Minecraft mobs list: all hostile, neutral, passive, and tameable mobs in Minecraft

Here's the full list of all Minecraft mobs as of 1.18

Guide by Ollie Toms Guides Editor

Updated on Nov. 30, 2021

Looking for an up-to-date Minecraft mobs list for 1.18? There's an astonishing number of mobs in Minecraft as of 1.18, and it's best to know as much about them as possible to make sure you can deal with each one appropriately.

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.

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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.

A Minecraft screenshot of many dozens of Axolotl of different colours crawling towards the camera.

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

A Minecraft screenshot of three Goats at varying distances from the player.

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

A nighttime Minecraft screenshot of a zombie looking at the player, with several more zombies wandering around in the background.

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)

A Minecraft screenshot of a Wither hovering in front of the player.

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.