Husk

Health points	20 × 10
Armor points	2 ()
Behavior	Hostile
Attack strength	Easy: 2.5 × 1.25 Normal: 3 Hard: 4.5 × 2.25
Hitbox size	*In Java Edition:* Adult: Height: 1.95 Blocks Width: 0.6 Blocks Baby: Height: 0.975 Blocks Width: 0.3 Blocks In Bedrock Edition: Adult: Height: 2.01875 Blocks Width: 0.6375 Blocks Baby: Height: 1.009375 Blocks Width: 0.31875 Blocks
Spawn	Desert, Desert Hills, Desert Lakes
Natural equipment	See § Naturally-spawned equipment

A husk is a variant of zombie that spawns in deserts. Unlike zombies, husks do not burn in sunlight.

Spawning[edit]

Husks spawn at a light level of 7 or less in the desert, desert hills, and desert lakes biomes, mostly replacing zombies in these biomes.

In Java Edition, husks spawn directly under the sky in groups of 4 in place of 80% of all zombies spawned in desert biomes variants.

In Bedrock Edition, husks spawn on the surface and underground in groups of 2-4 in place of 70% of all zombies spawned in desert biomes.

Variants[edit]

Baby husks and chicken jockeys[edit]

Three adult husks and one baby husk.

All mobs that can be ridden by baby husks in Bedrock Edition.

In Java Edition, there is a 5% chance for husks to spawn as babies, and baby husks have a 5% chance to spawn as a chicken jockey.

In Bedrock Edition, baby husks have a 15% chance to become a jockey when it tries attacking a villager, player, or golem. They can ride:

Notes about all jockeys:

A jockey moves at the baby husk speed instead of the mob speed.
A jockey becomes hostile when riding a neutral mob, but does not anger other nearby mobs of the same kind.
A mob that is normally rideable by the player is not rideable after being ridden by a baby husk.

Behavior[edit]

A husk that suffocates in water converts to a zombie.

Husks pursue the player, iron golems, villagers, baby turtles, and wandering traders on sight from 40 blocks away, as opposed to 16 blocks in most other hostile mobs. They attempt to avoid obstacles, including sheer cliffs, water, and lava, and try to find the shortest path to the player.

Husks apply Hunger to any player or mob they hit using a melee attack unless the husk is holding an item in its main hand or the player blocks the attack with a shield. This effect lasts for 7 × floor (regional difficulty) seconds.

Unlike zombies, husks do not burn in sunlight.

Husks can break down doors successfully on Hard difficulty.

Husks seek out any nearby turtle eggs and trample them.

Husks can pick up items if the game rule mobGriefing is set to true, and they do not despawn if left alone.

A husk that is submerged in water for 30 seconds converts to a normal zombie, which in turn may become a drowned by staying submerged for an additional 30 seconds.

Drops[edit]

When they die, husks drop 0–2 Rotten Flesh. The maximum drop is increased by 1 per level of Looting, for a maximum of 0-5 with Looting III.

They can also drop an iron ingot, carrot, or potato when killed by a player or tamed wolf. This drop has a 2.5% chance of occurring, increasing by 1% per level of looting. Individual items have the following chances of dropping:

¹⁄₁₂₀ (about 0.83%)
¹¹⁄₆₀₀ (about 1.83%) with Looting I
¹⁷⁄₆₀₀ (about 2.83%) with Looting II
²³⁄₆₀₀ (about 3.83%) with Looting III

Any picked-up equipment has a 100% chance of dropping and drops with the same damage level it had when picked up.

Unlike regular zombies, a husk does not drop its head if killed by a charged creeper explosion.

Naturally-spawned equipment[edit]

Carved Pumpkin ^{[note 1]}
Jack o'Lantern‌^{[Java Edition only]}^{[note 1]}
Iron Shovel
Iron Sword
Random Armor
Husk have an 8.5% chance of dropping their naturally-spawned equipment, with random durability. Each level of Looting increases the chance 1 percentage point (11.5% with Looting III).

↑ ^a ^b Husks spawn with pumpkins and jack o'lanterns‌^{[Java Edition only]} only during Halloween.

Experience[edit]

Adult husks drop 5 and an additional 1–3 per naturally-spawned equipment. Baby husks drop 12.

Halloween[edit]

If a husk wearing a pumpkin or jack o'lantern‌^{[Java Edition only]} is killed using a weapon enchanted with Looting, there is a chance equivalent to the level of Looting used to drop the pumpkin or jack o' lantern, up to a maximum of a 3% chance of a drop.

