Zombie Lumberjack
| Zombie Lumberjack | |
|---|---|
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| Mod | Born in Chaos |
| Type | Hostile |
| Health | 25 ♥×12.5 |
| Attack damage | 9 |
| Armor | 4 |
| Speed | 0.2 |
| Follow range | 35 |
| Knockback resist. | 0.1 |
| Size | 0.6 × 1.9 blocks |
| XP dropped | 9 |
| Spawns in | 283 biomes |
| Category | Monster |
| ID | born_in_chaos_v1:zombie_lumberjack |
The Zombie Lumberjack is a hostile mob added by Born in Chaos. It is a melee undead monster with 25 health (12.5 hearts), 4 armor and a 9-damage attack, which makes it one of the sturdier common zombies in the pack. Its signature trait is that it breaks shields. A player who blocks with a shield against it loses the shield quickly, so it is a threat to players who rely on blocking.
Spawning
Zombie Lumberjacks are natural spawns that appear alone (group size 1). The Spawns in 283 biomes
Biome Mod Weight Group Category Biome share Infested Caves Terralith 12 1–1 monster 0.04% Frosted Caves YUNG's Cave Biomes 12 1–1 monster 0.02% Ocean Minecraft 12 1–1 monster 5.90% Lukewarm Ocean Minecraft 12 1–1 monster 4.86% Deep Caves Terralith 12 1–1 monster 7.58% Cold Ocean Minecraft 12 1–1 monster 5.15% Deep Ocean Minecraft 12 1–1 monster 2.77% Glowing Grotto Biomes O' Plenty 12 1–1 monster 0.01% Deep Cold Ocean Minecraft 12 1–1 monster 2.46% Deep Lukewarm Ocean Minecraft 12 1–1 monster 2.19% Thermal Caves Terralith 12 1–1 monster 0.01% Lost Caves YUNG's Cave Biomes 12 1–1 monster 0.00% Ominous Woods Biomes O' Plenty 12 1–1 monster 2.96% River Minecraft 12 1–1 monster 2.72% Underground Jungle Terralith 12 1–1 monster 0.00% Lush Caves Minecraft 12 1–1 monster 0.00% Plains Minecraft 12 1–1 monster 2.53% Frozen Ocean Minecraft 12 1–1 monster 2.75% Andesite Caves Terralith 12 1–1 monster 0.02% Deep Dark Minecraft 12 1–1 monster 2.36% Warm Ocean Minecraft 12 1–1 monster 1.19% Sleepy Hollows Sleepy Hollows 12 1–1 monster 1.89% Diorite Caves Terralith 12 1–1 monster 0.04% Forest Minecraft 12 1–1 monster 1.79% Brushland Terralith 12 1–1 monster 1.40% Muddy River Regions Unexplored 12 1–1 monster 1.41% Rocky Reef Regions Unexplored 12 1–1 monster 0.87% Granite Caves Terralith 12 1–1 monster 0.01% Dark Forest Minecraft 12 1–1 monster 1.34% Deep Frozen Ocean Minecraft 12 1–1 monster 0.75% Highlands Terralith 12 1–1 monster 1.38% Mantle Caves Terralith 12 1–1 monster 1.33% Savanna Minecraft 12 1–1 monster 0.93% Wasteland Biomes O' Plenty 12 1–1 monster 0.84% Clover Plains Regions Unexplored 12 1–1 monster 0.95% Blackwood Taiga Regions Unexplored 12 1–1 monster 0.94% Yellowstone Terralith 12 1–1 monster 0.99% Hyacinth Deeps Regions Unexplored 12 1–1 monster 0.52% Coniferous Forest Biomes O' Plenty 12 1–1 monster 0.85% Taiga Minecraft 12 1–1 monster 0.85% Spider Nest Biomes O' Plenty 12 1–1 monster 0.00% Desert Minecraft 12 1–1 monster 0.62% Arid Highlands Terralith 12 1–1 monster 0.86% Maple Forest Regions Unexplored 12 1–1 monster 0.73% Beach Minecraft 12 1–1 monster 