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The best trident and mace enchantments in Minecraft
The full trident and mace sets, which exclusive enchantment to pick, and where Wind Burst, the Heavy Core and tridents come from.
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Drowned mob in Minecraft
The Drowned is the underwater zombie of rivers, oceans and flooded caves. It swims, attacks you in the water at any time and comes ashore at night, and some carry a trident they can throw. It is also the main source of tridents.
- Health
- 2010 hearts
- Behavior
- Neutral
- Main drop
Rotten Flesh- Found in
- 12 biomes
Drowned stats
- Health
- 20 10 hearts
- Behavior
- Neutral
- Main drop
- Rotten Flesh
- Spawns in
- 12 biomes
- Size
- 0.6 × 1.95 blocks
- XP when killed
- 5+1 to 3 per item it wears · baby: 12
- Speed
- 0.23
- Detection range
- 35 blocks
- Armor
- 2
// Experience drops only when a player kills it. Speeds are the game’s internal values, not blocks per second.
How much damage Drowned deals
Damage to a player without armor, by world difficulty. 1 ♥ = 2 damage points.
Melee attack
Peaceful00 ♥
Easy2.51.25 ♥
Normal31.5 ♥
Hard4.52.25 ♥
Ranged attack · Trident
Peaceful00 ♥
Easy52.5 ♥
Normal84 ♥
Hard126 ♥
What else changes with difficulty
- Turns villagers into zombie villagers: Easy 0 %, Normal 50 %, Hard 100 %
- Can call other zombies for help when hit: Hard only
- Aim gets more accurate as difficulty rises (spread 10 / 6 / 2)
// Armor, Protection and Resistance reduce these values. Base values read from the game code (26.3).
Where to find Drowned
Biomes where it spawns naturally, with its share of the spawns in each group.
River
Dripstone CavesCold OceanDeep Cold Ocean
Deep Frozen OceanDeep Lukewarm OceanDeep OceanFrozen OceanLukewarm OceanOcean
Warm OceanFrozen RiverSpawning
- Group size
- 11 to 4 · depends on the biome
- Light level
- Block light 0and light 7 or less overall
Structures
Drowned drops
Drowned dropsFrom the loot table · chance per kill
Carried items and gearDropped on death, outside the loot table (game code)
The weapon or armor it spawned withEach piece: 8.5% chance, +1% per Looting level. The item comes back damaged.8.5%Items it picked up off the groundAlways dropped. Only some of them can pick items up.100%Health compared
Health vs other neutral mobshealth points
Drowned20Drowned and its family
Mobs built on the same base in the game code, compared on their game values.
| Mob | Health | Armor | Attack | XP | Speed | Burns in daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Drowned | 20 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0.23 | ✓ |
 Husk | 20 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0.23 | · |
 Zombie | 20 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0.23 | ✓ |
 Zombie Villager | 20 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0.23 | ✓ |
 Zombified Piglin | 20 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 0.23 | · |
Traits
Properties set in the game files.
Burns in daylightCatches fire in sunlight unless it wears a helmet or stands in shade or water.
Breathes underwaterDoes not drown.
Ignores Poison and RegenerationThese two effects have no effect on it.
Inverted healingInstant Health hurts it and Instant Damage heals it.
Weak to SmiteSmite deals extra damage to it.
UndeadThe game counts it among the undead, which affects how several effects and enchantments treat it.
Ignored by the WitherThe Wither does not target it.
ZombiePart of the zombie family.
Baby Drowned
Spawns as a baby 5% of spawns All baby mobs → Advancements with Drowned
Advancements whose criteria involve this mob, from the game files.
Monster HunterKill any hostile monster Monsters HuntedKill one of every hostile monster
Guides with Drowned (1)
Command
Summon a Drowned/summon →
/summon minecraft:drowned ~ ~ ~Where Drowned come from
Drowned spawn in water: oceans, rivers, where they are especially common, and the flooded parts of Dripstone Caves. Groups also guard Ocean Ruins. And any Zombie that stays underwater long enough turns into one.
When a Drowned attacks
During the day, a Drowned only goes after you if you are in the water. At night it also chases you onto land. Sunlight burns it like a Zombie, unless it wears a helmet or stays submerged. Luring Drowned out of the water on a sunny day lets the sun do the work.
Underwater you are slow and they are not, so do not fight a group from below. Stay on a boat or on the shore and let them come to you.
Tridents, shells and fishing rods
Some Drowned spawn holding a trident. They throw it from a distance, and it hits hard: take these ones seriously. A trident cannot be crafted. Apart from a rare reward in the vaults of Trial Chambers, killing these Drowned is the way to get one. It does not always drop, so expect to try several times.
Others hold a Nautilus Shell or a fishing rod, which they can drop too. Eight shells around a Heart of the Sea make a Conduit. Drowned killed by a player can also drop a Copper Ingot.
How to fight Drowned
- Use Smite. A Drowned is undead. Impaling, on the other hand, gives no bonus against it, because it is not an aquatic mob.
- Bring an axolotl. Axolotls always attack Drowned, and a few released from a bucket make good allies underwater.
- Kill trident holders first. They are the only Drowned that hurt you from range.
✓ Checked in Java Edition 26.3 · updated 1 November 2026
Drowned — FAQ
How do you get a trident in Minecraft?
Kill Drowned that hold one, and expect several tries because it does not drop every time. A trident cannot be crafted, and the only other source is a rare reward from Trial Chambers vaults.
Do Drowned come out of the water?
Yes, at night. During the day they only attack you when you are in the water, and sunlight burns them on land.
Does Impaling work on Drowned?
No. Impaling only adds damage against aquatic mobs, and the Drowned is not one. Use Smite instead.
Where does the Drowned spawn?
In 12 Overworld biomes, for example River, Dripstone Caves and Cold Ocean.
What does a Drowned drop?
Rotten Flesh and Copper Ingot. Only when killed by a player: Copper Ingot. It also drops the weapon or armor it spawned with (8.5% chance per piece), a Nautilus Shell if it holds one and any items it picked up off the ground.
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