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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. Data tramsfer for the Template:Cd tag specifically is detailed below.


From	To	Method	Equipment transfer (JE)
Template:EntityLink	Template:EntityLink	Minecraft:Shearing	Template:Tc
Template:EntityLink	Template:EntityLink	Drowning in Minecraft:water	Template:Tc
Template:EntityLink	Template:EntityLink	Drowning in Minecraft:water	Template:Tc
Template:EntityLink	Template:EntityLink	Fed Minecraft:golden apple while afflicted by Minecraft:Weakness	Template:Tc
Template:EntityLink Template:Only	Template:EntityLink	Automatically converted when the world is updated	Template:Tc
Template:EntityLink Template:Only	Template:EntityLink	Automatically converted when the world is updated
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:Tc
Template:EntityLink	Template:EntityLink	Minecraft:Lightning strike	Template:Tc
Template:EntityLink	Template:EntityLink	Minecraft:Lightning strike	Template:Tc
Template:EntityLink		Being outside the Minecraft:Nether for 300 game ticks (15 seconds)	Template:Tc
Template:EntityLink			Template:Tc
Template:EntityLink	Template:EntityLink		Template:Tc
Template:EntityLink	Template:EntityLink	Freezing in Minecraft:powder snow	Template:Tc
Template:EntityLink	Template:EntityLink	Aging naturally (20 minutes)	Template:Tc

Mob variant conversions

Template:Work in progress 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
Template:EntityLink	A sheared bogged	Minecraft:Shearing
Template:EntityLink	A more Minecraft:oxidized variant	Minecraft:Oxidation
	A less Minecraft:oxidized variant	Scraping with an Minecraft:axe
	A non-waxed variant	Scraping with an Minecraft:axe
	A waxed variant	Waxing with Minecraft:honeycomb
Template:EntityLink	A charged creeper	Minecraft:Lightning strike
Template:EntityLink	A goat with one fewer horn	Ramming certain blocks. 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	A toast rabbit, or a regular rabbit	Minecraft:Naming the rabbit "Toast", or renaming from "Toast" to something else, respectively
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>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: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
data
drop_chances
equipment, in some cases; see Template:Slink
fall_distance
FallFlying
Fire
ForcedAge
HurtTime
Invulnerable
invulnerable_timeTemplate:Upcoming
IsBaby
leash
LeftHanded
Motion
NoAI
NoGravity
OnGround
Passengers
PersistenceRequired
PortalCooldown
Position
RootVehicle
Rotation
Silent
sleeping_pos
Tags
Team
VillagerData
Xp

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

Mobs which split into several upon death

When a Minecraft:slime or Minecraft:magma cube splits into several smaller ones upon death, the smaller ones inherit their progenitor's data as if the event were a mob conversion, with the exception of the following fields:

drop_chances
equipment
fall_distance
FallFlying
HurtTime
leash
Motion
OnGround
Passengers
Position
Rotation
sleeping_pos

