Minecraft:Magma Cube

Template:Infobox entity A magma cube is a Minecraft:hostile mob found in Minecraft:the Nether. A magma cube behaves similarly to a Minecraft:slime, but is fireproof, jumps higher and less often, and deals more Minecraft:damage.

Spawning

Template:See also Magma cubes spawn in areas of the Nether at all light levels. The space they spawn in must be clear of solid obstructions and liquids. Because they are inherently fireproof, magma cubes can spawn on Minecraft:magma blocks.

Only sizes 1, 2 and 4 (NBT Template:Code tag values 0, 1 and 3 respectively) spawn naturally. With use of Template:Command, magma cubes can potentially range from size 1 to 127 (NBT Size tag 0–126).Template:Verify

File:MagmaCubeSpawn.png

This large magma cube attempts to spawn on the basalt, but because there is a piece of iron bar intersecting its hitbox, it is unable to spawn. This check is performed before the size of the magma cube is determined, meaning no magma cubes can spawn at that location.

A magma cube needs a 2.08×2.08×2.08 free space to spawn. The area in which they spawn must be clear of solid or liquid obstructions. When a magma cube attempts to spawn, the game checks for the space requirement of a large magma cube, and the size is determined later. Therefore, since large magma cubes are slightly taller than 2 blocks, no magma cubes, regardless of size, are able to spawn at all in 2-block-high areas. Also, since large magma cubes are slightly wider than 2 blocks, and mobs spawn at the center of a block, having any block within the 2.08×2.08×2.08 area, even as thin as a Minecraft:glass pane, can prevent a magma cube of any size from spawning. Although, way less magma cubes spawn in Template:BiomeLink.

Magma cubes' size is affected by Minecraft:regional difficulty: chances range from 33% for each size at the low difficulty to 16% small, 33% medium, and 50% big with higher difficulty.

Nether wastes

Magma cubes spawn uncommonly in Minecraft:Nether wastes in groups of 4 Template:In and 1 to 4 Template:In.

Nether fortresses

Magma cubes spawn commonly in Minecraft:Nether fortresses in groups of 4 Template:In and groups of 2 to 3 Template:In.

Basalt deltas

Magma cubes spawn commonly in Minecraft:basalt deltas, in groups of 2 to 5. They are also notably most dangerous in this biome, thanks to their knockback capabilities and the biome's many thin bridges between lava lakes.

Monster spawners

Magma cube Minecraft:monster spawners generate in the treasure room of Minecraft:bastion remnants.

Drops

On death

• Large magma cube:Template:Xp experience and 2-4 medium magma cubes
• Medium magma cube: Template:Xp experience and 2-4 small magma cubes
• Small magma cube: Template:Xp experience

Behavior

File:Magma Cube jumping.gif

Magma cube jumping.

A magma cube seeks out any Minecraft:player or an Minecraft:iron golem within a spherical distance of 16 blocks. If it finds no enemy, it changes direction every 40 to 100 ticks (2 to 5 seconds) and jumps forward every 40 to 120 ticks (2 to 6 seconds). If it finds a target, the delay before jumping is Template:Fraction as long (13 to 40 ticks), and the magma cube changes direction directly toward the target before jumping.

Magma cubes cannot be hurt by fall damage or burning, and are not slowed down by lava. They can swim upward in lava and leap above its surface.

Their jump height depends on their size (6 high for large). Their forward speed is twice that of most other mobs. They always make a distinct sound upon jumping up and landing, but no idle sounds.

When a magma cube is killed, it splits into 2-4 smaller magma cubes. Tiny magma cubes disappear when killed, like other mobs.

They can swim in water and attempt to stay on the surface. Like Minecraft:slimes, magma cubes starts taking Minecraft:drowning damage if submerged in water for 15 seconds, splitting into smaller cubes if possible.

Magma cubes take extra damage from Minecraft:powder snow, taking Template:Hp every two seconds, unlike Template:Hp for other mobs.

Unlike most mobs, magma cubes have no pathfinding ability, meaning that they do not avoid falling off cliffs and cannot go around walls, even when chasing a player. This behavior is shared by slimes.

