Skeleton Spawn Egg — Minecraft block

Skeleton Spawn Egg

Spawn a hostile skeleton instantly, or convert a monster spawner to skeletons, in Creative or with a command.

Block ID minecraft:skeleton_spawn_egg
Mod Vanilla
Game versions
1.21

Description

The Skeleton Spawn Egg instantly spawns a hostile Skeleton wherever you use it in Minecraft. The egg has a light-gray base with darker gray spots, echoing the skeleton's bony texture. You cannot craft it: it appears only in the Creative inventory, or you obtain it in Survival with the command /give @s minecraft:skeleton_spawn_egg. Right-click the top face of a block and a skeleton appears at once, already able to shoot arrows at players. Right-click a Monster Spawner instead and the spawner switches to producing skeletons, which is handy for custom mob farms and adventure maps. The Skeleton Spawn Egg works in both Java and Bedrock Edition. Because skeletons drop bones and arrows, the egg is a fast way to test a drop farm without waiting for night to fall.

Java & Bedrock Guide

How to use a Skeleton Spawn Egg in Minecraft

  1. 1

    Get the spawn egg

    Open the Creative inventory and search 'skeleton', or in Survival run /give @s minecraft:skeleton_spawn_egg to put the egg in your hotbar.

  2. 2

    Spawn a skeleton

    Aim at the top of a solid block and right-click. One skeleton appears instantly on that surface, ready to attack.

  3. 3

    Reprogram a spawner

    Right-click a Monster Spawner with the egg to make it spawn skeletons instead of its default mob.

  4. 4

    Test your farm

    Kill the skeletons and confirm your collection system gathers the dropped bones and arrows.

Important

Spawn eggs are not craftable and only available in Creative or through commands; the egg works only on valid spawn surfaces.

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Frequently asked questions

Can you craft a Skeleton Spawn Egg?

No. Spawn eggs have no crafting recipe; you get them from the Creative inventory or with the /give command.

What does a Skeleton Spawn Egg do to a spawner?

Right-clicking a Monster Spawner with the egg changes that spawner to produce skeletons.

Does the Skeleton Spawn Egg work in Bedrock Edition?

Yes. The egg exists in both Java and Bedrock Edition and spawns the same skeleton mob.

Is the Skeleton Spawn Egg available in Survival?

Only with cheats or commands enabled; it never appears in the normal Survival inventory.

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