Villager in Minecraft

Villager

UtilityOverworldJava 26.3

The Villager is a utility mob with 20 HP (10 ♥). It drops nothing, gives 0 XP and lives in villages. Below you'll find exact drop chances, spawn weights and behaviour from the Java 26.3 game files.

HP
2010 ♥ hearts
XP dropped
0

Villager stats

Game data
HP
20
Movement speed
0.5
Follow range
16 blocks
Size (width × height)
0.6 × 1.95 blocks
XP when killed
0
Immune to fire
No
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Where does the Villager spawn?

Spawns with villages; no natural spawning

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

Villager behaviour

Game data

Never attacks; trades

Weaknesses

  • Lightning turns it into a witch (not Peaceful)
  • Zombies convert it on kill: 50% Normal, 100% Hard

Breeding, taming & riding

Breeds with

Good to know

  • Breeds when it has 12+ food points: bread 4, carrot/potato/beetroot 1
  • 7 biome types: desert, jungle, plains, savanna, snow, swamp, taiga
  • Can summon an iron golem with nearby villagers

Villager ID and summon command

The entity ID is minecraft:villager. Spawn egg: Villager Spawn Egg.

/summon minecraft:villager ~ ~ ~

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

The Villager is a utility mob with 20 health. It lives in villages.

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Villager FAQ (Java 26.3)

How much health does the Villager have?

The Villager has 20 health points, which is 10 hearts, and 0 armor.

What does the Villager drop?

The Villager drops no items; it gives 0 XP.

Where does the Villager spawn?

It lives in villages.

What do you feed a Villager to breed it?

Two adults bred with Bread, Carrot, Potato, Beetroot make a baby.