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DolphinBy Luis Joshua GutierrezSamuel HeaneyDan Hammill+39.9k morePosted: Jun 20, 2022 7:38pm UTC

Dolphins are a neutral mob in Minecraft. They're only found in specific ocean biomes and have a few useful purposes. In this IGN guide, we'll tell you everything you'll need about dolphins with information on where they spawn, quick tips and facts, and their loot.

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  • What Are Dolphins and What Do They Do in Minecraft
  • How to Find Dolphins
  • Quick Tips and Facts
  • All Dolphin Loot

What Are Dolphins and What Do They Do in Minecraft

Dolphins are a sea-based mob in Minecraft. They are known to give players a speed boost in the water near them. They'll also lead you to buried treasure when you feed them raw fish. If provoked, they'll begin to attack you.

Listed below is how much damage they'll do.

  • Easy: 2.5 Hearts
  • Normal: 3 Hearts
  • Hard: 4.5 Hears

How to Find Dolphins

Dolphins only spawn in warm water biomes. Listed below are all the ocean biomes dolphins are known to spawn in.

  • Deep Lukewarm Ocean
  • Deep Ocean
  • Lukewarm Ocean
  • Ocean
  • Warm Ocean
To learn more about the different types of Biomes that are available to find across Minecraft, be sure to check out our Biomes guide for more details.

Quick Tips and Facts

  • If you attack a Dolphin, nearby dolphins will come to its aid and attack you
  • Dolphins like to swim near players
  • Dolphins are known to leap out of the water
  • If a dolphin is underwater for too long, it'll drown and die
  • Dolphins avoid Guardians and Elder Guardians
  • Leads can be used on Dolphins

All Dolphin Loot

Listed below is all the loot a dolphin will drop when it dies.

  • 0-1 Raw Cod (Cooked if killed with fire)
  • 1-3 XP orbs if killed by a player or tamed wolf

Learn more about Minecraft with some of our other helpful guides:

  • Biomes
  • Breeding Guide: How to Breed All Animals
  • Mobs

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