Sounds[edit]

Subtitle	Source	Description	Namespaced ID	Translation key	Volume	Pitch	Attenuation distance
Husk groans	?	?	`entity.husk.ambient`	`subtitles.entity.husk.ambient`	?	?	16
Husk converts to Zombie	?	?	`entity.husk.converted_to_zombie`	`subtitles.entity.husk.converted_to_zombie`	0.8	?	16
Husk dies	?	?	`entity.husk.death`	`subtitles.entity.husk.death`	?	?	16
Husk hurts	?	?	`entity.husk.hurt`	`subtitles.entity.husk.hurt`	?	?	16
Husk steps	?	?	`entity.husk.step`	`(Footstep sounds)`	?	?	16

Data values[edit]

ID[edit]

Java Edition:

Name	Namespaced ID	Translation key
Husk	`husk`	`entity.minecraft.husk`

Bedrock Edition:

Name	Namespaced ID	Numeric ID	Translation key
Husk	`husk`	`47`	`entity.husk.name`

Entity data[edit]

Husks have entity data associated with them that contains various properties.

Entity data
- Tags common to all entities see Template:Nbt inherit/entity/template
- Tags common to all mobs see Template:Nbt inherit/mob/template
- IsBaby: 1 or 0 (true/false) - true if this zombie is a baby. May be absent.
- CanBreakDoors: 1 or 0 (true/false) - true if the zombie can break doors (default value is 0).
- DrownedConversionTime: The number of ticks until this zombie converts to a drowned, or husk to zombie. (default value is -1, when no conversion is under way).
- InWaterTime: The number of ticks this zombie or husk has been under water, used to start the drowning conversion. (default value is -1, when no conversion is under way).

Achievements[edit]

Icon		Achievement	In-game description	Actual requirements (if different)	Gamerscore earned	Trophy type (PS)
		Monster Hunter	Attack and kill a monster.	Kill a hostile mob or one of the following neutral mobs: an enderman, a zombified piglin, a spider, or a cave spider.	15G	Bronze
		Sound the Alarm!	Ring the bell with a hostile enemy in the village.	—	20G	Bronze

Advancements[edit]

Advancement	In-game description	Parent	Actual requirements (if different)	Namespaced ID
How Did We Get Here?	Have every effect applied at the same time	A Furious Cocktail	Have all of these 26 effects^{[note 1]} applied to the player at the same time. Beacon effects also count for the purposes of this advancement. Other status effects, if any, may be applied to the player, but are ignored for this advancement. Note: This is a hidden advancement, meaning that it can be viewed by the player only after completing it.	`nether/all_effects`
Adventure	Adventure, exploration, and combat	—	Kill any entity, or be killed by any entity.	`adventure/root`
Monster Hunter	Kill any hostile monster	Adventure	Kill one of these 34 mobs.^{[note 2]} Other mobs, if any, may be killed, but are ignored for this advancement.	`adventure/kill_a_mob`
Monsters Hunted	Kill one of every hostile monster	Monster Hunter	Kill each of these 34 mobs.^{[note 2]} Other mobs, if any, may be killed, but are ignored for this advancement.	`adventure/kill_all_mobs`

History[edit]

Java Edition
1.10		16w20a			Added husks and baby husks.
					Added husk spawn eggs, which husks can be spawned from.
					Husks share the same entity ID as zombies.
		pre2			The husk spawn egg has been removed.
		release			Added exclusive sounds for husks: their sounds are a more raspy version of regular zombie sounds. Before this, husks used to sound like regular zombies.
1.11		16w32a			Husks now have their own entity ID separate from zombies.
					The husk spawn egg has been re-added.
					Husks now avoid water.
1.13		18w19a			Husks now sink underwater.
		18w19a			Husks no longer suffocate underwater.
		18w21b			Husks now convert into zombies when suffocating.
		18w21b			Husks now have sounds when converting to zombies.
1.14		18w43a			The textures of husks and baby husks have been changed.
1.15		19w46a			Baby husks can now be spawned using their spawn egg on the adult.
Pocket Edition Alpha
0.15.0		build 1			Added husks and baby husks.
0.16.0		build 5			Husks now have their own sounds.
Pocket Edition
1.0.4		alpha 1.0.4.0			Husks are now slightly taller than zombies.
Bedrock Edition
1.5.0		beta 1.5.0.0			Husks now sink underwater.
		beta 1.5.0.0			Husks now convert into zombies when suffocating.
		beta 1.5.0.4			Husks now try to stomp turtle eggs.
1.8.0		beta 1.8.0.8			Baby husks can now ride adult stray cats and pandas.
1.10.0		beta 1.10.0.3			The textures of husks and baby husks have been changed.
1.10.0		beta 1.10.0.3			Husks are now hostile toward wandering traders.
1.16.0		beta 1.16.0.51			Husks can now pick up items.
Legacy Console Edition
TU46	CU36	1.38	Patch 1	1.0.1	Added husks and baby husks.
TU54	CU44	1.52	Patch 24	1.0.4	Added husk spawn eggs, which husks can be spawned from.
TU60	CU51	1.64	Patch 30	1.0.11	Baby husks now have a 15% chance of becoming a jockey. Before becoming a jockey, upon nearing the player, they check for one of the following to mount prior attacking: adult chickens, adult ocelots, adult wolves, adult zombies, cows, pigs, sheep, spiders or cave spiders.
TU69		1.76	Patch 38		Husks now sink underwater.
					Husks now convert into zombies when suffocating.
					Husks now try to stomp turtle eggs.
PlayStation 4 Edition
1.83					Baby husks can now ride adult stray cats and pandas.
1.91					Husks are now hostile toward wandering traders.
New Nintendo 3DS Edition
0.1.0					Added husks and baby husks.

