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Panda in Minecraft | MinecraftBible
Panda is an animal mob in Minecraft 1.21.4 with 20 HP and a dedicated spawn egg.
What is Panda?
Panda is a Minecraft animal mob in the Ursine family. Panda has specialised behaviour — refer to the sections below for stats, spawns, and drops.
Namespaced ID: minecraft:panda. Summon with /summon minecraft:panda ~ ~ ~.
Combat & stats
- Health: 20 HP (10 hearts)
- Natural armor: 0
- Movement speed: 0.15
- Knockback resistance: 0%
- Aggro range: 16 blocks
- Hits with Iron Sword (6 dmg): 4
- Hits with Diamond Sword (7 dmg): 3
- Hits with Netherite Sword (8 dmg): 3
Physical size
Panda's hitbox is 1.3 blocks wide and 1.25 blocks tall.
Where Panda spawns
- Bamboo Jungle. Biomes: Bamboo Jungle. Group size: 1-2. Only reliable spawn location
Panda drops
On death, Panda may drop:
Panda behavior & AI
- 7 personality variants: Normal, Lazy, Worried, Playful, Aggressive, Weak, Brown — set at birth.
- Aggressive variant attacks when hit (all others flee).
- Weak variant has 10 HP instead of 20 and sneezes randomly.
- Slime balls drop when a baby panda sneezes (Playful/Weak variants).
How Panda attacks
Aggressive pandas swipe for ~4 damage.
Breeding Panda
Food: bamboo. Cooldown: 300s (5 min). Baby grows up in: 20 minutes.
Both parents must be within 5 blocks of 8+ bamboo blocks to breed
Spawn egg
In creative mode, the Panda Spawn Egg spawns Panda instantly. Command: /give @p panda_spawn_egg 1.
Tags
- Passive mobs
- Animal
- Has Spawn Egg
- Has Drops
- Ursine family
- Breedable
Overview
Panda is an animal mob in Minecraft 1.21.4 — part of the Ursine family. This page covers its classification, size, spawn-egg availability, real health, and confirmed drops.
Pro tips
- Breed with bamboo — 300s cooldown per pair.
- 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: Easy
- Estimated time per run: 5-15 min
Frequently Asked Questions
How much health does Panda have?
Panda has 20 HP (10 hearts).
What does Panda drop when killed?
Panda can drop Bamboo.
How does Panda attack?
Aggressive pandas swipe for ~4 damage.
How many hits does it take to kill Panda?
With an unenchanted sword, Panda takes about 4 hits with an Iron Sword (6 damage), 3 with a Diamond Sword (7 damage), and 3 with a Netherite Sword (8 damage).