Bogged in Minecraft

Bogged

HostileOverworldJava 26.3

The Bogged has 16 HP (8 ♥) and deals 2 damage on Normal difficulty (2 on Easy, 3 on Hard). It drops Arrow, Bone, gives 5 XP and spawns in Mangrove Swamp, Swamp. Everything below comes from the Java 26.3 game files.

HP
168 ♥ hearts
Damage (Normal)
2Easy 2 · Hard 3
XP dropped
5
Spawns in
Mangrove Swamp+1 more biome
Drops
Arrow66.7%

Bogged stats

Game data
HP
16
Movement speed
0.25
Follow range
16 blocks
Size (width × height)
0.6 × 1.99 blocks
XP when killed
5+1–3 per equipped item (always has a bow)
Immune to fire
No

Damage by difficulty

DifficultyDamageHearts
Easy2
Normal2
Hard3

A melee hit on a player with no armor. Easy = half + 1 (never more than Normal), Hard = 1.5× — the game's own formula.

What does the Bogged drop?

Calculated

Exact chance per kill, with the Looting levels side by side. Rare drops need the kill to come from a player.

ItemChanceLooting 1Looting 2Looting 3CountAverage
Arrow66.7%83.3%91.7%94.4%1–51
Bone66.7%83.3%91.7%94.4%1–51
Tipped ArrowPoison50%75%87.5%91.7%10.5

XP and player-only drops need the player to have hit the mob within the last 5 seconds. Armor and weapons a mob spawned with drop separately (8.5% per item, +1% per Looting level).

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Where does the Bogged spawn?

Game data

Monster light rules: Overworld block light 0 and light ≤ random 0–7; Nether light ≤ 7; spawnable block below

Where does the Bogged spawn?
BiomesGroupWeightSharePack size
Monsters305.81%4

Also spawns in

Share is the mob's slice of its group's spawn attempts in that biome (weight ÷ total weight).

Bogged behaviour

Game data

Shoots players, iron golems and baby turtles on sight; avoids wolves

Attacks

  • Arrow: tipped with Poison for 5 s; fires every 2.5 s on Hard, every 3.5 s otherwise
  • Melee: when not holding a bow — 2 damage

Immune to

  • Drowning
  • Poison
  • Regeneration

Weaknesses

  • Healed by Instant Damage, hurt by Instant Health
  • Smite (+2.5/level)
  • Burns in sunlight unless helmeted, in water/rain or powder snow

Good to know

  • 16 max health
  • Shear for mushrooms (bogged/shear loot table)

Advancements with the Bogged

Bogged ID and summon command

The entity ID is minecraft:bogged. Spawn egg: Bogged Spawn Egg.

/summon minecraft:bogged ~ ~ ~

Data: Minecraft Java Edition 26.3 game files. How we source this

The Bogged is a hostile mob with 16 health that hits for 2 on Normal. It spawns in Mangrove Swamp, Swamp. Killing it drops Arrow, Bone. Each kill gives 5 XP.

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Bogged FAQ (Java 26.3)

How much health does the Bogged have?

The Bogged has 16 health points, which is 8 hearts, and 0 armor.

How much damage does the Bogged do?

Its melee attack deals 2 damage on Easy, 2 on Normal and 3 on Hard, before your armor.

What does the Bogged drop?

Arrow (66.7%), Bone (66.7%) (chance per kill without Looting), plus 5 XP.

Where does the Bogged spawn?

It spawns naturally in 2 biomes, most often in Mangrove Swamp, Swamp.