Overview
A shield is normally the answer to melee, and against a Ravager it is a trap. Blocking works until the moment it connects with a shielded player, at which point it stuns you and disables the shield for several seconds — in the middle of a raid, with pillagers and vindicators already on you, that pause is usually fatal. This is the raid's battering ram: 100 health, a 12-damage charge on Normal, and a roar that knocks back and damages everything nearby including its own allies. It arrives from wave 3 onwards, frequently ridden by a pillager or an evoker, and it tramples crops and smashes leaf blocks as it moves, so a village farm rarely survives its passage. Every Ravager drops exactly one saddle regardless of Looting, which makes raids a dependable saddle source for anyone who has not found one in a dungeon chest, plus 20 experience. Fight it from height or from behind a wall it cannot path around, use a bow, and never stand between it and the villagers you are protecting. Killing the rider first stops the mount being steered towards you.
Saddles, guaranteed one per kill, and 20 experience. That makes a raid the most reliable saddle source in the game for players who have not found one in a chest or from a leatherworker.
The ravager is the raid's battering ram: 100 health, a 12-damage charge, and a roar that knocks back and damages everything around it including its own allies. Blocking with a shield works, but a ravager that connects with a shielded player stuns them and disables the shield for several seconds, which is usually fatal in a raid. It tramples crops and destroys leaves as it moves, and it always drops a saddle.
In Minecraft, Ravager is classified as a hostile mob. It has 100 health points, or 50 hearts. On Normal difficulty each hit costs you 12 damage.
It is worth 20 XP.
Properties
Ravager has 100 health, which is 50 hearts. It drops up to 20 experience when a player kills it. Its hitbox is 1.95 blocks wide and 2.2 tall, which is what decides whether it fits through a gap or a one-block-high opening.
- Dimension
- Overworld
- Added in
- 1.14
Damage by difficulty
Ravager hits for 7 on Easy, 12 on Normal and 18 on Hard — the site's stat strip shows the Normal figure, which is the one most guides quote.
A full set of diamond armour cuts that by up to 80% against a small hit and less against a large one, and Protection IV on all four pieces — 16 EPF — takes a further 64% off what is left.
| Difficulty | Attack damage | Hearts |
|---|---|---|
| Easy | 7 | 3.5 |
| Normal | 12 | 6 |
| Hard | 18 | 9 |
Spawns in
Only spawns as part of raid waves, from wave 3 onward, often ridden by a pillager or evoker.
It has no biome restriction, so anywhere in the Overworld that meets the light and space conditions is a valid spawn.
- Dimension
- Overworld
- Added in
- 1.14
Dimension: Overworld · Added in 1.14
Drops
Killing Ravager drops Saddle, plus up to 20 experience. Looting raises the maximum on most of these by one per level.
- Saddle: 1 — Always dropped, unaffected by Looting.
How it behaves
The Ravager attacks on sight within its detection range, so light, walls and distance are all valid answers. Most hostile mobs notice you inside about sixteen blocks, though a few — ghasts especially — see very much further.
Killed by a player it drops up to 20 experience; killed any other way it drops none.
Command
In a world with cheats on, this spawns one Ravager where you are standing.
Summon
/summon minecraft:ravager ~ ~ ~Guides and tools that cover this
Frequently asked questions
Does a Ravager always drop a saddle?
Yes, exactly one per kill, regardless of Looting or how it died.
Can you block a Ravager with a shield?
Only partly. A hit that connects stuns the player and disables the shield for several seconds.
When do ravagers appear in a raid?
From wave 3 onwards, often ridden by a pillager or an evoker.
How much health does a Ravager have?
100 health, and it deals 12 damage on Normal with its charge.
How much health does the Ravager have in Minecraft?
The Ravager has 100 health points, which is 50 hearts.
What does the Ravager drop?
It drops Saddle, plus 20 experience when killed by a player.
Where does the Ravager spawn?
Only spawns as part of raid waves, from wave 3 onward, often ridden by a pillager or evoker.
How much damage does Ravager do?
12 on Normal difficulty — 6 hearts — with 7 on Easy and 18 on Hard.
Related pages
How to get it
Ravagers spawn only as part of raid waves, from wave 3 onward, often carrying a pillager or evoker as a rider. Each has 100 health and drops exactly 1 saddle, unaffected by Looting, plus 20 experience.
Tips
- Do not rely on a shield: a connecting hit stuns you and disables the shield for several seconds.
- Shoot it from a roof or a two-block ledge, since a Ravager cannot climb and its charge needs open ground.
- Kill the rider first so the Ravager stops being steered and the evoker cannot summon vexes mid-charge.
- Expect 1 saddle every time — see how to get a saddle for the alternatives.