Blaze
Blaze — mob.
Natural spawning
Blazes spawn in Nether fortresses when the light level is 11 or lower, either in small groups or from fortress monster spawners. Their floating body and fire attacks make fortress bridges and open platforms especially risky.
| Light limit | 11 or lower |
|---|---|
| Natural group | 2–3 blazes |
| Spawner source | Fortress blaze spawner |
| Spawn surface | Nether bricks inside the fortress bounds |
Obtaining
Use a blaze spawn egg for a controlled encounter or search a Nether fortress for the natural source. Bring a shield, ranged option, and a route back from the fortress bridges.
Drops
Blazes drop 0–1 blaze rod when killed by a player or tamed wolf, with Looting able to add one more rod. A player kill also yields 10 experience. Rods can be turned into blaze powder for brewing and for eyes of ender.
| Blaze rods | 0–1 base; +0–1 from Looting |
|---|---|
| Experience | 10 when killed by a player or tamed wolf |
| Drop condition | Player or tamed wolf kill |
Sounds
Blazes use separate ambient, burning, hurt, death, and shooting events. The burning loop and smoke particles make an active blaze visible even before it fires.
| Ambient | entity.blaze.ambient |
|---|---|
| Burning | entity.blaze.burn |
| Hurt | entity.blaze.hurt |
| Death | entity.blaze.death |
| Shoot | entity.blaze.shoot |
Behavior
The blaze is a flying fire creature linked to blaze powder and Nether bricks. It rises above the ground, launches small fireballs, and creates a dangerous fight when several blazes share the same open space. It is immune to fire but takes damage from water, rain, snowballs, and nearby thrown water bottles.
| Category | hostile |
|---|---|
| Max health | 20 |
| Width | 0.6 |
| Height | 1.8 |
| Summonable | Yes |
| Fire immune | Yes |
| Follow range | About 48 blocks |
| Movement | Floats and changes height while targeting |
| Ranged attack | Three fireballs after a 3-second charge |
| Fireball cooldown | About 5 seconds after a volley |
| Melee attack | At less than 2 blocks with line of sight |
| Fire immunity | Yes |
| Water and rain | Damages the blaze |
Data values
The entity uses the `minecraft:blaze` identifier and belongs to the Nether fortress hostile family. Its validated drop is the blaze rod, which continues into the powder and brewing chain.
| Identifier | minecraft:blaze |
|---|---|
| Version | Minecraft 26.2 |
| Entity ID | minecraft:blaze |
| Habitat | Nether fortress |
| Attack | Fireballs and contact fire |
| Drop | Blaze rod |
| Health | 20 |
| Width | 0.6 blocks |
| Height | 1.8 blocks |
| Movement speed | 0.23 |
| Follow range | 48 blocks |
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References
| Local source | Blazeblaze |
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Data and provenance
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Facts
| Category | hostile |
|---|---|
| Max health | 20 |
| Width | 0.6 |
| Height | 1.8 |
| Summonable | Yes |
| Fire immune | Yes |
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