Vindicator

HostileHealth: 24 (12 hearts)JavaBedrock

Quick answer: Woodland mansions (groups of 1-3) and raids, more often in later waves.

How to find Vindicator

Woodland mansions (groups of 1-3) and raids, more often in later waves.

Spawn conditions: Generated in woodland mansion rooms (they do not respawn) and during raids, sometimes riding a ravager (Java).

Drops

ItemAmountNotes
Emerald0-1Up to 4 with Looting III
Iron axe~8.5% chanceOccasional equipment drop

How to kill Vindicator

It sprints at you with an iron axe: keep your distance, use a bow or fight from high ground.

Behavior

Sprints toward its targets with an iron axe. On Normal and Hard it may have an enchanted axe; raid vindicators may have Sharpness I, or Sharpness II from wave 6. In Java, it can join a patrol if near the captain. Source: minecraft.wiki Vindicator.

Taming and breeding

Cannot be tamed or bred.

Related mobs: PillagerEvokerRavager