Squid

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For other uses, see Squid (disambiguation).
Squid
Squid.gif: Infobox image for Minecraft entity 'Squid'

Adult

Baby Squid.gif: Infobox image for Minecraft entity 'Squid'

Baby

Invicon Squid Spawn Egg.png: Inventory sprite for Squid Spawn Egg in Minecraft as shown in-game with description: Squid Spawn Egg
Health points 10HP❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
Behavior Passive
Mob type Animal
Aquatic
Hitbox size Adult:
Height: 0.8 blocks
Width: 0.8 blocks

Baby:
Height: 0.5 blocks
Width: 0.5 blocks

Knockback
resistance
85%
Spawn Oceans
Rivers
Usable items

A squid is a common aquatic passive mob that spawns in rivers and oceans, and is the main source of ink sacs, which it drops upon death.

Spawning

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In Java Edition, 2 to 4 squid can spawn in water or waterlogged block from Y-level 50 to 63 (inclusive), as long as the biome is a river or ocean variant. The block above must also be water, and the block below must be water or waterlogged.[s 1] Squid share the water creature mob cap with dolphins and nautiluses.

In Bedrock Edition, 2 to 4 squid can spawn in ocean biomes, and two can spawn in river biomes. In addition, squid spawn only on the surface, i.e. there must not be a solid or spawnable block above the spawn location.

Squid have a 5% chance of spawning as babies.

Squid spawns in:
Category:
Water creature‌[JE only]
Creature‌[BE only]
Java EditionBedrock Edition
Spawn areaSpawn weightSpawn chanceGroup sizeSpawn weightGroup size
Frozen River22100%1–482–4
River22100%1–482
Lukewarm Ocean101471.43%1–282–4
Deep Lukewarm Ocean81266.67%1–482–4
Deep Frozen Ocean3650%1–482–4
Cold Ocean3650%1–482–4
Deep Cold Ocean3650%1–482–4
Frozen Ocean3650%1–482–4
Warm Ocean102245.45%482–4
Deep Ocean1333.33%1–482–4
Ocean1333.33%1–482–4


  1. The spawning block and the block below must contain water fluid (water source, flowing water, or waterlogged blocks) while the block above must be water (source or flowing).
    The squid itself must also pass the collision check. E.g. they can spawn in waterlogged blocks with no collisions such as kelp, sea grass, or signs, but will fail when trying to spawn in a waterlogged slab or above a waterlogged fence.

Drops

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On death

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Java Edition:

ItemQuantity / Chance / Average
DefaultLooting ILooting IILooting III
Ink Sac1–3100.00%2.001–4100.00%2.501–5100.00%3.001–6100.00%3.50

ItemQuantity / Chance / Average
DefaultLooting ILooting IILooting III
Ink Sac1–3121–41521–5131–6172

ItemAmountProbability
DefaultLooting ILooting IILooting III
Ink Sac113 (33.33%)16 (16.67%)112 (8.33%)118 (5.56%)
213 (33.33%)13 (33.33%)14 (25.00%)16 (16.67%)
313 (33.33%)13 (33.33%)13 (33.33%)518 (27.78%)
4016 (16.67%)14 (25.00%)518 (27.78%)
500112 (8.33%)16 (16.67%)
6000118 (5.56%)
Average2 (2.00)52 (2.50)3 (3.00)72 (3.50)

Killed1
ItemExpected Drops
DefaultLooting ILooting IILooting III
Ink Sac2.002.503.003.50

Bedrock Edition:

ItemQuantity / Chance / Average
DefaultLooting ILooting IILooting III
Ink Sac1–3100.00%2.001–4100.00%2.501–5100.00%3.001–6100.00%3.50

ItemQuantity / Chance / Average
DefaultLooting ILooting IILooting III
Ink Sac1–3121–41521–5131–6172

ItemAmountProbability
DefaultLooting ILooting IILooting III
Ink Sac113 (33.33%)16 (16.67%)112 (8.33%)118 (5.56%)
213 (33.33%)13 (33.33%)14 (25.00%)16 (16.67%)
313 (33.33%)13 (33.33%)13 (33.33%)518 (27.78%)
4016 (16.67%)14 (25.00%)518 (27.78%)
500112 (8.33%)16 (16.67%)
6000118 (5.56%)
Average2 (2.00)52 (2.50)3 (3.00)72 (3.50)

Killed1
ItemExpected Drops
DefaultLooting ILooting IILooting III
Ink Sac2.002.503.003.50

Behavior

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The ink cloud produced by a squid

Squid are passive toward the player. They are not attracted to light and do not deliberately interact with the player. Squid sometimes beach themselves and suffocate on the banks of rivers and occasionally on ocean beaches. These behaviors are shared with the glow squid.

Squid wander around aimlessly in three dimensions as long as they are in the water, opening and closing their tentacles, which gives them the appearance of pushing themselves leisurely forward.

A squid's hitbox does not include its tentacles, and therefore they cannot be damaged by attacking its tentacles.

