Jockey

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For other uses, see Jockey (disambiguation).

A spider jockey.

A group of skeleton horsemen.

A jockey refers to a naturally-spawned mob riding another mob. The mob on the top often controls the mob on the bottom in Java Edition, but sometimes does not control it in Bedrock Edition.

Most jockeys are named based on the mob being ridden. The exceptions to the "jockey" naming scheme are the skeleton horseman and zombie horseman.

List of jockeys

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Camel Husk Jockey; a camel husk ridden by a husk wielding a spear and a parched passenger.
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Chicken Jockey; a baby zombie, drowned, or a husk, (or zombie villager or zombified piglin in Java Edition) riding a chicken or most common mobs in Bedrock Edition.
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Hoglin Jockey; a baby hoglin ridden by one to three baby piglins.
- Zoglin Jockey‌^{[JE only]}; a baby zoglin ridden by one to three baby zombified piglins, if a hoglin jockey is brought to the Overworld or The End.
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Ravager Jockey; a ravager ridden by an illager, most commonly being a pillager.
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Skeleton Horseman; a skeleton horse ridden by a skeleton with an enchanted iron helmet.
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Spider Jockey; a spider ridden by a skeleton or a stray, (or bogged, parched, or wither skeleton in Bedrock Edition).
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  Cave Spider Jockey‌^{[BE only]}; a cave spider ridden by said skeletons.
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Strider Jockey; a strider ridden by a zombified piglin or baby strider.
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Zombie Horseman; a zombie horse ridden by a zombie wielding a spear.
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Zombie Nautilus Jockey; a zombie nautilus ridden by a drowned wielding a trident.

Removed

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Giant jockey; a chicken ridden by a giant.‌^{[JE only]}

Most jockeys spawn in similar conditions to their respective mobs, except for baby zombie (variant) riders in Bedrock Edition, which can mount any mob.

Mounting

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This feature is exclusive to Bedrock Edition.

In Bedrock Edition, 15% of naturally spawned baby zombies, baby husks, and baby drowned can mount other mobs when spawned. This includes baby zombies summoned by monster spawners and spawn eggs. Such a mob can be summoned with the minecraft:as_baby_jockey spawn event.

The following mobs can be mounted:

👁 EntitySprite chicken.png: Sprite image for chicken in Minecraft
Adult chickens
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Cows
👁 EntitySprite pig.png: Sprite image for pig in Minecraft
Adult unsaddled pigs
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Sheep
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Mooshrooms
👁 EntitySprite ocelot.png: Sprite image for ocelot in Minecraft
Wild ocelots
👁 EntitySprite cat.png: Sprite image for cat in Minecraft
Stray cats
👁 EntitySprite angry-wolf.png: Sprite image for angry-wolf in Minecraft
Wild wolves
👁 EntitySprite horse.png: Sprite image for horse in Minecraft
Wild adult horses
👁 EntitySprite donkey.png: Sprite image for donkey in Minecraft
Wild adult donkeys
👁 EntitySprite mule.png: Sprite image for mule in Minecraft
Untamed adult mules
👁 EntitySprite skeleton-horse.png: Sprite image for skeleton-horse in Minecraft
Adult skeleton horses
👁 EntitySprite zombie-horse.png: Sprite image for zombie-horse in Minecraft
Wild adult zombie horses
👁 EntitySprite zombie-nautilus.png: Sprite image for zombie-nautilus in Minecraft
Wild zombie nautiluses (only drowned)
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Pandas
👁 EntitySprite zombie.png: Sprite image for zombie in Minecraft
Adult zombies
👁 EntitySprite husk.png: Sprite image for husk in Minecraft
Adult husks
👁 EntitySprite zombie-villager.png: Sprite image for zombie-villager in Minecraft
Adult zombie villagers
👁 EntitySprite zombified-piglin.png: Sprite image for zombified-piglin in Minecraft
Adult zombified piglins that were not spawned from a strider jockey^[1]
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Spiders that were not spawned as a spider jockey
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Cave spiders that were not spawned as a spider jockey

Due to a bug, baby zombified piglins jockeys don't spawn properly.^[2]

