Spider Eye

| Rarity tier |
Common |
|---|---|
| Consumption time |
32 game ticks (1.6 seconds) |
| Hunger |
2 () |
| Saturation |
3.2 () |
| Status effects |
|
| Always consumable |
No |
| Renewable |
Yes |
| Stackable |
Yes (64) |
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"label": "(link to Consumption time article, displayed as Consumption time)"
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"label": "(link to Status effect article, displayed as Status effects)"
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{
"field": "No",
"label": "<abbr title=\"Whether or not it can be used while already at full hunger.\">Always consumable</abbr>"
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{
"field": "Yes",
"label": "(link to Renewable resource article, displayed as Renewable)"
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A spider eye is a food item sourced from spiders that is poisonous to players, but can be safely fed to armadillos to breed them. It is also a brewing ingredient for potions of Poison, and can be fermented for further brewing uses.
Obtaining
Mob loot
| Mob | Quantity / Chance / Average | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Default | Looting I | Looting II | Looting III | ||||||||||
| Spider[A] | 0–1 | 33.33% | 0.33 | 0–2 | 66.67% | 0.83 | 0–3 | 83.33% | 1.33 | 0–4 | 88.89% | 1.83 | |
| Cave Spider[A] | 0–1 | 33.33% | 0.33 | 0–2 | 66.67% | 0.83 | 0–3 | 83.33% | 1.33 | 0–4 | 88.89% | 1.83 | |
| Witch | 0–6 | 17.87% | 0.29 | 0–9 | 21.98% | 0.43 | 0–12 | 23.98% | 0.57 | 0–15 | 24.64% | 0.71 | |
| Mob | Quantity / Chance / Average | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Default | Looting I | Looting II | Looting III | ||||||||||
| Spider[A] | 0–1 | 1⁄3 | 1⁄3 | 0–2 | 2⁄3 | 5⁄6 | 0–3 | 5⁄6 | 4⁄3 | 0–4 | 8⁄9 | 11⁄6 | |
| Cave Spider[A] | 0–1 | 1⁄3 | 1⁄3 | 0–2 | 2⁄3 | 5⁄6 | 0–3 | 5⁄6 | 4⁄3 | 0–4 | 8⁄9 | 11⁄6 | |
| Witch | 0–6 | 4964⁄27783 | 2⁄7 | 0–9 | 48845⁄222264 | 3⁄7 | 0–12 | 426371⁄1778112 | 4⁄7 | 0–15 | 1478609⁄6001128 | 5⁄7 | |
| Mob | Amount | Probability | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Default | Looting I | Looting II | Looting III | |||
| Spider[A] | 0 | 2⁄3 (66.67%) | 1⁄3 (33.33%) | 1⁄6 (16.67%) | 1⁄9 (11.11%) | |
| 1 | 1⁄3 (33.33%) | 1⁄2 (50.00%) | 5⁄12 (41.67%) | 5⁄18 (27.78%) | ||
| 2 | 0 | 1⁄6 (16.67%) | 1⁄3 (33.33%) | 1⁄3 (33.33%) | ||
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 1⁄12 (8.33%) | 2⁄9 (22.22%) | ||
| 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1⁄18 (5.56%) | ||
| Average | 1⁄3 (0.33) | 5⁄6 (0.83) | 4⁄3 (1.33) | 11⁄6 (1.83) | ||
| Cave Spider[A] | 0 | 2⁄3 (66.67%) | 1⁄3 (33.33%) | 1⁄6 (16.67%) | 1⁄9 (11.11%) | |
| 1 | 1⁄3 (33.33%) | 1⁄2 (50.00%) | 5⁄12 (41.67%) | 5⁄18 (27.78%) | ||
| 2 | 0 | 1⁄6 (16.67%) | 1⁄3 (33.33%) | 1⁄3 (33.33%) | ||
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 1⁄12 (8.33%) | 2⁄9 (22.22%) | ||
