Hoglin in Minecraft

Hoglin

HostileNetherJava 26.3

The Hoglin has 40 HP (20 ♥) and deals 6 damage on Normal difficulty (4 on Easy, 9 on Hard). It drops Leather, gives 5 XP and spawns in Crimson Forest. Everything below comes from the Java 26.3 game files.

HP
4020 ♥ hearts
Damage (Normal)
6Easy 4 · Hard 9
XP dropped
5
Spawns in
Crimson Forest
Drops
Leather50%

Hoglin stats

Game data
HP
40 × 20
Movement speed
0.3
Follow range
16 blocks
Knockback resistance
60%
Size (width × height)
1.4 × 1.4 blocks
XP when killed
5Babies 3
Immune to fire
No

Damage by difficulty

DifficultyDamageHearts
Easy4
Normal6
Hard9

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 Hoglin 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
Raw Porkchopcooked if on fire100%100%100%100%2–73
Leather50%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 Hoglin spawn?

Game data

Not on nether wart blocks (no light check)

Where does the Hoglin spawn?
BiomesGroupWeightSharePack size
Monsters960%3–4

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

Hoglin behaviour

Game data

Attacks players on sight; flees warped fungus, portals and respawn anchors

Attacks

  • Melee: adult: damage/2 + random 0–5; throws target upward

Weaknesses

  • Zombifies into a zoglin after 15 s in the Overworld/End

Breeding, taming & riding

Breeds with

Good to know

  • Avoids Warped Fungus, Potted Warped Fungus, Nether Portal and 1 more within 8 blocks
  • Babies do not attack
  • Hunted by adult piglins

Advancements with the Hoglin

Hoglin ID and summon command

The entity ID is minecraft:hoglin. Spawn egg: Hoglin Spawn Egg.

/summon minecraft:hoglin ~ ~ ~

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

The Hoglin is a hostile mob with 40 health that hits for 6 on Normal. It spawns in Crimson Forest. Killing it drops Leather. Each kill gives 5 XP.

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Hoglin FAQ (Java 26.3)

How much health does the Hoglin have?

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

How much damage does the Hoglin do?

Its melee attack deals 4 damage on Easy, 6 on Normal and 9 on Hard, before your armor.

What does the Hoglin drop?

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

Where does the Hoglin spawn?

It spawns naturally in 1 biome, most often in Crimson Forest.

What do you feed a Hoglin to breed it?

Two adults bred with Crimson Fungus make a baby.