Minecraft:Mounts of Mayhem

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Template:Relevant guide Mounts of Mayhem is a Minecraft:game drop that was released on December 9, 2025<ref name="mcnet-image">Template:Mcnet</ref> as Minecraft:Java Edition 1.21.11 and Minecraft:Bedrock Edition 1.21.130. Its theme is a combination of both "mounts" and "combat". It introduces Minecraft:spears, Minecraft:netherite horse armor, Minecraft:nautiluses, Minecraft:nautilus armor, Minecraft:parched, Minecraft:zombie nautiluses, Minecraft:camel husks, Minecraft:zombie horses spawning naturally, and the ability for most mounts to Minecraft:swim. It was announced at Minecraft:Minecraft LIVE – September 2025.

Additions

Items

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File:Copper Nautilus Armor JE1 BE2.png File:Iron Nautilus Armor JE1 BE2.png File:Golden Nautilus Armor JE1 BE2.png File:Diamond Nautilus Armor JE1 BE2.png File:Netherite Nautilus Armor JE1 BE2.png Minecraft:Nautilus armor

A new tiered Minecraft:armor type for equipping a tamed Minecraft:nautilus or Minecraft:zombie nautilus.
Cannot be crafted.
Copper, iron, gold, and diamond variants can be found in ocean structure chests.
Netherite variant can be obtained by upgrading the diamond variant in a Minecraft:smithing table.

Template:InvSpriteFile:Netherite Horse Armor JE2 BE1.png Minecraft:Netherite horse armor

A new type of Minecraft:horse armor.
Provides Template:Armor Minecraft:armor points, 3 Minecraft:armor toughness, and 1 Minecraft:knockback resistance.
Obtained by upgrading Minecraft:diamond horse armor using a Minecraft:smithing table with a Minecraft:netherite upgrade template.

Minecraft:Spawn eggs:

Template:InvSprite Camel husk spawn egg
Template:InvSprite Nautilus spawn egg
Template:InvSprite Parched spawn egg
Template:InvSprite Zombie nautilus spawn egg

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File:Held Wooden Spear JE2 BE1.png File:Held Stone Spear JE2 BE1.png File:Held Copper Spear JE2 BE1.png File:Held Iron Spear JE2 BE1.png File:Held Golden Spear JE2 BE1.png File:Held Diamond Spear JE2 BE1.png File:Held Netherite Spear JE2 BE1.png Minecraft:Spear

A new Minecraft:tiered Minecraft:weapon.
Has a longer Minecraft:attack range than the Minecraft:sword or any other weapon.
Includes two main attacks: jab and charge.
- The faster the Minecraft:player moves while charging, the more Minecraft:damage is done to an Minecraft:entity.
Can be crafted using 2 Minecraft:sticks and its corresponding tier Minecraft:item or by upgrading from diamond to netherite using a Minecraft:smithing table.

Enchantments

Template:InvSprite Minecraft:Lunge

Minecraft:Spear exclusive enchantment with 3 levels.
Only works with the jab attack.
- When doing a jab attack with Lunge, it propels the player horizontally in the view direction.
The view angle needs to be perfectly leveled horizontally to achieve maximum lunge distance.
Consumes Minecraft:saturation and hunger points at an amount dependent on the enchantment level, as well as 1 durability point.
- Can only be used if the player has 6 or more Minecraft:hunger points.

Effects

File:Breath of the Nautilus.png Minecraft:Breath of the Nautilus

Freezes the entity's Minecraft:oxygen bar.
Applied when riding on a Minecraft:nautilus or Minecraft:zombie nautilus.

Mobs

File:Camel Husk Idle JE1.gif Minecraft:Camel husk

An uncommon Minecraft:undead variant of the regular Minecraft:camel that spawns in Minecraft:deserts at night.
- File:Camel Husk Jockey JE1.png Spawns with two riders: a Minecraft:husk wielding an Minecraft:iron spear and a Minecraft:parched, forming a Minecraft:camel husk jockey.
  - The husk rider has a chance to drop a Minecraft:rabbit's foot when killed.
Counts as a Minecraft:hostile mob until Minecraft:ridden by a player, despawning like other hostile mobs.
Does not burn in Minecraft:sunlight.
Behaves similarly to a regular camel, except it cannot be bred.
Can be tempted and healed using a Minecraft:rabbit's foot.
Drops Minecraft:rotten flesh like any other zombie-type mob.

