MOST USEFUL: VILLAGER
Villagers are one of the most multifaceted mobs in Minecraft cos they can take on a tonne of jobs that will help you out. Librarians can trade for crucial enchanted books like mending, Fletchers can keep you stocked in arrows and Cartographers can point you in the direction of Woodland Mansions and Ocean Monuments. Villagers are a great source of emeralds too!

MOST ICONIC: CREEPER
The Creeper was originally designed as a pig but some coding confusion left it standing up so it became a monster instead! This freaky foe is a key source of gunpowder for TNT and fireworks, and when charged, its explosion makes (some) other mobs literally lose their heads! Did you know that Creepers are actually scared of cats? No joke!

STRANGEST: CREAKING
These living trees only appear at night in the Pale Garden biome, and can’t be hurt directly! Find its Creaking Heart in a nearby pale oak tree to overcome it and use a silk touch axe to nab it as an item. A Creaking will only come after you if you’re looking away, otherwise it will be frozen in place. Spooky.

MIND BENDING-EST: SHULKER
These tiny tackers are found in End cities and shoot slow-moving homing projectiles that can make you levitate up into the sky! They can teleport when in danger, but are well worth tracking down for their shells, which can be turned into Shulker boxes. These crafty containers can be filled up like a regular chest, but only take up one inventory slot. Sweet!

MOST OBSESSED: PIGLIN
Piglins are neutral Nether dwellers who look fearsome but only care about one thing – gold! If you’re wearing at least one piece of golden armor they won’t attack you and you can even barter with them using gold ingots! Be careful though, because if they spot you mining gold or opening a chest, any nearby Piglins will go on the attack!

BEST BOSS: WITHER
In a game about crafting and construction, it’s only fitting that you should also build your own boss! This blocky bad boy is made from soul sand and wither skeleton skulls and begins with a BANG before flying about shooting wither skulls. With a heap of health it’s tricky to topple, but drops nether stars, which you can use to craft beacons!