Hytale Loot Tables: Complete Drop Rates, Mob Drops & Chest Loot Guide

When you kill a mob or crack open a chest in Hytale, the items you receive aren't random — they're determined by loot tables. These data structures define exactly what can drop, with what probability, and in what quantities. Understanding loot tables is essential for efficient farming, dungeon planning, and server modding. The HytaleCharts Loot Table Database reveals all 615 loot tables from Hytale's game files, letting you see every possible drop before you ever fight a mob or explore a dungeon. What Are Hytale Loot Tables? A loot table is a JSON data structure that tells the game what to drop when a specific event occurs. That event might be killing a mob, opening a chest, breaking a block, completing a dungeon, or fishing in a body of water. Each loot table contains one or more "pools" of possible items, each with its own drop rates. For example, a dungeon chest loot table might have: A guaranteed pool that always drops 2-4 gold coins A weapon pool with a 30% chance to drop a rare sword A material pool that drops 3-8 random crafting materials The loot table database shows all of these pools and their contents, so you know exactly what's possible from any source. Types of Loot Tables in Hytale Mob Drop Tables Every hostile mob in Hytale has at least one loot table defining what it drops when killed. Common mobs typically drop basic materials and occasionally equipment, while bosses have dedicated tables with rare and unique rewards. Cross-reference mob drops with the Mob Database to plan efficient farming routes — find a mob with the stats you can handle that drops the materials you need. Chest & Container Tables Dungeon chests, surface crates, hidden stashes, and other containers each have their own loot tables. Dungeon chests generally have the best loot, with higher chances of rare items the deeper you go. The database shows exactly which container types use which loot tables. Block Drop Tables Some blocks have special drop tables that determine what they yield when broken. Ore blocks might drop raw ore or have a chance of bonus gems. Crop blocks drop harvested food. These tables are crucial for understanding resource gathering efficiency. Event & Reward Tables Special events, quest completions, and gameplay milestones can trigger their own loot tables. These tend to contain exclusive items not available through regular mob farming or chest looting. How to Use the Loot Table Database The loot table page gives you tools to navigate 615 tables efficiently: Search by name — Find loot tables by typing the name of a mob, container, or event. Searching "trork" shows all Trork-related drop tables. Filter by source type — Narrow results to mob drops, chest loot, block drops, or event rewards. Sort by item count — Find the richest loot tables with the most possible drops. View full details — Click any loot table to see every item pool, drop rate, and quantity range. Farming Efficiently with Loot Tables The biggest advantage of knowing loot tables is efficiency. Instead of killing random mobs hoping for a specific drop, you can: Search the loot table database for the item you need Identify which loot tables contain that item Find the source with the highest drop rate Focus your farming on that specific source This approach is especially valuable on competitive servers where gearing up quickly matters, or in RPG-style servers where specific items unlock progression. Loot Tables for Server Owners and Modders Understanding vanilla loot tables is critical for anyone modifying game balance: Custom drop tables — Use vanilla tables as templates when creating custom mob drops for your server. The database shows the standard JSON structure Hytale expects. Balance tuning — Before adjusting drop rates, see what the vanilla rates are to understand the baseline economy New content creation — When adding custom mobs or dungeons with mods, reference vanilla tables to create drops that feel consistent with the rest of the game Economy planning — If your server runs an economy mod, knowing what items naturally enter the economy through drops helps you set shop prices that make sense For example, if you're building a custom dungeon with YUNG's HyDungeons and want to add your own reward chests, looking at how vanilla dungeon chest tables are structured tells you the expected reward scale. Connecting Loot to the Bigger Picture Loot tables don't exist in isolation. They connect to every other part of the game data: Items — Every drop in a loot table references an item from the Item Database Mobs — Mob drop tables are assigned to creatures in the Mob Database Recipes — Materials from loot tables feed into crafting chains visible in the Recipe Calculator Blocks — Some blocks have their own drop tables for when they're broken Explore the Loot Table Database Browse All 615 Loot Tables → Browse All 726 Mobs (with drops) → Browse All 2,922 Items → Browse All 491 Blocks → Search Across Everything →