Is Ender Dragon hostile or passive?

Ender Dragon is classified as a "mob" mob (Hostile mobs).

Does Ender Dragon have a spawn egg?

Yes - the Ender Dragon Spawn Egg can be used in creative mode to spawn it.

How big is Ender Dragon?

Ender Dragon has a hitbox roughly 16 blocks wide and 8 blocks tall.

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Ender Dragon in Minecraft | MinecraftBible

Ender Dragon is a mob mob in Minecraft 1.21.4 with 200 HP and a dedicated spawn egg.

What is Ender Dragon?

Ender Dragon is a Minecraft mob in the Boss family. Ender Dragon has specialised behaviour — refer to the sections below for stats, spawns, and drops.

Namespaced ID: minecraft:ender_dragon. Summon with /summon minecraft:ender_dragon ~ ~ ~.

Combat & stats

Health: 200 HP (100 hearts)
Attack damage: 15 per hit (Normal difficulty, Java Edition)
XP dropped on kill: 12000
Natural armor: 0
Movement speed: 0.7
Knockback resistance: 100%
Aggro range: 64 blocks
Hits with Iron Sword (6 dmg): 34
Hits with Diamond Sword (7 dmg): 29
Hits with Netherite Sword (8 dmg): 25

Physical size

Ender Dragon's hitbox is 16 blocks wide and 8 blocks tall.

Where Ender Dragon spawns

The End (natural). Biomes: The End main island. Structure: End portal in a Stronghold. Group size: 1. Present on first entry to the End. Respawn by placing 4 End Crystals on the edges of the exit portal.

Detailed drop table for Ender Dragon

Item	Base drop	Looting bonus	Condition
Dragon Egg	1–1	—	Only on the first kill; not from respawn kills.

Ender Dragon behavior & AI

Immune to all status effects and does not despawn.
Regenerates 1 HP/tick while End Crystals exist — priority target for archers is the crystals on the obsidian pillars.
Deals 15 damage on Normal via body slam and up to 12 damage from breath attack.
Cannot be damaged by non-projectile attacks during the perching pose (only weakness during hover).

Ender Dragon boss phases

Crystal Charge (Above 0 HP with active crystals)

Flies around pillars; every crystal heals 1 HP/tick. Break all crystals first (shoot with bow, jump-punch caged ones, or use Ender Pearls onto cages).

Perching (Random pause between flying phases)

Lands on the exit portal. Only weakness is the head. Melee-only with fully-enchanted diamond/netherite sword — hit the head, avoid the acid puddle from Dragon's Breath.

Strafing (Full flight after perching)

Fireball breath and body ramming. Snipe head with a Power V bow at ~40 blocks; use Ender Pearls to reposition.

Death cutscene (0 HP)

10-second death animation drops 12,000 XP and (on first kill) the Dragon Egg. Exit portal opens.

Spawn egg

In creative mode, the Ender Dragon Spawn Egg spawns Ender Dragon instantly. Command: /give @p ender_dragon_spawn_egg 1.

Overview

Ender Dragon is a mob mob in Minecraft 1.21.4 — part of the Boss family. This page covers its classification, size, spawn-egg availability, real health.

Pro tips

Use a lead or boat to relocate rather than fight — passive mobs despawn if they wander too far from the player.

Difficulty and time commitment

Difficulty: Hard
Estimated time per run: 30-90 min

Frequently Asked Questions

How much health does Ender Dragon have?

Ender Dragon has 200 HP (100 hearts), and killing it grants 12000 experience.

Does Ender Dragon drop anything when killed?

Ender Dragon has no standard item drops recorded in this dataset.

How much damage does Ender Dragon deal?

Ender Dragon deals 15 damage per hit on Normal difficulty (Java Edition).

How many hits does it take to kill Ender Dragon?

With an unenchanted sword, Ender Dragon takes about 34 hits with an Iron Sword (6 damage), 29 with a Diamond Sword (7 damage), and 25 with a Netherite Sword (8 damage).