Minecraft enthusiasts have long dreamed of a world where the undead roam not just as foes, but as faithful companions. With the "Mounts of Mayhem" update set to gallop into our worlds during the 2025 holiday season, that dream becomes reality.
Zombie horses have been around for quite some time, but no one expect Mojang to actually add them into the game since we already have skeleton horses. Here are everything you need to know about the new zombie horse mob.
Spawning, Taming, and Terrain-Taming Tricks
Zombie horses now spawn organically in the Overworld plains and savannah when its dark. Their appearance rate is tuned for rarity, so expect to encounter them about as often as a wandering trader, but with far more bite.
Taming follows the classic horse routine: sneak up, right-click to mount, and endure the bucking bronco phase until hearts float and loyalty is sealed. Pro tip: Carry red mushrooms to temp and heal them.
What sets them apart? Zombie horses boast enhanced aquatic prowess. They're swifter in water than standard horses and utterly immune to drowning, turning treacherous rivers and murky mires into highways. Pair this with the update's nautilus mobs (those shelled swimmers that drop ink sacs for stealth potions), and you've got a recipe for amphibious adventures.
Get Horse Armor immediately
Sunlight sensitivity was zombie horses' Achilles' heel. Previously, the horse would just get burned under the sun. Now, however, you can prevent that from happen with any horse armor.
Enter horse armor integration: Slap on iron for basic protection, gold for a flashy glow-up, diamond for diamond-hard defense, or the brand-new nautilus shell armor, which not only blocks burns but adds a subtle underwater speed boost. This upgrade flips the script, letting you trot through deserts or plains at high noon without your mount disintegrating into rotten flesh loot.
Jockeys, Spears, and Undead Cavalry Chaos
For the adrenaline junkies, "Mounts of Mayhem" unleashes zombie horse jockeys, ferocious variants where a zombie rider perches atop the mount, hurling the new spear weapon with deadly precision.
Loot the rider for spears, rotten flesh, and red mushroom. Zombie horses inherit a slight damage resistance against undead mobs, making them tanky in zombie apocalypses.
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