Living Mushroom

A tameable fungal creature found in dark forests and swamps, loyal companion and source of mushroom ingredients.

Living Mushrooms are friendly creatures in Dark Forests and Swamps. You can tame them and they'll follow you around. They also drop mushroom crafting materials.

Stats

StatValue
Health10 HP
DamageNone (Passive)
SpeedSlow
XP Reward10

Location

  • Dark Forest biomes.
  • All Swamp variants (Swamp, Mangrove Swamp).
  • Taiga and Mushroom Fields.

Behavior

  • Passive. Won't attack.
  • Tameable: Feed them leaves or seeds to tame. Once tamed, they follow you.
  • They waddle around and occasionally bounce in place.

Taming

Hold any leaf block or seeds (Wheat Seeds, Melon Seeds, Pumpkin Seeds, Beetroot Seeds) and interact with it. After a few feedings, it becomes your companion.

Drops

On death:

ItemChanceQtyRarity
Mushroom Essence100%1-2Common
Red Mushroom50%1-3Common
Brown Mushroom50%1-3Common
Mushroom Stew15%1Rare

Mushroom Essence is used for Mushroom Armor and alchemy recipes.

Shearing

Tamed Living Mushrooms can be sheared with Shears for a small batch of vanilla mushrooms without harming the creature. Shearing yields 1-3 Brown or Red Mushrooms (no Mushroom Essence — that only drops on death).