Notes

Template:Notelist

References

Template:Reflist

Navigation

Template:Navbox gameplay Minecraft:pt:Conversão de criatura Minecraft:zh:生物转化

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 == List of mob conversions ==
 === Mob type conversions ===
-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}}.
+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}}. Data tramsfer for the {{cd|equipment}} tag specifically is detailed below.
 {| class="wikitable"
 |+
@@ Line 10: / Line 10: @@
 !To
 !Method
+!Equipment transfer (JE)
+|-
+|{{EntityLink|Mooshroom}}
+|{{EntityLink|Cow}}
+|[[Minecraft:Shearing]]
+|{{tc|no|None<ref>{{bug|MC-311689}}</ref>}}
 |-
 |{{EntityLink|Husk}}
 |{{EntityLink|Zombie}}
 | rowspan="2" |Drowning in [[Minecraft:water]]
+|{{tc|yes|All<ref>{{bug|MC-311688}}</ref>}}
 |-
 |{{EntityLink|Zombie}}
 |{{EntityLink|Drowned}}
-|-
+|{{tc|yes|All<ref>{{bug|MC-311687}}</ref>}}
-|{{EntityLink|Mooshroom}}
-|{{EntityLink|Cow}}
-|[[Minecraft:Shearing]]
 |-
 |{{EntityLink|Zombie Villager}}
 | rowspan="2" |{{EntityLink|Villager}}
 |Fed [[Minecraft:golden apple]] while afflicted by [[Minecraft:Weakness]]
+|{{tc|partial|May be dropped<ref>{{bug|MC-311524}}</ref><ref>{{bug|MC-260592||Zombie Villagers wearing/holding Curse of Binding items do not drop or keep these items after they are cured}}</ref>}}
 |-
 |{{EntityLink|Old Villager}}{{only|be}}
 | rowspan="2" |Automatically converted when the world is updated
+| {{tc|rowspan=2|n/a}}
 |-
 |{{EntityLink|Old Zombie Villager}}{{only|be}}
@@ Line 34: / Line 40: @@
 |rowspan=2| {{EntityLink|Villager}}
 |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.}}
+|{{tc|yes|All<ref>{{bug|MC-311690}}</ref>}}
 |-
 |{{EntityLink|Witch}}
 | rowspan="2" |[[Minecraft:Lightning]] strike
+|{{tc|no|None<ref>{{bug|MC-305199}}</ref>}}
 |-
 |{{EntityLink|Pig}}
 | rowspan="3" |{{EntityLink|Zombified Piglin}}
+|{{tc|no|None<ref>{{bug|MC-304420}}</ref>}}
 |-
 |{{EntityLink|Piglin}}
 | rowspan="3" |Being outside the [[Minecraft:Nether]] for 300 game ticks (15 seconds)
+|{{tc|yes|All<ref>{{bug|MC-311691|||WAI}}</ref>}}
 |-
 |{{EntityLink|Piglin Brute}}
+|{{tc|yes|All<ref>{{bug|MC-311692|||WAI}}</ref>}}
 |-
 |{{EntityLink|Hoglin}}
 |{{EntityLink|Zoglin}}
+|{{tc|yes|All<ref>{{bug|MC-311697}}</ref>}}
 |-
 |{{EntityLink|Skeleton}}
 |{{EntityLink|Stray}}
 |Freezing in [[Minecraft:powder snow]]
+|{{tc|yes|All<ref>{{bug|MC-311694|||WAI}}</ref>}}
 |-
 |{{EntityLink|Tadpole}}
 |{{EntityLink|Frog}}
 |Aging naturally (20 minutes)
+|{{tc|no|None<ref>{{bug|MC-311698}}</ref>}}
 |}
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 | 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 {{bug|MC-301192||Snow Golem pumpkin is stored as a boolean, rather than a head equipment slot|Invalid}}</ref>
+| 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>{{bug|MC-301192||Snow Golem pumpkin is stored as a boolean, rather than a head equipment slot|Invalid}}</ref>
 |-
 | rowspan=4 | {{EntityLink|Sheep}}
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 * <code>data</code>
 * <code>drop_chances</code>
-* <code>equipment</code>, if the new mob is able to render any equipment; otherwise, this tag is not retained.{{note|There are currently several bugs where data is not retained.<ref>{{bug|MC-260592||Zombie Villagers wearing/holding Curse of Binding items do not drop or keep these items after they are cured}}</ref><ref>{{bug|MC-304420||Saddle is deleted when a pig is struck by lightning}}</ref><ref>{{bug|MC-305199||Armor is deleted when a villager converts to a witch}}</ref>}} (Main-hand items are only retained if the new mob is able to use such an item as a weapon.)
+* <code>equipment</code>, in some cases; see {{slink||Mob type conversions}}
 * <code>fall_distance</code>
 * <code>FallFlying</code>