How much HP does a Wither Skeleton have?

A Wither Skeleton has 20 HP (10 hearts) in Minecraft.

Where does the Wither Skeleton spawn?

The Wither Skeleton spawns in: Nether Fortress. Spawns in Nether Fortresses at light level 7 or less.

What does the Wither Skeleton drop?

The Wither Skeleton drops: Bone (0-2, 100% chance); Coal (0-1, 33% chance); Wither Skeleton Skull (1-1, 2.5% chance).

Wither Skeleton

hostile

Health

10 hearts

Damage

normal difficulty

XP Drop

experience

Added In

1.4.2

version

Damage by Difficulty

Easy

Normal

Hard

Behavior

Melee attacker with stone sword that inflicts Wither effect for 10 seconds. Immune to fire. 3 blocks tall, can only spawn in areas with 3+ blocks of headroom.

Spawn Locations

Nether Fortress

Spawns in Nether Fortresses at light level 7 or less.

Drops

Item	Count	Chance
Bone	0-2	100%
Coal	0-1	33%
Wither Skeleton Skull	1	2.5%

Weaknesses

Smite enchantment

Notes

3 Wither Skeleton Skulls + 4 Soul Sand/Soil are needed to summon the Wither boss. Looting III increases skull drop rate to ~5.5%.

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