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"Monster" redirects here. For the mob called "monster" in the code, see Human.

Mobs are living, moving game entities. The term "mob" is short for "mobile".[1]

Spawning

Main article: Spawn cycle
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An excessive amount of ender dragons and withers spawned using the /summon command.

Mobs come to exist by spawning in various ways. Most will spawn naturally, dependent on the light level and biome, often times in groups with mobs of the same variety. Most passive mobs also have the ability to breed, which will spawn baby versions of themselves. Mobs will not naturally spawn on transparent blocks, in water (except for squid and guardians), in lava, or on half blocks (slabs, stairs). The exception is monster spawners, from which they can spawn naturally on any block including air.

Some mobs (like the iron golem, snow golem, and the wither) require that the player "construct" them before being able to spawn.

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, it will have a different AI to stay in the same place.

Behavior

Pig smoke death

A pig emitting smoke 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, etc.). Some mobs may be resistant or immune to certain hazards, such as Nether mobs which are immune to fire. Mobs can ride minecarts and other mobs, and can climb up ladders. When mobs are killed, they turn to dust and drop items which may be useful resources.

Each type of mob in Minecraft has a certain AI (Artificial Intelligence) system with different behaviors and mechanics. Mobs will 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 traverse complex mazes to get to a desired object or destination. Passive mobs will flee in random directions after being hurt, while hostile mobs will face and chase/attack the Player as soon as they come close. Neutral mobs will remain neutral until a player or mob provokes it (usually by attacking), at which point the neutral mob will turn 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.

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

List of mobs

Mobs are listed and classified by their nature below. For more details on a particular mob, click and view their individual page.

Note: The list is categorized according to the PC edition. May vary between different platforms.

Passive mobs

BatFace ChickenFace CowFace MooshroomFace PigFace Rabbiticon SheepFace SkeletonHorseHead Squidface Villagerhead
Bat Chicken Cow Mooshroom Pig Rabbit Sheep Skeleton Horse Squid Villager

Neutral mobs

CaveSpiderFace EndermanFace PolarBearFace SpiderFace ZombiePigmanFace
Cave Spider Enderman Polar Bear Spider Zombie Pigman

Hostile mobs

Blaze Face Chickenjockey CreeperFace Elder GuardianFace EndermiteFace Evoker Head GhastFace GuardianFace HuskFace Magma Cube Face ShulkerFace
Blaze Chicken Jockey Creeper Elder Guardian Endermite Evoker Ghast Guardian Husk Magma Cube Shulker
SilverfishFace SkeletonFace SkeletonRiderFace SlimeFace SpiderJockeyFace StrayFace Vex Head Vindicator Head Witchface2 WitherSkeletonHead ZombieFace ZombieVillagerHead
Silverfish Skeleton Skeleton Horseman Slime Spider Jockey Stray Vex Vindicator Witch Wither Skeleton Zombie Zombie Villager

Tameable mobs

DonkeyHead HorseHead Llama Head MuleHead OcelotFace WolfFace
Donkey Horse Llama Mule Ocelot Wolf
(Neutral when untamed.)

Utility mobs

Utility mobs are meant to serve as supplementary ways of protection against hostile mobs.

Vg face(Neutral if natural-generated) Snowgolemhead
Iron Golem Snow Golem

Boss mobs

Boss mobs are extremely durable and destructive hostile mobs specifically designed for longer, riskier, and larger-scale battles for players. They are generally immune to most status effects, and are capable of seeing mobs affected by Invisibility.

Enderdragon Face WitherFace Elder GuardianFace
Ender Dragon Wither Elder Guardian [a boss in Pocket Edition only]

Unused mobs

See also: Unused features

Unused mobs are found in the source code and can be spawned using /summon, but are unavailable in normal gameplay.

Giant KillerRabbitFace UndeadHorseHead
Giant Killer Bunny Zombie Horse [available in Pocket Edition]

Removed mobs

See also: Removed features

Removed mobs no longer exist in the latest PC version and can be only found in older Minecraft versions.

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

Platform availability

Mob Computer Edition Console Edition Pocket Edition Education Edition
Bat Yes Yes Yes No
Blaze Yes Yes Yes No
Cave Spider Yes Yes Yes No
Chicken Yes Yes Yes No
Chicken Jockey Yes Yes Yes No
Cow Yes Yes Yes No
Creeper Yes Yes Yes No
Donkey Yes Yes Yes No
Elder Guardian Yes Yes Yes No
Ender Dragon Yes Yes Yes No
Enderman Yes Yes Yes No
Endermite Yes Yes Yes No
Evoker Yes No No No
Ghast Yes Yes Yes No
Giant Yes No No No
Guardian Yes Yes Yes No
Horse Yes Yes Yes No
Husk Yes Yes Yes No
Iron Golem Yes Yes Yes No
Killer Bunny Yes No No No
Llama Yes No No No
Learn to Code Mascot No No No Yes
Magma Cube Yes Yes Yes No
Mooshroom Yes Yes Yes No
Mule Yes Yes Yes No
NPC No No No Yes
Ocelot Yes Yes Yes No
Pig Yes Yes Yes No
Polar Bear Yes Yes Yes No
Rabbit Yes Yes Yes No
Sheep Yes Yes Yes No
Shulker Yes Yes Yes No
Silverfish Yes Yes Yes No
Skeleton Yes Yes Yes No
Skeleton Horse Yes Yes Yes No
Skeleton Horseman Yes Yes Yes No
Slime Yes Yes Yes No
Snow Golem Yes Yes Yes No
Spider Yes Yes Yes No
Spider Jockey Yes Yes Yes No
Squid Yes Yes Yes No
Stray Yes Yes Yes No
Vex Yes No No No
Vindicator Yes No No No
Villager Yes Yes Yes No
Witch Yes Yes Yes No
Wither Yes Yes Yes No
Wither Skeleton Yes Yes Yes No
Wolf Yes Yes Yes No
Zombie Yes Yes Yes No
Zombie Horse Yes No Yes No
Zombie Pigman Yes Yes Yes No
Zombie Villager Yes Yes Yes No

Common NBT data

Main article: Mobs/ED
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Achievements

Icon Achievement In-game description Actual requirements (if different) Gamerscore earned Trophy type (PS4)
PS4 Other
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
Return to SenderDestroy a Ghast with a fireball.Kill a ghast using a ghast fireball.30GSilver
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
RepopulationBreed two cows with wheat.Breed two cows or two mooshrooms.15GBronze
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
Have a Shearful DayUse Shears to obtain wool from a sheep.15GBronze
Body GuardCreate an Iron Golem20GBronze
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
ArcherKill a creeper with arrows.10GBronze
The Deep EndDefeat an Elder Guardian30GSilver
The End... Again...Respawn the Enderdragon [sic]30GSilver
Great View From Up HereLevitate up 50 blocks from the attacks of a Shulker20GBronze

Videos

Mob/video

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.

Trivia

  • Renaming a mob "Dinnerbone" or "Grumm" using spawn eggs or name tags will flip them upside down.
  • Renaming a sheep "jeb_" will make its wool change color.
  • Renaming a Vindicator "Johnny" will make it attack nearby mobs, other than evokers and other vindicators.
  • If a hostile mob is tracking a player, the player can separate him or herself and the mob through a wall, relog, and the mob will no longer be tracking the player.
  • In the Pocket Edition, baby squids are present. The heads are also sized to fit body.

References

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