Slime

Slime
Type:	Hostile
Drops:	2-3 slimeballs, experience

Slimes are hostile mobs which drop slimeballs.

Spawning

Slimes spawn deep underground in caves and unlit mines. They can spawn in three different sizes: large, medium and small.

Drops

Slimes drop experience points when killed or split.

Tiny slimes also drop 2-3 slime balls upon death.

Behavior

Slimes will lurk in caves bouncing around at will. They can jump 1 block high. They continue bouncing in random directions until they see a player in sight. Once they do, they will charge at the player, bouncing rapidly at them. The bigger the slime, the more ground it covers while bouncing.

Big and medium slimes do 1 heart of damage per second, but tiny slimes do no damage, though they still chase the player.

When killed, big slimes split into 2-4 medium slimes, and medium slimes into 2-4 tiny slimes, dropping experience.

Tasks

#	Task	Objective	Needs
38	Slay a Slime.	Kill a slime.

History

Version	Date	Changes
1.26	May 31, 2014	Added slimes
1.26.4	May 31, 2014	Added “Slay a slime” achievement Small slimes no longer cause damage Fixed mob spawning issues Slimes now spawn underground properly Fixed slimes not targeting the player
1.26.5	Jul 03, 2014	Fixed slimes not dropping slimeballs when killed by the player
1.27	Nov 13, 2015	Slimes can no longer take fall damage
1.28	Oct 08, 2016	Fixed mob names disappearing on slimes and magma cubes

Trivia

• A medium sized slime is actually more dangerous than a big slime. They deal the same amount of damage, but the medium slimes get split from bigger slimes in groups of 2-4.
• Small slimes will always drop slimeballs in groups of 2-3.
• The easiest way to quickly defeat a big slime in 1.28 is to defeat it using a ranged weapon. If killed by one, it will just die and not split.
• Slimes can chase players in creative mode, but will not be able to hurt them on contact.

Gallery

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  The player standing next to a tiny slime.

See Also

• Mobs
• Slimeball
• Slime block
• Magma cube