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The Guardian is a hostile mob first introduced in 1.8. It is hostile and only spawns underwater, in Water Dungeons. Its eyes will always look toward the camera.

This mob is released in the 14w25a snapshot[1].

The Guardian spawns in the new Water Dungeons. It also has a larger grey variant called the Elder[citation needed] that spawns in the top floor of the dungeon. The larger ones appear to rule over these dungeons, as when approaching a dungeon, a ghostly image appears of the elder one.

The Guardian attacks by sending out a large laser beam which harms the player.

Underwater mob jeb instagram

_jeb's instagram mob reveal

File:Bigger Version.png

Elder Guardian, spawned in underwater dungeon

Behavior

Guardians will swim around in water, attacking any players or squids that come into sight. They swim in abrupt charges, moving their tail rapidly when doing so. When out of water, they will jump and flail around making wet noises. They will quickly move towards the water, at which point they swim away. When swimming, their spikes retract and they don't deal damage when attacked. They are also lavaproof.

Attacking

The guardian has only 1 method of attack, firing its laser. The laser will need a second or so to charge, doing no damage in the mean time, and changing from purple to bright yellow. Once charged, the beam abruptly ends and deals damage and the guardian will swim around for a second before refiring. If the target come near the guardian while it is firing its beam, the guardian will stop firing and run away until it is at a comfortable range, at which point it will continue attacking. The beam cannot be dodged, but can be blocked by solid blocks. Although, the larger guardian when you are near it, it will cast an effect on you that will give you Mining Fatigue III for 5 minutes.

BigEffect

A special effect of the Elder Guardian, gives Mining Fatigue III for 5 minutes

GaurdianAttack

Guardians attack

Combat

Guardians are very resistant to melee attacks when under water, as the player will not be able to quickly approach the guardian due to the water's slowing effect, the guardian will run away when approached by a player it is targeting, and the guardian will deal 1 heart of damage every time it is hit then its spikes are extended. If cornered the guardian will usually extend its spikes and fire at the player even at point blank range, so cornering it is not an option to avoid the spike damage.

If the player must fight a guardian with melee, they should try to corner it and hope for the best, or else try to maneuver it into swimming within melee range repeatedly.

The guardian cannot shoot as fast as a player with a bow can, so a skilled player will be able to shoot the guardian, and then hide to break the beams lock, then shoot it again, then hide, repeating until the guardian is dead. If the guardian is in shallow water the player can use a fishing rod to pull it out of the water onto land where the players can then kill it with melee without being shot at or hurt by the spikes.

History

release
June 3, 2014Jeb announces he is working on a hostile mob that lives underwater, though currently doesn't do much.
June 8, 2014Jeb provides more details into the upcoming mob - it will have a ranged attack and will be hostile to squid as well as the player. He recommended using a full set of diamond armor, potion of water breathing and respiration enchantment on hard mode.
June 9, 2014Jeb posted an image to Reddit that appears to be one of the mob's textures.
1.8
{{Extension DPL}}<ul><li>[[Minecart with Chest|Minecart with Chest]]<br/>{{ItemEntity
|image=Minecart with Chest.png
|renewable=Yes
|stackable=No
|size=Height: 0.7 Blocks<br>Width: 0.98 Blocks
|networkid='''[[JE]]''': 10
|drops=1 {{ItemLink|Minecart with Chest}}<br> plus contents
|health={{hp|6}}
}}

A '''minecart with chest''' is a single [[chest]] inside a [[minecart]], and functions as such.

== Natural generation ==
Minecarts with chests containing loot naturally generate in [[mineshaft]]s, each on top of a piece of [[rail]].

== Obtaining ==
=== Crafting ===
{{Crafting|Chest|Minecart|Output=Minecart with Chest|type=Transportation}}

Minecarts with chests can be retrieved by attacking them. By doing so it drops as an [[item]] and any other contents of the chest are dropped as well.

==Usage==
[[File:Minecart with Chest GUI.png|thumb|176px|The GUI of a minecart with chest.]]
Minecarts with chests can be placed by {{control|use item|text=using its item}} on any type of [[rail]].

