Zombie

Zombie
Type:	Hostile
Drops:	Rotten flesh rare Potato, Carrot, Iron ingot
Identifier:	zombie

Zombies are hostile undead mobs. They look very similar to the player, with different coloring.

This mob has 20 ( × 10) Health and will drop Rotten flesh when killed.

Spawning

Zombies spawn in dark places in the Overworld, which includes the surface at night.

Besides spawning randomly, zombies will also spawn from monster spawners, making monster spawners a convenient way to get their drops.

Armor

Some zombies will spawn wearing armor in difficulties above Easy. The chances of different armor materials are:

	Leather	Iron	Gold	Diamond
	Leather Cap	Iron Helmet	Gold Helmet	Diamond Helmet
	Leather Tunic	Iron Chestplate	Gold Chestplate	Diamond Chestplate
	Leather Pants	Iron Leggings	Gold Leggings	Diamond Leggings
	Leather Boots	Iron Boots	Gold Boots	Diamond Boots
Chance	12.807246%	25.635%	48.73%	12.827754%

There is a chance that a zombie will spawn in with an Afro (0.1% on Easy, 0.096% on Normal, 0.092% on Hard)

Chances of a zombie spawning with different armor pieces, per difficulty

Armor	Medium	Hard
Helmet	4%	8%
Helmet and chestplate	3%	7.2%
Helmet, chestplate, and leggings	2.25%	6.48%
Full set	1.6875%	5.832%

Commands

A zombie can be spawned in another way besides its respective spawn egg, with the command /summon zombie you can spawn it.

In addition to that you can add data tags to customize the zombie. examples:

• /summon zombie 1 ~ ~ {name:"zombie", armor:["iron_helmet", "diamond_chestplate", "diamond_leggings", "iron_boots"]}

• /summon zombie 1 ~ ~ {name:"zombie miner", drops:[{item:{id:"diamond_pickaxe", name:"mining pickaxe", damage:-3}}]}

Drops

When killed, zombies drop Rotten flesh and 10 experience.

They also have a chance of dropping rare items such as iron ingots, potatoes, and carrots. The drop rates are:

	Rotten Flesh	Any individual rare item
No Looting	1-2	1.66%
Looting I	1-4	1.96%
Looting II	2-5	2.38%
Looting III	2-6	3.03%

Behavior

If a zombie gets close enough to the player or is provoked, it will start following the player to attack them. Zombies move slower than the player's walking pace and deal 2 () damage per second. They can jump 2 blocks high, just like the player.

Zombies burn in direct sunlight, unless they are wearing head armor, are in water, or are covered by a block.

Tasks

Number	Icon[ng]	Name	Newgrounds name	Description [ng]	Objective	Points[ng]	Requirements
16		Slay a zombie	Kill a Zombie	Careful though - you might need a sword	Kill a zombie	5

History

Version	Date	Changes
1.6	Jul 20, 2011	Added the zombie Drops feather
1.24	Dec 22, 2012	Zombie drops changed to rotten flesh, with additional rare drops (iron ingots, potatoes, carrots) Decreased zombie/skeleton sunlight check time
1.25	May 11, 2013	Fixed zombies and skeletons crashing the game if they are under a block during the day
1.27	Nov 13, 2015	Made use of a previously unused zombie death sound
1.30.0	Nov 13, 2020	Zombies can now wear armor
1.30.2	Nov 14, 2020	Zombies can spawn with an afro
1.30.3	Nov 14, 2020	Zombies don't always spawn with an afro

Bugs

• 1.28: Zombies drop rare drops even if not killed by the player TheTopazRobot (talk) 10:30, 22 December 2018 (CST)

Trivia

• Zombies resemble an undead version of the default Mine Blocks skin.
• Zombies can spawn with all armor in the game except dragon armor.

Gallery

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  A zombie taking damage from the sun.

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  A zombie above the player.

See Also

• Skeleton
• Mobs