| 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1⁄18 (5.56%) | ||
| Average | 1⁄3 (0.33) | 5⁄6 (0.83) | 4⁄3 (1.33) | 11⁄6 (1.83) | ||
| Witch | 0 | 22819⁄27783 (82.13%) | 173419⁄222264 (78.02%) | 1351741⁄1778112 (76.02%) | 4522519⁄6001128 (75.36%) | |
| 1 | 86⁄1029 (8.36%) | 2993⁄37044 (8.08%) | 3923⁄65856 (5.96%) | 26329⁄666792 (3.95%) | ||
| 2 | 800⁄9261 (8.64%) | 3095⁄37044 (8.35%) | 2285⁄28224 (8.10%) | 33251⁄500094 (6.65%) | ||
| 3 | 157⁄27783 (0.57%) | 10211⁄222264 (4.59%) | 3145⁄49392 (6.37%) | 17023⁄250047 (6.81%) | ||
| 4 | 1⁄343 (0.29%) | 52⁄9261 (0.56%) | 311⁄12096 (2.57%) | 87337⁄2000376 (4.37%) | ||
| 5 | 1⁄9261 (0.01%) | 1⁄343 (0.29%) | 115⁄21952 (0.52%) | 12239⁄666792 (1.84%) | ||
| 6 | 1⁄27783 (0.00%) | 185⁄222264 (0.08%) | 2729⁄889056 (0.31%) | 28289⁄6001128 (0.47%) | ||
| 7 | 0 | 1⁄12348 (0.01%) | 235⁄197568 (0.12%) | 2113⁄666792 (0.32%) | ||
| 8 | 0 | 1⁄37044 (0.00%) | 19⁄65856 (0.03%) | 1063⁄666792 (0.16%) | ||
| 9 | 0 | 1⁄222264 (0.00%) | 1⁄16464 (0.01%) | 3539⁄6001128 (0.06%) | ||
| 10 | 0 | 0 | 13⁄592704 (0.00%) | 113⁄666792 (0.02%) | ||
| 11 | 0 | 0 | 1⁄197568 (0.00%) | 103⁄2000376 (0.01%) | ||
| 12 | 0 | 0 | 1⁄1778112 (0.00%) | 11⁄500094 (0.00%) | ||
| 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1⁄142884 (0.00%) | ||
| 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1⁄666792 (0.00%) | ||
| 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1⁄6001128 (0.00%) | ||
| Average | 2⁄7 (0.29) | 3⁄7 (0.43) | 4⁄7 (0.57) | 5⁄7 (0.71) | ||
| Drops | 1 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mob | Expected Number of Kills | ||||
| Default | Looting I | Looting II | Looting III | ||
| Spider[A] | 3.00 | 1.20 | 0.75 | 0.55 | |
| Cave Spider[A] | 3.00 | 1.20 | 0.75 | 0.55 | |
| Witch | 3.50 | 2.33 | 1.75 | 1.40 | |
| Mob | Quantity / Chance / Average | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Default | Looting I | Looting II | Looting III | ||||||||||
| Spider[A] | 0–1 | 50.00% | 0.50 | 0–2 | 50.00% | 0.75 | 0–3 | 50.00% | 1.00 | 0–4 | 50.00% | 1.25 | |
| Cave Spider[A] | 0–1 | 50.00% | 0.50 | 0–2 | 50.00% | 0.75 | 0–3 | 50.00% | 1.00 | 0–4 | 50.00% | 1.25 | |
| Witch | 0–6 | 17.87% | 0.29 | 0–9 | 17.87% | 0.38 | 0–12 | 17.87% | 0.48 | 0–15 | 17.87% | 0.57 | |
| Mob | Quantity / Chance / Average | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Default | Looting I | Looting II | Looting III | ||||||||||
| Spider[A] | 0–1 | 1⁄2 | 1⁄2 | 0–2 | 1⁄2 | 3⁄4 | 0–3 | 1⁄2 | 1 | 0–4 | 1⁄2 | 5⁄4 | |
| Cave Spider[A] | 0–1 | 1⁄2 | 1⁄2 | 0–2 | 1⁄2 | 3⁄4 | 0–3 | 1⁄2 | 1 | 0–4 | 1⁄2 | 5⁄4 | |
| Witch | 0–6 | 4964⁄27783 | 2⁄7 | 0–9 | 4964⁄27783 | 8⁄21 | 0–12 | 4964⁄27783 | 10⁄21 | 0–15 | 4964⁄27783 | 4⁄7 | |
| Mob | Amount | Probability | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Default | Looting I | Looting II | Looting III | |||
| Spider[A] | 0 | 1⁄2 (50.00%) | 1⁄2 (50.00%) | 1⁄2 (50.00%) | 1⁄2 (50.00%) | |
| 1 | 1⁄2 (50.00%) | 1⁄4 (25.00%) | 1⁄8 (12.50%) | 1⁄12 (8.33%) | ||
