Remember the days when Minecraft consisted of but four or five animate being mobs? Since its early days over a decade ago, the classic simulation game has expanded its roster of creatures past quite a large margin. Now, it would be hard to go a large stretch of fourth dimension walking on the surface without finding one.

Each beast in the game provides their own purpose. This could range from becoming your faithful companion to dropping a specific resource. Of grade, some mobs are just just aesthetically pleasing. This is to say that not all creature mobs in Minecraft are created equal.

27 Bat

A bat sleeping on ceiling in Minecraft

Not only are Bats completely useless, but they are also rather annoying. Added as a manner to add a petty actress ambiance to the caves, these tiny creatures fly around constantly and may occasionally finish to residuum on a ceiling.

They don't even driblet anything or interact with any other part of the environment. The squeaky sounds don't help much.

26 Squid

Squids swimming in the river in Minecraft

Look, Squids are rather pointless in this game, especially with the addition of other fish.

They volition only drib ink sacs, which can exist used as a black dye just don't serve much of a purpose outside of that. The Squids fifty-fifty injure you when they hit you in recent updates, so they are also merely plain rude.

25 Glow Squid

Glow Squids in the ocean in Minecraft

One of the newest mobs to enter the game, the Glow Squid is almost merely equally unnecessary as the regular version. However, this one gets placed higher for being a lot libation looking than the other.

Plus, its ink sacs can be used to lite up signs and item frames, which is a really cool decorative feature as well.

24 Tropical Fish

Tropical Fish swimming around in Minecraft

The beautiful Tropical Fish that y'all see swimming in the ocean are only that: beautiful. Outside of bringing some life to the water, these fish drop a food item that only restores i hunger signal and can't be cooked.

That said, it is pretty cool that there are over ii,700 different variants of the Tropical Fish that tin spawn.

23 Pufferfish

A puffed out Pufferfish in Minecraft

Pufferfish are very cute in their tiny grade. Pufferfish in their defensive, swollen grade are not beautiful and are, in fact, rather dangerous.

Sure, they tin can be used to brand very useful water-breathing potions. However, that'due south in their item form. Since they tin toxicant y'all, it'southward ameliorate to avoid them altogether and try to fish them up without confrontation instead.

22 Ocelot

Ocelots in the jungle in Minecraft

When Ocelots were added to the game, you could tame them and plow them into Cats. However, since Cats have become their own separate mobs, Ocelots have no longer a major utilize in the game other than to add to the wild nature of the jungle biome.

You can however tame an Ocelot to forestall it from running away, but they can't be a companion.

21 Polar Deport

Polar Bears in ice biome in Minecraft

Ice biomes always needed an brute that composite into the environment, and Polar Bears just brand sense.

That said, they are not much utilise for the player and they really tin can be hostile upon just approaching them. This could come out of nowhere, but if their baby cub is nearby, it may be understandable that they're trying to defend their footling i.

20 Cod/Salmon

Salmon in the ocean in Minecraft

It'southward worth putting both Cod and Salmon together as they both serve a similar purpose: they swim around and are useful meat for the player to snack on.

After line-fishing either of them up in a bucket or line-fishing pole, y'all tin can cook them upwardly and eat them to restore five to six hunger points per fish. Salmon can be institute in rivers, while Cod are found in oceans.

19 Rabbit

A brown bunny in Minecraft

Rabbits are among the more than harmless critters in the game equally they more often than not just bounce around looking for someone to feed them carrots.

Despite the cool varieties with the animal, they aren't of much use as they aren't tamable. If yous cartel to impale one, they could driblet meat or rabbit hide, which is useful for getting leather or bundles.

18 Turtle

Turtles and their eggs in Minecraft

Beach biomes don't really stand out commonly, which is why information technology's prissy to see Turtles hanging out on the shoreline — they just hang out and sometimes decide to go for a swim.

These creatures are also the only ones in the game that lay eggs, which yous'll demand to exist conscientious not to step on.

17 Panda

Two adult pandas and their baby in Minecraft

Pandas are somewhat similar to Polar Bears, just they are not almost as aggressive. They volition only assault if you attack offset, and they will only hit back once.

They tend to hang around forests and y'all tin actively watch them eat bamboo. Occasionally, baby Pandas will scare Adult pandas when they sneeze, which is both hilarious and adorable.

16 Goat

Goats on a mountain in Minecraft

Goats are another new mob in the game and it is safe to say that they are chaotic neutral. Goats that are just hanging out in the mountains tin jump super high in the air and also ram players off the side. At that place'south also a rare variant of the Goat that will scream.

Outside of all these aesthetic features, Goats don't actually drop anything useful and are not tamable.

15 Trick

A fox, a sleeping fox, and a baby fox in Minecraft

While they are another fauna that doesn't serve the player that much, Foxes are cool for all their different behavioral patterns. Foxes can hunt down creatures like Chickens and pounce on them with a wild jumping animation. They as well roll upwardly and sleep occasionally.

Perhaps most interesting, though, is that Foxes can concur almost any object in their mouth, including a sword.

xiv Axolotl

Different colored Axolotl in Minecraft

Ill of the abrasive hostile mobs underwater? The Axolotl is here to destroy them while looking very cute.

These aquatic animals spawn underwater and impale everything else aquatic except dolphins and turtles. They tin can exist picked upwardly in buckets, and so they are, in a way, a weapon to deploy when necessary.

xiii Dolphin

Dolphins hanging in reefs in Minecraft

In Minecraft, Dolphins are extremely useful when you're trying to swim around the ocean. Become near ane while swimming and they may give y'all a boost that can last until you attain your destination.

That said, you have to avoid hitting them. If you practise, every Dolphin nearby volition retaliate and destroy you, which is not fun.

12 Bee

Bees and their hives in Minecraft

Minecraft Bees are rather large, but they are just equally useful when information technology comes to farming. They tin harvest pollen from flowers and fly their pollen over crops that volition grow a phase once hit with the dust.

Bees will also create dear the moment they return to their hive. Be careful extracting the dear, though, or you'll accept some unhappy Bees on your hands.

xi Donkey

Donkey kicking its legs in Minecraft

Donkeys are the junior Horses of the game, but they could exist more than useful, depending on what you need.

Donkeys aren't just used for travel, though, as yous can too attach a chest to the animal in club to store a few items. This is a unique mode to transfer items from one place to some other, or just a nice toolbox to accept on whatsoever adventures.

10 Llama

Llamas in a pack in Minecraft

Llamas are essentially more stylish Donkeys. These alpine-necked mobs don't need to be tamed in order to make utilise of them.

Yous can decorate them using different carpets, and you lot can also add together storage to the Llama that goes upward to 15 inventory slots. Just don't hit them or they will spit at you.

nine Cat

A black cat laying on a bed in Minecraft

These hirsuite pals are difficult to tame, but once yous do, they are helpful in fending off creatures of the nighttime. Many different Cats can be found in villages. In one case they are tamed, they will follow y'all around and potentially sit on your stuff.

If yous want Creepers and Phantoms to stay away, Cats will deter them.

eight Parrot

Parrots in the jungle in Minecraft

Parrots are rarer than most animals, simply when discovered, can immediately become a overnice friend. Coming in a variety of colors, these birds can exist tamed using seeds and can sit on your shoulder while traveling around.

Their all-time feature is the ability to vocally imitate nearby mobs, which is both hilarious and helpful. They also trip the light fantastic to music. Enough said.