Creaking in Minecraft

Creaking

HostileOverworldJava 26.3

The Creaking has 1 HP (0.5 ♥) and deals 3 damage on Normal difficulty (2.5 on Easy, 4.5 on Hard). It drops nothing, gives 0 XP and is summoned at night by creaking hearts in the Pale Garden. Everything below comes from the Java 26.3 game files.

HP
10.5 ♥ hearts
Damage (Normal)
3Easy 2.5 · Hard 4.5
XP dropped
0

Creaking stats

Game data
HP
1
Movement speed
0.4
Follow range
32 blocks
Size (width × height)
0.9 × 2.7 blocks
XP when killed
0
Immune to fire
No

Damage by difficulty

DifficultyDamageHearts
Easy2.5
Normal3
Hard4.5

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

Where does the Creaking spawn?

Spawned by an awake creaking heart when a player is within 32 blocks; not Peaceful

The Creaking doesn't spawn naturally in any biome: it is summoned, built, bred, converted or comes from a spawner or event.

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Creaking behaviour

Game data

Hunts players, but freezes while a player looks at it

Attacks

  • Melee — 3 damage

Immune to

  • Fire (heart-bound only)

Good to know

  • While bound to its heart, damage is negated; breaking the heart kills it
  • Activates when a player looks at it within 12 blocks
  • Despawns when the heart's active time ends or it is > 34 blocks away
  • Fire-immune only while heart-bound; 1 max health

Advancements with the Creaking

Creaking ID and summon command

The entity ID is minecraft:creaking. Spawn egg: Creaking Spawn Egg.

/summon minecraft:creaking ~ ~ ~

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

The Creaking is a hostile mob with 1 health that hits for 3 on Normal. It is summoned at night by creaking hearts in the Pale Garden.

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Creaking FAQ (Java 26.3)

How much health does the Creaking have?

The Creaking has 1 health points, which is 0.5 hearts, and 0 armor.

How much damage does the Creaking do?

Its melee attack deals 2.5 damage on Easy, 3 on Normal and 4.5 on Hard, before your armor.

What does the Creaking drop?

The Creaking drops no items; it gives 0 XP.

Where does the Creaking spawn?

It is summoned at night by creaking hearts in the Pale Garden.