A warden is an extremely powerful but easily avoidable hostile mob summoned by sculk shriekers in the deep dark biome. It attacks by swinging its arms downward, dealing the strongest melee damage of all mobs, and can also release a sonic boom attack that immediately strikes the target, piercing through obstacles and deals damage that cannot be reduced except by the Resistance effect. Wardens are completely blind and rely on vibrations, smell, and touch to detect players and mobs to attack, and can therefore be evaded via sneaking, diversions (snowballs, arrows, etc.) and wool.
Spawning[]
Wardens do not use standard mob spawning mechanics. They are instead spawned when a player activates naturally generated sculk shriekers four times and if there isn't already another warden within 24 blocks of it. A warden spawns by emerging from the ground near the shrieker that summoned it, taking about 6.7 seconds to do so and being completely invulnerable until fully emerged.
The warning count for sculk shriekers is specific to each player rather than each sculk shrieker. This means that the player can activate four different shriekers in different locations and a warden emerges after the fourth activation. The light level does not have an effect on warden spawning.
Up to 20 attempts are made to spawn a warden within an 11×13×11 cubic area, which is centered on the shrieker. During each attempt, the game picks a random column from the y axis, then the game picks the topmost block in that column with a top surface with full collision and the block above must have no collision (the spawning warden cannot collide with any existing entities or liquids; wardens must not have water inside their spawn block, where their feet go, but they can spawn with water in the second and third block. For example, a pressure plate with water flowing on top is still a valid location).
In Java Edition, warden spawning can be toggled on or off with the game rule doWardenSpawning
.
Drops[]
A warden drops a single sculk catalyst upon death, unaffected by Looting. It also drops 5 experience if killed by either a player or a tamed wolf.
Behavior[]
After spawning, wardens wander randomly around the world and move toward nearby vibrations originating from players, mobs and non-mob sources including projectiles and minecarts. A warden also periodically sniffs the area around it, allowing it to zero in on targets even if they don't create vibrations. As wardens sniff, pick up vibrations or are touched by other players or mobs, wardens become increasingly agitated.
Idle[]
A warden can fit inside any space that is 1 block wide and 3 blocks tall, allowing it to chase players and mobs through small corridors.
Wardens are immune to damage from fire or lava and do not take knockback. They pursue through blocks that are usually avoided by other mobs, including rails[1], cacti, or magma blocks.
A warden, whether angered or not, gives 12 seconds of Darkness to all players within a 20 block radius of it every 6 seconds. The souls in its chest make a low heartbeat that occurs in tandem with the Darkness effect. The heartbeat speeds up as the warden becomes increasingly agitated.[2] A warden prefers to track down the most suspicious targets, rather than the ones closest to it.[3]
A warden listens to all vibrations within a 16 block radius, except those from other wardens, armor stands, dying mobs and players in Creative or Spectator mode. Like with sculk sensors, they cannot detect vibrations from a sneaking player that is moving, jumping, falling or shooting a projectile. A warden has a 2-second cooldown between detecting vibrations.
A warden is aware of all targetable entities within a 49×51×49 box around itself. If the warden has a targetable entity, is not investigating any disturbances, and is otherwise idle, it pathfinds toward the closest entity, prioritizing players over mobs. While pathfinding, the warden can begin a 'sniff' behavior and animation. This takes around 4.2 seconds and has a 5-10 seconds cooldown. A warden can still sniff out sneaking players, despite that they cannot detect vibrations from them.
Suspense[]
Wardens keep track of how angry they are at each suspect as a number from 0 to 150. When a warden notices a vibration, it adds anger to the player or mob that caused the vibration. It adds 10 anger if the vibration was from a projectile or 35 anger for other vibrations. However, if two projectiles from the same player/mob are heard by the warden within five seconds, it instead adds the full 35 anger toward that player/mob. Wardens do not add anger toward a mob/player if the projectile was shot from more than 30 blocks away, although the projectile does count toward the counter of two projectiles. Anger decays at a rate of 1 per second and immediately clears if the targeted player switches to Creative or Spectator modes, the target or warden leaves the dimension, or if the target dies.
