MineZ Mobs

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MineZ, based off of the popular Arma II zombie survival mod "DayZ", uses mobs to emulate the zombie apocalypse theme of DayZ, such as Zombies and Zombie Pigmen. However, in order to further simulate the abilities of the zombies in DayZ and change the difficulty and theme of survival, they are given unique abilities using server plugins to make the game more challenging.

This page contains all the current known mobs of MineZ, each with a small summary on their behavior, drops and how to fight them.

Zombies

Zombies are fast and dangerous brutes - modified by the developers to be clever, relentless and deadly.

They often travel in packs, and run almost as fast as you can while sprinting, swim faster in water and they can also 'dive' to get to the player. They have poor vision, but can hear well enough to detect you, especially if you're sprinting and/or jumping. If you get hit by a zombie, it can alert nearby zombies, causing them to run over and attack you. The use of grenades can stun zombies, as well as the use of a snowball, which will confuse all zombies and prevent them from attacking you for a short period of time. Use this to your advantage. A good way to avoid them is by sneaking. Sneaking reduces your Visibility, which makes the zombies less likely to spot you and eat your precious brains.

Unlike vanilla zombies, they do not burn in sunlight or take fall damage (when ignited they have a chance of setting a player on fire). Zombies are capable of running at a player at sprinting speed, and can deal much more damage than vanilla zombies. They will also run faster and deal more damage the further North you go.

When a player is killed, they will leave a zombie called a Player Zombie. This zombie will have the original player's armor and sword equipped, as well as having the player's nameplate above it. Player zombies are capable of dealing more damage and can have more protection, as they will equip the best armor and weapon the player had. When killed, they will drop everything that player was carrying in their inventory. When a predetermined period of time (around 30 minutes) has passed from the player's zombie spawn, it may not drop the loot the dead player had.

Zombies have around a 5% chance to give you Infection.

Variants

Zombies have a kind of variant: Baby Zombie. As of the 2020 Origins update, one of their previous variants, Baby Zombie Villagers were removed from the game.

Baby Zombie

Baby Zombies spawn anywhere a zombie can, but are much rarer. They run slightly faster than zombies, deal the same damage but have half the health of a regular zombie. Due to this, they can be killed with iron swords Smite II or Smite III in a single hit. Baby Zombies also spawn in groups of 4 when a Zombie Pigman dies, making large groups of pigmen especially dangerous.

Drops

• 25% chance to drop rotten flesh.
• Zombies from trapped chests can drop the contents of that chest when killed. They can also wear and wield the contents of the chests (i.e. military loot chests).
• After killing 5 thousand zombies in a single life, you are rewarded with a permanent speed potion in your spawn kit.
• After killing 50 thousand career zombies, you are rewarded with a permanent stone sword in your spawn kit.
• After killing 100 thousand career zombies, you are rewarded with a permanent stone axe in your spawn kit.

Zombie Pigmen

Zombie Pigmen were added to the game on November 30, 2012 by MrSnare and Lazertester. Zombie Pigmen are much more dangerous than Zombies so watch out! When encountering hostiles like these, use ranged weapons like bows or grenades if possible. If you have no ranged weapons, try your best to stay away from them.
Unlike Zombies, Zombie Pigmen take fall damage and they run as fast as in Vanilla Minecraft, and can only spawn north of Z -2000(except in certain dungeons!). They also do not wield any sort of weaponry.

Zombie Pigmen only have a half a heart of health. Their attacks deal 3 hearts of true damage, meaning they deal 3 hearts of damage no matter what armor you're using, making them a threat at all stages of the game. When killed, a zombie pigman will explode and spawn 4 baby zombies. The explosion itself can deal up to 4 hearts of damage on an unarmored player. It is worth noting that splash potions damage zombie pigmen and can cause them to explode, however, the damage from a pigman explosion will oftentimes damage a player before the splash potion heals them. Be careful using splash potions near them!

Baby Zombie Pigman

Baby Zombie Pigmen were added to the game to spawn from a Zombie Pigman, but were later altered to just be a rare spawn up North. They're similar to adult Zombie Pigmen; they have low health, do large amounts of damage and explode when slain, causing a knockback effect with large magnitude and damage. The knockback effect from the explosion can knock a player into the air up to 20 blocks, so it is advised to dispose of them at a safe distance with ranged weapons.