0.63% Bioshroom Caves Regions Unexplored 12 1–1 monster 0.81% Prairie Biomes O' Plenty 12 1–1 monster 0.75% Dry Bushland Regions Unexplored 12 1–1 monster 0.63% Prairie Regions Unexplored 12 1–1 monster 0.63% Mystic Grove Biomes O' Plenty 12 1–1 monster 0.61% Mediterranean Forest Biomes O' Plenty 12 1–1 monster 0.61% Jungle Minecraft 12 1–1 monster 0.66% Forested Highlands Terralith 12 1–1 monster 0.74% Snowy Plains Minecraft 12 1–1 monster 0.68% Redwood Forest Biomes O' Plenty 12 1–1 monster 0.61% Orchard Biomes O' Plenty 12 1–1 monster 0.61% Seasonal Forest Biomes O' Plenty 12 1–1 monster 0.60% Scrubland Biomes O' Plenty 12 1–1 monster 0.54% Pine Taiga Regions Unexplored 12 1–1 monster 0.58% Shield Terralith 12 1–1 monster 0.66% Rainforest Biomes O' Plenty 12 1–1 monster 0.55% Lavender Field Biomes O' Plenty 12 1–1 monster 0.60% Boreal Taiga Regions Unexplored 12 1–1 monster 0.57% Alpine Highlands Terralith 12 1–1 monster 0.63% Shrubland Regions Unexplored 12 1–1 monster 0.55% Overgrown Greens Biomes O' Plenty 12 1–1 monster 0.50% Hot Shrubland Terralith 12 1–1 monster 0.58% Joshua Desert Regions Unexplored 12 1–1 monster 0.43% Saguaro Desert Regions Unexplored 12 1–1 monster 0.42% Maple Woods Biomes O' Plenty 12 1–1 monster 0.53% Grassy Beach Regions Unexplored 12 1–1 monster 0.44% Old Growth Birch Forest Minecraft 12 1–1 monster 0.45% Gravel Beach Regions Unexplored 12 1–1 monster 0.43% Temperate Highlands Terralith 12 1–1 monster 0.55% Field Biomes O' Plenty 12 1–1 monster 0.45% Badlands Minecraft 12 1–1 monster 0.46% Steppe Terralith 12 1–1 monster 0.51% Lush Desert Biomes O' Plenty 12 1–1 monster 0.40% Rainforest Regions Unexplored 12 1–1 monster 0.43% Sparse Jungle Minecraft 12 1–1 monster 0.42% Ashen Woodland Regions Unexplored 12 1–1 monster 0.26% Gravel Beach Terralith 12 1–1 monster 0.35% Frozen River Minecraft 12 1–1 monster 0.46% Birch Forest Minecraft 12 1–1 monster 0.34% Fungal Caves Terralith 12 1–1 monster 0.00% Snowy Taiga Minecraft 12 1–1 monster 0.41% Volcanic Plains Biomes O' Plenty 12 1–1 monster 0.37% Snowy Badlands Terralith 12 1–1 monster 0.40% Shrubland Terralith 12 1–1 monster 0.40% Frostfire Caves Terralith 12 1–1 monster 0.40% Jacaranda Glade Biomes O' Plenty 12 1–1 monster 0.35% Aspen Glade Biomes O' Plenty 12 1–1 monster 0.35% Silver Birch Forest Regions Unexplored 12 1–1 monster 0.30% Redstone Caves Regions Unexplored 12 1–1 monster 0.00% Cold Desert Biomes O' Plenty 12 1–1 monster 0.36% Meadow Minecraft 12 1–1 monster 0.31% Tundra Biomes O' Plenty 12 1–1 monster 0.35% Sparse Rainforest Regions Unexplored 12 1–1 monster 0.31% Cold River Regions Unexplored 12 1–1 monster 0.36% Muskeg Biomes O' Plenty 12 1–1 monster 0.35% Stony Shore Minecraft 12 1–1 monster 0.25% Shrubland Biomes O' Plenty 12 1–1 monster 0.29% Old Growth Forest Regions Unexplored 12 1–1 monster 0.27% Dripstone Caves Minecraft 12 1–1 monster 0.00% Grassland Regions Unexplored 12 1–1 monster 0.25% Outback Regions Unexplored 12 1–1 monster 0.21% Autumnal Maple