Striders are passive mobs native to the Nether. They can walk/stride on lava and be saddled by the player. A warped fungus on a stick is needed to control a strider, similar to how a pig is controlled by a carrot on a stick.
Spawning[]
Striders can spawn in every Nether biome. Two to four striders spawn on spaces of lava that have an air block above. In Java Edition striders are the only passive mob in the Nether, so spawning attempts are made every 400 game ticks. In Bedrock Edition striders share the animal population cap with hoglins and their spawn rate depends on biome, being impacted by the ability of other mobs to spawn at a given coordinate.
For every strider that spawns, there is a 1 in 10 chance of an additional baby strider to spawn riding on top of the previous strider. This behavior is limited to one strider.[1] A baby strider on the adult strider continues to grow although it does not dismount the adult strider once it has grown up.
Zombified piglins have a 1 in 30 chance of spawning on top of a strider. If this happens, the strider spawns with a saddle and the zombified piglin spawns carrying a warped fungus on a stick. The zombified piglin does not despawn naturally, and does not count towards the mob cap. On Peaceful difficulty, the zombified piglin despawns immediately, leaving a saddled strider.[2]
If a strider spawns under lava, it rises out of the lava. in Bedrock Edition, baby striders spawn more commonly than adult striders do, including when spawned by a spawn egg.
An adult strider that spawned with a baby strider riding it.
An adult strider that spawned with a zombified piglin riding it.
Adult purple strider riding an adult red strider
Drops[]
Adult striders drop 2–5 string upon death. The maximum amount is increased by 1 per level of Looting, for a maximum of 2–8 with Looting III.[JE only][3]
Striders wearing a saddle always drop the saddle upon death, regardless of if they spawn wearing it or if a player puts it on them. The only way to remove a saddle from a strider is to kill the strider. When an adult strider is killed by a player or tamed wolf, 1–2[JE only] / 1–3[BE only] experience is dropped.
Behavior[]
Lava does not damage striders. Unlike most mobs, striders can walk on top of lava without sinking. Upon being harmed by another mob, striders attempt to flee for a few seconds while making "retreat" noises. Striders are damaged by water, rain, and splash water bottles, which deal damage by 1
per splash water bottle or half-second in water or rain, which can kill them. While in water, they slowly sink while taking damage. Striders still take damage from rain even if they are in lava. However, they are not harmed when standing in a filled cauldron. They also cannot be harmed by snowfall or snowballs. They take extra damage from freezing in powder snow.
Unlike piglins and hoglins, striders can exist safely in the Overworld, as long as they are kept away from water and rain. Unlike some other mobs, striders do not zombify when leaving the Nether. Striders outside of lava change to a dull purple color, change their expression to more of a frown, shiver, and their legs become slightly shorter. They also move slower when outside of lava.[4]
If a strider has the Speed effect applied to it, the strider moves faster on both land and lava (though its land speed is still considerably slower). If a zombified piglin is riding a strider, the strider pursues the player if the zombified piglin is angered.
Due to a bug,[5] striders that fall from a height take fall damage when landing in lava. A baby strider on an adult strider still grows into an adult. Apart from this, adult striders riding other adult striders do not spawn naturally. Baby striders not riding on an adult follow the closest adult strider.
A strider walking.
A strider shivering and slowed down on land.
Riding[]
A player riding a strider (click to see animation).
The player can ride on an adult strider using a saddle.
Similar to how pigs are controlled using a carrot on a stick, striders move forward automatically while their direction is influenced using a warped fungus on a stick, at a speed of 4.14 m/s if on a flat lava surface (such as the Nether lava sea) or 1.74 m/s if on land. They walk especially slowly against the lava flow direction.
Warped fungus on a stick can be used, causing the strider to boost and walk at a greater speed[more information needed] and taking 1 point of durability from the warped fungus on a stick. They also follow players holding a warped fungus or a warped fungus on a stick.
Unlike underwater boat, players riding striders into lava (for example, getiing into flowing-only from heights or horizons, static lava from horizons) do not dismount if the strider submerges into the lava, and striders quickly rise back up to the surface if this happens. However, players risk getting burned by the lava while submerged. However, in Java Edition, players cannot start riding a strider that is fully submeged within the lava.
A strider ridden into flowing lava slowly rises to the top. Fall damage does not affect striders that have dropped onto flowing lava, unlike the bug[5] for lava source blocks. When ridden over land, striders automatically walk up any one block high slope. They also cross any 1-wide block gap or air space that is only one block higher - diagonally up - when ridden directly upward and not completely sideways to the slope.
