Minecraft Mobs list for 1.21: All new and current monsters

Here's the full list of all Minecraft mobs as of 1.21

Guide by Ollie Toms Guides Editor

Updated on July 10, 2024

Looking for an up-to-date Minecraft mobs list for 1.21? There's an astonishing number of mobs in Minecraft as of 1.21, and it's best to know as much about them as possible to make sure you can deal with each one appropriately.

Minecraft has come a long way since it first began life in the early 2010s. Now there's a grand total of 87 mobs in Minecraft, 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.

Minecraft passive mobs

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

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.

Allay
Armadillo
Axolotl
Bat
Camel
Cat
Chicken
Cod
Cow
Donkey
Fox
Frog
Glow Squid
Horse
Mooshroom
Mule
Ocelot
Parrot
Pig
Pufferfish
Rabbit
Salmon
Sheep
Skeleton Horse
Sniffer
Snow Golem
Squid
Strider
Tadpole
Tropical Fish
Turtle
Villager
Wandering Trader

Breedable mobs

Allay
Armadillo
Axolotl
Bee
Camel
Cat
Chicken
Cow
Donkey
Fox
Frog
Goat
Hoglin
Horse
Llama
Mooshroom
Ocelot
Panda
Pig
Polar Bear
Rabbit
Sheep
Sniffer
Strider
Turtle
Villager
Wolf

Tameable mobs

Camel
Cat
Donkey
Fox - not truly tame, but will "trust" the player
Horse
Mule
Ocelot - not truly tame, but will "trust" the player
Parrot
Skeleton Horse

Rideable mobs

Camel
Donkey
Horse
Mule
Pig
Skeleton Horse
Strider

Minecraft neutral mobs

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

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
Drowned - hostile at night to players touching water
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 - provoked by any player not wearing 1+ Golden Armor pieces
Panda - provoked if attacked, attacks only once
Polar Bear - provoked if attacked or if near a cub
Spider - hostile if in low light level
Spider Jockey - hostile if in low light level
Trader Llama - hostile to Illagers
Wolf - provoked if attacked
Zombified Piglin - provoked if attacked

Minecraft hostile mobs

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

Hostile mobs will always attack nearby players if they can. There's just no reasoning with these ones.

Blaze
Bogged
Breeze
Chicken Jockey
Creeper
Elder Guardian
Ender Dragon
Endermite
Evoker
Ghast
Guardian
Hoglin
Hoglin Jockey
Husk
Magma Cube
Phantom
Piglin Brute
Pillager
Ravager
Ravager Jockey
Shulker
Silverfish
Skeleton
Skeleton Horseman
Slime
Spider Jockey
Stray
Vex
Vindicator
Warden
Witch
Wither
Wither Skeleton
Zoglin
Zombie
Zombie Villager

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

Minecraft boss mobs

There are currently three "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.

Elder Guardian
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.