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Minecraft is filled with hundreds of mobs roaming around. Earlier, we had already discussed the completely harmless passive mobs and the always-dangerous hostile mobs. But what about those who walk the fine line between friend and foe? Neutral mobs come in here—creatures that won’t attack you unless provoked.
And then, of course, we have a few Boss mobs, the ultimate challenge in the game. These mobs are much more powerful and dangerous than any Hostile mobs and require proper armor, weapons, and strategy to defeat them.
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So, I have created this detailed guide to help you learn more about Neutral and Boss mobs in Minecraft. This will help you defeat them or even tame them if needed.
Depending on specific conditions, you will come across several mobs that exhibit passive and hostile behaviors. Here is a list mentioned below.
Bees are one of our favorite mobs in Minecraft. They peacefully do their business, pollinating flowers and producing honey, but they’ll quickly turn against you if you provoke them.
This mob can be found in plains, sunflower plains, and flower forests, buzzing around trees with attached bee nests. The nests generate naturally on oak and birch trees and house up to three bees at a time.
To harvest the honey from the Bee Nests, use a Glass Bottle to get a Honey bottle. Be careful, as you can anger the bees during the process. To prevent this, place a campfire just below the nest with a trapdoor above it to stop them from attacking you.
To create a bee farm, you must craft a Bee Hive and place it on a plain field. Also, place multiple flowers around it. Then, pick a flower and lure a few bees into your farm. Right-click two bees with the flower, and a baby bee will be born. This way, you will have enough bees for the farm to fill the hives with honey.
They are the most loved mobs in the game. You will find about nine types of wolves with various colors and patterns in multiple biomes. Since they are neutral mobs, they do not attack you unless you provoke them.
The various varieties of wolf are Pale Wolf, Chestnut Wolf, Woods Wolf, Striped Wolf, Black Wolf, Snowy Wolf, Spotted Wolf, Rusty Wolf, and Ashen Wolf. These can be found in Taiga Biome, Old Growth Spruce Taiga, Forest Biome, Badlands, etc.
Wolfs can be tamed, and they will follow you as a faithful companion. They will attack any hostile mobs unless they are killed to protect you. Once tamed, you can see a colored collar around their neck that indicates they are tamed and friendly.
They are the GOAT of all the mobs in Minecraft. Goats are mostly passive in nature; however, they have a habit of ramming players and mobs, making them highly unpredictable.
Goats spawn majorly high-altitude biomes, roaming in small herds such as Jagged Peaks, Frozen Peaks, and Snowy Slopes. As mentioned, this mob isn’t dangerous but will randomly charge and ram players, armor stands, or mobs (except creepers and other goats).
We also have a Screaming Goat, a new variant that has a spawning chance of only 2%. They behave like normal goats but ram much more frequently and make louder, crazier sounds. You can breed a normal, screaming goat to have more screaming goats on your farm.
One of the major reasons you will need the goats is for their horns. These can be used to play war-like sounds, making them fun collectibles. Goats drop their horns when they ram into a solid block.
They are the most iconic and smartest mob in Minecraft. Endermen look like creepy, tall, and shadowy figures that spawn in massive numbers in Warped Forest, the Nether, and the End World.
This mob is neutral and does not attack or cause any harm to the player unless you make eye contact with them. Yes, even if you look them directly in the eye by mistake, they will put in their best efforts till you die. Not only this, but they also have teleportation abilities, making it difficult to defeat them.
Endermen can teleport up to 32 blocks away in any direction and avoid water, lava, and projectile attacks by teleporting away from them. However, they cannot teleport onto leaves, glass, or slabs.
You can still defeat them using a sword, water, or rain for defense and even traps. Endermen drop Ender Pearls used to craft Eyes of Ender, which activate the End Portal. Furthermore, they are the best source of XP farming in the game.
Iron Golems are the protector of villagers in Minecraft. Although passive in nature, they become hostile if they see any mobs in the village to try and protect the villagers. They do not spawn naturally in the Overworld; they are created by villagers when their homes are threatened or built by players.
You can also make an iron golem by placing four iron blocks in a “T” shape and placing 1 carved pumpkin on the top. This process can be used to create as many iron golems as needed. But the question is, why would you need such as neutral mob?