Unlike Zombie Pigmen, they run and swim just as fast as a regular Zombie. Due to this, they can very easily overwhelm a player, killing them quicker if they're not careful. It is advised to shoot a baby pigman from far away whenever you see one.

Drops

• Rotten flesh.
• 15% chance of dropping a Flash Grenade.

Undead Miner

Undead Miners are skeletal miners which are located only at Abandoned Mineshaft and Al Hasa Quarry. They may carry iron shovels or pickaxes.

Giant

The Giant (or Giant Zombie) is a boss mob located in the northern canyons of MineZ and inside certain dungeons. They are known to drop 'end-game' loot such as diamond swords, infinity bows, golden carrots and zombie heads. It is one of the most iconic symbols of MineZ. Giants are not affected by bows, grenades or splash potions. The Smite enchantment deals additional damage to Giants, and hitting the giant while in the air (crits) does additional damage as well. Also bear in mind that Giants are immune to fall damage and fire, like normal zombies.

They share the same texture as zombies, but are twelve blocks tall. They are capable of dealing varying high amounts of damage.

Behavior

They can use a special jump attack in response to being hit sometimes, in which it jumps several blocks into the air, and lands, creating an explosive shockwave that knocks people back 15-30 blocks, does large amounts of damage, and inflicts a Slowness debuff. The closer you are to the giant, the higher the amount of damage it will do. If you get too close the Giant, it will kick you away. This attack deals 6 hearts of damage to an unarmored player. You can go into little corners to prevent the Giant from kicking you, but you are more vulnerable to the stomp.

When hit, it has a chance to spawn 1 zombie which will attack you. Hitting a giant multiple times in rapid succession is a surefire way to spawn many zombies at once. It's best to hit it 2 or 3 times, and then run away to deal with the zombies that spawned. To avoid taking serious damage when fighting a giant, it is best to run as far away from the giant as you can while it stomps. Following the Origins update, giants are now tethered to their spawn points in a 200 hundred block radius, meaning that giants who walk outside this radius will be moved back to their spawn point.

Fighting

If you are fighting with other people, you may want to bring a healing kit, as you or your friends can whack the Giant and come back for a heal. You must still bring health pots just in case. If you are fighting alone, you will need about 1/3 of your inventory full of health pots, preferably splash or lingering potions of healing II.

When you're ready, run up to the Giant, and jump backwards, hitting the Giant as you land. This isn't the only method of attack, but it's a very efficient one, and makes it very hard for the Giant to kick you. Note that zombies will sometimes spawn upon Giant hit, but keep hitting the Giant and when you get kicked/stomped, heal up and deal with the zombies while your friends take care of the Giant for a while (unless you are fighting solo).

When killed, they drop a large amount of rotten flesh, and 1-2 of the other items (there can be duplicates). The diamond sword is always at quarter durability when dropped, the infinity bow is always at full durability, and the diamond axe is always at 350 durability(about 1/4).

Giants and Scorched Giants take damage from enchanted books found in The Library of Axis Mundi; Frozen Giants do not.

Drops

Giant

Drop Pool	Name	Image	Drop Rate
Guaranteed Pool 1	Rotten Flesh		100%
Guaranteed Pool 2 (2 Drops)	Diamond Sword (390 durability)		37.0%
	Bow (Infinity I)		30.0%
	Diamond Axe (350 durability)		21.0%
	Golden Carrot		11.0%
	Zombie Head		1.0%

Scorched Giant

Drop Pool	Name	Image	Drop Rate
Guaranteed Pool 1	Rotten Flesh		100%
Guaranteed Pool 2 (1 of Each)	Diamond Sword (781 durability)		100%
	Bow (Infinity I, Power II) (50 Durability)		100%
	Weak Grapple (32 Durability)		100%
Guaranteed Pool 3 (3 Drops)	Golden Carrot		30.0%
	Potion of Swiftness	x32px	30.0%
	Glowstone Dust		19.0%
	Gunpowder		18.0%
	Zombie Head		3.0%
Guaranteed Pool 4 (1 Drop)	Giant's Brew	x32px	70.0%
	Stomper		30.0%