To safely dismount from a strider, a player who does not have fire resistance may face a solid block within reach before dismounting to dismount onto that block,[6] instead of at the strider's location (which is usually in lava[7]).
Striders can still be equipped with a saddle while another mob is riding it.
Breeding[]
If striders are given warped fungus, they breed to create baby striders, granting the player 1–7 experience orbs. The parent striders have a cooldown of about 5 minutes before they can breed again. All babies obtained through breeding take 20 minutes to grow up. The growth of baby striders can be slowly accelerated using warped fungus; each use takes 10% off of the remaining time to grow up.
Sounds[]
Java Edition:
Striders use the Friendly Creatures sound category for entity-dependent sound events.
| Sound | Subtitles | Source | Description | Resource location | Translation key | Volume | Pitch | Attenuation distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Strider chirps | Friendly Creatures | Randomly | entity | subtitles | 1.0 | 0.8-1.2 (Baby: 1.3-1.7) | 16 | |
| Strider eats | Friendly Creatures | When a Strider is fed a warped fungus | entity | subtitles | 1.0 | 0.8-1.2 | 16 | |
| Strider warbles | Friendly Creatures | Randomly while a player is holding a warped fungus or warped fungus on a stick | entity | subtitles | 1.0 | 0.8-1.2 (Baby:1.3-1.7) | 16 | |
| Strider dies | Friendly Creatures | When a strider dies | entity | subtitles | 1.0 | 0.8-1.2 (Baby: 1.3-1.7) | 16 | |
| Strider hurts | Friendly Creatures | When a strider is damaged | entity | subtitles | 1.0 | 0.8-1.2 (Baby: 1.3-1.7) | 16 | |
| Strider retreats | Friendly Creatures | Randomly for 10 seconds after a strider is damaged | entity | subtitles | 0.8 | 0.8-1.2 (Baby: 1.3-1.7) | 16 | |
| Footsteps | Friendly Creatures | While a strider is walking on land | entity | subtitles | 0.25 | 1.0 | 16 | |
| Footsteps | Friendly Creatures | While a strider is walking on lava | entity | subtitles | 0.2 | 1.0 | 16 | |
| None[sound 1] | Friendly Creatures | When a strider equips a saddle | entity | None[sound 1] | 0.5 | 1.0 | 16 |
| Sound | Source | Description | Resource location | Volume | Pitch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Friendly Creatures | Randomly | mob | 1.0 | 0.8-1.2 (Baby: 1.3-1.7) | |
| Friendly Creatures | When a Strider is fed a warped fungus | mob | 1.0 | 0.8-1.2 | |
| Friendly Creatures | Randomly while a player is holding a warped fungus or warped fungus on a stick | mob | 1.0 | 0.8-1.2 (Baby: 1.3-1.7) | |
| Friendly Creatures | When a strider dies | mob | 1.0 | 0.8-1.2 (Baby: 1.3-1.7) | |
| Friendly Creatures | When a strider is damaged | mob | 1.0 | 0.8-1.2 (Baby: 1.3-1.7) | |
| Friendly Creatures | Randomly for 10[verify] seconds after a strider is damaged | mob | 1.0 | 0.8-1.2 (Baby: 1.3-1.7) | |
| Friendly Creatures | While a strider is walking on land | mob | 0.25 | 1.0 | |
| Friendly Creatures | While a strider is walking on lava | mob | 0.2 | 1.0 | |
| Friendly Creatures | When a strider equips a saddle | mob | 1.0 | 1.0 |
Achievements[]
| Icon | Achievement | In-game description | Actual requirements (if different) | Gamerscore earned | Trophy type (PS4) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PS4 | Other | |||||
| Feels Like Home | Take a Strider for a loooong [sic] ride on a lava lake in the Overworld. | In the Overworld, use a strider to ride on a lava lake for a distance of 50 meters from the point where the ride starts. | 20G | Silver | ||
Advancements[]
| Icon | Advancement | In-game description | Parent | Actual requirements (if different) | Resource location |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | This Boat Has Legs | Ride a Strider with a Warped Fungus on a Stick | Nether | Boost[8] a strider with a warped fungus on a stick. | nether/ride_strider
|
| Feels Like Home | Take a Strider for a loooong ride on a lava lake in the Overworld | This Boat Has Legs | While riding a strider, travel 50 blocks on lava in the Overworld. Only horizontal displacement is counted. Traveling in a circle for more than 50 blocks doesn't count. | nether/ride_strider_in_overworld_lava
|
 | It Spreads | Kill a mob near a Sculk Catalyst | Monster Hunter | Kill one of these 70 mobs near a sculk catalyst:
| adventure/kill_mob_near_sculk_catalyst
|
| The Parrots and the Bats | Breed two animals together | Husbandry | Breed a pair of any of these 25 mobs:
| husbandry/breed_an_animal
|
| Two by Two | Breed all the animals! | The Parrots and the Bats | Breed a pair of each of these 24 mobs:
| husbandry/bred_all_animals
|
Data values[]
ID[]
| Name | Identifier | Translation key |
|---|---|---|
| Strider | strider | entity.minecraft.strider |
| Name | Identifier | Numeric ID | Translation key |
|---|---|---|---|
| Strider | strider | 125 | entity.strider.name |
Entity data[]
Striders have entity data associated with them that contains various properties.