File:Nautilus Breathe JE1 BE2.gif Minecraft:Nautilus

An Minecraft:aquatic Minecraft:neutral Minecraft:mount that spawns in Minecraft:oceans.
Can dash attack at any mob if provoked.
- Occasionally hunts Minecraft:pufferfish.
Immune to Minecraft:poison.
Can be tamed and bred with pufferfish and Minecraft:buckets of pufferfish, though it can be fed any type of Minecraft:fish or Minecraft:fish bucket afterward.
- File:Baby Nautilus Breathe JE1.gif Baby nautiluses have a unique model and sounds.
Rideable with a Minecraft:saddle, controlled with mouse/joystick movements, similar to the Minecraft:happy ghast.
Has a dash movement that can be used while riding it, similar to the Minecraft:camel.
When ridden, the rider is given the Minecraft:Breath of the Nautilus effect, freezing their Minecraft:oxygen bar.
When on land, the nautilus becomes dehydrated.
Has a 5% chance to drop a Minecraft:nautilus shell when killed.

File:Parched JE2.png Minecraft:Parched

A variant of the Minecraft:skeleton that spawns in Minecraft:deserts at night.
Does not burn in sunlight, similarly to the Minecraft:husk.
Shoots Minecraft:arrows of Weakness.
Immune to Minecraft:Weakness.
Has a slower rate of fire compared to a normal skeleton, similar to the Minecraft:bogged.

File:Zombie Nautilus Breathe JE1 BE2.gif Minecraft:Zombie nautilus

A rare Minecraft:undead variant of the regular Minecraft:nautilus.
- File:Coral Zombie Nautilus Breathe JE1 BE1.gif Can also spawn as a coral variant in a Minecraft:warm ocean.
File:Zombie Nautilus Jockey JE1.png Spawns being ridden by a Minecraft:drowned wielding a Minecraft:trident, forming a Minecraft:zombie nautilus jockey.
Counts as a hostile mob while untamed, despawning like other hostile mobs.
Behaves similarly to a regular nautilus, except it cannot be bred.
Swims 10% faster than regular nautiluses when swimming.
Doesn't dehydrate when on land.
Burns in sunlight.
- Nautilus armor prevents the zombie nautilus from burning in sunlight.
Drops Minecraft:rotten flesh like any other zombie-type mob.

Changes

Items

Template:InvSpriteFile:Leather Horse Armor JE2.png Minecraft:Leather horse armor in Template:JE

Changed texture to more closely match Template:BE.

Minecraft:Spawn eggs

Now sorted thematically in the Minecraft:Creative inventory, according to the following categories:
- Minecraft:Overworld
  - Farm Animals
  - Minecraft:Mounts
  - Minecraft:Pets
  - Wild Animals
  - Minecraft:Aquatic
  - Miscellaneous
  - Minecraft:Golems
  - Minecraft:Villagers
  - Minecraft:Undead
  - Minecraft:Spiders
  - Minecraft:Monsters
  - Minecraft:Illagers
- Nether
- The End
Template:InvSprite Changed zombie horse spawn egg texture to reflect the Minecraft:zombie horse's new texture.
In Template:BE, they now always spawn baby mobs when Template:Control on the same mob to match Java Edition.

Mobs

Minecraft:Donkey, Minecraft:camel, Minecraft:horse, Minecraft:mule, and Minecraft:zombie horse

No longer sinks in water when ridden by a player.
- Riders are still dismounted if their head goes underwater.<ref name="head-underwater">Template:Cite bug</ref>

Minecraft:Piglin, Minecraft:husk, Minecraft:zombie and Minecraft:zombified piglin

Can now spawn holding a Minecraft:spear and use its charge attack.

