Bogged

"Bog" redirects here. For the swamp biome, see Swamp. For the mangrove swamp biome, see Mangrove Swamp.

This article is about the swamp skeleton variant. For other skeletons, see Skeleton (disambiguation). For the poisonous skeleton in Minecraft Dungeons, see Dungeons:Mossy Skeleton.

Bogged

Health points	16HP × 8
Armor points	0 ()
Behavior	Hostile
Mob type	Undead Monster
Attack strength	Ranged: Bow: In Java Edition: Easy: 2HP - 4HP Normal: 3HP - 5HP Hard: 4HP - 8HP In Bedrock Edition: 3HP - 5HP Arrow of Poison: Poison for 4 seconds, dealing 3HP Melee: Easy and Normal: 2HP Hard: 3HP
Hitbox size	Java: Height: 1.99 blocks Width: 0.6 blocks Bedrock: Height: 1.9 blocks Width: 0.6 blocks
Spawn	At light level 0 in the following biomes: Swamp Mangrove Swamp Rarely when a spider or cave spider spawns in one of the above biomes, as a spider jockey.‌[Bedrock Edition only] Trial Chambers: from trial spawners.
Usable items	Shears

A bogged is a mushroom-covered skeleton variant that spawns in swamps and mangrove swamps. Bogged behave similarly to skeletons, but have less health, fire their bows more slowly, take damage from powder snow, cannot convert to strays, and shoot tipped arrows of Poison.

Spawning

Bogged can spawn in swamps and mangrove swamps, replacing about 30% of skeletons, as well as in trial chambers via trial spawners.

Natural spawning

• In Java Edition, they spawn in groups of four at a light level of 0 and can spawn both underground and above ground.

• In Bedrock Edition, they spawn in groups of 1--2 at light levels 0 through 7, meaning they can spawn during the day in mangrove swamps where the overhead canopy is dense enough, but they cannot spawn underground.

Bogged spawns in:

Category: Monster	Java Edition			Bedrock Edition
Spawn area	Spawn weight	Spawn chance	Group size	Spawn weight	Group size
Swamp	30⁄516	5.81%	4	50	4
Mangrove Swamp	30⁄516	5.81%	4	40	1–2

Trial spawners

Bogged have a ¹⁄₃ chance to be selected as the "ranged" mob for trial spawners in trial chambers.

Spider jockeys

This feature is exclusive to Bedrock Edition.

Spiders and cave spiders spawned in swamps and mangrove swamps have a 1% chance to spawn as a spider jockey, with an 80% chance of the rider being a bogged.

Drops

On death

Java Edition:

Item		Quantity / Chance / Average
		Default			Looting I			Looting II			Looting III
	Bone	0–2	66.67%	1.00	0–3	83.33%	1.50	0–4	91.67%	2.00	0–5	94.44%	2.50
	Arrow	0–2	66.67%	1.00	0–3	83.33%	1.50	0–4	91.67%	2.00	0–5	94.44%	2.50
	Arrow of Poison[A]	0–1	50.00%	0.50	0–1	75.00%	0.75	0–1	87.50%	0.88	0–1	91.67%	0.92

Item		Quantity / Chance / Average
		Default			Looting I			Looting II			Looting III
	Bone	0–2	2⁄3	1	0–3	5⁄6	3⁄2	0–4	11⁄12	2	0–5	17⁄18	5⁄2
	Arrow	0–2	2⁄3	1	0–3	5⁄6	3⁄2	0–4	11⁄12	2	0–5	17⁄18	5⁄2
	Arrow of Poison[A]	0–1	1⁄2	1⁄2	0–1	3⁄4	3⁄4	0–1	7⁄8	7⁄8	0–1	11⁄12	11⁄12

