{{For|mobs in the spin-off games of Minecraft|Dungeons:Mob|Earth:Mob|Story Mode:Mob|Legends:Mob}}
{{for|the [[Java Edition Classic|Classic]] mob named simply 'mob'|Mob (entity)}}
{{for|the children's book series|Mobs of Minecraft}}

[[File:Minecraft mobs preview.png|thumb|right|Some mobs from ''[[Minecraft]]''.|alt=A render depicting various animals and monsters (collectively known as "mobs") from the game.]]
[[File:Mobs 1.21.png|thumb|right|Every mob {{In|Java}}.]]

A '''mob''' (short for '''mobile''', '''mobile entity''', or '''mobile object''')<ref>{{w|Mob (video games)}} or a single entity in a group when referring to ''Minecraft''.</ref> is an AI-driven game [[entity]]. All mobs can be attacked and hurt (from [[Falling damage|falling]], attacked by a [[player]] or another mob, falling into the [[void]], hit by an [[arrow]], etc), and have some form of voluntary movement. Different types of mobs often have unique AI and [[loot]].

== Spawning ==
{{main|Spawn#Spawn cycle|title1=Spawn cycle}}
[[File:Mob Habitat Collage.png|alt=Most monsters are found in dark areas such as caves, while most animals are found commonly in bright light levels. Most other mobs are also found in different biomes/structures.|thumb|Different mobs spawn in diverse habitats, depending on the light level, biome, and surface material.]]
[[File:OverWorld Monsters.png|thumb|right|Some of the many monsters that can spawn in the [[Overworld]]. From left to right: [[zombie]], [[spider]], [[enderman]], [[creeper]], [[skeleton]], [[drowned]], [[witch]], and [[slime]].]]

Mobs [[spawn]] in various ways. Most mobs spawn naturally, depending on the [[light level]], [[biome]], and their surroundings. For example, most animals are found in bright areas on the surface, while hostile monsters are commonly found in the dark (whether it's a [[cave]], [[monster room]], [[woodland mansion|mansion]], or at night). Animals usually spawn upon chunk generation, while hostile monsters spawn and despawn in a certain radius around the player.

Some mobs, including passive and neutral animals, and even [[hoglin]]s, have the ability to be [[Breeding|bred]] by the [[player]], creating offspring. [[Villager]]s cannot be directly bred by the player, instead randomly breeding depending on the time of day and the number of [[bed]]s, which allows players to manipulate their likelihood of breeding.

Most mobs never spawn on [[transparent]] blocks, in water (except fish, dolphins, turtles, and other aquatic creatures), in lava (except for [[strider]]s), on [[bedrock]], or on blocks [[Solid block#Height|less than a full block tall]] (such as [[slab]]s placed on the bottom half). The exception is [[monster spawners]], from which monsters 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 four [[end crystal]]s. A rare occurrence of spawning are the [[jockey]] mobs, which is a mob riding another mob.

[[Player]]s can also spawn mobs easily by using [[spawn egg]]s in [[Creative mode]] or the {{cmd|summon}} command.

=== Despawning ===
{{main|Mob spawning#Despawning}}
Many mobs despawn (cease to exist) after a certain amount of time if far enough from the player. {{IN|Java}}, most passive mobs do not despawn, while most monsters do. {{IN|Bedrock}}, almost all mobs despawn. Mobs can be prevented from despawning if they are named with a [[name tag]] or in a [[boat]].

== Behavior ==
[[File:Pig smoke death.png|right|thumb|A pig emitting smoke particles upon death.]]
Mobs are affected by the environment in the same ways as the player; they are subject to [[Entity#Motion of entities|physics]], and they can be [[Damage|hurt]] by the same things that harm the player (catching on fire, falling, drowning, attacks from weapons, the /kill command, etc.). Some mobs may be resistant or immune to certain hazards, such as some [[Nether]] mobs, which are immune to fire. All [[aquatic]] mobs except [[dolphin]]s are immune to drowning. Mobs can ride [[minecart]]s and other mobs can climb up [[ladder]]s. When mobs are killed, they turn to [[Particles|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 within 32 blocks and usually avoid walking off blocks high enough to cause falling damage. Many mobs have an advanced path-finding system that allows them to navigate through obstacles to get to a desired object or destination. [[Passive mob]]s flee in random directions after being hurt, while [[hostile mob]]s face and chase/attack the [[player]] as soon as the player comes close. [[Neutral mob]]s remain neutral until a player or mob provokes it (usually by attacking), at which point the neutral mob becomes hostile toward and attacks the entity that hit it. Most mobs are aware of players within (a [[Euclidian distance]]) 16 [[block]]s of them, but some can see farther. Conversely, most mobs can be heard by players up to 16 blocks away. Mobs are harmless to players in [[Creative]] mode.

Most mobs cannot see through most solid blocks, including semi-transparent blocks such as [[ice]], [[glass]], [[tall grass]], or [[glass pane]]s. {{IN|java}}, all mobs (except for [[warden]]s<ref>{{bug|MC-249642||Wardens can't pass over rails|Fixed}}</ref>) try to avoid walking over [[rail]]s unless pushed onto the rails by other mobs.

{{Clear}}

== List of mobs ==
Mobs are listed and classified by their nature from the player's perspective. For more details on a particular mob, click on them to view their individual page.

=== Passive mobs ===
Passive mobs are harmless mobs (except for [[pufferfish]]) that do not attempt to attack the player, even when provoked or attacked, though some of them may attack other mobs. Most of them can be [[bred]] or [[tamed]].

{| style="margin:auto;text-align:center" data-description="Passive mobs"
|-
| style="width:68px" scope="col" | [[File:AllayFace.png|link=Allay]]
| style="width:68px" scope="col" | [[File:ArmadilloFace.png|link=Armadillo]]
| style="width:68px" scope="col" | [[File:AxolotlFace.png|link=Axolotl]]
| style="width:68px" scope="col" | [[File:BatFace.png|link=Bat]]
| style="width:68px" scope="col" | [[File:CamelFace.png|link=Camel]]
| style="width:68px" scope="col" | [[File:CatFace.png|link=Cat]]
| style="width:68px" scope="col" | [[File:ChickenFace.png|link=Chicken]]
| style="width:68px" scope="col" | [[File:CodBody.png|link=Cod]]
| style="width:68px" scope="col" | [[File:CowFace.png|link=Cow]]
| style="width:68px" scope="col" | [[File:DonkeyFace.png|link=Donkey]]
| style="width:68px" scope="col" | [[File:FrogFace.png|link=Frog]]
|-
| [[Allay]]
| [[Armadillo]]
| [[Axolotl]]
| [[Bat]]
| [[Camel]]
| [[Cat]]
| [[Chicken]]
| [[Cod]]
| [[Cow]]
| [[Donkey]]
| [[Frog]]
|}
{| style="margin:auto;text-align:center" data-description="Passive mobs"
| style="width:68px" scope="col" | [[File:GlowSquidFace.png|link=Glow Squid]]
| style="width:68px" scope="col" | [[File:HorseFace.png|link=Horse]]
| style="width:68px" scope="col" | [[File:MooshroomFace.png|link=Mooshroom]]
| style="width:68px" scope="col" | [[File:MuleFace.png|link=Mule]]
| style="width:68px" scope="col" | [[File:OcelotFace.png|link=Ocelot]]
| style="width:68px" scope="col" | [[File:ParrotFace.png|link=Parrot]]
| style="width:68px" scope="col" | [[File:PigFace.png|link=Pig]]
| style="width:68px" scope="col" | [[File:PufferfishFace.png|link=Pufferfish]]
| style="width:68px" scope="col" | [[File:RabbitFace.png|link=Rabbit]]
| style="width:68px" scope="col" | [[File:SalmonBody.png|link=Salmon]]
| style="width:68px" scope="col" | [[File:SheepFace.png|link=Sheep]]
|-
| [[Glow Squid]]
| [[Horse]]
| [[Mooshroom]]
| [[Mule]]
| [[Ocelot]]
| [[Parrot]]
| [[Pig]]
| [[Pufferfish]]<br><small>(defensive)</small>
| [[Rabbit]]
| [[Salmon]]
| [[Sheep]]
|}
{| style="margin:auto;text-align:center" data-description="Passive mobs"
| style="width:68px" scope="col" | [[File:SkeletonHorseFace.png|link=Skeleton Horse]]
| style="width:68px" scope="col" | [[File:SnifferFace.png|link=Sniffer|66x66px]]
| style="width:68px" scope="col" | [[File:SnowGolemFace.png|link=Snow Golem]]
| style="width:68px" scope="col" | [[File:SquidFace.png|link=Squid]]
| style="width:68px" scope="col" | [[File:StriderFace.png|link=Strider]]
| style="width:68px" scope="col" | [[File:TadpoleFace.png|link=Tadpole]]
| style="width:68px" scope="col" | [[File:TropicalFishBody.png|link=Tropical Fish]]
| style="width:68px" scope="col" | [[File:TurtleFace.png|link=Turtle]]
| style="width:68px" scope="col" | [[File:VillagerFace.png|link=Villager]]
| style="width:68px" scope="col" | [[File:WanderingTraderFace.png|link=Wandering Trader]]
|-
| [[Skeleton Horse]]
| [[Sniffer]]
| [[Snow Golem]]
| [[Squid]]
| [[Strider]]
| [[Tadpole]]
| [[Tropical Fish]]
| [[Turtle]]
| [[Villager]]
| [[Wandering Trader]]
|}
{{reflist|group="p"}}

