Overview
The workhorse of any starter base: cows give beef, the most efficient early food per animal, and leather for books, armour and item frames. Milk them with an empty bucket for an unlimited supply that clears every status effect, poison and withering included, which is why a bucket of milk belongs in every fight kit. They follow wheat, breed on it, and wander without ever threatening anything.
Cow is a passive mob in Minecraft Java Edition 1.21.4. You will need to deal 10 damage — 5 hearts — to kill one. It is worth 3 XP.
Properties
- Health
- 10 (5 ♥)
- Experience dropped
- 3
- Size
- 0.9 × 1.4
- Dimension
- Overworld
- Added in
- 1.0.0
Spawns in
Spawns on grass in most temperate biomes in herds of four.
Light level: ≥ 9
Drops
- Raw Beef: 1–3
- Leather: 0–2
Frequently asked questions
How much health does Cow have in Minecraft?
Cow has 10 health points, which is 5 hearts.
What does Cow drop?
It drops Raw Beef and Leather, plus 3 experience when killed by a player.
Where does Cow spawn?
Spawns on grass in most temperate biomes in herds of four.