Due to another bug, baby zombie villagers cannot mount mobs as jockeys.^[3]

Summoning

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Main article: Tutorial:Summoning jockeys

Jockeys can also be manually summoned using commands:

Chicken Jockey
In Java Edition: /summon minecraft:chicken ~ ~ ~ {IsChickenJockey:1,Passengers:[{id:"minecraft:zombie",IsBaby:1}]}

In Bedrock Edition, it requires two commands:

/summon chicken ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ minecraft:spawn_adult
/ride @e[type=chicken] summon_rider zombie minecraft:as_baby

Variants of zombies or ridden mobs can be summoned by replacing chicken and zombie respectively.

Camel Husk Jockey

In Java Edition: /summon minecraft:camel_husk ~ ~ ~ {Passengers:[{id:"minecraft:husk",equipment:{mainhand:{id:"minecraft:iron_spear",count:1}}},{id:"minecraft:parched",equipment:{mainhand:{id:"minecraft:bow",count:1}}}]}
In Bedrock Edition: /summon camel_husk ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ minecraft:spawn_with_rider

Cave Spider Jockey

In Java Edition: /summon minecraft:cave_spider ~ ~ ~ {Passengers:[{id:"minecraft:skeleton",HandItems:[{id:"minecraft:bow",count:1}]}]}
In Bedrock Edition: /summon cave_spider ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ minecraft:entity_spawned_with_default_jockey

Hoglin Jockey

In Java Edition: /summon minecraft:hoglin ~ ~ ~ {Age:-12000,Passengers:[{id:"minecraft:piglin",IsBaby:1}]}

In Bedrock Edition, it requires two commands:

/summon hoglin ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ spawn_baby
/ride @e[family=hoglin_baby] summon_rider piglin spawn_baby

Ravager Jockey
In Java Edition: /summon minecraft:ravager ~ ~ ~ {Passengers:[{id:minecraft:pillager,HandItems:[{id:crossbow,Count:1b}]}]}

This command summons a ravager with a pillager rider.

/summon minecraft:ravager ~ ~ ~ {Passengers:[{id:minecraft:vindicator,HandItems:[{id:iron_axe,Count:2b}]}]}

This command summons a ravager with a vindicator rider.

/summon minecraft:ravager ~ ~ ~ {Passengers:[{id:minecraft:evoker}]}

This command summons a ravager with an evoker rider.

In Bedrock Edition: /summon ravager ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ minecraft:spawn_with_pillager_rider

This command summons a ravager with a pillager rider.

/summon ravager ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ minecraft:spawn_with_vindicator_rider

This command summons a ravager with a vindicator rider.

/summon ravager ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ minecraft:spawn_for_raid_with_evoker_rider

This command summons a ravager with an evoker rider.

/summon ravager ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ minecraft:spawn_for_raid_with_pillager_rider

This command summons a ravager with a pillager rider, but the pillager drops special loot upon death.

/summon ravager ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ minecraft:spawn_for_raid_with_vindicator_rider

This command summons a ravager with a vindicator rider, but the vindicator drops special loot upon death.

/summon ravager ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ minecraft:spawn_with_pillager_captain_rider

This command summons a ravager with a pillager rider, but the pillager is a raid captain.

/summon ravager ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ minecraft:spawn_with_vindicator_captain_rider

This command summons a ravager with a vindicator rider, but the vindicator is a raid captain.

Skeleton Horseman
Skeleton horsemen can be manually summoned by both the regular method and by spawning a skeleton trap.

A skeleton trap spawns 4 skeleton horsemen.

