Talk:Mob conversion

My intention when creating this section was to list all of the cases where - A mob converts to another type of mob - A mob converts to a different variant of the same type of mob

My usage of "variant" is quite strict; a simple change in NBT (such as picking up an item, gaining a passenger, etc.) is not in itself a conversion. Accordingly I do not think it makes sense to list charging a creeper, triggering a skeleton trap, or any other changes to the state of a mob as conversions. Copper golems oxidizing is the very limit of what I'm willing to accept as a conversion, and even then it's mostly because they're treated as different variants internally. All this being said, a separate list of "conversion-like events" may make sense, but I personally am against adding it because I can't think of a natural end-point for such a list (is naming a vindicator "Johnny" a conversion-like event?). Clamlol (talk) 03:25, 1 December 2025 (UTC)

Well nevermind, since Mob variant exists it only makes sense for this page to follow the same rules. Clamlol (talk) 20:19, 9 December 2025 (UTC)

Should mob block conversions, such as dried ghasts to ghastlings and copper golems to copper golem statues be included? CrockCraftMC (talk) 16:32, 2 December 2025 (UTC)

I would argue that the scope of this article is only entity -> entity conversions. Clamlol (talk) 19:13, 9 December 2025 (UTC)

Perhaps it could be mentioned in something like "==Related Mechanics==" similar to the related mobs section in the animals page. Rogerio980Pizzaa (talk) 19:14, 9 December 2025 (UTC)

I just added Aloi4 (talk) 20:45, 23 February 2026 (UTC)