Slime

Slime
Type:	Hostile
Drops:	2-3 Slimeballs and Experience
Identifier:	slime

The Slime is a hostile bouncing cube-shaped creature that appears in caves around the world.

This mob has 4 () Health and will drop Slimeballs when killed

Spawning

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

keeping in mind that the bigger the slime, the more damage and more health they have.

Commands

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

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

• /summon slime 1 ~ ~ {name:"space slime", health:100}

• /summon slime 1 ~ ~ {name:"slime", drops:[{item:{id:"glowstone_dust"}}]}

Drops

Slimes drop experience points when killed or split.

Tiny slimes also drop 2-3 Slimeball upon death.

Crafting

Crafting with the slime drop:

Slime Block

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 ( 2 () ), 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

Number	Icon[ng]	Name	Newgrounds name	Description [ng]	Objective	Points[ng]	Requirements
38		Slay a slime	Kill a Slime	Just make sure to wash your hands after!	Kill a slime	5

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