Dungeons:Illager

“	THE ILLAGERS – These malicious menaces are members of a cruel society in which the strong rule over all. Until the Arch-Illager came along, they never posed a threat to the peace of the Overworld. Now Illager bands roam freely, causing destruction and woe. Get to know each vile variant.	„
	— Guide to Minecraft Dungeons: A Handbook for Heroes

The Illagers are villager-like hostile mobs that spawn in various locations in Minecraft Dungeons.

Story

The Illagers are members of a cruel society in which the strong rule over all. Until the Arch-Illager came along, they were never strong enough to pose a threat to the peace of the Overworld. Yet, now they are unified as the Illager empire under the rule of the Arch-Illager. Being the most numerous of his followers and minions, Illager bands have grown bolder, being now capable of burning villages, destroying iron golems, and even enslaving Villagers. Now, heroes must arise to oppose the Illager empire, rescue the Villagers, and save the Overworld...

Lore

In the descriptions of some items and the prequel novel of Minecraft Dungeons; The Rise of the Arch-Illager, several things about the Illagers have been explained.

Illagers lived in tribes. One of the tribe's known locations was at the Woodland Mansion.^[1]
Initially the Illagers lived separately, roamed the lands each to themselves. Unfortunately, the mobs attacked and destroyed them one by one, which made them decide to unite, so the tribal system began to be implemented.^[2]
The Illagers value cunning, cruelty, and the most is strength. Showing a sign of weakness in front of others could be lethal.^[2]
Illagers were hostile to undead mobs until the Arch-Illager reached an agreement with the Nameless One.^[3]
Illagers in general were raiders. They made their living by stealing from others, mostly Villagers and heroes who let down their guard and fool enough to travel on their own.^[4] Ironically, the penalty for stealing from fellow Illagers was stiff, one of the tribe leaders meted out justice without mercy.^[5]
The Illagers had never been able to fashion healing potions of their own, but they occasionally found or stole one from someone else like heroes or bartered with witches, making them only dispensed in case of emergency.^[6] The Soul Healer is an alternative healing for Illagers, it is common among the Illagers of the Woodland Mansions.
It seems that zombie illagers may exist, as the Nameless One mentioned that the Arch-Illager could be turned into a husk by the undead or by the Nameless One themself.^[3]
It was mentioned about the existence of the ancient Illager soldiers who wielded Maulers.

List

Mobs

The mobs that are classified as Illagers are listed as follows:

Individual Illagers

Arch-Illager Archie (Boss)
- Arch Vessel
First Enchanter (Ancient enchanter)
Frostwarden (Ancient geomancer)
Giant Royal Guard (Arcade boss)
Solemn Giant (Ancient pillager)
Rampart Captain
Thord
Vigilant Scoundrel (Ancient royal guard)
Walda

Cutscene-only Illagers

Unidentified end illager

Alluded-to Illagers

Ancient Illager Soldier
General
Illager Warrior
Jailor
Reaver
Warden

Disused Illagers

Mage

Mobs

The mobs that are associated with the Illagers are listed as follows:

Ravager
Vex
- The Seeking Flame (Ancient vex)
Witch
- Pestilent Conjurer (Ancient witch)

Artifacts

The artifacts that are associated with the Illagers are listed as follows:

Melee Weapons

The melee weapons that are associated with the Illagers are listed as follows:

Ranged Weapons

The ranged weapons that are associated with the Illagers are listed as follows:

Armor

The armor that is associated with the Illagers are listed as follows:

Enchantments

The enchantments that are associated with the Illagers are listed as follows:

Illager's Bane
- Bone Cudgel

Locations

The locations that are associated with the Illagers are listed as follows:

Missions

The Illager variants that appear in Mainland missions are as follows:

Variant	Mission
Variant	The Rise of the Arch-Illager (Prequel)	Squid Coast	Creeper Woods	Creepy Crypt	Woodland Mansion	Woodland Prison	Soggy Swamp	Soggy Cave	Pumpkin Pastures	Arch Haven	Cacti Canyon	Spider Cave	Redstone Mines	Fiery Forge	Desert Temple	Lower Temple	Highblock Halls	Underhalls	Obsidian Pinnacle	Frosted Fjord	Lone Fortress	Lost Settlement	Windswept Peaks	Gale Sanctum	Gauntlet of Gales	Colossal Rampart	Gold Room	Radiant Ravine	End Wilds	Broken Citadel
Arch-Illager/Archie (Boss)					(Prequel)		(Briefly in ambush)		(Briefly in ambush)		(Briefly in ambush)			(Prequel)	(Prequel and briefly in ambush)
Enchanter				(Outside & Raid Captain's ally)
Unidentified end illager																													(Cinematic)
Evoker (Arcade mob)
Evoker			(Sometimes)				(Sometimes)																		(Sometimes)	(Sometimes)
First Enchanter (Ancient Enchanter)
Frostwarden (Ancient Geomancer)
Geomancer			(Ancient Hunt & Raid Captain's ally)	(Raid Captain's ally)			(Arcade & Raid Captain's ally)
Giant Royal Guard (mob) (Arcade)
Giant Royal Guard (Arcade boss)
Iceologer			(Ancient Hunt & Raid Captain's ally)	(Raid Captain's ally)			(Raid Captain's ally)
Illusioner
Mage (Arcade)
Mountaineer			(Ancient Hunt & Raid Captain's ally)	(Raid Captain's ally)			(Raid Captain's ally)
Pillager Raid Captain			(Sometimes)	(Sometimes)			(Sometimes)
Pillager		(Cinematic)	(Ancient Hunt & Raid Captain's ally)	(Raid Captain's ally)			(Arcade & Raid Captain's ally)
Rampart Captain			(Ancient Hunt)		(Sometimes)
Royal Guard			(Ancient Hunt & Raid Captain's ally)	(Raid Captain's ally)			(Arcade & Raid Captain's ally)
Solemn Giant (Ancient Pillager)
Thord					(Prequel)									(Prequel)
Vigilant Scoundrel (Ancient Royal Guard)
Vindicator Chef			(Ancient Hunt)
Vindicator Raid Captain			(Sometimes)	(Sometimes)			(Sometimes)
Vindicator
Walda					(Prequel)
Wind Caller			(Ancient Hunt & Raid Captain's ally)	(Raid Captain's ally)			(Raid Captain's ally)

Trivia

The illagers have a runic alphabet called Illageralt.
In the early Beta version, trailers and poster, illagers used the texture of 1.14 Texture update, but later the head texture was changed with the exception of the illagers with decorative details on their head and main characters such as the Arch-Illager, royal guards, mages, and iceologers.
- Because only the head texture has been changed, the base color of the geomancer's limbs are different from the base color of their head.
- In the later DLC, mountaineers and their variant's faces use the new head texture. However in the cutscene in the End Wilds of the Echoing Void, the unidentified end illager's head uses the old texture.