Phantom
Phantom — mob.
Spawning
Phantoms spawn at night above players who have not slept for a long time. Their arrival is a reminder to secure a temporary shelter or plan a bed stop before a long trip.
| Sky darkness | The custom spawner runs when sky darkening reaches 5 |
|---|---|
| Insomnia | At least 72,000 ticks since the player's last rest |
| Spawn position | 20–34 blocks above the player, within a 10-block horizontal spread |
| Group size | Scales with the current difficulty |
Encounter and control
Stay awake in an exposed Overworld area to observe a natural encounter, or use a spawn egg for a controlled test. A roof removes the open sky that phantoms use for their diving approach.
Drops
A phantom can drop 0–1 phantom membrane when killed by a player; Looting adds a separate bonus roll.
| Base quantity | 0–1 membrane |
|---|---|
| Condition | Player kill |
| Looting | Adds a bounded bonus roll |
Membrane and recovery
Phantom membranes are used to repair an elytra and brew a slow-falling potion. Store the drops before leaving the encounter area so a night of combat also supports travel preparation.
Sounds
The entity has separate ambient, flap, hurt, death, and swoop events. The flap cadence is driven by a 24-tick animation period.
| Ambient | entity.phantom.ambient |
|---|---|
| Flap | entity.phantom.flap |
| Hurt | entity.phantom.hurt |
| Death | entity.phantom.death |
| Swoop | entity.phantom.swoop |
Behavior
Phantoms fly and dive at players; cats scare them away. Their swoop creates a predictable opening: move under a roof or keep a clear line for a timed counterattack instead of chasing them upward.
| Category | hostile |
|---|---|
| Max health | 20 |
| Width | 0.9 |
| Height | 0.5 |
| Summonable | Yes |
| Fire immune | No |
| Attack phases | Circle, then swoop |
| Target range | Players within 64 blocks |
| Swoop delay | 8–11 seconds between sweep attempts |
| Cat deterrent | Nearby cats make the swoop goal stop |
Data values
The entity uses the `minecraft:phantom` identifier and is an undead flying hostile mob. Its public cycle is night spawning, aerial swoops, and membrane drops.
| Identifier | minecraft:phantom |
|---|---|
| Version | Minecraft 26.2 |
| Entity ID | minecraft:phantom |
| Type | Undead flying hostile mob |
| Trigger | Player has not slept |
| Drop | Phantom membrane |
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See also
References
The page follows the custom insomnia spawner, aerial goals, entity loot table, and vanilla registration used by the Java source.
| Local source | Phantomphantom |
|---|---|
| Spawn controller | net/minecraft/world/level/levelgen/PhantomSpawner.java |
| Entity implementation | net/minecraft/world/entity/monster/Phantom.java |
| Loot table | data/minecraft/loot_table/entities/phantom.json |
| Entity registration | net/minecraft/world/entity/EntityTypes.java |
| Sound registry | net/minecraft/sounds/SoundEvents.java |
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Data and provenance
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Facts
| Category | hostile |
|---|---|
| Max health | 20 |
| Width | 0.9 |
| Height | 0.5 |
| Summonable | Yes |
| Fire immune | No |
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