Chest minecarts' contents can be accessed by pressing {{control|use item}} button on them. The interaction makes no sounds and the chest does not show the opening or closing animation, unlike regular chests.

The boost that minecarts with chests gain from [[powered rail]]s is dependent on their load. For example, from a 1 powered rail starter track, an empty minecart with chest travels 64 blocks, but a full minecart with chest travels only 16 blocks (opposed to 80 blocks for an occupied normal minecart and 8 blocks for an empty normal minecart).

Another physical property of chest minecarts is their ability to be stacked. While three chests can fit in an area three blocks tall, up to four chest minecarts can fit in the same area. Like other minecarts, an unlimited number of minecarts with chests can exist in the same block space.

Minecarts with chests are also able to interact with [[hopper]]s. Hoppers can take items out from the minecart chest if they are below the track as the minecart rolls over it or put them in if the minecart rolls under a downward facing hopper. Hoppers can also input items if they are facing into the side of the minecart.

Opening or destroying a minecart with chest angers [[piglin]]s.

{{See also|Tutorials/Storage minecarts}}

When on top of [[detector rail]]s, nearby [[redstone comparators]] will give out redstone signals based on how full the minecarts with chests are.

== Sounds ==
{{Edition|Java}}:<br>
Minecarts with chests use the Friendly Creatures sound category for entity-dependent sound events.<ref group=sound name=rollsource>{{bug|MC-42132}}</ref>
{{Sound table
|sound=Minecart rolling.ogg
|subtitle=Minecart rolls
|source=Friendly Creatures <ref group=sound name=rollsource/>
|overridesource=1
|description=While a minecart with chest is moving
|id=entity.minecart.riding
|translationkey=subtitles.entity.minecart.riding
|volume=0.0-0.35 <ref group=sound>Relates linearly with horizontal velocity (max 0.5)</ref>
|pitch=0.0-1.0 <ref group=sound>Will increase by 0.0025 per tick if the minecart's horizontal velocity is more than 0.01</ref>
|distance=16
|foot=1}}

{{Edition|Bedrock}}:
{{Sound table
|type=bedrock
|sound=Minecart rolling.ogg
|source=neutral
|description=While a minecart with chest is moving
|id=minecart.base
|foot=1}}

==Data values==
===ID===
{{edition|java}}:
{{ID table
|edition=java
|firstcolumnname=Item
|showforms=y
|generatetranslationkeys=y
|displayname=Minecart with Chest
|spritetype=item
|nameid=chest_minecart
|form=item
|foot=1}}
{{ID table
|edition=java
|firstcolumnname=Entity
|generatetranslationkeys=y
|displayname=Minecart with Chest
|spritetype=entity
|nameid=chest_minecart
|foot=1}}

{{edition|bedrock}}:
{{ID table
|edition=bedrock
|firstcolumnname=Item
|shownumericids=y
|showforms=y
|notshowbeitemforms=y
|generatetranslationkeys=y
|displayname=Minecart with Chest
|spritetype=item
|nameid=chest_minecart
|id=389
|form=item
|foot=1}}
{{ID table
|edition=bedrock
|firstcolumnname=Entity
|shownumericids=y
|generatetranslationkeys=y
|displayname=Minecart with Chest
|spritetype=entity
|nameid=chest_minecart
|id=98
|foot=1}}

===Entity data===
Minecarts with chests have entity data associated with them that contain various properties of the entity.

{{el|java}}:
{{main|Entity format}}
{{/ED}}

{{el|bedrock}}:
: See [[Bedrock Edition level format/Entity format]].

