''' is an item used to craft [[bricks|brick]] blocks, [[flower pot]]s, and [[decorated pot]]s.

== Obtaining ==

=== Smelting ===
A brick can be obtained by smelting a [[clay ball]].
{{Smelting
|Clay Ball
|Brick
|0,3
}}

=== Mining ===

When [[breaking]] a [[decorated pot]] with a tool without [[Silk Touch]] on the main hand, the decorated pot can drops 0-4 brick(s) depend on the material that the decorated pot make of.

=== Loot ===

{{LootChestItem|brick}}

=== Trading ===

Novice-level stone mason [[villager]]s sell 16{{only|bedrock}} or 10{{only|java}} bricks for one [[emerald]].

== Usage ==
Brick can be used to craft [[bricks]], [[flower pot]]s, and [[decorated pot]]s.
=== Crafting ingredient ===

{{crafting usage}}

== Data values ==
=== ID ===
{{edition|java}}:
{{ID table
|edition=java
|showforms=y
|generatetranslationkeys=y
|displayname=Brick
|spritetype=item
|nameid=brick
|form=item
|foot=1}}

{{edition|bedrock}}:
{{ID table
|edition=bedrock
|shownumericids=y
|showforms=y
|notshowbeitemforms=y
|generatetranslationkeys=y
|displayname=Brick
|spritetype=item
|nameid=brick
|id=383
|form=item
|foot=1}}

== History ==

{{History|java alpha}}
{{History||v1.0.11|[[File:Brick JE1 BE1.png|32px]] Added bricks as an item.}}
{{History|java}}
{{History||1.4.2|snap=12w34a|Bricks are now used for [[flower pot]]s.}}
{{History||1.13|snap=17w47a|Prior to [[1.13/Flattening|''The Flattening'']], this item's numeral ID was 336.}}
{{History||1.14|snap=18w43a|[[File:Brick JE2 BE2.png|32px]] The texture of bricks has been changed.}}
{{History|||snap=19w11a|Bricks are now [[trading|sold]] by [[villager]]s of the new mason profession, making them [[renewable resource|renewable]].}}
{{History||1.20<br>(Experimental)|link=1.19.4|snap=23w07a|Bricks can now be used for crafting [[decorated pot]]s.|Bricks now drop when brushing [[suspicious sand]] in [[desert well]]s.|Bricks now drop when mining [[decorated pot]] with a tool on the main hand.}}
{{History||1.20|snap=23w12a|The probability for the brick to generate in the [[suspicious sand]] in [[desert well]] has been changed from 1/7 to 1/8.|Brick can now be found in [[suspicious gravel]] and [[suspicious sand]] in [[trail ruins]].}}
{{History|||snap=23w16a|Brick no longer generates in [[suspicious sand]] in [[trail ruins]].|Due to the split of the archaeological loot tables for the suspicious gravel within the [[trail ruins]]; brick now is in the common loot.}}

{{History|pocket alpha}}
{{History||v0.2.0|[[File:Brick JE1 BE1.png|32px]] Added bricks as an item. They are currently unobtainable and serve no purpose.}}
{{History||v0.3.2|Bricks can now be obtained by smelting clay balls.
|Bricks are now used to craft [[brick block]]s.}}
{{History||v0.12.1|snap=build 1|Bricks are now used to craft [[flower pot]]s.}}
{{History||v0.16.0|snap=build 5|Added bricks to the [[Creative]] [[inventory]].<ref name="missing brick">{{Bug|MCPE-16556}}</ref>}}
{{History|bedrock}}
{{History||1.10.0|snap=beta 1.10.0.3|16 bricks can now be obtained via trading with stone mason [[villager]]s for 1-2 [[emerald]]s.
|[[File:Brick JE2 BE2.png|32px]] The texture of bricks has now been changed.}}
{{History||1.11.0|snap=beta 1.11.0.4|Trading has been changed; bricks sold by stone mason villagers now cost only one emerald.}}
{{History||1.20.0<br>(Experimental)|link=Bedrock Edition 1.19.70|snap=beta 1.19.70.23|Bricks now drop when brushing [[suspicious sand]] in [[desert well]]s and can be used to craft decorated pots.}}

{{History|console}}
{{History||xbox=TU1|xbone=CU1|ps=1.0|wiiu=Patch 1|[[File:Brick JE1 BE1.png|32px]] Added bricks.}}
{{History||xbox=none|xbone=none|ps=1.90|wiiu=none|switch=none|[[File:Brick JE2 BE2.png|32px]] The texture of bricks has been changed.}}
{{History|3ds}}
{{History||0.1.0|[[File:Brick JE1 BE1.png|32px]] Added bricks.}}
{{History|foot}}

== Issues ==

{{issue list}}

== References ==

{{reflist}}

{{Items}}

[[Category:Renewable resources]]

[[cs:Cihla]]
[[de:Ziegel]]
[[es:Ladrillo]]
[[fr:Brique]]
[[hu:Tégla]]
[[it:Mattone]]
[[ja:レンガ]]
[[ko:벽돌 (아이템)]]
[[nl:Baksteen]]
[[pl:Cegła]]
[[pt:Tijolo]]
[[ru:Кирпич]]
[[th:อิฐ]]
[[uk:Цеглина]]
[[zh:红砖]]</li><li>[[Egg|Egg]]<br/>{{About|chicken eggs|the similar item that spawns mobs|Spawn egg|other uses}}
{{ItemEntity
|image=Egg.png
|renewable=Yes
|stackable=Yes (16)
|size=Height: 0.25 Blocks<br>Width: 0.25 Blocks
}}

An '''egg''' is an [[item]] that can be used to craft [[food]] items, or thrown for a chance to spawn [[chick]]s on impact.

