Husk

Health points	20 × 10
Armor points	2 ()
Behavior	Hostile
Attack strength	Easy: 2 - 3 Normal: 3 Hard: 4 - 5
Spawn	Desert, Desert Hills, Desert Lakes
Drops	See § Drops
Natural equipment	See #Naturally-spawned equipment
Experience	Adult: 5 Baby: 12
Sounds	Adult Husk: Idle Hurt Becoming zombie Die Baby Husk: Idle Hurt Die
Internal ID	JE: 23 BE: 47
Namespaced ID	husk

This article is about the dried-out variant of the zombie. For other zombie variants, see Zombie (disambiguation).

	“	I remember the first time I had the pleasure of meeting a Husk. I had gotten myself trapped in a sandpit of my own creation (as you do). Then, looking up, I saw a silhouette towering over me, lit up against the burning desert sun. “At last, my savior!” I cried, doing a little jig for joy. But then I heard that awful zombie screech, and I was thumped over the head.	„
		— Emily Richardson^[1]

Husks are dried-out variants of zombies that spawn in deserts. Unlike zombies, husks do not burn in sunlight, possibly because they seem to wear a hood-like object on their heads.

Spawning[edit]

A husk.

Husks spawn at a light level of 7 or less in 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.

Baby husks and chicken jockeys[edit]

Three adult husks and one baby husk.

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 of wanting to become a jockey when attacking a target. They can mount:

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]

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 towards the player.

Husks apply Hunger to any player or mob it hits using melee attack. 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 gamerule mobGriefing is set to true, and they do not despawn if left alone.

A husk that drowns in water converts to a normal zombie. If the zombie subsequently drowns, it converts to a drowned.

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

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.

Data values[edit]

Achievements[edit]

Main article: Achievements

Icon	Achievement	In-game description	Actual requirements (if different)	Availability				Xbox points earned	Trophy type (PS)
Icon	Achievement	In-game description	Actual requirements (if different)	Xbox	PS	Bedrock	Nintendo	Xbox points earned	Trophy type (PS)
	Monster Hunter	Attack and destroy a monster	Kill a hostile mob or one of the following neutral mobs: enderman, zombie pigman, spider, cave spider.	Xbox One	Yes	Yes	Yes	15G	Bronze
	Monster Hunter	Attack and destroy a monster		Xbox 360	Yes	Alt	Yes	20G	Bronze

Advancements[edit]

Main article: Advancements

Advancement	In-game description	Parent	Actual requirements (if different)	Internal ID
Adventure	Adventure, exploration, and combat	—	Kill any entity, or be killed by any entity.	`minecraft:adventure/root`
Monster Hunter	Kill any hostile monster	Adventure	Kill one of these 25 mobs. Other mobs are ignored for this advancement.	`minecraft:adventure/kill_a_mob`
Monsters Hunted	Kill one of every hostile monster	Monster Hunter	Kill each of these 25 mobs. Other mobs may be killed, but are ignored for the advancement.	`minecraft:adventure/kill_all_mobs`

History[edit]

Java Edition
1.10		16w20a			Added husks, including their baby form.
					Added husk spawn egg.
					Husks share the same entity ID as zombies.
		pre2			The husk spawn egg has now 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 now been re-added.
					Husks now avoid water.
1.13		18w19a			Husks now sink underwater.
		18w19a			Husks no longer drown underwater.
		18w21b			Husks now convert into zombies when drowning.
		18w21b			Husks now have sounds when converting to zombies.
Pocket Edition Alpha
0.15.0		build 1			Added 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 drowning.
		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			Husks are now hostile towards wandering traders.
Legacy Console Edition
TU46	CU36	1.38	Patch 1	1.0.1	Added husks.
TU54	CU44	1.52	Patch 24	1.0.4	Added the husk spawn egg.
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 drowning.
					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 towards wandering traders.
New Nintendo 3DS Edition
0.1.0					Added 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.^[2]

Gallery[edit]

Several husks and a baby variant.
A naturally spawned husk in a desert biome.
Size comparison between a husk and a normal zombie.
A husk wearing gold armor.
A husk peering into a village building.
A baby zombie standing next to a baby husk. At the time, they did not burn in sunlight, which is no longer true.

References[edit]

↑ https://minecraft.net/article/meet-husk
↑ "Meet the Husk" – Minecraft.net

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[:0-2] Husks spawn with pumpkins and jack o'lanterns‌^{[Java Edition only]} only during Halloween.

[minecraft.net-meet-husk-1] ttps://minecraft.net/article/meet-husk

[3] "Meet the Husk" – Minecraft.net

[1]

[note 1]

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Spawning[edit]

Baby husks and chicken jockeys[edit]

Behavior[edit]

Drops[edit]

Naturally-spawned equipment[edit]

Experience[edit]

Halloween[edit]

Data values[edit]

Achievements[edit]

Advancements[edit]

History[edit]

Issues[edit]

Trivia[edit]

Gallery[edit]

See also[edit]

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