Damage/Mobs

The damage mobs deal to players is affected by the difficulty setting of the world they are in. The values below represent the amount of damage taken per hit.

  • For most attacks, the damage is scaled as follows: if a mob deals D damage on Normal difficulty, then it deals 1.5D on Hard difficulty and min(D, 0.5D+1) on Easy difficulty.
  • A mob attacking another mob always deals its Normal difficulty damage regardless of the current difficulty setting.
  • The values for a creeper, ghast, and wither assume the player is directly adjacent to the respective explosion.
  • The damage of slimes and magma cubes depends on their size. Tiny slimes, while hostile, are unable to inflict damage directly.
  • Mobs deal no damage to players on Peaceful difficulty.
  • The warden gives Darkness to nearby players, and elder guardians give Mining Fatigue, but these are not attacks. Players simply receive these effects when in range of the mobs.
Mob Difficulty Status effect(s)
Easy Normal Hard
Agent 5HP❤️❤️💔 No
Axolotl 2HP❤️ No
Bee 2HP❤️ 2HP❤️ 3HP❤️💔 Poison for 10 seconds on Normal difficulty and for 18 seconds on Hard difficulty
Blaze (melee) 4HP❤️❤️ 6HP❤️❤️❤️ 9HP❤️❤️❤️❤️💔 No
Blaze fireball 5HP❤️❤️💔 + fire for 5 seconds No
Bogged arrow[JE only] 2HP❤️ to 4HP❤️❤️ 3HP❤️💔 to 5HP❤️❤️💔 4HP❤️❤️ to 8HP❤️❤️❤️❤️ Normally: Poison for 4 seconds

If holding a tipped arrow or a spectral arrow in its off-hand: The effect of the arrow

Bogged arrow[BE only] 1HP💔 to 4HP❤️❤️ 1HP💔 to 5HP❤️❤️💔 Poison for 4 seconds
Bogged (melee) 2HP❤️ 3HP❤️💔 No
Breeze wind charge 1HP💔 1.5HP❤️ × 0.75 No
Cat 3HP❤️💔 No
Cave Spider 2HP❤️ 2HP❤️ 3HP❤️💔 Poison for 7 seconds on Normal difficulty and for 15 seconds on Hard difficulty
Creaking 2.5HP❤️ × 1.25 3HP❤️💔 4.5HP❤️ × 2.25 No
Creeper explosion (normal) 22.5HP❤️ × 11.25 43HP❤️ × 21.5 64.5HP❤️ × 32.25 When exploding: No

If having a potion effect when exploding, it leaves an effect cloud with the effect, like a lingering potion.

