Zombie Bruiser

Zombie Bruiser
Mod	Born in Chaos
Type	Hostile
Health	60 ♥×30
Attack damage	6
Armor	2
Speed	0.26
Follow range	30
Knockback resist.	0.6
Size	0.9 × 2.5 blocks
XP dropped	16
Spawns in	283 biomes
Category	Monster
ID	born_in_chaos_v1:zombie_bruiser

The Zombie Bruiser is a hostile mob added by Born in Chaos. It is a large melee zombie with 60 health (30 hearts) and a knockback-resistant body, and its hits stun the target briefly. It appears in a wide range of overworld biomes, so a player will meet it in the dark, especially at night and in caves.

A Zombie Bruiser Spawn Egg (Zombie Bruiser Spawn Egg) summons one in the world. Spawn eggs stack to 64.

Spawning

The Zombie Bruiser is a monster that spawns naturally in the overworld, one at a time per spawn attempt. Its placement check depends on light and on the sky above the spawn point:

• Where the sky is visible above the spawn point, the local light level must be 4 or lower.
• Where the sky is not visible, the local light level must be 0.
• The spawn point must be in the overworld dimension, in an overworld biome or a Terralith biome.

Because of these conditions, it appears at night on the surface and throughout dark underground areas such as caves. It does not appear in daylight in open areas. The gamerule zombieBruiserSpawn turns natural spawning off when set to false.

The table below lists every biome it can spawn in, with spawn weights.

Behavior

The Zombie Bruiser is a melee mob with 6 attack damage and 2 armor. It moves at a speed of 0.26 and has a follow range of 30 blocks. It takes no drowning damage.

Its AI, from highest priority to lowest:

1. Melee attack. It attacks at a range of about 1.6 blocks, with line of sight required, and pursues its target at a speed of 1.1.
2. Targeting. It targets the nearest player. It also targets the nearest villager, and it retaliates against any mob or player that damages it.
3. Sun avoidance. It uses the vanilla RestrictSunGoal, which keeps it from walking into direct sunlight.
4. Idle movement. It wanders at a speed of 0.6 and looks around while idle.

Stun

Each time the Zombie Bruiser damages a mob or a player, the target receives the Stun effect for 10 ticks (half a second). Stun reduces the target's movement speed by 99%, its attack damage by 90% and its jump strength by 65%. A stunned target is effectively unable to run away or fight back for that half second.

Players are immune to the stun while blocking with a shield. Players who are already stunned are also immune, so a stun cannot be extended by repeated hits. Mobs are stunned by every hit.

Death

When the Zombie Bruiser dies, its death animation runs for 30 ticks (1.5 seconds) before the body is removed. At the end of the animation, it has a 20% chance to release a group of five Maggots around its body, provided the maggotsAppearance gamerule is enabled (it is enabled by default). The Maggots appear with particle effects and are summoned, not generated naturally.

Drops

The loot table has several items, and the table below lists each one with its quantity range. The most notable item is the Piece of Dark Metal, a material from the mod. Golden Carrot is always dropped. The death XP is 16 points.

Item	Amount	Conditions
Rotten Flesh	x3.0-5.0
Iron Ingot	x0.0-1.0
Oak Log	x1.0-2.0
Piece of Dark Metal	x1.0-3.0
Golden Carrot	x1.0-1.0

Tips

• The stun is the most dangerous part of the fight. Keep distance from a Zombie Bruiser, use bows or crossbows where possible, and do not let it land consecutive hits.
• A shield prevents the stun, so block with a shield when the Zombie Bruiser is in melee range.
• It is one of the undead mobs in the vanilla undead tag, so Smite and other undead-specific effects apply to it.
• Expect Zombie Bruisers in caves and at night. Carry light, as the spawn check depends on light level, and a lit area near the surface discourages natural spawns.