Strider

Strider
Health Points	20 ( x 10)
Behavior	Survives lava, gets a speed boost when in lava, attracted to Warped Fungus on a Stick, and is a passive mob.
Drops	0–5 &format=original String; Saddle (If wearing one)
Location	Lava lakes in the Nether
First Appearance	1.16 - Nether Update (Snapshot 20w13a)
Network ID	TBA
Experience Points	1–3
Technical Name	minecraft:Strider

Baby Strider
Health Points	20 ( x 10)
Behavior	Survives lava and is a passive mob.
Location	Lava lakes in the Nether/breeding adult striders.
First Appearance	1.16 - Nether Update (Snapshot 20w13a)
Network ID	TBA
Experience Points	1–3
Technical Name	minecraft:Strider

For the Depth Strider enchantment, see Enchantments#Depth Strider (Boots Only).

The Strider is a rideable, passive Nether mob that was implemented in 1.16 - Nether Update Snapshot 20w13a.

Spawning

In the Nether, 2–4 striders spawn on the surface of a lava block with two air blocks above. Every 15 secs (400 ticks), an attempt is made to spawn a strider. For each spawned strider there is 1/10 chance that they spawn with a baby on top, while it is 1/30 for a zombified piglin to spawn on top of them. If this happens, the strider spawns with a saddle while the piglin spawns with a warped fungus on a stick. The piglin will never despawn except when playing on Peaceful difficulty.

Behavior

The strider is a passive, rideable mob that can survive and walk on lava. They can only be controlled by a warped fungus on a stick, similar to how pigs can be controlled with a carrot on a stick. Striders can also be bred with warped fungus.

Striders roam faster when striding on lava than walking on land. They can also be ridden by two mobs: the zombified piglins, and the striders' offspring.

They will take damage when it is raining or when touching the water.

Drops

Adult striders drop 0–5 strings upon death, with the maximum increasing by 1 per level of Looting, result in a total of 0–8 strings with Looting III.^{[Java Edition only]}

Adult striders drop 2–5 strings upon death, and are unaffected by Looting.^{[Bedrock Edition only]}

If the adult strider is killed by a player or tamed wolf, 1–2^{[Java Edition only]}/1–3^{[Bedrock Edition only]} exp is dropped.

Striders that spawn with a saddle have an 8.5% chance of dropping it upon death with an additional 1% chance per level of Looting. Saddles provided by the player always drop on death.

Trivia

• Breeding striders do not count towards the advancement, "Two by Two", that requires a player to breed all of the mobs.
• They are the first passive mob to be immune to fire and lava.
  • They are also the first rideable mob to be immune to fire and lava.
• They are the only mob that can walk on lava.
• They are the only passive Nether mobs added to the game.
  • They are the 3rd Nether mob to be non-hostile, after neutral zombified piglins and semi-neutral piglins.
• They are the second mobs that need an item on a stick to control the movement, with the first being the pig.
• They are the second passive mob to be a source of string, the first being cats.
• In snapshot 20w14a, striders moved faster in lava than in 20w13a or 20w13b.
• Strangely, a baby strider will not dismount an adult strider upon growth.
  • This means there is a chance of three adult striders on top of each other.
• After snapshot 20w15a, a strider will turn bluish-purple, and start shivering outside of lava with a beard-like frown.
• They will take damage in the rain even if they are on lava.
• They will still be shivering when they are in fire or on top of lava too.
• They wiggle their heads when they walk.
• A strider will not have a saddle on it when spawned as a baby strider on top of an adult strider.
• Players cannot ride a baby strider.
• A strider has a small chance of spawning with a zombified piglin riding it (the strider will spawn with a saddle).

Gallery

File:Strider.gif

Click for full Strider gallery.