Magma Cube

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Magma Cube

Runs on a list of goals, tried in priority order.

Where it spawns

Biomes (2)

BiomeShareGroup
Basalt Deltas71% of monsters2โ€“5
Nether Wastes1.2% of monsters4

Share is how often this mob is picked when the game spawns that kind of mob in the biome; group is how many come at once.

Structures

StructureShareGroup
Nether Fortress11% of monsters4

Inside these structures their own spawn list replaces the biome's.

Drops

ItemAmountChance
Ochre FroglightOchre Froglightonly when killed by a frog (temperate variant)1100%
Verdant FroglightVerdant Froglightonly when killed by a frog (cold variant)1100%
Pearlescent FroglightPearlescent Froglightonly when killed by a frog (warm variant)1100%
Magma CreamMagma Creamonly when it is bigger than the smallest size; Looting adds up to 1 per level-2โ€“1100%

How it thinks

Each moment it runs the most important goals it can (lowest number first); a more important goal interrupts a less important one. Read from the game's code and put in our own words.

What it does

  1. 1Swims up in water and lava.
  2. 2Hops at its target to hurt it.
  3. 4Turns to face a random direction.
  4. 5Keeps hopping forward.

Who it goes after

  1. 1Picks a nearby player as a target, but only when an extra check passes.
  2. 3Picks the nearest iron golem it can see as a target.

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