Minecraft: 12 Rarest Mob Variants

Minecraft has filled its blocky world with many kinds of mobs and will only keep adding more. Certain mobs have unique variants that are rare to spawn naturally. While many players explore to find the rarest items in Minecraft, other players venture to find rare mob variants. Maybe players have seen some of these mob variants on their adventures but are unaware of how rare they are.

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For players seeking a side adventure in their Minecraft world, building a zoo with these rare mob variants is a cool flex. Many of these mob variants are so rare that players should count themselves as lucky to see them. Players will not know of the existence of some of these mob variants due to their low chances of spawning.

Updated April 20, 2024 by Aly Azmy: Knowing how rare some mobs are can help players truly appreciate them. This list has been updated to add three mob variants that are on the rarer side. Only two of these mob variants spawn naturally. One spawns in the oceans and the other spawns on land in the overworld. One of the entries’ rarity changes depending on the game’s difficulty and the other changes based on which version of Minecraft players are using.

1 Drowned With Fishing Rod

Rarity Factors: Dark Ocean & Frequent Drowned Spawns

• Found in dark underwater areas

While drowned aren’t a rare mob, one spawning with a fishing rod is. In Java and Bedrock editions, drowned have a 3.75% and 0.85% chance of spawning with a fishing rod, respectively. In the Bedrock edition, obtaining a fishing rod from a drowned must be preserved, as it can easily be considered a collector’s item.

It’s worth noting that drowned have a higher chance of spawning with a trident or nautilus shell than with a fishing rod. Adding all the rare fishing enchantments to the fishing rods is a great way to celebrate obtaining the rarest drop from a drowned.

2 Zoglin

Rarity Factors: Crimson Biome & Player Intervention

• Found nearby nether portals in the overworld

Most players have a nether portal near their base, often far away as it produces undesirable noises. Hoglins frequently spawn in crimson forests, which is one of many biomes in the nether. Players first need to have a nether portal in a crimson forest.

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Hoglins are afraid of nether portals and will always keep a distance from them. With some player intervention, a hoglin that is forced through a nether portal will transform into a zoglin after 15 seconds. Zoglins have the appearance of a zombified hoglin. Players can use a leash to guide hoglins and zoglins.

3 Skeleton Horses

Rarity Factors: Game & Regional Difficulty With Thunderstorm

• Found less on easy difficulty

Skeleton horses require natural lightning to generate a skeleton trap horse, and their chances differ depending on game and region difficulty. The spawn rates increase with higher difficulties, the range starts from 0.75% on easy, 1.5% on normal, and 2.25% on hard. Regional difficulty increases the odds by 1% on easy, 2.5% on normal, and 4.5% on hard.

The skeleton horse trap activates when players are within 10 blocks of the trapped horse. Playing on hard difficulty is the best way to increase the odds of finding a trapped skeleton horse. All skeleton horses are rare as they cannot be bred, unlike normal horses.

4 Baby Brown Panda

Rarity Factors: Default Mob Is Already Scarce And Brown Is Even Rarer

Finding pandas is already difficult in Minecraft, as they only spawn in jungles. Pandas are significantly rarer than other common jungle mobs and are always celebrated when found by a player. Pandas are undoubtedly one of the cutest mobs in the game, and finding one in a different color is a must-see. Brown Pandas are rare to spawn naturally and will have a 2.04% chance to spawn.

Transporting a panda is time-consuming but is worth it when players have a rare Brown Panda near their base. Players should take care when transporting their rare brown panda and not end up in a Panda transportation accident that ends in disaster. A brown panda has a 5% chance of spawning as a baby brown panda, making them even rarer.

5 Blue Axolotl

Rarity Factors: Only Obtainable By Breeding With A Low Chance

• Requires intensive breeding of Axolotls.

No aquarium in Minecraft can be complete until players have the rarest aquatic mob in the game. The Blue Axolotl can only be obtained via breeding. Blue axolotl cannot be found naturally and will require breeding to obtain.

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There is a 1/1200 chance for a blue Axolotl to spawn when breeding two adult axolotls. Consistently breeding Axolotls is the secret to eventually getting lucky and being blessed with a Blue Axolotl. Once the Blue Axolotl arrives, be prepared to give it a special name using a name tag to celebrate the rare spawn rate.

6 Charged Creeper

Rarity Factors: Requires Lightning To Strike A Creeper

• Using Trident with channeling.

The Creeper is the face of Minecraft and is the most iconic mob in the game. Many players will be shocked to know that Creepers have a rare variant. During a thunderstorm, if a Creeper is struck by lightning, it will transform into a Charged Creeper.

Charged Creepers are capable of powerful explosions and should be approached with caution. Players can capture a regular Creeper and turn it into a Charged Creeper when using a Trident with channeling during a thunderstorm.