A warden adds 35 anger toward any mob that directly touches it. This effect has a 1-second cooldown.
When it finishes sniffing, a warden adds 35 anger to the nearest mob or player within 6 blocks horizontally and 20 blocks vertically, a cylindrical volume centered on the warden.
Once a warden reaches 80 anger with a target, it roars for 4.2 seconds, adds another 20 anger, and pursues the target. In this angered state, the warden chases the target normally despite being blind. A warden also enters its hostile state and adds 100 anger if directly attacked by a mob. If the attacking player or mob is within 5 blocks, it skips its roaring animation altogether and immediately gives chase.
A warden is biased toward player vibrations, attacks, and contact - even if a warden is angrier at another mob, it still attacks the player first as long as they have angered the warden as well. This is not true of any other mob.[4]
After 60 seconds of being "calm" and not detecting any vibrations or sniffing any mobs, a warden burrows back into the ground and despawns, unless it has been named. If the warden is floating on a liquid, it instead immediately despawns without any burrowing animation. During its emerging/burrowing animation, a warden cannot detect any vibrations, and can take damage only from /kill
, though it can still be pushed by entities, pistons, or liquids. Named wardens do not dig or despawn. The only exception to this rule are wardens spawned as part of a team[Java Edition only] through the /summon
command immediately digs and despawn upon spawning, ignoring everything else in the process regardless of whether it spawned with a name, with PersistenceRequired:1
or not.
Attacks[]
A warden's melee attack has a cooldown of 0.9 seconds and disables shields for 5 seconds, dealing 16 × 8 to 45 × 22.5 health points depending on the difficulty.
If a warden cannot reach its target, it switches to its ranged attack: a sonic boom. It does so when the following are true:
- It has been 10 seconds since the warden detected the target
- It has been 5 seconds since the warden last used a melee or ranged attack
- The target is within 15 blocks horizontally and 20 blocks vertically of the warden.
The sonic boom aims directly at the target, making it impossible to dodge, passing through blocks and other mobs without damaging them. A warden takes 1.7 seconds to charge and unleashes the attack, which instantly hits the target as long as the target is within attack range. The attack takes an additional 1.3 seconds to cool down before the warden can use melee attacks again for a total of 3 seconds. The sonic boom is visible via green-blue particles that are projected out of the warden's chest. This attack bypasses shields, armor, enchantments, blocks and even the wither armor of the wither. Only the Resistance status effect can reduce this attack's damage.
Sounds[]
Java Edition:
Wardens use the Hostile Creatures sound category for entity-dependent sound events.
Sound | Subtitles | Source | Description | Resource location | Translation key | Volume | Pitch | Attenuation distance |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Warden whines | Hostile Creatures | Randomly while calm | entity | subtitles | 4.0 | 0.8-1.2 | 16 | |
Warden groans angrily | Hostile Creatures | Randomly while agitated | entity | subtitles | 4.0 | 0.8-1.2 | 16 | |
Warden rages | Hostile Creatures | Randomly while angry | entity | subtitles | 4.0 | 0.8-1.2 | 16 | |
Warden groans angrily | Hostile Creatures | When a warden fails to spawn underwater | entity | subtitles | 5.0 | 1.0 | 16 | |
Warden takes notice angrily | Hostile Creatures | When all of a warden's spawn attempts fail | entity | subtitles | 5.0 | 1.0 | ? | |
Warden lands hit | Hostile Creatures | When a warden attacks something | entity | subtitles | 10.0 | 0.8-1.2 | 16 | |
Warden dies | Hostile Creatures | When a warden dies | entity | subtitles | 4.0 | 0.8-1.2 | 16 | |
Warden hurts | Hostile Creatures | When a warden is damaged | entity | subtitles | 4.0 | 0.8-1.2 | 16 | |
Warden emerges | Hostile Creatures | When a warden spawns | entity | subtitles | 5.0 | 1.0 | 16 | |
