Squid
The Squid is a passive mob with 10 HP (5 ♥). It drops Ink Sac, gives 1–3 XP and spawns in Frozen River, River, Cold Ocean. Below you'll find exact drop chances, spawn weights and behaviour from the Java 26.3 game files.
- HP
- 105 ♥ hearts
- XP dropped
- 1–3
- Spawns in
- Frozen River+10 more biomes
- Drops
- Ink Sac100%
Squid stats
Game data- HP
- 10
- Movement speed
- 0.7
- Follow range
- 16 blocks
- Size (width × height)
- 0.8 × 0.8 blocks
- XP when killed
- 1–3Babies drop none
- Immune to fire
- No
What does the Squid drop?
CalculatedExact chance per kill, with the Looting levels side by side. Rare drops need the kill to come from a player.
| Item | Chance | Count | Average |
|---|---|---|---|
 Ink Sac | 100% | 1–6 | 2 |
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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- Every recipe a search away
- Mob drops and enchantments
Where does the Squid spawn?
Game dataIn water between sea level −13 and sea level, water above and below
| Biomes | Group | Weight | Share | Pack size |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Water animals | 2 | 100% | 1–4 | |
| Water animals | 3 | 60% | 1–4 | |
| Water animals | 10 | 58.8% | 1–2 | |
| Water animals | 10 | 58.8% | 4 | |
| Water animals | 8 | 53.3% | 1–4 | |
| Water animals | 1 | 14.3%–33.3% | 1–4 |
Frozen River
River
Cold Ocean
Deep Cold Ocean
Lukewarm Ocean
Warm Ocean
Deep Lukewarm Ocean
Deep Frozen Ocean
Frozen Ocean
Deep Ocean
OceanShare is the mob's slice of its group's spawn attempts in that biome (weight ÷ total weight).
Squid behaviour
Game dataNever attacks; flees
Immune to
- Drowning
Weaknesses
- Impaling (+2.5/level)
- Suffocates out of water: 15 s of air, then 2 damage
Good to know
- Squirts ink when hurt by a mob
- 5% of naturally spawned groups members are babies
Squid ID and summon command
The entity ID is minecraft:squid. Spawn egg: Squid Spawn Egg.
/summon minecraft:squid ~ ~ ~Data: Minecraft Java Edition 26.3 game files. How we source this
The Squid is a passive mob with 10 health. It spawns in Frozen River, River, Cold Ocean. Killing it drops Ink Sac. Each kill gives 1–3 XP.
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Squid FAQ (Java 26.3)
How much health does the Squid have?
The Squid has 10 health points, which is 5 hearts, and 0 armor.
What does the Squid drop?
Ink Sac (100%) (chance per kill without Looting), plus 1–3 XP.
Where does the Squid spawn?
It spawns naturally in 11 biomes, most often in Frozen River, River, Cold Ocean.