=== Neutral mobs ===
Neutral mobs are sometimes passive and sometimes hostile toward the player. These mobs usually require provocation from the player in one way or another to attack or become hostile, while some can be naturally-hostile and have a way to be pacified.

{| style="margin:auto;text-align:center" data-description="Neutral mobs"
|-
| style="width:68px" scope="col" | [[File:BeeFace.png|link=Bee]]
| style="width:68px" scope="col" | [[File:CaveSpiderFace.png|link=Cave Spider]]
| style="width:68px" scope="col" | [[File:DolphinFace.png|link=Dolphin]]
| style="width:68px" scope="col" | [[File:DrownedFace.png|link=Drowned]]
| style="width:68px" scope="col" | [[File:EndermanFace.png|link=Enderman]]
| style="width:68px" scope="col" | [[File:FoxFace.png|link=Fox]]
| style="width:68px" scope="col" | [[File:GoatFace.png|link=Goat]]
| style="width:68px" scope="col" | [[File:IronGolemFace.png|link=Iron Golem]]
|-
| [[Bee]]
| [[Cave Spider]]
| [[Dolphin]]
| [[Drowned]]
| [[Enderman]]
| [[Fox]]
| [[Goat]]
| [[Iron Golem]]
|}
{| style="margin:auto;text-align:center" data-description="Neutral mobs"
| style="width:68px" scope="col" | [[File:LlamaFace.png|link=Llama]]
| style="width:68px" scope="col" | [[File:PandaFace.png|link=Panda]]
| style="width:68px" scope="col" | [[File:PiglinFace.png|link=Piglin|94x94px]]
| style="width:68px" scope="col" | [[File:PolarBearFace.png|link=Polar Bear]]
| style="width:68px" scope="col" | [[File:SpiderFace.png|link=Spider]]
| style="width:68px" scope="col" | [[File:TraderLlama Face.png|link=Trader Llama]]
| style="width:68px" scope="col" | [[File:WolfFace.png|link=Wolf]]
| style="width:68px" scope="col" | [[File:ZombifiedPiglinFace.png|link=Zombified Piglin|94x94px]]
|-
| [[Llama]]
| [[Panda]]
| [[Piglin]]
| [[Polar Bear]]
| [[Spider]]
| [[Trader Llama]]
| [[Wolf]]
| [[Zombified Piglin]]
|}
{{reflist|group="n"}}

=== Hostile mobs ===
Hostile mobs are dangerous, aggressive mobs that always attack the player within their respective detection ranges. Certain non-hostile mobs such as [[chicken]]s, [[skeleton horse]]s and [[spider]]s can be mounted by hostile mobs on [[Jockey|rare occasions]], and become hostile.

{| style="margin:auto;text-align:center" data-description="Hostile mobs"
| style="width:68px" scope="col" | [[File:BlazeFace.png|link=Blaze]]
| style="width:68px" scope="col" | [[File:BoggedFace.png|link=Bogged]]
| style="width:68px" scope="col" | [[File:BreezeFace.png|link=Breeze]]
| style="width:68px" scope="col" | [[File:CreakingFace.png|link=Creaking|width=87x87]]
| style="width:68px" scope="col" | [[File:CreeperFace.png|link=Creeper]]
| style="width:68px" scope="col" | [[File:ElderGuardianFace.png|link=Elder Guardian]]
| style="width:68px" scope="col" | [[File:EndermiteFace.png|link=Endermite]]
| style="width:68px" scope="col" | [[File:EvokerFace.png|link=Evoker]]
| style="width:68px" scope="col" | [[File:GhastFace.png|link=Ghast]]
| style="width:68px" scope="col" | [[File:GuardianFace.png|link=Guardian]]
|-
| [[Blaze]]
| [[Bogged]]
| [[Breeze]]
| [[Creaking]]
| [[Creeper]]
| [[Elder Guardian]]
| [[Endermite]]
| [[Evoker]]
| [[Ghast]]
| [[Guardian]]
|}
{| style="margin:auto;text-align:center" data-description="Hostile mobs"
| style="width:68px" scope="col" | [[File:HoglinFace.png|link=Hoglin]]
| style="width:68px" scope="col" | [[File:HuskFace.png|link=Husk]]
| style="width:68px" scope="col" | [[File:MagmaCubeFace.png|link=Magma Cube]]
| style="width:68px" scope="col" | [[File:PhantomFace.png|link=Phantom]]
| style="width:68px" scope="col" | [[File:PiglinBruteFace.png|link=Piglin Brute|94x94px]]
| style="width:68px" scope="col" | [[File:PillagerFace.png|link=Pillager]]
| style="width:68px" scope="col" | [[File:RavagerFace.png|link=Ravager]]
| style="width:68px" scope="col" | [[File:ShulkerFace.png|link=Shulker]]
| style="width:68px" scope="col" | [[File:SilverfishFace.png|link=Silverfish]]
| style="width:68px" scope="col" | [[File:SkeletonFace.png|link=Skeleton]]
|-
| [[Hoglin]]
| [[Husk]]
| [[Magma Cube]]
| [[Phantom]]
| [[Piglin Brute]]
| [[Pillager]]
| [[Ravager]]
| [[Shulker]]
| [[Silverfish]]
| [[Skeleton]]
|}
{| style="margin:auto;text-align:center" data-description="Hostile mobs"
| style="width:68px" scope="col" | [[File:SlimeFace.png|link=Slime]]
| style="width:68px" scope="col" | [[File:StrayFace.png|link=Stray]]
| style="width:68px" scope="col" | [[File:VexFace.png|link=Vex]]
| style="width:68px" scope="col" | [[File:VindicatorFace.png|link=Vindicator]]
| style="width:68px" scope="col" | [[File:WardenFace.png|link=Warden]]
| style="width:68px" scope="col" | [[File:WitchFace.png|link=Witch]]
| style="width:68px" scope="col" | [[File:WitherSkeletonFace.png|link=Wither Skeleton]]
| style="width:68px" scope="col" | [[File:ZoglinFace.png|link=Zoglin]]
| style="width:68px" scope="col" | [[File:ZombieFace.png|link=Zombie]]
| style="width:68px" scope="col" | [[File:ZombieVillagerHead.png|link=Zombie Villager]]
|-
| [[Slime]]
| [[Stray]]
| [[Vex]]
| [[Vindicator]]
| [[Warden]]
| [[Witch]]
| [[Wither Skeleton]]
| [[Zoglin]]
| [[Zombie]]
| [[Zombie Villager]]
|}
{{reflist|group="h"}}

==== Boss mobs ====
Boss mobs are special hostile mobs that are tougher and more dangerous than other mobs. They do not spawn randomly and are confronted intentionally. All boss mobs have a [[bossbar]] featuring their name and health. Boss mobs provide unique challenges and equivalent rewards, such as XP. 

