Drops, kills and farm throughput
Minecraft Mob XP Calculator — Drops & Farm Rates
Look up XP per kill, then turn a farm's kills per hour into XP, levels gained and the number of kills needed for your target.
The version filter controls mob availability. Stable XP values remain visible across older and current releases; preview-only 26.x mobs are labeled separately.
Mob XP drops
Player-attributed kills; equipment bonuses are shown separately.
How much XP do Minecraft mobs drop?
Most common hostile mobs—including zombies, skeletons, creepers, spiders and endermen—drop 5 XP after a qualifying player kill. Blaze, breeze, guardians, elder guardians and evokers give 10 XP, while ravagers and piglin brutes give 20 XP.
The first Ender Dragon defeat is the outlier at 12,000 XP. A respawned dragon gives 500 XP and the Wither gives 50 XP. Slimes and magma cubes scale by size: 1, 2 or 4 XP.
Looting does not increase XP. Some mobs that spawn with equipment can add 1 - 3 XP for each eligible equipped item, so real farm output may be slightly higher than the base estimate.
| Mob | XP per kill | Where it spawns |
|---|---|---|
| Piglin Brute | 20 XP | Bastion remnants |
| Ravager | 20 XP | Raids |
| Blaze | 10 XP | Nether fortresses and spawners |
| Breeze | 10 XP | Trial chambers |
| Evoker | 10 XP | Woodland mansions and raids |
| Guardian | 10 XP | Ocean monuments |
| Enderman | 5 XP | The End, Overworld and warped forests |
| Zombie | 5 XP | Dark Overworld areas and spawners |
| Endermite | 3 XP | Occasionally from ender pearls |
| Slime (huge) | 4 XP | Swamps and slime chunks |
Need to convert raw XP into exact level progress or calculate enchanting costs? Use the Minecraft XP Calculator.
Use measured kills per hour
Count your farm's output for five minutes and multiply by 12. This accounts for spawn caps, travel time and server settings better than a theoretical rate.
Random rewards are estimates
Passive mobs and Bottles o' Enchanting use ranges. The calculator uses the midpoint for planning and shows the possible hourly range.
Starting level matters
The same 5,000 XP produces fewer levels when you start high because every later level costs more points.
Mob XP calculator FAQ
Which mob gives the most XP?
The first Ender Dragon defeat gives 12,000 XP. Respawned dragons give 500 XP and the Wither gives 50 XP.
How much XP does a zombie drop?
An adult zombie normally drops 5 base XP after a player-attributed kill, plus possible equipment XP.
Does Looting give more XP?
No. Looting affects eligible item drops, not the base XP reward.
Why is my farm rate lower?
Spawn caps, server view distance, other loaded mobs, kill timing and non-player kills can all reduce measured XP.
Are Java and Bedrock rewards identical?
Many common base rewards match, but edition-specific kill attribution and entity behavior can change practical farm output.
Does this include Minecraft 26.x?
Yes. The version selector includes stable 26.1 and 26.2 plus separately labeled 26.3 preview data, while keeping popular older versions.