Item		Amount	Probability
			Default	Looting I	Looting II	Looting III
	Bone	0	1⁄3 (33.33%)	1⁄6 (16.67%)	1⁄12 (8.33%)	1⁄18 (5.56%)
		1	1⁄3 (33.33%)	1⁄3 (33.33%)	1⁄4 (25.00%)	1⁄6 (16.67%)
		2	1⁄3 (33.33%)	1⁄3 (33.33%)	1⁄3 (33.33%)	5⁄18 (27.78%)
		3	0	1⁄6 (16.67%)	1⁄4 (25.00%)	5⁄18 (27.78%)
		4	0	0	1⁄12 (8.33%)	1⁄6 (16.67%)
		5	0	0	0	1⁄18 (5.56%)
		Average	1 (1.00)	3⁄2 (1.50)	2 (2.00)	5⁄2 (2.50)
	Arrow	0	1⁄3 (33.33%)	1⁄6 (16.67%)	1⁄12 (8.33%)	1⁄18 (5.56%)
		1	1⁄3 (33.33%)	1⁄3 (33.33%)	1⁄4 (25.00%)	1⁄6 (16.67%)
		2	1⁄3 (33.33%)	1⁄3 (33.33%)	1⁄3 (33.33%)	5⁄18 (27.78%)
		3	0	1⁄6 (16.67%)	1⁄4 (25.00%)	5⁄18 (27.78%)
		4	0	0	1⁄12 (8.33%)	1⁄6 (16.67%)
		5	0	0	0	1⁄18 (5.56%)
		Average	1 (1.00)	3⁄2 (1.50)	2 (2.00)	5⁄2 (2.50)
	Arrow of Poison[A]	0	1⁄2 (50.00%)	1⁄4 (25.00%)	1⁄8 (12.50%)	1⁄12 (8.33%)
		1	1⁄2 (50.00%)	3⁄4 (75.00%)	7⁄8 (87.50%)	11⁄12 (91.67%)
		Average	1⁄2 (0.50)	3⁄4 (0.75)	7⁄8 (0.88)	11⁄12 (0.92)

Killed		1
Item		Expected Drops
		Default	Looting I	Looting II	Looting III
	Bone	1.00	1.50	2.00	2.50
	Arrow	1.00	1.50	2.00	2.50
	Arrow of Poison[A]	0.50	0.75	0.88	0.92

Bedrock Edition:

Item		Quantity / Chance / Average
		Default			Looting I			Looting II			Looting III
	Bone	0–2	66.67%	1.00	0–3	66.67%	1.33	0–4	66.67%	1.67	0–5	66.67%	2.00
	Arrow	0–2	66.67%	1.00	0–3	66.67%	1.33	0–4	66.67%	1.67	0–5	66.67%	2.00
	Arrow of Poison[A]	0–1	50.00%	0.50	0–2	50.00%	0.75	0–3	50.00%	1.00	0–4	50.00%	1.25

Item		Quantity / Chance / Average
		Default			Looting I			Looting II			Looting III
	Bone	0–2	2⁄3	1	0–3	2⁄3	4⁄3	0–4	2⁄3	5⁄3	0–5	2⁄3	2
	Arrow	0–2	2⁄3	1	0–3	2⁄3	4⁄3	0–4	2⁄3	5⁄3	0–5	2⁄3	2
	Arrow of Poison[A]	0–1	1⁄2	1⁄2	0–2	1⁄2	3⁄4	0–3	1⁄2	1	0–4	1⁄2	5⁄4