==Achievements==
{{load achievements|Freight Station}}

== Video==

<div style="text-align:center">{{yt|2yVVMiQrCwo}}</div>

==History ==
[[File:Minecart with Chest BE3.png|thumb|The Minecart models in the Bedrock Edition were north or south on the sides. In the latest version, the front and rear sides are north or south. But the absolute orientation of the chest was not changed.]]
{{info needed section|In bedrock edition 1.16.100 it seems that chests in minecarts face sideways instead of forward - when was this changed?}}
{{History|java alpha}}
{{History||v1.0.14|[[File:Minecart with Chest JE1.png|32px]] [[File:Minecart with Chest (item) JE1 BE1.png|32px]] Minecarts with chests have been added.
|At this point, they are either called "chest minecarts" or "storage minecarts" because no in-game name was indicated.}}
{{History|java beta}}
{{History||1.0|"Minecart with Chest" has been first indicated as its name, via the new item tooltips.}}
{{History||1.8|snap=Pre-release|[[File:Minecart with Chest JE2.png|32px]] The [[model]] of the minecart with chest has been changed to match the new [[chest]] model. However, the [[chest]] is incorrectly offset.<ref>[[mcw:Issues/Beta 1.8pre2#Graphical]]</ref>}}
{{History|||snap=release|[[File:Minecart with Chest JE3 BE1.png|32px]] The model of minecarts with chests has been fixed.}}
{{History|java}}
{{History||1.5|snap=13w02a|Minecarts with chests now generate in [[mineshaft]]s in place of normal chests.}}
{{History||1.9|snap=15w43a|[[Loot table]]s have been added; minecarts with chests now use loot tables, and those in generated in [[mineshaft]]s now use loot tables.}}
{{History||1.9.1|snap=pre2|The title of the [[inventory]] has been changed from 'Chest minecart' to 'Minecart with Chest'.}}
{{History||1.11|snap=16w32a|The [[entity]] ID has been changed from <code>MinecartChest</code> to <code>chest_minecart</code>.}}
{{History||1.13|snap=17w47a|Prior to [[1.13/Flattening|''The Flattening'']], this [[item]]'s numeral ID was 342.}}
{{History||1.14|snap=18w43a|[[File:Minecart with Chest JE4 BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Minecart with Chest (item) JE2 BE2.png|32px]] The textures of minecarts with chests have been changed.}}
{{History||1.16.2|snap=Pre-release 1|[[Piglin]]s now become angry with players who open or destroy a chest minecart.}}
{{History||1.19|snap=22w13a|The crafting recipe for a minecart with chest is now shapeless.
|Breaking a minecart with chest will now drop the item instead of the minecart and chest separately, though the contents of the chest are still dropped.<ref>{{bug|MC-249493|||Fixed}}</ref>}}

{{History|pocket alpha}}
{{History||v0.14.0|snap=build 1|[[File:Minecart with Chest JE3 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Minecart with Chest (item) JE1 BE1.png|32px]] Added minecarts with chests.}}
{{History|||snap=build 3|Minecarts with chests now drop [[item]]s when destroyed in [[Creative]] mode.}}
{{History|pocket}}
{{History||1.1.0|snap=alpha 1.1.0.0|The [[entity]] ID has been changed from <code>minecartchest</code> to <code>chest_minecart</code>.}}
{{History|bedrock}}
{{History||1.10.0|snap=beta 1.10.0.3|[[File:Minecart with Chest JE4 BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Minecart with Chest (item) JE2 BE2.png|32px]] The textures of minecarts with chests have been changed.}}
{{History||1.19.0|snap=beta 1.19.0.30|Breaking a minecart with chest will now drop the item instead of the minecart and chest separately, though the contents of the chest are still dropped.}}

{{History|console}}
{{History||xbox=TU1|xbone=CU1|ps=1.0|wiiu=Patch 1|switch=1.0.1|[[File:Minecart with Chest JE3 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Minecart with Chest (item) JE1 BE1.png|32px]] Added minecarts with chests.}}
{{History||xbox=none|xbone=none|ps=1.90|wiiu=none|switch=none|[[File:Minecart with Chest JE4 BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Minecart with Chest (item) JE2 BE2.png|32px]] The textures of minecarts with chests have been changed.}}