- Entity data
- Additional fields for mobs that can breed
- Tags common to all entities
- Tags common to all mobs
- Saddle: 1 or 0 (true/false) - true if the strider is saddled.
History[]
The specific instructions are: Strider jockey in bedrock edition
| March 25, 2020 | Three different screenshots are released of what was then revealed to be a strider. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Java Edition | |||||
| 1.16 | 20w13a |   Added striders and baby striders.
| |||
  Adult striders can be ridden by zombified piglins and baby striders. | |||||
  A shivering animation exists for when a strider is out of lava. | |||||
| 20w14a | Striders now move faster to resemble a boat's speed on water. | ||||
| Subtitles have been added for strider sounds. | |||||
| 20w15a |   Striders now turn purple when outside of lava.
| ||||
| Striders can now be saddled by dispensers. | |||||
The texture of striders has been changed from  to  to remove an unused fin. The fin itself was not viewable in-game. | |||||
| 20w17a |   The texture of the strider saddles have been changed. The front and back orientation of the saddle has been corrected.[9] | ||||
| 20w18a | Striders can no longer spawn in stacks of 3 or higher; only an adult and baby strider or an adult strider and a zombified piglin. | ||||
| Zombified piglins that spawn riding striders no longer despawn. | |||||
| Walking logic was changed significantly. | |||||
| Player can now "safely" dismount, by looking at the block they want to dismount onto before dismounting. | |||||
| 20w19a | The "Distance by Strider" statistic that displays the distance traveled while on a strider has been added. | ||||
| 20w20a | Striders are now required for the "Two by Two" advancement. | ||||
| Pre-release 1 | Striders are now damaged by splash water bottles and lingering water bottles. | ||||
| Pre-release 3 | Striders are now more common. | ||||
| Pre-release 7 |  Each strider leg can now be textured individually. The textures of the legs on the model are now mirrored. | ||||
| 1.16.2 | Pre-Release 1 | Zombified piglins now hold a warped fungus on a stick when spawned as a strider jockey. | |||
| Striders now try to find their way to lava and avoid going out of lava. | |||||
| Fixed bug that allowed Striders to walk on other mobs.[10] | |||||
| 1.17 | 21w13a | Striders now take extra damage when freezing. | |||
| 1.19.3 | 1.19.4-pre2 | Striders now have a weakness to freezing damage for the /damage command. | |||
| Bedrock Edition | |||||
| 1.16 | beta 1.16.0.57 | Added striders and baby striders.
| |||
 Adult striders can be ridden by zombified piglins and baby striders. | |||||
| beta 1.16.0.63 | Striders now move faster to resemble a boat's speed on water. | ||||
| 1.16.100 | beta 1.16.100.54 | Zombified piglins now hold a warped fungus on a stick when spawned as a strider jockey. | |||
Striders now have the correct health of 20 × 10 instead of 15 × 7.5. | |||||
| Each strider leg can now be textured individually. The textures of the legs on the model are now mirrored. | |||||
| 1.17.0 | beta 1.16.230.54 | Striders now take extra damage when freezing. | |||
| beta 1.17.0.52 | Striders are now damaged by splash water bottles and lingering water bottles. | ||||
Issues[]
Issues relating to "Strider" are maintained on the bug tracker. Report issues there.