Item		Amount	Probability
			Default	Looting I	Looting II	Looting III
	Bone	0	1⁄3 (33.33%)	1⁄3 (33.33%)	1⁄3 (33.33%)	1⁄3 (33.33%)
		1	1⁄3 (33.33%)	1⁄6 (16.67%)	1⁄12 (8.33%)	1⁄18 (5.56%)
		2	1⁄3 (33.33%)	1⁄3 (33.33%)	1⁄4 (25.00%)	1⁄6 (16.67%)
		3	0	1⁄6 (16.67%)	1⁄4 (25.00%)	2⁄9 (22.22%)
		4	0	0	1⁄12 (8.33%)	1⁄6 (16.67%)
		5	0	0	0	1⁄18 (5.56%)
		Average	1 (1.00)	4⁄3 (1.33)	5⁄3 (1.67)	2 (2.00)
	Arrow	0	1⁄3 (33.33%)	1⁄3 (33.33%)	1⁄3 (33.33%)	1⁄3 (33.33%)
		1	1⁄3 (33.33%)	1⁄6 (16.67%)	1⁄12 (8.33%)	1⁄18 (5.56%)
		2	1⁄3 (33.33%)	1⁄3 (33.33%)	1⁄4 (25.00%)	1⁄6 (16.67%)
		3	0	1⁄6 (16.67%)	1⁄4 (25.00%)	2⁄9 (22.22%)
		4	0	0	1⁄12 (8.33%)	1⁄6 (16.67%)
		5	0	0	0	1⁄18 (5.56%)
		Average	1 (1.00)	4⁄3 (1.33)	5⁄3 (1.67)	2 (2.00)
	Arrow of Poison[A]	0	1⁄2 (50.00%)	1⁄2 (50.00%)	1⁄2 (50.00%)	1⁄2 (50.00%)
		1	1⁄2 (50.00%)	1⁄4 (25.00%)	1⁄8 (12.50%)	1⁄12 (8.33%)
		2	0	1⁄4 (25.00%)	1⁄4 (25.00%)	1⁄6 (16.67%)
		3	0	0	1⁄8 (12.50%)	1⁄6 (16.67%)
		4	0	0	0	1⁄12 (8.33%)
		Average	1⁄2 (0.50)	3⁄4 (0.75)	1 (1.00)	5⁄4 (1.25)

Killed		1
Item		Expected Drops
		Default	Looting I	Looting II	Looting III
	Bone	1.00	1.33	1.67	2.00
	Arrow	1.00	1.33	1.67	2.00
	Arrow of Poison[A]	0.50	0.75	1.00	1.25

• Naturally spawned equipment is damaged when dropped. An enchanted bow has an 8.5% chance of dropping if killed by the player or a tamed wolf (9.5% with Looting I, 10.5% with Looting II, and 11.5% with Looting III). The equipment list is identical to that of the base Skeleton.
  • Bogged spawned from ominous trial spawners do not drop their armor on death.
• Picked-up items always drop and drop with the same damage level it had when picked up.
• 5XP experience orbs when killed by a player or a tamed wolf, and an extra 1–3XP orbs for each piece of natural equipment that does not drop upon death.
  • Because all bogged spawn with at least a bow, this means that an unarmored bogged drops 6–8XP if it does not drop its bow upon death.

Shearing

A bogged drops 2 mushrooms when sheared. Each individual mushroom has an equal chance of dropping as either a brown or red mushroom. Afterward, it cannot be sheared again, and the mushrooms growing from its head are permanently removed from the bogged.

Behavior

Bogged behave the same as normal skeletons and shoot tipped arrows that inflict Poison for 4 seconds (dealing 3HP damage) on any target that they hit. When shooting their bow, bogged are just as fast as skeletons or strays, but bogged have a longer cooldown between attacks. The cooldown is 4.5‌^{[JE only]}/3.5‌^{[BE only]} seconds on Easy and Normal difficulties, or 3.5‌^{[JE only]}/2.5‌^{[BE only]} seconds on Hard. This is 1.5‌^{[JE only]}/0.5‌^{[BE only]} seconds slower than the skeleton's attack cooldown. A bogged holding a tipped arrow or spectral arrow in its off-hand always shoots that type of arrow instead, and the arrow held is not consumed.

Unlike regular skeletons, bogged in powder snow take freezing damage and do not convert into strays.^[1]

Being an undead mob, they are:

• Damaged by the status effect Instant Health and healed by the status effect Instant Damage.
• Unaffected by the status effects Regeneration and Poison.
• Ignored by the wither.
• Affected by the Smite enchantment.
• Unable to swim in water, but do not drown.
• A threat to armadillos, causing them to hide in their shell.

As they are also under the "skeletons" entity type tag, if a bogged kills a creeper, the creeper drops a music disc, randomly selected from 13, cat, blocks, chirp, far, mall, mellohi, stal, strad, ward, 11, and wait.

The eyes of bogged are emissive with Vibrant Visuals, similar to strays and parched.

Picking up items

Some bogged spawn with the ability to pick up dropped items from the ground. Unlike zombies, however, they pick up only weapons, shields, and armor. In Java Edition, bogged pick up items that they happen to walk near. In Bedrock Edition, they actively search for and walk toward dropped items.