{{History|new 3ds}}
{{History||0.1.0|[[File:Minecart_with_Chest_JE3_BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Minecart_with_Chest_(item)_JE1_BE1.png|32px]] Added minecarts with chests.
|Minecarts with chests emit smoke [[particles]] when destroyed.}}
{{History|foot}}

==Issues==
{{issue list}}

==Gallery ==
<gallery>
Compact Minecart Storage.png|A compact storage using chest minecarts (left) compared to chest storage in the same volume. Notice how chests cannot be placed next to each other, which is no longer the case after Java Edition 1.13.
GlitchedMinecartChest.png|This minecart with chest is trapped inside a block, due to a [[stronghold]] and a [[mineshaft]] that generated partially overlapping.
Minecartportal.png|A minecart with chest generated on top of an [[end portal frame]], because there is a mineshaft behind the wall.
Chest Minecart Stack.png|A large stack of chest minecarts.
</gallery>

==References==
{{Reflist}}

{{items}}
{{entities}}

[[Category:Mechanics]]
[[Category:Storage]]

[[cs:Nákladní vozík]]
[[de:Güterlore]]
[[es:Vagoneta con cofre]]
[[fr:Wagonnet de stockage]]
[[hu:Tárolócsille]]
[[it:Carrello da miniera]]
[[ja:チェスト付きのトロッコ]]
[[ko:상자가 실린 광산 수레]]
[[nl:Mijnkar met kist]]
[[pl:Wagonik ze skrzynią]]
[[pt:Carrinho de mina com baú]]
[[ru:Вагонетка с сундуком]]
[[uk:Вагонетка зі скринею]]
[[zh:运输矿车]]</li><li>[[Bookshelf|Bookshelf]]<br/>{{About|the bookshelf used with an enchanting table|the bookshelf that can hold books|Chiseled Bookshelf}}
{{Block
|image=Bookshelf.png
|transparent=No
|light=No
|tool=Axe
|renewable=Yes
|stackable=Yes (64)
|flammable=Yes (30)
|lavasusceptible=Yes
}}
'''Bookshelves''' are [[blocks]] that improve [[enchanting|enchantments]] applied with an [[enchanting table]] when placed around one, up to a maximum of fifteen bookshelves, at the expense of [[Enchanting/Levels|level]] requirement.

== Obtaining ==
=== Natural generation ===
Bookshelves can generate in village libraries and sometimes village houses.

[[Stronghold]]s may contain up to two libraries, each of which may be single-level or have an upper balcony. These feature some bookshelves arranged in pillars, and more bookshelves arranged in pillars in the walls. Single-level libraries contain 161 bookshelves, while libraries with balconies contain 233.

Bookshelves also naturally generate in certain [[woodland mansion]] rooms.

=== Breaking ===
Bookshelves can be broken fairly easily by hand, but can be broken faster by using an [[axe]]. In either case, they drop 3 books when broken, allowing the reconstruction of the bookshelf with the addition of six wood planks. When broken by an item that is [[enchanted]] with [[Silk Touch]], a bookshelf drops itself.
{{breaking row|horizontal=1|Bookshelf|Axe}}

=== Crafting ===
{{Crafting
|A1=Any Planks
|B1=Any Planks
|C1=Any Planks
|A2=Book
|B2=Book
|C2=Book
|A3=Any Planks
|B3=Any Planks
|C3=Any Planks
|Output=Bookshelf
|type=Building block
}}

=== Trading ===
Novice-level librarian [[Villager|villagers]] have a 50% chance to sell 1 bookshelf for 9 [[Emerald|emeralds]] as part of their trades.{{only|bedrock}}

Novice-level librarian villagers have a {{frac|2|3}} chance to sell 1 bookshelf for 9 emeralds.{{only|java}}

== Usage ==
=== Enchanting ===
{{main|Enchantment mechanics#Bookshelf placement}}

If an [[enchanting table]] is placed near a bookshelf, glyph [[particles]] fly from the bookshelf toward the enchanting table. Having bookshelves in the proper position near the table allows the table to apply higher-level enchantments.