Well, Iron Golem drops 3-5 Iron Ingots when killed, which is considered to be the most useful drops in the game. You can even create a proper farm by setting the right conditions, i.e., trapping the villagers with beds and using zombies to scare them, which will help spawn the golem and lure them into a trap for infinite ingots.
Llama is another neutral mob that can carry items around your base. They naturally spawn in Savanna Biome and Windswept Hills.
An interesting fact about Llamas is that when on a leash, they follow each other caravans, making it easier to gather all of them together and transport goods. They have a weird attack style where they spit at players, wolves, and other llamas. It sounds gross, but the attack is weak and hardly causes damage.
There are four variants of Llama you can find in Minecraft, i.e., white, brown, cream, and grey colored. You can even decorate them with colorful carpets to make everything look aesthetic. Furthermore, Llamas drop around 1-2 pieces of leather and a lead (only from Wandering Trader Llamas).
miLlamas can be tamed like horses, but you can’t ride them directly. Instead, as mentioned above, they help carry cargo. Each mob has an extra inventory slot (3–15 slots, depending on strength).
Panda is by far the cutest mob in Minecraft. They mostly spawn in the Bamboo Jungle biome and you will find them eating bamboo and just having their best time rolling around.
Pandas have multiple personalities, each with unique behaviors. We have the Normal panda, which is just a regular panda with unique abilities; the Lazy Panda (moves very slowly, often lies down, and relaxes); the Playful Panda (loves rolling around and jumping for fun); the Worried Panda (avoids players and mainly has a side face), the Aggressive Panda (becomes hostile when attacked), the Weak Panda (has half the health of a regular panda), and Brown Panda (rare panda with a unique brown-and-white fur color).
They eat Bamboo and love to eat cake as well if you drop it around them. Furthermore, Panda drops around 1-2 Bamboo when killed by the player.
Dolphins are super cute, too, and they spawn in Ocean Biomes such as Regular Oceans, Lukewarm Oceans, and Warm Oceans. However, they do not spawn in frozen oceans or deep oceans.
Many players might mistake them for a passive mob; however, they are very much neutral. Dolphins spawn in groups in the ocean; if you attack any of them, they will group together and attack you.
They have some unique characteristics in the game, such as the Dolphin's Grace. Dolphins help players swim faster when they swim near them in the water. Furthermore, you can chain dolphin boosts by swimming from one dolphin to another, making ocean travel much quicker.
Another advantage of these mobs is that if you feed them raw salmon or raw cod, they will swim toward the nearest shipwreck or underwater ruin and lead you to treasure chests.
Piglins are a unique mob that spawn majorly in the Crimson Forests but can also be found in Nether Wastes and Bastion Remnants. This mob is obsessed with everything gold, so you will find them wearing some kind of gold armor, clothing, etc.
Piglins have a unique behavior system that depends on what you wear, what you do, and how you interact with them. They will instantly attack you when you come near them if you are not wearing anything gold. Even if you immediately put on a say, gold boots, they will stop the attack on you.
However, other circumstances will make them hostile too, even if you are wearing gold, such as mining gold, nether gold ore, or gilded blackstone near them, attacking a Piglin,
Another unique characteristic of Piglins is that they can give you some valuable loot in exchange for gold. Simply hold a Gold Ingot near a Piglin. They will take it and will throw a random item back to you. These items could be Ender Pearls, Crying Obsidian, Soul Speed Books, and other Netherite-related items.
Now, if you happen to take a Piglin in the Overworld, it will instantly start shaking and turn into a Zombified Piglin after 15 seconds.
Polar Bears are neutral mobs that roam the frozen biomes of Minecraft. They spawn in Ice Spikes, Frozen Rivers, and other Snowy Biomes too.
Since Polar Bears are neutral mobs, they only attack if you attack them directly or if you get too close to their baby cubs. A baby polar bear will always be protected by its mother. If you approach the cub, the mother will attack to defend it.
These mobs eat raw fish but cannot be tamed, so there are no options to breed them. If killed, they drop raw fish and some Experienced orbs.
Spiders are creepy, not just in real life but in Minecraft, too. Though they start off as peaceful, they quickly become hostile at night or when provoked.
You can find Spiders in caves, dark forests, and abandoned mineshafts. If your home is not well-lit, they can spawn randomly at night to freak you out. They get provoked if you hit them or even if you hit any other mob around it.
