Minecraft:Mob Menagerie
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Mob Menagerie is a series of articles on Minecraft:Minecraft.net that explores the features and history of mobs in Minecraft. It is the successor of Minecraft:Meet the Mob.
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"Normally, slimes spawn in three different sizes – small, medium and large. They hop around aimlessly until they spot a player or iron golem, at which point they hop towards it to try to envelop it within their body – their preferred hunting method.
"If you don’t move out of the way in time, you’ll be knocked back a huge distance. Normally that wouldn’t be a problem, but the terrain you’ll tend to encounter goats in is rather precipitous, and there’s every chance you’ll be knocked off the mountain entirely. Which hurts.
"If so, those hugs are brutal – wardens have the strongest melee damage of any mob in the game. They also have a sonic boom ability that goes through obstacles and is almost impossible to dodge. Perhaps we can rule out the “hug” theory.
"Striders are uncommon among Nether mobs in that they’re perfectly happy outside of the Nether. You’re good to take your new friend through a portal and down to the depths of the Overworld, to skate across the lava lakes found there. Just remember to keep them out of the rain...
"You’ll find glow squids in the darkest underwater areas – that means underwater ravines, the deepest parts of the ocean, and in underground lakes. They were originally created for Minecraft Earth, so we’re happy they were able to find a home in Minecraft when Earth was shut down.
"Copper golems require two ingredients to build – a block of copper, and a carved pumpkin. Put the copper block down somewhere, and put the pumpkin next to it, and something remarkable will happen – you’ll get a copper chest and a copper golem. Initially, it’ll wander around aimlessly, and maybe have a look in the chest. But put some stuff in that chest, and then the magic begins.