Overview
A creeper closes silently, then hisses and detonates 1.5 seconds later for up to 49 damage at point blank on Normal, destroying blocks and any chest contents caught in the blast. It does not burn in daylight, so it survives the morning under trees and in caves. Hit it and back off to interrupt the fuse, or use a shield, or keep a cat nearby, since creepers flee from cats and ocelots. A creeper struck by lightning becomes charged and its explosion drops mob heads.
In Minecraft, Creeper is classified as a hostile mob. It has 20 health points, or 10 hearts. Expect 5 experience per kill.
Properties
- Health
- 20 (10 ♥)
- Experience dropped
- 5
- Size
- 0.6 × 1.7
- Dimension
- Overworld
- Added in
- 1.0.0
Spawns in
Spawns in darkness anywhere in the Overworld, above or below ground.
Light level: 0
Drops
- Gunpowder: 0–2
- Music Disc — 13: 1 — Only if the creeper is killed by a skeleton, stray or bogged. One of the 12 discs droppable this way: 13, cat, blocks, chirp, far, mall, mellohi, stal, strad, ward, 11, wait.
Frequently asked questions
How much health does Creeper have in Minecraft?
Creeper has 20 health points, which is 10 hearts.
What does Creeper drop?
It drops Gunpowder and Music Disc — 13, plus 5 experience when killed by a player.
Where does Creeper spawn?
Spawns in darkness anywhere in the Overworld, above or below ground.