{| style="margin:auto;text-align:center" data-description="Boss mobs"
| style="width:68px" scope="col" | [[File:EnderdragonFace.png|link=Ender Dragon]]
| style="width:68px" scope="col" | [[File:WitherFace.png|link=Wither]]
|-
| [[Ender Dragon]]
| [[Wither]]
|}

=== Unused mobs ===
{{see also|Java Edition unused features|Bedrock Edition unused features|Minecraft Education exclusive features}}

Only contains a few mobs that never spawn naturally in-game as they can only be summoned with the {{cmd|summon}} or [[spawn egg]]s (except for [[old villager]]s and old zombie villagers, they cannot be obtained in normal game). Unlike the other unused mobs, [[agent]]s and [[NPC]]s are available naturally {{in|education}} on Tutorial Worlds. All of these (except the zombie horse) are either not available in Bedrock or Java edition.
{| style="margin:auto;text-align:center" data-description="Unused mobs"
| style="width:68px" scope="col" | [[File:AgentFace.png|link=Agent]]
| style="width:68px" scope="col" | [[File:ElderGuardianFace.png|link=Elder Guardian Ghost]]
| style="width:68px" scope="col" | [[File:ZombieFace.png|link=Giant]]
| style="width:68px" scope="col" | [[File:Illusioner_Face.png|link=Illusioner]]
| style="width:68px" scope="col" | [[File:NPCFace.png|link=NPC]]
| style="width:68px" scope="col" | [[File:OldVillagerFace.png|link=Old Villager]]
| style="width:68px" scope="col" | [[File:ZombieVillagerFaces.gif|link=Old Zombie Villager]]
| style="width:68px" scope="col" | [[File:KillerBunnyFace.png|link=The Killer Bunny]]
| style="width:68px" scope="col" | [[File:ZombieHorseFace.png|link=Zombie Horse]]
|-
| [[Agent]]
| [[Elder Guardian Ghost]]
| [[Giant]]
| [[Illusioner]]
| [[NPC]]
| [[Old Villager]]
| [[Old Zombie Villager]]
| [[The Killer Bunny]]
| [[Zombie Horse]]
|}

=== Removed mobs ===
{{see also|Java Edition removed features|Bedrock Edition removed features}}

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

{| style="margin:auto;text-align:center" data-description="Removed mobs"
| style="width:68px" scope="col" | {{animate|HumanFace.png;RanaFace.png;SteveFace.png;BlackSteveFace.png;BeastBoyFace.png|link=Mob (entity)}}
| style="width:68px" scope="col" | [[File:HumanFace.png|link=Monster (entity)]]
| style="width:68px" scope="col" | [[File:HumanFace.png|link=Builder]]
|-
| [[Mob (entity)|Mob]]
| [[Monster (entity)|Monster]]
| [[Builder]]
|}
{{reflist|group=r}}

=== Joke mobs ===
{{See also|April Fools' Day jokes}}

Mobs that were added as [[April Fools' Day jokes]] {{in|java}}, and cannot be found in the normal version.

{| style="margin:auto;text-align:center" data-description="Joke mobs"
| style="width:68px" scope="col" | [[File:DiamondChicken Face.png|link=Diamond Chicken]]
| style="width:68px" scope="col" | [[File:HorseAprilFools Face.png|link=Java Edition 2.0#Mobs]]
| style="width:68px" scope="col" | [[File:LoveGolem Face.png|link=Love Golem]]
| style="width:68px" scope="col" | [[File:MarsFace.png|link=Mars]]
| style="width:68px" scope="col" | [[File:MoonCowFace.png|link=Moon Cow]]
| style="width:68px" scope="col" | [[File:NerdCreeper Face.png|link=Nerd Creeper]]
| style="width:68px" scope="col" | [[File:FriendlyWither Face.png|link=Pink Wither]]
| style="width:68px" scope="col" | [[File:PonyAprilFools Face.png|link=Pony]]
|-
| [[Diamond Chicken]]
| [[Java Edition 2.0#Mobs|Horse]]
| [[Love Golem]]
| [[Mars]]
| [[Moon Cow]]
| [[Nerd Creeper]]
| [[Pink Wither]]
| [[Pony]]
|}
{| style="margin:auto;text-align:center" data-description="Joke mobs"
| style="width:68px" scope="col" | [[File:RayTracing Face.png|link=Ray Tracing (mob)]]
| style="width:68px" scope="col" | [[File:RedstoneBug Face.png|link=Redstone Bug]]
| style="width:68px" scope="col" | [[File:SmilingCreeper Face.png|link=Smiling Creeper]]
| style="width:68px" scope="col" | [[File:BatatoFace.png|link=Batato]]
| style="width:68px" scope="col" | [[File:Mega SpudFace.png|link=Mega Spud]]
| style="width:68px" scope="col" | [[File:PoisonousPotatoZombieFace.png|link=Poisonous Potato Zombie]]
| style="width:68px" scope="col" | [[File:PlaguewhaleSlabFace.png|link=Plaguewhale Slab]]
| style="width:68px" scope="col" | [[File:ToxifinSlabFace.png|link=Toxifin Slab]]
|-
| [[Ray Tracing (mob)|Ray Tracing]]
| [[Redstone Bug]]
| [[Smiling Creeper]]
| [[Batato]]
| [[Mega Spud]]
| [[Poisonous Potato Zombie]]
| [[Plaguewhale Slab]]
| [[Toxifin Slab]]
|}

=== Unimplemented mobs ===
{{see also|Java Edition mentioned features#Mobs}}

Mobs that were announced by Mojang as potential additions to the game, but either got scrapped or shelved indefinitely.

{| data-description="Unimplemented mobs" style="margin:auto;text-align:center"
| style="width:68px" scope="col" | [[File:UnknownMobFaceIconThing.png|width=69x69|link=Red Dragon]]
| style="width:68px" scope="col" | [[File:PigmanFace.png|link=Pigman]]
| style="width:68px" scope="col" | [[File:UnknownMobFaceIconThing.png|width=69x69|link=Alpaca]]
| style="width:68px" scope="col" | [[File:MonsterOfTheOceanDepthsFace.jpg|64px|link=Barnacle]]
| style="width:68px" scope="col" | [[File:GreatHungerFace.jpg|64px|link=The Great Hunger]]
| style="width:68px" scope="col" | [[File:WildfireFace.png|link=The Hovering Inferno]]
| style="width:68px" scope="col" | [[File:MeerkatFace.png|width=64x64|link=Meerkat]]
| style="width:68px" scope="col" | [[File:OstrichPixel.png|64px|link=Ostrich]]
| style="width:68px" scope="col" | [[File:TermitePixel.png|64px|link=Termite]]
| style="width:68px" scope="col" | [[File:VulturePixel.png|64px|link=Vulture]]
|-
| [[Red Dragon]]<ref group="n" name="unknown">Status uncertain, whether it has been scrapped or simply shelved is unknown.</ref>
| [[Pigman Bodyguard]]<ref group="n" name="shelved" />
| [[Alpaca]]<ref group="n" name="unknown" />
| [[Barnacle]]<ref group="n" name="scrapped">Scrapped, no plans to add in any future update to ''[[Minecraft]]''.</ref>
| [[The Great Hunger]]<ref group="n" name="scrapped" />
| [[The Hovering Inferno|Wildfire]]<ref group="n" name="scrapped" />
| [[Meerkat]]<ref group="n" name="upcoming">Planned to be introduced in a currently unknown future update.</ref>
| [[Ostrich]]<ref group="n" name="upcoming" />
| [[Termite]]<ref group="n" name="upcoming" />
| [[Vulture]]<ref group="n" name="upcoming" />
|}
{| data-description="Unimplemented mobs" style="margin:auto;text-align:center"
| style="width:68px" scope="col" | [[File:MoobloomPixel.png|64px|link=Moobloom]]
| style="width:68px" scope="col" | [[File:IceologerPixel.png|64px|link=Iceologer]]
| style="width:68px" scope="col" | [[File:Glare.png|64px|link=Glare]]
| style="width:68px" scope="col" | [[File:Copper Golem.png|64px|link=Copper Golem]]
| style="width:68px" scope="col" | [[File:Firefly.gif|64px|link=Firefly]]
| style="width:68px" scope="col" | [[File:RascalPixel.png|64px|link=Rascal]]
| style="width:68px" scope="col" | [[File:TuffGolemPixel.png|64px|link=Tuff Golem]]
| style="width:68px" scope="col" | [[File:CrabFace.png|width=64x64|link=Crab]]
| style="width:68px" scope="col" | [[File:PenguinFace.png|width=60x60|link=Penguin]]
|-
| [[Moobloom]]<ref group="n" name="shelved">Shelved indefinitely, may or may not come in a future update.</ref>
| [[Iceologer]]<ref group="n" name="shelved" />
| [[Glare]]<ref group="n" name="shelved" />
| [[Copper Golem]]<ref group="n" name="shelved" />
| [[Firefly]]<ref group="n" name="shelved" />
| [[Rascal]]<ref group="n" name="shelved" />
| [[Tuff Golem]]<ref group="n" name="shelved" />
| [[Crab]]<ref group="n" name="shelved" />
| [[Penguin]]<ref group="n" name="shelved" />
|}
{{reflist|group=n}}

