The Mounts of Mayhem update, officially known as Minecraft 1.21.11 (or snapshot references to 1.22), arrives on December 9, 2025, for both Java and Bedrock Editions. This "game drop" introduces a thrilling array of new mounts, undead variants, and hostile riders, emphasizing exploration, combat, and taming across deserts, oceans, and plains. Players can now tame zombie-like creatures, ride underwater dashes, and fend off towering camel convoys.

Below is the complete list of all new mobs, including their spawn details, behaviors, taming methods, and unique abilities. These additions expand mount options with saddles and new armor types like nautilus armor and netherite horse armor.

1. Nautilus

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The Nautilus is a neutral aquatic mount that spawns in oceans, deep oceans, near shipwrecks, and sea grass. It swims gracefully, dash attacks provoked mobs or pufferfish, attracts drowned, and dehydrates on land.

Tame and breed it with pufferfish or buckets of pufferfish (any fish bucket afterward); babies have unique models and sounds. Ridable with a saddle and controlled via mouse or joystick, it grants the "Breath of the Nautilus" effect that freezes the oxygen bar and rarely drops a nautilus shell.

2. Zombie Nautilus

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The Zombie Nautilus is a hostile undead variant and tameable mount that spawns rarely in oceans, including coral variants in warm oceans, often as a jockey with a drowned rider wielding a trident. It swims 10% faster, doesn't dehydrate on land, burns in sunlight (prevented by nautilus armor), and despawns like hostiles until tamed.

Tame it by unseating the rider; it cannot breed. When ridden, it grants "Breath of the Nautilus," drops rotten flesh, and is vulnerable to Smite enchantments.

3. Camel Husk

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The Camel Husk is an undead passive mount that's hostile until tamed, spawning in deserts at night on badlands peaks and sandy slopes. It's the tallest mob at 2.375 blocks and appears as a "camel husk jockey" with two riders: a spear-wielding husk and a parched; it despawns like hostiles until tamed.

Tame it by killing or unseating riders, and tempt or heal with rabbit's foot; it cannot breed. Ridable with a saddle, it drops rotten flesh (riders may drop rabbit's foot), is immune to sunlight, and vulnerable to Smite.

4. Parched

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The Parched is a hostile skeleton variant that spawns in deserts at night and rides camel husks. It shoots arrows of Weakness at a slower rate like bogged, is immune to Weakness, doesn't burn in sunlight, and grumbles; it cannot be tamed or bred.

It has undead traits like vulnerability to Smite and no Regeneration or Poison effects, and is always paired with camel husk riders.

5. Zombie Horse (Naturally Spawning)

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The Zombie Horse is an undead equine mount that's hostile until tamed, spawning in plains, savannas, and forests at night as a "zombie horseman" with a spear-wielding zombie rider. It roams with the rider, burns in sunlight (prevented by horse armor), and despawns like hostiles until tamed.

Tempt and heal it with red mushrooms; it's compatible with saddles and armor but cannot breed. Previously Creative-only, it now drops 2-3 rotten flesh (rider may drop red mushroom).

Additional Notes

Jockeys and Riders: New combinations like zombie nautilus jockey (drowned rider), camel husk jockey (husk + parched), and zombie horseman add chaos to encounters. Spear-wielding husks and zombies use the new spear weapon.

Spawn Eggs: Available for camel husk, nautilus, parched, and zombie nautilus.

These mobs integrate with new items like spears and nautilus armor, perfect for mayhem-filled adventures.

Tips and Tricks for Mastering Mounts of Mayhem

Tip 1: Efficient Taming - Use a Smite V enchanted sword to quickly dispatch riders on undead mounts like Camel Husks and Zombie Nautiluses. This weakens the jockey without harming the mount, making taming safer and faster.
Tip 2: Underwater Domination - Pair a tamed Nautilus with Nautilus Armor and a Conduit for infinite underwater speedruns. The "Breath of the Nautilus" effect stacks perfectly for exploring ocean monuments without potions.
Tip 3: Desert Night Raids - Avoid deserts after dark until you have iron gear. Lure Parched riders away from Camel Husks with rabbit's feet, then snipe them from afar to tame the mount solo.
Tip 4: Rotten Flesh Farm - Build a dark room in plains biomes to spawn Zombie Horses en masse. Use red mushrooms to heal and tame them rapidly for a renewable saddle mount army and XP farm.
Tip 5: Armor Upgrades - Craft Netherite Horse Armor for Zombie Horses to prevent sunlight burning. Equip Nautilus Armor on aquatic mounts for full protection during beach assaults.
Pro Trick: Jockey Trap - Dig a 2-block pit lined with water in ocean biomes to trap Zombie Nautilus jockeys. Unseat the drowned rider easily, then tame the mount without combat.