Jockey

A jockey refers to a naturally-spawned mob riding another mob. Most jockeys are named based on the mob being ridden. The mob on the top often controls the mob on the bottom in Java Edition, but sometimes do not control it in Bedrock Edition.

An exception to the “jockey” naming scheme is the skeleton horseman.

List of jockeys

Chicken Jockey	Hoglin Jockey	Ravager Jockey	Skeleton Horseman	Spider Jockey	Strider Jockey

Most jockeys spawn in similar conditions to their respective mobs.

Summoning

Main article: Tutorial:summoning jockeys

Jockeys can also be manually summoned using commands:

Chicken Jockey
In Java Edition: /summon minecraft:chicken ~ ~ ~ {Passengers:[{id:"minecraft:zombie",IsBaby:1}]}

In Bedrock Edition, it requires two commands:

1. /summon chicken ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ minecraft:spawn_adult
2. /ride @e[type=chicken] summon_rider zombie minecraft:as_baby

Hoglin Jockey

• In Java Edition: /summon minecraft:hoglin ~ ~ ~ {Age:-12000,Passengers:[{id:"minecraft:piglin",IsBaby:1}]}

• In Bedrock Edition, it requires two commands:

1. /summon hoglin ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ spawn_baby
2. /ride @e[family=hoglin_baby] summon_rider piglin spawn_baby

Ravager Jockey
In Java Edition:

/summon minecraft:ravager ~ ~ ~ {Passengers:[{id:minecraft:pillager,HandItems:[{id:crossbow,Count:1b}]}]}

• This command summons a ravager with a pillager rider.

/summon minecraft:ravager ~ ~ ~ {Passengers:[{id:minecraft:vindicator,HandItems:[{id:iron_axe,Count:2b}]}]}

• This command summons a ravager with a vindicator rider.

/summon minecraft:ravager ~ ~ ~ {Passengers:[{id:minecraft:evoker}]}

• This command summons a ravager with a evoker rider.

In Bedrock Edition:

/summon ravager ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ minecraft:spawn_for_raid_with_evoker_rider

• This command summons a ravager with an evoker rider.

/summon ravager ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ minecraft:spawn_with_pillager_rider

• This command summons a ravager with a pillager rider.

/summon ravager ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ minecraft:spawn_with_vindicator_rider

• This command summons a ravager with a vindicator rider.

/summon ravager ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ minecraft:spawn_for_raid_with_pillager_rider

• This command summons a ravager with a pillager rider, but the pillager drops special loot upon death.

/summon ravager ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ minecraft:spawn_with_pillager_captain_rider

• This command summons a ravager with a pillager rider, but the pillager is a raid captain.

/summon ravager ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ minecraft:spawn_with_vindicator_captain_rider

• This command summons a ravager with a vindicator rider, but the vindicator is a raid captain.

Skeleton Horseman
Skeleton horsemen can be manually summoned by both the regular method and by spawning a skeleton trap.

A skeleton trap spawns 4 skeleton horsemen.

• In Java Edition: /summon minecraft:skeleton_horse ~ ~ ~ {SkeletonTrap:1}

• In Bedrock Edition: /summon skeleton_horse ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ minecraft:set_trap

Spider Jockey

• In Java Edition: /summon minecraft:spider ~ ~ ~ {Passengers:[{id:"minecraft:skeleton",HandItems:[{id:"minecraft:bow",count:1}]}]}
• In Bedrock Edition: /summon spider ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ minecraft:entity_spawned_with_default_jockey^{[upcoming BE 1.21.100]} Note: It only works during nighttime or underground.

Strider Jockey

• Zombified piglin riding strider:
  
  • In Java Edition: /summon minecraft:strider ~ ~ ~ {Saddle:1,Passengers:[{id:"minecraft:zombified_piglin",HandItems:[{id:"minecraft:warped_fungus_on_a_stick",count:1}]}]}

• • In Bedrock Edition: /summon strider ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ spawn_adult_piglin_jockey

• Baby strider riding adult strider:
  
  • In Java Edition: /summon minecraft:strider ~ ~ ~ {Passengers:[{id:"minecraft:strider",Age:-1200}]}

• • In Bedrock Edition: /summon strider ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ spawn_adult_parent_jockey

Mounting

This feature is exclusive to Bedrock Edition.