== Mob votes ==
In 2016, [[Jeb]] held an informal poll on Twitter in which the public voted on adding the [[llama]] to ''Minecraft'' over the alpaca.<ref>{{Mcnet|meet-llama|Meet the Llama|April 18, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{tweet|jeb_|757952180146012160|A friend is in urgent need of your help to settle this matter|July 26, 2016}}</ref> In the seven annual ''Minecraft'' events [[MINECON Earth 2017]], [[MINECON Earth 2018]], [[MINECON Live 2019]], [[Minecraft Live 2020]], [[Minecraft Live 2021]], [[Minecraft Live 2022]], and [[Minecraft Live 2023]], the public also voted on a mob to be added to ''Minecraft''. In the first vote, the winner was the [[phantom]] (then known as "Mob B" or "The Monster of the Night Skies"). In the second, the winner was the [[Taiga|taiga biome]] and the [[fox]]. In the third, the winner was the [[Mountains|mountain biome]] and the [[goat]] (the [[swamp]] was ranked second and was updated in [[the Wild Update]], adding [[frog]]s and [[tadpole]]s). In the fourth, the winner was the [[glow squid]]. In the fifth, the winner was the [[allay]]. In the sixth, the winner was the [[sniffer]]. In the seventh, the winner was the [[armadillo]]. Shortly before the second vote, the [[China Edition]] had a unrelated [[China Edition#History|popularity poll]], the winner of which was the [[panda]]. Shortly after the second vote, there was also a vote for which new [[cat]] skin would be added, the winner of which was Jellie.
<div style="text-align: center;"><gallery perrow=5>
Llamaalpacavote.png
Mob vote 1.jpg
MinecraftChinaVote.png
Biome vote 1.png
Cat Vote.jpg
Minecon 2019 biome vote image.png
Mob vote 2.jpg
MCLive2021MobVoteAllOptions.png
MCLive2022MobVoteAllOptions.png
MCLive2023MobVoteAllOptions.png
</gallery></div>

== Classification ==
Most of the mobs are divided into different types, such as the [[animal]]s or the [[monsters]], but some creatures are assigned to a more detailed group. There are a total of four mob classifications that have different effects than other mobs. (e.g. Undead, Aquatic etc.)

=== Weaknesses and immunities ===
Some mobs are weak or immune to certain kinds of damage. Sea creatures, such as [[turtle]]s, take more damage from tridents that are enchanted with [[Impaling]].{{only|java}}{{until|Java Combat Tests}} [[Skeleton]]s 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 ===
[[File:Zombie Death.png|thumb|right|A dying zombie.]]
{{Main|Undead}}
This group of mobs includes [[bogged]], [[drowned]], old zombie villagers, [[husk]]s, [[phantom]]s, [[skeleton]]s, [[skeleton horse]]s, [[stray]]s, [[wither]]s, [[wither skeleton]]s, [[zoglin]]s, [[zombie]]s, [[zombie horse]]s, [[zombie villager]]s, and [[zombified piglin]]s. These mobs are damaged by potions of Healing, healed by potions of Harming, and are immune to drowning (except for husks and zombies, which turn into zombies and drowned if drowning, respectively) 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 [[Fire Resistance]] effect, undead mobs still catch fire in direct sunlight but do not get hurt by the fire. All undead mobs except for drowned, phantoms, and withers 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 [[item]]s. Some can sometimes spawn wearing [[armor]], or holding [[tool]]s or [[weapon]]s.

=== Aquatic mobs ===
[[File:Dolphins and Item.png|thumb|right|A [[dolphin]] chasing a [[raw cod]].]]
{{Main|Aquatic}}
This group of mobs includes [[axolotl]]s, [[dolphin]]s, [[squid]]s, [[glow squid]]s, [[guardian]]s, [[elder guardian]]s, [[tadpole]]s, [[turtle]]s, [[cod]], [[salmon]], [[pufferfish]], and [[tropical fish]], but not drowned.<ref>[https://bugs.mojang.com/browse/MC-128249?focusedCommentId=459312&page=com.atlassian.jira.plugin.system.issuetabpanels%3Acomment-tabpanel#comment-459312 MC-128249 - comment from cojomax99]</ref> They take extra damage from tridents enchanted with [[Impaling]],{{only|java}}{{until|Java Combat Tests}} and, except axolotl, do not cause pufferfish to inflate nor take damage from them. All aquatic 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. Aquatic mobs have the ability to swim, whereas other mobs simply float on [[water]] or sink.

{{IN|bedrock}}, there is no such in-game classification for these mobs.

=== Arthropods ===
[[File:Live Spider.png|thumb|right|A [[spider]].]]
{{Main|Arthropods}}
This group consists of mobs based on {{Wikipedia|Arthropod|arthropods}}, namely [[bee]]s, [[cave spider]]s, [[endermite]]s, [[silverfish]], and [[spider]]s. They take extra damage and receive the [[Slowness]] IV effect when attacked with [[weapon]]s enchanted with the [[Bane of Arthropods]] enchantment.

=== Illagers ===
[[File:raid.png|thumb|right|Illagers attacking villagers on a raid]]
{{Main|Illager}}
This group includes [[pillager]]s, [[illusioner]]s{{only|java|short=1}}, [[evoker]]s, and [[vindicator]]s. They are immune to evoker fangs [[damage]] and ignored by vindicators named "Johnny". They are hostile toward adult [[villager]]s, [[wandering trader]]s, [[iron golem]]s and [[player]]s in [[Survival]] or [[Adventure]] mode. [[Ravager]]s, [[witch]]es, and [[vex]]es accompany them in [[raid]]s but are not illagers themselves. Illusioners (and witches{{only|bedrock}}) can see players or targets through blocks.

=== Knockback resistance ===
{{main|Knockback (mechanic)}}
Some non-boss mobs resist a certain percentage of [[Knockback (mechanic)|knockback]] from attacks. 

{| class="wikitable"
! '''Mob'''
! '''Knockback resistance'''
|-
! {{EntityLink|Agent}}
| 100% (are invulnerable)
|-
! {{EntityLink|Drowned}}
| 0%–5% (determined on [[spawning|spawn]])
|-
! {{EntityLink|Hoglin}}
| 60%
|-
! {{EntityLink|Husk}}
| 0%–5% (determined on spawn)
|-
! {{EntityLink|Glow Squid}}
| 85%
|-
! {{EntityLink|Iron Golem}}
| 100%
|-
! {{EntityLink|NPC}}
| 100% (are invulnerable)
|-
! {{EntityLink|Ravager}}
| 70%{{only|java|short=1}}<br>50%{{only|bedrock|short=1}}
|-
! {{EntityLink|Squid}}
| 85%
|-
! {{EntityLink|Shulker}}
| 100%
|-
! {{EntityLink|Warden}}
| 100%
|-
! {{EntityLink|Zoglin}}
| 60%
|-
! {{EntityLink|Zombie}}
| 0%–5% (determined on spawn)
|-
! {{EntityLink|Zombie Villager}}
| 0%–5% (determined on spawn)
|-
! {{EntityLink|Zombified Piglin}}
| 0%–5% (determined on spawn)
|}