== Obtaining ==
=== Mob loot ===
{{see also|Tutorials/Egg farming}}
A [[chicken]] drops an egg item every 5–10 minutes. The theoretical average would be expected at 1 egg every 7.5 minutes, or 0.1333 eggs per minute.

A [[fox]] sometimes spawns holding an egg, which it always drops upon death. Alternatively, a player dropping a food item causes the fox to drop the egg.

=== Chest loot ===
{{LootChestItem|egg}}

== Usage ==

=== Crafting ingredient ===
{{crafting usage}}

=== Combat ===
Players are able to throw eggs and deal knockback to [[mob]]s (but not other players{{only|JE|short=1}}<ref>{{bug|MC-3179|||WAI}}</ref>{{until|JE Combat Tests}}), but no damage is dealt, similar to a [[snowball]]. Likewise, throwing eggs at [[neutral mobs]] provokes them. Eggs can also be fired from [[dispenser]]s and are affected by gravity.

=== Spawning chickens ===
When thrown by a dispenser or by pressing the {{control|use}} button, an egg has a {{fraction|1|8}} (12.5%) chance of spawning a [[chick]]. If this occurs, there is a {{fraction|1|32}} (3.125%) chance of spawning three additional chicks (on average, 1 out of every 256 eggs spawns 4 chicks). In other words, whenever an egg is thrown, there is a {{fraction|31|256}} chance of spawning 1 chick and a {{fraction|1|256}} chance of spawning four chicks.

The expected value of the number of chicks an egg produces is {{fraction|35|256}} or 13.7%. This means that on average, a chick is spawned every 7.3 eggs, a stack of 16 eggs spawns 2.188 chicks, and a full inventory including the hotbar and off-hand (<code>37 * 16 = 592</code> eggs) is expected to spawn approximately 81 chicks.

== Sounds ==
{{Edition|Java}}:<br>
Thrown eggs use the Friendly Creatures sound category for entity-dependent sound events.
{{Sound table
|rowspan=2
|sound=Bow shoot.ogg
|subtitle=Egg flies
|source=player
|description=When an egg is thrown
|id=entity.egg.throw
|translationkey=subtitles.entity.egg.throw
|volume=0.5
|pitch={{frac|1|3}}-0.5
|distance=16}}
{{Sound table
|subtitle=Dispensed item
|source=block
|description=When a dispenser shoots an egg
|id=block.dispenser.launch
|translationkey=subtitles.block.dispenser.dispense
|volume=1.0
|pitch=1.2
|distance=16}}
{{Sound table
|sound=Chicken plop.ogg
|subtitle=Chicken plops
|source=Friendly Creatures
|description=When an egg is laid by a chicken
|id=entity.chicken.egg
|translationkey=subtitles.entity.chicken.egg
|volume=1.0
|pitch=0.8-1.2
|distance=16
|foot=1}}

{{Edition|Bedrock}}:
{{Sound table
|type=bedrock
|rowspan=2
|sound=Bow shoot.ogg
|source=player
|description=When an egg is thrown
|id=random.bow
|volume=0.5
|pitch=0.33-0.5}}
{{Sound table
|source=player
|description=When a dispenser shoots an egg
|id=random.bow
|volume=1.0
|pitch=0.83-1.25}}
{{Sound table
|sound=Chicken plop.ogg
|source=neutral
|description=When an egg is laid by a chicken
|id=mob.chicken.plop
|volume=1.0
|pitch=0.8-1.2
|foot=1}}

== Data values ==
=== ID ===
{{edition|java}}:
{{ID table
|edition=java
|showforms=y
|generatetranslationkeys=y
|displayname=Egg
|spritetype=item
|nameid=egg
|form=item
|foot=1}}
{{ID table
|edition=java
|showentitytags=y
|generatetranslationkeys=y
|displayname=Thrown Egg
|spritetype=entity
|spritename=Egg
|nameid=egg
|entitytags=impact_projectiles
|foot=1}}
{{edition|bedrock}}:
{{ID table
|edition=bedrock
|shownumericids=y
|showforms=y
|notshowbeitemforms=y
|generatetranslationkeys=y
|displayname=Egg
|spritetype=item
|nameid=egg
|id=390
|form=item
|foot=1}} 
{{ID table
|edition=bedrock
|shownumericids=y
|generatetranslationkeys=y
|displayname=Egg
|spritetype=entity
|nameid=egg
|id=82
|foot=1}}

=== Entity Data ===

Thrown eggs have entity data that define various properties of the entity.

