Game Talk: Minecraft: Know Your Foe

Hi everybody. I was not fully satisfied with my last blog. I felt that I left out so much of it, just because of time restraint. Well today I have plenty of time, and I am ready. This blog is about the four most common enemies in Minecraft, their tactics, how to beat them and more. If this does not interest you, then please feel free to skip over this blog.

Zombie: A Zombie is a slow moving undead being.

The Zombies emit a low growling noise as it attempts to kill the player. Zombies are %100 melee attackers, so the player's best bet is to either kill them with a bow, or with a powerful sword. Zombies spawn at night, and if one is unlucky enough to be out during the daytime, it will catch on fire and die. Upon death (again), Zombies drop Rotten Flesh, which can be used to fill the player's hunger bar, but at the risk of poisoning himself.

Skeleton: A Skeleton is a monster that is skilled with a bow and arrow. The sound of a bone xylophone will alert the player to them. Since range is their thing, the easiest thing is to sprint at them and constantly smash them with a sword. Skeletons also burn during daylight, which is a really good thing. When a Skeleton has been slain, it will drop either an Arrow, which is easier to obtain than making one, or a Bone, which can be used to tame a wild Wolf into a lovable Dog.

Spider: A Spider is an oversized arachnid that is known for its fierce jump attack. The distinct sound of a Spider hissing will alert the player of its presence. Since spiders love to jump on you, the best way to defeat it is to time its jump so that the sword will hit it as it is jumping on the player. Spider during the day will not hurt you, as long as you do not hurt it. Spiders will drop either String, which can be used to make a bow, and a Fermented Spider Eye, which is used in alchemy to make certain potions.

Creeper: Starting life as a coding bug of a pig in the original creation of the game, the Creeper is the most iconic (and possible the most dangerous) monster in the game. The terrifying 'PSSS' noise will alert the player, and cause a sense of dread. Best solution to handle a creeper: run up to it, hit it once, and stand back as it explodes, leaving a crater in the ground. The alternative is to constantly shoot arrows at it until it falls down defeated. Creepers do not die in sunlight and will always attack players. If the player managed to slay one of these Creepers, he will obtain Gunpowder, which is used to make TNT, a very useful explosive to clearing our areas.

These four beings are the most common enemies in the game, and everybody who has played the game has seen these enemies at one time or another. If this blog is well received, then I will make another one of the lesser seen monsters in the game. Until then, farewell.