What does a Cave Spider drop in Minecraft? 0–2 String and 0–1 Spider Eye. Spawns in 1 biome. Drop chances per Looting level for Java & Bedrock.
| Item | Quantity | Chance | Avg. per kill |
|---|---|---|---|
 String | 0–2 | 66.7% | 1 |
 Spider Eye | 0–1 | 33.3% | 0.33 |
Spider Eye only drops under special conditions — the chance shown applies when the condition is met.
| Item | Quantity | Chance | Avg. per kill |
|---|---|---|---|
| String | 0–3 | 83.3% | 1.5 |
| Spider Eye | 0–2 | 66.7% | 0.83 |
Spider Eye only drops under special conditions — the chance shown applies when the condition is met.
| Item | Quantity | Chance | Avg. per kill |
|---|---|---|---|
| String | 0–4 | 91.7% | 2 |
| Spider Eye | 0–3 | 83.3% | 1.33 |
Spider Eye only drops under special conditions — the chance shown applies when the condition is met.
| Item | Quantity | Chance | Avg. per kill |
|---|---|---|---|
| String | 0–5 | 94.4% | 2.5 |
| Spider Eye | 0–4 | 88.9% | 1.83 |
Spider Eye only drops under special conditions — the chance shown applies when the condition is met.
| Item | Quantity | Chance | Avg. per kill |
|---|---|---|---|
| String | 0–2 | 66.7% | 1 |
| Spider Eye | 0–1 | 50% | 0.5 |
Spider Eye only drops under special conditions — the chance shown applies when the condition is met.
| Item | Quantity | Chance | Avg. per kill |
|---|---|---|---|
| String | 0–3 | 66.7% | 1.33 |
| Spider Eye | 0–2 | 50% | 0.75 |
Spider Eye only drops under special conditions — the chance shown applies when the condition is met.
| Item | Quantity | Chance | Avg. per kill |
|---|---|---|---|
| String | 0–4 | 66.7% | 1.67 |
| Spider Eye | 0–3 | 50% | 1 |
Spider Eye only drops under special conditions — the chance shown applies when the condition is met.
| Item | Quantity | Chance | Avg. per kill |
|---|---|---|---|
| String | 0–5 | 66.7% | 2 |
| Spider Eye | 0–4 | 50% | 1.25 |
Spider Eye only drops under special conditions — the chance shown applies when the condition is met.
Chance = how likely one kill drops the item · Avg. per kill = expected amount per kill · Looting only counts when a player kills the mob with a Looting weapon.
In Java Edition the Cave Spider can spawn in 1 biome. The bar shows its share of the spawn weight among the hostile mobs of each biome.
In Bedrock Edition the Cave Spider can spawn in 1 biome. The bar shows its share of the spawn weight among the hostile mobs of each biome.
A Cave Spider drops 0–2 String (66.7% chance) in Java Edition. Spider Eye only drops under special conditions. Bedrock Edition differs slightly — use the edition switch in the drop table.
In Java Edition the Cave Spider spawns in 1 biome (Sulfur Caves). In Bedrock Edition it spawns in 1 biome.
In Java Edition the Cave Spider has a spawn weight of 20 out of 315 among the hostile mobs of Sulfur Caves, so 6.3% of those spawn attempts pick it, in groups of 1.
Yes. With Looting III a Cave Spider drops on average 2.5 String per kill instead of 1 without Looting (Java Edition). Switch the Looting level in the drop table to see every item.