When they are in lava, they hover and try to move to nearby land.

The eyes and yellow core of magma cubes are emissive with Minecraft:Vibrant Visuals.

Combat

Template:See also Magma cubes attack by jumping and attempting to land on the player, and cause damage when touched anywhere. As their jump rate is random, magma cubes can be hard to fight.

The health of a magma cube is its size squared; the attack strength is its size + 2, and the armor points are its size tripled.

A magma cube jumps a distance of approximately its length times 1.5 and a height equivalent to its size in blocks. This means that a large magma cube jumps 4 blocks in height and moves significantly quicker than a small magma cube, which jumps 2 blocks in height; while a tiny magma cube moves slowly and jumps 1 block in height.

Magma cubes continuously damage all players and iron golems they collide with (although Minecraft:damage immunity reduces the actual damage to 1 attack every half second), equivalent to about twice as often as other mobs. Despite other mobs only damaging targets they specifically attack.<ref>Template:Bug</ref> This means that a large magma cube deals Template:Hp of damage per second on normal difficulty. Unlike Minecraft:slimes, tiny magma cubes can deal damage to the player.

Sounds

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Data values

ID

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Entity data

Magma cubes have entity data associated with them that contains various properties.

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<section begin="entity data"/>

• Template:Nbt Entity data
  • Template:Nbt inherit/entity
  • Template:Nbt inherit/mob
  • Template:Nbt: The size of the magma cube. Note that this value is zero-based, so 0 is the smallest magma cube, 1 is the next larger, etc. The sizes that spawn naturally are 0, 1, and 3.
  • Template:Nbt: 1 or 0 (true/false) - true if the magma cube is touching the ground.

<section end="entity data"/>

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See Minecraft:Bedrock Edition level format/Entity format.

Achievements

Achievements that apply to all mobs: Template:Collapse

Advancements

Advancements that apply to all mobs: Template:Collapse

History

Trivia

• According to a minecraft.net article, magma cubes don't actually attack the player like other mobs, but instead, their heat is dangerous when close.<ref>Template:Mcnet</ref>
• Magma cube is the only mob native to the Nether that can truly swim in water.
  • Zombified piglins, skeletons, and wither skeletons sink in water.
  • Piglins, piglin brutes and hoglins sink in water and drown.
  • Endermen, blazes, and striders take damage in water immediately.

Gallery

Screenshots

• Magma cubes.
  Magma cubes.
• Size comparison between a large magma cube and a player.
  Size comparison between a large magma cube and a player.
• They emit the same flame particles as a mob spawner upon landing.
  They emit the same flame particles as a mob spawner upon landing.
• A group of small magma cubes.
  A group of small magma cubes.
• A separated magma cube. Note the lava core.
  A separated magma cube. Note the lava core.
• A magma cube leaping out of lava.
  A magma cube leaping out of lava.
• A magma cube spawner inside a Minecraft:bastion remnant.
  A magma cube spawner inside a Minecraft:bastion remnant.
• A magma cube spawner completely disabled with 9 solid blocks Template:In.
  A magma cube spawner completely disabled with 9 solid blocks Template:In.
• A magma cube spawner in a bastion remnant, being disabled with solid blocks.
  A magma cube spawner in a bastion remnant, being disabled with solid blocks.

Mojang screenshots

• A large number of magma cubes in a superflat world.
  A large number of magma cubes in a superflat world.

Textures

• Magma cube texture file.
  Magma cube texture file.

In other media

• The magma cube page from the Mobestiary.
  The magma cube page from the Mobestiary.
• Minecraft:Lego Minecraft Magma cube.
  Minecraft:Lego Minecraft Magma cube.
• File:Warm mobs and one cold.jpg
• An Minecraft:action figure pack of three Magma cubes.
  An Minecraft:action figure pack of three Magma cubes.
• An unboxed action figure pack of three Magma cubes.
  An unboxed action figure pack of three Magma cubes.
• The Magma cube in a picture with the Slime and sulfur cube.
  The Magma cube in a picture with the Slime and sulfur cube.

External links

• Template:Mcnet