Mobs are a Minecraft term for all types of animated living things within the game: villagers, creepers, spiders, and so on. Let's take a closer look at some of the creatures you will find within Minecraft.
Creepers are the green and black alien-like character most commonly associated with Minecraft and they are both dangerous and annoying. It has a self-destruct ability: if it gets within range of you, it will explode like a suicide bomber. Its' only two weaknesses are being shot from a distance with a bow and arrow (which, upon disintegration, will leave you with gunpowder - only available by destroying creepers) and cats. Creepers hate cats. Tamed ocelots become cats which can be placed around your house at strategic intervals to ward off …show more content…
Water is the enderman's only weakness, so if you find one on your tail, swim away!
Two kinds of spiders inhabit the Minecraft world. Cave spiders burn in daylight, while regular spiders can get you regardless of the time of day. Spiders poison you with damage over time and can climb your walls if you neglect to build an overhang. Kill a spider and be rewarded with string you can use for making a bow; spiders are easily killed by a gold or iron sword, as they are not very "healthy" creatures.
Skeletons can shoot you with arrows, so get up close or practice your strafing! They can be killed with arrows as well, and will leave bones that you can use for training dogs or for bonemeal in your farming.
Zombies spawn at night and find the nearest village or person, swarming with the intent to kill. Just like you'd see in the movies, they try to transform everyone into more zombies. If you see a zombie horde heading towards a village, run the other way! Zombies can only break down wooden doors, so fortify your base with iron doors at the entrances. Zombies also burn when exposed to
Creepers are the green and black alien-like character most commonly associated with Minecraft and they are both dangerous and annoying. It has a self-destruct ability: if it gets within range of you, it will explode like a suicide bomber. Its' only two weaknesses are being shot from a distance with a bow and arrow (which, upon disintegration, will leave you with gunpowder - only available by destroying creepers) and cats. Creepers hate cats. Tamed ocelots become cats which can be placed around your house at strategic intervals to ward off …show more content…
Water is the enderman's only weakness, so if you find one on your tail, swim away!
Two kinds of spiders inhabit the Minecraft world. Cave spiders burn in daylight, while regular spiders can get you regardless of the time of day. Spiders poison you with damage over time and can climb your walls if you neglect to build an overhang. Kill a spider and be rewarded with string you can use for making a bow; spiders are easily killed by a gold or iron sword, as they are not very "healthy" creatures.
Skeletons can shoot you with arrows, so get up close or practice your strafing! They can be killed with arrows as well, and will leave bones that you can use for training dogs or for bonemeal in your farming.
Zombies spawn at night and find the nearest village or person, swarming with the intent to kill. Just like you'd see in the movies, they try to transform everyone into more zombies. If you see a zombie horde heading towards a village, run the other way! Zombies can only break down wooden doors, so fortify your base with iron doors at the entrances. Zombies also burn when exposed to