Spiders can jump toward the player and climb walls, making it tricky to fight in tight spaces. However, they are not difficult to kill; you simply use arrows or swords and a bit of open space to attack them. They drop Strings, which are useful for crafting bows, fishing rods, leads, and Experienced Orbs.
You will find multiple Spider variants in the game. We have Cave Spiders that are smaller and more aggressive than regular Spiders. You can find them Abandoned Mineshafts and spawners.
It can be difficult to defeat them since they inflict poison while attacking, and you can quickly lose your health.
Boss Mobs are the ultimate challenge in the game and are far more challenging than any hostile mob you might have encountered in Minecraft. Whether you're facing off against the Ender Dragon in the End or summoning the mighty Wither, each boss brings its own unique mechanics and rewards
Here is everything you need to know.
This is one of the most difficult mobs to beat in Minecraft. It takes multiple attempts and sometimes even days to eliminate this boss mob.
Unlike other bosses, the Wither is unique since it is player-summoned, meaning you’ll need to take the initiative to create and bring it to life before engaging in combat. This task isn’t easy since you must gather a few items to summon the mob.
You need three Wither Skeleton skulls and four blocks of Soul Sand or Soul Soil to summon Wither. Then, arrange the Soul Sand in a “T” shape, placing the three Wither Skeleton skulls on top of the three blocks at the top of the “T.” Almost immediately, the Wither will appear and start attacking you.
Now, the real question is, how will you fight this mob? Wither is a flying mob and has two attacks. Firstly, they shoot explosive Wither Skulls that deal impact damage. They also have the Wither effect, which will slowly drain all your health if you keep taking the hit.
Another attack is the Wither Charge, a powerful explosive blast that can damage both the player and the surrounding environment. It is difficult to defeat because it has enormous health and is hardly affected by any attack except projectiles like arrows and potions.
Now, the only way to defeat Wither is by dodging its explosions and running as far as possible to stay away from its Wither Charge attack. But this is only a defensive strategy. You need to shoot as many arrows as possible to this mob, which is the only way you can attack it for some damage.
Also, the Potions of Strength and Regeneration will keep you alive in the combat for a few more minutes, or you will be killed within seconds. You can also try hiding under the trees to stay away while your health restores.
Other than this, a few methods exist to defeat the Wither, such as summoning it underground and creating a proper environment to kill it. For this, you can check out multiple YouTube videos of players who have defeated it successfully.
If you manage to kill it, Wither will drop the highly coveted Nether Star, which is essential for crafting Beacons—a powerful item that grants you various buffs.
In addition to the Nether Star, you'll also gain a significant amount of experience. The Wither also drops experience orbs, making it an excellent source of XP.
Ender Dragon is considered to be the end game or the Final boss in Minecraft. Well, this makes it the toughest mob you will ever have to fight. In fact, it can be so challenging to defeat that players who have played the game for a decade have been unable to defeat it after multiple attempts.
Now, this boss mob resides in the End dimension. To reach here, look for a Stronghold in the Overworld and activate the End Portal with Eyes of Ender. Here, you will see the Ender Dragon on a floating island surrounded by towering obsidian pillars.
Let’s first learn about the different attacks of this mob. Firstly, it periodically unleashes Dragon’s Breath, a deadly breath attack that deals significant damage over time if you stand in it. Next, it will fly around you and swoop down to attack. During this time, it deals a lot of damage, so it’s crucial to dodge its path.
First, you must destroy the Ender Crystals as they heal the dragon. They are located on top of the Obsidian Pillars; simply shoot the arrows and destroy them. This is how the Ender Dragon will become vulnerable to attacks.
Then, once the dragon is free, it will charge at you and attack you. Here, your best bet is to shoot the dragon’s head with arrows for maximum damage.
If defeated, Enter Dragon drops The Dragon Egg, which can be used for various purposes, including as a decorative item or to create a portal back to the Overworld. You also get a huge number of experience orbs, which will be useful for enchanting and repairing your gear.
Furthermore, you might also be rewarded with the End Gateway Portal, which opens up new possibilities for exploration, allowing you to travel to the Outer End Islands.
Now, this might take a lot of time if you have never faced this mob. So make sure you have the best weapon and all the other options to give you a good chance of defeating this ultimate boss mob.
Apart from the mob mentioned above, there is a mini-boss as well, such as the Elder Guardian. Although many count it as among the boss mobs, it does not serve the same purpose and strength as that of the other boss mobs.
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