Blaze

Blaze is a type of mob that can be seen floating around The Nether. They catch fire for a short while before making their attack in the form of a three round burst of fireballs. After the attack they have a short cool down and then they will catch fire and attack again. Their bodies are made up of a head atop a central column of smoke, and three rotating sections, each rotating section contains four floating yellow rods. They drop Blaze Rods, and can spawn naturally or from a spawner in Nether Ruins. The triple fireballs they shoot can set players on fire. Unlike fireballs fired by Ghast, they are not explosive.

Combat
Blazes are most likely the most difficult mob to eradicate to date, as their ranged attacks are unblockable and fires at the highest rate of any ranged mob. Their flying capabilities makes them difficult to hit unless a bow is equipped. This brings up further issues, as while charging a bow, the player moves slowly and is more vunerable to the Blaze's attacks. The Blaze spawner cannot be "deactivated" with torches, as the Blaze can spawn in any light level. Therefore the player can only destroy the spawner while under bombardment.

Blaze's drop Blaze Rods when killed, but like the Ghast's tears, this can be hard to collect - because it is a flying mob, the rod may fall into lava or an inaccessible area.

Trivia

 * Lighting has no effect on their mob spawner, as Nether mobs typically do not evaluate light when spawning.
 * This mob takes damage over time from standing in water similar to the Enderman.
 * Blazes cannot shoot if trapped in a Cobweb.
 * Blazes do not have a body unlike other mobs. They are simply floating heads over a cloud of smoke surrounded by spinning rods.
 * Unlike Ghasts, projectiles fired by a Blaze cannot be deflected.

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