Minecraft Mob Spawning Weights

If a mob category is not listed, no mobs in that category spawn for the biome.

Also, check out the companion article about mob spawning mechanics!

Overworld Biomes §

Plains §

Creatures

Mob Type Weight Pack Size
Sheep 12 4
Pig 10 4
Chicken 10 4
Cow 8 4
Horse 5 2–6
Donkey 1 1–3

Monsters

Mob Type Weight Pack Size
Spider 100 4
Zombie 95 4
Zombie Villager 5 1
Skeleton 100 4
Creeper 100 4
Slime 100 4
Enderman 10 1–4
Witch 5 1

Ambient

Mob Type Weight Pack Size
Bat 10 8

Underground Water

Mob Type Weight Pack Size
Glow Squid 10 4–6

Sunflower Plains §

Same as Plains

Snowy Plains §

Creatures

Mob Type Weight Pack Size
Sheep 12 4
Pig 10 4
Chicken 10 4
Cow 8 4
Horse 5 2–6
Donkey 1 1–3
Rabbit 10 2–3
Polar Bear 1 1–2

Monsters

Mob Type Weight Pack Size
Spider 100 4
Zombie 95 4
Zombie Villager 5 1
Skeleton 20 4
Creeper 100 4
Slime 100 4
Enderman 10 1–4
Witch 5 1
Stray 80 4

Ambient

Same as Plains

Underground Water

Same as Plains

Ice Spikes §

Same as Snowy Plains

Desert §

Creatures

Mob Type Weight Pack Size
Rabbit 4 2–3

Monsters

Mob Type Weight Pack Size
Spider 100 4
Zombie 19 4
Zombie Villager 1 1
Skeleton 100 4
Creeper 100 4
Slime 100 4
Enderman 10 1–4
Witch 5 1
Husk 80 4

Ambient

Same as Plains

Underground Water

Same as Plains

Swamp §

Creatures

Mob Type Weight Pack Size
Sheep 12 4
Pig 10 4
Chicken 10 4
Cow 8 4
Frog 10 2–5

Monsters

Mob Type Weight Pack Size
Spider 100 4
Zombie 95 4
Zombie Villager 5 1
Skeleton 100 4
Creeper 100 4
Slime 100 4
Enderman 10 1–4
Witch 5 1
Slime 1 1

Ambient

Same as Plains

Underground Water

Same as Plains

Mangrove Swamp §

Creatures

Same as Swamp

Monsters

Same as Swamp

Ambient

Same as Plains

Water Ambient

Mob Type Weight Pack Size
Tropical Fish 25 8

Forest §

Creatures

Mob Type Weight Pack Size
Sheep 12 4
Pig 10 4
Chicken 10 4
Cow 8 4
Wolf 5 4

Monsters

Same as Plains

Ambient

Same as Plains

Underground Water

Same as Plains

Flower Forest §

Creatures

Mob Type Weight Pack Size
Sheep 12 4
Pig 10 4
Chicken 10 4
Cow 8 4
Rabbit 4 2–3

Monsters

Same as Plains

Ambient

Same as Plains

Underground Water

Same as Plains

Birch Forest §

Creatures

Mob Type Weight Pack Size
Sheep 12 4
Pig 10 4
Chicken 10 4
Cow 8 4

Monsters

Same as Plains

Ambient

Same as Plains

Underground Water

Same as Plains

Dark Forest §

Creatures

Same as Birch Forest

Monsters

Same as Plains

Ambient

Same as Plains

Underground Water

Same as Plains

Old Growth Birch Forest §

Same as Birch Forest

Old Growth Pine Taiga §

Creatures

Mob Type Weight Pack Size
Sheep 12 4
Pig 10 4
Chicken 10 4
Cow 8 4
Wolf 8 4
Rabbit 4 2–3
Fox 8 2–4

Monsters

Mob Type Weight Pack Size
Spider 100 4
Zombie 100 4
Zombie Villager 25 1
Skeleton 100 4
Creeper 100 4
Slime 100 4
Enderman 10 1–4
Witch 5 1

Ambient

Same as Plains

Underground Water

Same as Plains

Old Growth Spruce Taiga §

Creatures

Same as Old Growth Pine Taiga

Monsters

Same as Plains

Ambient

Same as Plains

Underground Water

Same as Plains

Taiga §

Creatures

Same as Old Growth Pine Taiga

Monsters

Same as Plains

Ambient

Same as Plains

Underground Water

Same as Plains

Snowy Taiga §

Same as Taiga

Savanna §

Creatures

Mob Type Weight Pack Size
Sheep 12 4
Pig 10 4
Chicken 10 4
Cow 8 4
Horse 1 2–6
Donkey 1 1