{{el|java}}:
{{main|Entity format}}
{{/ED}}

{{el|bedrock}}:
: See [[Bedrock Edition level format/Entity format]].

== Achievements ==
{{load achievements|The Lie}}

==Advancements==
{{Load advancements|Bullseye}}

== Video ==
<div style="text-align:center">{{yt|8rDbF8UYuTc}}</div>

== History ==
{{History|java alpha}}
{{History||v1.0.14|[[File:Egg JE1 BE1.png|32px]] Added eggs.
|Eggs currently have no purpose.}}
{{History|java beta}}
{{History||1.0|Eggs are now throwable at the request of a fan as the result of a [[wikipedia:Twitter|Twitter]] conversation about a man eating his [[wikipedia:USB|USB]], if [[Notch]] added egg throwing.<ref>{{tweet|notch|11773078791000065}}</ref>}}
{{History||1.2|Eggs are now used to craft [[cake]]s.
|Eggs can now be thrown by [[dispenser]]s.}}
{{History|java}}
{{History||1.0.0|snap=Beta 1.9 Prerelease 2|[[Breeding]] has been added, making eggs easier to obtain.}}
{{History|||snap=RC1|Thrown eggs now hatch chicks instead of adult chickens.
|The egg's throw [[sound]] has been changed.}}
{{History||1.4.2|snap=12w37a|Eggs are now used to craft [[pumpkin pie]]s.}}
{{History||1.9|snap=15w32a|Eggs no longer [[damage]] the [[ender dragon]].}}
{{History|||snap=15w36b|Eggs now produce particles when thrown at an entity.}}
{{History|||snap=15w49a|Eggs, like all throwable projectiles, now take the thrower's motion into account when fired.}}
{{History||1.11|snap=16w32a|The [[entity]] ID has now been changed from <code>ThrownEgg</code> to <code>egg</code>.}}
{{History||1.13|snap=17w47a|Prior to [[1.13/Flattening|''The Flattening'']], this [[item]]'s numeral ID was 344.}}
{{History||1.14|snap=18w43a|[[File:Egg JE2 BE2.png|32px]] The texture of eggs has been changed.}}
{{History|||snap=18w50a|Eggs can now be found in [[chest]]s in [[village]] fletcher houses.
|Therefore, chickens are no longer the only source of eggs.}}
{{History|||snap=19w07a|Added [[fox]]es, which sometimes spawn with eggs in their mouths.}}
{{History||1.16.2|snap=Pre-Release 1|Eggs are now affected by [[bubble column]]s.}}

{{History|pocket alpha}}
{{History||v0.4.0|[[File:Egg JE1 BE1.png|32px]] Added eggs. They are currently unobtainable.
|Eggs are throwable, but are unable to spawn chickens.}}
{{History||v0.7.0|[[Chicken]]s now occasionally lay eggs.
|Eggs can be used to craft [[cake]].
|Thrown eggs now have a chance of spawning adult chickens.}}
{{History||v0.8.0|snap=build 1|Eggs are now used to craft [[pumpkin pie]]s.}}
{{History|||snap=build 3|Thrown eggs now have a chance of spawning chicks instead of adult chickens.}}
{{History|pocket}}
{{History||1.1.0|snap=alpha 1.1.0.0|The [[entity]] ID has now been changed from <code>thrownegg</code> to <code>egg</code>.}}
{{History|bedrock}}
{{History||1.2.0|Eggs now deal knockback to [[player]]s.}}
{{History||1.10.0|snap=beta 1.10.0.3|[[File:Egg.png|32px]] The texture of eggs has been changed.}}
{{History||1.11.0|snap=beta 1.11.0.1|Eggs can now be found in [[village]] fletcher [[chest]]s.}}
{{History|||snap=beta 1.11.0.4|Eggs can now be [[trading|sold]] to farmer [[villager]]s.}}
{{History||1.13.0|snap=beta 1.13.0.1|Added [[fox]]es, which can [[drops|drop]] eggs.}}
{{History||1.16.0|snap=beta 1.16.0.57|[[Trading]] has now been changed, eggs can no longer be [[trading|sold]] to farmer [[villager]]s.}}

{{History|console}}
{{History||xbox=TU1|xbone=CU1|ps=1.0|wiiu=Patch 1|[[File:Egg JE1 BE1.png|32px]] Added eggs.}}
{{History|PS4}}		
{{History||1.90|[[File:Egg JE2 BE2.png|32px]] The texture of eggs has been changed.}}

{{History|New 3DS}}
{{History||0.1.0|[[File:Egg JE1 BE1.png|32px]] Added eggs.}}
{{History|foot}}

== Issues ==
{{issue list}}

== Trivia ==
* Eggs break mid-fall if hit by another projectile; the chance of spawning a chick is not affected.
* Throwing an egg at a [[nether portal]] breaks the egg when it hits the portal.
* A thrown egg faces toward the [[player]] in first-person view, while it appears rotated horizontally in third-person view. This is the case for all throwable [[item]]s ([[ender pearl]]s, eggs, [[snowball]]s, and all throwable [[potion]]s).

