Strider

Strider

• Idle
• Shivering
• Saddled

Java Edition

Bedrock Edition

Java Edition

Bedrock Edition

Health points	20HP × 10
Behavior	Passive
Mob type	Animal
Hitbox size	Adult: Height: 1.7 blocks Width: 0.9 blocks Baby: Height: 0.85 blocks Width: 0.45 blocks
Speed	0.175
Spawn	Lava sea Delta Nether Wastes Crimson Forest Warped Forest Soul Sand Valley Basalt Deltas
Usable items	Warped fungus Saddle Lead Warped fungus on a stick

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Striders are passive mobs found in the Nether. They can walk on lava and be saddled by the player, and they can be controlled via a warped fungus on a stick.

Spawning

Striders can spawn in every Nether biome. Groups of 2 to 4 striders spawn on spaces of lava that have an air block above. In Java Edition, striders are the only passive mob in the Nether, so spawning attempts are made every 400 game ticks. In Bedrock Edition, striders share the animal population cap with hoglins, and their spawn rate depends on the biome, being impacted by the ability of other mobs to spawn at a given coordinate.

For every strider that spawns, there is a 1 in 10 chance for an additional baby strider to spawn riding on top of the previous strider. This behavior is limited to one strider. A baby strider on the adult strider continues to grow, although it does not dismount the adult strider once it has grown up.

Zombified piglins have a 1 in 30 chance of spawning on top of a strider. If this happens, the strider spawns with a saddle and the zombified piglin spawns carrying a warped fungus on a stick. The zombified piglin does not despawn naturally and does not count toward the mob cap. On Peaceful difficulty, the zombified piglin despawns immediately, leaving a saddled strider.

If a strider spawns under lava, it rises out of the lava. In Bedrock Edition, baby striders spawn more commonly than adult striders do, including when spawned by a spawn egg.

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  An adult strider that spawned with a baby strider riding it.

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  An adult strider that spawned with a zombified piglin riding it.

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  Adult shivering strider riding an adult red strider

Drops

On death

Item		Roll Chance	Quantity (Roll Chance)
			Default	Looting I	Looting II	Looting III
	String(JE)	100%	2–5	2–6	2–7	2–8
	String(BE)	100%	2–5	2–5	2–5	2–5

Striders wearing a saddle always drop the saddle upon death, regardless of if they spawn wearing it or if a player puts it on them. The only way to remove a saddle from a strider is to kill the strider. When an adult strider is killed by a player or tamed wolf, 1–3XP experience is dropped. Killing a baby strider yields no items or experience.

Behavior

Lava does not damage striders, and they can walk on top of it without sinking.

Upon being harmed by another mob, striders attempt to flee for a few seconds while making "retreat" noises.

Striders are damaged by water, rain, and splash water bottles, which deal damage by 1HP per splash water bottle or half-second in water or rain. While in water, they slowly sink while taking damage. Striders still take damage from rain even if they are in lava. However, they are not harmed when standing in a filled cauldron as a baby. They also cannot be harmed by snowfall or snowballs. They take extra damage from freezing in powder snow.

Unlike piglins and hoglins, striders can exist safely in the Overworld, as long as they are kept away from water and rain. Striders outside of lava change to a dull purple color, change their expression to more of a frown, shiver, and their legs become slightly shorter. They also move slower when outside of lava.

If a strider has the Speed effect applied to it, it moves faster on both land and lava (though its land speed is still considerably slower). If a zombified piglin is riding a strider, the strider pursues the player if the zombified piglin is angered.

Due to a bug, striders that fall from a height take fall damage when landing in lava.

A baby strider on an adult strider still grows into an adult. Apart from this, adult striders riding other adult striders do not spawn naturally. Baby striders not riding on an adult follow the closest adult strider.

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  A strider walking.

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  A strider shivering and slowed down on land.

Riding

A player riding a strider (click to see animation).

The player can ride on an adult strider using a saddle.

Similar to how pigs are controlled using a carrot on a stick, striders move forward automatically while their direction is influenced using a warped fungus on a stick, at a speed of 4.14 m/s if on a flat lava surface (such as the Nether lava sea) or 1.74 m/s if on land. They walk especially slowly against the lava flow direction.

Warped fungus on a stick can be used, causing the strider to boost and walk at a greater speed​ for a random duration between 140 to 980 game ticks (7 to 49 seconds), and taking 1 point of durability from the warped fungus on a stick. If the durability of the warped fungus on a stick reaches 0, it turns into a fishing rod. They also follow players holding a warped fungus or a warped fungus on a stick.

