Mule in Minecraft

Mule

PassiveJava 26.3

The Mule is a passive mob with 53 HP (26.5 ♥). It drops Leather, gives 1–3 XP and comes from breeding a horse with a donkey. Below you'll find exact drop chances, spawn weights and behaviour from the Java 26.3 game files.

HP
5326.5 ♥ hearts
XP dropped
1–3
Drops
Leather66.7%

Mule stats

Game data
HP
53 × 26.5
Movement speed
0.175
Follow range
16 blocks
Size (width × height)
1.4 × 1.6 blocks
XP when killed
1–3Babies 0
Immune to fire
No

What does the Mule 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
Leather66.7%83.3%91.7%94.4%1–51

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 Mule spawn?

No natural spawns; only from breeding a horse with a donkey

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

Mule behaviour

Game data

Never attacks

Breeding, taming & riding

Tamed with
Mount until it accepts: random(100) < temper; each failed ride +5 temper; feeding raises temper
Rideable
Yes, with a saddle

Good to know

  • Cannot breed
  • Can carry a chest
  • Max health 15–30 random
  • Safe fall distance 6 blocks, fall damage ×0.5 (all horse-type mobs)

Advancements with the Mule

Mule ID and summon command

The entity ID is minecraft:mule. Spawn egg: Mule Spawn Egg.

/summon minecraft:mule ~ ~ ~

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

The Mule is a passive mob with 53 health. It comes from breeding a horse with a donkey. Killing it drops Leather. Each kill gives 1–3 XP.

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All Minecraft mobsEnchantmentsBiomes
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Mule FAQ (Java 26.3)

How much health does the Mule have?

The Mule has 53 health points, which is 26.5 hearts, and 0 armor.

What does the Mule drop?

Leather (66.7%) (chance per kill without Looting), plus 1–3 XP.

Where does the Mule spawn?

It comes from breeding a horse with a donkey.

How do you tame a Mule?

Feed it Wheat, Sugar, Hay Bale, Apple. Mount until it accepts: random(100) < temper; each failed ride +5 temper; feeding raises temper