Forest Regions Unexplored 12 1–1 monster 0.25% Fir Clearing Biomes O' Plenty 12 1–1 monster 0.29% Bayou Regions Unexplored 12 1–1 monster 0.31% Cold Shrubland Terralith 12 1–1 monster 0.32% Dryland Biomes O' Plenty 12 1–1 monster 0.24% Cold Boreal Taiga Regions Unexplored 12 1–1 monster 0.29% Old Growth Pine Taiga Minecraft 12 1–1 monster 0.29% Rocky Mountains Terralith 12 1–1 monster 0.29% Tundra Regions Unexplored 12 1–1 monster 0.28% Rocky Shrubland Biomes O' Plenty 12 1–1 monster 0.22% Grove Minecraft 12 1–1 monster 0.26% Prismachasm Regions Unexplored 12 1–1 monster 0.28% Frozen Pine Taiga Regions Unexplored 12 1–1 monster 0.27% Birch Taiga Terralith 12 1–1 monster 0.23% Savanna Badlands Terralith 12 1–1 monster 0.24% Woodland Biomes O' Plenty 12 1–1 monster 0.21% Old Growth Woodland Biomes O' Plenty 12 1–1 monster 0.20% Willow Forest Regions Unexplored 12 1–1 monster 0.24% Snowy Coniferous Forest Biomes O' Plenty 12 1–1 monster 0.24% Wooded Badlands Minecraft 12 1–1 monster 0.23% Wisteria Grove Regions Unexplored 12 1–1 monster 0.22% Poppy Fields Regions Unexplored 12 1–1 monster 0.23% Warm River Terralith 12 1–1 monster 0.17% Auroral Garden Biomes O' Plenty 12 1–1 monster 0.24% Fungal Jungle Biomes O' Plenty 12 1–1 monster 0.24% Highland Fields Regions Unexplored 12 1–1 monster 0.20% Old Growth Spruce Taiga Minecraft 12 1–1 monster 0.23% Flower Fields Regions Unexplored 12 1–1 monster 0.23% Snowy Slopes Minecraft 12 1–1 monster 0.23% Snowy Fir Clearing Biomes O' Plenty 12 1–1 monster 0.22% Rocky Jungle Terralith 12 1–1 monster 0.24% Orchard Regions Unexplored 12 1–1 monster 0.22% Old Growth Dead Forest Biomes O' Plenty 12 1–1 monster 0.21% Wintry Forest Terralith 12 1–1 monster 0.23% Floodplain Biomes O' Plenty 12 1–1 monster 0.19% Redwoods Regions Unexplored 12 1–1 monster 0.21% Ice Marsh Terralith 12 1–1 monster 0.21% Old Growth Golden Boreal Taiga Regions Unexplored 12 1–1 monster 0.20% Gravel Desert Terralith 12 1–1 monster 0.21% Sunflower Plains Minecraft 12 1–1 monster 0.18% Mangrove Swamp Minecraft 12 1–1 monster 0.18% Savanna Plateau Minecraft 12 1–1 monster 0.17% Snowy Beach Minecraft 12 1–1 monster 0.20% Highland Biomes O' Plenty 12 1–1 monster 0.16% Bayou Biomes O' Plenty 12 1–1 monster 0.15% Old Growth Boreal Taiga Regions Unexplored 12 1–1 monster 0.19% Pasture Biomes O' Plenty 12 1–1 monster 0.18% Pumpkin Patch Biomes O' Plenty 12 1–1 monster 0.17% Glacial Chasm Terralith 12 1–1 monster 0.19% Crag Biomes O' Plenty 12 1–1 monster 0.16% Rocky Rainforest Biomes O' Plenty 12 1–1 monster 0.16% Eucalyptus Forest Regions Unexplored 12 1–1 monster 0.15% Moonlight Valley Terralith 12 1–1 monster 0.17% Bamboo Jungle Minecraft 12 1–1 monster 0.17% Sparse Redwoods Regions Unexplored 12 1–1 monster 0.16% Eroded Badlands Minecraft 12 1–1 monster 0.15% Dead Forest Biomes O' Plenty 12 1–1 monster 0.15% Bryce Canyon Terralith 12 1–1 monster 0.16% Orchid Swamp Terralith 12 1–1 monster 0.15% Bamboo Forest Regions Unexplored 12 1–1 monster 0.15% Willow