Battling Methods

Amelia Leung

• 2 min read

When battling mobs you need the right weapons for the job. Sometimes you can retreat but you must be prepared to fight.

Sword and Shield:

Sometimes simple weapons are deadly! A sword is a great way to kill mobs quickly, as they do a lot of damage. Use your shield to protect yourself when not using your sword, for example fighting skeletons or blazes. They can only be used for melee attacks.

Sword and Shield; Melee

Other Tools:

If you are caught surrounded without a sword, a pickaxe or axe would work. In Java, an axe does more damage than a sword. Shovels would also work to defeat mobs.

Axe; Melee

Trident:

Tridents can be used for both melee and range shots, and does a decent amount of damage. They can only be collected if you defeat a drowned.

Drowned with Trident; Melee and range

Bow and Cross bow:

Bows and crossbows are great for long-range shots. It would be great for defeating Ghasts and Creepers. Bows load faster, but crossbows load slower but do more damage. Be sure to have plenty of arrows in store!

Bow; range
Crossbow; range

Tips when fighting mobs:

  • Make sure to pillar up 3 blocks, if needed; many mobs can not reach you at that height
  • Sometimes a shelter is needed. Build a mini shelter to block ghast and blaze fireballs or skeleton shots.