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Strider

Strider.gif: Infobox image for Minecraftentity Strider

Adult

Strider.gif: Infobox image for Minecraftentity Strider

Baby​[until First Drop 2026]

Baby Strider JE3 BE3.png: Infobox image for Minecraftentity Strider

Baby​[upcoming First Drop 2026]

Strider Shiver.gif: Infobox image for Minecraftentity Strider

Baby in Java Edition[until First Drop 2026]

Strider Shiver BE.gif: Infobox image for Minecraftentity Strider

Baby in Bedrock Edition[until First Drop 2026]

Baby strider shiver.gif: Infobox image for Minecraftentity Strider

Baby​[upcoming First Drop 2026]

Invicon Strider Spawn Egg.png: Inventory sprite for Strider Spawn Egg in Minecraft as shown in-game with description: Strider Spawn Egg
Health points

20HP❤️ × 10

Behavior

Passive

Mob type

Animal

Hitbox size

Adult:
Height: 1.7 blocks
Width: 0.9 blocks
Baby:
Height: 0.85 blocks
Width: 0.45 blocks

Speed

0.175

Spawn

Lava sea
Delta
Nether Wastes
Crimson Forest
Warped Forest
Soul Sand Valley
Basalt Deltas

Usable items

A strider is a passive mob found in the Nether. It can walk on lava and be saddled by the player, being directed via a warped fungus on a stick.

Spawning

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Striders can spawn in every Nether biome. Groups of 2 to 4 striders spawn on spaces of lava that have an air block above. In Java Edition, striders are the only passive mob in the Nether, so spawning attempts are made every 400 game ticks. In Bedrock Edition, striders share the animal population cap with hoglins, and their spawn rate depends on the biome, being impacted by the ability of other mobs to spawn at a given coordinate.

For every strider that spawns, there is a 1 in 10 chance for an additional baby strider to spawn riding on top of the previous strider. This behavior is limited to one strider.[1] A baby strider on the adult strider continues to grow, although it does not dismount the adult strider once it has grown up.

Adult striders also have a 1 in 30 chance of spawning being ridden by a zombified piglin, forming a strider jockey. When this happens, the strider spawns with a saddle and the zombified piglin spawns wielding a warped fungus on a stick instead of a golden sword or spear. The zombified piglin does not despawn naturally and does not count toward the mob cap. On Peaceful difficulty, the zombified piglin despawns immediately, leaving a saddled strider.[2]

If a strider spawns under lava, it rises out of the lava. In Bedrock Edition, baby striders spawn more commonly than adult striders do, including when spawned by a spawn egg.

Strider spawns in:
Category: CreatureJava EditionBedrock Edition
Spawn areaSpawn weightSpawn chanceGroup sizeSpawn weightGroup size
Soul Sand Valley[note 1]6060100%2–4202–4
Warped Forest[note 1]6060100%2–4202–4
Basalt Deltas[note 1]6060100%2–4202–4
Crimson Forest[note 1]6060100%2–4202–4
Nether Wastes[note 1]6060100%2–4202–4
  1. a b c d e Adult striders have a 3.3% chance to spawn being ridden by a zombified piglin holding a warped fungus on a stick.

Drops

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On death

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Java Edition:

ItemQuantity / Chance / Average
DefaultLooting ILooting IILooting III
String2–5100.00%3.502–6100.00%4.002–7100.00%4.502–8100.00%5.00

ItemQuantity / Chance / Average
DefaultLooting ILooting IILooting III
String2–51722–6142–71922–815

ItemAmountProbability
DefaultLooting ILooting IILooting III
String214 (25.00%)18 (12.50%)116 (6.25%)124 (4.17%)
314 (25.00%)14 (25.00%)316 (18.75%)18 (12.50%)
414 (25.00%)14 (25.00%)14 (25.00%)524 (20.83%)
514 (25.00%)14 (25.00%)14 (25.00%)14 (25.00%)
6018 (12.50%)316 (18.75%)524 (20.83%)
700116 (6.25%)18 (12.50%)
8000124 (4.17%)
Average72 (3.50)4 (4.00)92 (4.50)5 (5.00)

Killed1
ItemExpected Drops
DefaultLooting ILooting IILooting III
String3.504.004.505.00

Bedrock Edition:

ItemQuantity / Chance / Average
DefaultLooting ILooting IILooting III
String[A]2–5100.00%3.502–5100.00%3.502–5100.00%3.502–5100.00%3.50

ItemQuantity / Chance / Average
DefaultLooting ILooting IILooting III
String[A]2–51722–51722–51722–5172

ItemAmountProbability
DefaultLooting ILooting IILooting III
String[A]214 (25.00%)14 (25.00%)14 (25.00%)14 (25.00%)
314 (25.00%)14 (25.00%)14 (25.00%)14 (25.00%)
414 (25.00%)14 (25.00%)14 (25.00%)14 (25.00%)
514 (25.00%)14 (25.00%)14 (25.00%)14 (25.00%)
Average72 (3.50)72 (3.50)72 (3.50)72 (3.50)

Killed1
ItemExpected Drops
DefaultLooting ILooting IILooting III
String[A]3.503.503.503.50

  1. MCPE-112761 — Strider drops are not affected by Looting

Striders wearing a saddle always drop the saddle upon death, regardless of if they spawn wearing it or if a player puts it on them. The saddle can be removed by using shears on the strider. When an adult strider is killed by a player or tamed wolf, 1–3XP experience is dropped. Killing a baby strider yields no items or experience.

Behavior

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Lava does not damage striders, and they can walk on top of it without sinking.

Upon being harmed by another mob, striders attempt to flee for a few seconds while making "retreat" noises.

Striders are damaged by water, rain, and splash water bottles, which deal damage by 1HP💔 per splash water bottle or half-second in water or rain. While in water, they slowly sink while taking damage. Striders still take damage from rain even if they are in lava. However, they are not harmed when standing in a filled cauldron as a baby. They also cannot be harmed by snowfall or snowballs. They take extra damage from freezing in powder snow.

Unlike piglins and hoglins, striders can exist safely in the Overworld, as long as they are kept away from water and rain. Striders outside of lava change to a dull purple color, change their expression to more of a frown, shiver, and their legs become slightly shorter. They also move slower when outside of lava.[3]

If a strider has the Speed effect applied to it, it moves faster on both land and lava (though its land speed is still considerably slower). If a zombified piglin is riding a strider, the strider pursues the player if the zombified piglin is angered.

Due to a bug,[4] striders that fall from a height take fall damage when landing in lava.‌[JE only]

A baby strider on an adult strider still grows into an adult. Apart from this, adult striders riding other adult striders do not spawn naturally. Baby striders not riding on an adult follow the closest adult strider.

Riding

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Main article: Riding
A player riding a strider.

The player can ride on an adult strider using a saddle.

Similar to how pigs are controlled using a carrot on a stick, striders move forward automatically while their direction is influenced using a warped fungus on a stick, at a speed of 4.24 m/s‌[JE only] / 3.71 m/s‌[BE only] if on a flat lava surface (such as the Nether lava sea) or 1.78 m/s‌[JE only] / 1.64 m/s‌[BE only] if on land. They walk especially slowly against the lava flow direction.

When a warped fungus on a stick is used, the strider enters a boost for a random duration between 140 to 980 game ticks (7 to 49 seconds)‌[JE only] / 320 game ticks (16 seconds)‌[BE only]. Each boost takes 1 point of durability from the warped fungus on a stick. If the durability of the warped fungus on a stick reaches 0, it turns into a fishing rod.

While boosted, the strider gradually accelerates to its peak speed of 9.12 m/s ‌[JE only] / 7.98 m/s‌[BE only] until halfway through the boost, and then decelerates to its default speed by the end of the boost. Specifically, the speed of the strider increases by 1+1.15×sin(tt0π) times the original speed, where t is the time already passed since the start of the boost, and t0 is the total duration of the boost. No matter how many ticks the boost lasts, the average speed of the strider during a full boost cycle is roughly 7.34 m/s ‌[JE only] / 6.42 m/s‌[BE only].

Striders also follow players holding a warped fungus or a warped fungus on a stick.

Unlike underwater boats, players riding striders are not dismounted if the strider submerges in lava, and striders rise back up to the surface if this happens. However, players risk getting burned by the lava while submerged. In Bedrock Edition, players can start riding a strider that is fully submerged in lava.

A strider ridden into flowing lava slowly rises to the top. Fall damage does not affect striders that have dropped onto flowing lava, unlike the bug[4] for lava source blocks. When ridden over land, striders automatically walk up any one block high slope. They also cross any 1-wide block gap or air space that is only one block higher - diagonally up - when ridden directly upward and not completely sideways to the slope.