Swamp Hexerei 12 1–1 monster 0.14% Desert Oasis Terralith 12 1–1 monster 0.11% Siberian Taiga Terralith 12 1–1 monster 0.15% Lush Savanna Biomes O' Plenty 12 1–1 monster 0.13% Snowblossom Grove Biomes O' Plenty 12 1–1 monster 0.13% Gravel Beach Biomes O' Plenty 12 1–1 monster 0.13% Baobab Savanna Regions Unexplored 12 1–1 monster 0.12% Swamp Minecraft 12 1–1 monster 0.12% Frozen Peaks Minecraft 12 1–1 monster 0.12% Flower Forest Minecraft 12 1–1 monster 0.11% Jade Cliffs Biomes O' Plenty 12 1–1 monster 0.11% Snowy Maple Woods Biomes O' Plenty 12 1–1 monster 0.11% Sandstone Valley Terralith 12 1–1 monster 0.12% Dune Beach Biomes O' Plenty 12 1–1 monster 0.11% Windswept Savanna Minecraft 12 1–1 monster 0.08% Forested Field Biomes O' Plenty 12 1–1 monster 0.10% Desert Canyon Terralith 12 1–1 monster 0.11% Tropical Jungle Terralith 12 1–1 monster 0.10% Wasteland Steppe Biomes O' Plenty 12 1–1 monster 0.09% Wintry Lowlands Terralith 12 1–1 monster 0.10% Marsh Regions Unexplored 12 1–1 monster 0.08% Magnolia Woodland Regions Unexplored 12 1–1 monster 0.08% Cherry Grove Minecraft 12 1–1 monster 0.07% Fractured Savanna Terralith 12 1–1 monster 0.08% Tropics Regions Unexplored 12 1–1 monster 0.04% Lush Desert Terralith 12 1–1 monster 0.08% Alpine Grove Terralith 12 1–1 monster 0.07% Windswept Hills Minecraft 12 1–1 monster 0.06% Alpha Grove Regions Unexplored 12 1–1 monster 0.04% Pine Slopes Regions Unexplored 12 1–1 monster 0.07% Towering Cliffs Regions Unexplored 12 1–1 monster 0.05% Jagged Peaks Minecraft 12 1–1 monster 0.07% Ice Spikes Minecraft 12 1–1 monster 0.06% Lavender Valley Terralith 12 1–1 monster 0.06% Blooming Valley Terralith 12 1–1 monster 0.06% Windswept Forest Minecraft 12 1–1 monster 0.05% Volcanic Peaks Terralith 12 1–1 monster 0.05% Ashen Savanna Terralith 12 1–1 monster 0.06% Grassland Biomes O' Plenty 12 1–1 monster 0.05% Volcano Biomes O' Plenty 12 1–1 monster 0.05% Blooming Plateau Terralith 12 1–1 monster 0.05% Windswept Maple Forest Regions Unexplored 12 1–1 monster 0.04% Jungle Mountains Terralith 12 1–1 monster 0.05% Ancient Sands Terralith 12 1–1 monster 0.05% Mirage Isles Terralith 12 1–1 monster 0.03% Spires Regions Unexplored 12 1–1 monster 0.04% Sakura Grove Terralith 12 1–1 monster 0.04% Valley Clearing Terralith 12 1–1 monster 0.04% White Mesa Terralith 12 1–1 monster 0.04% Snowy Shield Terralith 12 1–1 monster 0.04% Amethyst Rainforest Terralith 12 1–1 monster 0.04% Snowy Cherry Grove Terralith 12 1–1 monster 0.04% Moonlight Grove Terralith 12 1–1 monster 0.04% Desert Spires Terralith 12 1–1 monster 0.04% Windswept Gravelly Hills Minecraft 12 1–1 monster 0.03% Red Oasis Terralith 12 1–1 monster 0.03% Hot Springs Biomes O' Plenty 12 1–1 monster 0.03% Fen Regions Unexplored 12 1–1 monster 0.03% Stony Peaks Minecraft 12 1–1 monster 0.02% Warped Mesa Terralith 12 1–1 monster 0.02% Yosemite Cliffs Terralith 12 1–1 monster 0.03% Lush Valley Terralith 12 1–1 monster 0.02% Mushroom Fields Minecraft 12 1–1 monster 0.01% Stony Spires