MinecraftMinecraft Zombie
Zombie has 20 health points (10 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: Zombie · Data from Java 26.3 and Bedrock 1.26.50.4.
Want to test Zombie? Try it on your own server with cheats enabled.
Health
Hostile20
Zombie has 20 health points, or 10 hearts. Attacks you as soon as it sees you.
Damage
3
Melee, Normal
Attack
Melee
Armor
2
Spawns in
Overworld
Damage by difficulty
Damage from one hit without armor, in health points.
- Easy
- 2.5
- Normal
- 3
- Heavy
- 4.5
Drops
Rotten Flesh
+1 per Looting level
0–2 items
Red Mushroom
+1 per Looting level · only for certain variants or sizes
0–1 items
One of 3 items · 2.5 % chance
- Iron Ingot
- Carrot
- Potato
only if killed by a player
Music Disc (Hyper Potions - Lava Chicken)
only if killed by a player · only for certain variants or sizes
1 items
Looting on your sword increases the quantity and chance with each level.
Spawn
| Biome | Category | Share | Group |
|---|---|---|---|
| Old Growth Pine Taiga | Monster | 18.5 % | 4 |
| Badlands | Monster | 18.4 % | 4 |
| Bamboo Jungle | Monster | 18.4 % | 4 |
| Beach | Monster | 18.4 % | 4 |
| Birch Forest | Monster | 18.4 % | 4 |
| Cherry Grove | Monster | 18.4 % | 4 |
| Dappled Forest | Monster | 18.4 % | 4 |
| Dark Forest | Monster | 18.4 % | 4 |
| Eroded Badlands | Monster | 18.4 % | 4 |
| Flower Forest | Monster | 18.4 % | 4 |
| Forest | Monster | 18.4 % | 4 |
| Frozen Peaks | Monster | 18.4 % | 4 |
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:zombie ~ ~ ~Discover more
More mobs: Hostile
Other mobs with the same behavior.
FAQ
Frequently asked questions
Quick answers about Zombie.
In Java Edition, Zombie has 20 health points, or 10 hearts. In Bedrock, it has 20 health points.
When killed, Zombie drops Rotten Flesh, Iron Ingot, Carrot, Potato. Quantities, chances and special drops are listed above.
In Java Edition, Zombie spawns in these biomes, among others: Old Growth Pine Taiga, Badlands, Bamboo Jungle, Beach, Birch Forest. The full list, including spawn rates and group sizes, is above.
With cheats enabled, enter /summon minecraft:zombie ~ ~ ~ in Java Edition. In Bedrock, the command is /summon zombie ~ ~ ~.
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