Tutorials/Defeating a monument

Ocean monuments are hard to defeat if the player is not properly equipped, however with some strategies and equipment they can be defeated fairly easily.

Locating an Ocean Monument
Ocean monuments only spawn in the deep ocean biome, making them difficult to find if an ocean biome has not been found yet. Items that will help in finding a monument include:


 * Potion of Night Vision/Water Breathing
 * Boat
 * Ender pearls
 * Using nether portals to fast travel

Defeating the monument
Ocean monuments are dangerous places, inhabited by guardians and elder guardians. Diamond armor, potions of night vision/water breathing, a bow and food are essential, especially on hard. Getting into the monument may be hard, as guardians can spawn outside of it. Once inside an ocean monument, things become easier; the limited space makes it harder for guardians to target you. Good ways to enter a monument are:


 * Ender pearls
 * Potion of Invisibility
 * Depth Strider boots
 * Respiration helmet
 * Potion of water breathing
 * Potion of night vision

There is also another way to get into the monument. You make a tunnel under the water with cobblestone (or a block of your choice) and use ladders to take away the water. The guardians cannot attack through solid block so you wont have to worry about making the tunnel(besides extending it by the monument). Once you have reached the center of the monument you make a small area where you can breathe. It is advised you have a decently enchanted diamond pickaxe with you to be able to mine the prismarine and if you mess up during your tunnel. You are advised to build up as much cobblestone as you can.

Once you enter the monument, you main goal is to take out the elder guardians. They will inflict the player with mining fatigue III, making breaking blocks almost impossible. The elders are situated in the center and each wing of the monument. The elder guardians have high health and damage, but are too large to move much, so using melee weapons is a good option. Bows are limited by their charge time, and splash potions are inefficient. A good tactic is to hide behind blocks while the elder guardian charges its beam. Regular guardians are also a hazard, although with the proper equipment they are much less of a threat. Once the elders are defeated, you are free to harvest the prismarine, sea lanterns, sponges and gold blocks from the monument. You may decide to eventually build a guardian farm in the monument for a supply of prismarine and fish.