Trivia[]
Strider's fin
- Striders had a fin in their texture file. The fin wasn't visible in-game and was removed in 20w15a.
- If commands are used to saddle a baby strider, and the player rides the baby strider, the player takes fire damage due to not being high enough to avoid the lava.
- Mojang added striders to the game as the solution to the community request for lava boats.[11]
- At one point in the strider's development, before it was added to the game, a strider out of lava would retract its legs and start to take damage while bouncing around until it died, similar to how fish suffocate when out of water. This feature was discarded for being "too sad".[12]
- Striders were planned to have their own unique armor and saddle, but this was decided against.[13]
- Striders were initially going to have a long tongue with each they could eat things, not too dissimilar to a current frogs. The different items would all have various effects, such as swords hurting the strider, and TNT exploding.[14]
- Part of the reason that striders drop string (from their bristles) was to answer the question of "how do piglins make crossbows?".[12]
- In Minecraft Legends:Return of the Piglins, striders shed the strings which piglins used to make crossbows.[15]
- The bobbing animation that the strider makes while walking was initially an accident. However, the developers thought it was "quirky and fun", so it was added as a feature.[12]
Gallery[]
Animations[]
Idle
A strider walking
A strider shivering
A saddled strider idling
A saddled strider shiver
A cold strider shivering
A cold strider walking while shivering
A saddled cold strider shivering
Screenshots[]
Strider teaser 1
Strider teaser 2
Strider teaser 3
Kingbdogz riding a strider.
A cold strider in a warped forest.
Upside down striders.
Adult and baby striders.
A strider with a jockey.
Striders in love.
Dismounting a strider into lava.
Riding a strider over lava.
Lots of striders and ghasts.
Baby strider riding on an adult strider.
Striders are occasionally ridden by a zombified piglin when spawned.
Striders can be ridden by baby zombified piglins too.
Three striders riding one another before 20w18a.
Strider out of the lava.
A comparison image of model differences between Java and Bedrock.
Player riding a strider riding a strider, with nearby striders looking on.
Three baby striders stacked on top of an adult.
A baby strider riding an adult.
Several striders on a lava sea.
Striders can walk on top of other mobs.
Piglin and a shivering strider
A player attracting multiple striders using a warped fungus on a stick.
Concept art[]
Concept art of an early design of the strider.
An early design of the strider by Jasper Boerstra, similar in appearance to a tardigrade.
An early, ghast-like design of the strider. Notice that there is no hair and one has six legs, while the other has nine.
Concept art of the strider. Notice the carrot on a stick instead of warped fungus on a stick.
In other media[]
Strider Warrior, a hero dressed as a strider featured in Minecraft Dungeons.
Lego Minecraft Strider.
An official Strider action figure.
A strider as it appears on the cover of Minecraft Legends: Return of the Piglins.
Textures[]
References[]
- ↑ MC-176028 — "Striders can spawn in stacks of three or more" — resolved as "Fixed".
- ↑ MC-232869 — Adult striders can spawn with saddles in peaceful mode
- ↑ MCPE-112761
- ↑ This behavior is controlled by the
#strider_warm_blocksblock tag. - ↑ a b MC-197177
- ↑ "…dismounting Striders when looking at a nearby solid block will dismount you onto that solid block, making it safer!" by Brandon Pearce – Twitter.
- ↑ https://twitter.com/kingbdogz/status/1256262349343936513
- ↑ MC-183764
- ↑ MC-176116
- ↑ MC-176034
- ↑ "We are introducing the Strider in the Nether update. You've got one job, Strider! Or maybe you need more. Anyway, that's the deal with lava boats." – Minecraft Feedback, April 2020.
- ↑ a b c "Meet the Strider" by Per Landin. Minecraft.net, July 7, 2020
- ↑ "once upon a time Striders were going to get their own unique armor and saddle - BRANDON PEARCE" – @CagilMartin1 on X, August 3, 2022
- ↑ "I still laugh that the Strider in my initial vision was gonna have a longue tongue that would eat things and you could throw TNT and it would explode [... could also throw a diamond sword and damage it - BRANDON PEARCE"] – @CagilMartin1 on X, August 3, 2022
- ↑ Matt Forbeck, Minecraft Legends:Return of the Piglins, Finding the Portal (chapter 8)
External links[]
- Mob Menagerie: Strider — Minecraft.net on January 16, 2023
- Meet the Strider — Minecraft.net on July 7, 2020