To safely dismount from a strider, a player who does not have Fire Resistance may face a solid block within reach before dismounting to dismount onto that block,[5] instead of at the strider's location (which is usually in lava[6]).‌[JE only][7]

A strider can still be equipped with a saddle while another mob is riding it.

Breeding

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Main article: Breeding

If striders are given warped fungus, they breed to create baby striders, granting the player 1–7 experience orbs. The parent striders have a cooldown of about 5 minutes before they can breed again. All babies obtained through breeding take 20 minutes to grow up. The growth of baby striders can be accelerated using warped fungus; each use takes 10% off of the remaining time to grow up.

Sounds

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Java Edition:

Sounds
SoundClosed captionsSourceDescriptionIdentifierTranslation keyVolumePitchAttenuation
distance
​Strider chirpsFriendly MobsRandomlyentity.strider.ambientsubtitles.entity.strider.ambient1.00.8-1.2
(Baby: 1.3-1.7)
16
​Strider eatsFriendly MobsWhen a Strider is fed a warped fungusentity.strider.eatsubtitles.entity.strider.eat1.00.8-1.216
​Strider warblesFriendly MobsRandomly while a player is holding a warped fungus or warped fungus on a stickentity.strider.happysubtitles.entity.strider.happy1.00.8-1.2
(Baby:1.3-1.7)
16
​Strider diesFriendly MobsWhen a strider diesentity.strider.deathsubtitles.entity.strider.death1.00.8-1.2
(Baby: 1.3-1.7)
16
​Strider hurtsFriendly MobsWhen a strider is damagedentity.strider.hurtsubtitles.entity.strider.hurt1.00.8-1.2
(Baby: 1.3-1.7)
16
​Strider retreatsFriendly MobsRandomly for 10 seconds after a strider is damagedentity.strider.retreatsubtitles.entity.strider.retreat0.80.8-1.2
(Baby: 1.3-1.7)
16
​FootstepsFriendly MobsWhile a strider is walking on landentity.strider.stepsubtitles.entity.generic.footsteps0.251.016
​FootstepsFriendly MobsWhile a strider is walking on lavaentity.strider.step_lavasubtitles.entity.generic.footsteps0.21.016
None[sound 1]Friendly MobsWhen a strider equips a saddleentity.strider.saddleNone[sound 1]0.51.016
​Saddle snips awayFriendly MobsWhen a saddle is removed from a strider using shearsitem.saddle.unequipsubtitles.item.saddle.unequip1.01.016
  1. a b MC-184399

Bedrock Edition:

Sounds
SoundClosed captions
[upcoming]
SourceDescriptionIdentifierTranslation key
[upcoming]
VolumePitch
​ ?Friendly MobsRandomlymob.strider.idle​ ?1.00.8-1.2 (Baby: 1.3-1.7)
​ ?Friendly MobsWhen a Strider is fed a warped fungusmob.strider.eat​ ?1.00.8-1.2
​ ?Friendly MobsRandomly while a player is holding a warped fungus or warped fungus on a stickmob.strider.tempt​ ?1.00.8-1.2 (Baby: 1.3-1.7)
​ ?Friendly MobsWhen a strider diesmob.strider.death​ ?1.00.8-1.2 (Baby: 1.3-1.7)
​ ?Friendly MobsWhen a strider is damagedmob.strider.hurt​ ?1.00.8-1.2 (Baby: 1.3-1.7)
​ ?Friendly MobsRandomly for 10[verify] seconds after a strider is damagedmob.strider.panic​ ?1.00.8-1.2 (Baby: 1.3-1.7)
​ ?Friendly MobsWhile a strider is walking on landmob.strider.step​ ?0.251.0
​ ?Friendly MobsWhile a strider is walking on lavamob.strider.step_lava​ ?0.21.0
​ ?Friendly MobsWhen a strider equips a saddlemob.horse.leather​ ?1.01.0
​ ?Friendly MobsWhen a saddle is removed from a strider using shearsmob.unsaddle​ ?1.01.0

Data values

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Java Edition:

NameIdentifierEntity tags Translation key
EntitySprite strider.png: Sprite image for strider in Minecraft Striderstridercan_equip_saddle
dismounts_underwater
followable_friendly_mobs
freeze_hurts_extra_types
entity.minecraft.strider

Bedrock Edition:

NameIdentifierNumeric ID FamilyTranslation key
EntitySprite strider.png: Sprite image for strider in Minecraft Striderstrider125 mob
strider
strider_adult
strider_baby
entity.strider.name

Entity data

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

Java Edition:

Main article: Entity format

Bedrock Edition:

See Bedrock Edition level format/Entity format.

