mob_drops

booleanJava 26.2 & Bedrock 26.32

Controls whether mobs drop loot when killed. Specifically targets mob loot tables — not player drops or entity equipment.

Enable mob_drops

Mobs drop their loot table items when killed (bones, string, arrows, rare drops, etc.).

Java/gamerule mob_drops true

Bedrock/gamerule domobloot true

Bedrock uses domobloot (all-lowercase, no separators).

Mobs drop no loot. Equipment may still drop; only loot-table drops are suppressed.

Java/gamerule mob_drops false

Bedrock/gamerule domobloot false

Default: true. Restore with /gamerule mob_drops true

Controls whether mobs drop loot when killed. Specifically targets mob loot tables — not player drops or entity equipment.

What is the difference between mob_drops and entity_drops?: entity_drops controls all entity drops including players. mob_drops specifically targets mob loot tables — equipped items may still drop.
What happened to doMobLoot?: Renamed to mob_drops in Java snapshot 25w44a. Bedrock uses /gamerule domobloot false.