Nether Combat
How to Beat a Hoglin in Minecraft
Hoglins hit hard and fling harder. The real danger is not the gore, it is the knockback that throws you into a lava lake. Beat them by stealing the high ground and abusing their one weakness: they are terrified of warped fungus.
HOGLIN
CHARGEFLINGFEARS WARPED
WARPED FUNGUS · REPEL FIELD
The high-ground repel method
Hoglins win in the open by charging and flinging you into hazards. Deny that. Build or find a 2-block ledge, drop warped fungus to fence off the herd, and bait one hoglin at a time into your shield. Block its charge, step off the ledge for a crit, and repeat. Five clean netherite hits end a 40 HP hoglin before it ever lands a fling.
Quick answers
+How much HP does a hoglin have?
A hoglin has 40 HP (20 hearts). With a sharpness netherite sword (8+ per hit) it takes about 5 hits, or 4 if you land crits off a ledge.
+How do hoglins attack?
They charge and gore you, dealing 2.5 hearts on Easy up to 4.5 hearts on Hard, plus a strong knockback that can fling you several blocks into lava or off cliffs.
+Why do hoglins run away from me?
Hoglins are scared of warped fungus (including in a flower pot), nether portals, and respawn anchors. They keep their distance, running away when you are within about 7 blocks of one.
+What is the best weapon against a hoglin?
A netherite sword with Sharpness and Knockback. Knockback keeps the hoglin out of charge range, and a shield blocks the gore. A bow works for safe kiting from a ledge.
+Do hoglins drop anything good?
Hoglins drop 2-4 raw porkchop and 0-2 leather. Cooked porkchop restores 8 hunger and 12.8 saturation, one of the best food sources you can farm in the Nether.
+Will hoglins turn into zoglins?
Yes. A hoglin left in the Overworld or the End for 15 seconds (300 ticks) converts into a zoglin, which is hostile to everything and immune to the warped fungus fear.
+What biome do hoglins spawn in?
Only the crimson forest, on crimson nylium, in groups of 3-4. They do not spawn in warped forest, basalt deltas, soul sand valley, or nether wastes. If you cannot find any, look for the red nylium and crimson fungus.
+How do I breed hoglins?
Feed two adult hoglins crimson fungus. Each one enters love mode and they produce a baby. Babies take 20 minutes to grow up, and feeding crimson fungus to a baby cuts the remaining time by 10 percent per feed. This is the only food they accept.
+Can a shield fully block a hoglin charge?
A raised shield blocks the gore damage but not all of the knockback push. You still slide back a block or two, so block with your back to a wall, not a lava edge. The shield does take durability, and an undamaged shield has 337 durability.
+Do baby hoglins attack?
No. Baby hoglins are passive and will not gore you. They also never drop porkchop. Only adult hoglins charge, so an adult is the one to fungus-repel or kill first when a herd mixes babies and adults.
+Are hoglins immune to fire or lava?
No. Hoglins take fire and lava damage like most mobs, so a Fire Aspect sword and a flint and steel both work. They are not fireproof the way striders, zombified piglins, and ghasts are around lava.
Gear and farm notes
Bring more than one shield. A hoglin herd of three or four chips a shield fast, and a broken shield with no backup is how the fling kills you. Each blocked charge costs durability equal to the damage taken, so a fresh 337-durability shield does not last forever. Carry a spare.
For a porkchop farm, herd hoglins into a 1-block-deep pit with warped fungus and let them spawn-trap on crimson nylium. Adults drop 2-4 raw porkchop and 0-2 leather. Cooked porkchop restores 8 hunger and 12.8 saturation, one of the best ratios in the game.
Common mistakes: fighting at ground level near a lava lake, swinging while the hoglin is mid-charge instead of after the block, and leaving a hoglin parked in the Overworld where it zoglins after 15 seconds. A zoglin ignores warped fungus and attacks everything, so kill or pen captured hoglins in the Nether.
Knockback 2 on your sword is worth more than extra Sharpness here. Each hit pushes the hoglin out of charge range, so you reset the fight every swing and never eat the gore. A bow with Power also works for clean ledge kiting if you would rather not melee at all.
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