MinecraftMinecraft Cave Spider
Cave Spider has 12 health points (6 hearts). Find damage, all drops and their chances, spawn biomes, and ready-to-use /summon commands for Java and Bedrock here.
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English: Cave Spider · Data from Java 26.3 and Bedrock 1.26.50.4.
Want to test Cave Spider? Try it on your own server with cheats enabled.
Health
Hostile12
Cave Spider has 12 health points, or 6 hearts. Attacks you as soon as it sees you.
Damage
2
Melee, Normal
Attack
Melee
Armor
0
Spawns in
Overworld
Damage by difficulty
Damage from one hit without armor, in health points.
- Easy
- 2
- Normal
- 2
- Heavy
- 3
Drops
String
+1 per Looting level
0–2 items
Spider Eye
+1 per Looting level · only if killed by a player
0–1 items
Looting on your sword increases the quantity and chance with each level.
Spawn
| Biome | Category | Share | Group |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sulfur Caves | Monster | 6.4 % | 1 |
Share = this mob's weight among all mobs in the same category in the biome.
/summon command
Spawns the mob at your position. Works in chat with cheats enabled, or in the server console with coordinates instead of ~ ~ ~.
/summon minecraft:cave_spider ~ ~ ~Discover more
More mobs: Hostile
Other mobs with the same behavior.
FAQ
Frequently asked questions
Quick answers about Cave Spider.
In Java Edition, Cave Spider has 12 health points, or 6 hearts. In Bedrock, it has 12 health points.
When killed, Cave Spider drops String, Spider Eye. Quantities, chances and special drops are listed above.
In Java Edition, Cave Spider spawns in these biomes, among others: Sulfur Caves. The full list, including spawn rates and group sizes, is above.
With cheats enabled, enter /summon minecraft:cave_spider ~ ~ ~ in Java Edition. In Bedrock, the command is /summon cave_spider ~ ~ ~.
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