Creeper
The Creeper doesn't hit you: it explodes (power 3) for up to 43 damage at point-blank on Normal (22.5 on Easy, 64.5 on Hard); a charged one (power 6) deals up to 85 (127.5 on Hard). It has 20 HP (10 ♥), drops Gunpowder and spawns in Badlands, Beach, Birch Forest.
Creeper stats
Game data- HP
- 20
- Movement speed
- 0.25
- Follow range
- 16 blocks
- Size (width × height)
- 0.6 × 1.7 blocks
- XP when killed
- 5
- Immune to fire
- No
Explosion damage by difficulty (point-blank)
| Difficulty | Damage | Charged | Hearts |
|---|---|---|---|
| Easy | 22.5 | 43.5 | × 11.5 |
| Normal | 43 | 85 | × 21.5 |
| Hard | 64.5 | 127.5 | × 32.5 |
The maximum: standing at the centre with nothing blocking. Damage falls off with distance and cover, and armor with Blast Protection reduces it. Calculated with the game's explosion formula (14 × power + 1) and difficulty scaling.
What does the Creeper 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Gunpowder | 66.7% | 83.3% | 91.7% | 94.4% | 1–5 | 1 |
        Each of 12: Music Disc (C418 - 11), Music Disc (C418 - 13), Music Disc (C418 - blocks), Music Disc (C418 - cat), Music Disc (C418 - chirp), Music Disc (C418 - far), Music Disc (C418 - mall), Music Disc (C418 - mellohi), Music Disc (C418 - stal), Music Disc (C418 - strad), Music Disc (C418 - wait), Music Disc (C418 - ward)killed by any Skeleton-type mob | 8.33% | 8.33% | 8.33% | 8.33% | 1 | 0.08 |
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 Creeper spawn?
Game dataMonster light rules: Overworld block light 0 and light ≤ random 0–7; Nether light ≤ 7; needs spawnable block below
Badlands
Beach
Birch Forest
Cherry Grove
Dappled Forest
Dark Forest
Desert
Eroded Badlands
Flower Forest
Forest
Frozen Peaks
Grove
Ice Spikes
Jagged Peaks
Lush Caves
Meadow
Old Growth Birch Forest
Old Growth Spruce Taiga
Pale Garden
Plains
Savanna
Savanna Plateau
Snowy Beach
Snowy Plains
Snowy Slopes
Snowy Taiga
Sparse Jungle
Stony Peaks
Stony Shore
Sunflower Plains
Taiga
Windswept Forest
Windswept Gravelly Hills
Windswept Hills
Windswept Savanna
Wooded Badlands
Frozen River
Mangrove Swamp
Swamp
Bamboo Jungle
Jungle
Cold Ocean
Deep Cold Ocean
Deep Frozen Ocean
Deep Lukewarm Ocean
Deep Ocean
Frozen Ocean
Lukewarm Ocean
Ocean
Warm Ocean
Old Growth Pine Taiga
Dripstone Caves
River
Sulfur CavesShare is the mob's slice of its group's spawn attempts in that biome (weight ÷ total weight).
Creeper behaviour
Game dataTargets nearest player; swells when within 3 blocks
Attacks
- Explosion: power 6 when charged; fuse 1.5 s; spreads its potion effects as a cloud
Weaknesses
- Flees cats and ocelots within 6 blocks
Good to know
- Lightning makes it charged (explosion power ×2)
- Ignite with Flint and Steel or Fire Charge
- Charged creeper kills drop mob heads
- Fall damage adds 0.08 s of fuse per block fallen
Advancements with the Creeper
Monster Hunter
Kill any hostile monster
Monsters Hunted
Kill one of every hostile monster
Creeper ID and summon command
The entity ID is minecraft:creeper. Spawn egg: Creeper Spawn Egg.
/summon minecraft:creeper ~ ~ ~Data: Minecraft Java Edition 26.3 game files. How we source this
The Creeper is a hostile mob with 20 health that hits for 43 on Normal. It's one of the most widespread mobs, spawning in 54 biomes. Killing it drops Gunpowder. Each kill gives 5 XP.
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Creeper FAQ (Java 26.3)
How much health does the Creeper have?
The Creeper has 20 health points, which is 10 hearts, and 0 armor.
How much damage does the Creeper do?
Up to 43 damage on Normal (22.5 Easy, 64.5 Hard) at point-blank; a charged one deals up to 85 on Normal (127.5 Hard). Distance, cover and Blast Protection reduce it.
What does the Creeper drop?
Gunpowder (66.7%) (chance per kill without Looting), plus 5 XP.
Where does the Creeper spawn?
It spawns naturally in 54 biomes, most often in Badlands, Beach, Birch Forest.