Terralith 12 1–1 monster 0.02% White Cliffs Terralith 12 1–1 monster 0.02% Origin Valley Biomes O' Plenty 12 1–1 monster 0.01% Amethyst Canyon Terralith 12 1–1 monster 0.02% Scarlet Mountains Terralith 12 1–1 monster 0.02% Windswept Spires Terralith 12 1–1 monster 0.02% Snowy Maple Forest Terralith 12 1–1 monster 0.02% Shield Clearing Terralith 12 1–1 monster 0.02% Granite Cliffs Terralith 12 1–1 monster 0.01% Yosemite Lowlands Terralith 12 1–1 monster 0.02% Frozen Cliffs Terralith 12 1–1 monster 0.01% Savanna Slopes Terralith 12 1–1 monster 0.01% Ancient Delta Regions Unexplored 12 1–1 monster 0.01% Wetland Biomes O' Plenty 12 1–1 monster 0.01% Sakura Valley Terralith 12 1–1 monster 0.01% Tropics Biomes O' Plenty 12 1–1 monster 0.01% Bog Biomes O' Plenty 12 1–1 monster 0.01% Marsh Biomes O' Plenty 12 1–1 monster 0.01% Basalt Cliffs Terralith 12 1–1 monster 0.01% Emerald Peaks Terralith 12 1–1 monster 0.01% Wintry Origin Valley Biomes O' Plenty 12 1–1 monster 0.00% Rocky Shrubland Terralith 12 1–1 monster 0.01% Siberian Grove Terralith 12 1–1 monster 0.01% Haze Mountain Terralith 12 1–1 monster 0.01% Icy Heights Regions Unexplored 12 1–1 monster 0.01% Cloud Forest Terralith 12 1–1 monster 0.01% Moor Biomes O' Plenty 12 1–1 monster 0.00% Caldera Terralith 12 1–1 monster 0.00% Volcanic Crater Terralith 12 1–1 monster 0.00% Lavender Forest Terralith 12 1–1 monster 0.00% Painted Mountains Terralith 12 1–1 monster 0.00% Tuff Caves Terralith 12 1–1 monster 0.00% Tropical River Regions Unexplored 12 1–1 monster 0.00% Fungal Fen Regions Unexplored 12 1–1 monster 0.00% Undergrowth Biomes O' Plenty 12 1–1 monster 0.00% Arid Mountains (Removed) Regions Unexplored 12 1–1 monster 0.00% Barley Fields (Removed) Regions Unexplored 12 1–1 monster 0.00% Chalk Cliffs Regions Unexplored 12 1–1 monster 0.00% Cold Deciduous Forest (Removed) Regions Unexplored 12 1–1 monster 0.00% Deciduous Forest (Removed) Regions Unexplored 12 1–1 monster 0.00% Frozen Tundra (Removed) Regions Unexplored 12 1–1 monster 0.00% Golden Boreal Taiga (Removed) Regions Unexplored 12 1–1 monster 0.00% Inferno Regions Unexplored 12 1–1 monster 0.00% Mauve Hills (Removed) Regions Unexplored 12 1–1 monster 0.00% Mountains (Removed) Regions Unexplored 12 1–1 monster 0.00% Mycotoxic Undergrowth Regions Unexplored 12 1–1 monster 0.00% Old Growth Bayou Regions Unexplored 12 1–1 monster 0.00% Pumpkin Fields (Removed) Regions Unexplored 12 1–1 monster 0.00% Rocky Meadow (Removed) Regions Unexplored 12 1–1 monster 0.00% Scorching Caves (Removed) Regions Unexplored 12 1–1 monster 0.00% Steppe (Removed) Regions Unexplored 12 1–1 monster 0.00% Temperate Grove (Removed) Regions Unexplored 12 1–1 monster 0.00% Alpha Islands Terralith 12 1–1 monster 0.00% Alpha Islands (Winter) Terralith 12 1–1 monster 0.00%
- The location is in the Overworld.
- The biome is in the
minecraft:is_forestorminecraft:is_taigatag, which includes forest and taiga biomes from other mods. - The biome is not Deep Dark or Mushroom Fields.
