
Here’s a list of all the mobs and bosses in Minecraft Dungeons so far
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In order for Minecraft Dungeons to achieve the same level of greatness as its spiritual predecessors such as Diablo, a veritable maelstrom of different mob types and enemy varieties was necessary. The list of mobs you can run into in Minecraft Dungeons is astoundingly long, passing even the already-lengthy lists of weapons and armor types you can equip yourself with. We’ve been hard at work compiling the ultimate list of Minecraft Dungeons’ colorful cast of characters.
Here’s everything you need to know about the mobs and enemies in Minecraft Dungeons:
Not your average Minecraft
Minecraft Dungeons
Minecraft grows up and and reaches out.
Minecraft Dungeons is the next saga in Minecraft’s story, and it looks like Mojang and Microsoft are hitting another one out of the park. Minecraft Dungeons combines the familiar world we all grew up on with an injection of Diablo, a whole lot of fun. Available on every platform you’re on, for a ridiculously tempting price, what’s not to love?
The complete list of enemies in Minecraft Dungeons (so far)
Source: Microsoft / Mojang
There are several different groups of hostile mobs, each with different abilities, varieties, and purposes. Many mobs will be familiar, like the creeper, while others are all new and exclusive to Minecraft Dungeons. Individually, lone enemies usually aren’t that big of a threat. When they work together, however, you better watch out.
Here are all the enemy mobs in Minecraft Dungeons:
Illagers
Illagers are the most prevalent and sprawling group of mobs in Minecraft Dungeons, getting a spotlight they just don’t have in vanilla Minecraft. These mobs are humanoid and similar in many ways to villagers, but are always hostile and have grey-tinted skin. Their abilities vary wildly, with some illagers even possessing “magical” abilities like summoning minions or granting increased attack strength to nearby hostile mobs.
Vindicator
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Armored vindicator
Source: Windows Central
Pillager
Your typical illager baddie equipped with a crossbow and a bad attitude. We haven’t seen one of these in the game, but can only assume that they’re in there. They likely won’t take a lot of hits, and will try to keep their distance similar to skeletons, but with a slower, harder-hitting ranged attack than your average bow.
Enchanter
Source: Windows Central
Witch
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Geomancer
Source: Windows Central
Summoner
Summoners are relatively effective even on their own, as they can deal damage with energy bolts and summon armies of zombies to follow their bidding. A few summoners can overwhelm even a powerful player if they’re not careful. Like other unique support-types, these mobs are more dangerous left to their own devices than taken on immediately.
Royal guard
The royal guard are unique illager-type mobs that guard the False King, a boss mob that you’ll need to face during the campaign in Minecraft Dungeons. You won’t find them anywhere else.
Zombies
Zombies are the basic mob in Minecraft, and the same holds true in Minecraft Dungeons. They’re normally not to be worried about too much, but different varieties like jungle and frozen give zombies extra weapons in their arsenal to be used against players. They’re still not the biggest threat, but it would be wise to be aware of the different types regardless.
Basic zombie
Source: Windows Central
Armored zombie
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Husk
Husk are a desert variation of zombies, so you’ll find these guys in dry, sandy levels. They’re not much different than zombies, but being present a little bit later in the game could pose more of a threat if you’re not prepared. Otherwise, they’re just here to add some spice to the mob pool.
Chicken jockey
Source: Windows Central
Jungle zombie
A zombie, but jungle-y. I mean, until I see these guys in action and get my hands on the game, I don’t really know what else to put here.
Frozen zombie
Ditto for frozen zombies. They’re another variant of zombies that will only appear in cold levels, but beyond that you’ll have to sit tight.
Skeletons
These clackety-clickety bags-of-bones are one of the most frustrating mobs to fight in Minecraft, if only because their predictable cadence of arrows holds just enough knockback to be annoying. In Dungeons, things are a little different. Skeletons can still take a back seat and launch ranged attacks at you, but this time around there’s also melee-type skeleton mobs that pack a punch.
Basic skeleton
Source: Windows Central
Armored skeleton
Source: Windows Central
Skeleton vanguard
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Mossy skeleton
Mossy skeletons are pretty much what the name says: skeletons but mossy. Another unique mob variant added to Minecraft Dungeons for atmosphere.