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

{{Items}}
{{entities}}

[[Category:Combat]]

[[cs:Vajíčko]]
[[de:Ei]]
[[es:Huevo]]
[[fr:Œuf]]
[[hu:Tojás]]
[[it:Uovo]]
[[ja:卵]]
[[ko:달걀]]
[[nl:Ei]]
[[pl:Jajko]]
[[pt:Ovo]]
[[ru:Яйцо]]
[[th:ไข่ไก่]]
[[uk:Яйце]]
[[zh:鸡蛋]]
<br /></li></ul>
The spawn location is no longer always on sand or gravel, even if it wasn't on a beach.
release
1.0.0
{{Extension DPL}}<ul><li>[[Egg|Egg]]<br/>{{About|chicken eggs|the similar item that spawns mobs|Spawn egg|other uses}}
{{ItemEntity
|image=Egg.png
|renewable=Yes
|stackable=Yes (16)
|size=Height: 0.25 Blocks<br>Width: 0.25 Blocks
}}

An '''egg''' is an [[item]] that can be used to craft [[food]] items, or thrown for a chance to spawn [[chick]]s on impact.

== Obtaining ==
=== Mob loot ===
{{see also|Tutorials/Egg farming}}
A [[chicken]] drops an egg item every 5–10 minutes. The theoretical average would be expected at 1 egg every 7.5 minutes, or 0.1333 eggs per minute.

A [[fox]] sometimes spawns holding an egg, which it always drops upon death. Alternatively, a player dropping a food item causes the fox to drop the egg.

=== Chest loot ===
{{LootChestItem|egg}}

== Usage ==

=== Crafting ingredient ===
{{crafting usage}}

=== Combat ===
Players are able to throw eggs and deal knockback to [[mob]]s (but not other players{{only|JE|short=1}}<ref>{{bug|MC-3179|||WAI}}</ref>{{until|JE Combat Tests}}), but no damage is dealt, similar to a [[snowball]]. Likewise, throwing eggs at [[neutral mobs]] provokes them. Eggs can also be fired from [[dispenser]]s and are affected by gravity.

=== Spawning chickens ===
When thrown by a dispenser or by pressing the {{control|use}} button, an egg has a {{fraction|1|8}} (12.5%) chance of spawning a [[chick]]. If this occurs, there is a {{fraction|1|32}} (3.125%) chance of spawning three additional chicks (on average, 1 out of every 256 eggs spawns 4 chicks). In other words, whenever an egg is thrown, there is a {{fraction|31|256}} chance of spawning 1 chick and a {{fraction|1|256}} chance of spawning four chicks.

The expected value of the number of chicks an egg produces is {{fraction|35|256}} or 13.7%. This means that on average, a chick is spawned every 7.3 eggs, a stack of 16 eggs spawns 2.188 chicks, and a full inventory including the hotbar and off-hand (<code>37 * 16 = 592</code> eggs) is expected to spawn approximately 81 chicks.

== Sounds ==
{{Edition|Java}}:<br>
Thrown eggs use the Friendly Creatures sound category for entity-dependent sound events.
{{Sound table
|rowspan=2
|sound=Bow shoot.ogg
|subtitle=Egg flies
|source=player
|description=When an egg is thrown
|id=entity.egg.throw
|translationkey=subtitles.entity.egg.throw
|volume=0.5
|pitch={{frac|1|3}}-0.5
|distance=16}}
{{Sound table
|subtitle=Dispensed item
|source=block
|description=When a dispenser shoots an egg
|id=block.dispenser.launch
|translationkey=subtitles.block.dispenser.dispense
|volume=1.0
|pitch=1.2
|distance=16}}
{{Sound table
|sound=Chicken plop.ogg
|subtitle=Chicken plops
|source=Friendly Creatures
|description=When an egg is laid by a chicken
|id=entity.chicken.egg
|translationkey=subtitles.entity.chicken.egg
|volume=1.0
|pitch=0.8-1.2
|distance=16
|foot=1}}

{{Edition|Bedrock}}:
{{Sound table
|type=bedrock
|rowspan=2
|sound=Bow shoot.ogg
|source=player
|description=When an egg is thrown
|id=random.bow
|volume=0.5
|pitch=0.33-0.5}}
{{Sound table
|source=player
|description=When a dispenser shoots an egg
|id=random.bow
|volume=1.0
|pitch=0.83-1.25}}
{{Sound table
|sound=Chicken plop.ogg
|source=neutral
|description=When an egg is laid by a chicken
|id=mob.chicken.plop
|volume=1.0
|pitch=0.8-1.2
|foot=1}}

== Data values ==
=== ID ===
{{edition|java}}:
{{ID table
|edition=java
|showforms=y
|generatetranslationkeys=y
|displayname=Egg
|spritetype=item
|nameid=egg
|form=item
|foot=1}}
{{ID table
|edition=java
|showentitytags=y
|generatetranslationkeys=y
|displayname=Thrown Egg
|spritetype=entity
|spritename=Egg
|nameid=egg
|entitytags=impact_projectiles
|foot=1}}
{{edition|bedrock}}:
{{ID table
|edition=bedrock
|shownumericids=y
|showforms=y
|notshowbeitemforms=y
|generatetranslationkeys=y
|displayname=Egg
|spritetype=item
|nameid=egg
|id=390
|form=item
|foot=1}} 
{{ID table
|edition=bedrock
|shownumericids=y
|generatetranslationkeys=y
|displayname=Egg
|spritetype=entity
|nameid=egg
|id=82
|foot=1}}

=== Entity Data ===

Thrown eggs have entity data that define various properties of the entity.