== Platform availability ==
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{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center" data-description="Platform availability"
! '''Mob'''
! {{el|je}}
! {{el|be}}
! {{el|ee}}
! {{el|ce}}
|-
! style="text-align:left" | {{EntityLink|Agent}}
| {{tc|no}}
| {{tc|yes}}
| {{tc|yes}}
| {{tc|yes}}
|-
! style="text-align:left" | {{EntityLink|Allay}}
| {{tc|yes}}
| {{tc|yes}}
| {{tc|Yes}}
| {{tc|yes}}
|-
! style="text-align:left" | {{EntityLink|Armadillo}}
| {{tc|yes}}
| {{tc|yes}}
| {{tc|yes}}
| {{tc|no}}
|-
! style="text-align:left" | {{EntityLink|Axolotl}}
| {{tc|Yes}}
| {{tc|Yes}}
| {{tc|Yes}}
| {{tc|yes}}
|-
! style="text-align:left" | {{EntityLink|Bat}}
| {{tc|yes}}
| {{tc|yes}}
| {{tc|yes}}
| {{tc|yes}}
|-
! style="text-align:left" | {{EntityLink|Bee}}
| {{tc|yes}}
| {{tc|yes}}
| {{tc|yes}}
| {{tc|yes}}
|-
! style="text-align:left" | {{EntityLink|Blaze}}
| {{tc|yes}}
| {{tc|yes}}
| {{tc|yes}}
| {{tc|yes}}
|-
! style="text-align:left" | {{EntityLink|Bogged}}
| {{tc|yes}}
| {{tc|yes}}
| {{tc|yes}}
| {{tc|no}}
|-
! style="text-align:left" | {{EntityLink|Breeze}}
| {{tc|yes}}
| {{tc|yes}}
| {{tc|yes}}
| {{tc|no}}
|-
! style="text-align:left" | {{EntityLink|Camel}}
| {{tc|yes}}
| {{tc|yes}}
| {{tc|yes}}
| {{tc|no}}
|-
! style="text-align:left" | {{EntityLink|Cat}}
| {{tc|yes}}
| {{tc|yes}}
| {{tc|yes}}
| {{tc|yes}}
|-
! style="text-align:left" | {{EntityLink|Cave Spider}}
| {{tc|yes}}
| {{tc|yes}}
| {{tc|yes}}
| {{tc|yes}}
|-
! style="text-align:left" | {{EntityLink|Chicken}}
| {{tc|yes}}
| {{tc|yes}}
| {{tc|yes}}
| {{tc|yes}}
|-
! style="text-align:left" | {{EntityLink|Cod}}
| {{tc|yes}}
| {{tc|yes}}
| {{tc|yes}}
| {{tc|yes}}
|-
! style="text-align:left" | {{EntityLink|Cow}}
| {{tc|yes}}
| {{tc|yes}}
| {{tc|yes}}
| {{tc|yes}}
|-
! style="text-align:left" | {{EntityLink|Creaking}}
| {{tc|yes}}
| {{tc|yes}}
| {{tc|no}}
| {{tc|no}}
|-
! style="text-align:left" | {{EntityLink|Creeper}}
| {{tc|yes}}
| {{tc|yes}}
| {{tc|yes}}
| {{tc|yes}}
|-
! style="text-align:left" | {{EntityLink|Dolphin}}
| {{tc|yes}}
| {{tc|yes}}
| {{tc|yes}}
| {{tc|yes}}
|-
! style="text-align:left" | {{EntityLink|Donkey}}
| {{tc|yes}}
| {{tc|yes}}
| {{tc|yes}}
| {{tc|yes}}
|-
! style="text-align:left" | {{EntityLink|Drowned}}
| {{tc|yes}}
| {{tc|yes}}
| {{tc|yes}}
| {{tc|yes}}
|-
! style="text-align:left" | {{EntityLink|Elder Guardian}}
| {{tc|yes}}
| {{tc|yes}}
| {{tc|yes}}
| {{tc|yes}}
|-
! style="text-align:left" | {{EntityLink|Elder Guardian Ghost}}
| {{tc|no}}
| {{tc|yes}}
| {{tc|yes}}
| {{tc|yes}}
|-
! style="text-align:left" | {{EntityLink|Ender Dragon}}
| {{tc|yes}}
| {{tc|yes}}
| {{tc|yes}}
| {{tc|yes}}
|-
! style="text-align:left" | {{EntityLink|Enderman}}
| {{tc|yes}}
| {{tc|yes}}
| {{tc|yes}}
| {{tc|yes}}
|-
! style="text-align:left" | {{EntityLink|Endermite}}
| {{tc|yes}}
| {{tc|yes}}
| {{tc|yes}}
| {{tc|yes}}
|-
! style="text-align:left" | {{EntityLink|Evoker}}
| {{tc|yes}}
| {{tc|yes}}
| {{tc|yes}}
| {{tc|yes}}
|-
! style="text-align:left" | {{EntityLink|Fox}}
| {{tc|yes}}
| {{tc|yes}}
| {{tc|yes}}
| {{tc|yes}}
|-
! style="text-align:left" | {{EntityLink|Frog}}
| {{tc|yes}}
| {{tc|yes}}
| {{tc|yes}}
| {{tc|yes}}
|-
! style="text-align:left" | {{EntityLink|Ghast}}
| {{tc|yes}}
| {{tc|yes}}
| {{tc|yes}}
| {{tc|yes}}
|-
! style="text-align:left" | {{EntityLink|Giant}}
| {{tc|yes}}
| {{tc|no}}
| {{tc|no}}
| {{tc|no}}
|-
! style="text-align:left" | {{EntityLink|Glow Squid}}
| {{tc|Yes}}
| {{tc|Yes}}
| {{tc|Yes}}
| {{tc|yes}}
|-
! style="text-align:left" | {{EntityLink|Goat}}
| {{tc|Yes}}
| {{tc|Yes}}
| {{tc|Yes}}
| {{tc|yes}}
|-
! style="text-align:left" | {{EntityLink|Guardian}}
| {{tc|yes}}
| {{tc|yes}}
| {{tc|yes}}
| {{tc|yes}}
|-
! style="text-align:left" | {{EntityLink|Hoglin}}
| {{tc|yes}}
| {{tc|yes}}
| {{tc|yes}}
| {{tc|yes}}
|-
! style="text-align:left" | {{EntityLink|Horse}}
| {{tc|yes}}
| {{tc|yes}}
| {{tc|yes}}
| {{tc|yes}}
|-
! style="text-align:left" | {{EntityLink|Husk}}
| {{tc|yes}}
| {{tc|yes}}
| {{tc|yes}}
| {{tc|yes}}
|-
! style="text-align:left" | {{EntityLink|Illusioner}}
| {{tc|yes}}
| {{tc|no}}
| {{tc|no}}
| {{tc|no}}
|-
! style="text-align:left" | {{EntityLink|Iron Golem}}
| {{tc|yes}}
| {{tc|yes}}
| {{tc|yes}}
| {{tc|yes}}
|-
! style="text-align:left" | {{EntityLink|Killer Bunny}}
| {{tc|yes}}
| {{tc|no}}
| {{tc|no}}
| {{tc|no}}
|-
! style="text-align:left" | {{EntityLink|Llama}}
| {{tc|yes}}
| {{tc|yes}}
| {{tc|yes}}
| {{tc|yes}}
|-
|-
! style="text-align:left" | {{EntityLink|Magma Cube}}
| {{tc|yes}}
| {{tc|yes}}
| {{tc|yes}}
| {{tc|yes}}
|-
! style="text-align:left" | {{EntityLink|Mooshroom}}
| {{tc|yes}}
| {{tc|yes}}
| {{tc|yes}}
| {{tc|yes}}
|-
! style="text-align:left" | {{EntityLink|Mule}}
| {{tc|yes}}
| {{tc|yes}}
| {{tc|yes}}
| {{tc|yes}}
|-
! style="text-align:left" | {{EntityLink|NPC}}
| {{tc|no}}
| {{tc|yes}}
| {{tc|yes}}
| {{tc|yes}}
|-
! style="text-align:left" | {{EntityLink|Ocelot}}
| {{tc|yes}}
| {{tc|yes}}
| {{tc|yes}}
| {{tc|yes}}
|-
! style="text-align:left" | {{EntityLink|Old Villager}}
| {{tc|no}}
| {{tc|partial|<small>Unobtainable</small> }}
| {{tc|partial|<small>Unobtainable</small> }}
| {{tc|partial|<small>Unobtainable</small> }}
|-
! style="text-align:left" | {{EntityLink|Old Zombie Villager}}
| {{tc|no}}
| {{tc|partial|<small>Unobtainable</small> }}
| {{tc|partial|<small>Unobtainable</small> }}
| {{tc|partial|<small>Unobtainable</small> }}
|-
! style="text-align:left" | {{EntityLink|Panda}}
| {{tc|yes}}
| {{tc|yes}}
| {{tc|yes}}
| {{tc|yes}}
|-
! style="text-align:left" | {{EntityLink|Parrot}}
| {{tc|yes}}
| {{tc|yes}}
| {{tc|yes}}
| {{tc|yes}}
|-
! style="text-align:left" | {{EntityLink|Phantom}}
| {{tc|yes}}
| {{tc|yes}}
| {{tc|yes}}
| {{tc|yes}}
|-
! style="text-align:left" | {{EntityLink|Pig}}
| {{tc|yes}}
| {{tc|yes}}
| {{tc|yes}}
| {{tc|yes}}
|-
! style="text-align:left" | {{EntityLink|Piglin}}
| {{tc|yes}}
| {{tc|yes}}
| {{tc|yes}}
| {{tc|yes}}
|-
! style="text-align:left" | {{EntityLink|Piglin Brute}}
| {{tc|yes}}
| {{tc|yes}}
| {{tc|yes}}
| {{tc|yes}}
|-
! style="text-align:left" | {{EntityLink|Pillager}}
| {{tc|yes}}
| {{tc|yes}}
| {{tc|yes}}
| {{tc|yes}}
|-
! style="text-align:left" | {{EntityLink|Polar Bear}}
| {{tc|yes}}
| {{tc|yes}}
| {{tc|yes}}
| {{tc|yes}}
|-
! style="text-align:left" | {{EntityLink|Pufferfish}}
| {{tc|yes}}
| {{tc|yes}}
| {{tc|yes}}
| {{tc|yes}}
|-
! style="text-align:left" | {{EntityLink|Rabbit}}
| {{tc|yes}}
| {{tc|yes}}
| {{tc|yes}}
| {{tc|yes}}
|-
! style="text-align:left" | {{EntityLink|Ravager}}
| {{tc|yes}}
| {{tc|yes}}
| {{tc|yes}}
| {{tc|yes}}
|-
! style="text-align:left" | {{EntityLink|Salmon}}
| {{tc|yes}}
| {{tc|yes}}
| {{tc|yes}}
| {{tc|yes}}
|-
! style="text-align:left" | {{EntityLink|Sheep}}
| {{tc|yes}}
| {{tc|yes}}
| {{tc|yes}}
| {{tc|yes}}
|-
! style="text-align:left" | {{EntityLink|Shulker}}
| {{tc|yes}}
| {{tc|yes}}
| {{tc|yes}}
| {{tc|yes}}
|-
! style="text-align:left" | {{EntityLink|Silverfish}}
| {{tc|yes}}
| {{tc|yes}}
| {{tc|yes}}
| {{tc|yes}}
|-
! style="text-align:left" | {{EntityLink|Skeleton}}
| {{tc|yes}}
| {{tc|yes}}
| {{tc|yes}}
| {{tc|yes}}
|-
! style="text-align:left" | {{EntityLink|Skeleton Horse}}
| {{tc|yes}}
| {{tc|yes}}
| {{tc|yes}}
| {{tc|yes}}
|-
! style="text-align:left" | {{EntityLink|Slime}}
| {{tc|yes}}
| {{tc|yes}}
| {{tc|yes}}
| {{tc|yes}}
|-
! style="text-align:left" | {{EntityLink|Snow Golem}}
| {{tc|yes}}
| {{tc|yes}}
| {{tc|yes}}
| {{tc|yes}}
|-
! style="text-align:left" | {{EntityLink|Sniffer}}
| {{tc|yes}}
| {{tc|yes}}
| {{tc|yes}}
| {{tc|no}}
|-
! style="text-align:left" | {{EntityLink|Spider}}
| {{tc|yes}}
| {{tc|yes}}
| {{tc|yes}}
| {{tc|yes}}
|-
! style="text-align:left" | {{EntityLink|Squid}}
| {{tc|yes}}
| {{tc|yes}}
| {{tc|yes}}
| {{tc|yes}}
|-
! style="text-align:left" | {{EntityLink|Stray}}
| {{tc|yes}}
| {{tc|yes}}
| {{tc|yes}}
| {{tc|yes}}
|-
! style="text-align:left" | {{EntityLink|Strider}}
| {{tc|yes}}
| {{tc|yes}}
| {{tc|yes}}
| {{tc|yes}}
|-
! style="text-align:left" | {{EntityLink|Tadpole}}
| {{tc|yes}}
| {{tc|yes}}
| {{tc|yes}}
| {{tc|yes}}
|-
! style="text-align:left" | {{EntityLink|Trader Llama}}
| {{tc|yes}}
| {{tc|yes}}
| {{tc|yes}}
| {{tc|yes}}
|-
! style="text-align:left" | {{EntityLink|Tropical Fish}}
| {{tc|yes}}
| {{tc|yes}}
| {{tc|yes}}
| {{tc|yes}}
|-
! style="text-align:left" | {{EntityLink|Turtle}}
| {{tc|yes}}
| {{tc|yes}}
| {{tc|yes}}
| {{tc|yes}}
|-
! style="text-align:left" | {{EntityLink|Vex}}
| {{tc|yes}}
| {{tc|yes}}
| {{tc|yes}}
| {{tc|yes}}
|-
! style="text-align:left" | {{EntityLink|Villager}}
| {{tc|yes}}
| {{tc|yes}}
| {{tc|yes}}
| {{tc|yes}}
|-
! style="text-align:left" | {{EntityLink|Vindicator}}
| {{tc|yes}}
| {{tc|yes}}
| {{tc|yes}}
| {{tc|yes}}
|-
! style="text-align:left" | {{EntityLink|Wandering Trader}}
| {{tc|yes}}
| {{tc|yes}}
| {{tc|yes}}
| {{tc|yes}}
|-
! style="text-align:left" | {{EntityLink|Warden}}
| {{tc|yes}}
| {{tc|yes}}
| {{tc|yes}}
| {{tc|yes}}
|-
! style="text-align:left" | {{EntityLink|Witch}}
| {{tc|yes}}
| {{tc|yes}}
| {{tc|yes}}
| {{tc|yes}}
|-
! style="text-align:left" | {{EntityLink|Wither}}
| {{tc|yes}}
| {{tc|yes}}
| {{tc|yes}}
| {{tc|yes}}
|-
! style="text-align:left" | {{EntityLink|Wither Skeleton}}
| {{tc|yes}}
| {{tc|yes}}
| {{tc|yes}}
| {{tc|yes}}
|-
! style="text-align:left" | {{EntityLink|Wolf}}
| {{tc|yes}}
| {{tc|yes}}
| {{tc|yes}}
| {{tc|yes}}
|-
! style="text-align:left" | {{EntityLink|Zoglin}}
| {{tc|yes}}
| {{tc|yes}}
| {{tc|yes}}
| {{tc|yes}}
|-
! style="text-align:left" | {{EntityLink|Zombie}}
| {{tc|yes}}
| {{tc|yes}}
| {{tc|yes}}
| {{tc|yes}}
|-
! style="text-align:left" | {{EntityLink|Zombie Horse}}
| {{tc|yes}}
| {{tc|yes}}
| {{tc|yes}}
| {{tc|yes}}
|-
! style="text-align:left" | {{EntityLink|Zombie Villager}}
| {{tc|yes}}
| {{tc|yes}}
| {{tc|yes}}
| {{tc|yes}}
|-
! style="text-align:left" | {{EntityLink|Zombified Piglin}}
| {{tc|yes}}
| {{tc|yes}}
| {{tc|yes}}
| {{tc|yes}}
|-
|}