Creeper explosion (charged) 43.5HP❤️ × 21.75 85HP❤️ × 42.5 127.5HP❤️ × 63.75
Dolphin 2.5HP❤️ × 1.25 3HP❤️💔 4.5HP❤️ × 2.25 No
Drowned No
Drowned trident (ranged)‌[JE only] 5HP❤️❤️💔 8HP❤️❤️❤️❤️ 12HP❤️ × 6 No
Drowned trident (ranged)‌[BE only] 8HP❤️❤️❤️❤️ No
Drowned trident (melee)‌[BE only] 6.5HP❤️ × 3.25 11HP❤️ × 5.5 16.5HP❤️ × 8.25 No
Elder Guardian (laser) 5HP❤️❤️💔 8HP❤️❤️❤️❤️ 12HP❤️ × 6 Mining Fatigue III for 5 minutes on nearby players
Elder Guardian (spikes) 2HP❤️ 3HP❤️💔
Elder Guardian Ghost (spikes) 2HP❤️
Ender Dragon (melee) 6HP❤️❤️❤️ 10HP❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️ 15HP❤️ × 7.5 No
Ender Dragon (wings) 3.5HP❤️ × 1.75 5HP❤️❤️💔 7.5HP❤️ × 3.75 No
Ender Dragon (breath) 3HP❤️💔 per second Area effect cloud of Instant Damage
Ender Dragon Dragon Fireball 6HP❤️❤️❤️ per second
Enderman 4.5HP❤️ × 2.25 7HP❤️❤️❤️💔 10.5HP❤️ × 5.25 No
Endermite 2HP❤️ 3HP❤️💔 No
Evoker fangs[JE only] 4HP❤️❤️ 6HP❤️❤️❤️ 9HP❤️❤️❤️❤️💔 No
Evoker fangs[BE only] 6HP❤️❤️❤️ No
Fox 2HP❤️ 3HP❤️💔 No
Frog Target despawns after being pulled No
Ghast fireball (impact) 4HP❤️❤️ 6HP❤️❤️❤️ 9HP❤️❤️❤️❤️💔 No
Ghast fireball (explosion) 9.5HP❤️ × 4.75 17HP❤️ × 8.5 25.5HP❤️ × 12.75 No
Giant[JE only] 26HP❤️ × 13 50HP❤️ × 25 75HP❤️ × 37.5 No
Goat 2HP❤️ 3HP❤️💔 No
Goat (baby) 1HP💔 1.5HP❤️ × 0.75 No
Guardian (laser) 4HP❤️❤️ 6HP❤️❤️❤️ 9HP❤️❤️❤️❤️💔 No
Guardian (spikes) 2HP❤️ 3HP❤️💔 No
Hoglin[JE only] 2.5HP❤️ × 1.25 to 5HP❤️❤️💔 3HP❤️💔 to 8HP❤️❤️❤️❤️ 4.5HP❤️ × 2.25 to 12HP❤️ × 6 No
Hoglin[BE only] 3HP❤️💔 6HP❤️❤️❤️ 9HP❤️❤️❤️❤️💔 No
Hoglin (baby) 0.5HP❤️ × 0.25 0.75HP❤️ × 0.375 No
Husk 2.5HP❤️ × 1.25 3HP❤️💔 4.5HP❤️ × 2.25 Hunger when attacking any mob for 7 × floor of RD seconds
Illusioner arrow[JE only] 2HP❤️ to 5HP❤️❤️💔 3HP❤️💔 to 5HP❤️❤️💔 Casts Blindness spells on the player, if regional difficulty is 2 or greater
Iron Golem 4.75HP❤️ × 2.375 to 11.75HP❤️ × 5.875 7.5HP❤️ × 3.75 to 21.5HP❤️ × 10.75 11.25HP❤️ × 5.625 to 32.25HP❤️ × 16.125 No
The Killer Bunny[JE only] 5HP❤️❤️💔 8HP❤️❤️❤️❤️ 12HP❤️ × 6 No
Llama spit 1HP💔 1.5HP❤️ × 0.75 No
Magma Cube (big) 4HP❤️❤️ 6HP❤️❤️❤️ 9HP❤️❤️❤️❤️💔 No
Magma Cube (medium) 3HP❤️💔 4HP❤️❤️ 6HP❤️❤️❤️ No
Magma Cube (small) 2.5HP❤️ × 1.25 3HP❤️💔 4.5HP❤️ × 2.25 No
Nautilus[upcoming] 2.5HP❤️ × 1.25 3HP❤️💔 4.5HP❤️ × 2.25 No
Ocelot 3HP❤️💔 No
Old Zombie Villager 2.5HP❤️ × 1.25 3HP❤️💔 4.5HP❤️ × 2.25 No
Panda 4HP❤️❤️ 6HP❤️❤️❤️ 9HP❤️❤️❤️❤️💔 No
Phantom[JE only] 2HP❤️ 3HP❤️💔 No
Phantom[BE only] 4HP❤️❤️ 6HP❤️❤️❤️ 9HP❤️❤️❤️❤️💔 No
Piglin arrow[JE only] 2HP❤️ to 5HP❤️❤️💔 3HP❤️💔 to 5HP❤️❤️💔 No
Piglin arrow[BE only] 2HP❤️ to 4HP❤️❤️ 2HP❤️ to 5HP❤️❤️💔 No
Piglin (melee with sword)‌[JE only] 5HP❤️❤️💔 8HP❤️❤️❤️❤️ 12HP❤️ × 6 No
Piglin (melee with sword)‌[BE only] 5.5HP❤️ × 2.75 9HP❤️❤️❤️❤️💔 13.5HP❤️ × 6.75 No
Piglin (melee without sword)‌[JE only] 3.5HP❤️ × 1.75 5HP❤️❤️💔 7.5HP❤️ × 3.75 No
Piglin Brute[JE only] 7.5HP❤️ × 3.75 13HP❤️ × 6.5 19.5HP❤️ × 9.75 No
Piglin Brute[BE only] 6HP❤️❤️❤️ 10HP❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️ 15HP❤️ × 7.5 No
Piglin Brute (unarmed) 4.5HP❤️ × 2.25 7HP❤️❤️❤️💔 10.5HP❤️ × 5.25 No
Pillager arrow[BE only] 2HP❤️ to 3HP❤️💔 3HP❤️💔 to 5HP❤️❤️💔 5HP❤️❤️💔 to 7HP❤️❤️❤️💔 No

