Phantom in Minecraft
This Minecraft tutorial explains all about the phantom (also known as The Monster of the Night Skies and winner of the vote at Minecon Earth as Mob B) with screenshots and step-by-step instructions. Let's learn about the phantom in Minecraft.
Supported Platforms
Phantoms are available in the following versions of Minecraft:
| Platform | Supported (Version*) |
|---|---|
 Java Edition (PC/Mac) | Yes (1.13) |
 Pocket Edition (PE) | Yes (1.6.0) |
 Xbox 360 | Yes (TU69) |
 Xbox One | Yes (1.6.0) |
 PS3 | Yes (1.76) |
 PS4 | Yes (1.76) |
 Wii U | Yes (Patch 38) |
 Nintendo Switch | Yes (1.6.0) |
 Windows 10 Edition | Yes (1.6.0) |
 Education Edition | Yes (1.7.0) |
* The version that it was added or removed, if applicable.
NOTE: Pocket Edition (PE), Xbox One, PS4, Nintendo Switch, and Windows 10 Edition are now called Bedrock Edition. We will continue to show them individually for version history.
Background
The following is a picture of what a phantom looks like in Minecraft:
| Hostility Level | Hostile Mob |
|---|---|
| Health Points | 20 health points x 10 |
| Where to Find | In the Overworld in light levels of 7 or less (if the player has not slept for a few nights) |
| Weapon | None |
| Attack Method | Swoops down from the sky and tries to attack you |
| Drops |  0-1 Phantom Membrane |
| Experience Points | 5 experience points |
Hostility Level (Neutral)
A phantom is a hostile mob. The term mob is short for mobile and is used to refer to all living, moving creatures in the game such as chickens, creepers, and phantoms. Because a phantom is a hostile mob, it will attack you in Survival mode but not Creative mode.
Health Points
In Minecraft, a phantom has 10 hearts for health. This gives a phantom 20 health points (because 1 heart = 2 health points). To kill a phantom, you need to inflict 20 points of damage to the phantom.
Where to Find a Phantom
In Minecraft, phantoms spawn in most Overworld biomes in light levels of 7 or less, when a player has not slept for a few nights. So if you want to avoid this mob, use your bed regularly.
Once a phantom has spawned in the dark, it can not survive in the daylight. When the sun comes out, the phantom will burst into flames and take damage until it dies.
If you are having trouble finding a phantom, you can summon a phantom using a cheat or you can use a spawn egg.
Weapon
A phantom does not carry a weapon.
Attack Method
A phantom flies in circles up in the sky at a particular height. Once it sees you, it will swoop down and attack. If you damage the phantom during the attack, it will retreat back up into the sky for a brief time and then swoop down again to attack you.
Drops
When you kill a phantom in Minecraft, it will drop phantom membrane.
Make sure you pick up any dropped items before they disappear. They are useful and should be kept in your inventory to be used later.
Experience Points
As you play the game, you will gain experience. The most common way to gain experience is by killing mobs. When a mob is killed you will see tiny green and yellow balls appear and move towards you.
These orbs represent experience points. When you kill a phantom, you will gain 5 experience points.
Spawn Egg for Phantom
You can spawn a phantom using the following spawn egg:
Command Examples
Here are some game command examples for a phantom in Minecraft:
NBT Tags for Phantom (Java Edition)
Here are the NBT tags that you can use in game commands for a phantom in Java Edition:
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