Drowned
The Drowned has 20 HP (10 ♥) and deals 3 damage on Normal difficulty (2.5 on Easy, 4.5 on Hard). It drops Rotten Flesh, Copper Ingot, gives 5 XP and spawns in River, Dripstone Caves, Cold Ocean. Everything below comes from the Java 26.3 game files.
- HP
- 2010 ♥ hearts
- Damage (Normal)
- 3Easy 2.5 · Hard 4.5
- Armor
- 2
- XP dropped
- 5
- Spawns in
- River+11 more biomes
- Drops
- Rotten Flesh66.7%
Drowned stats
Game data- HP
- 20
- Armor
- 2
- Movement speed
- 0.23
- Follow range
- 35 blocks
- Size (width × height)
- 0.6 × 1.95 blocks
- XP when killed
- 5+1–3 per equipped item; babies ×2.5 (12)
- Immune to fire
- No
Damage by difficulty
| Difficulty | Damage | Hearts |
|---|---|---|
| Easy | 2.5 |  |
| Normal | 3 | |
| Hard | 4.5 | |
A melee hit on a player with no armor. Easy = half + 1 (never more than Normal), Hard = 1.5× — the game's own formula.
What does the Drowned 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Rotten Flesh | 66.7% | 83.3% | 91.7% | 94.4% | 1–5 | 1 |
 Copper Ingot | 11% | 13% | 15% | 17% | 1 | 0.11 |
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 Drowned spawn?
Game dataIn water, dark (monster light rules); rivers 1/15 chance, elsewhere 1/40 and below sea level −5
| Biomes | Group | Weight | Share | Pack size |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Monsters | 100 | 16.3% | 1 | |
| Monsters | 95 | 15.6% | 4 | |
| Monsters | 5 | 0.96% | 1 | |
| Monsters | 1 | 0.19% | 1 |
River
Dripstone Caves
Cold Ocean
Deep Cold Ocean
Deep Frozen Ocean
Deep Lukewarm Ocean
Deep Ocean
Frozen Ocean
Lukewarm Ocean
Ocean
Warm Ocean
Frozen RiverShare is the mob's slice of its group's spawn attempts in that biome (weight ÷ total weight).
Drowned behaviour
Game dataAttacks players at night or when they are in water; also villagers, golems, axolotls
Attacks
- Melee — 3 damage
- Thrown trident: only if holding a trident — 8 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
- 10% spawn with gear: 10/16 trident, 6/16 fishing rod
- 3% hold a nautilus shell (guaranteed drop)
- Natural/structure trident drowned: 50% ride a Zombie Nautilus (not in rivers)
- Zombies drowning convert into drowned
Advancements with the Drowned
Monster Hunter
Kill any hostile monster
Monsters Hunted
Kill one of every hostile monster
Drowned ID and summon command
The entity ID is minecraft:drowned. Spawn egg: Drowned Spawn Egg.
/summon minecraft:drowned ~ ~ ~Data: Minecraft Java Edition 26.3 game files. How we source this
The Drowned is a hostile mob with 20 health that hits for 3 on Normal. It spawns in River, Dripstone Caves, Cold Ocean. Killing it drops Rotten Flesh, Copper Ingot. Each kill gives 5 XP.
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Drowned FAQ (Java 26.3)
How much health does the Drowned have?
The Drowned has 20 health points, which is 10 hearts, and 2 armor.
How much damage does the Drowned do?
Its melee attack deals 2.5 damage on Easy, 3 on Normal and 4.5 on Hard, before your armor.
What does the Drowned drop?
Rotten Flesh (66.7%), Copper Ingot (11%) (chance per kill without Looting), plus 5 XP.
Where does the Drowned spawn?
It spawns naturally in 12 biomes, most often in River, Dripstone Caves, Cold Ocean.