Frozen Giant

Drop Pool	Name	Image	Drop Rate
Guaranteed Pool (2 drops)	Snowbrawler		5.0%
	RimeGuard		25.0%
	Frost Walker		50.0%
	Snow Shovel		20.0%
Guaranteed Pool 2 (2 drops)	Bow (Infinity I, Power I, Punch I) (137 Durability)		15.0%
	Diamond Axe		20.0%
	Golden Carrot		30.0%
	Potion of Swiftness	x32px	30.0%
	Zombie Head		5.0%

  Adventure Pack

Drop Pool	Name	Image	Drop Rate
Guaranteed Pool (4 Drops)	Iron Helmet		8.0%
	Iron Chestplate		8.0%
	Iron Leggings		8.0%
	Iron Boots		8.0%
	Iron Sword (Smite II)		8.0%
	Iron Sword (Smite III, Knockback I)		8.0%
	10 Arrows		8.0%
	Grenade		8.0%
	Diamond Axe		5.0%
	Golden Carrot		5.0%
	Splash Potion of Healing I	x32px	12.0%
	Potion of Healing II	x32px	5.0%

• Giants found inside dungeons will drop Adventure Packs instead of the regular giant drops.
• Before the August 2015 update, Giants dropped half durability-diamond swords, and did not drop axes, golden carrots, or golden apples.
• The Zombie Head Legendary Item was added to the possible drops in early 2018. This legendary was only obtainable in Devil's Respite. Zombie heads have since been made exclusive to giant drops.
• After the Re-Code Update, Giants stopped dropping iron axes and golden apples(which were re-added again later), and diamond swords started dropping with only a quarter of their full durability.
• After the 2020 First Steps Update, Giants once again stopped dropping Golden Apples.

Revenants

Revenants are a rare spawn found in the North; equipped with both pristine chain armor and a stone sword, they can deal surprising damage to an unprepared player at close range. Revenants have the same AI as a normal MineZ zombie, and move at a similar speed.

The most notable feature of a revenant is their ability to revive when slain. After you kill a revenant, a small cry is heard as several blocks of netherrack and soulsand appear on the ground where they died. With the addition of some fiery particles, after a few moments, the revenant reappears in the same location it was killed with all it's health back, and additionally spawns in several minions in the immediate area to assist it. The revenant will typically immediately re-aggro onto the player and begin to run at them when they revive. The revenant only respawns in this way one time.

Picture of a Minion, no different than a vanilla wither skeleton.

When fighting a revenant, they are best dealt with at long range with a bow. It only takes a couple shots to kill a revenant, and after they respawn, due to them appearing in the same location they died, their melee attacks and the wither skeletons (named Minion) will pose little threat. It is worth noting that you do not have to kill the spawned minion, as they disappear immediately after the revenant is killed. Do your best to avoid the minions, as with Vanilla minecraft wither skeletons, they wield a stone sword and inflict wither on hit, which can quickly drain you of health if you are unprepared. However, with a bow, you should oftentimes be able to avoid this threat.

When killed, a revenant can drop pieces of their armor or a unique item called a Revenant's Remedy, which when right clicked, heals 2 hearts and cures all status effects.

Drops

• Rotten flesh.

Note: Drops one to two items.

Name	Image	Drop Rate
Pristine Chain Helmet		15.0%
Pristine Chain Chestplate		15.0%
Pristine Chain Leggings		15.0%
Pristine Chain Boots		15.0%
Revenant's Remedy		20.0%
Stone Sword (Smite II)		20.0%
Tenseiga		1.0%

Forsaken

The dreaded Forsaken

Forsaken are rare mobs found in the northern sections of the map. They are a formidable foe, equipped with an iron sword, full iron armor, and having a large amount of health. It is advised to be well-equipped before attempting to fight one.

The fight against a Forsaken consists of two phases. The first phase is indicated by its iron armor being enchanted. While in this phase, a Forsaken is immune to ranged damage and can only be attacked by melee damage. Once reaching half of its health, a Forsaken will begin its second phase by creating a small explosion that pulls nearby players towards it. Its armor will become unenchanted, and it will become vulnerable to ranged damage while becoming immune to melee damage. During this phase, a Forsaken will have a chance to spawn a zombie when hit. This can quickly create a horde that can overwhelm the player.