== Damage dealt by mobs ==
<div class="treeview">{{:Damage/Mobs}}{{LoadPage|Mob/ED|Common NBT data}}
</div>

== Achievements ==
{{load achievements
|Monster Hunter
;Cow Tipper
;When Pigs Fly
;Sniper Duel
;Return to Sender
;Repopulation
;The Beginning?
;The Beginning.
;Leader Of The Pack
;Have a Shearful Day
;Body Guard
;Zombie Doctor
;Lion Tamer
;Archer
;The Deep End
;The End... Again...
;Great View From Up Here
;Echolocation
;Where Have You Been?
;Zoologist
;Plethora of Cats
;I've got a bad feeling about this
;Kill the Beast!
;Bee our guest
;Total Beelocation
;Oooh&#44; shiny!
;Whatever Floats Your Goat
;The Healing Power of Friendship!
;Star trader
;Feels Like Home
;Birthday song
;With our powers combined!
;Over-Overkill
}}

== Advancements ==
Advancements are made when a player accomplishes something that is either rare to accomplish or sometimes easy to do so (such as ''[[Advancements#Adventure|Adventure]]'' for killing or getting killed by an entity).
{{Load advancements|Zombie Doctor;Return to Sender;Oh Shiny;This Boat Has Legs;Into Fire;Spooky Scary Skeleton;Uneasy Alliance;Withering Heights;How Did We Get Here?;Free the End;The End... Again...;You Need a Mint;Great View From Up Here;Adventure;Monster Hunter;What a Deal;Monsters Hunted;Hired Help;Sniper duel;The Parrots and the Bats;Best Friends Forever;Two by Two;Bee Our Guest;Total Beelocation;Two Birds One Arrow;Who's the Pillager Now;Arbalistic;Over-Overkill}}

