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

Equipment Checklist
Things you might or will need when entering an Ocean monument:


 * Potion of water breathing (essential, bring at least 4)
 * Potion of night vision (optional, but very useful bring at least 2)
 * Splash Potion of healing (optional, but good for quick healing, bring at least 3)
 * Splash Potion of regeneration (optional, but helps a lot while fighting guardians and elder guardians, bring at least 1)
 * Potion of strength (optional, but very helpful when fighting guardians and elder guardians, bring at least 2)
 * Enchanted diamond armor (good enchantments include Respiration, Aqua Affinity, Protection, and Depth Strider)
 * Fairly large amount of food
 * A diamond sword enchanted with at least Sharpness I
 * Bow (not really needed, because arrows will slow down when shot underwater)
 * Iron or diamond pickaxe (essential, if you want to get the blocks of gold in the monument, should be enchanted with at least efficiency II if you plan to mine with mining fatigue)
 * Milk (optional, but can get rid of the mining fatigue effect for a few seconds)
 * Sponge (optional, but can create an emergency air pocket)
 * 2 sugar canes and a block of dirt (or sand). Place 2 sugar canes on top of each other, on the dirt (or sand) to make a small room where you can breathe. (remember that the dirt (or sand) must be placed on a  plain surface).

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 won't 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.

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