{{el|java}}:
{{main|Entity format}}
{{/ED}}

{{el|bedrock}}:
: See [[Bedrock Edition level format/Entity format]].

== Achievements ==
{{load achievements|The Lie}}

==Advancements==
{{Load advancements|Bullseye}}

== Video ==
<div style="text-align:center">{{yt|8rDbF8UYuTc}}</div>

== History ==
{{History|java alpha}}
{{History||v1.0.14|[[File:Egg JE1 BE1.png|32px]] Added eggs.
|Eggs currently have no purpose.}}
{{History|java beta}}
{{History||1.0|Eggs are now throwable at the request of a fan as the result of a [[wikipedia:Twitter|Twitter]] conversation about a man eating his [[wikipedia:USB|USB]], if [[Notch]] added egg throwing.<ref>{{tweet|notch|11773078791000065}}</ref>}}
{{History||1.2|Eggs are now used to craft [[cake]]s.
|Eggs can now be thrown by [[dispenser]]s.}}
{{History|java}}
{{History||1.0.0|snap=Beta 1.9 Prerelease 2|[[Breeding]] has been added, making eggs easier to obtain.}}
{{History|||snap=RC1|Thrown eggs now hatch chicks instead of adult chickens.
|The egg's throw [[sound]] has been changed.}}
{{History||1.4.2|snap=12w37a|Eggs are now used to craft [[pumpkin pie]]s.}}
{{History||1.9|snap=15w32a|Eggs no longer [[damage]] the [[ender dragon]].}}
{{History|||snap=15w36b|Eggs now produce particles when thrown at an entity.}}
{{History|||snap=15w49a|Eggs, like all throwable projectiles, now take the thrower's motion into account when fired.}}
{{History||1.11|snap=16w32a|The [[entity]] ID has now been changed from <code>ThrownEgg</code> to <code>egg</code>.}}
{{History||1.13|snap=17w47a|Prior to [[1.13/Flattening|''The Flattening'']], this [[item]]'s numeral ID was 344.}}
{{History||1.14|snap=18w43a|[[File:Egg JE2 BE2.png|32px]] The texture of eggs has been changed.}}
{{History|||snap=18w50a|Eggs can now be found in [[chest]]s in [[village]] fletcher houses.
|Therefore, chickens are no longer the only source of eggs.}}
{{History|||snap=19w07a|Added [[fox]]es, which sometimes spawn with eggs in their mouths.}}
{{History||1.16.2|snap=Pre-Release 1|Eggs are now affected by [[bubble column]]s.}}

{{History|pocket alpha}}
{{History||v0.4.0|[[File:Egg JE1 BE1.png|32px]] Added eggs. They are currently unobtainable.
|Eggs are throwable, but are unable to spawn chickens.}}
{{History||v0.7.0|[[Chicken]]s now occasionally lay eggs.
|Eggs can be used to craft [[cake]].
|Thrown eggs now have a chance of spawning adult chickens.}}
{{History||v0.8.0|snap=build 1|Eggs are now used to craft [[pumpkin pie]]s.}}
{{History|||snap=build 3|Thrown eggs now have a chance of spawning chicks instead of adult chickens.}}
{{History|pocket}}
{{History||1.1.0|snap=alpha 1.1.0.0|The [[entity]] ID has now been changed from <code>thrownegg</code> to <code>egg</code>.}}
{{History|bedrock}}
{{History||1.2.0|Eggs now deal knockback to [[player]]s.}}
{{History||1.10.0|snap=beta 1.10.0.3|[[File:Egg.png|32px]] The texture of eggs has been changed.}}
{{History||1.11.0|snap=beta 1.11.0.1|Eggs can now be found in [[village]] fletcher [[chest]]s.}}
{{History|||snap=beta 1.11.0.4|Eggs can now be [[trading|sold]] to farmer [[villager]]s.}}
{{History||1.13.0|snap=beta 1.13.0.1|Added [[fox]]es, which can [[drops|drop]] eggs.}}
{{History||1.16.0|snap=beta 1.16.0.57|[[Trading]] has now been changed, eggs can no longer be [[trading|sold]] to farmer [[villager]]s.}}

{{History|console}}
{{History||xbox=TU1|xbone=CU1|ps=1.0|wiiu=Patch 1|[[File:Egg JE1 BE1.png|32px]] Added eggs.}}
{{History|PS4}}		
{{History||1.90|[[File:Egg JE2 BE2.png|32px]] The texture of eggs has been changed.}}

{{History|New 3DS}}
{{History||0.1.0|[[File:Egg JE1 BE1.png|32px]] Added eggs.}}
{{History|foot}}

== Issues ==
{{issue list}}

== Trivia ==
* Eggs break mid-fall if hit by another projectile; the chance of spawning a chick is not affected.
* Throwing an egg at a [[nether portal]] breaks the egg when it hits the portal.
* A thrown egg faces toward the [[player]] in first-person view, while it appears rotated horizontally in third-person view. This is the case for all throwable [[item]]s ([[ender pearl]]s, eggs, [[snowball]]s, and all throwable [[potion]]s).