7 Screaming Goat

Rarity Factors: 2% Chance

This mob variant is the only one on the list that has no special visual differences that make it stand out from normal goats. Screaming goats are a rare variant of Goats that make a special screaming noise and are more prone to ram more often than other goats.

Screaming Goats can be obtained by breeding regular goats and have a 2% chance of producing a Screaming Goat. Breeding one Screaming Goat with a regular goat gives a 50% chance for the offspring to be a Screaming Goat variant, and 100% if both parents are Screaming Goats.

8 Brown Mooshroom

Rarity Factors: Rare Biome And Must Be Struck By Lightning

• Find a Mycelium biome and wait for a thunderstorm.

Many players do not know that Brown Mooshrooms exist in the game and are a variant of the normal Red Mooshroom. The first challenge of finding a Brown Mooshroom is finding a Mycelium biome. The Mycelium biome is the rarest biome in Minecraft and will require lots of exploration to find one.

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After finding a Myclium biome, players need to find Red Mooshrooms and then move on to the next step. When a Red Mooshroom is struck by lightning, it will transform into a Brown Mooshroom. The lighting can be caused by a thunderstorm or a player using a trident with the channeling enchantment.

Capturing Brown Mooshrooms and escorting them to another location will be easy as Mycelium biomes prevent hostile mobs from spawning. Red and Brown Mooshrooms will fit perfectly in a small enclosure with red and brown mushrooms.

9 Snow Golem

Rarity Factors: Snow Village And Enderman Interference

Naturally spawned Snow Golems are practically impossible to find in Minecraft, as they require three separate factors to occur. First, it requires a snow village and the second requires pumpkins to be present in the village.

The third factor is the rarest, and it depends on an Enderman picking up a pumpkin and placing it on two vertical snow blocks. The third factor can be mitigated if a pumpkin block is generated on top of two snow blocks. There’s no measurement of how rare this spawn is, but capturing the naturally spawned Snow Golem is a must.

10 Pink Sheep

Rarity Factors: Default Rare Spawn Rate

• Can only be found by exploring new areas and finding new sheep.

In the game, spotting a Pink Sheep is considered a very rare occurrence. Finding a naturally spawned pink Sheep is super rare and finding one is a must for every gamer. Pink Sheep was introduced in the Beta version of Minecraft and has a 0.164% chance of spawning. This caused Pink Sheep to be the oldest rare sight for players back in the day.

Such a low chance makes finding a Pink Sheep more of a fable. Since the addition of baby Sheep, the chances of finding a baby pink Sheep are incredibly low. The chances of finding a baby Pink Sheep are 0.0082%. Since the baby sheep will eventually grow into an adult Sheep, getting a screenshot of the occurrence is a must.

11 Villager With Mending

Rarity Factors: Naturally Spawns With A Good Trade

• Finding the librarian in a Village.

Mending has vastly changed how players treat their tools and armor in Minecraft and is perhaps one of the best enchantments in the game. The best way to obtain Mending books is directly from a Villager. Finding a Villager with a mending book is rare by default as there are over 40 enchanted books.

Players can reroll the odds of a Villager having mending by breaking their Lectern table and placing it again. Finding a Villager selling a Mending book by default is rare, especially if they offer a good deal for it.

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The possible cost ranges for a Mending book vary from 10 to 38 emeralds. Villagers selling Mending books for lower prices must be protected at all costs.

12 Rare Baby Zombie

Rarity Factors: Rare Chicken Jockey Spawn Rate And Baby Zombie

• Exploring unlit areas with high difficulty.

Every player hates baby Zombies due to their small hitbox and fast speed. It was a baby zombie that ended a 5-year hardcore Minecraft world. Zombies have a chance to spawn with a variety of armor and weapons with enchantments. The chances of a baby Zombie spawning with diamond armor are 0.04%.

Baby Zombies have a 5% chance of spawning instead of a normal Zombie. There is a 0.25% chance for a baby zombie villager to spawn in place of a normal Baby Zombie. In hard mode, Zombies have a 5% chance of having a weapon and a 33% chance of that weapon being an iron sword. To further increase the rarity, there is a 5% chance for the Zombie to be left-handed.

If there are no chickens in the area, the chance for a mob to spawn as a Chicken Jockey is around 0.25%. To make the chances of finding this mob type near impossible, having every item become enchanted drastically increases the rarity to near zero. The chances of a player seeing this mob variant with all these conditions are improbable. Most players will find a Baby Zombie meeting some of these conditions, but it is still worth a screenshot.

Minecraft

Platform(s)

PS4 , PS3 , PS Vita , Xbox One , Xbox 360 , Switch , 3DS , PC , Android , iOS , Wii U

Released

November 18, 2011