A good way to fight a Forsaken is to use a snowball to stun it while it is in the first phase, allowing the player to easily damage it. Ideally, it will swap phases before it is unstunned. To deal with the second phase, a player can simply jump to somewhere the Forsaken is unable to reach and shoot it with a bow until it falls.

The Forsaken is the only source of the legendary item Forsaken's Blade.

Drops

Drop Pool	Name	Image	Drop Rate
Pool 1 (1 drop)	Iron Helmet		20.0%
	Iron Chestplate		20.0%
	Iron Leggings		20.0%
	Iron Boots		20.0%
	Forsaken's Blade		20.0%

Scorchers

Scorchers are a unique mob found only in the north along the stone lands around areas such as Fort Saward, Mining Town, and Hell Tree. These unique creatures wear enchanted colored armor, and wear a magma block on their head, making them stick out amongst the normal mobs in the world.

Scorchers live up to their name, being capable of setting players in a small radius around them on fire when they are hit, similar to the effect of a fire grenade. This fire ticks for about one and a half hearts, their melee attacks do 2 hearts to an unarmored player, and 1 heart to a full iron. Sitting in water will make you immune to the fire attack of the scorcher, making the river or areas such as the pond in front of Fort Saward good places to kill the Scorcher from. The Scorcher is immune to bows, and thus must be killed with a melee weapon, making kiting them towards a source of water a viable option. Their fire ability does not always go off when hit, making it possible to stay out of it's radius, or kill the scorcher quickly enough to avoid taking too much damage. They have slightly more health than a typical zombie, taking 8 hits with an unenchanted iron sword to kill.

Drops

• Rotten flesh.

Name	Image	Drop Rate
Fire Grenade		50.0%
Potion of Fire Resistance (45 seconds)		50.0%

Shivers

Shivers are unique zombies that spawn in the snow biome north of ravine (z=-1300), including in the cave system. These zombies wear enchanted blue leather leggings and chestplate and enchanted brown leather boots, with a block of ice on their head.

Shivers are the icy version of the Shorcher, being tankier than a normal zombie, but also with unique abilities. When a shiver is hit by a melee attack, it will gain the glowing buff, alongside temporary invincibility, and a circle of snow particles will form around it. Anyone inside the particle circle will take 2.5 hearts () of true damage and knock the player back. Upon shooting a Shiver with a bow and arrow, it will launch a volley of ice blocks at the player that will land on the ground by the player. Stepping on one of these blocks will deal 1 heart () of true damage and very brief blindness. This effect is known as Frostbite.

Drops

• Rotten flesh.

Name	Image	Drop Rate
2 Snowballs		39.0%
3 Snowballs		10.0%
Frost Walker Boots		50.0%
Snowbrawler		1.0%

Husks

The desert zombies or also known as Husks are very similar to the standard zombie. You can expect to see them in any desert in MineZ. They wear partial dyed leather armor, some of which is enchanted.

The Husks can come in two forms adult and baby. Both variants deal the same damage and both variants give off hunger.

Drops

Name	Image	Drop Rate
Rotten Flesh		40.0%
Potato		20.0%
Studded Leather Cap		10.0%
Studded Leather Tunic		10.0%
Studded Leather Pants		10.0%
Studded Leather Boots		10.0%

Rampaging Golem

Rampaging golems look like normal vanilla iron golems but behave much differently. Known for dealing heavy damage and shaking the ground, it is often compared to the Giant. Currently they are only known to reside in Lazerville and the boss room of Krubera Vault.

Behavior

The golem has three different states: idle, walking towards the player slowly and an aggressive state where it runs much faster. You will likely find the golem to be idle when you first encounter it, but quickly it will walk towards you.

Like the giant, the golem has a stomp. This stomp is much weaker than the giant's however. You can prepare for the stomp by listening for the rampaging golem's grunts as it will grunt before stomping. Occasionally the golem will do a giant leap into the air and do heavy damage once it lands. The signature move of the rampaging golem is the ground shaker attack. It will cause blindness and nausea to nearby players. When this happens the golem displays angry villager particles. The final attack the iron golem can do is create a stone ring around itself, which will cause damage 1 heart of damage towards a player per second the player is in there. It is hard to escape the circle but not impossible.