Unlike underwater boats, players riding striders are not dismounted if the strider submerges in lava, and striders rise back up to the surface if this happens. However, players risk getting burned by the lava while submerged. In Bedrock Edition, players can start riding a strider that is fully submerged in lava.

A strider ridden into flowing lava slowly rises to the top. Fall damage does not affect striders that have dropped onto flowing lava, unlike the bug for lava source blocks. When ridden over land, striders automatically walk up any one block high slope. They also cross any 1-wide block gap or air space that is only one block higher - diagonally up - when ridden directly upward and not completely sideways to the slope.

To safely dismount from a strider, a player who does not have Fire Resistance may face a solid block within reach before dismounting to dismount onto that block, instead of at the strider's location (which is usually in lava).‌

A strider can still be equipped with a saddle while another mob is riding it.

Breeding

If striders are given warped fungus, they breed to create baby striders, granting the player 1–7 experience orbs. The parent striders have a cooldown of about 5 minutes before they can breed again. All babies obtained through breeding take 20 minutes to grow up. The growth of baby striders can be accelerated using warped fungus; each use takes 10% off of the remaining time to grow up.

Sounds

Java Edition:
Striders use the Friendly Creatures sound category for entity-dependent sound events.

[hide]Sounds
Sound	Subtitles	Source	Description	Resource location	Translation key	Volume	Pitch	Attenuation distance
	​Strider chirps	Friendly Creatures	Randomly	entity.strider.ambient	subtitles.entity.strider.ambient​	1.0	0.8-1.2 (Baby: 1.3-1.7)	16
	​Strider eats	Friendly Creatures	When a Strider is fed a warped fungus	entity.strider.eat	subtitles.entity.strider.eat​	1.0	0.8-1.2	16
	​Strider warbles	Friendly Creatures	Randomly while a player is holding a warped fungus or warped fungus on a stick	entity.strider.happy	subtitles.entity.strider.happy​	1.0	0.8-1.2 (Baby:1.3-1.7)	16
	​Strider dies	Friendly Creatures	When a strider dies	entity.strider.death	subtitles.entity.strider.death​	1.0	0.8-1.2 (Baby: 1.3-1.7)	16
	​Strider hurts	Friendly Creatures	When a strider is damaged	entity.strider.hurt	subtitles.entity.strider.hurt​	1.0	0.8-1.2 (Baby: 1.3-1.7)	16
	​Strider retreats	Friendly Creatures	Randomly for 10 seconds after a strider is damaged	entity.strider.retreat	subtitles.entity.strider.retreat​	0.8	0.8-1.2 (Baby: 1.3-1.7)	16
	​Footsteps	Friendly Creatures	While a strider is walking on land	entity.strider.step	subtitles.entity.generic.footsteps​	0.25	1.0	16
	​Footsteps	Friendly Creatures	While a strider is walking on lava	entity.strider.step_lava	subtitles.entity.generic.footsteps​	0.2	1.0	16
	None​​	Friendly Creatures	When a strider equips a saddle	entity.strider.saddle	None​​	0.5	1.0	16

Bedrock Edition:

[hide]Sounds
Sound	Source	Description	Resource location	Volume	Pitch
	Friendly Creatures	Randomly	mob.strider.idle	1.0	0.8-1.2 (Baby: 1.3-1.7)
	Friendly Creatures	When a Strider is fed a warped fungus	mob.strider.eat	1.0	0.8-1.2
	Friendly Creatures	Randomly while a player is holding a warped fungus or warped fungus on a stick	mob.strider.tempt	1.0	0.8-1.2 (Baby: 1.3-1.7)
	Friendly Creatures	When a strider dies	mob.strider.death	1.0	0.8-1.2 (Baby: 1.3-1.7)
	Friendly Creatures	When a strider is damaged	mob.strider.hurt	1.0	0.8-1.2 (Baby: 1.3-1.7)
	Friendly Creatures	Randomly for 10 seconds after a strider is damaged	mob.strider.panic	1.0	0.8-1.2 (Baby: 1.3-1.7)
	Friendly Creatures	While a strider is walking on land	mob.strider.step	0.25	1.0
	Friendly Creatures	While a strider is walking on lava	mob.strider.step_lava	0.2	1.0
	Friendly Creatures	When a strider equips a saddle	mob.horse.leather	1.0	1.0

Data values

ID

Java Edition:

Name	Identifier	Entity tags	[hide]Translation key
Strider	strider	dismounts_underwater freeze_hurts_extra_types	entity.minecraft.strider

Bedrock Edition:

Name	Identifier	Numeric ID	[hide]Translation key
Strider	strider	125	entity.strider.name

Entity data

Striders have entity data associated with them that contains various properties.

