Husk

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A husk is a variant of the zombie that spawns in deserts. They function similarly to zombies, except they do not burn in sunlight, and they inflict Hunger with their unarmed attacks.

Husks spawn at a light level of 0 in the desert, mostly replacing zombies in these biomes.

In Java Edition, husks spawn directly under the sky in groups of 4 in place of 80% of all zombies and zombie villagers spawned in desert biomes.

In Bedrock Edition, husks spawn on the surface in groups of 2-4 in place of 70% of all zombies and zombie villagers spawned in desert biomes.

When spawning naturally, husks have a 10% chance to spawn as camel husk jockey if they spawn in a space that does not block the collision box required for a camel husk. This can only happen for up to one husk in each spawning pack. This can happen even when the husk spawns as a baby and was supposed to spawn as a chicken jockey. In that case, the chicken is spawned as a "jockey chicken" (i.e. it doesn't lay eggs and can despawn) but the husk spawns riding the camel husk instead.

Husks have a ¹⁄₃ chance to be selected as the "melee" mob for trial spawners in trial chambers.

On Hard difficulty, all husks have a 0-10% chance to spawn other husks as reinforcements when receiving damage while targeting an entity. Additionally, up to 5% of husks spawn as leaders, getting a 50-75% boost to that chance. Just like for regular husk spawning, reinforcement husks can only spawn in places with direct sky exposure.

In Java Edition, there is a 5% chance for husks to spawn as babies, and baby husks have a chance to spawn as a chicken jockey.

In Bedrock Edition, 15% of naturally spawned baby husks ride:

Husks spawn with random values of knockback resistance between 0% and 5%.

Adult husks have a chance to spawn riding a camel husk, along with a parched, whilst holding an iron spear.

Some husks spawn wearing armor or holding weapons, both of which may be enchanted. In addition, husks may also spawn with the ability to pick up loot that is on the ground. The chances of each of these events occurring are listed below. If a husk spawns wearing multiple pieces of armor, the armor is never mismatched (i.e. all pieces are made of the same material). Husks cannot naturally spawn with netherite armor.

If a husk does spawn with armor, the chances of specific armor are as follows:

The chances of it being of a particular material are:

In Java Edition, the armor is not damaged by any damage source; it cannot "wear out" the way player armor does. Unlike other zombies, helmets worn by husks do not break if the husk is exposed to daylight. In Bedrock Edition, any armor piece is damaged as if the player is wearing it.^[verify]

Husks also have a natural armor rating of 2 (👁 🛡
), giving 1.6 to 8% damage reduction from most sources. Husks can also wear mob heads, although they need to be dropped by the player before the husk can pick one up and put it on.

On Halloween, husks in Java Edition may spawn wearing a carved pumpkin or jack o'lantern. They are never dropped, even when the husks are killed with Looting.

Java Edition:

Bedrock Edition:

Any picked-up equipment has a 100% chance of dropping and drops with the same damage level it had when picked up.

Husks have an 8.5% chance of dropping their naturally-spawned equipment (other than Halloween pumpkins), with random durability. Each level of Looting increases the chance 1 percentage point (11.5% with Looting III). They cannot drop the diamond swords that they occasionally wield during ominous trials. These items include:

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  Iron Shovel
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  Iron Sword
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  Iron Spear (sometimes enchanted)
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  Random Armor (sometimes enchanted, made from leather, gold, copper, chainmail, iron or diamond)

Additionally, in Bedrock Edition, all naturally spawned equipment always drops at full durability when the husk converts to a zombie.

Adult husks drop 5XP and an additional 1–3XP per naturally-spawned equipment. Baby husks drop 12XP.

Like zombies, husks are hostile toward the player, iron golems, villagers, baby turtles, and wandering traders. They pursue these mobs on sight from up to 40 blocks away, as opposed to 16 blocks like most other hostile mobs. If any other mob attacks a husk on purpose, all other husks and zombie variants (except zombified piglins) within a 67×67×21 to 111×111×21 area become hostile toward the attacker. They attempt to avoid obstacles, including sheer cliffs, water, and lava, and try to find the shortest path to the player.

Husks apply Hunger to any player or mob they hit using a melee attack, unless the husk is holding an item in its main hand or the player blocks the attack with a shield. This effect lasts for 7 × floor (regional difficulty) seconds.

Husks are one of the few undead mobs that are immune to burning in sunlight, which allows them to stay around during the day.

Husks have a chance to spawn with the ability to break down doors on Hard difficulty.

Husks seek out any nearby turtle eggs and trample them.

Husks can pick up items if the game rule mobGriefing is set to true, which prevents them from despawning.

Husks attempt to avoid water, only entering it when there is no other path to their target.