In Java Edition: /summon minecraft:skeleton_horse ~ ~ ~ {SkeletonTrap:1}

In Bedrock Edition: /summon skeleton_horse ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ minecraft:set_trap

Spider Jockey

In Java Edition: /summon minecraft:spider ~ ~ ~ {Passengers:[{id:"minecraft:skeleton",HandItems:[{id:"minecraft:bow",count:1}]}]}

In Bedrock Edition: /summon spider ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ minecraft:entity_spawned_with_default_jockey. Note: It only works during nighttime or underground.
- The following command summons a skeleton variant 80% of the time when in a biome with skeleton variants: /summon spider ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ minecraft:entity_spawned_with_biome_specific_jockey

Strider Jockey

Zombified piglin riding strider:
- In Java Edition: /summon minecraft:strider ~ ~ ~ {Saddle:1,Passengers:[{id:"minecraft:zombified_piglin",HandItems:[{id:"minecraft:warped_fungus_on_a_stick",count:1}]}]}

- In Bedrock Edition: /summon strider ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ spawn_adult_piglin_jockey

Baby strider riding adult strider:
- In Java Edition: /summon minecraft:strider ~ ~ ~ {Passengers:[{id:"minecraft:strider",Age:-1200}]}

- In Bedrock Edition: /summon strider ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ spawn_adult_parent_jockey

Zombie Horseman

In Java Edition: /summon minecraft:zombie_horse ~ ~ ~ {Passengers: [{id:"minecraft:zombie",equipment: {mainhand:{id:"minecraft:iron_spear",count:1}}}]}
In Bedrock Edition: /summon zombie_horse ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ minecraft:spawn_adult_with_rider

Zombie Nautilus Jockey

In Java Edition: /summon minecraft:zombie_nautilus ~ ~ ~ {Passengers: [{id:"minecraft:drowned",equipment:{mainhand:{id:"minecraft:trident",count:1}}}]}
In Bedrock Edition: /summon drowned ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ minecraft:as_rider

History

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Instructions: missing jockeys other than chicken and ravager. changes after 1.14, if there were

Development

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August 16, 2010							Notch mentions the concept of spider jockeys in a TIGSource forum post.
November 29, 2013							A two-image gallery was uploaded to Imgur, and showed a baby zombie inside a chicken. It was also posted to Reddit.
November 30, 2013							Dinnerbone tweeted the link to an image of chicken jockeys, after seeing the image on Reddit.