Creepers
I’m sure you’re very happy to see that creepers made the cut in Minecraft Dungeons. As before, these guys attempt to sneak up on you and unleash their trademark explosive attack. They can still dish out a bunch of damage, but as our guide shows, they’re not as dangerous in Dungeons as they are in Minecraft.
Basic creeper
Source: Windows Central
Icy creeper
A variant of creepers with cold explosions that can be found in very chilly areas along with frozen zombies. Other than that, not much is known about them.
Spiders
Ah, spiders. These crawly bois aren’t the most dangerous of mobs, but for a select few of you out there, they could all go die in a massive fire and you’d be much happier. Spiders made the cut for Dungeons, so you’ll still have to look out for your eight-legged pals, including poisonous varieties similar to vanilla Minecraft.
Basic spider
Source: Windows Central
Cave spider
Cave spiders are a different story, as just like in vanilla Minecraft they’re smaller, nippier, and most importantly, venomous. Handle these guys with extra caution, since they can make trouble for even the most experienced player. They should be more uncommon than regular spiders.
Redstone
Everything in this category is all-new to Minecraft Dungeons, and there are some very interesting additions here. Redstone mobs are heavily inspired by, you guessed it, redstone, and pose an exciting challenge to overcome to get to the top. Redstone golems in particular seem to be powerful enemies that deserve a wary gaze.
Redstone cube
We know redstone cubes are here, and we assume they’re similar to slimes and magma cubes from vanilla Minecraft, but we’ll have to wait a little longer to get some definitive information on them.
Other enemies
Here we have the “other” category. These are mobs that don’t quite deserve their own section, but they’re here nonetheless. Crowd favorites like silverfish find a spot in this list.
Silverfish
I’m not sure how silverfish are going to be incorporated, but I can only imagine they’ll pop out of the stone walls of every corridor at the worst possible moment, terrifying your grandmother and sending you and your Minecraft Dungeons player to an early grave. I think it’s a safe assumption.
Slime
Hop, squish, hop, squish, hop, squish. That’s everything you need to know about slimes in Minecraft Dungeons.
Wraith
Wraiths are another completely new mob being added for Minecraft Dungeons, and they seem to be pretty intimidating from the little info we have. They fly, and launch fireballs at the player? Scary.
The complete list of bosses in Minecraft Dungeons (so far)
Source: Windows Central
Boss mobs are split into two categories: mini-bosses that you may see several of during the game, that break up levels and provide extra bits of challenge; and main bosses, which are unique and powerful units with devastating tactics and attacks. Be wary when facing them.
Here are all the bosses in Minecraft Dungeons:
Mini-bosses
Mini-bosses aren’t quite unique enough to deserve their own names and identities. Instead, Minecraft Dungeons has chosen a handful of more powerful base mobs to instead turn into more powerful obstacles for players to overcome. You’ll see quite a lot of mini-bosses during your playthroughs.
Evoker
Source: Windows Central
Redstone golem
Source: Microsoft
Enderman
We haven’t seen an enderman in Minecraft Dungeons yet, but it’s safe to assume they’re up to no good, with their shifty eyes, sticky fingers, and teleportation.
Main bosses
Main bosses are the real deal, with totally unique attacks, names, and necessary strategies to beat them. Main bosses push the story forward, and they plan to be the most difficult battles in the entirety of the game. Approach with caution, and be sure to analyze every boss as best as you can.
The Nameless One / The Necromancer
This boss is the ruler of the Desert Temple area in Minecraft Dungeons, and has the ability to raise armies of undead to defend it from your attacks. It’ll summon wave after wave of skeleton vanguards, acting as offense and defense at the same time. When it’s not summoning anything, it’ll teleport away, making it a difficult boss to pin down.
The Nameless One also has the ability to clone itself. It’ll create up to nine versions of itself, and they’ll all surround the player and fire green fireballs. Only one of the clones is real, but all of the fireballs deal damage. This is the only attack that the Nameless One uses itself.