=== Crafting ingredient ===
{{crafting usage}}

=== Fuel ===
Bookshelves can be used as a [[fuel]] in [[furnace]]s, smelting 1.5 items per block.

=== Villager ===
Librarian [[villager]]s can interact with bookshelves.

=== Note Blocks ===
Bookshelf can be placed under [[note block]]s to produce "bass" sounds.

== Sounds ==
{{Sound table/Block/Wood}}

== Data values ==
=== ID ===
{{edition|java}}:
{{ID table
|edition=java
|showforms=y
|generatetranslationkeys=y
|displayname=Bookshelf
|spritetype=block
|nameid=bookshelf
|showblocktags=y|blocktags=mineable/axe
|foot=1}}

{{edition|bedrock}}:
{{ID table
|edition=bedrock
|shownumericids=y
|showforms=y
|generatetranslationkeys=y
|displayname=Bookshelf
|spritetype=block
|nameid=bookshelf
|id=47
|foot=1}}

== Achievements ==
{{load achievements|Librarian}}

== History ==
{{History|java classic}}
{{History||October 24, 2009|link=https://notch.tumblr.com/post/221308991/the-new-block-types-and-new-graphics-for-the-gold|Bookshelves were teased by [[Notch]].}}
{{History||0.26 SURVIVAL TEST|[[File:Bookshelf JE1.png|32px]] Added bookshelves.
|Bookshelves are currently impossible to obtain without loading a pre-edited map.
|Bookshelves are currently destroyed in [[explosion]]s.
|When bookshelves are broken, they currently do not drop anything.}}
{{History||0.28|Bookshelves can now be freely placed.}}
{{History|java alpha}}
{{History||v1.0.11|Bookshelves can now be [[crafting|crafted]] from 3 [[book]]s and 6 [[planks]].}}
{{History|java beta}}
{{History||1.8|snap=Pre-release|Bookshelves can now be found generated in libraries in [[village]]s, and libraries in [[stronghold]]s.}}
{{History|java}}
{{History||1.0.0|snap=Beta 1.9 Prerelease 3|Bookshelves now drop 3 [[book]]s when broken by a non-[[Silk Touch]] [[item]].
|They are now necessary to [[enchanting|enchant]] with higher levels for better enchanted items.
|The number of bookshelves required to reach the maximum enchantment level is 30.}}
{{History|||snap=Beta 1.9 Prerelease 5|[[File:Bookshelf JE2 BE1.png|32px]] The top texture of bookshelves have now been updated as a result of the [[planks]] texture update.}}
{{History||1.2.4|snap=release|[[Spruce planks]], [[birch planks]], and [[jungle planks]] can now be used to craft bookshelves.}}
{{History||1.3.1|snap=12w21a|Librarian [[villager]]s now [[trading|sell]] 1 bookshelf for 3 [[emerald]]s.}}
{{History|||snap=12w22a|The number of bookshelves required to reach the maximum enchantment level has been now decreased to 15.}}
{{History||1.7.2|snap=1.7.1|[[Acacia planks]] and [[dark oak planks]] can now be used to craft bookshelves.}}
{{History||1.8|snap=14w02a|Librarian villagers now sell 1 bookshelf for 3–4 [[emerald]]s.}}
{{History||1.11|snap=16w39a|Bookshelves now generate in [[woodland mansion]]s.}}
{{History||1.13|snap=17w47a|Prior to [[1.13/Flattening|''The Flattening'']], this [[block]]'s numeral ID was 47.}}
{{History||1.14|snap=18w43a|[[File:Bookshelf JE3.png|32px]] The texture of bookshelves has now been changed.}}
{{History|||snap=18w47a|[[File:Bookshelf JE4 BE2.png|32px]] The texture of bookshelves has now been changed, once again.}}
{{History|||snap=19w02a|Bookshelves can now be used to craft [[lectern]]s.}}
{{History||1.16|snap=20w06a|[[Crimson planks]] and [[warped planks]] can now be used to craft bookshelves.}}
{{History||1.19|snap=22w11a|[[Mangrove planks]] can now be used to craft bookshelves.}}