Pillager Arrow[JE only]

2HP❤️ to 3HP❤️💔 3HP❤️💔 to 5HP❤️❤️💔 5HP❤️❤️💔 to 7HP❤️❤️❤️💔 Normally: No

If holding a tipped arrow or a spectral arrow in its off-hand: The effect of the arrow

Pillager (melee)‌[BE only] 2.5HP❤️ × 1.25 3HP❤️💔 4.5HP❤️ × 2.25 No
Polar Bear 4HP❤️❤️ 6HP❤️❤️❤️ 9HP❤️❤️❤️❤️💔 No
Pufferfish (semi-puffed) 2HP❤️ 3HP❤️💔 Poison for 3 seconds
Pufferfish (fully puffed)‌[JE only] 2.5HP❤️ × 1.25 3HP❤️💔 4.5HP❤️ × 2.25 Poison for 6 seconds
Pufferfish (fully puffed)‌[BE only] 2HP❤️ 3HP❤️💔 Poison for 10 seconds
Ravager (melee) 7HP❤️❤️❤️💔 12HP❤️ × 6 18HP❤️ × 9 No
Ravager (roar) 4HP❤️❤️ 6HP❤️❤️❤️ 9HP❤️❤️❤️❤️💔 No
Shulker bullet 3HP❤️💔 4HP❤️❤️ 6HP❤️❤️❤️ Levitation for 10 seconds
Silverfish 1HP💔 1.5HP❤️ × 0.75 No
Skeleton arrow[JE only] 2HP❤️ to 4HP❤️❤️ 3HP❤️💔 to 5HP❤️❤️💔 4HP❤️❤️ to 8HP❤️❤️❤️❤️ Normally: No

If holding a tipped arrow or a spectral arrow in its off-hand: The effect of the arrow

Skeleton arrow[BE only] 1HP💔 to 4HP❤️❤️, varies with proximity 1HP💔 to 5HP❤️❤️💔, varies with proximity No
Skeleton (melee) 2HP❤️ 3HP❤️💔 No
Slime (big) 3HP❤️💔 4HP❤️❤️ 6HP❤️❤️❤️ No
Slime (medium) 2HP❤️ 3HP❤️💔 No
Slime (small) 0HP🖤 No
Snow Golem snowball 3HP❤️💔 to blazes No
Spider 2HP❤️ 3HP❤️💔 N/A
Stray arrow[JE only] 3HP❤️💔 to 5HP❤️❤️💔 Normally: Slowness for 30 seconds when their tipped arrow hits any mob (including another stray)

If holding a tipped arrow or a spectral arrow in its off-hand: The effect of the arrow

