Strider
PassiveHealth: 20 (10 hearts)JavaBedrock
How to find Strider
On lava lakes in every Nether biome, in groups of 2-4 on lava with air above. 1 in 10 spawns with a baby strider riding on top.
Spawn conditions: On lava surfaces with an air block above, in all Nether biomes. In Java a spawn attempt runs every 400 ticks; in Bedrock they share the animal cap with hoglins.
Drops
| Item | Amount | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| String | 2-5 | Looting adds 0-1 per level in Java only - drops ignore Looting in Bedrock |
How to kill Strider
No reason to - it is passive. If you must: it walks on lava, so hit it with a bow or wait for it to step onto land, where it turns purple, shivers and slows down.
Behavior
Walks on lava. Passive toward players. A saddled strider can be steered with a warped fungus on a stick, and boosting with it consumes durability. Out of lava it shivers, turns purple and moves slowly. Rain hurts it.
Taming and breeding
Breed two adults with warped fungus. Saddle one to ride it across lava lakes - remove the saddle with shears since 1.21.6.
Related mobs: HoglinZombified Piglin