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== History ==
{{HistoryTable
|{{HistoryLine|java pre-classic}}
|{{HistoryLine||rd-132328|Added Mobs.}}
|{{HistoryLine|java classic}}
|{{HistoryLine||0.24_SURVIVAL_TEST|Added creepers, pigs, skeletons, and zombies.|Mobs no longer naturally spawn}}
|{{HistoryLine||0.26 SURVIVAL TEST|Added spiders.}}
|{{HistoryLine||0.28|Added sheep.|Creepers, pigs, skeletons, and zombies no longer spawn naturally}}
|{{HistoryLine|java indev}}
|{{HistoryLine||0.31|dev=20091223-0040|Added Rana.}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=20100129|Added [[Steve (mob)|Steve]] and Black Steve.|Removed Rana.}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=20100130|Added [[Beast Boy]].}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=20100131|Mobs can spawn naturally again.|Removed [[Steve (mob)|Steve]], Black Steve, and Beast Boy.}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=20100202|Creepers, pigs, skeletons, zombies, spiders, and sheep now spawn again.|All mobs are passive.|Removed Mobs.}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=20100204-1541|Mobs can now avoid huge cliffs, lava, and etc.|All mobs home in on the player if the player gets within 24 tiles of them.}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=20100204-2027|Creepers, skeletons, zombies, and spiders are hostile again.|Mob pathfinding tweaked.}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=20100205|Added giants.}}
|{{HistoryLine||20100213|Zombies and skeletons now burn up in daylight.|Spiders are now neutral during the daytime.}}
|{{HistoryLine||20100218|Chances of zombies and skeletons catching on fire in daylight have been tweaked.}}
|{{HistoryLine|java infdev}}
|{{HistoryLine||20100316|Added monsters.|Readded mobs.|Shot [[arrow]]s upon hitting blocks can now spawn mobs.|Mobs have no movement AI.}}
|{{HistoryLine||20100413|Arrows no longer spawn mobs.}}
|{{HistoryLine||20100415|Mobs now spawn naturally again.}}
|{{HistoryLine||20100420|Mob spawn rate has been decreased.}}
|{{HistoryLine|java alpha}}
|{{HistoryLine||v1.0.3|Mob pathfinding has been improved on hills, except for spiders.|Idling behavior of mobs has been made more convincing, mobs now look around at their surroundings.}}
|{{HistoryLine||v1.0.8|Added cows.}}
|{{HistoryLine||v1.0.11|Added slimes.}}
|{{HistoryLine||v1.0.14|Added chickens.}}
|{{HistoryLine||v1.2.0|Added ghasts and zombie pigmen.|Added [[pigmen]] textures.|Hostile mobs now spawn more the deeper the player is.|The area has to be made brighter, the deeper the depth, to prevent hostile mobs from spawning.}}
|{{HistoryLine||v1.2.1|Reverted hostile mob spawning code back to light level 7 or lower, regardless of height.}}
|{{HistoryLine|java beta}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.2|Added squid.|Removed Mobs.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.4|Added wolves.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.6.2|Removed pigmen texture.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.7|Added silverfish texture.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.8|dev=Pre-release|Added cave spiders, endermen, and silverfish.|Removed Monsters.}}
|{{HistoryLine|java}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.0.0|dev=Beta 1.9 Prerelease|Added blazes, magma cubes, mooshrooms, snow golems, and villagers.}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=Beta 1.9 Prerelease 4|Added the ender dragon.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.2.1|dev=12w04a|Added ocelots.|Cats were also added but was not a individual mob.}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=12w08a|Added iron golems.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.4.2|dev=12w32a|Added zombie villagers.}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=12w34a|Added the wither.}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=12w36a|Added wither skeletons.}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=12w38a|Added bats and witches.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.6.1|dev=13w16a|Added horses, donkeys, mules, skeleton horses, and zombie horses.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.8|dev=14w11a|Added endermites.}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=14w25a|Added guardians, and elder guardians.}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=14w27a|Added rabbits.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.9|dev=15w31a|Added shulkers.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.10|dev=16w20a|Added husks, polar bears, and strays.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.11|dev=16w39a|Added llamas, vindicators, evokers, and vexes.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.12|dev=17w13a|Added parrots.}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=17w16a|Added illusioners.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.13|dev=18w07a|Added phantoms and turtles.}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=18w08b|Added cod, salmon, and pufferfish.}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=18w10a|Added tropical fish.}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=18w11a|Added drowned.}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=18w15a|Added dolphins.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.14|dev=18w43a|Added pandas, pillagers, and ravagers.}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=18w44a|Added cats as a separate mob from ocelots.}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=19w05a|Added trader llamas and wandering traders.}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=19w07a|Added foxes.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.15|dev=19w34a|Added bees.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.16|dev=20w07a|Added hoglins and piglins.}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=20w09a|[[Zombie pigmen]] have been renamed to zombified piglins.}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=20w13a|Added striders.}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=20w14a|Added zoglins.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.16.2|dev=20w27a|Added the piglin brute.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.17|dev=20w51a|Added axolotls.}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=21w03a|Added the glow squid.}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=21w13a|Added goats.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.19|dev=Deep Dark Experimental Snapshot 1|Added wardens.}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=22w11a|Added frogs and tadpoles.}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=22w13a|Added the allay.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.19.3|exp=Update 1.20|dev=22w42a|Added camels.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.19.4|exp=Update 1.20|dev=23w07a|Added sniffers.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.20.3|exp=Update 1.21|dev=23w45a|Added the breeze.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.20.5|dev=23w51a|Added armadillos.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.20.5|exp=Update 1.21|dev=24w07a|Added the bogged.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.21.2|dev=24w40a|exp=Winter Drop|Added creakings.}}

|{{HistoryLine|pocket alpha}}
|{{HistoryLine||v0.2.0|Added sheep, pigs, and zombies.}}
|{{HistoryLine||v0.3.0|Added chickens and cows.}}
|{{HistoryLine||v0.3.3|Added creepers, skeletons, and spiders.}}
|{{HistoryLine||v0.5.0|Added zombie pigmen.}}
|{{HistoryLine||v0.9.0|dev=build 1|Added endermen, mooshrooms, silverfish, and villagers.}}
|{{HistoryLine||v0.11.0|dev=build 1|Added bats, cave spiders, ghasts, and magma cubes.}}
|{{HistoryLine||v0.12.1|dev=build 1|Added blazes, iron golems, ocelots, snow golems, wither skeletons, and zombie villagers.|Cats were also added but was not a individual mob.}}
|{{HistoryLine||v0.13.0|dev=build 1|Added rabbits.}}
|{{HistoryLine||v0.14.0|dev=build 1|Added witches.}}
|{{HistoryLine||v0.15.0|dev=build 1|Added husks, strays, horses, donkeys, mules, skeleton horses, and zombie horses.}}
|{{HistoryLine||v0.16.0|dev=build 1|Added agents, NPCs, guardians, and elder guardians.}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=build 2|Removed NPCs and agents.}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=build 4|Added the wither.}}
|{{HistoryLine|pocket}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.0.0|dev=alpha 0.17.0.1|Added endermites, polar bears, shulkers, and the ender dragon.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.1.0|dev=alpha 0.17.0.1|Readded agents and NPCs.}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=alpha 1.1.0.0|Added evokers, llamas, vexes, and vindicators.}}
|{{HistoryLine|bedrock}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.2.0|dev=beta 1.2.0.2|Added parrots.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.2.13|dev=beta 1.2.13.8|Added drowned.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.4.0|dev=beta 1.2.14.2|Added cod, salmon, pufferfish, and tropical fish.}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=beta 1.2.20.1|Added dolphins.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.5.0|dev=beta 1.5.0.4|Added turtles.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.6.0|dev=beta 1.6.0.1|Added phantoms.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.8.0|dev=beta 1.8.0.8|Added pandas.|Cats are now a separate mob from ocelots.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.9.0|dev=beta 1.9.0.0|Added pillagers.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.10.0|dev=beta 1.10.0.3|Added wandering traders, trader llamas, and ravagers.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.13.0|dev=beta 1.13.0.1|Added foxes.}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=beta 1.13.0.4|Added the elder guardian ghost.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.14.0|dev=beta 1.14.0.1|Added bees.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.16.0|dev=beta 1.16.0.51|Added hoglins and piglins.|Zombie pigmen have been renamed to zombified piglins.}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=beta 1.16.0.57|Added zoglins and striders.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.16.20|dev=beta 1.16.20.50|Added piglin brutes.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.16.200|exp=Caves and Cliffs|dev=beta 1.16.200.52|Added goats.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.16.210|exp=Caves and Cliffs|dev=beta 1.16.210.59|Added the glow squid through experimental gameplay.}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=beta 1.16.210.60|Removed [[glow squid]]s.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.16.220|exp=Caves and Cliffs|dev=beta 1.16.220.50|Readded the glow squid through experimental gameplay.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.17.0|exp=Caves and Cliffs|dev=beta 1.16.230.52|Added axolotls.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.18.10|exp=Wild Update|dev=beta 1.18.10.24|Added frogs and tadpoles.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.18.30|exp=Wild Update|dev=beta 1.18.30.22|Added the allay.}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=beta 1.18.30.32|Added the warden.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.19.50|exp=Next Major Update|dev=Preview 1.19.50.21|Added camels.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.19.70|exp=Sniffer|dev=Preview 1.19.70.23|Added sniffers.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.20.60|exp=Update 1.21|dev=Preview 1.20.60.20|Added the breeze.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.20.60|exp=Armadillo and Wolf Armor|dev=Preview 1.20.60.23|Added armadillos.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.20.70|exp=Update 1.21|dev=Preview 1.20.70.24|Added the bogged.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.21.50|dev=Preview 1.21.50.20|Added creakings.}}