Monsters

Same as Plains

Ambient

Same as Plains

Underground Water

Same as Plains

Savanna Plateau §

Creatures

Mob Type Weight Pack Size
Sheep 12 4
Pig 10 4
Chicken 10 4
Cow 8 4
Horse 1 2–6
Donkey 1 1
Llama 8 4

Monsters

Same as Plains

Ambient

Same as Plains

Underground Water

Same as Plains

Windswept Hills §

Creatures

Mob Type Weight Pack Size
Sheep 12 4
Pig 10 4
Chicken 10 4
Cow 8 4
Llama 5 4–6

Monsters

Same as Plains

Ambient

Same as Plains

Underground Water

Same as Plains

Windswept Gravelly Hills §

Same as Windswept Hills

Windswept Forest §

Same as Windswept Hills

Windswept Savanna §

Same as Savanna Plateau

Jungle §

Creatures

Mob Type Weight Pack Size
Sheep 12 4
Pig 10 4
Chicken 20 4
Cow 8 4
Parrot 40 1–2
Panda 1 1–2

Monsters

Mob Type Weight Pack Size
Spider 100 4
Zombie 95 4
Zombie Villager 5 1
Skeleton 100 4
Creeper 100 4
Slime 100 4
Enderman 10 1–4
Witch 5 1
Ocelot 2 1

Yes, ocelots spawn with monsters for some reason.

Ambient

Same as Plains

Underground Water

Same as Plains

Sparse Jungle §

Creatures

Mob Type Weight Pack Size
Sheep 12 4
Pig 10 4
Chicken 20 4
Cow 8 4

Monsters

Same as Plains

Ambient

Same as Plains

Underground Water

Same as Plains

Bamboo Jungle §

Creatures

Mob Type Weight Pack Size
Sheep 12 4
Pig 10 4
Chicken 20 4
Cow 8 4
Parrot 40 1–2
Panda 80 1–2

Monsters

Same as Jungle

Ambient

Same as Plains

Underground Water

Same as Plains

Eroded Badlands §

Monsters

Same as Plains

Ambient

Same as Plains

Underground Water

Same as Plains

Wooded Badlands §

Same as Eroded Badlands

Meadow §

Creatures

Mob Type Weight Pack Size
Donkey 1 1–2
Rabbit 2 2–6
Sheep 2 2–4

Monsters

Same as Plains

Ambient

Same as Plains

Underground Water

Same as Plains

Grove §

Creatures

Same as Old Growth Pine Taiga

Monsters

Same as Plains

Ambient

Same as Plains

Underground Water

Same as Plains

Snowy Slopes §

Creatures

Mob Type Weight Pack Size
Rabbit 4 2–3
Goat 5 1–3

Monsters

Same as Plains

Ambient

Same as Plains

Underground Water

Same as Plains

Frozen Peaks §

Creatures

Mob Type Weight Pack Size
Goat 5 1–3

Monsters

Same as Plains

Ambient

Same as Plains

Underground Water

Same as Plains

Jagged Peaks §

Same as Frozen Peaks

Stony Peaks §

Monsters

Same as Plains

Ambient

Same as Plains

Underground Water

Same as Plains

River §

Creatures

Mob Type Weight Pack Size
Squid 2 1–4
Salmon 5 1–5

Monsters

Mob Type Weight Pack Size
Spider 100 4
Zombie 95 4
Zombie Villager 5 1
Skeleton 100 4
Creeper 100 4
Slime 100 4
Enderman 10 1–4
Witch 5 1
Drowned 100 1

Ambient

Same as Plains

Underground Water

Same as Plains

Frozen River §

Same as River

Beach §

Creatures

Mob Type Weight Pack Size
Turtle 5 2–5

Monsters

Same as Plains

Ambient

Same as Plains

Underground Water

Same as Plains

Snowy Beach §

Monsters

Same as Plains

Ambient

Same as Plains

Underground Water

Same as Plains

Stony Shore §

Monsters

Same as Plains

Ambient

Same as Plains

Underground Water

Same as Plains

Warm Ocean §

Water Ambient

Mob Type Weight Pack Size
Pufferfish 15 1–3
Tropical Fish 25 8

Water Creature

Mob Type Weight Pack Size
Squid 10 4
Dolphin 2 1–2

Monsters

Mob Type Weight Pack Size
Spider 100 4
Zombie 95 4
Zombie Villager 5 1
Skeleton 100 4
Creeper 100 4
Slime 100 4
Enderman 10 1–4
Witch 5 1
Drowned 5 1