Java Edition:

• [NBT Compound / JSON Object] Entity data
  • Additional fields for mobs that can breed see Template:Nbt inherit/breedable/template[show]
  • Tags common to all entities see Template:Nbt inherit/entity/template[show]
  • Tags common to all mobs see Template:Nbt inherit/mob/template[show]

Bedrock Edition:

See Bedrock Edition level format/Entity format.

Achievements

[hide]
Icon		Achievement	In-game description	Actual requirements (if different)	Gamerscore earned	Trophy type (PS)
PS4	Other
		Feels Like Home	Take a Strider for a loooong [sic] ride on a lava lake in the Overworld.	In the Overworld, use a strider to ride on a lava lake for a distance of 50 meters from the point where the ride starts.	20	Silver
		It Spreads	Kill a mob next to a catalyst	—	10	Bronze
		Overkill	Deal nine hearts of damage in a single hit.	Damage can be dealt to any mob, even those that do not have nine hearts of health overall.	30	Bronze
		Over-Overkill	Deal 50 hearts of damage in a single hit using the Mace	—	20	Silver

Advancements

Icon	Advancement	In-game description	Actual requirements (if different)
	A Throwaway Joke	Throw a Trident at something. Note: Throwing away your only weapon is not a good idea.	Hit a mob with a thrown trident.
	Adventure	Adventure, exploration and combat	Kill any mob, or be killed by any living entity.
	Arbalistic	Kill five unique mobs with one crossbow shot	Armor Stand also counts for this advancement. This is a hidden advancement, meaning that it can be viewed by the player only after completing it, regardless of if its child advancement(s), if any, have been completed.
	Feels Like Home	Take a Strider for a loooong ride on a lava lake in the Overworld	While riding a strider, travel 50 blocks on lava in the Overworld. Only horizontal displacement is counted. Traveling in a circle for more than 50 blocks doesn't count.
	It Spreads	Kill a mob near a Sculk Catalyst	Kill one of these 73 mobs near a sculk catalyst:[show] Mobs that drop no experience as well as the ender dragon are ignored for this advancement.
	Over-Overkill	Deal 50 hearts of damage in a single hit using the Mace	–
	Take Aim	Shoot something with an Arrow	Using a bow or a crossbow, shoot a mob with an arrow, tipped arrow, or spectral arrow.
	The Parrots and the Bats	Breed two animals together	Breed a pair of any of these 26 mobs:[hide] A mule must be the result of breeding a horse and a donkey for this advancement as they are not breedable together. Other breedable mobs are ignored for this advancement.
	This Boat Has Legs	Ride a Strider with a Warped Fungus on a Stick	Use a warped fungus on a stick while riding a strider, decreasing its durability.
	Two by Two	Breed all the animals!	Breed a pair of each of these 25 mobs:[hide] A trader llama does not count as a llama, and a mule must be the result of breeding a horse and a donkey for this advancement as they are not breedable together. Other breedable mobs can be bred, but are ignored for this advancement.

History

March 25, 2020							Three different screenshots are released of what was then revealed to be a strider.
[hide]Java Edition
1.16			20w13a				Added striders and baby striders.
							Adult striders can be ridden by zombified piglins and baby striders.
							A shivering animation exists for when a strider is out of lava.
			20w14a				Striders now move faster to resemble a boat's speed on water.
							Subtitles have been added for strider sounds.
			20w15a				Striders now turn purple when outside of lava.
							Striders can now be saddled by dispensers.
							The texture of striders has been changed from to to remove an unused fin. The fin itself was not viewable in-game.
			20w17a				The texture of the strider saddles have been changed. The front and back orientation of the saddle has been corrected.
			20w18a				Striders can no longer spawn in stacks of 3 or higher; only an adult and baby strider or an adult strider and a zombified piglin.
							Zombified piglins that spawn riding striders no longer despawn.
							Walking logic was changed significantly.
							Player can now "safely" dismount, by looking at the block they want to dismount onto before dismounting.
			20w19a				The "Distance by Strider" statistic that displays the distance traveled while on a strider has been added.
			20w20a				Striders are now required for the "Two by Two" advancement.
			Pre-release 1				Striders are now damaged by splash water bottles and lingering water bottles.
			Pre-release 3				Striders are now more common.
			Pre-release 7				Each strider leg can now be textured individually. The textures of the legs on the model are now mirrored.
1.16.2			Pre-Release 1				Zombified piglins now hold a warped fungus on a stick when spawned as a strider jockey.
							Striders now try to find their way to lava and avoid going out of lava.
							Fixed bug that allowed Striders to walk on other mobs.
1.17			21w13a				Striders now take extra damage when freezing.
1.19.3			1.19.4-pre2				Striders now have a weakness to freezing damage for the /damage command.
[hide]Bedrock Edition
1.16			beta 1.16.0.57				Added striders and baby striders.
							Adult striders can be ridden by zombified piglins and baby striders.
			beta 1.16.0.63				Striders now move faster to resemble a boat's speed on water.
1.16.100			beta 1.16.100.54				Zombified piglins now hold a warped fungus on a stick when spawned as a strider jockey.
							Striders now have the correct health of 20HP × 10 instead of 15HP × 7.5.
							Each strider leg can now be textured individually. The textures of the legs on the model are now mirrored.
1.17.0			beta 1.16.230.54				Striders now take extra damage when freezing.
			beta 1.17.0.52				Striders are now damaged by splash water bottles and lingering water bottles.