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

{{Items}}
{{entities}}

[[Category:Combat]]

[[cs:Vajíčko]]
[[de:Ei]]
[[es:Huevo]]
[[fr:Œuf]]
[[hu:Tojás]]
[[it:Uovo]]
[[ja:卵]]
[[ko:달걀]]
[[nl:Ei]]
[[pl:Jajko]]
[[pt:Ovo]]
[[ru:Яйцо]]
[[th:ไข่ไก่]]
[[uk:Яйце]]
[[zh:鸡蛋]]
<br /></li><li>[[Gold Nugget|Gold Nugget]]<br/>{{About|the nugget|the block that can drop nuggets|Gilded Blackstone|the ore|Gold Ore|the ingot form|Gold Ingot|the mineral block|Block of Gold}}
{{Item
| image = Gold Nugget.png
| renewable = Yes
| stackable = Yes (64)
}}
'''Gold nuggets''' are items used to make [[gold ingot]]s and other various golden items. One gold nugget is effectively worth one-ninth of a gold ingot.

== Obtaining ==

=== Mob loot ===

[[Zombified Piglin|Zombified piglin]]s, when killed, may drop 0-1 gold nuggets. When killed using a weapon enchanted with [[Looting]], they may drop an additional gold nugget per level of Looting used, up to a maximum of 4.

=== Crafting ===

{{Crafting
|Gold Ingot
|Output= Gold Nugget, 9
|type= Material
}}

=== Smelting ===

{{Smelting
|Golden Sword; {Any golden tools}; {Any golden armor}; Golden Horse Armor
|Gold Nugget
|0,25
}}

=== Chest loot ===

{{LootChestItem|gold-nugget}}

=== Mining ===

[[Nether gold ore]] mined using a [[pickaxe]] drops 2-6 gold nuggets. If the pickaxe is enchanted with [[Fortune]], it has a 33.3% chance to multiply the drops by 2, Fortune II has a 25% chance to multiply the drops by 2 or 3 and Fortune III has a 20% chance each to multiply the drops by 2, 3, or 4 for a maximum possible drop of 24 golden nuggets. The average drop rate for a Fortune III pickaxe is 8.8, while the drop rate for a [[Silk Touch]] pickaxe is a single ingot, or a flat rate of 9. It is slightly more efficient to mine with a Silk Touch pickaxe. 

[[Gilded Blackstone|Gilded blackstone]] mined using a pickaxe has a 10% chance to drop 2-5 gold nuggets. If the pickaxe is enchanted with Fortune I, the chance gold nuggets drop is increased 14.29%, Fortune II increases the drop chance to 25%, and Fortune III guarantees the drop.

== Usage ==

Gold nuggets can be used to craft a [[golden carrot]] or [[glistering melon]] for brewing. Also, gold nuggets can be combined with gunpowder and dye to create a [[firework star]] that bursts in a star-shaped explosion. 

[[Piglin]]s instantly pick up any gold nuggets that are within 1 [[block]] of them. Unlike other gold-related items, they do not intentionally seek out gold nuggets to pick up and only pick them up if they walk near it. Unlike gold ingots, gold nuggets picked up are dropped upon the piglin's death. 

=== Crafting ingredient ===

{{crafting usage}}

== Data values ==
=== ID ===
{{edition|java}}:
{{ID table
|edition=java
|showforms=y
|generatetranslationkeys=y
|displayname=Gold Nugget
|spritetype=item
|nameid=gold_nugget
|form=item
|foot=1}}

{{edition|bedrock}}:
{{ID table
|edition=bedrock
|shownumericids=y
|showforms=y
|notshowbeitemforms=y
|generatetranslationkeys=y
|displayname=Gold Nugget
|spritetype=item
|nameid=gold_nugget
|id=425
|form=item
|foot=1}}