| 2 | 0 | 1⁄4 (25.00%) | 1⁄4 (25.00%) | 1⁄6 (16.67%) | ||
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 1⁄8 (12.50%) | 1⁄6 (16.67%) | ||
| 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1⁄12 (8.33%) | ||
| Average | 1⁄2 (0.50) | 3⁄4 (0.75) | 1 (1.00) | 5⁄4 (1.25) | ||
| Cave Spider[A] | 0 | 1⁄2 (50.00%) | 1⁄2 (50.00%) | 1⁄2 (50.00%) | 1⁄2 (50.00%) | |
| 1 | 1⁄2 (50.00%) | 1⁄4 (25.00%) | 1⁄8 (12.50%) | 1⁄12 (8.33%) | ||
| 2 | 0 | 1⁄4 (25.00%) | 1⁄4 (25.00%) | 1⁄6 (16.67%) | ||
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 1⁄8 (12.50%) | 1⁄6 (16.67%) | ||
| 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1⁄12 (8.33%) | ||
| Average | 1⁄2 (0.50) | 3⁄4 (0.75) | 1 (1.00) | 5⁄4 (1.25) | ||
| Witch | 0 | 22819⁄27783 (82.13%) | 22819⁄27783 (82.13%) | 22819⁄27783 (82.13%) | 22819⁄27783 (82.13%) | |
| 1 | 86⁄1029 (8.36%) | 43⁄1029 (4.18%) | 43⁄2058 (2.09%) | 43⁄3087 (1.39%) | ||
| 2 | 800⁄9261 (8.64%) | 223⁄2646 (8.43%) | 4657⁄74088 (6.29%) | 997⁄23814 (4.19%) | ||
| 3 | 157⁄27783 (0.57%) | 9913⁄222264 (4.46%) | 113329⁄1778112 (6.37%) | 337177⁄6001128 (5.62%) | ||
| 4 | 1⁄343 (0.29%) | 157⁄37044 (0.42%) | 4649⁄197568 (2.35%) | 1369⁄31752 (4.31%) | ||
| 5 | 1⁄9261 (0.01%) | 71⁄24696 (0.29%) | 523⁄148176 (0.35%) | 4651⁄285768 (1.63%) | ||
| 6 | 1⁄27783 (0.00%) | 22⁄27783 (0.08%) | 397⁄148176 (0.27%) | 157⁄55566 (0.28%) | ||
| 7 | 0 | 5⁄74088 (0.01%) | 37⁄32928 (0.11%) | 4751⁄2000376 (0.24%) | ||
| 8 | 0 | 1⁄37044 (0.00%) | 73⁄296352 (0.02%) | 919⁄666792 (0.14%) | ||
| 9 | 0 | 1⁄222264 (0.00%) | 1⁄21168 (0.00%) | 1583⁄3000564 (0.05%) | ||
| 10 | 0 | 0 | 1⁄49392 (0.00%) | 29⁄222264 (0.01%) | ||
| 11 | 0 | 0 | 1⁄197568 (0.00%) | 71⁄2000376 (0.00%) | ||
| 12 | 0 | 0 | 1⁄1778112 (0.00%) | 1⁄55566 (0.00%) | ||
| 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13⁄2000376 (0.00%) | ||
| 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1⁄666792 (0.00%) | ||
| 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1⁄6001128 (0.00%) | ||
| Average | 2⁄7 (0.29) | 8⁄21 (0.38) | 10⁄21 (0.48) | 4⁄7 (0.57) | ||
| Drops | 1 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mob | Expected Number of Kills | ||||
| Default | Looting I | Looting II | Looting III | ||
| Spider[A] | 2.00 | 1.33 | 1.00 | 0.80 | |
| Cave Spider[A] | 2.00 | 1.33 | 1.00 | 0.80 | |
| Witch | 3.50 | 2.62 | 2.10 | 1.75 | |
Generated loot
| Item | Structure | Container | Quantity | Chance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Java Edition and Bedrock Edition | ||||
| Chest | 1–3 | 27.1%{ "item": "Spider Eye", "stacksize": "1–3", "chance": 0.27118891094046904, "structure": "Desert Pyramid", "container": "Chest" }
| ||
Usage
Food
When eaten, a spider eye restores 2 () hunger points and 3.2 saturation points, giving a nourishment value of 1.6. It also applies a Poison effect lasting 5 seconds to the player, causing 4HP damage, which reduces hunger/saturation by 6 points.
