Enderman in Minecraft

Enderman

NeutralOverworldNetherThe EndJava 26.3

The Enderman has 40 HP (20 ♥) and deals 7 damage on Normal difficulty (4.5 on Easy, 10.5 on Hard). It drops Ender Pearl, gives 5 XP and spawns in End Barrens, End Highlands, End Midlands. Everything below comes from the Java 26.3 game files.

HP
4020 ♥ hearts
Damage (Normal)
7Easy 4.5 · Hard 10.5
XP dropped
5
Spawns in
End Barrens+61 more biomes
Drops
Ender Pearl50%

Enderman stats

Game data
HP
40 × 20
Movement speed
0.3
Follow range
64 blocks
Size (width × height)
0.6 × 2.9 blocks
XP when killed
5
Immune to fire
No

Damage by difficulty

DifficultyDamageHearts
Easy4.5
Normal7
Hard10.5

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 Enderman drop?

Calculated

Exact chance per kill, with the Looting levels side by side. Rare drops need the kill to come from a player.

ItemChanceLooting 1Looting 2Looting 3CountAverage
Ender Pearl50%75%87.5%91.7%1–40.5

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 Enderman spawn?

Game data

Monster light rules: Overworld block light 0 and light ≤ random 0–7; Nether light ≤ 7; needs spawnable block below; End: block light 0, any light level

Where does the Enderman spawn?
BiomesGroupWeightSharePack size
Monsters10100%4
Monsters10.6%–100%4
Monsters103.22%1
Monsters101.63%–1.94%1–4

Share is the mob's slice of its group's spawn attempts in that biome (weight ÷ total weight).

It spawns as part of the monster group (in darkness, like hostile mobs) even though it doesn't attack on sight.

Enderman behaviour

Game data

Attacks when hit or when you look at its eyes (unless wearing a carved pumpkin)

Attacks

  • Melee — 7 damage

Immune to

  • Projectiles

Weaknesses

  • Takes 1 damage 20 times a second in water or rain (drowning type)
  • Hurt by water splash potions

Good to know

  • Teleports away from projectiles instead of taking damage
  • Stays angry 20–39 s
  • Picks up Dandelion, Open Eyeblossom, Poppy and 42 more
  • Teleports randomly in daylight under open sky

Advancements with the Enderman

Enderman ID and summon command

The entity ID is minecraft:enderman. Spawn egg: Enderman Spawn Egg.

/summon minecraft:enderman ~ ~ ~

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

The Enderman is a neutral mob with 40 health that hits for 7 on Normal. It's one of the most widespread mobs, spawning in 62 biomes. Killing it drops Ender Pearl. Each kill gives 5 XP.

See Also

All Minecraft mobsEnd BarrensEnchantmentsBiomes
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Enderman FAQ (Java 26.3)

How much health does the Enderman have?

The Enderman has 40 health points, which is 20 hearts, and 0 armor.

How much damage does the Enderman do?

Its melee attack deals 4.5 damage on Easy, 7 on Normal and 10.5 on Hard, before your armor.

What does the Enderman drop?

Ender Pearl (50%) (chance per kill without Looting), plus 5 XP.

Where does the Enderman spawn?

It spawns naturally in 62 biomes, most often in End Barrens, End Highlands, End Midlands.