Issues[edit]

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

Trivia[edit]

The Husk was created by Jason Mayer at a game jam and shown to Jens Bergensten.^[1]
Husks are a little bit taller than regular zombies.

Gallery[edit]

Three adult husks and a baby husk.
A naturally spawned husk in a desert biome.
Player, zombie and husk size comparison.
A husk wearing gold armor in Pocket Edition.
A husk peering into a village building.
A baby zombie standing next to a baby husk.

References[edit]

↑ "Meet the Husk" – Minecraft.net

Entities

[:0-1] Husks spawn with pumpkins and jack o'lanterns‌^{[Java Edition only]} only during Halloween.

[2] 
Absorption
Bad Omen
Blindness
Conduit Power
Dolphin's Grace
Fire Resistance
Glowing
Haste
Hero of the Village
Hunger
Invisibility
Jump Boost
Levitation
Mining Fatigue
Nausea
Night Vision
Poison
Regeneration
Resistance
Slow Falling
Slowness
Speed
Strength
Water Breathing
Weakness
Wither

[3] Absorption

[4] Bad Omen

[5] Blindness

[6] Conduit Power

[7] Dolphin's Grace

[8] Fire Resistance

[9] Glowing

[10] Haste

[11] Hero of the Village

[12] Hunger

[13] Invisibility

[14] Jump Boost

[15] Levitation

[16] Mining Fatigue

[17] Nausea

[18] Night Vision

[19] Poison

[20] Regeneration

[21] Resistance

[22] Slow Falling

[23] Slowness

[24] Speed

[25] Strength

[26] Water Breathing

[27] Weakness

[28] Wither

[monsters-3] 
Blaze
Cave Spider
Creeper
Drowned
Elder Guardian
Ender Dragon
Enderman
Endermite
Evoker
Ghast
Guardian
Hoglin
Husk
Magma Cube
Phantom
Piglin
Piglin Brute
Pillager
Ravager
Shulker
Silverfish
Skeleton
Slime
Spider
Stray
Vex
Vindicator
Witch
Wither
Wither Skeleton
Zoglin
Zombie
Zombie Villager
Zombified Piglin

[30] Blaze

[31] Cave Spider

[32] Creeper

[33] Drowned

[34] Elder Guardian

[35] Ender Dragon

[36] Enderman

[37] Endermite

[38] Evoker

[39] Ghast

[40] Guardian

[41] Hoglin

[42] Husk

[43] Magma Cube

[44] Phantom

[45] Piglin

[46] Piglin Brute

[47] Pillager

[48] Ravager

[49] Shulker

[50] Silverfish

[51] Skeleton

[52] Slime

[53] Spider

[54] Stray

[55] Vex

[56] Vindicator

[57] Witch

[58] Wither

[59] Wither Skeleton

[60] Zoglin

[61] Zombie

[62] Zombie Villager

[63] Zombified Piglin

[4] "Meet the Husk" – Minecraft.net

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Husk

Contents

Spawning[edit]

Variants[edit]

Baby husks and chicken jockeys[edit]

Behavior[edit]

Drops[edit]

Naturally-spawned equipment[edit]

Experience[edit]

Halloween[edit]

Sounds[edit]

Data values[edit]

ID[edit]

Entity data[edit]

Achievements[edit]

Advancements[edit]

History[edit]

Issues[edit]

Trivia[edit]

Gallery[edit]

See also[edit]

References[edit]

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