Overview
One arrow, one whole mob. Zombified Piglins ignore you completely until a single one is attacked, and then every one within a wide radius turns hostile at once, stays that way, and keeps coming — which is how most Nether deaths actually happen, not from a planned fight but from a stray arrow near a portal. The anger even passes through walls, so an accidental hit inside your own bridge tunnel brings a crowd from outside it. Each has 20 health, 2 armour points, and a golden sword that hits for 8 on Normal, so twelve of them is a serious fight in any armour. They are immune to fire and lava, never burn in daylight, and are very common in nether wastes and crimson forests. In the Overworld they appear from active nether portals and whenever lightning strikes a Pig, which is how they end up somewhere you did not expect. Drops are rotten flesh, gold nuggets, a golden sword at about 8.5%, and a gold ingot at 2.5% on a player kill — the last of which makes portal-based gold farms a genuine income source rather than a novelty.
Gold. Nuggets drop freely, ingots at 2.5% on a player kill, and a portal-based farm turns that into a renewable gold supply for bartering with living piglins.
Zombified piglins ignore you completely until one is attacked, and then every single one within a wide radius turns hostile at once and stays that way, which is how most Nether deaths actually happen. Their golden swords hit for 8 on Normal. They are immune to fire and lava and never burn in daylight. They anger through walls, so an accidental arrow near a portal can bring a mob to your doorstep in the Overworld.
In Minecraft, Zombified Piglin is classified as a neutral mob. It has 20 health points, or 10 hearts. On Normal difficulty each hit costs you 8 damage.
It is worth 5 XP.
Properties
Zombified Piglin has 20 health, which is 10 hearts and 2 points of natural armour. It drops up to 5 experience when a player kills it. Its hitbox is 0.6 blocks wide and 1.95 tall, which is what decides whether it fits through a gap or a one-block-high opening.
- Size
- 0.6 × 1.95
- Dimension
- The Nether, Overworld
- Added in
- 1.0.0
Damage by difficulty
Zombified Piglin hits for 5 on Easy, 8 on Normal and 12 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 | 5 | 2.5 |
| Normal | 8 | 4 |
| Hard | 12 | 6 |
Spawns in
Very common in nether wastes and crimson forests, spawns from active nether portals in the Overworld, and created when lightning strikes a pig.
It has no biome restriction, so anywhere in the The Nether / Overworld that meets the light and space conditions is a valid spawn.
- Dimension
- The Nether, Overworld
- Light level
- Any
- Biomes
- Nether Wastes, Crimson Forest
- Added in
- 1.0.0
Dimension: The Nether, Overworld · Added in 1.0.0
Drops
Killing Zombified Piglin drops Rotten Flesh, Gold Nugget, Gold Ingot, and Golden Sword, plus up to 5 experience. Looting raises the maximum on most of these by one per level.
- Rotten Flesh: 0–1
- Gold Nugget: 0–1
- Gold Ingot: 1 (3%) — Only when killed by a player.
- Golden Sword: 1 (9%)
How it behaves
The Zombified Piglin ignores you until provoked, and once provoked it usually stays provoked — often for the whole group, which is what makes a single mistake expensive.
Killed by a player it drops up to 5 experience; killed any other way it drops none.
Command
In a world with cheats on, this spawns one Zombified Piglin where you are standing.
Summon
/summon minecraft:zombified_piglin ~ ~ ~Guides and tools that cover this
Frequently asked questions
Why did all the Zombified Piglins attack me?
Hitting one angers every Zombified Piglin within a wide radius, including through solid walls, and the anger lasts.
Do Zombified Piglins burn in daylight?
No. They are immune to sunlight, fire and lava alike.
What do Zombified Piglins drop?
Rotten flesh, gold nuggets, a golden sword at about 8.5%, and a gold ingot at 2.5% on a player kill.
Can you get a Zombified Piglin in the Overworld?
Yes — from an active nether portal, or by striking a pig with lightning.
How much health does the Zombified Piglin have in Minecraft?
The Zombified Piglin has 20 health points, which is 10 hearts.
What does the Zombified Piglin drop?
It drops Rotten Flesh, Gold Nugget, Gold Ingot, and Golden Sword, plus 5 experience when killed by a player.
Where does the Zombified Piglin spawn?
Very common in nether wastes and crimson forests, spawns from active nether portals in the Overworld, and created when lightning strikes a pig.
How much damage does Zombified Piglin do?
8 on Normal difficulty — 4 hearts — with 5 on Easy and 12 on Hard.
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How to get it
Zombified Piglins are common in nether wastes and crimson forests at any light level, spawn from active nether portals in the Overworld, and appear when lightning strikes a pig. A player kill gives a 2.5% gold ingot roll plus gold nuggets.
Tips
- Never fire an arrow near a group — one hit angers every Zombified Piglin in range, through walls included.
- Cover your portal in the Overworld, since active portals spawn them on your side of the world.
- Build a gold farm on nether portals: 2.5% ingots plus nuggets adds up faster than mining gold ore.
- Do not try fire or lava, because they are immune to both and to daylight as well.