Achievements

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IconAchievementIn-game descriptionActual requirements (if different)Gamerscore earnedTrophy type (PS)
PS4Other
It SpreadsKill a mob next to a catalystKill any mob that drops experience near a sculk catalyst, with the sole exception of the ender dragon. Mobs that drop no experience are ignored for this achievement.10Bronze
Feels Like HomeTake a Strider for a loooong [sic] ride on a lava lake in the Overworld.In the Overworld, use a strider to ride on a lava lake for a distance of 50 blocks from the point where the ride starts.20Silver

Achievements that apply to all mobs:

Advancements

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IconAdvancementIn-game descriptionActual requirements (if different)
This Boat Has LegsRide a Strider with a Warped Fungus on a StickUse a warped fungus on a stick while riding a strider, decreasing its durability.
Feels Like HomeTake a Strider for a loooong [sic] ride on a lava lake in the OverworldWhile riding a strider, travel 50 blocks on lava in the Overworld.
Only horizontal displacement is counted. Traveling in a circle for more than 50 blocks doesn't count.
It SpreadsKill a mob near a Sculk CatalystKill any mob that drops experience near a sculk catalyst, with the sole exception of the ender dragon. Mobs that drop no experience are ignored for this advancement.
The Parrots and the BatsBreed two animals together A mule must be the result of breeding a horse and a donkey for this advancement as they are not breedable together. Other breedable mobs are ignored for this advancement.
Two by TwoBreed all the animals! A trader llama does not count as a llama, and a mule must be the result of breeding a horse and a donkey for this advancement as they are not breedable together. Other breedable mobs can be bred, but are ignored for this advancement.

Advancements that apply to all mobs:

Videos

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History

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The specific instructions are: Strider jockey with warped fungus on a stick

Development

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March 25, 2020Three different screenshots are released of what was then revealed to be a strider.

Java Edition

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Java Edition
1.1620w13a Added striders and baby striders.
Adult striders can be ridden by zombified piglins and baby striders.
A shivering animation exists for when a strider is out of lava.
20w14aStriders now move faster to resemble a boat's speed on water.
Subtitles have been added for strider sounds.
20w15a Striders now turn purple when outside of lava.
Striders can now be saddled by dispensers.
The texture of striders has been changed from to to remove an unused fin. The fin itself was not viewable in-game.
20w17a The texture of the strider saddles have been changed. The front and back orientation of the saddle has been corrected.[8]
20w18aStriders 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.
Walking logic was changed significantly.
Player can now "safely" dismount, by looking at the block they want to dismount onto before dismounting.
20w19aThe "Distance by Strider" statistic that displays the distance traveled while on a strider has been added.
20w20aStriders are now required for the "Two by Two" advancement.
pre1Striders are now damaged by splash and lingering water bottles.[9]
pre3Striders are now more common.
pre7 Each strider leg can now be textured individually. The textures of the legs on the model are now mirrored.
1.16.2pre1Zombified piglins now hold a warped fungus on a stick when spawned as a strider jockey.
Striders now try to find their way to lava and avoid going out of lava.
Fixed bug that allowed striders to walk on other mobs.[10]
1.1721w13aStriders now take extra damage when freezing.
1.19.4pre2Striders now have a weakness to freezing damage for the /damage command.
1.21.525w02aThe speed of striders was increased from 1.74 m/s to 1.78 m/s on land, and from 4.14 m/s to 4.24 m/s on lava.
25w03aSaddles now show the enchantment glint on the strider when enchanted.
1.21.625w20aSaddles can now be removed from striders using shears.
Upcoming Java Edition
26.1snap8 The model and texture of baby striders have been changed.
snap10Passenger striders now inherit the warmth of the ridden strider.