Squid suffocate when out of water, dying after 15 seconds (300 game ticks). While on land, they remain stationary until they suffocate[1] although in Bedrock Edition a squid's tentacles swing more slowly as its oxygen meter goes down. A squid can also suffocate in a single layer of water source blocks if it orients itself with its hitbox out of the water.[2]

Upon death, a squid rotates 90 degrees in Bedrock Edition. Squid don't have a death animation in Java Edition.[3]

They can take fall damage and burn like any other land mob, but they cannot drown. When out of the water, squid are extremely resistant to knockback.

Squid cannot swim in lava, even if inflicted with Fire Resistance. They simply pass through the lava and behave as if on land.

In Bedrock Edition, squid can survive on land with Water Breathing. However, they still cannot move.

Unlike land-based mobs, squid can swim against a current and not get pushed by it.‌[Java Edition only]

Guardians and elder guardians attack squid in the same manner as they would a player, even if the squid is affected by Invisibility. Axolotls also attack squid.

Squid are affected by the Impaling enchantment — In Java Edition because they are aquatic mobs; In Bedrock Edition as long as they touch water.

When attacked underwater, a squid rises 1312 block while producing dark blue bubbles and a cloud of black ink particles, and swims away. The ink remains visible when the squid has the Invisibility status effect.

If the player is in Spectator mode or is far away from a squid (often when it is in an unloaded chunk), it remains stationary. When attacked in this state, squid cannot flee.[4]

Like land-based mobs, squid can be picked up by a minecart.

Unlike most 'animal' mobs, squid cannot breed. Baby squid can only be found when they naturally spawn. A baby squid eventually turns into an adult after 24000 ticks (20 minutes), and their growth cannot be sped up. Feeding a baby squid a golden dandelion will freeze their growth. Using it again they will then take 24000 ticks (20 minutes) to grow up.

Sounds

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Java Edition:

Sounds
SoundClosed captionsSourceDescriptionIdentifierTranslation keyVolumePitchAttenuation
distance
​Squid swimsFriendly MobsRandomlyentity.squid.ambientsubtitles.entity.squid.ambient0.40.8–1.2 (Baby: 1.3–1.7)16
​Squid diesFriendly MobsWhen a squid diesentity.squid.deathsubtitles.entity.squid.death0.40.8–1.2 (Baby: 1.3–1.7)16
​Squid hurtsFriendly MobsWhen a squid is damagedentity.squid.hurtsubtitles.entity.squid.hurt0.40.8–1.2 (Baby: 1.3–1.7)16
​Squid shoots inkFriendly MobsWhen a squid shoots ink after being damaged by a playerentity.squid.squirtsubtitles.entity.squid.squirt0.40.8–1.2 (Baby: 1.3–1.7)16

Bedrock Edition:

Sounds
SoundClosed captionsSourceDescriptionIdentifierTranslation keyVolumePitch
​ ?Friendly MobsRandomlymob.squid.ambient​ ?0.40.8–1.2 (Baby: 1.3–1.7)
​ ?Friendly MobsWhen a squid diesmob.squid.death​ ?0.40.8–1.2 (Baby: 1.3–1.7)
​ ?Friendly MobsWhen a squid is damagedmob.squid.hurt​ ?0.40.8–1.2 (Baby: 1.3–1.7)
​ ?Friendly MobsWhen a squid shoots ink after being damaged by a playermob.squid.ink_squirt​ ?1.01.0

Data values

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Java Edition:

NameIdentifierEntity tags Translation key
EntitySprite squid.png: Sprite image for squid in Minecraft Squidsquidaquatic
axolotl_hunt_targets
can_breathe_under_water
not_scary_for_pufferfish
sensitive_to_impaling
entity.minecraft.squid

Bedrock Edition:

NameIdentifierNumeric ID FamilyTranslation key
EntitySprite squid.png: Sprite image for squid in Minecraft Squidsquid17 aquatic
mob
squid
entity.squid.name

Entity data

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

Java Edition:

Main article: Entity format

Bedrock Edition:

See Bedrock Edition level format/Entity format.

Achievements

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IconAchievementIn-game descriptionActual requirements (if different)Gamerscore earnedTrophy type (PS)
PS4Other
It SpreadsKill a mob next to a catalystKill 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.10Bronze

Achievements that apply to all mobs:

Advancements

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IconAdvancementIn-game descriptionActual requirements (if different)
It SpreadsKill a mob near a Sculk CatalystKill 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.

Advancements that apply to all mobs:

History

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Development

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January 3, 2011 Notch mentions adding a new aquatic mob in a near future update.

