Evoker mob in Minecraft

Fangs and Vexes: the two spells

An Evoker raises its arms and gives off colored particles before each spell, which gives you a moment to react. It has two attacks:

• Fangs. When you are close, a ring of fangs snaps out of the ground around the Evoker. When you are farther away, a line of fangs runs toward you. Step to the side and the line misses.
• Vexes. It summons three Vexes, small flying spirits with swords that pass through walls. They do not last long: after a while they start to lose health and die on their own.

Between spells, the Evoker tends to back away from players instead of coming closer.

How to beat an Evoker

• Rush it. It has no melee attack at all. Sprint at it, preferably right after a cast, and hit it with everything you have.
• Kill it before the Vexes multiply. Each new cast adds more Vexes. Ending the fight fast is safer than fighting the Vexes one by one.
• Shoot from range with a bow when it stays out of reach, but keep moving sideways to dodge the fangs.
• Use Sweeping Edge or a shield to deal with the Vexes that do appear.

Where to find Evokers

A few Evokers are placed in every Woodland Mansion. They do not respawn there. The renewable source is raids: Evokers join the later waves, together with Vindicators, witches and Ravagers. That is why raid farms are the standard way to collect totems.

Totem of Undying

The Totem of Undying drops from every Evoker, whoever kills it. Hold it in your main hand or off hand: when you would die, the totem is used up instead, you stay alive and get Regeneration, Absorption and Fire Resistance for a short time. Players who kill an Evoker can also get an emerald.

The blue sheep trick

When an Evoker has no target, it can turn nearby blue sheep red with a spell. This only happens when mobs are allowed to change the world, the same game rule that controls Creeper damage.

✓ Checked in Java Edition 26.3 · updated 1 November 2026