Warden digs | Hostile Creatures | When a warden despawns | entity | subtitles | 5.0 | 1.0 | 16 | |
Warden's heart beats | Hostile Creatures | Periodically depending on anger | entity | subtitles | 5.0 | 0.8-1.2 | 16 | |
Warden takes notice | Hostile Creatures | When a warden notices a vibration or smell while calm | entity | subtitles | 10.0 | 0.8-1.2 | 16 | |
Warden takes notice angrily | Hostile Creatures | When a warden notices a vibration or smell while agitated or angry | entity | subtitles | 10.0 | 0.8-1.2 | 16 | |
Warden approaches | Hostile Creatures | When a warden is called by a sculk shrieker once | entity | subtitles | 5.0 | 1.0 | 16 | |
Warden advances | Hostile Creatures | When a warden is called by a sculk shrieker twice | entity | subtitles | 5.0 | 1.0 | 16 | |
Warden draws close | Hostile Creatures | When a warden is called by a sculk shrieker thrice | entity | subtitles | 5.0 | 1.0 | 16 | |
Warden tendrils click | Hostile Creatures | When a warden detects a vibration | entity | subtitles | 5.0 | 0.8-1.2 | 16 | |
Warden roars | Hostile Creatures | When a warden targets a mob | entity | subtitles | 3.0 | 1.0 | 16 | |
Warden sniffs | Hostile Creatures | When a warden sniffs for nearby entities | entity | subtitles | 3.75 | 1.0 | 16 | |
Warden booms | Hostile Creatures | When a warden casts a sonic boom | entity | subtitles | 3.0 | 1.0 | 16 | |
Warden charges | Hostile Creatures | When a warden prepares a sonic boom | entity | subtitles | 3.0 | 1.0 | 16 | |
Footsteps | Hostile Creatures | While a warden is walking | entity | subtitles | 3.0 | 1.0 | 16 |
Sound | Source | Description | Resource location | Volume | Pitch |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Hostile Creatures | Randomly | mob | 1.0 | 0.8-1.2 | |
Hostile Creatures | Randomly [more information needed] | mob | 3.0 | 1.0 | |
Hostile Creatures | Randomly when a warden notices something | mob | 10.0 | 0.8-1.2 | |
Hostile Creatures | Randomly when a warden targets an enemy | mob | 10.0 | 0.8-1.2 | |
Hostile Creatures | When all of a warden's spawn attempts fail [more information needed] | mob | 10.0 [verify] | 0.8-1.2 [verify] | |
Hostile Creatures | When a warden attacks something | mob | 10.0 | 1.0 | |
Hostile Creatures | When a warden spawns | mob | 5.0 | 1.0 | |
Hostile Creatures | When a warden dies | mob | 1.0 | 0.8-1.0 | |
Hostile Creatures | When a warden is damaged | mob | 1.0 | 0.8-1.0 | |
Hostile Creatures | When a warden despawns | mob | 5.0 | 1.0 | |
Hostile Creatures | Periodically depending on anger | mob | 5.0 | 1.0 | |
Hostile Creatures | When a warden notices a vibration or smell while calm | mob | 10.0 | 0.8-1.2 | |
Hostile Creatures | When a warden fails to spawn or notices a vibration or smell from a target while agitated or angry | mob | 10.0 | 0.8-1.2 | |
Hostile Creatures | When a warden is called by a sculk shrieker once | mob | 5.0 | 0.8-1.2 | |
Hostile Creatures | When a warden is called by a sculk shrieker twice | mob | 5.0 | 0.8-1.2 | |
Hostile Creatures | When a warden is called by a sculk shrieker thrice | mob | 5.0 | 0.8-1.2 | |
Hostile Creatures | When a warden detects a vibration | mob | 1.0 | 1.0 | |
Hostile Creatures | When a warden targets a mob while being faced by the player[sound 1] | mob | 10.0 | 1.0 | |
Hostile Creatures | When a warden sniffs for nearby entities | mob | 5.0 | 1.0 | |
Hostile Creatures | When a warden casts a sonic boom | mob | 3.0 | 1.0 | |
Hostile Creatures | When a warden prepares a sonic boom | mob | 3.0 | 1.0 | |
Hostile Creatures | While a warden is walking | mob | 1.0 | 0.8-1.2 | |
None | None | Unused sound event | nearby_close | 1.0 | 0.8-1.2 |
None | Unused sound event | nearby_closer | 1.0 | 0.8-1.2 | |
None | Unused sound event | nearby_closest | 1.0 | 0.8-1.2 | |
None | Unused sound event | slightly_angry | 1.0 | 0.8-1.2 |
Data values[]
ID[]
Name | Identifier | Translation key |
---|---|---|
Warden | warden | entity.minecraft.warden |
Name | Identifier | Numeric ID | Translation key |
---|---|---|---|
Warden | warden | 131 | entity.warden.name |
Entity data[]
Wardens have entity data associated with them that contains various properties.
