Ranking the weakest to strongest mobs in Minecraft

In Minecraft, there are just about 70 total creatures that roam the worlds and dimensions within the game. These creatures are known as mobs.

Minecraft mobs come with a wide range of abilities, uses, and strengths. Some Minecraft mobs are incredibly weak and easy to battle, while others are super strong and require lots of skill to go up against.

Ever wondered how every mob in Minecraft would rank based on strength in comparison to each other? The following is a list of all the main Minecraft mobs in order from weakest to strongest.

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Every Minecraft mob ranked from weakest to strongest

It should be noted that while the strength of some mobs vary between Minecraft platforms (Java vs Bedrock), the rankings on this list are generalized and ordered according to Java Edition first.

Additionally, many mobs have variations of health depending on their size or random generation. For the purposes of this list, their lowest possible health will be prioritized.

1. Magma cube - .5 hearts (small), 2 hearts (medium), 8 hearts (big)
2. Slime - .5 hearts (small), 2 hearts (medium), 8 hearts (big)
3. Rabbit - 1.5 hearts
4. Salmon - 1.5 hearts (Java), 3 hearts (Bedrock)
5. Cod - 1.5 hearts (Java), 3 hearts (Bedrock)
6. Tropical Fish - 1.5 hearts (Java), 3 hearts (Bedrock)
7. Pufferfish - 1.5 hearts (Java), 3 hearts (Bedrock)
8. Chicken - 2 hearts
9. Snow Golem - 2 hearts
10. Bat - 3 hearts
11. Parrot - 3 hearts
12. Silverfish - 4 hearts
13. Endermite - 4 hearts
14. Sheep - 4 hearts
15. Wolf - 4 hearts (wild), 10 hearts (tamed)
16. Bee - 5 hearts
17. Dolphin - 5 hearts
18. Cat - 5 hearts
19. Cow - 5 hearts
20. Ocelot - 5 hearts
21. Mooshroom - 5 hearts
22. Goat - 5 hearts
23. Squid - 5 hearts
24. Glow Squid - 5 hearts
25. Ghast - 5 hearts
26. Pig - 5 hearts
27. Fox - 5 hearts (Java), 10 hearts (Bedrock)
28. Panda - 5 to 10 hearts
29. Cave Spider - 6 hearts
30. Axolotl - 7 hearts
31. Vex - 7 hearts
32. Skeleton Horse - 7.5 hearts
33. Donkey - 7.5 to 15 hearts
34. Horse - 7.5 to 15 hearts
35. Mule - 7.5 to 15 hearts
36. Llama - 7.5 to 15 hearts
37. Piglin - 8 hearts
38. Spider - 8 hearts
39. Strider - 10 hearts
40. Stray - 10 hearts
41. Skeleton - 10 hearts
42. Villager - 10 hearts
43. Wandering Trader - 10 hearts
44. Zombified Piglin - 10 hearts
45. Husk - 10 hearts
46. Blaze - 10 hearts
47. Creeper - 10 hearts
48. Drowned - 10 hearts
49. Phantom - 10 hearts
50. Wither skeleton - 10 hearts
51. Zombie - 10 hearts
52. Zombie Villager - 10 hearts
53. Evoker - 12 hearts
54. Pillager - 12 hearts
55. Vindicator - 12 hearts
56. Witch - 13 hearts
57. Turtle - 15 hearts
58. Guardian - 15 hearts
59. Polar Bear - 15 hearts
60. Shulker - 15 hearts
61. Enderman - 20 hearts
62. Hoglin - 20 hearts
63. Piglin Brute - 25 hearts
64. Elder Guardian - 40 hearts
65. Warden - estimated 40+ hearts (unconfirmed)
66. Iron Golem - 50 hearts
67. Ravager - 50 hearts
68. Ender Dragon - 100 hearts
69. Wither - 150 hearts (Java), 300 hearts (Bedrock)

Although some Minecraft mobs share the same amount of health, fighting each one requires different strategies. So, some mobs with the same technical level of weakness might be harder to combat than others.

Notably, jockey mobs are combinations of two Minecraft mobs on top of each other. These mobs retain their individual health, but when generated as a jockey, they are technically stronger given the combination of both mobs’ health points.