Issues

Issues relating to "Strider" are maintained on the bug tracker. Issues should be reported and viewed there.

Trivia

Strider's fin

• Striders previously had a fin in their texture file. The fin was not visible in-game and was removed in 20w15a.
• If commands are used to saddle a baby strider, and the player rides the baby strider in lava, the player takes fire damage due to not being high enough to avoid the lava.
• Mojang added striders to the game as the solution to the community request for lava boats.
• At one point in the strider's development, before it was added to the game, a strider out of lava would retract its legs and start to take damage while bouncing around until it died, similar to how fish suffocate when out of water. This feature was discarded for being "too sad".
• Striders were planned to have their own unique armor and saddle, but this was decided against.
• Striders were initially going to have a long tongue with each they could eat things, similar to frogs. The different items would all have various effects, such as swords hurting the strider, and TNT exploding.
• Part of the reason that striders drop string (from their bristles) was to answer the question of "how do piglins make crossbows?".
  • In Minecraft Legends: Return of the Piglins, striders shed the strings that piglins used to make crossbows.
• The bobbing animation that the strider makes while walking was initially an accident. However, the developers thought it was "quirky and fun", so it was added as a feature.

Gallery

Renders

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  Idle

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  A strider walking

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  A strider shivering

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  A saddled strider idling

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  A saddled strider shiver

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  A cold strider shivering

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  A cold strider walking while shivering

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  A saddled cold strider shivering

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  A recreation of a pre-release shivering strider.

Development Images

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  Strider teaser 1

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  Strider teaser 2

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  Strider teaser 3

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  Kingbdogz riding a strider.

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  Kingbdogz reveals Strider information on Discord.

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  A cold strider in a warped forest.

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  Upside down striders.

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  Adult and baby striders.

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  A strider with a jockey.

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  Striders in love.

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  Dismounting a strider into lava.

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  Riding a strider over lava.

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  Several striders on a lava sea. Note the blue shivering striders and the hoglins riding striders.

Screenshots

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  Baby strider riding on an adult strider.

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  Striders are occasionally ridden by a zombified piglin when spawned.

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  Striders can be ridden by baby zombified piglins too.

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  Three striders riding one another before 20w18a.

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  Strider out of the lava.

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  A comparison image of model differences between Java and Bedrock.

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  Player riding a strider riding a strider, with nearby striders looking on.

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  Three baby striders stacked on top of an adult.

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  A baby strider riding an adult.

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  Several striders on a lava sea.

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  Piglin and a shivering strider

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  A player attracting multiple striders using a warped fungus on a stick.

Concept artwork

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  Concept art of an early design of the strider.

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  An early design of the strider by Jasper Boerstra, similar in appearance to a tardigrade.

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  A recreation of the latter.

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  An early, ghast-like design of the strider. Notice that there is no hair and one has six legs, while the other has nine.

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  Ditto

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  Concept art of the strider. Notice the carrot on a stick instead of warped fungus on a stick.

Textures

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  Strider texture file.

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  Cold strider texture file.

In other media

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  A camel looking at striders.

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  Strider Warrior, a hero dressed as a strider featured in Minecraft Dungeons.

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  Lego Minecraft Strider.

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  An official Strider action figure.

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  A strider as it appears on the cover of Minecraft Legends: Return of the Piglins.

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  Several striders on the cover of Minecraft: Journey to the World's End.

External links

• "Meet the Strider" by Per Landin – Minecraft.net, July 7, 2020.

• "Mob Menagerie: Strider" by Duncan Geere – Minecraft.net, January 16, 2023.