Below is the full list of Minecraft mobs and animals, from the humble Chicken to legendary monsters such as the Ender Dragon, and even upcoming mobs such as Frogs, Allays, and the Warden, which are all due in Minecraft 1.19.
Minecraft mobs list
Minecraft has come a long way since it first began life in the early 2010s. Now there’s a grand total of 73 mobs in Minecraft (with more coming in Minecraft 1.19!), and each mob looks and behaves very differently from the rest. Below I’ve listed every single mob in the game, categorised based on whether they are passive, neutral, or hostile towards the player.
Minecraft passive mobs
Passive mobs are mobs that will never attack the player, even if the player attacks them first. Most of these mobs are harmless animals that will flee if attacked, or even approached in some cases. Below is a list of all Passive mobs, followed by lists of all breedable, tameable, and rideable passive mobs.
Axolotl Bat Cat Chicken Cod Cow Donkey Fox Glow Squid Horse Mooshroom Mule Ocelot Parrot Pig Piglin (baby) Polar Bear (baby) Pufferfish Rabbit Salmon Sheep Skeleton Horse Snow Golem Squid Strider Tropical Fish Turtle Villager Wandering Trader Frog (upcoming mob, arriving with Minecraft 1.19 update) Allay (upcoming mob, arriving with Minecraft 1.19 update)
Breedable mobs
Axolotl Cat Chicken Cow Donkey Fox Horse Mooshroom Ocelot Pig Rabbit Sheep Skeleton Horse Strider Turtle Villager Mule - can be bred from horse and donkey, but cannot itself breed
Tameable mobs
Cat Donkey Horse Mule Parrot Skeleton Horse Fox - not truly tame, but will “trust” the player Ocelot - not truly tame, but will “trust” the player
Rideable mobs
Donkey Horse Pig Mule Skeleton Horse Strider
Minecraft neutral mobs
Neutral mobs can switch between hostile or passive towards the player depending on the situation. Below I’ve also listed next to each mob how they are provoked into becoming hostile.
Bee - provoked if attacked or beehive broken, attacks only once Cave Spider - hostile if in low light level Dolphin - provoked if attacked Enderman - provoked if attacked or looked at Goat - randomly charges nearby players Iron Golem - provoked if nearby villager is attacked Llama - provoked if attacked, attacks only once Piglin (adult) - provoked by any player not wearing 1+ Golden Armor pieces Panda - provoked if attacked, attacks only once Polar Bear (adult) - provoked if attacked or if near a cub Spider - hostile if in low light level Wolf - provoked if attacked Zombified Piglin - provoked if attacked
Minecraft hostile mobs
Hostile mobs will always attack nearby players if they can. There’s just no reasoning with these ones.
Blaze Chicken Jockey Creeper Drowned Elder Guardian Endermite Evoker Ghast Guardian Hoglin Husk Magma Cube Phantom Piglin Brute Pillager Ravager Ravager Jockey Shulker Silverfish Skeleton Skeleton Horseman Slime Spider Jockey Stray Vex Vindicator Witch Wither Skeleton Zoglin Zombie Zombie Villager Warden (upcoming mob, arriving with Minecraft 1.19 update)
Minecraft boss mobs
There are currently two “boss mobs” in Minecraft. These are powerful mobs which have their own health bars, and they are currently the most dangerous enemies in Minecraft - except, of course, the players you’ll encounter on PvP Minecraft servers.
Ender Dragon Wither
Whether you’re facing terrifying monsters like Endermen and Guardians, or simply hostile animals such as Polar Bears, you’ll have to be prepared to defend yourself against Minecraft many mobs. Clad yourself in the best equipment possible with our guides on finding Diamonds and Netherite, or consult our page on brewing potions to give yourself powerful buffs while in combat. And if you’re looking to add even more mobs to your latest Minecraft world, check out our list of Minecraft mods, or change the look of existing mods by installing the best Minecraft texture packs.