Java Edition

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Java Edition Alpha
v1.0.17		👁 Image Added spider jockeys.
v1.2.0		👁 Image Spider jockey skeleton riders now hold a bow.
Java Edition Beta
1.2		As with spiders, spider jockeys can now climb vertically up walls.
1.5		Spider jockeys can now be "neutral-hostile" with the addition of rain. The light level is low enough in a rainstorm for the skeleton to not combust, but high enough for the spider to not be actively hunting. In this state, the skeleton shoots the player with arrows, but the spider does not give chase (unless the spider jockey wanders into a shady area) because movement is controlled by the spider. The player can safely observe this kind of spider jockey from a distance of 16 or more blocks away.
1.8		👁 Image Skeleton riders' bows are now larger and held more realistically (full-sized bows, two-handed, and pulling the arrow back) than in previous versions (in one hand).
1.8		Skeleton riders now fire arrows slightly slower. Their arrows, however, are shot with more force.
Java Edition
1.0.0		👁 Image Skeleton riders now hold their bow with one hand again, but they still have the larger and held realistically bow.
1.4.2	12w34a	Spider spawn eggs now have a chance to spawn a spider jockey.
1.4.2	12w36a	👁 Image Spider spawn eggs used in nether fortresses now have a chance to spawn a spider jockey with a wither skeleton rider.
1.5	13w09a	Spider jockey riders no longer dismount the spider when the world is reloaded.
1.7.4	13w49a	👁 Image 👁 Image 👁 Image Added chicken jockeys.
1.7.5		Chickens that are part of chicken jockeys can now despawn when no longer ridden.
1.8	14w02a	Chicken jockeys no longer lay eggs.
1.9	15w31a	👁 Image 👁 Image Skeleton riders now lower their arms when idle and their sitting position has been shifted a bit lower.
	15w35a	👁 Image 👁 Image 👁 Image 👁 Image 👁 Image 👁 Image Zombie villagers now retain their professions and clothes, which have a tattered appearance. This has caused zombie villager chicken jockeys to have a changed appearance, as well.
	15w38a	👁 Image Added skeleton horsemen.
1.9.4	?	Spider jockeys no longer spawn properly due to a bug.^[4]
1.10	16w20a	👁 Image Added husks, which also creates husk chicken jockeys.
1.10	16w20a	👁 Image Spider jockeys spawned in cold biomes can now have a stray rider.
1.11	16w32a	Spider jockeys no longer naturally spawn with a stray rider or wither skeleton rider.^[5]
1.13	18w11a	👁 Image Added drowned, which also creates drowned chicken jockeys.
1.13	pre5	Spider jockeys now properly spawn again.
1.14	18w43a	👁 Image 👁 Image 👁 Image 👁 Image The textures of chicken jockeys have been changed.
		👁 Image 👁 Image 👁 Image The textures of spider jockeys have been changed.
		The movement of a spider jockey is now controlled by the skeleton. The spider in a spider jockey no longer performs melee attacks on the player.^[6]
		👁 Image Added illager beasts, therefore adding illager beast jockeys. At the time, they can be ridden only via commands.
	18w45a	Illager beast jockeys now can spawn in the new patrols, with a pillager / vindicator captain rider.
	18w47a	Illager beast jockeys now spawn in the new raids, which makes them findable in Survival without commands.
	18w50a	👁 Image 👁 Image 👁 Image 👁 Image 👁 Image 👁 Image 👁 Image Zombie villager chicken jockeys now have different clothes in desert, jungle, plains, savanna, snowy, swamp and taiga biomes.
	18w50a	Zombie villager chicken jockeys no longer have a profession.
	19w05a	"Illager Beast" has now been renamed to "Ravager". This now makes it a ravager jockey, no longer an illager beast jockey.
	19w08a	👁 Image The textures of skeleton horsemen have been changed.
	19w13a	Ravagers can now be ridden by evokers.
1.16	20w13a	Added strider jockeys, which can either be a strider ridden by baby striders or a strider ridden by a zombified piglin.
	20w18a	Strider jockeys can no longer spawn in stacks of 3 or higher; only an adult and baby strider or an adult strider and a zombified piglin.
		Zombified piglins that spawn riding striders no longer despawn.
		👁 Image The model and texture of zombified piglin chicken jockeys have been changed.
	20w22a	👁 Image The model of the zombified piglin chicken jockey has been changed.
	pre4	👁 Image The model of the zombified piglin chicken jockey wasn't positioned properly due to a bug.
1.16.2	20w30a	👁 Image The model of the zombified piglin chicken jockey got fixed.^[7]
1.16.2	Pre-Release 1	Zombified piglins now hold a warped fungus on a stick when spawned as a strider jockey.
1.21.5	25w06a	👁 Image 👁 Image Chicken jockeys now spawn as cold or warm chicken variants in their respective biomes.
1.21.7	Release Candidate 1	Baby zombies riding chickens now drop the new "Lava Chicken" music disc when killed by a player or tamed wolf.
1.21.11	25w41a	👁 Image Added zombie nautilus jockeys.
	25w41a	👁 Image Added zombie horsemen.
	25w42a	Zombie horsemen no longer spawn with weapons other than iron spears.
	25w44a	👁 Image Added camel husk jockeys.

