Illusioner
HostileHealth: 32 (16 hearts)Java
How to find Illusioner
Never spawns naturally - Java Edition only, summoned with /summon minecraft:illusioner or data packs. It has no spawn egg and despawns outside simulation distance even when name-tagged.
Spawn conditions: Commands or data packs only. If a raid or patrol happens near a summoned illusioner, it joins in - and raid-captain illusioners drop ominous loot.
Drops
| Item | Amount | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Bow | 1 | 8.5% chance (9.5/10.5/11.5% with Looting I-III), random durability, player or tamed wolf kill only |
| Experience | 5 | Player or tamed wolf kill |
| Ominous banner + ominous bottle | 1 each | Only if it spawned as a raid captain |
How to kill Illusioner
32 HP with a bow that fires every second - three times faster than a skeleton - plus a blindness spell and up to four mirror-image duplicates that vanish when the real one takes damage. Rush it with a shield up, or snipe the real one: duplicates do not take knockback.
Behavior
An unused illager from 1.12 that attacks players, villagers, iron golems and wandering traders. Its signature fight: casts blindness, then splits into five identical bowmen - four are illusions with no real damage. The real one keeps firing while you guess.
Taming and breeding
Cannot be tamed or bred. It is an illusionist, not a pet.
Related mobs: EvokerVindicatorPillager