Fighting

It is recommended to bring healing potions and some friends in order to take down the rampaging golem.

Drops

Rampaging Golem

Drop Pool	Name	Image	Drop Rate
Guaranteed Pool 1	3 Iron Ingots		100%
Guaranteed Pool 2 (1-2 Drops)	Iron Helmet		25.0%
	Iron Chestplate		25.0%
	Iron Leggings		25.0%
	Iron Boots		25.0%
	Rusted Earth Shaker		20.0%
	Blast Pickaxe		8.0%

Wild Animals

Only a handful of animals can be found in the world of MineZ. Four of which are hostile and a single, passive one that only appears in one location.

Wolf

Wolves are pack-based, hostile mobs. They attack anything they can hear or see, like the player and even Zombies and Zombie Pigmen. They can only be found in the Snow Biome, Cave System included.

They have increased speed, similar to that of a Zombie, and spawn in relatively large packs. They can often be seen fighting other mobs that spawn near them. Zombies will not attack them by default, however. Due to this hostile behavior, explosions can be heard often in the middle of the Snow Biome, possibly caused by a wolf killing a zombie pigman.

They can pose a big threat with their big numbers combined with their speed and size to unprepared players. It is advised to either throw snowballs at a wolf to distract it or lead it into a zombie. Then, finish off whichever mob survives the encounter. Alternatively, it is best to run away and bow down any wolves that may be chasing you. You can also get into a corner and start spam clicking the wolves, but this could be deadly as wolves have lots of health and take many hits to kill, even with an iron or diamond sword. It is best to avoid wolf packs as much as you can.

Wolves may drop rotten flesh upon death.

Ocelot

Although extremely rare, Ocelots can be found in the jungle biome, the biome where Agni Ignis is located at.

Hostile towards all mobs, similar to wolves, and a slight increase in speed. Ocelots do not pose much of a threat to the player, more often than not they'll be trying to kill zombies or getting killed by them.

Byesford Squid

A single, solitary squid, found in the depths of Byesford Labs, inside a glass container in Sector D-8. Also known as Subject 617, is the only living squid in the entirety of MineZ. Much like their counterparts in Vanilla Minecraft, it will slowly suffocate in its glass compartment due to faulty programming.

Cow

Commonly found in farms above the PvE line. Cows are slow and do little damage compared to most mobs in MineZ. They drop raw beef which can be cooked in fire and leather which can be used for certain recipes.

Drops

• Rotten flesh.

Note: Drops one to two items.

Name	Image	Drop Rate
Leather		35.0%
2 Leather		25.0%
Raw Beef		25.0%
3 Leather		15.0%

Dungeon-Only Hostile Mobs

During and after the Pre-Origins Update, more mobs were added into dungeons. Most of them modified with commands and others just simply taken out of Vanilla Minecraft.

