Goblin

Goblins are nocturnal monsters belonging to the Giant family. They are thieves, and have a chance to appear at night in villages to steal items from chests. They can even steal from players, purloining items right from your inventory. They drop a good sum of Gold for the early game.

## Spawning

Goblins spawn under two conditions. In Goblin Hoards, and during nighttime Village raids.

### Goblin Hoard

Goblin Hoards are generated structures found in temperate-cold (but not snowy) Forested Biomes, and are the 'homes' of Goblins. Goblins spawn here in groups of 2-5. Goblins cannot spawn if a Pillager Raid or a Zombie siege is occurring.

### Nighttime Raid

Goblins have a chance to spawn around NPC Villages at night in groups of 1-2.

## Drops

Goblins have a chance to drop 1 Knife, Dagger, or Lockpick.

## Appearance

Goblins stand in at 1 block tall, and have a long nose, red eyes, and green skin. They wear red caps and vests, yellow shirts, and brown pants.

## Behavior

In their native Hoards, Goblins wander aimlessly until seeing something to kill. The main tactic of Goblins is to overwhelm the player with their speed and numbers. Some will occasionally use their Steal ability, taking items from your inventory and then scurrying off to put said items in chests within the Hoard complex.

When Goblins spawn at night in Villages, they will sneak around corners and try stealing from chests and farms, and act more defensively, only attacking in response, and opting to run when encountering NPCs or players.

If encountering a locked Chest, Door, Trapdoor, Gate, or Barrel, Goblins will attempt to pick them.

Some Goblins come equipped with light Armor, usually Cloth and Leather. More rarely they will appear wearing Plate or Chainmail armor.

### Weaknesses

Goblins belong to the Giant family, and are as such weak to the Redistribution enchantment.

## Strategy

Try not to get overwhelmed. Keep your distance, and only take on as many as you can handle at a time. Bear in mind that any stolen items will be dropped upon their death, and they can only steal one item at a time anyway.

Locks will not always protect you or your items. They have a 40/60 chance of successfully picking a lock, and will use this to gain access to items within villages.

## Goblin Sharpshooter

### Spoils

Slingshot

Some Goblins will wield a Slingshot instead of a Dagger or Knife, and attack from a distance. Despite doing slightly less damage, they can attack faster thanks to the Slingshot’s quick load speed. They have a chance to drop this weapon as well, but it’s hardly worth using. Like any ranged opponent, melee range is their greatest weakness.

## Spawning

There is a 25% chance that a Goblin will spawn as a Sharpshooter. This is unaffected by the spawning location.

## Drops

Sharpshooters have a chance to drop their Slingshot, along with whatever armor they may be wearing.

## Behavior

Goblin Sharpshooters will attempt to keep their distance from you to maximize their effectiveness. As such, they will continuously back up from the player as they approach, trying to keep a wide space between them and their target.

Sharpshooters have the steal ability as well as their brethren, but don't actually use it.

## Strategy

The best way to deal with Goblin Sharpshooters, as well as any ranged foe, would be to simply rush them down, making use of your Shield to block their projectiles as you close the distance. Because of their lower damage output, they are helpless if you corner them.