 

In Bedrock Edition, 15% of naturally spawned baby zombies, baby husks, and baby zombie villagers search for a mount when attacking a player, villager, wandering trader, iron golem, or snow golem. They can ride:

History

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Instructions: changes after 1.14, if there were

November 29, 2013							A two-image gallery was uploaded to Imgur, and showed a baby zombie inside a chicken. It was also posted to Reddit.
November 30, 2013							Dinnerbone tweeted the link to an image of chicken jockeys, after seeing the image on Reddit.
Java Edition
1.7.4			13w49a				Added chicken jockeys.
1.7.5							Chickens that are part of chicken jockeys can now despawn when no longer ridden.
1.8			14w02a				Chicken jockeys no longer lay eggs.
1.9			15w35a				Zombie villagers now retain their professions and clothes, which have a tattered appearance. This has caused zombie villager chicken jockeys to have a changed appearance, as well.
1.10			16w20a				Added a baby husk jockey variant.
1.13			18w11a				Added a baby drowned jockey variant.
1.14			18w43a				The texture of chicken jockeys has been changed.
							The texture baby husk jockeys has been changed.
							The texture of baby zombie pigman jockeys has been changed.
							The texture of baby drowned jockeys has been changed.
							Added illager beasts, therefore adding illager beast jockeys. At the time, they can be ridden only via commands.
			18w45a				Illager beast jockeys now can spawn in the new Patrols,with a pillager / vindicator captain Illager beast rider.
			18w47a				Illager beast jockeys now spawn in the new raids, which makes them findable in Survival without commands.
			18w50a				Zombie villager jockeys now have different clothes in desert, jungle, plains, savanna, snowy, swamp and taiga biomes.
							Zombie villager jockeys no longer have a profession.
			19w05a				"Illager Beast" has now been renamed to "Ravager". This makes it a ravager jockey, no longer an illager beast jockey.
			19w13a				Ravagers can now be ridden by evokers.
1.16			20w13a				Added strider jockeys.
			20w09a				"Zombie pigman jockey" has been renamed to "zombified piglin jockey".
			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.
							Zombified piglins that spawn riding striders no longer despawn.
							The model and texture of zombified piglin jockeys have been changed.
			20w22a				The model of the zombified piglin jockey has been changed.
			pre4				The model of the zombified piglin jockey wasn't positioned properly due to a bug.
1.16.2			20w30a				The model of the zombified piglin jockey got fixed.[1]
1.21.5			25w06a				Chicken jockeys now spawn as warm or cold chicken variants in their respective biomes.
			Pre-Release 1				Zombified piglins now hold a warped fungus on a stick when spawned as a strider jockey.
Pocket Edition Alpha
v0.11.0			build 1				Added baby zombies and chicken jockeys.
			build 2				Added baby zombie pigmen and their chicken jockeys.
v0.12.1			build 1				Added baby zombie villagers and their chicken jockey.
v0.14.0			build 1				Overhauled the jockey mechanics. Baby zombies, baby zombie villagers, and baby zombie pigmen that are not jockeys already now have a 15% chance of becoming able to mount certain mobs, including chickens, when angered.
v0.15.0			build 1				Added "skeleton trap" horses.
v0.16.0			?				Baby zombie pigmen can no longer mount mobs.
Bedrock Edition
1.10.0			beta 1.10.0.3				The textures of "skeleton trap" horses have been changed.
							Added illager beasts, therefore adding illager beast jockeys. At the time, they can be ridden only via commands.
							Illager beast jockeys are currently available only through Experimental Gameplay.
1.16			beta 1.16.0.57				Added strider jockeys.
1.16.100			beta 1.16.100.54				Zombified piglins now hold a warped fungus on a stick when spawned as a strider jockey.
Legacy Console Edition
Xbox 360	Xbox One	PS3	PS4	PS Vita	Wii U	Switch
TU31	CU19	1.22	1.22	1.22	Patch 3		Added chicken jockeys.
TU60	CU51	1.64	1.64	1.64	Patch 30	1.0.11	Baby zombies can now ride most mobs, that match as bedrock edition's. However, normal chicken jockeys are still spawned.
			1.90				The texture of chicken jockeys has been changed.
							The texture of baby zombie pigman jockeys has been changed.
							Added "skeleton trap" horses.
New Nintendo 3DS Edition
0.1.0							Added chicken jockeys.
							Added "skeleton trap" horses.

Issues

Issues relating to "Jockey" are maintained on the bug tracker. Issues should be reported and viewed there.

Gallery

Screenshots

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  A skeleton in a boat fighting a spider jockey in water.
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  A baby villager after being cured while being a jockey.

Renders

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  A chicken jockey.
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  A warm chicken jockey.
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  A cold chicken jockey
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  A hoglin jockey.
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  A hoglin jockey with multiple piglins.
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  A ravager jockey.
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  A skeleton horseman.
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  A spider jockey.
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  A cave spider jockey.‌
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  A strider jockey.
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  A baby strider riding an adult strider.

Mounts

This feature is exclusive to Bedrock Edition.

 

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  Adult zombie jockey.
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  Adult husk jockey.
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  Adult zombified piglin jockey.
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  Pig jockey.
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  Cow jockey.
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  Mooshroom jockey.
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  Sheep jockey.
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  Wolf jockey.
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  Ocelot jockey.
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  Stray cat jockey.
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  Horse jockey.
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  Panda jockey.
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  Baby zombie spider jockey.
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  Baby zombie cave spider jockey.

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