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Villagers converting to witches is an example of mob conversion.

Mob conversion is a game mechanic where under specific circumstances certain Minecraft:mobs can convert to mobs of a different type, or to a different variant of the same mob.

List of mob conversions

Mob type conversions

In these instances, a mob converts to a different Minecraft:mob, with a different identifier. Template:IN, data is transferred according to Template:Slink.


From	To	Method
Template:EntityLink	Template:EntityLink	Being out of the Minecraft:Nether for 300 game ticks (15 seconds)
Template:EntityLink	Template:EntityLink	Drowning in Minecraft:water
Template:EntityLink	Template:EntityLink	Minecraft:Shearing
Template:EntityLink Template:Only	Template:EntityLink	Automatically converted when the world is updated
Template:EntityLink Template:Only	Template:EntityLink	Automatically converted when the world is updated
Template:EntityLink	Template:EntityLink	Minecraft:Lightning strike
Template:EntityLink		Being outside the Minecraft:Nether for 300 game ticks (15 seconds)
Template:EntityLink
Template:EntityLink	Template:EntityLink	Freezing in Minecraft:powder snow
Template:EntityLink	Template:EntityLink	Aging naturally (20 minutes)
Template:EntityLink	Template:EntityLink	Minecraft:Lightning strike
Template:EntityLink	Template:EntityLink	Killed by either Minecraft:zombies, Minecraft:zombie villagers, Minecraft:husks, Minecraft:drowned, or Minecraft:zombified piglins Template:Only Template:Note
Template:EntityLink	Template:EntityLink	Drowning in Minecraft:water
Template:EntityLink	Template:EntityLink	Fed Minecraft:golden apple while afflicted by Minecraft:Weakness

Mob variant conversions

In these instances, a mob converts to a different variant of the same type of mob. Only one top-level data field is modified.


Mob type	Converts to	Method	Notes
Template:EntityLink (32)	An adult	Aging naturally	This cannot be age-locked.
Template:EntityLink	A sheared bogged	Minecraft:Shearing
Template:EntityLink	A more Minecraft:oxidized variant	Minecraft:Oxidation
Template:EntityLink	A less Minecraft:oxidized variant	Scraping with an Minecraft:axe
Template:EntityLink	A charged creeper	Minecraft:Lightning strike
Template:EntityLink	A goat with one fewer horn	Ramming certain blocks (Template:Tag link). See Template:Slink
Template:EntityLink	A more cracked variant	Taking damage
Template:EntityLink	A less cracked variant	Being healed, including being repaired by a player using Minecraft:iron ingots
Template:EntityLink	The other variant (red or brown)	Minecraft:Lightning strike
Template:EntityLink	One of their skins	Changing their skins in their menu
Template:EntityLink	The sheared variant	Minecraft:Shearing	Although canonically a simple change of equipment, this "conversion" is included here because sheared and unsheared snow golems are considered different variants by the game.<ref group="note">See also Template:Bug</ref>
Template:EntityLink	A different color of sheep	Dyeing or an evoker's conversion spell
	A rainbow sheep, or a fixed-color sheep	Naming the sheep "jeb_", or renaming "jeb_" to something else, respectively
	A sheared sheep	Minecraft:Shearing
	A woolly sheep	Eating grass
Template:EntityLink	A different-colored shulker	Minecraft:Dyeing Template:Only	They can only be dyed in Minecraft:Creative mode.
Template:EntityLink	A villager with a different profession	See Template:Slink	Not relevant to Minecraft:zombie villagers, as they cannot change professions without first converting to a villager.
Template:EntityLink	A toast rabbit, or a regular rabbit	Minecraft:Naming the rabbit "Toast", or renaming from "Toast" to something else, respectively

Template:Notelist

Data transfer

Template:Exclusive A mob which converts to another mob retains the following entity data, provided that the new mob is able to make use of said data:Template:Note

AbsorptionAmount
active_effects
Age
angry_at
anger_end_time
Brain.memories.minecraft:angry_at.ttlTemplate:Needs testing
Brain.memories.minecraft:angry_at.valueTemplate:Needs testing
CanBreakDoors
CanPickUpLoot
CustomName
CustomNameVisible
drop_chances
fall_distance
FallFlying
Fire
ForcedAge
HurtByTimestamp
HurtTime
Invulnerable
IsBaby
Leash
LeftHanded
Motion
NoAI
NoGravity
OnGround
Passengers
PersistenceRequired
PortalCooldown
Position
RootVehicle
Rotation
Silent
sleeping_pos
Tags
Team

Notably, the following fields are not retained:

attributes
Brain, except for the sub-fields mentioned aboveTemplate:Needs testing
Gossips
Health<ref group=note>The health of the converted mob is set to the same percentage of max health as the original mob had before conversion.</ref>
Loot tables
UUID
VillagerData
Xp

Additionally, equipment.saddle is not retained when a saddled pig converts to a zombified piglin.<ref>Template:Bug</ref>

Mobs that split into several upon death (Minecraft:slimes and Minecraft:magma cubes) are treated as a conversion in game. The following fields are not transferred:

drop_chances
equipment
fall_distance
FallFlying
HurtByTimestamp
HurtTime
Leash
Motion
OnGround
Passengers
Position
Rotation
sleeping_pos