Ambient

Same as Plains

Underground Water

Same as Plains

Lukewarm Ocean §

Monsters

Same as Warm Ocean

Water Ambient

Mob Type Weight Pack Size
Pufferfish 5 1–3
Tropical Fish 25 8
Cod 15 3–6

Water Creature

Mob Type Weight Pack Size
Squid 10 1–2
Dolphin 2 1–2

Ambient

Same as Plains

Underground Water

Same as Plains

Deep Lukewarm Ocean §

Monsters

Same as Warm Ocean

Water Ambient

Mob Type Weight Pack Size
Pufferfish 5 1–3
Tropical Fish 25 8
Cod 8 3–6

Water Creature

Mob Type Weight Pack Size
Squid 8 1–4
Dolphin 2 1–2

Ambient

Same as Plains

Underground Water

Same as Plains

Ocean §

Monsters

Same as Warm Ocean

Water Ambient

Mob Type Weight Pack Size
Cod 10 3–6

Water Creature

Mob Type Weight Pack Size
Squid 1 1–4
Dolphin 1 1–2

Ambient

Same as Plains

Underground Water

Same as Plains

Deep Ocean §

Same as Ocean

Cold Ocean §

Monsters

Same as Warm Ocean

Water Ambient

Mob Type Weight Pack Size
Cod 15 3–6
Salmon 15 1–5

Water Creature

Mob Type Weight Pack Size
Squid 3 1–4

Ambient

Same as Plains

Underground Water

Same as Plains

Deep Cold Ocean §

Same as Cold Ocean

Frozen Ocean §

Monsters

Same as Warm Ocean

Creatures

Mob Type Weight Pack Size
Polar Bear 1 1–2

Water Ambient

Mob Type Weight Pack Size
Salmon 15 1–5

Water Creature

Mob Type Weight Pack Size
Squid 1 1–4

Ambient

Same as Plains

Underground Water

Same as Plains

Mushroom Fields §

Creatures

Mob Type Weight Pack Size
Mooshroom 8 4–8

Ambient

Same as Plains

Underground Water

Same as Plains

Dripstone Caves §

Monsters

Mob Type Weight Pack Size
Spider 100 4
Zombie 95 4
Zombie Villager 5 1
Skeleton 100 4
Creeper 100 4
Slime 100 4
Enderman 10 1–4
Witch 5 1
Drowned 95 4

Ambient

Same as Plains

Underground Water

Same as Plains

Lush Caves §

Monsters

Same as Plains

Axolotls

Mob Type Weight Pack Size
Axolotl 10 4–6

Water Ambient

Same as Mangrove Swamp

Ambient

Same as Plains

Underground Water

Same as Plains

Deep Dark §

No mobs naturally spawn in the Deep Dark.

Nether Biomes §

Nether Wastes §

Creatures

Mob Type Weight Pack Size
Strider 60 1–2

Monsters

Mob Type Weight Pack Size
Ghast 50 4
Zombified Piglin 100 4
Magma Cube 2 4
Enderman 1 4
Piglin 15 4

Warped Forest §

Creatures

Same as Nether Wastes

Monsters

Mob Type Weight Pack Size
Enderman 1 4

Crimson Forest §

Creatures

Same as Nether Wastes

Monsters

Mob Type Weight Pack Size
Zombified Piglin 1 2–4
Hoglin 9 3–4
Piglin 5 3–4

Soul Sand Valley §

Creatures

Same as Nether Wastes

Monsters

Mob Type Weight Pack Size
Skeleton 20 5
Ghast 50 4
Enderman 1 4

Basalt Deltas §

Creatures

Same as Nether Wastes

Monsters

Mob Type Weight Pack Size
Ghast 40 1
Magma Cube 100 2–5

Nether Fortress §

Mob Type Weight Pack Size
Blaze 10 2–3
Zombified Piglin 5 4
Wither Skeleton 8 5
Skeleton 2 5
Magma Cube 3 4

End Biomes §

All End biomes have the same spawning settings.

Monsters

Mob Type Weight Pack Size
Enderman 10 4