Bedrock Edition

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Bedrock Edition
1.16.0beta 1.16.0.57 Added striders and baby striders.
Adult striders can be ridden by zombified piglins and baby striders.
beta 1.16.0.63Striders now move faster to resemble a boat's speed on water.
1.16.100beta 1.16.100.54Zombified piglins now hold a warped fungus on a stick when spawned as a strider jockey.
Striders now have the correct health of 20HP❤️ × 10 instead of 15HP❤️ × 7.5.
Each strider leg can now be textured individually. The textures of the legs on the model are now mirrored.
1.17.0beta 1.16.230.54Striders now take extra damage when freezing.
beta 1.17.0.52Striders are now damaged by splash water bottles and lingering water bottles.
1.21.90Preview 1.21.90.25Saddles can now be removed from striders using shears.
Upcoming Bedrock Edition
26.10Preview 26.10.24 The model and texture of baby striders have been changed.

Data history

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Java Edition
1.21.525w03aThe nbt tag [Boolean] Saddle has been removed, in favor of the new equipment field.

Issues

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

Trivia

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Strider's fin
  • Striders previously had a fin in their texture file. The fin was not visible in-game and was removed in 20w15a.
  • If commands are used to saddle a baby strider, and the player rides the baby strider in lava, the player takes fire damage due to not being high enough to avoid the lava.
  • Mojang added striders to the game as the solution to the community request for lava boats.[11] Prior to this, actual lava boats made of obsidian were briefly added as an April Fools prank.
  • At one point in the strider's development, before it was added to the game, a strider out of lava would retract its legs and start to take damage while bouncing around until it died, similar to how fish suffocate when out of water. This feature was discarded for being "too sad".[12]
  • Striders were planned to have their own unique armor and saddle, but this was decided against.[13]
  • Striders were initially going to have a long tongue with which they could eat things, similar to frogs. The different items would all have various effects, such as swords hurting the strider, and TNT exploding.[13]
  • Part of the reason that striders drop string (from their bristles) was to answer the question of "how do piglins make crossbows?".[12] In Minecraft Legends: Return of the Piglins, striders shed the strings that piglins used to make crossbows.[14]
  • The bobbing animation that the strider makes while walking was initially an accident. However, the developers thought it was "quirky and fun", so it was added as a feature.[12]
  • Internally the strider was originally referred to as the derp-a-tron.[15]
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Renders

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Mojang screenshots

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Development Images

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Concept artwork

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Recreations

Screenshots

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Textures

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In other media

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References

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  1. MC-176028 — Striders can spawn in stacks of three or more — resolved as "Fixed".
  2. MC-232869 — Adult striders can spawn with saddles in peaceful mode
  3. This behavior is controlled by the #strider_warm_blocks block tag.
  4. a b MC-197177
  5. "How are Striders feeling for everyone? Recent snapshot their walking logic was changed quite a lot and should be far, far more consistent.

    Another change is that dismounting Striders when looking at a nearby solid block will dismount you onto that solid block, making it safer!"
    @kingbdogz on X (formerly Twitter), May 1, 2020
  6. "Him and many other players do seem to die from dismounting 😂"@kingbdogz on X (formerly Twitter), May 1, 2020
  7. MCPE-175573
  8. MC-176116
  9. MC-176188
  10. MC-176034
  11. "We are introducing the Strider in the Nether update. You've got one job, Strider! Or maybe you need more. Anyway, that's the deal with lava boats." – Minecraft Feedback, April 2020.
  12. a b c "Meet the Strider" by Per Landin – Minecraft.net, July 7, 2020.
  13. a b "Fun fact: Striders we're originally going to have it's own armor and a unique saddle for it. Also it was also planned to have a long tongue

    Source: Minecraft Ideas Academy"
    @CagilMartin1 on X (formerly Twitter), August 3, 2022, Discord: "once upon a time Striders were going to get their own armor
    and unique saddle" - Brandon Pearce
  14. Matt Forbeck, Minecraft Legends: Return of the Piglins, Finding the Portal (chapter 8)
  15. From Modder to Mojangstah: The kingbdogz Story - The Void Frogs Minecraft Podcast at 1:01:15
  16. "Found some old 1.16 development screenshots. It's interesting seeing some of the small things that were tweaked that I've forgotten about (textures, items, etc).

    One screenshot reminded me of a feature I wanted for one of the blocks, and now that I am reminded: I want it again!"
    @Xilefian on X (formerly Twitter), August 30, 2021
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