Is Piglin hostile or passive?

Piglin is classified as a "hostile" mob (Hostile mobs).

Does Piglin have a spawn egg?

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

Piglin has a hitbox roughly 0.6 blocks wide and 1.95 blocks tall.

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Piglin in Minecraft | MinecraftBible

Piglin is a hostile mob in Minecraft 1.21.4 with 16 HP and a dedicated spawn egg.

What is Piglin?

Piglin is a Minecraft hostile mob in the Piglin family. Piglin is a hostile mob. It attacks players on sight within its 16-block aggro range and deals 8 damage per hit on Normal difficulty (Java Edition).

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

Combat & stats

Health: 16 HP (8 hearts)
Attack damage: 8 per hit (Normal difficulty, Java Edition)
XP dropped on kill: 5
Natural armor: 0
Movement speed: 0.35
Knockback resistance: 0%
Aggro range: 16 blocks
Hits with Iron Sword (6 dmg): 3
Hits with Diamond Sword (7 dmg): 3
Hits with Netherite Sword (8 dmg): 2

Physical size

Piglin's hitbox is 0.6 blocks wide and 1.95 blocks tall.

Where Piglin spawns

Nether. Biomes: Nether Wastes, Crimson Forest. Max light: 11. Group size: 4. Spawn weight: 15. Spawns in Crimson Forest and Nether Wastes in groups of 4.
Bastion Remnant. Biomes: N/A. Structure: Bastion Remnant. Group size: 1–3. Guard bastion loot; spawn conditional on unlooted chests.

Detailed drop table for Piglin

Item	Base drop	Looting bonus	Condition
Gold Ingot	0–1	+1 max per Looting level	—

Piglin behavior & AI

Hostile to players not wearing at least one piece of gold armor.
Attacks any player who opens a chest, minecart chest, shulker, or breaks/opens a gold-related block within sight.
Barters when a gold ingot is dropped or right-clicked at one — trade table has ~15 possible drop entries.
Zombifies in the Overworld or End after 15 seconds — becomes a Zombified Piglin.
Hunts baby hoglins and eats porkchops.

How to fight Piglin

Iron sword: 3 hits to kill.
Diamond sword: 3 hits to kill.
Netherite sword: 2 hits to kill.
Break line of sight beyond 16 blocks to reset aggro.

Java vs Bedrock differences

Bedrock piglins convert in Overworld/End over 15 seconds, same as Java.

Related mobs — Piglin family

Spawn egg

In creative mode, the Piglin Spawn Egg spawns Piglin instantly. Command: /give @p piglin_spawn_egg 1.

Overview

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

Pro tips

On Bedrock: Bedrock piglins convert in Overworld/End over 15 seconds, same as Java.

Difficulty and time commitment

Difficulty: Medium
Estimated time per run: 10-30 min

Frequently Asked Questions

How much health does Piglin have?

Piglin has 16 HP (8 hearts), and killing it grants 5 experience.

Does Piglin drop anything when killed?

Piglin has no standard item drops recorded in this dataset.

How much damage does Piglin deal?

Piglin deals 8 damage per hit on Normal difficulty (Java Edition).

How many hits does it take to kill Piglin?

With an unenchanted sword, Piglin takes about 3 hits with an Iron Sword (6 damage), 3 with a Diamond Sword (7 damage), and 2 with a Netherite Sword (8 damage).