Bedrock Edition

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Pocket Edition Alpha
v0.11.0	build 1	👁 Image Added baby zombies and chicken jockeys.
	build 1	👁 Image 👁 Image Added spider jockeys. Cave spiders also have a chance to spawn with a skeleton rider.
	build 2	👁 Image Added baby zombie pigmen and their chicken jockeys.
v0.12.1	build 1	👁 Image 👁 Image 👁 Image 👁 Image 👁 Image 👁 Image Added baby zombie villagers and their chicken jockey.
		👁 Image 👁 Image Added wither skeleton spider jockeys with a cave spider variant.
		Spider jockeys have an 80% chance to spawn with a wither skeleton rider when spawned in the Nether (via spawn eggs, monster spawners, etc).
v0.14.0	build 1	Overhauled the jockey mechanics. Baby zombies, baby zombie villagers, and baby zombie pigmen that are not jockeys already now have a 15% chance of becoming able to mount certain mobs, including chickens, when angered.
v0.15.0	build 1	👁 Image Added "skeleton trap" horses.
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		👁 Image 👁 Image 👁 Image 👁 Image Skeletons and wither skeletons that ride spider jockeys now lower their arms when idle.
v0.16.0	?	Baby zombie pigmen can no longer mount mobs.
Pocket Edition
1.1.0	alpha 1.1.0.0	Due to an identifier change, spider jockeys can no longer naturally spawn with a stray rider or wither skeleton rider.
Bedrock Edition
1.10.0	beta 1.10.0.3	👁 Image The textures of "skeleton trap" horses have been changed.
		👁 Image Added illager beasts, therefore adding illager beast jockeys. At the time, they can be ridden only via commands.
		Illager beast jockeys are currently available only through Experimental Gameplay.
		👁 Image 👁 Image 👁 Image 👁 Image 👁 Image 👁 Image The textures of spider jockeys have now been changed.
1.16.0	beta 1.16.0.57	Added strider jockeys.
1.16.100	beta 1.16.100.54	Zombified piglins now hold a warped fungus on a stick when spawned as a strider jockey.
1.21.93		Baby zombies riding chickens now drop the new Lava Chicken Music Disc when killed by a player.
1.21.130	Preview 1.21.130.20	👁 Image Added zombie nautilus jockeys.
	Preview 1.21.130.20	👁 Image Added zombie horsemen.
	Preview 1.21.130.24	👁 Image Added camel husk jockeys.
	Preview 1.21.130.26	Baby zombie villagers can no longer mount mobs.
	Preview 1.21.130.26	Husk, parched, and zombie riders no longer look for a mount if they are dismounted.
26.0	Preview 26.0.27	Baby zombie villagers can once again mount mobs, and baby drowned and zombified piglins can now also mount mobs.

Legacy Console Edition

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Legacy Console Edition
Xbox 360	Xbox One	PS3	PS4	PS Vita	Wii U	Switch
TU31	CU19	1.22	1.22	1.22	Patch 3		👁 Image 👁 Image 👁 Image Added chicken jockeys.
TU60	CU51	1.64	1.64	1.64	Patch 30	1.0.11	Baby zombies can now ride most mobs, that match as bedrock edition's. However, normal chicken jockeys are still spawned.
			1.90				👁 Image The texture of chicken jockeys has been changed.
							👁 Image The texture of baby zombie pigman jockeys has been changed.
							👁 Image Added "skeleton trap" horses.

New Nintendo 3DS Edition

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New Nintendo 3DS Edition
0.1.0							👁 Image 👁 Image 👁 Image Added chicken jockeys.
0.1.0							👁 Image Added "skeleton trap" horses.

Issues

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

Gallery

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This feature is exclusive to Bedrock Edition.

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Reason: Most baby zombie riders are outdated.

👁 Adult zombie jockey

Adult zombie jockey
👁 Adult zombie villager jockey

Adult zombie villager jockey
👁 Adult husk jockey

Adult husk jockey
👁 Adult zombified piglin jockey

Adult zombified piglin jockey
👁 Pig jockey

Pig jockey
👁 Cow jockey

Cow jockey
👁 Mooshroom jockey

Mooshroom jockey
👁 Sheep jockey

Sheep jockey
👁 Wolf jockey

Wolf jockey
👁 Ocelot jockey

Ocelot jockey
👁 Stray cat jockey

Stray cat jockey
👁 Horse jockey

Horse jockey
👁 Panda jockey

Panda jockey
👁 Baby zombie spider jockey

Baby zombie spider jockey
👁 Baby zombie cave spider jockey

Baby zombie cave spider jockey
👁 Baby drowned zombie nautilus jockey

Baby drowned zombie nautilus jockey

References

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↑ MCPE-183642
↑ They don't spawn due to MCPE-235955, as the spawn_baby_jockey spawn event does not exist.
↑ MCPE-234690
↑ MC-103516 – resolved as "Fixed".
↑ MC-109415 – resolved as "Works As Intended".
↑ MC-236303 – resolved as "Won't Fix".
↑ MC-188880 – Baby zombified piglins riding on chickens aren't positioned properly – resolved as "Fixed".

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