Ravager Jockey

For other uses, see Jockey and Jockey (disambiguation).

This article is about the jockey. For the standalone mob or group of mobs, see Ravager and Illager.

Ravager Jockey

Regular

Raid Captain

Regular

Raid Captain

Regular

Raid Captain

Health points	Pillager, Vindicator, and Evoker: 24HP × 12 Ravager: 100HP × 50
Behavior	Hostile
Spawn	Raids

A ravager jockey is the appearance of a ravager ridden by an illager. They are found in various waves during raids.

Spawning

Raids

Like ravagers themselves, ravager jockeys spawn only during raids in certain waves. Depending on the wave, they can have either a pillager, vindicator, or evoker rider.

Java Edition

A pillager-ravager jockey spawns in wave 5 and the extra wave in Normal difficulty.

A vindicator-ravager jockey and an evoker-ravager jockey spawn in wave 7 and the extra wave in Hard difficulty. Additionally, there is a chance for a pillager-ravager jockey to spawn in the extra wave.

Bedrock Edition

A pillager-ravager jockey spawns in wave 5.

A pillager-ravager jockey and an evoker-ravager jockey spawn in wave 7.

Summoning using commands

Ravager jockeys can also be manually spawned using commands.

In Java Edition, the illusioner, an unused illager, can also be spawned using commands. By extension, illusioner-ravager jockeys can be created.

Note: Ravager jockeys spawned this way cannot normally join raids. This can be configured using entity tags.

Java Edition

Pillager-Ravager Jockey:
/summon minecraft:ravager ~ ~ ~ {Passengers:[{id:pillager,equipment:{mainhand:{id:crossbow,count:1}}}]}

• This command spawns a ravager jockey with a pillager rider.

Vindicator-Ravager Jockey:
/summon minecraft:ravager ~ ~ ~ {Passengers:[{id:vindicator,equipment:{mainhand:{id:iron_axe,count:1}}}]}

• This command spawns a ravager jockey with a vindicator rider.

Evoker-Ravager Jockey:
/summon minecraft:ravager ~ ~ ~ {Passengers:[{id:evoker}]}

• This command spawns a ravager jockey with an evoker rider.

Illusioner-Ravager Jockey:
/summon minecraft:ravager ~ ~ ~ {Passengers:[{id:illusioner,equipment:{mainhand:{id:bow,count:1}}}]}

• This command spawns a ravager jockey with an illusioner rider.

However, in Java Edition, almost any mob can ride a ravager with commands, see Tutorial:Summoning jockeys for more information.

Bedrock Edition

Pillager-Ravager Jockey:
/summon ravager ~ ~ ~ minecraft:spawn_with_pillager_rider

• This command spawns a ravager jockey with a pillager rider.

Raid Captain Pillager-Ravager Jockey:
/summon ravager ~ ~ ~ minecraft:spawn_with_pillager_captain_rider

• This command spawns a ravager jockey with a raid captain pillager rider.

Raider Pillager-Ravager Jockey:
/summon ravager ~ ~ ~ minecraft:spawn_for_raid_with_pillager_rider

• This command spawns a ravager jockey with a pillager rider, but the pillager drops raid-specific loot upon death.

Vindicator-Ravager Jockey:
/summon ravager ~ ~ ~ minecraft:spawn_with_vindicator_rider

• This command spawns a ravager jockey with a vindicator rider.

Raid Captain Vindicator-Ravager Jockey:
/summon ravager ~ ~ ~ minecraft:spawn_with_vindicator_captain_rider

• This command spawns a ravager jockey with a raid captain vindicator rider.

Raider Vindicator-Ravager Jockey:
/summon ravager ~ ~ ~ minecraft:spawn_for_raid_with_vindicator_rider

• This command spawns a ravager jockey with a vindicator rider, but the vindicator drops raid-specific loot upon death.

Evoker-Ravager Jockey:
/summon ravager ~ ~ ~ minecraft:spawn_for_raid_with_evoker_rider

• This command spawns a ravager jockey with an evoker rider.

Behavior

Ravager jockeys combine the behavior and power of the ravager and their rider. Often times, their movement is controlled by the rider. They attack players, adult villagers, wandering traders, snow golems‌^{[BE only]}, and iron golems. Because of their illager rider, they also flee from creakings.

Like regular ravagers, the ravager has a chance to become stunned for a few seconds when their bite is blocked with a shield. However, their rider can still attack while the ravager is stunned.

Unlike most other jockeys, ravager jockeys can freely swim in water without immediately dismounting their rider. If a ravager jockey is fully submerged underwater it dismounts its rider, separating the jockey. The rider does not attempt to mount the ravager again after being dismounted.

The specific behavior of a ravager jockey depends on the rider.

Pillager-ravager jockey

When attacking, the jockey moves into range and stops in place as the pillager loads and fires its crossbow. They stay a small distance away from their target, but the ravager can still bite if it gets close enough.

If the pillager is spawned without a crossbow or if it breaks, it becomes passive.‌^{[Java Edition only]} However, the ravager remains hostile, chasing and attacking targets.

Vindicator-ravager jockey

When attacking, the jockey rushes toward their target. The ravager and vindicator both attack normally.

If the vindicator is named "Johnny" it may attack the ravager, but the ravager never attacks it back.‌^{[Java Edition only]}

Evoker-ravager jockey

When attacking, the jockey rushes toward their target. The ravager bites while the evoker casts its spells, and the jockey slightly slows down as the evoker prepares to cast one.

The evoker may sometimes accidentally damage the ravager with its evoker fangs, but the ravager never attacks it back.

Summoned vexes damaged by the ravager’s roar do not attack it back.

Illusioner-ravager jockey

This feature is exclusive to Java Edition.

When attacking, the jockey rushes toward their target until they get into range. It then starts strafing left-to-right, keeping distance as the illusioner shoots arrows and casts its spells. The ravager can still bite if their target gets close enough.

When the illusioner creates its clones, they appear floating in the air and also sitting.

History

Java Edition

Java Edition
1.14			18w43a				Added illager beasts, therefore adding illager beast jockeys. At the time, they can be spawned only via commands.
			18w45a				Illager beast jockeys now can spawn in the new illager patrols, with a pillager/vindicator patrol captain rider.
			18w46a				Illager beast jockeys no longer spawn in illager patrols.
			18w47a				Illager beast jockeys now spawn in the new raids.
			19w05a				"Illager Beast" has been renamed to "Ravager". This makes it a ravager jockey, no longer an illager beast jockey.
							The ID has been changed from illager_beast to ravager.
			19w13a				Ravagers can now spawn being ridden by evokers, making evoker-ravager jockeys.
1.21.2 Experiment Winter Drop			24w40a				Illagers and ravagers are now afraid of the creaking, which means ravager jockeys also flee from them.
1.21.4			24w44a				Ravagers are no longer afraid of the creaking. Since the illager rider controls the jockey, ravager jockeys still flee from creakings.

Bedrock Edition

Bedrock Edition
1.10.0			beta 1.10.0.3				Added illager beasts, therefore adding illager beast jockeys. At the time, they can be spawned only via commands.
							Illager beast jockeys are currently available only through Experimental Gameplay.
1.11.0			beta 1.11.0.1				Illager beast jockeys now spawn in the new raids, which makes them findable in Survival without commands.
							"Illager Beast" has now been renamed to "Ravager". This makes it a ravager jockey, no longer an illager beast jockey.
			beta 1.11.0.5				Ravagers can now spawn being ridden by evokers, making evoker-ravager jockeys.

Issues

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

Gallery

Screenshots

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  An evoker riding a ravager
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  A vindicator riding a ravager