Vindicator
Vindicator is a hostile mob in Minecraft. Vindicator has 24 health points (12 hearts). Vindicator deals 8 attack damage.
Vindicator is a hostile illager armed with an iron axe that spawns in woodland mansions and during raids. It is one of the strongest melee mobs, sprinting toward its targets to deliver powerful axe attacks. Vindicators are highly aggressive and will attack players, villagers, wandering traders, and iron golems on sight.
Vindicators drop 0–1 emeralds when killed, with the amount increasing if they have the Looting enchantment. If a Vindicator is the raid captain, it also drops an ominous banner. They drop 5 experience when killed by a player.
Vindicators cannot be bred and only spawn inside woodland mansions or during village raids. Unlike pillagers, they do not respawn naturally after being defeated.
Vindicators are hostile mobs that attack with powerful melee strikes using their iron axe. They move faster than most mobs when chasing a target and can break wooden doors in Hard difficulty, making them particularly dangerous. If named "Johnny " using a name tag, a Vindicator becomes hostile toward all mobs except other illagers, referencing the "Here’s Johnny !" line from The Shining.
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What does Vindicator drop?
Loot
The following items are dropped from Vindicator when killed
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Dropped fromThe item the mob drops. Follow it for its own page. Avg. per killHow likely this appears — the bar compares it at a glance. AmountHow many drop at once when the mob is killed, before any Looting bonus. Looting IHow many drop when the weapon that killed the mob carries Looting I. Looting IIHow many drop when the weapon that killed the mob carries Looting II. Looting IIIHow many drop when the weapon that killed the mob carries Looting III. | |||||
| 100% | 0 - 1 | 0 - 2 | 0 - 3 | 0 - 4 | |
| 9% - 12% | 1 (9%) | 1 (10%) | 1 (11%) | 1 (12%) | |
| 100% | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| 100% | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
Vindicator FAQ
Quick answers
Yes — Vindicator is a hostile mob.
Vindicator has 24 health points, which equals 12 hearts.
Vindicator deals 8 attack damage.
