Cave Spider
The Cave Spider has 12 HP (6 ♥) and deals 2 damage on Normal difficulty (2 on Easy, 3 on Hard). It drops String, Spider Eye, gives 5 XP and spawns in Sulfur Caves. Everything below comes from the Java 26.3 game files.
- HP
- 126 ♥ hearts
- Damage (Normal)
- 2Easy 2 · Hard 3
- XP dropped
- 5
- Spawns in
- Sulfur Caves
- Drops
- String66.7%
Cave Spider stats
Game data- HP
- 12
- Movement speed
- 0.3
- Follow range
- 16 blocks
- Size (width × height)
- 0.7 × 0.5 blocks
- XP when killed
- 5
- Immune to fire
- No
Damage by difficulty
| Difficulty | Damage | Hearts |
|---|---|---|
| Easy | 2 | |
| Normal | 2 | |
| Hard | 3 |  |
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 Cave Spider drop?
CalculatedExact chance per kill, with the Looting levels side by side. Rare drops need the kill to come from a player.
| Item | Chance | Looting 1 | Looting 2 | Looting 3 | Count | Average |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 String | 66.7% | 83.3% | 91.7% | 94.4% | 1–5 | 1 |
 Spider Eye | 33.3% | 50% | 66.7% | 77.8% | 1–4 | 0.33 |
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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- Live coordinates and biome
- Every recipe a search away
- Mob drops and enchantments
Where does the Cave Spider spawn?
Game dataMonster light rules: Overworld block light 0 and light ≤ random 0–7; Nether light ≤ 7; needs spawnable block below
| Biomes | Group | Weight | Share | Pack size |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Monsters | 20 | 6.43% | 1 |
Sulfur CavesAlso spawns in
Share is the mob's slice of its group's spawn attempts in that biome (weight ÷ total weight).
Cave Spider behaviour
Game dataHostile in darkness; in bright light only fights back when hit
Attacks
- Melee: Poison I: 7 s Normal, 15 s Hard, none Easy — 2 damage
Immune to
- Poison
- Cobweb slowdown
Weaknesses
- Bane of Arthropods (+2.5/level)
Good to know
- Mineshaft spawners; natural spawns only in sulfur caves
- No spider jockeys or spawn effects
- Climbs walls
Advancements with the Cave Spider
Monster Hunter
Kill any hostile monster
Monsters Hunted
Kill one of every hostile monster
Cave Spider ID and summon command
The entity ID is minecraft:cave_spider. Spawn egg: Cave Spider Spawn Egg.
/summon minecraft:cave_spider ~ ~ ~Data: Minecraft Java Edition 26.3 game files. How we source this
The Cave Spider is a hostile mob with 12 health that hits for 2 on Normal. It spawns in Sulfur Caves. Killing it drops String, Spider Eye. Each kill gives 5 XP.
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Cave Spider FAQ (Java 26.3)
How much health does the Cave Spider have?
The Cave Spider has 12 health points, which is 6 hearts, and 0 armor.
How much damage does the Cave Spider do?
Its melee attack deals 2 damage on Easy, 2 on Normal and 3 on Hard, before your armor.
What does the Cave Spider drop?
String (66.7%), Spider Eye (33.3%) (chance per kill without Looting), plus 5 XP.
Where does the Cave Spider spawn?
It spawns naturally in 1 biome, most often in Sulfur Caves.