What is an entity in Minecraft?

Modified Aug 25, 2021 00:05 GMT

Entities are considered anything that moves and has health, which means these mobs. (Image via Minecraft)

Minecraft has lots of different creatures in it. Hostile mobs, passive mobs, neutral mobs, players and more all exist in the world of Minecraft. An entity is defined as a mobile object that has health points that can be reduced.

That's a lot of the creatures in Minecraft, so here's the full list of in-game entities.

Full list of entities in Minecraft

Passive mobs are entities, so here are all of them. There are quite a few entities in Minecraft, because most objects are able to move and have health.

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Sheep
Tropical fish
Cow
Turtle
Fox
Villager
Bat
Wandering trader
Chicken
Pufferfish
Cod
Donkey
Ocelot
Horse
Pig
Cat
Rabbit
Parrot
Salmon
Mule
Mooshroom
Skeleton horse
Squid
Horse

Hostile mobs are well known, mostly because of their fear factor. Here are all of the hostile mobs that are entities.

Evoker
Ghast
Vindicator
Magma Cube
Pillager
Silverfish
Ravager
Skeleton
Vex
Slime
Chicken Jockey
Spider Jockey
Endermite
Zombie
Guardian
Zombie Villager
Elder Guardian
Drowned
Shulker
Wither Skeleton
Skeleton Horseman
Witch
Husk
Hoglin
Stray
Piglin
Phantom
Creeper
Blaze
Ender Dragon
Wither
Warden (upon second half of 1.17 update)
Giant ‌(Java only)
Zombie Horse
The Killer Bunny‌ (Java only)
Illusioner‌ (Java only)
Old Villager ‌(Java only)
Old Zombie Villager ‌(Java only)

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There are also neutral mobs. These are passive until provoked, then they become hostile. Players in the game are also considered entities, because they move and have health.