- The light level is 4 or lower where the sky is visible above, or 0 or lower where it is not. The check uses the raw block brightness, so spawns happen mainly at night or in dim, shaded woodland.
- The
zombieLumberjackSpawngame rule is enabled. It is on by default, and turning it off stops natural spawning of this mob entirely.
Fear Nightfall's biome distribution weights Dark Forest and Ominous Woods at 6×, which makes them among the more likely places to meet a Zombie Lumberjack. The pack also halved the spawn weights of Born in Chaos mobs, because they had taken about 36% of the mob cap and crowded out vanilla monsters.
Behavior
The Zombie Lumberjack is a standard hostile melee mob with the following behavior:
- Movement and pursuit: It has a movement speed of 0.2 and a follow range of 35 blocks. It tracks players within that range and attacks them with a melee goal at 1.1× movement speed. It must have line of sight to the target before it attacks.
- Other targets: It also attacks villagers it can reach, and it retaliates against whatever hurts it. It does not attack other mobs unless they hurt it.
- Doors: It breaks doors in its path, so a closed wooden door is not a barrier against it.
- Sunlight: In clear weather it avoids direct sunlight and seeks shade. The restriction is lifted while it is raining or thundering, so it roams freely in storms.
- Drowning: It takes no damage from drowning.
- Undead tag: It belongs to the
minecraft:undeadtag, so the Smite enchantment and other undead-targeting effects apply to it.
Shield breaking
Its melee hits are the main danger. When a Zombie Lumberjack hits a mob, or a player who is blocking with a shield, the shield takes 500 durability damage in one hit. That amount exceeds a vanilla shield's full durability, so the shield breaks. If the blocking target is a player, the shield then goes on a 100-tick (5-second) cooldown.
Drops
Drop rates come from the loot table, which has no Looting modifier. Each drop is rolled once per kill:
- Rotten Flesh: always 1–2.
- Logs: one or two rolls, each giving 1–2 logs of one random type from oak, spruce, birch, jungle, acacia, dark oak, mangrove and cherry. A kill yields 1–4 logs in total.
- Iron ingot: about 47% chance of one ingot.
Wood Splitter: about a 6.5% chance per kill. It shares the iron ingot's roll, so a kill cannot yield both.
The full drop table is shown below. The Wood Splitter is the only gear this mob drops, and it is the rarest item in the table.
| Item | Amount | Conditions |
|---|---|---|
Rotten Flesh | x1.0-2.0 | |
Oak Log | x1.0-2.0 | |
Spruce Log | x1.0-2.0 | |
Birch Log | x1.0-2.0 | |
Jungle Log | x1.0-2.0 | |
Acacia Log | x1.0-2.0 | |
Dark Oak Log | x1.0-2.0 | |
Mangrove Log | x1.0-2.0 | |
Cherry Log | x1.0-2.0 | |
Iron Ingot | x0.0-1.0 | |
Wood Splitter | x1.0-1.0 |
Related items
- The
Wood Splitter is an axe that drops from this mob. Its stats are listed in the table below. It breaks shields in the same way the Zombie Lumberjack does. Its hits against Door Knights and Skeleton Thrashers also apply a 600-tick (30-second) Block Break effect. It repairs with iron ingots. - The
Zombie Lumberjack Spawn Egg summons the mob. It stacks to 64.
| Item | Stack | Durability | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|
Wood Splitter | 1 | 270 | 10 |
Zombie Lumberjack Spawn Egg | 64 |
Tips
- Protect your shield. Do not rely on blocking against this mob. One hit removes a vanilla shield, so kill it quickly or avoid melee at close range.
- Do not use doors as a barrier. It breaks doors, so a door will not hold it back.
- Fight it in clear weather or in the open. It avoids sunlight in clear weather, so it may hang back in shade. It is free to attack during rain and thunderstorms.
- Expect it near forests and villages. Its spawns cluster in forest and taiga biomes, and it attacks villagers, so a forest village is a likely place to meet it.
- Use the Wood Splitter for shield fights. Its shield-breaking works on the same terms as the mob's, so it is useful against shielded players and mobs.

Rotten Flesh
Oak Log
Spruce Log
Birch Log
Jungle Log
Acacia Log
Dark Oak Log
Mangrove Log
Cherry Log
Iron Ingot