Have you ever wondered why mobs spawn in Minecraft? If yes, then you might also have thought about how to stop mobs from spawning.
If yes, then I am here to help you out with your query About how to stop mobs from spawning or why mobs spawn in Minecraft.
Before knowing how to stop mobs from spawning we have to know some facts which will help to understand the algorithm of Minecraft mobs spawner
Do you know about the spawn radius?
Mobs can spawn within a 128-block radius of the player. If any mobs spawn outside this range, they will disappear, and this is known as the spawn radius.
Mobs cannot spawn within a radius of 24 blocks from a player.
Mobs can spawn anywhere between the 24th and to 128th block.
Now you know the basics spawning of mobs and I can tell you how to stop mobs from spawning
How to stop mobs from spawning
Mobs do a lot of chaos every mob has its own ability to disturb or damage you like a zombie hits you with his hand a skeleton shoots you with an arrow and the most idiot mob damages a lot and I personally hate him is Creeper.
In this article, I am gonna share with you the secrets of how to stop mobs from spawning in a certain area.
We can stop mobs from spawning by three methods:
in which the first method is having sufficient lighting as mobs do not spawn where light is present the second one is to use mob spawn-proof blocks and the third one is Changing difficulty mode in the setting of the game from normal to peaceful.
- Having sufficient lighting by placing light blocks example – Torches
- Using mobs spawn-proof blocks
- Changing difficulty mode in the setting of the game from normal to peaceful.
lights blocks
We can stop the spawning of mobs by placing lights or torches in dark areas and maintaining brightness throughout the area so that no mobs can spawn.
I have listed the blocks which emit light from them.
Torch |
Redstone Lamp |
Sea Lantern |
Lantern |
Glowstone |
Jack o’Lantern |
End Rod |
Beacon |
Mobs free blocks
Mobs free blocks
Talking about the blocks in which mobs cannot spawn you can use these blocks to make the surface of your building so that no mobs can spawn
There are a few blocks in which mobs cannot spawn in Minecraft as they don’t count as a full block in Minecraft or they are transparent.
Glass |
Slabs (bottom half) |
Glowstone |
Sea Lantern |
Jack o’Lantern |
Carpet |
Cake (partial blocks) |
End Rod |
Leaves |
Lava |
Water |
Beds |
These are the all block list of Minecraft, in which mobs don’t spawn due to their properties (transparency, non-solidity, or emitting light), which prevent mobs from spawning on them.
Changing difficulty mode in the setting of the game from normal to peaceful.
The player can stop spawning the mobs by switching the difficulty level from normal to peaceful, in peaceful difficulty mode all the mobs present in the game disappear and you will not see any zombies as all zombies vanished in this mode.
How to stop mobs from spawning in creative mode
You can stop zombies from spawning in creative mode by placing light blocks which I already have told you above.
In creative mode, you can place a Day Saver from your inventory on your island, which will keep the time in daylight at all times.
How to stop mobs from despawning without a name tag
Have you ever tried to prevent mobs from despawning in Minecraft? If you have, you probably failed. However, if you have a name tag, you can stop them from disappearing but what if you don’t have a name tag, don’t worry just keep reading.
Most players struggle to find name tags in Minecraft. However, I have a helpful life hack to stop mobs from despawning. Instead of using name tags, you can use boats as an alternative item.
Just place your mob in a boat to prevent despawning.
How to stop mobs from spawning in nether
To make an area in Minecraft’s Nether dimension safe from zombie spawns, you can use half blocks and dirt. You can change the color of the dirt to brown with a shovel. I have also listed a video that explains how to make the area Nether mob-proof and prevent mobs from spawning in the Nether.