Java Edition

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Java Edition Beta
1.2 Added squid.
The squid is the first aquatic mob added to the game.
Squid can be milked with an empty bucket, just like cows.
1.3 Squid now have the ability to move in three dimensions (rather than only along the bottom of the body of water).
Squid can no longer be milked.
1.5 Squid are now incapable of swimming upward. When they do manage to swim upward, they drift down with a zero net gain in altitude, resulting in a jittery animation.
1.7 Squid have been made to despawn like other mobs.
Until this version, squid would not despawn like other mobs. This made squid a popular pet as once harvested they could be put in aquariums and kept there. However, this has been corrected because of their downward movement (at the time) caused them to pool in relatively deep crevices in the ocean or lakes, thus making ink sacs hard to acquire as further squid would not spawn until the local population had been lowered.
1.8Pre-release 2 ;) Squid now drop experience orbs when killed by the player.
Java Edition
1.0.0Beta 1.9 Prerelease 5 Squid now spawn only between layers 45 and 63.
1.4.4pre Squid now suffocate when exposed to air.
1.6.113w16a Added leads, which can be used to leash squid.
1.814w06a Squid have been updated with a new AI system. They previously could not swim upward, and eventually collected at the bottoms of lakes. They can now swim upward and in all directions more fluently.
1.8.2pre7 Squid spawn below sea level, rather than a constant Y=63.
1.915w39a Squid are slightly smaller (0.8 blocks square rather than 0.95).
15w50a Added sounds entity.squid.ambient, entity.squid.hurt and entity.squid.death.
1.1318w07a Squid now produce a cloud of floating black ink particles plus dark blue bubbling particles when attacked.
18w08a Added a sound effect when squid shoot ink.
18w15a Squid can no longer be leashed.
1.13.118w31a Squid now spawn only in rivers, oceans, and beaches.
1.1418w43a The texture of squid has been changed.
1.1519w34a Squid now take damage on magma blocks.
1.1720w51a Added axolotls, which attack squid.
21w19a Squid can now be leashed again.[5]
1.1821w40a Squid now spawn only between y=50 and y=64.
1.21.224w33a Added baby squid variant.
24w36a Squid spawn eggs now spawn only adult squid.
26.1snap5 The model and texture of baby squid have been changed.
Increased the bounding box of baby squid to better fit the new model.
Added golden dandelions, which can be used to prevent baby squid from growing up.
26.2snap5 The height of baby squid has been changed from 0.63 blocks to 0.5 blocks, to match Bedrock Edition.

Bedrock Edition

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Pocket Edition Alpha
v0.11.0build 1 Added squid and baby squid. At this point, the existence of baby squid is a version exclusive.
Squid produce a cloud of floating black ink particles when attacked.
v0.14.0build 5 Squid now have bubbling particles.
v0.16.0build 1 Added new sounds for squid.
Bedrock Edition
1.10.0beta 1.10.0.3 The textures of squid and baby squid have been changed.
1.13.0beta 1.13.0.9 Squid can now spawn in rivers.
1.17.0beta 1.17.0.54 Added a sound when a squid shoots out ink.
1.21.100Preview 1.21.100.20 The hitboxes of squid have been changed from 0.95 blocks to 0.8 blocks, to match Java Edition.
26.0Preview 26.0.23 Baby squid no longer drop items when killed.
26.10Preview 26.10.20 The model and texture of baby squid have been changed.
Increased the bounding box of baby squid to better fit the new model.
Preview 26.10.21 Added golden dandelions, which can be used to prevent baby squid from growing up.

Legacy Console Edition

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Legacy Console Edition
Xbox 360Xbox OnePS3PS4PS VitaWii USwitch
TU1CU11.001.001.00Patch 11.0.1 Added squid.
TU43CU331.361.361.36Patch 13 Added sounds for squid.
TU54CU441.521.521.52Patch 241.0.4 The squid spawn limit has been increased from 13[verify] to 38.[is this the correct version?]
TU57CU491.571.561.56Patch 271.0.7 Squid now produce a cloud of floating black ink particles when attacked.
TU69 1.761.761.76Patch 38 Squid now share their spawn limit category with fish.
A squid now emits bubble particles when underwater.

New Nintendo 3DS Edition

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New Nintendo 3DS Edition
0.1.0 Added squid.

Data history

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Java Edition
1.1116w32a The entity ID has been changed from Squid to squid.
1.1317w47a Numeric IDs for entities were presumably deprecated in this version.​[more information needed]

Issues

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

Trivia

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  • When Jeb first added squid to Minecraft, he used the code for cows as a basis for squid. He accidentally forgot to remove the milking feature, which led to squid being able to be milked.[6] He also made a mistake in the squid's movement code, causing a server-client desync over the squid's position, which led to the "flying squid" bug.
  • In-game squid have eight arms, but in real life they also have two additional long tentacles. The in-game squid is more like an octopus.
  • In-game squid have a gaping, tooth-lined mouth, but as passive mobs they are completely harmless. Real-life squid, like all cephalopods, have a beak instead of teeth.
  • In Java Edition, squid are not affected by the "Dinnerbone" and "Grumm" name tag easter egg.[7]
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Screenshots

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Textures

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In other media

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See also

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References

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  1. MC-240990 – resolved as "Works As Intended".
  2. MCPE-44250 – Squids/Glow Squids Die in Single Layers of Water
  3. MC-237079 – Squid do not rotate 90 degrees upon death
  4. MC-212687 – Squid and glow squid stop moving if player is a little far from them
  5. MC-136647 – resolved as "Fixed".
  6. "Why Is That Squid Flying? Minecraft Bugs Explained!"
  7. MC-115092 – Squid/glow squid named "Dinnerbone" or "Grumm" is not upside-down
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