|{{HistoryLine|console}}
|{{HistoryLine||xbox=TU1|xbone=CU1|ps3=1.00|psvita=1.00|ps4=1.00|wiiu=Patch 1|switch=1.0.1|Added all mobs from and prior to [[Java Edition Beta 1.4]].}}
|{{HistoryLine||xbox=TU5|Added cave spiders, endermen, and silverfish.}}
|{{HistoryLine||xbox=TU7|Added blazes, magma cubes, mooshrooms, and snow golems.}}
|{{HistoryLine||xbox=TU9|Added the ender dragon.}}
|{{HistoryLine||xbox=TU12|Added ocelots and iron golems.|Cats were also added but was not a individual mob.}}
|{{HistoryLine||xbox=TU14|ps3=1.04|psvita=1.00|ps4=1.00|Added zombie villagers.}}
|{{HistoryLine||xbox=TU19|xbone=CU7|ps3=1.12|psvita=1.12|ps4=1.12|Added bats, horses, donkeys, mules, skeleton horses, and zombie horses. Skeleton and zombie horses can only be summoned by world editing, etc.}}
|{{HistoryLine||xbox=TU31|xbone=CU19|ps3=1.22|psvita=1.22|ps4=1.22|wiiu=Patch 3|Added endermites, rabbits, guardians, and elder guardians.}}
|{{HistoryLine||xbox=TU43|xbone=CU33|ps3=1.36|psvita=1.36|ps4=1.36|wiiu=Patch 13|Added polar bears.}}
|{{HistoryLine||xbox=TU46|xbone=CU36|ps3=1.38|psvita=1.38|ps4=1.38|wiiu=Patch 15|Added shulkers, strays, and husks. Skeleton horses are now available without world editing etc. due to the addition of skeleton trap horses.}}
|{{HistoryLine||xbox=TU54|xbone=CU44|ps3=1.52|psvita=1.52|ps4=1.52|wiiu=Patch 24|switch=1.0.4|Added evokers, llamas, parrots, vexes, vindicators and illusioners. Zombie horses are now available without world editing, etc. due to the addition of the spawn egg. Illusioners are can only be summened by world editing, etc.}}
|{{HistoryLine||xbox=TU69|xbone=none|ps3=1.76|psvita=1.76|ps4=1.76|wiiu=Patch 38|switch=none|Added cod, dolphins, drowned, phantoms, pufferfish, salmon, and tropical fish.}}
|{{HistoryLine||xbox=none|ps3=none|psvita=none|ps4=1.83|wiiu=none|Added pandas.|Cats are added as a separate mob from ocelots.}}
|{{HistoryLine||ps3=none|psvita=none|ps4=1.90|Added pillagers.}}
|{{HistoryLine||ps3=none|psvita=none|ps4=1.91|Added ravagers, trader llamas, and wandering traders.}}

|{{HistoryLine|3ds}}
|{{HistoryLine||0.1.0|Added all mobs from and prior to [[Pocket Edition Alpha 0.15.0]].}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.3.12|Added guardians, elder guardians, and the wither.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.7.10|Added endermites, polar bears, shulkers, and the ender dragon.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.9.19|Added evokers, llamas, vexes, and vindicators.}}

|{{HistoryLine|education}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.0.0|Added all mobs from and prior to [[Pocket Edition Alpha 0.16.0]], including NPCs.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.0.1|Added endermites, polar bears, shulkers, ender dragons, evokers, llamas, vexes, vindicators, and agents.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.0.2|Added parrots.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.4|Added dolphins, cod, pufferfish, salmon, and tropical fish.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.7|Added drowned, turtles, and phantoms.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.9|dev=1.8.0|Added pandas.|Cats are now a separate mob from ocelots.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.12.0|Added pillagers and wandering traders.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.14.31|dev=1.14.30|Added foxes, brown mooshrooms, and bees.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.17.30|dev=1.17.30.2|Added hoglins, piglins, zoglins, striders, piglin brutes, goats, glow squids, and axolotls.|Zombie pigmen have been renamed to zombified piglin.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.19.52|dev=1.19.50.0|Added frogs, tadpoles, allay and warden.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.20.12|dev=1.20.10.0|Added camels and sniffers.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.21.03|dev=Preview 1.21.01.0|Added armadillos, breeze and bogged.}}
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== Issues ==
:''For issues unique to specific mobs, see that mob's issues section.''
{{issue list|Mob}}

== 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.<ref>{{tweet|TheMogMiner|483935152133775360|@xyZenTV The skin appears only when you name the rabbit Toast using a name tag, it isn't in the random pool:|Jul 1, 2014}}</ref>
* [[Spider]]s, [[cave spider]]s, [[slime]]s, [[silverfish]], and [[illusioner]]s are some of the few mobs that can see [[player]]s behind walls.
* Cats, villagers, and bats can see players with the invisibility effect.
* There are many [[blocks]] in the game that do not take up a full block, such as trapdoors, and mobs actually see many of these as full blocks.
** Mobs mistake some blocks for [[air]], such as [[carpet]]s, [[snow]], and [[string]].
* Despite the term mob being derived from mobile entity, supplementary material consistently uses it within the ''Minecraft'' universe. Characters from ''[[Minecraft: Story Mode|Minecraft Story Mode]]'' begin calling monsters mobs starting in ''Order Up'', whereas [[Minecraft Legends:Farnum|Farnum]] refers to himself as a “mobologist.”
* Due to the lack of a "living entity" class of entities, [[armor stand]]s, [[camera]]s, and even [[player]]s are internally represented as "mobs" {{in|bedrock}}. This has no direct effect on how these entities behave. However, {{in|java}}, the [[advancements]] and [[statistics]] classify them as mobs.

== Gallery ==
=== In other media ===
<gallery>
Animal Totem JINX.jpg|Official T-shirt artwork "Animal Totem" made by [https://www.jinx.com JINX].
Creatures JINX.jpg|Official T-shirt artwork "Creatures" made by JINX.
Lineup JINX.jpg|Official T-shirt artwork "Lineup" featuring hostile mobs as well as a [[chicken]]. Made by JINX.
Hilltop by Capy.jpg|Official T-shirt artwork featuring [[Steve]] and mobs. Made by Capy.
Minecraft Party JINX.jpg|Official T-shirt artwork "Party" featuring [[Steve]] and mobs. Made by JINX.
Tight Spot JINX.jpg|Official T-shirt artwork "Tight Spot" featuring [[Steve]] and hostile mobs. Made by JINX.
Mob E 1.jpg|An image of a mysterious mob posted on twitter to promote the first mob vote.
Mob E 2.jpg|A slightly more detailed version of the previous image, posted later.
Minecraft Movie Gargoyle Concept Art.jpg|Concept art of mob gargoyles for [[A Minecraft Movie]].
</gallery>

== References ==
{{reflist}}

== External links ==
* [https://www.minecraft.net/en-us/article/minecraft-mobs Everything you need to know about Minecraft mobs] – Minecraft.net on September 22, 2023

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