Crafting ingredient
| Name | Ingredients | Crafting recipe |
|---|---|---|
| Fermented Spider Eye | Brown Mushroom + Sugar + Spider Eye |
Brewing ingredient
| Name | Ingredients | Brewing recipe |
|---|---|---|
| Mundane Potion | Spider Eye + Water Bottle |
|
| Potion of Poison | Spider Eye + Awkward Potion |
Breeding
Spider eyes can be used to breed adult armadillos and to speed up the growth of baby armadillos. Armadillos that are not rolled up also follow a player who is holding spider eyes.
Sounds
| Sounds | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sound | Subtitles | Source | Description | Resource location | Translation key | Volume | Pitch | Attenuation distance |
| Eating | Players | While a player is eating something | entity | subtitles | varies [sound 1] | 0.8-1.2 | 16 | |
| Eating | Friendly Mobs | When a player finishes eating something | entity | subtitles | 1.0 | 0.6-1.4 | 16 | |
| Burp | Players | When a player finishes eating something | entity | subtitles | 0.5 | 0.9-1.0 | 16 | |
- ↑ Can be 0.5, 1.0, or 1.5
| Sounds | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sound | Source | Description | Resource location | Volume | Pitch |
| Players | While a player is eating something | random | 0.5-1.1 | 0.8-1.2 | |
| Players | When a player finishes eating something | random | 0.5 | 0.9-1.0 | |
Data values
ID
| Name | Identifier | Form | Translation key |
|---|---|---|---|
spider_eye | Item | item |
| Name | Identifier | Numeric ID | Form | Translation key |
|---|---|---|---|---|
spider_eye | 278 | Item | item |
Advancements
| Icon | Advancement | In-game description | Actual requirements (if different) |
|---|---|---|---|
![]() | Husbandry | The world is full of friends and food | Consume anything that can be consumed, except for cake. |
![]() | A Balanced Diet | Eat everything that is edible, even if it's not good for you | Eat each of these 40 foods:
|
Video
History
| Java Edition | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1.0.0 | Beta 1.9 Prerelease 2 | ||||||
| Spider eyes can be used to craft fermented spider eyes. | |||||||
| Beta 1.9 Prerelease 3 | Spider eyes can now be brewed in a water bottle to create a Mundane Potion, or in an Awkward Potion to create a Potion of Poison. | ||||||
| 1.4.2 | 12w38b | Spider eyes can now be dropped by witches. | |||||
| 1.9 | 15w44a | Spider eyes can now be found in desert pyramid chests. | |||||
| 1.14 | 18w43a | ||||||
| 1.20.5 | 23w51a | Spider eyes can now be used to breed armadillos. | |||||
| Pocket Edition Alpha | |||||||
| v0.12.1 | build 1 | ||||||
| Spider eyes can be used to craft fermented spider eyes and for brewing. | |||||||
| v0.13.0 | build 1 | Spider eyes can now be found in desert pyramid chests. | |||||
| v0.14.0 | build 1 | Spider eyes can now dropped by witches. | |||||
| Bedrock Edition | |||||||
| 1.10.0 | beta 1.10.0.3 | ||||||
| 1.20.60 Experiment | Preview 1.20.60.23 | Spider eyes can now be used to breed armadillos. | |||||
| Legacy Console Edition | |||||||
| Xbox 360 | Xbox One | PS3 | PS4 | PS Vita | Wii U | Switch | |
| TU7 | CU1 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | Patch 1 | 1.0.1 | |
| Spider eyes can be used to craft fermented spider eyes. | |||||||
| TU19 | CU7 | 1.12 | 1.12 | 1.12 | Added witches, which have a chance to drop spider eyes. | ||
| 1.90 | |||||||
| New Nintendo 3DS Edition | |||||||
| 0.1.0 | |||||||
Data history
| Java Edition | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1.13 | 17w47a | Prior to The Flattening, this item's numeral ID was 375. | |||||
Issues
Issues relating to "Spider Eye" are maintained on the bug tracker. Issues should be reported and viewed there.
Gallery
In other media
-
A spider eye as it appeared in Minecraft Earth. -
A LEGO spider eye.
External links
- "Taking Inventory: Spider Eye" by Duncan Geere – Minecraft.net, February 1, 2019.