If the picked up item is a weapon (other than a bow), the bogged uses the item as a melee weapon. Bogged do not pick up spears under any circumstances. In Java Edition, bogged prefer bows over other weapons, and do not pick up other weapons while wielding a bow. In Bedrock Edition, the only weapon a bogged will swap its held bow for is a sword. When picking up weapons, bogged prefer ones that deal more damage without considering enchantments. They also prefer weapons with NBT data over those without, and weapons that are less damaged.

If the picked up item is a shield, the bogged equips the shield into their offhand. It cannot use the shield to block incoming attacks, however.

If the picked up item is armor, a carved pumpkin or a head, the bogged equips itself with the item. Bogged prefer armor that give more armor points, and will replace their current armor with it. Bogged pick up cosmetic wearables (heads and carved pumpkins) as long as they aren't wearing a helmet, and will replace the cosmetic wearable if they find a helmet.

If a bogged has equipment and picks up something they prefer more, the bogged drops the old equipment, with the same chance as if killed with Looting I, in favor of the new one.

A bogged equipped with a picked-up item becomes persistent and does not despawn, similar to being named.

Sounds

Java Edition:

Bedrock Edition:

Data values

ID

Java Edition:

Name	Identifier	Entity tags	Translation key
Bogged	bogged	burn_in_daylight can_breathe_under_water ignores_poison_and_regen inverted_healing_and_harm no_anger_from_wind_charge skeletons undead wither_friends sensitive_to_smite	entity.minecraft.bogged

Bedrock Edition:

Name	Identifier	Numeric ID	Family	Translation key
Bogged	bogged	144	bogged mob monster skeleton undead	entity.bogged.name

Entity data

Bogged have entity data associated with them that contains various properties.

Java Edition:

Bedrock Edition:

See Bedrock Edition level format/Entity format.

Achievements

Icon		Achievement	In-game description	Actual requirements (if different)	Gamerscore earned	Trophy type (PS)
PS4	Other
		Monster Hunter	Attack and destroy a monster.	Kill one of these 41 monsters: Blaze Bogged Breeze Camel Husk Cave Spider Creaking (by destroying its creaking heart) Creeper Drowned Elder Guardian Ender Dragon Enderman Endermite Evoker Ghast Guardian Hoglin Husk Magma Cube Parched Phantom Piglin Piglin Brute Pillager Ravager Shulker Silverfish Skeleton Slime Spider Stray Vex Vindicator Witch Wither Wither Skeleton Zoglin Zombie Zombie Horse Zombie Nautilus Zombie Villager Zombified Piglin Other mobs may be killed, but are ignored for this achievement.	15	Bronze
		Sniper Duel	Kill a Skeleton with a Bow and Arrows from more than 50 meters.	Use a launched arrow to kill a skeleton, wither skeleton, stray, bogged, or parched from 50 or more blocks away, horizontally.	30	Bronze
		It Spreads	Kill a mob next to a catalyst	Kill any mob that drops experience near a sculk catalyst, with the sole exception of the ender dragon. Mobs that drop no experience are ignored for this achievement.	10	Bronze

Achievements that apply to all mobs:

Icon		Achievement	In-game description	Actual requirements (if different)	Gamerscore earned	Trophy type (PS)
PS4	Other
		Overkill	Deal nine hearts of damage in a single hit.	Damage can be dealt to any mob, even those that do not have nine hearts of health overall.	30	Bronze
		Over-Overkill	Deal 50 hearts of damage in a single hit using the Mace	Damage can be dealt to any mob, even those that do not have 50 hearts of health overall.	20	Silver
		Mob Kabob	Hit five mobs in the same Charge attack using the Spear	Armor stands and players also count for this achievement as they are technically mobs.	10	Bronze