{{History|pocket alpha}}
{{History||v0.2.1|[[File:Bookshelf JE2 BE1.png|32px]] Added bookshelves.|Bookshelves are currently obtainable only in [[Creative]] mode.}}
{{History||v0.3.0|Bookshelves are now obtainable in [[Survival]] mode.}}
{{History||v0.9.0|snap=build 1|Bookshelves now naturally spawn in [[stronghold]]s and [[village]]s.}}
{{History||v0.12.1|snap=build 1|Bookshelves can now be used to increase [[enchantment table]] levels.|Bookshelves can now be obtained by using a [[tool]] with the [[Silk Touch]] enchantment.}}
{{History|pocket}}
{{History||1.0.4|snap=alpha 1.0.4.0|Librarian [[villager]]s now [[trading|sell]] 1 bookshelf for 3-4 [[emerald]]s as their second tier trade.}} 
{{History||1.1.0|snap=alpha 1.1.0.0|Bookshelves now generate in [[woodland mansion]]s.}}
{{History|bedrock}}
{{History||1.10.0|snap=beta 1.10.0.3|Bookshelves can now be used to craft [[lectern]]s.|Bookshelves now get inspected by librarian [[villager]]s.|[[File:Bookshelf JE4 BE2.png|32px]] The texture of bookshelves has been changed.}}
{{History||1.11.0|snap=beta 1.11.0.4|[[Trading]] has now been changed, librarian villagers now have a 50% chance to sell a bookshelf for 6 [[emerald]]s as part of their first trade.}}

{{History|console}}
{{History||xbox=TU1|xbone=CU1|ps=1.00|wiiu=Patch 1|switch=1.0.1|[[File:Bookshelf JE2 BE1.png|32px]] Added bookshelves. Whether they actually used this texture is unknown.}}
{{History||xbox=none|xbone=none|ps=1.90|wiiu=none|switch=none|[[File:Bookshelf JE4 BE2.png|32px]] The texture of bookshelves has been changed.}}

{{History|new 3ds}}
{{History||0.1.0|[[File:Bookshelf JE2 BE1.png|32px]] Added bookshelves.}}
{{History|foot}}

== Issues ==
{{Issue list}}

== Trivia ==
* Bookshelves' top and bottom textures by default use the same texture as [[oak planks]].
* It takes 90 planks, 45 [[leather]] and 135 [[paper]] to make 15 bookshelves in order to get a level 30 [[enchantment]].
* A bookshelf is the icon for [[Education Edition]].

== Gallery ==
<gallery>
File:Library in Village.png|Naturally occurring bookshelves in a [[village]]. (Before Village & Pillage).
File:Large Stronghold Library.png|Naturally occurring bookshelves in a [[stronghold]].
File:Achievement get! Trading emeralds for bookshelves.png|Bookshelves obtained by [[trading]] with a [[villager]].
File:Enchanting-Table.png|Bookshelves powering an [[enchanting table]].
</gallery>

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

== External Links ==
*[https://www.minecraft.net/en-us/article/block-week-bookshelf Block of the Week: Bookshelf] – Minecraft.net on December 16, 2016

{{Blocks|Building}}

[[Category:Manufactured blocks]]
[[Category:Natural blocks]]
[[Category:Generated structure blocks]]
[[Category:Utility blocks]]
[[Category:Bedrock Edition]]
[[Category:Java Edition]]
[[Category:Items]]
[[Category:Flammable blocks]]

[[cs:Knihovna]]
[[de:Bücherregal]]
[[es:Librería]]
[[fr:Bibliothèque]]
[[hu:Könyvespolc]]
[[it:Libreria]]
[[ja:本棚]]
[[ko:책장]]
[[nl:Boekenkast]]
[[pl:Biblioteczka]]
[[pt:Estante de livros]]
[[ru:Книжные полки]]
[[th:ชั้นหนังสือ]]
[[uk:Книжкова полиця]]
[[zh:书架]]</li></ul>
14w25aAdded guardians.

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