Notes

Template:Notelist

References

Template:Reflist

Navigation

Template:Navbox entities

Minecraft:pt:Conversão de criatura Minecraft:zh:生物转化

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+{{redirect|Conversion|the block conversions|Block conversion}}
 [[File:Villager becoming Witch.gif|thumb|Villagers converting to witches is an example of mob conversion.]]
-'''Mob conversion''' is a game mechanic whereby certain [[Minecraft:mob]]s can convert to mobs of a different [[Minecraft:mob type|type]], or to a different [[Minecraft:mob variant|variant]] of the same type of mob, under specific circumstances.
+'''Mob conversion''' is a game mechanic where under specific circumstances certain [[Minecraft:mob]]s can convert to mobs of a different [[Minecraft:mob type|type]], or to a different [[Minecraft:mob variant|variant]] of the same mob.
 == List of mob conversions ==
 === Mob type conversions ===
-In these instances, a mob converts to different [[Minecraft:mob]], with a different identifier. {{IN|JE}}, data is transferred according to {{slink||Data transfer}}.
+In these instances, a mob converts to a different [[Minecraft:mob]], with a different identifier. {{IN|JE}}, data is transferred according to {{slink||Data transfer}}.
 {| class="wikitable"
 |+
@@ Line 13: / Line 14: @@
 |{{EntityLink|Hoglin}}
 |{{EntityLink|Zoglin}}
-|Being outside the [[Minecraft:Nether]] for too long
+|Being out of the [[Minecraft:Nether]] for 300 game ticks (15 seconds)
 |-
 |{{EntityLink|Husk}}
@@ Line 22: / Line 23: @@
 |{{EntityLink|Cow}}
 |[[Minecraft:Shearing]]
+|-
+|{{EntityLink|Old Villager}}{{only|be}}
+|{{EntityLink|Villager}}
+|Automatically converted when the world is updated
+|-
+|{{EntityLink|Old Zombie Villager}}{{only|be}}
+|{{EntityLink|Zombie Villager}}
+|Automatically converted when the world is updated
 |-
 |{{EntityLink|Pig}}
@@ Line 28: / Line 37: @@
 |-
 |{{EntityLink|Piglin}}
-| rowspan="2" |Being outside the [[Minecraft:Nether]] for too long
+| rowspan="2" |Being outside the [[Minecraft:Nether]] for 300 game ticks (15 seconds)
 |-
 |{{EntityLink|Piglin Brute}}
@@ Line 38: / Line 47: @@
 |{{EntityLink|Tadpole}}
 |{{EntityLink|Frog}}
-|Aging naturally
+|Aging naturally (20 minutes)
 |-
 |rowspan=2| {{EntityLink|Villager}}
@@ Line 45: / Line 54: @@
 |-
 |{{EntityLink|Zombie Villager}}
-|Killed by either [[Minecraft:zombie]]s, [[Minecraft:zombie villager]]s, [[Minecraft:husk]]s, or [[Minecraft:drowned]], or [[Minecraft:zombified piglin]]s{{only|java|short=1}}<ref group=note>The chance of conversion is dependent on the [[Minecraft:difficulty]] setting.</ref>
+|Killed by either [[Minecraft:zombie]]s, [[Minecraft:zombie villager]]s, [[Minecraft:husk]]s, [[Minecraft:drowned]], or [[Minecraft:zombified piglin]]s{{only|java|short=1}}{{note|The chance of conversion is dependent on the [[Minecraft:difficulty]] setting.}}
 |-
 |{{EntityLink|Zombie}}
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 | The other variant (red or brown)
 | [[Minecraft:Lightning]] strike
+|
+|-
+| {{EntityLink|NPC}}
+| One of their skins
+| Changing their skins in their menu
 |
 |-
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 | A different-colored shulker
 | [[Minecraft:Dyeing]]{{only|bedrock}}
-| They can be dyed only in [[Minecraft:Creative]] mode.
+| They can only be dyed in [[Minecraft:Creative]] mode.
 |-
 | {{EntityLink|Villager}}
-| A different profession of villager
+| A villager with a different profession
 | See {{Slink|Villager|Professions}}
 | Not relevant to [[Minecraft:zombie villager]]s, as they cannot change professions without first converting to a villager.
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 {{exclusive|Java|section=1}}
 <!--The list below should be accurate of [[Minecraft:25w41a]] and later-->
-A mob which converts to another mob retains the following entity data, provided that the new mob is able to make use of said data:<ref group=note>The initial version of this list was provided by Mojang in the [[Minecraft:24w37a]] changelog</ref>
+A mob which converts to another mob retains the following entity data, provided that the new mob is able to make use of said data:{{note|The initial version of this list was provided by Mojang in the [[Minecraft:24w37a]] changelog.}}
 * <code>AbsorptionAmount</code>
 * <code>active_effects</code>
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 Additionally, <code>equipment.saddle</code> is not retained when a saddled pig converts to a zombified piglin.<ref>{{bug|MC-304420}}</ref>
-===Mobs which split into several upon death===
+Mobs that split into several upon death ([[Minecraft:slime]]s and [[Minecraft:magma cube]]s) are treated as a conversion in game. The following fields are ''not'' transferred:
-A related case to mob conversion is where a mob (specifically a [[Minecraft:slime]] or [[Minecraft:magma cube]]) splits into several mobs upon death. In terms of entity data, this is treated as a conversion except that the following fields are additionally ''not'' transferred:
 * <code>drop_chances</code>
 * <code>equipment</code>
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 * <code>Rotation</code>
 * <code>sleeping_pos</code>
-{{Notelist}}
 == See also ==
 * [[Minecraft:Mob type]]
 * [[Minecraft:Mob variant]]
+* [[Minecraft:Block conversion]]
+== Notes ==
+{{Notelist}}
 == References ==