A husk that is fully submerged in water for 30 seconds begins converting to a normal zombie, which takes an additional 15 seconds and cannot be stopped even if the husk leaves water. Once this process finishes, the zombie that it becomes has full health even if the husk has been damaged, and may further convert into a drowned if it remains submerged.

In Java Edition, husks are never spawned as part of a zombie siege, but if a husk naturally spawns nearby, it will join the siege and behave like all other zombies.

Husks wielding spears have different attacking behavior. When attacking, they use the spear's charge attack while moving towards their target. They hold the charge through its full duration, using all 3 stages. Once the charge attack has ended or they get too close to their target, they walk away to increase the distance between them and their target before turning around to begin another charge.

Being an undead mob, they are:

• Damaged by the status effect Instant Health and healed by the status effect Instant Damage.
• Unaffected by the status effects Regeneration and Poison.
• Ignored by the wither.
• Affected by the Smite enchantment.
• Unable to swim in water, but do not drown.
• A threat to armadillos, causing them to hide in their shell.

As hostile mobs, golden dandelions don't work on baby husks.

15% of nearby baby zombies, husks, or drowned may ride an adult husk to form a jockey.

Java Edition:

Bedrock Edition:

Java Edition:

Bedrock Edition:

Husks have entity data associated with them that contains various properties.

Java Edition:

Bedrock Edition:

See Bedrock Edition level format/Entity format.

Achievements that apply to all mobs:

Advancements that apply to all mobs:

• 👁 First image of husks in Bedrock Edition.
  
  First image of husks in Bedrock Edition.
• 👁 A husk wearing gold armor in Pocket Edition.
  
  A husk wearing gold armor in Pocket Edition.

Issues relating to "Husk" are maintained on the bug tracker. Issues should be reported and viewed there.

• The husk was created by Jason Mayer at a game jam and shown to Jens Bergensten.^[10]
• Husks are slightly taller than regular zombies.‌^{[JE only]}
  • Their hitbox is still exactly 2 blocks.

• 👁 A husk wielding an iron spear
  
  A husk wielding an iron spear
• 👁 Husk Chicken Jockey
  
  Husk Chicken Jockey
• 👁 Husk targeting
  
  Husk targeting
• 👁 Baby husk targeting
  
  Baby husk targeting

• 👁 Three adult husks and a baby husk.
  
  Three adult husks and a baby husk.
• 👁 A naturally spawned husk in a desert biome.
  
  A naturally spawned husk in a desert biome.
• 👁 Zuri, zombie and husk size comparison.
  
  Zuri, zombie and husk size comparison.
• 👁 A husk peering into a village building.
  
  A husk peering into a village building.
• 👁 A baby zombie standing next to a baby husk.
  
  A baby zombie standing next to a baby husk.
• 👁 Multiple husks wearing pumpkins on Halloween.
  
  Multiple husks wearing pumpkins on Halloween.

• 👁 Alex fighting a husk with a mace.
  
  Alex fighting a husk with a mace.
• 👁 Several husks in a trial chamber.
  
  Several husks in a trial chamber.
• 👁 A husk chicken jockey with a warm chicken.
  
  A husk chicken jockey with a warm chicken.

• 👁 Husk texture file.
  
  Husk texture file.
• 👁 Baby husk texture.
  
  Baby husk texture.

• 👁 A husk sneezing on a magma cube.
  
  A husk sneezing on a magma cube.
• 👁 Husks trying to overwhelm a camel.[11]
  
  Husks trying to overwhelm a camel.^[11]
• 👁 Lego Minecraft husk.
  
  Lego Minecraft husk.
• 👁 A blanket for Minecraft Dungeons, featuring husks.
  
  A blanket for Minecraft Dungeons, featuring husks.
• 👁 Steve running from two husks.
  
  Steve running from two husks.
• 👁 Steve and Alex riding a camel while fleeing from two husks.
  
  Steve and Alex riding a camel while fleeing from two husks.
• 👁 Ari and Sunny fighting husks in a trial chamber.
  
  Ari and Sunny fighting husks in a trial chamber.
• 👁 Target of a husk wearing a cowboy hat from the Universal Studios Event.
  
  Target of a husk wearing a cowboy hat from the Universal Studios Event.
• 👁 Husks as they appear in the Timeless Trails DLC.
  
  Husks as they appear in the Timeless Trails DLC.
• 👁 The poisonous potato husk from 24w14potato.
  
  The poisonous potato husk from 24w14potato.
• 👁 A husk as seen in Minecraft Dungeons.
  
  A husk as seen in Minecraft Dungeons.

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  Zombie
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  Drowned
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  Camel Husk

• Meet the Husk – Minecraft.net on August 14, 2017