Minecraft has a few mobs that are much stronger than everything else. Some are true bosses with a health bar at the top of the screen, and some are just extremely dangerous. Here is each one, with its health, where you find it and tips to win.
Health is shown in health points. Two points are one heart. You have 20 points, or 10 hearts.
The Ender Dragon
- Health: 200 (100 hearts).
- Where: the End. Find a stronghold with Eyes of Ender, fill the End portal and jump in.
- Drops: a huge amount of XP, the exit portal home, the End gateway, and the dragon egg.
Tips: destroy the End crystals on top of the obsidian towers first, because they heal the dragon. Some are in cages, so bring blocks to climb. Bring a bow, lots of arrows, water bucket for falls, and wear a carved pumpkin or avoid looking at endermen. When the dragon lands on the portal, hit it hard with your best sword.
The Wither
- Health: 300 on Java and 600 on Bedrock.
- Where: it does not spawn by itself. You build it with 4 blocks of soul sand or soul soil in a T shape and 3 wither skeleton skulls on top.
- Drops: a Nether Star, used to make a beacon.
Tips: build it underground or far from your base, because it destroys blocks. Use Smite on your sword, a strong bow, healing potions and golden apples, and milk to remove the wither effect. At half health it gets armor that blocks arrows, so switch to your sword.
The Elder Guardian
- Health: 80 (40 hearts).
- Where: ocean monuments, three in each monument.
- Drops: wet sponge, prismarine and sometimes the Tide armor trim.
Tips: it gives you Mining Fatigue, so you cannot break blocks quickly in the monument. Bring potions of Water Breathing and Night Vision, and a Respiration helmet and Depth Strider boots help a lot.
The Warden
- Health: 500, the highest of any mob on Java.
- Where: the Deep Dark biome, deep underground. It comes out when sculk shriekers are triggered too many times.
- Drops: a sculk catalyst.
Tips: the Warden is not really meant to be fought. It is blind and finds you by sound and smell. Sneak to make no noise, throw snowballs or arrows to distract it, and leave if it digs out of the ground. If you must fight, use the best netherite gear and strong potions.
Mini bosses and tough mobs
- Ravager: a huge beast in raids.
- Evoker: drops the Totem of Undying.
- Breeze: found in trial chambers, drops breeze rods for the mace.
- Piglin Brute: guards bastions in the Nether.
Want to make survival a little easier? Add-ons like Keep Inventory can save your items if a boss wins. See achievement friendly add-ons.
