MinecraftMinecraft Elder Guardian
Elder Guardian has 80 health points (40 hearts). Find damage, all drops and their chances, spawn biomes, and ready-to-use /summon commands for Java and Bedrock here.
Built by Florian Galz
English: Elder Guardian · Data from Java 26.3 and Bedrock 1.26.50.4.
Want to test Elder Guardian? Try it on your own server with cheats enabled.
Health
Hostile80
Elder Guardian has 80 health points, or 40 hearts. Attacks you as soon as it sees you.
Damage
–
no fixed value
Attack
Ranged attack
Armor
0
Spawns in
–
Drops
Prismarine Shard
+1 per Looting level
0–2 items
One of 2 items · 83.3 % chance
- Raw Cod
- Prismarine Crystals
+1 per Looting level · burning: Cooked Cod
Wet Sponge
only if killed by a player
1 items
Smithing Template
1 items
Looting on your sword increases the quantity and chance with each level.
Spawn
Three guard each Ocean Monument; they do not respawn.
/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:elder_guardian ~ ~ ~Discover more
More mobs: Hostile
Other mobs with the same behavior.
FAQ
Frequently asked questions
Quick answers about Elder Guardian.
In Java Edition, Elder Guardian has 80 health points, or 40 hearts. In Bedrock, it has 80 health points.
When killed, Elder Guardian drops Prismarine Shard, Raw Cod, Prismarine Crystals, Wet Sponge, Smithing Template. Quantities, chances and special drops are listed above.
Three guard each Ocean Monument; they do not respawn.
With cheats enabled, enter /summon minecraft:elder_guardian ~ ~ ~ in Java Edition. In Bedrock, the command is /summon elder_guardian ~ ~ ~.
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