Minecraft: The Beginner's Field Survival Guide: Mobs of the Nether

If you are going over this chapter, you probably died in the past few minutes.

       I have gone over most of the mobs now. But I left a small part of a deadly group out. The zombie pigman and magma cubes are in this group, so i will show you them again. These are the mobs of the Nether.

Mobs of the Nether: Ghasts 

        Many new players, well, aren't that new any more if they have reached the Nether. But nothing can prepare them for facing the terrors of this hellish place unless they have read this. The first thing people often hear upon reaching the Nether is what seems to be childish laughter. They think, "I didn't think there was a mob that made that sound. It must be friendly." and then the explosion rocks their screen and says,"So-so was slain by Ghast" 

Ghasts are large floating mobs that lurk above the lakes of lava in the Nether. They sound like little children when unaware of the player, but screech and hurl fireballs at them when they are. The fireballs are capable of disabling the Nether Portal's connection. They also set fire to things around the impact point. When killed, it may drop a ghast tear, which is used in making potions. The fireballs can be deflected back at them if the fireball is hit by anything, damaging them. The most common way of fighting them is with the bow and arrows.

Mobs of the Nether: Zombie Pigman

      An odd combination of pig and zombie, these creatures spawn in the Nether and near Nether Portals. They also spawn if a pig is within five blocks from a lightning strike. They wield gold swords. A zombie pigman will not attack a player unless the player harms it or another pigman. 

           

     They will attack relentlessly until the attacker is dead. They are not the forgiving type, unlike the Enderman, which will calm down after a minute or so. They remain hostile for more than a full Minecraft day.  They drop their gold sword sometimes when killed, and more often gold nuggets.

Mobs of the Nether: Blazes

      These mobs have a fiery temper about them, literally. They are found in Nether Fortresses, and are quite hostile towards the player. They lob fireballs at the player, causing serious damage. 

Fighting blazes without running space is not wise, because of the blaze's ability to hurl fireballs quickly. Fight them using a sword preferably made of iron or diamond. A bow is not advisable because of the blaze tendency to weave around quickly. When killed, blazes drop blaze rods, which are crafted into blaze powder. Blaze powder is needed to make Eyes of Ender.

Mobs of the Nether: Magma Cubes

        Magma Cubes are basically slimes that bathed in lava during childhood. They can spawn any size. When the largest size is killed, it splits into four medium sized cubes, and when those are killed, they split in four again. 

They attack in the same manner as slimes, which is jumping on you. They drop magma cream when killed, which is essential for many potions.

Well, have fun butchering your neighbours in Minecraft's hell!
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Minecraft: The Beginner's Field Survival Guide:
 Tameable Mobs And Bosses