Icer

Quickstart

1. Find an Icer swimming in a river or ocean — it looks like a strider with icy blue skin and makes sniffer-like sounds.
2. Hold some Ice, Packed Ice, or Blue Ice in your hand and right-click the Icer to tame it.
3. Each ice block has a chance to tame it; heart particles confirm success, smoke means keep trying.
4. Once tamed, the Icer will retaliate against anything that attacks it (other than you).
5. You can also use a Spawn Egg (found in the Spawn Eggs creative tab) to summon one directly.

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Overview

The Icer is a passive aquatic mob that roams the Overworld's rivers and oceans. It is the icy counterpart of the Strider — sharing the same distinctive body shape but dressed in a cool blue palette and perfectly suited to water rather than lava. Like a Strider out of lava, an Icer on dry land visibly shivers, hinting that it is far more comfortable submerged.

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What It Adds

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Abilities And Mechanics

Natural Habitat

Icers spawn naturally throughout Overworld biomes, typically in groups of 1–6. They are happiest when in water — swimming through rivers, lakes, and oceans with ease.

On Land

When an Icer is not touching water, it shivers uncomfortably, the same way a Strider behaves outside of lava. Get it back into water to see it at its best.

Sounds

Icers use sniffer-like vocalisations — low, rumbling ambient sounds that make them easy to identify even before you spot them.

Stats

Retaliation

Icers are passive by nature but will fight back if attacked. A tamed Icer will not retaliate against its owner, but will defend itself against any other attacker.

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Taming

To tame an Icer, right-click it while holding Ice, Packed Ice, or Blue Ice. Each attempt consumes one block and has a random chance of succeeding:

• Heart particles — taming succeeded! The Icer is now yours.
• Smoke particles — taming failed; try again with another ice block.

In Creative Mode, ice blocks are not consumed during taming attempts.

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Progression And Strategy

• Early taming: Regular Ice is easy to obtain by mining frozen lakes or crafting with a Silk Touch pickaxe, making it the most accessible taming item.
• Faster taming: Packed Ice and Blue Ice also work, though there is no difference in taming odds — any ice type is equally valid.
• Healing: Once tamed, you can right-click your Icer with any ice block to restore 4 health points, useful after it has been in a skirmish.
• Protection: Tamed Icers retaliate automatically, making them handy companions in water-heavy environments such as ocean exploration or river traversal.
• Spawning naturally: Icers spawn in groups across Overworld biomes, so exploring waterways is the most reliable way to find one without using a spawn egg.