Cow
The Cow is a passive mob with 10 HP (5 ♥). It drops Leather, gives 1–3 XP and spawns in Birch Forest, Dark Forest, Old Growth Birch Forest. Below you'll find exact drop chances, spawn weights and behaviour from the Java 26.3 game files.
- HP
- 105 ♥ hearts
- XP dropped
- 1–3
- Spawns in
- Birch Forest+24 more biomes
- Drops
- Leather66.7%
Cow stats
Game data- HP
- 10
- Movement speed
- 0.2
- Follow range
- 16 blocks
- Size (width × height)
- 0.9 × 1.4 blocks
- XP when killed
- 1–3Babies 0
- Immune to fire
- No
What does the Cow 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Raw Beefcooked if on fire | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 1–6 | 2 |
 Leather | 66.7% | 83.3% | 91.7% | 94.4% | 1–5 | 1 |
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 Cow spawn?
Game dataOn Grass Block, light > 8
Birch Forest
Dark Forest
Old Growth Birch Forest
Flower Forest
Forest
Windswept Forest
Windswept Gravelly Hills
Windswept Hills
Badlands
Eroded Badlands
Plains
Sunflower Plains
Dappled Forest
Wooded Badlands
Swamp
Savanna
Windswept Savanna
Sparse Jungle
Old Growth Pine Taiga
Old Growth Spruce Taiga
Snowy Taiga
Taiga
Savanna Plateau
Jungle
Bamboo JungleShare is the mob's slice of its group's spawn attempts in that biome (weight ÷ total weight).
Cow variants (3)
3 variants (temperate/warm/cold) by biome
| Variant | Spawns in |
|---|---|
| Cold | Spawns Cold Variant Farm Animals biomes |
| Temperate | Anywhere (default) |
| Warm | Spawns Warm Variant Farm Animals biomes |
Advancements with the Cow
Two by Two
Breed all the animals!
Cow ID and summon command
The entity ID is minecraft:cow. Spawn egg: Cow Spawn Egg.
/summon minecraft:cow ~ ~ ~Data: Minecraft Java Edition 26.3 game files. How we source this
The Cow is a passive mob with 10 health. It's one of the most widespread mobs, spawning in 25 biomes. Killing it drops Leather. Each kill gives 1–3 XP.
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Cow FAQ (Java 26.3)
How much health does the Cow have?
The Cow has 10 health points, which is 5 hearts, and 0 armor.
What does the Cow drop?
Leather (66.7%) (chance per kill without Looting), plus 1–3 XP.
Where does the Cow spawn?
It spawns naturally in 25 biomes, most often in Birch Forest, Dark Forest, Old Growth Birch Forest.
What do you feed a Cow to breed it?
Two adults bred with Wheat make a baby.