File:Zombie Horse JE6.png Minecraft:Zombie horse

Changed texture.
Now spawns naturally in Minecraft:plains and Minecraft:savanna biomes at night.
- File:Zombie Horseman JE1.png Spawns being ridden by a Minecraft:zombie wielding an Minecraft:iron spear, forming a Minecraft:zombie horseman.
  - The zombie rider has a chance to drop a Minecraft:red mushroom when killed.
Counts as a hostile mob while untamed, despawning like other hostile mobs.
Now drops 2-3 Minecraft:rotten flesh instead of 1.
Can now be tempted and healed using Minecraft:red mushrooms.
Can now be equipped with a Minecraft:saddle and Minecraft:horse armor.
Now burns in Minecraft:sunlight.
- Horse armor prevents the zombie horse from burning in sunlight.

Further revisions

Bedrock Edition

1.21.131 was a hotfix that fixed bugs.
1.21.132 was a hotfix that fixed bugs.
26.0 was a minor update which added command macros and fixed bugs.
26.1 was a hotfix that fixed one bug related to 26.0.
26.2 was a hotfix that fixed one bug related to 26.0.
26.3 was a hotfix that fixed two bugs related to 26.0.

Promotions

Dungeon Descent

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File:Minecraft Mounts of Mayhem Dungeon Descent .net.jpeg

Key art for the add-on.

Released on January 12, 2026, Dungeon Descent is a promotional add-on expanding on the drop, with features such as dungeons, charms, and decorative dungeon and horse stable themed blocks.

Challengers Tournament

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Reward Drops

Template:Needs render Three special reward drops are available to promote the release of the game drop. One is available through Minecraft:TikTok<ref>Template:Tweet</ref>, and the other two are available through Minecraft:Twitch<ref>Template:Tweet</ref>.


Name	Image		Type	Rarity	Obtaining	Date
Name	Icon	Render	Type	Rarity	Obtaining	Date
Champion's Shawl	File:Champion's Shawl.png	File:Champion's Shawl Render.png	Outerwear width=24x24	Rare File:Rarity rare.png	Watch 3 minutes of any Minecraft livestream on TikTok with the Game Reward enabled.	December 10 - 31, 2025
Parched Hoodie	File:Parched Hoodie.png	File:Parched Hoodie Render.png	Outerwear width=24x24	Epic File:Rarity epic.png	Watch 5 minutes of any Minecraft livestream on Twitch.
Spear Spinning	File:Spear Spinning.png	File:Spear Spinning Emote Render.gif	Emote width=24x24	Rare File:Rarity rare.png	Subscribe to or gift a subscription to any Minecraft creator livestream on Twitch.

An artwork depicting the Champion's Shawl

An artwork depicting the Champion's Shawl
An artwork depicting the Parched Hoodie and the Spear

An artwork depicting the Parched Hoodie and the Spear

Community Challenge

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File:More Mayhem Incoming.jpg

Key art for the event.

The Mounts of Mayhem Community Challenge was a community challenge promoting the release of the game drop. Announced on December 10, 2025, the challenge began on December 12 and concluded on December 15, 2025.<ref>Template:Mcnet</ref><ref>Template:Mcnet</ref>


Name	Image		Type	Rarity	Obtaining
Name	Icon	Render	Type	Rarity	Obtaining
Minecraft:Zombie Horse Cape	File:CharacterCreatorZombieHorseCape.png	File:Zombie Horse Cape JE.png	Cape File:Capes SB Icon.png	Legendary File:Rarity legendary.png	Defeat five mobs with a spear in Minecraft:Survival mode Template:In. The mobs may be either neutral or hostile, do not need to be defeated simultaneously, and can be spawned beforehand in Minecraft:Creative mode.<ref>Template:Bluesky</ref>
Zombie Horse Onesie	File:Zombie Horse Onesie.png	File:Zombie Horse Onesie Render.png	Outwear File:Outerwear.png	Rare File:Rarity rare.png	Required players to spawn at least 75 million Zombie horses.

Trivia

Unusually, no content for this drop was released as part of an Minecraft:experiment, with this being the first content update since the Minecraft:Nether Update to lack an experiment on either game edition.

Quotes

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Videos

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Gallery

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Merchandise

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Additions

Items

Enchantments

Effects

Mobs

Changes

Items

Mobs

Further revisions

Bedrock Edition

Promotions

Dungeon Descent

Challengers Tournament

Reward Drops

Community Challenge

Trivia

Quotes

Videos

Gallery

Official artwork

Profile pictures

Trading cards

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Merchandise

References

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