Name	Image	Dungeon	Drops	Damage	Health	Notes
Departed Shadow		Shrine of the Dusk Asindia Ruins	-	(to full iron)	???	Departed Shadows are a cloud of smoke that move really quickly to the player. They deal 4 hearts per hit to a full iron player and when they get close, will give Blindness and Poison. They're actually invisible endermites, meaning their hitbox is really small and you have to shoot or hit at the center of the smoke cloud to deal damage.
Guardian		Paluster Shrine		(beam)		Found in Paluster Shrine's boss room. They act just as regular Guardians do in vanilla Minecraft.
Elder Guardian		Paluster Shrine		(beam)		Found in Paluster Shrine's boss room. They act just as they do in vanilla Minecraft.
Broken Legs		Aeternalis Crypt		???		Broken Legs are found in the Tower room of Aeternalis Crypt. They carry a wooden sword and deal ~4 hearts of damage (to be confirmed)
Captain's Hand		Ghost Fleet		???		On the main deck of the last ship in Ghost Fleet, you encounter two Captain's Hands. These monsters are in full chain and have enchanted iron swords. Not only do they seem to have more health, they move even faster than Zombies!
Fallen Guardian		Path of Light	-	-	-	In Path of Light there are four Fallen Guardians which sit behind cages in the wave room. These skeletons are purely aesthetic as they never leave their cages.
Fallen Hero		Aeternalis Crypt		???		Yet another skeleton found in Aeternalis Crypt, a Fallen Hero spawns when you shoot the wooden button near the small pool of water in the 'Slow Door Escape' room. Like the Living Bones, they carry nothing.
Living Bones		Aeternalis Crypt		???		Living Bones are found throughout the dungeon wherever there is a button near a grave or on a wall that doesn't need to be pushed. They carry nothing and are used as a small trap.
Lost Knight		Aeternalis Crypt		???		The Lost Knight is found inside Aeternalis Crypt after the arrow shooting room where you press a button. This mob has normal speed and AI but wears chainmail and holds an iron sword.
Lost Soul		Ghost Fleet				Lost Souls are invisible skeletons found in the wave room of Ghost Fleet. They wear a purple enchanted chest plate and carry stone axes with a Sharpness enchantment. In the wave room they spawn in groups of 6 three times.
Lost Soul (Wither Skeleton)		Ghost Fleet		???		These are wither variants of the normal Lost Soul. They act as regular Wither Skeletons and do give the wither effect to anyone who gets hit by them. You'll find them near the TNT area of the main ship.
Peasant		Aeternalis Crypt		???		The Peasant is a weak skeleton that is found in the dungeon before the pillar parkour. When you push the button to spawn them in, 4 Peasants will spawn carrying wooden swords.
Rotten Shot		Ghost Fleet		???		Rotten Shots are found at Ghost Fleet on the masts of the main ship. They are there to try and knock you off as you climb the mast. They carry punch bows and wear chainmail armour with a leather cap.
Ruin Guardian		Eclipsed Ruins		(to full iron)	More than	In the Eclipsed Ruins you will find the Eclipse Guardian. It is a skeleton wearing full iron armour, iron sword and with an ender eye head. It is the boss of the dungeon, moves extremely slow and has a lot of health, taking up to around 1 minute to kill using iron swords.
Rusted Toe		Asindia Ruins				Two Rusted Toes spawn in the houses inside the ruins, one in each, alongside with the Departed Shadow that spawns in the middle of the room. They are a reference to Shiny Toes, a mob which was found in MineZ 2.
Vanquished Raider		Aeternalis Crypt				Vanquished Raiders are the first Skeletons which you encounter in this dungeon. They carry a wooden sword and will appear when you fail the appearing parkour, walk back up the staircase and push the pressure plate to open the wooden door.
Mire Spider		Sunken Mire				Mire Spiders are abundant within Sunken Mire. They are normal spiders that deal a small amount of damage.
Bilge Rat		Zerbia Depths Carmi Sewers				The sewer rats, also known as Bilge Rats are commonly found with in tight spaces where water is nearby. Zerbia Depths and Carmi Sewers are the only places where they're sighted.

Trivia

• Wolves were planned for MineZ at some point but were completely scratched for unknown reasons. The same happened again for MineZ 2.
  • For the Re-Code Update, they were finally added to the game, alongside Ocelots and the Villager Zombies and babies.
• Skeletons used to naturally spawn with the map every reboot on the canyons and the volcanic region. This was obviously unintentional and they were removed.
• A distinct type of Zombie Pigmen nicknamed "Super Pigmen" by the community spawned on every server reboot east from Lazerville in a group of 4 and a single one northwest of Grayvale, near the canyons. They could be told apart from regular pigmen due to Strength potion particle effects coming off of them. They were also faster and stronger, dealing up to 4 hearts () of damage to full iron players and able to catch up to them, having a higher speed than Baby Zombies. They were removed as well.
• Cows, Pigs, and Sheep used to be anywhere but rarely on the MineZ world. The last sighting of a sheep was right next to Evergreen Manor after the rebuild was released. Cows and Pigs were removed from the game recently even thought they've been around for 5 years and were mostly accepted by the community. Their removal is mostly undetermined but it is believed they were removed to improve performance on the servers.
  • Cows have been re-introduced recently to MineZ as a weak hostile mob.