Leaper



Leapers are common swarm mobs that exclusively spawn in Madolv, one of the three side dimensions of the Shadowlands.

Tactics
Leapers are tiny mobs that are no more than a block tall. Though they look incredibly adorable, they can be quite ferocious when provoked. They are neutral to the Player until they are attacked, in which they will sometimes back up and then jump high in the air to land on the player and deal 4 <3 of damage. They will also turn around and kick out their back legs to do 1 <3 of damage. They are very weak on their own but can be terrifyingly destructive when in a large swarm. They always follow one or two Leaper Queens - it is rare to see a Leaper on its own. They have just 6 hearts of health and will drop 0-2 Leaper Fangs upon death.

They can be tamed with Dark Coins in the same fashion as a wolf being tamed by bones. When tamed, they have the same AI as dogs; they can sit, follow, and will attack anyone who attacks their owner. However, being weak mobs, they are not very effective fighters and are more just for show.

Habitat
Every time a Leaper Queen is spawned, 20 Leapers are automatically spawned with her. There is only a 17% chance of one spawning alone or in a tiny group per 2 x 2 area of Dolvstone (Dolvstone patches are rare, so this is quite a large space comparatively speaking).

Trivia

 * Leapers will attack any mob that attempts attacking their Leaper Queen, except for bosses. (Ender Dragons, Withers, etc.)
 * If a Leaper jumps into water (this would only happen if you placed a water bucket in Madolv or spawned one with /summon or a spawn egg in the overworld), it will be unable to swim up and will drown.