Scale Mob Damage and Health Based on Size

Understand scaling types

When you make mobs larger, their health and damage don't automatically increase. You must configure how these attributes respond to size changes using scaling types: normal (scales linearly), square (scales with size²), inverse (larger = weaker), or none (unchanged).

Set health and damage scaling

Add scale_health and scale_damage to your mob configuration:

`

/mobscalings set <entity_type> uniform {min_scaling:0.75, max_scaling:1.5, scale_health:"normal", scale_damage:"normal"}

`

This makes a 1.5× sized mob have 1.5× health and damage.

Balance large mobs

For huge mobs, consider using square scaling for damage (so a 2× mob deals 4× damage) but normal for health. Or use inverse damage so larger mobs are slower and weaker, creating a tactical trade-off.

Test combat difficulty

Spawn a scaled mob and fight it. If it's too punishing, switch to inverse scaling or reduce your size range. Remember: a giant mob with full damage output can trivialize or break your game.