Ravager Jockey

Ravager Jockey
Health points	Rider (Pillager, Vindicator, and Evoker): 24HP × 12; Rider (Illusioner): 32HP × 16; Ravager: 100HP × 50
Spawn	Raids

A ravager jockey is a ravager ridden by an illager. They are found in various waves during raids. Combining the ravager’s strength and their rider’s abilites, they are some of the most powerful naturally-spawning jockeys.

Spawning

Raids

Like ravagers themselves, ravager jockeys spawn only during raids in certain waves. Depending on the wave, they can have either a pillager, vindicator, or evoker rider.

Java Edition

A pillager-ravager jockey spawns in wave 5.

A vindicator-ravager jockey and an evoker-ravager jockey spawn in wave 7.

Additionally, 1-2 vindicator-ravager jockeys and an evoker-ravager jockey spawn in the extra wave (wave 8) in Hard difficulty.

Bedrock Edition

A pillager-ravager jockey spawns in wave 5.

A pillager-ravager jockey and an evoker-ravager jockey spawn in wave 7.

Summoning using commands

Ravager jockeys can also be manually spawned using commands.

In Java Edition, the illusioner, an unused illager, can also be spawned using commands. By extension, illusioner-ravager jockeys can be created.

Note: Ravager jockeys spawned this way cannot normally join raids. This can be configured using entity tags.

Java Edition

Pillager-Ravager Jockey:
/summon minecraft:ravager ~ ~ ~ {Passengers:[{id:pillager,equipment:{mainhand:{id:crossbow,count:1}}}]}

This command spawns a ravager jockey with a pillager rider.

Vindicator-Ravager Jockey:
/summon minecraft:ravager ~ ~ ~ {Passengers:[{id:vindicator,equipment:{mainhand:{id:iron_axe,count:1}}}]}

This command spawns a ravager jockey with a vindicator rider.

Evoker-Ravager Jockey:
/summon minecraft:ravager ~ ~ ~ {Passengers:[{id:evoker}]}

This command spawns a ravager jockey with an evoker rider.

Illusioner-Ravager Jockey:
/summon minecraft:ravager ~ ~ ~ {Passengers:[{id:illusioner,equipment:{mainhand:{id:bow,count:1}}}]}

This command spawns a ravager jockey with an illusioner rider.

However, in Java Edition, almost any mob can ride a ravager with commands, see Tutorial:Summoning jockeys for more information.

Bedrock Edition

Pillager-Ravager Jockey:
/summon ravager ~ ~ ~ minecraft:spawn_with_pillager_rider

This command spawns a ravager jockey with a pillager rider.

Raid Captain Pillager-Ravager Jockey:
/summon ravager ~ ~ ~ minecraft:spawn_with_pillager_captain_rider

This command spawns a ravager jockey with a raid captain pillager rider.

Raider Pillager-Ravager Jockey:
/summon ravager ~ ~ ~ minecraft:spawn_for_raid_with_pillager_rider

This command spawns a ravager jockey with a pillager rider, but the pillager drops raid-specific loot upon death.

Vindicator-Ravager Jockey:
/summon ravager ~ ~ ~ minecraft:spawn_with_vindicator_rider

This command spawns a ravager jockey with a vindicator rider.

Raid Captain Vindicator-Ravager Jockey:
/summon ravager ~ ~ ~ minecraft:spawn_with_vindicator_captain_rider

This command spawns a ravager jockey with a raid captain vindicator rider.

Evoker-Ravager Jockey:
/summon ravager ~ ~ ~ minecraft:spawn_for_raid_with_evoker_rider

This command spawns a ravager jockey with an evoker rider.

Behavior

Ravager jockeys combine the behavior and abilities of the ravager and their rider. Often times, their movement is controlled by the rider. They attack players, adult villagers, wandering traders, snow golems‌, and iron golems. Because of their illager rider, they also flee from creakings.

Like regular ravagers, the ravager has a chance to become stunned for a few seconds when their bite is blocked with a shield. However, their rider can still attack while the ravager is stunned.

When a ravager jockey ventures into water that is 2 or more blocks deep, it dismounts its rider, separating the jockey. The rider cannot mount the ravager again after being dismounted.

The specific behaviors of the ravager jockey depends on the rider.

Pillager-ravager jockey

When attacking, the jockey moves into range and stops in place as the pillager loads and fires its crossbow. They stay a small distance away from their target, but the ravager can still bite if it gets close enough.

If the pillager is spawned without a crossbow or if it breaks, it becomes passive.‌ However, the ravager remains hostile, chasing and attacking targets.

Vindicator-ravager jockey

When attacking, the jockey rushes towards their target. The ravager and vindicator both attack normally.

If the vindicator is named "Johnny" it may attack the ravager, but the ravager never attacks it back.‌

Evoker-ravager jockey

When attacking, they rush towards their target. The ravager bites while the evoker casts it spells, and the jockey slightly slows down as the evoker prepares to cast one.

The evoker may sometimes accidentally damage the ravager with its evoker fangs, but the ravager never attacks it back.

Summoned vexes damaged by the ravager’s roar do not attack it back.

Illusioner-ravager jockey

This feature is exclusive to Java Edition.

When attacking, they rush towards their target until they get into range. The jockey then starts strafing left-to-right, keeping their distance as the illusioner shoots arrows and casts its spells. The ravager can still bite if their target gets close enough.

When the illusioner creates its clones, they appear floating in the air.

History

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Instructions: changes after 1.14, if there were

Java Edition
1.14	18w43a	Added illager beasts, therefore adding illager beast jockeys. At the time, they can be spawned only via commands.
	18w45a	Illager beast jockeys now can spawn in the new illager patrols, with a pillager/vindicator patrol captain rider.
	18w46a	Illager beast jockeys no longer spawn in illager patrols.
	18w47a	Illager beast jockeys now spawn in the new raids.
	19w05a	"Illager Beast" has been renamed to "Ravager". This makes it a ravager jockey, no longer an illager beast jockey.
	19w05a	The ID has been changed from `illager_beast` to `ravager`.
	19w13a	Ravagers can now spawn being ridden by evokers, making evoker-ravager jockeys.
1.21.2 Experiment Winter Drop	24w40a	Illagers and ravagers are now afraid of the new creaking mob, which means ravager jockeys also flee from them.
?		Ravagers are no longer afraid of the creaking. Since the illager rider controls the jockey, ravager jockeys still flee from creakings.
Bedrock Edition
1.10.0	beta 1.10.0.3	Added illager beasts, therefore adding illager beast jockeys. At the time, they can be spawned only via commands.
1.10.0	beta 1.10.0.3	Illager beast jockeys are currently available only through Experimental Gameplay.
1.11.0	beta 1.11.0.1	Illager beast jockeys now spawn in the new raids, which makes them findable in Survival without commands.
	beta 1.11.0.1	"Illager Beast" has now been renamed to "Ravager". This makes it a ravager jockey, no longer an illager beast jockey.
	beta 1.11.0.5	Ravagers can now spawn being ridden by evokers, making evoker-ravager jockeys.