Advancements

Icon	Advancement	In-game description	Actual requirements (if different)
	Not Today, Thank You	Deflect a projectile with a Shield	Block any projectile with a shield.
	A Furious Cocktail	Have every potion effect applied at the same time	Have all of these 17​[until: Fourth Drop 2026]/18​[upcoming] status effects applied to the player at the same time: Fire Resistance Freezing Infested Invisibility Jump Boost Night Vision Oozing Poison Regeneration Resistance Slow Falling Slowness Speed Strength Water Breathing Weakness Weaving Wind Charged The source of the effects is irrelevant for the purposes of this advancement. Other status effects may be applied to the player, but are ignored for this advancement.
	How Did We Get Here?	Have every effect applied at the same time	Have all of these 34​[until: Fourth Drop 2026]/35​[upcoming] status effects applied to the player at the same time: Absorption Bad Omen Blindness Breath of the Nautilus Conduit Power Darkness Dolphin's Grace Fire Resistance Freezing Glowing Haste Hero of the Village Hunger Infested Invisibility Jump Boost Levitation Mining Fatigue Nausea Night Vision Oozing Poison Raid Omen Regeneration Resistance Slow Falling Slowness Speed Strength Trial Omen Water Breathing Weakness Weaving Wind Charged Wither The source of the effects is irrelevant for the purposes of this advancement. Other status effects may be applied to the player, but are ignored for this advancement. This is a hidden advancement, meaning that it can be viewed by the player only after completing it, regardless of if its child advancement(s), if any, have been completed.
	Monster Hunter	Kill any hostile monster	Kill one of these 41​[until: Fourth Drop 2026]/42​[upcoming] monsters: Blaze Bogged Breeze Camel Husk Cave Spider Creaking (by destroying its creaking heart) Creeper Drowned Elder Guardian Ender Dragon Enderman Endermite Evoker Frostbite​[upcoming: Fourth Drop 2026] Ghast Guardian Hoglin Husk Magma Cube Parched Phantom Piglin Piglin Brute Pillager Ravager Shulker Silverfish Skeleton Slime Spider Stray Vex Vindicator Witch Wither Wither Skeleton Zoglin Zombie Zombie Horse Zombie Nautilus Zombie Villager Zombified Piglin Other mobs may be killed, but are ignored for this advancement.
	It Spreads	Kill a mob near a Sculk Catalyst	Kill any mob that drops experience near a sculk catalyst, with the sole exception of the ender dragon. Mobs that drop no experience are ignored for this advancement.
	Monsters Hunted	Kill one of every hostile monster	Kill each of these 41​[upcoming: Fourth Drop 2026]/42​[upcoming] monsters: Blaze Bogged Breeze Camel Husk Cave Spider Creaking (by destroying its creaking heart) Creeper Drowned Elder Guardian Ender Dragon Enderman Endermite Evoker Frostbite​[upcoming: Fourth Drop 2026] Ghast Guardian Hoglin Husk Magma Cube Parched Phantom Piglin Piglin Brute Pillager Ravager Shulker Silverfish Skeleton Slime Spider Stray Vex Vindicator Witch Wither Wither Skeleton Zoglin Zombie Zombie Horse Zombie Nautilus Zombie Villager Zombified Piglin Other mobs may be killed, but are ignored for this advancement.

Advancements that apply to all mobs:

Icon	Advancement	In-game description	Actual requirements (if different)
	Adventure	Adventure, exploration and combat	Kill any mob, or be killed by any living entity.
	A Throwaway Joke	Throw a Trident at something. Note: Throwing away your only weapon is not a good idea.	Hit a mob with a thrown trident.
	Take Aim	Shoot something with an Arrow	Using a bow or a crossbow, shoot a mob with an arrow, tipped arrow, or spectral arrow.
	Mob Kabob	Hit five mobs in the same Charge attack using the Spear	Armor Stand and Mannequin also count for this advancement.
	Arbalistic	Kill five unique mobs with one crossbow shot	Armor Stand and Mannequin also count for this advancement. This is a hidden advancement, meaning that it can be viewed by the player only after completing it, regardless of if its child advancement(s), if any, have been completed.
	Over-Overkill	Deal 50 hearts of damage in a single hit using the Mace	Damage can be dealt to any mob, even those that do not have 50 hearts of health overall.