The False King
We don’t know a whole lot about the False King yet, only that it’s protected by the royal guard illager-type mob and is one of the main bosses in the game. We’ll update this space when we get a chance to fight him ourselves.
Redstone Monstrosity
Source: Microsoft / Mojang
Arch-Illager
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The complete list of passive mobs in Minecraft Dungeons (so far)
Source: Microsoft / Mojang
Sometimes, passive mobs are necessary to move forward, like when there’s a key golem lurking around a locked door you need to get through, or when you need a bit of extra health to get through the next battle and some cows and pigs are nearby. They may not be exciting, but passive mobs are just as important as any other mob.
Here are all the passive mobs in Minecraft Dungeons:
Villagers
Villagers are the closest you get to NPC’s in Minecraft, and they’re the motivation behind your actions through the game. The Arch-Illager seeks to exact revenge against the villagers for neglecting him, and it’s up to you to stop him and save the villagers in the process. There are a few different types of villagers, with different purposes.
Basic villager
Source: Windows Central
Blacksmith
Source: Windows Central
Wandering trader
Source: Windows Central
Livestock
Need a little bit of extra health or a few more XP points? Then just fine the nearest herd of expendable livestock and take them out. Unfortunately for these mobs, they don’t serve much purpose beyond that. Just like in vanilla Minecraft, they exist in-game solely to be slaughtered by the player. Oh well.
Pig
As far as we’re aware, pigs are the only livestock mob that drops food for you to consume (at least in the beta). As you can expect, pigs have a chance of dropping pork, which will allow you to regenerate health for a short period of time, making them useful in a pinch. You also get a tiny amount of XP for slaying them.
Cow
Source: Windows Central
Sheep
Source: Windows Central
Chicken
These feathery bois are still present in Minecraft Dungeons, even if they are plotting to probably ambush and kidnap you. Oh, and you don’t appear to get food from them, but you still get some XP. Definitely kill all the chickens though, just to be safe. I swear chickens are evil in Minecraft, and I don’t expect things to be different in Dungeons.
Piggy bank
Source: Windows Central
Any time you see a piggy bank, it’s in your best interest to mercy kill it as quickly as possible and take its treasure for yourself, since piggy banks often carry a ton of valuable loot like emeralds and supplies. They’ll try to run, but if you’re smart, you’ll be a little bit faster.
Wolf
Source: Windows Central
Wolves are actually seen as friendly characters, so you can even heal them and provide boosts with other abilities and artifacts if you have them. They’ll attack enemies, absorb damage aimed at you, and add some joy to your previously lonely adventure (unless you were playing with friends, which you totally should be). Try not to let them die, or you’ll make the internet sad.
Key golem
Source: Microsoft
That’s right, key golems are used to unlock doors to other areas of the map, and you’ll need to track them down, keep up with them, and successfully launch a surprise attack to capture one. Once you’ve done that, you can unlock a door and continue on with your merry adventure. They also enjoy a nice nap.
Iron golem
Source: Microsoft
Iron golems are great for distracting large groups of enemies and disrupting armies with their wide sweep attacks and tank-like fortitude. We’re not quite sure how to summon them yet in Dungeons, but you can bet we’ll be updating this space the moment we know every detail about them.
Knowledge is power
The near-endless list of mobs in Minecraft Dungeons must be giving vanilla Minecraft mob-envy, since there’s a ton of new and exciting mobs we’ve never seen before. There’s even potential for more mobs to be added to Dungeons in the future, with DLC and different areas. The possibilities are endless, and Dungeons is the perfect outlet for Mojang to test the outer limits of Minecraft’s diversity with mobs. We’ll keep you posted if we discover any more mobs in our new favorite dungeon crawler.
Not your average Minecraft
Minecraft Dungeons
Minecraft grows up and and reaches out.
Minecraft Dungeons is the next saga in Minecraft’s story, and it looks like Mojang and Microsoft are hitting another one out of the park. Minecraft Dungeons combines the familiar world we all grew up on with an injection of Diablo, a whole lot of fun. Available on every platform you’re on, for a ridiculously tempting price, what’s not to love?
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