== History ==

{{History|Java}}
{{History||1.0.0|snap=Beta 1.9 Prerelease|[[File:Gold Nugget JE1.png|32px]] Added gold nuggets.
|Gold nuggets are [[drops|dropped]] by [[zombie pigmen]].
|Gold nuggets can be used to craft [[gold ingot]]s.
|Gold nuggets currently do not have a mouseover name.}}
{{History|||snap=Beta 1.9 Prerelease 2|Gold nuggets now have a mouseover name.}}
{{History|||snap=Beta 1.9 Prerelease 4|Gold nuggets are now used to craft [[glistering melon]]s.
|Gold nuggets can now be [[crafting|crafted]] from a single [[gold ingot]].}}
{{History||1.1|snap=release|Normal [[golden apple]]s are now crafted with gold nuggets.}}
{{History||1.3.1|snap=1.3|[[File:Gold Nugget JE2 BE1.png|32px]] The texture of gold nuggets has been changed.}}
{{History||1.4.2|snap=12w34a|Gold nuggets are now used to craft [[golden carrot]]s.}}
{{History||1.4.6|snap=12w49a|Gold nuggets can now be used to craft a [[firework star]] for a star shaped effect on a [[firework rocket|firework]].}}
{{History||1.6.1|snap=13w23a|Gold nuggets can no longer be used to [[crafting|craft]] a [[golden apple]].}}
{{History||1.9|snap=15w43a|Gold nuggets may now be found among the loot in [[igloo]] basement [[chest]]s.}}
{{History||1.11.1|snap=16w50a|Gold nuggets can now be [[smelting|smelted]] from golden [[tool]]s and [[armor]].}}
{{History||1.13|snap=17w47a|Prior to [[1.13/Flattening|''The Flattening'']], this [[item]]'s numeral ID was 371.}}
{{History|||snap=18w09a|Gold nuggets can now be found in [[underwater ruins]] loot [[chest]]s.}}
{{History|||snap=18w11a|Gold nuggets now generate in the chests of [[shipwreck]]s.}}
{{History||1.14|snap=18w43a|[[File:Gold Nugget JE3 BE2.png|32px]] The texture of gold nuggets has been changed.}}
{{History|||snap=18w48a|Gold nuggets can now be found in chests in [[plains]] [[village]] houses.}}
{{History|||snap=18w49a|Gold nuggets can now be found in chests in [[savanna]] village houses.}}
{{History||1.16|snap=20w12a|[[Nether gold ore]] now [[drops]] 2-6 gold nuggets, affected by [[Fortune]].}}
{{History|||snap=20w15a|[[Gilded blackstone]] now has 10% chance to drop 2-5 gold nuggets. Only the drop chance is affected by [[Fortune]].}}
{{History|||snap=20w16a|Gold nuggets now generate in [[bastion remnant]]s and [[ruined portal]] chests.}}
{{History|||snap=Pre-release 1|Gold nuggets can now be used to distract [[piglin]]s.}}
{{History|||snap=Pre-release 3|Gold nuggets can no longer be used to distract [[piglin]]s.}}
{{History||1.20|snap=23w12a|Gold nuggets can now be found in [[suspicious gravel]] and [[suspicious sand]] in cold and warm [[ocean ruins]] and in [[trail ruins]].}}
{{History|||snap=23w16a|Gold nuggets no longer generate in [[suspicious sand]] in [[trail ruins]].|Due to the split of the archaeological loot tables for suspicious gravel within [[trail ruins]], gold nuggets are now common loot.}}

{{History|pocket alpha}}
{{History||v0.12.1|snap=build 1|[[File:Gold Nugget JE2 BE1.png|32px]] Added gold nuggets. |Gold nuggets can be used to craft [[glistering melon]]s, [[gold ingot]]s and [[golden carrot]]s.|[[Gold ingot]]s can now be [[crafting|crafted]] into 9 gold nuggets.|[[Zombie pigmen]] now [[drops|drop]] gold nuggets upon being killed.}}
{{History|pocket}}
{{History||1.0.0|snap=alpha 0.17.0.1|Gold nuggets can now be found inside [[igloo]] basement [[chest]]s.}}
{{History||1.1.0|snap=alpha 1.1.0.0|Gold nuggets can now be [[smelting|smelted]] from golden [[tool]]s and [[armor]].}}
{{History|bedrock}}
{{History||1.2.0|snap=beta 1.2.0.2|Gold nuggets can now be used to craft [[firework star]]s.}}
{{History||1.4.0|snap=beta 1.2.14.2|Gold nuggets can now be found in some [[shipwreck]] [[chest]]s.}}
{{History|||snap=beta 1.2.20.1|Gold nuggets can now be found in [[underwater ruins]] chests.}}
{{History||1.10.0|snap=beta 1.10.0.3|The gold nugget can now be found in [[plains]] [[village]] house chests.|[[File:Gold Nugget JE3 BE2.png|32px]] The texture of gold nuggets has been changed.}}
{{History||1.11.0|snap=beta 1.11.0.1|The gold nugget can now be found in [[savanna]] village house [[chest]]s.}}
{{History||1.16.0|snap=beta 1.16.0.57|[[Nether gold ore]] now [[drops]] 2-6 gold nuggets.|[[Gilded blackstone]] now has 10% chance to drop 2-5 gold nuggets.}}
{{History||1.16.100|snap=beta 1.16.100.50|Gold nuggets can now be used as fuel for a [[furnace]].<ref>{{bug|MCPE-114216}}</ref>}}
{{History||1.18.30|snap=beta 1.18.30.26|Gold nuggets can no longer be used as fuel for a furnace.}}