History

Java Edition

Java Edition
1.20.3 Experiment Update 1.21			23w45a				Added skeletons with Poison tipped arrows as placeholders for bogged in trial chambers.
1.20.5 Experiment Update 1.21			24w07a				Added bogged, replacing skeletons with Poison tipped arrows in trial chambers.
							Creepers now drop music discs when killed by bogged.
			24w09a				The texture and model of bogged has been changed.
							Bogged now drop 2 mushrooms (either both red/brown or one of each) when sheared.
1.21			24w18a				Bogged are now available without using the "Update 1.21" experimental data pack.
1.21.2			24w33a				Now naturally spawn with armor in the order of (most likely to least likely): helmet, chestplate, leggings, boots.[2]
1.21.4			24w45a				Bogged now prefer to pick bows from the ground as opposed to other items.
1.21.11			pre1				Bogged can no longer pick up spears.

Bedrock Edition

Bedrock Edition
1.20.60 Experiment Update 1.21			Preview 1.20.60.20				Added skeletons with Poison tipped arrows as placeholders for bogged in trial chambers.
1.20.70 Experiment Update 1.21			Preview 1.20.70.24				Added bogged, replacing skeletons with Poison tipped arrows in trial chambers.
1.20.80 Experiment Update 1.21			Preview 1.20.80.21				Updated bogged texture and model.
							Bogged now drop 2 mushrooms (either both red/brown or one of each) when sheared.
1.21.0			Preview 1.21.0.22				Bogged are now available without using the "Update 1.21" experimental toggle.
1.21.20			Preview 1.21.10.20				Bogged no longer inflict Slowness when melee attacking.
1.21.100			Preview 1.21.100.21				Bogged can now spawn as riders of spider jockeys.[3]
26.0			Preview 26.0.23				Bogged can no longer pick up spears.
26.30			Preview 26.30.20				Bogged now shoot arrows at a rate of 2.5 seconds on Hard difficulty.[4]
26.40			Preview 26.40.27				Arrow damage from bogged now depends on its velocity and difficulty, rather than being randomized between a range.

Issues

Issues relating to "Bogged" are maintained on the bug tracker. Issues should be reported and viewed there.

Trivia

• In real life, human corpses can become mummified within peat bogs, with levels of preservation varying from perfect to just the skeletons. These are referred to as bog bodies.

Gallery

Renders

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  A bogged
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  A left-handed bogged
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  A bogged aiming its bow
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  Idle animation
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  A sheared bogged
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  A bogged without its second layer (this state cannot be seen in vanilla gameplay)
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  A sheared bogged without its second layer (this state cannot be seen in vanilla gameplay)
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  A bogged spider jockey‌^{[Bedrock Edition only]}
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  A bogged cave spider jockey‌^{[Bedrock Edition only]}

Screenshots

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  A bogged being compared to the other skeletons in Java Edition
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  A bogged wearing full diamond armor

Before 24w09a

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  A bogged in a swamp before 24w09a
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  A bogged in a mangrove swamp next to a lantern
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  Several bogged in the trial chambers
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  Two bogged in a mangrove swamp

Mojang screenshots

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  Bogged in a swamp with a heart
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  Bogged near a trial spawner
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  Bogged on top of a trial spawner
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  A group of bogged in the trial chambers
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  A bogged fighting a player at a ruined portal inside a mangrove swamp
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  A bogged near a trial spawner
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  Makena fighting several bogged in an ominous trial
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  A teaser featuring the bogged peeking above mud
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  The bogged in a swamp
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  The bogged shooting an arrow
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  A bogged aiming at something at night

Development renders

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  A bogged before 24w09a
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  A bogged in 24w07a without its overlay texture (this state is never seen in vanilla gameplay)

Textures

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  Bogged texture file
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  Bogged overlay texture file

In other media

• 
  A bogged peeking out from behind a corner, in the Tricky Trials Update Official Trailer
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  Steve before a group of bogged
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  Several bogged aiming
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  A first person shot of Sunny firing at a bogged
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  Makena and Efe fighting various bogged
• Storyboards of several bogged poisoning Kai
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  Pixel art of a bogged used in Trial Chamber Legends
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  An action figure of a bogged
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  An unboxed action figure of a bogged
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  The potato bogged from 24w14potato
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  A bogged as it appears in Minecraft Dungeons 2

References