Mob Head

Mob Head

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File:Grid Wither Skeleton Skull.png

File:Grid Head.png

Type	Solid Block
Requirements	?
Physics	No
Transparency	Yes
Luminance	No
Blast resistance	5
Tool	Any tool
Renewable	Yes (Wither Skeleton) No (Others)
Stackable	Yes (64)
Flammable	No
First appearance
Tile Entity ID	Skull
Data values	Block dec: 144 hex: 90 Item dec: 397 hex: 18D

Make note about the increased probability of obtaining mob heads when using Battle Axes and the Chopping Block, as well villager Trades.^Verify

Mob heads are decorative blocks. There are five variants of mob heads: Skeleton, Wither Skeleton, zombie, human and Creeper. The Wither Skeleton variant is a rare drop from the respective mob, with the other heads only available in Creative mode.

As a crafting ingredient

Ingredients	Input » Output
Mob head + Gunpowder + Dye (Forms Creeper shape)	32x32px 32x32px   32x32px 32x32px 32x32px 32x32px 32x32px 32x32px 32x32px 32x32px 32x32px 32x32px 32x32px 32x32px 32x32px 32x32px 32x32px 32x32px

Uses

The main use of heads is as decoration. They can be oriented in 16 different directions on top of a block, and 4 directions on the sides of blocks, similar to signs. They cannot be placed on top of each other.

Wither skeleton skulls are essential for spawning a Wither. To do so, place 4 soul sand in a T-shape, then place three wither skeleton skulls on top. The orientation of the skulls does not matter.

Heads are also used in the crafting of Firework Stars. Firework Rockets crafted with said stars will have a creeper shaped explosion, regardless of which type of head was used.

The player can also wear heads as a disguise, similarly to pumpkins. This will only replace the first layer of the player's skin. If the player has a second layer over their head, it will still render over the head. Occasionally, another mob may pick up a skull and wear it just as the player would. This is common when a wither skeleton drops a skull next to another mob in the Nether. They can also be used as a decorative disguise, using dyed leather armor. Heads are not able to be pushed by pistons, as they have tile entities.

The only mobs which can wear the heads are the Skeleton, Wither Skeleton, Zombie, and Zombie Pigmen (Only the part that its skull shows). As of right now, no other mobs can wear the heads. However, other mobs can wear heads using custom spawners via MC Edit.

Trivia

• When breaking any head, the particle effect of breaking it is the same as soul sand.
• All heads are not to scale, but are, in fact, the same size (even though Wither Skeletons have larger heads than the other represented mobs).
• Heads are one of the few blocks that do not use terrain.png (13w01b and earlier) or Textures/Blocks (13w02a and later) and take their textures from other objects.
• Heads will break upon contact with water and lava.
• The "hat layer" is not represented on mob heads.
• Heads can be worn by zombies, skeletons, wither skeletons, and zombie pigmen.<ref>http://pic.twitter.com/lodDS4x5</ref>
• In demo mode after the demo period has ended, breaking a Wither Skeleton skull will cause it to reappear as a normal skeleton skull.
• Although Mob heads do not protect the player an enchanted Mob head, when worn, will apply the said effects to the player.

Gallery

• 1st image Mob Head.png

  First screenshot released of heads

• All The Heads.png

  All the heads as of snapshot 12w36a

• Headsrotation.png

  Heads oriented different directions

• HeadCircle.png

  A circle of creeper heads with different orientations.

• HeadsOnAFence.png

  Heads are the same scale as cobblestone wall posts.

• Heads in frames.png

  Heads in Item Frames

• Playerheads.png

  A picture of player heads, including some Mojang characters<ref name="playerheads"/>

• Zombie Pigmen wear WS skull.png

  Zombie Pigmen wearing Wither Skeleton Skulls.

• AVhead.png

  Custom head created with a map editor. It's AntVenom's head.

References

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