The bug
Several mobs can still see you even if you are invisible.
Affected mobs
Cats
Rabbits
Ocelots
Guardians
Zombies
Zombie pigmen
Pillagers
How to reproduce
Use a potion of invisibility or run this command
/effect give @p minecraft:invisibility 15 1Spawn or find a zombie (for example)
Hit it
→ ❌ It will chase you even if you are invisible
Linked issues
is duplicated by 13
MC-59932
Rabbits/Ocelots/guardians see invisible players
Resolved
MC-60506
Killer Rabbit sees invisible players
Resolved
MC-64723
psychic rabbits
Resolved
MC-64876
Rabbits can see and run away from you, even when you've used a Potion of Invisibility.
Resolved
MC-64877
Killer Rabbits of Caerbannog can see and hit you, even when you've used a Potion of Invisibility.
Resolved
MC-65026
Ocelots can see and run away from you, even when you've used a Potion of Invisibility.
Resolved
MC-66870
Guardians see invisible players
Resolved
MC-80080
Mobs can still track and hurt you while you are invisible
Resolved
MC-91033
Guardians attack players with invisibility
Resolved
MC-114711
I find interesting bug about guardians. They attack invisible players.
Resolved
MC-119850
Player is seen by Guardians with invisibility potion
Resolved
MC-138536
Cats Afraid of Invisible Players
Resolved
MC-141866
pillagers see invisable entities
Resolved
relates to 2
Comments 24
Are you wearing any armor? You need to be naked for invisibility to make you fully invisible (the wiki says this).
to be honest since they are zombies they can sense you and spell you, so invisibility isn't meant to work not realy much of a problem use a bow and arrow or something
No, I'm not wearing armour but the problem is I'm making a zombie survival map with certain classes that recieve the invisibility effect under a specific amount of health, which makes this bug extremely annoying. and If the zombies can "sense and spell you" why don't they do that before you hit them? this bug is specific to zombies and zombie pigmen and their "gang attack" AI so I think it doesn't have much to do with the invisibility not being as invisible as thought.
Did you alert them of your presence before you became invisible?
Still a concern in 1.7.4/5 and 14w08a
Confirmed for 14w32d
Confirmed for rabbits, ocelots, zombies, and zombie pigmen in 1.8.2 pre-3. (Although I think the pigmen one is intended.) Seems to have been fixed for guardians though. Also, it would be nice if there were a list of mobs that this occurred for. And could someone please fix the title?
Confirmed for 1.8.2-pre6, but it is probably intended that Zombies and Zombie Pigmen communicate your location to others of their own kind. Hitting any mob reveals your location to that specific mob, and it makes sense that social mobs would share that information.
This report seems to be about 2 separate bugs. One is that some mobs can simply see you when you are invisible, the other is the (probably intended) one that social mobs communicate your location when hit. These should probably be split into 2 separate reports.
Still in 1.8.3 and 1.8.4 - Apparently MC-18284 states this was fixed, but that seems not to be the case
Still happening in 15w47a.
Drank an invisibility potion, went into survival, punch one zombie in a group and others started going after me.
Still happening in 1.9-pre2.
still in 16w43a - confirmed for rabbits, ocelots, guardians (both). Zombies and Zombie Pigmen do so only if provoked (hit).
still in 16w44a
still in 1.11 Pre-Release 1
Tested in survival with no armor
AI behavior the same with or with out invisibility potion (ie potion has no affect):
Guardian, Elder Guardian, Blaze, Ghast, Wither, Rabbit, Ocelot
Did not test with all hostile/neutral mobs, but those I did worked until hit with the exception of Magna Cub/Slime - they seemed to still not see me.
Still in 1.11.2
Confirmed for 17w06a. It seems like this applies to all mobs.
Still in 18w32a with guardians.
@unknown, but fixed for Rabbits / Ocelots / Zombies / Zombie Pigmen?
Confirmed for 1.13.1.
Confirmed for 18w44a.
Shulkers can also see invisible players in some conditions, you should add them in the list. See MC-137009
Confirmed in 19w04b, 19w05a and 19w06a.
migrated
This could be related to MC-2638. Even though that one is creative, the common thing is that the aggro of nearby other mobs is affected in a way that seems to skip the intended checks.
However, I would also point to wiki http://www.minecraftwiki.net/wiki/Invisibility, which explains that invisibility isn't quite as full invisibility as might be thought.