{{History|Legacy Console}}
{{History||xbox=TU7|xbone=CU1|ps=1.0|wiiu=Patch 1|switch=1.0.1|[[File:Gold Nugget JE2 BE1.png|32px]] Added gold nuggets.}}
{{History||xbox=TU53|xbone=CU43|ps=1.49|wiiu=Patch 23|switch=1.0.3|Gold nuggets can now be [[smelting|smelted]] from golden [[tool]]s and [[armor]].}}
{{History||xbox=none|xbone=none|ps=1.90|wiiu=none|switch=none|[[File:Gold Nugget JE3 BE2.png|32px]] The texture of gold nuggets has been changed.}}

{{History|3DS}}
{{History||0.1.0|[[File:Gold Nugget JE2 BE1.png|32px]] Added gold nuggets.}}
{{History||1.9.19|Gold nuggets can now be [[smelting|smelted]] from golden [[tool]]s and [[armor]].}}
{{History|foot}}

== Issues ==

{{issue list}}

== See also ==

* [[Iron Nugget]]
* [[Gold]]

{{Items}}

[[cs:Zlatý nuget]]
[[de:Goldklumpen]]
[[es:Pepita de oro]]
[[fr:Pépite d'or]]
[[hu:Aranyrög]]
[[it:Pepita d'oro]]
[[ja:金塊]]
[[ko:황금 조각]]
[[nl:Goudklompje]]
[[pl:Bryłka złota]]
[[pt:Pepita de ouro]]
[[ru:Кусочек золота]]
[[uk:Золотий самородок]]
[[zh:金粒]]
[[Category:Renewable resources]]</li></ul>
Previously, spawn was determined by light level rather than the current chunk properties. This was no longer the case in 1.0.0. In a Beta world, hostile mobs would spawn in light level 7 or lower while friendly mobs would spawn in light levels 9 or higher. Because of this, hostile mobs had a slight chance of spawning even though it was light due to them spawning in the air where there was little light. If you had a lot of torches down, go down to your mine, then return, you would have a tendency to find your house having some cows, pigs, chickens or sheep running about.

Issues

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

Other types of spawning

A Monster Spawner causes mobs to spawn constantly in the area around it.

A thrown chicken egg has a 1 in 8 chance of spawning a chicken, and an additional 1 in 32 chance of spawning 4 chickens from a single egg, so there is a total of 1 in 256 chance for a single thrown egg to spawn 4 chickens.

Cows, chickens, pigs, sheep, mooshrooms, villagers, ocelots and wolves can breed. All of this requires a player to breed them except for villagers.

Two snow blocks in the overworld placed on top of each other, with a pumpkin or Jack 'o' Lantern, causes a Snow Golem to spawn. Likewise, replacing the snow blocks with iron blocks (with an extra one on opposite sides of the higher block) will cause an Iron Golem to spawn. Iron Golems can also spawn in villages (though the algorithm that causes this has not yet been determined). Withers can also be spawned by placing blocks.

In Creative, the player can use Spawn Eggs to spawn most mobs. When mobs are spawned this way, all normal spawning requirements, such as light level and block type, are ignored.

Siege: Zombies can spawn in villages. This is not natural spawning, as it can happen in mushroom biomes or if /gamerule doMobSpawning false is set.

A Monster Egg will spawn a silverfish if broken, or if a nearby silverfish is attacked.

A single Ender Dragon spawns in The End.

Killing medium and large slimes and magma cubes will spawn more of them, but in a smaller size.

Zombie Pigmen can spawn from Nether portals in the Overworld. This is meant to imply they are coming from the Nether, but in fact is a true spawn. While Zombie Pigmen (like any other mob) can also travel through such portals in either direction, they do need to come from a loaded chunk. For them to appear in the Overworld in single-player, the player must be in the Overworld, so the Nether side of the portal is not in an loaded chunk. Note that after passing through a portal, non-player mobs cannot re-enter the portal for some time (even after the chunk later gets loaded), and Overworld-spawned Zombie Pigmen are likely under the same restriction.

When a pig gets struck by lightning, it turns into a zombie pigman.

Despawning

Mob spawning ranges

Various mob spawning ranges, illustrated

Monsters (not holding items or wearing armor) and squid (but not animals), including hostile wolves as of 1.1, can cease to exist, or "despawn", under certain conditions:

  • A mob will immediately despawn if there is no player within 128 blocks of it. Note that this is a Euclidean sphere, not a cylinder from map top to bottom and not a taxicab sphere (which is more of a diamond). Example: A mob at 0/y/0 will despawn if the player moves to 91/y/91, but will remain if the player moves to 65/y/65.
  • A mob that has had no player within 32 blocks of it for more than 30 seconds has a 1 in 800 chance of despawning on each game tick (1/20th of a second). Therefore, the half-life of monsters not within 32 blocks of a player is 27.73 seconds, after the initial 30 seconds have elapsed.
  • All hostile mobs (including those that are holding items) in a world will despawn if the difficulty is set to peaceful, regardless as to where the player is positioned in the world.

In multiplayer, despawning does not occur while there are no players in the game.

Trivia

  • Sometimes it is possible for the world spawn to be underground or in the ocean.
  • World spawns can even be inside a dungeon or a village. (very rarely)
  • Sometimes the spawn point of a world is supposed to be right next to a block, but rarely a glitch occurs and the spawn point is in the block.

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