Stray arrow[BE only] 1HP💔 to 4HP❤️❤️, varies with proximity 1HP💔 to 5HP❤️❤️💔, varies with proximity Slowness for 30 seconds when their tipped arrow hits any mob (including another stray)
Stray (melee)‌[JE only] 2HP❤️ 2HP❤️ 3HP❤️💔 No
Stray (melee)‌[BE only] Slowness for 9 seconds
Trader Llama spit 1HP💔 1.5HP❤️ × 0.75 No
Vex 5.5HP❤️ × 2.75 9HP❤️❤️❤️❤️💔 13.5HP❤️ × 6.75 No
Vex (unarmed) ‌[JE only] 3HP❤️💔 4HP❤️❤️ 6HP❤️❤️❤️ No
Vex (unarmed) ‌[BE only] 2.5HP❤️ × 1.25 3HP❤️💔 4.5HP❤️ × 2.25 No
Villager's firework rocket 5HP❤️❤️💔 8HP❤️❤️❤️❤️ 12HP❤️ × 6 No
Vindicator 7.5HP❤️ × 3.75 13HP❤️ × 6.5 19.5HP❤️ × 9.75 No
Vindicator (unarmed)‌[JE only] 3.5HP❤️ × 1.75 5HP❤️❤️💔 7.5HP❤️ × 3.75 No
Vindicator (unarmed)‌[BE only] 5HP❤️❤️💔 8HP❤️❤️❤️❤️ 12HP❤️ × 6 No
Warden (melee) 16HP❤️ × 8 30HP❤️ × 15 45HP❤️ × 22.5 No
Warden (ranged) 6HP❤️❤️❤️ 10HP❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️ 15HP❤️ × 7.5 No
Witch Deals damage by throwing potions Throws splash potions of Poison, Instant Damage, Slowness, and Weakness
Wither Skeleton[JE only] 5HP❤️❤️💔 8HP❤️❤️❤️❤️ 12HP❤️ × 6 Wither for 10 seconds
Wither Skeleton[BE only] 5.5HP❤️ × 2.75 9HP❤️❤️❤️❤️💔 13.5HP❤️ × 6.75 Wither for 10 seconds
Wither Skeleton (unarmed) 3HP❤️💔 4HP❤️❤️ 6HP❤️❤️❤️ Wither for 10 seconds
EntitySprite wither-skeleton.png: Sprite image for wither-skeleton in Minecraft Wither Skeleton arrow[JE only] 2HP❤️ to 4HP❤️❤️ + fire for 5 seconds 3HP❤️💔 to 5HP❤️❤️💔 + fire for 5 seconds 4HP❤️❤️ to 8HP❤️❤️❤️❤️ + fire for 5 seconds Normally: No

If holding a tipped arrow or a spectral arrow in its off-hand: The effect of the arrow

Wither (birth explosion) 35.5HP❤️ × 17.75 69HP❤️ × 34.5 103.5HP❤️ × 51.75 No
Wither Skull 5HP❤️❤️💔 8HP❤️❤️❤️❤️ 12HP❤️ × 6 Wither II for 10 seconds on Normal difficulty and 40 seconds on Hard difficulty
Wither Skull (explosion) 5HP❤️❤️💔 No
Wither (dash attack)‌[BE only] 15HP❤️ × 7.5 No
EntitySprite angry-wolf.png: Sprite image for angry-wolf in Minecraft Wolf 3HP❤️💔 4HP❤️❤️ 6HP❤️❤️❤️ No
Zoglin 2.5HP❤️ × 1.25 to 5HP❤️❤️💔 3HP❤️💔 to 8HP❤️❤️❤️❤️ 4.5HP❤️ × 2.25 to 12HP❤️ × 6 No
Zoglin (baby) 0.5HP❤️ × 0.25 0.75HP❤️ × 0.375 No
Zombie 2.5HP❤️ × 1.25 3HP❤️💔 4.5HP❤️ × 2.25 No
Zombie Nautilus[upcoming] 2.5HP❤️ × 1.25 3HP❤️💔 4.5HP❤️ × 2.25 No
Zombified Piglin[JE only] 5HP❤️❤️💔 8HP❤️❤️❤️❤️ 12HP❤️ × 6 No
Zombified Piglin[BE only] 5.5HP❤️ × 2.75 9HP❤️❤️❤️❤️💔 13.5HP❤️ × 6.75 No
Zombified Piglin (unarmed) 3.5HP❤️ × 1.75 5HP❤️❤️💔 7.5HP❤️ × 3.75 No
Zombie Villager 2.5HP❤️ × 1.25 3HP❤️💔 4.5HP❤️ × 2.25 No