- Entity data
- Tags common to all entities
- Tags common to all mobs
- anger: Anger management of the warden.
- suspects: List of suspects that have angered the warden.
- A suspect.
- anger The level of anger. It has a maximum value of 150 and decreases by 1 every second.
- uuid: The UUID of the entity that is associated with the anger, stored as four ints.
- A suspect.
- suspects: List of suspects that have angered the warden.
Achievements[]
Icon | Achievement | In-game description | Actual requirements (if different) | Gamerscore earned | Trophy type (PS4) | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
PS4 | Other | |||||
Sneak 100 | Sneaking [sic] next to a Sculk Sensor without triggering it | Sneak next to a Sculk Sensor or Warden without triggering or aggravating it. | 10G | Bronze |
Advancements[]
Killing a warden doesn't count for the Monster Hunter advancement nor is it needed to receive the Monsters Hunted advancement.[5][6]
Icon | Advancement | In-game description | Parent | Actual requirements (if different) | Resource location |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
How Did We Get Here? | Have every effect applied at the same time | A Furious Cocktail | Have all of these 27 status effects applied to the player at the same time:
This is a hidden advancement, meaning that it can be viewed by the player only after completing it, regardless of if its child advancement(s), if any, have been completed. | nether/all_effects
| |
Sneak 100 | Sneak near a Sculk Sensor or Warden to prevent it from detecting you | Adventure | Sneak within 8 blocks from a sculk sensor, or 16 blocks from a warden. | adventure/avoid_vibration
| |
It Spreads | Kill a mob near a Sculk Catalyst | Monster Hunter | Kill one of these 70 mobs near a sculk catalyst:
| adventure/kill_mob_near_sculk_catalyst
|
History[]
2020 | Several pieces of concept art were created for the warden, known at the time as the stalker. | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
A prototype of the original stalker design was programmed into the game. | |||||
A second version of the stalker could transform into a form that was less wide and tall when chasing an entity or player, while its regular form was meant to disguise as a treasure totem. This iteration got scrapped as it was considered too goofy and insufficiently scary. | |||||
The stalker was renamed to hollowed. | |||||
Several pieces of concept art were also created for the hollowed design iteration. | |||||
A prototype of the hollowed design was programmed into the game. | |||||
This iteration was ultimately scrapped, as it was considered too gory for Minecraft. | |||||
October 3, 2020 | The warden is announced at Minecraft Live 2020. | ||||
October 6, 2020 | A set of teaser images regarding the warden's size and behavior were posted on Brandon Pearce's Twitter. | ||||
October 16, 2021 | New spawning conditions and textures for the warden were revealed at Minecraft Live 2021. | ||||
November 26, 2021 | The warden is revealed to have a sense of smell; it can detect and pathfind toward the general location of a player or mob through a "smelling" action. It also prioritizes smelling the player or mob that it is most suspicious of, rather than the one closest to it.[7][8] | ||||
December 18, 2021 | The warden's emerging animations were showcased. | ||||
Java Edition | |||||
1.19{{Extension DPL}}<ul><li>[[Photo|Photo]]<br/>{{exclusive|education}} {{Item | image = Photo EE2.png | renewable = No (unless [[portfolio]] is available) | stackable = }} A '''photo''' is an [[item]] containing a picture taken with a [[camera]].<ref>{{cite|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210925044841mp_/https://educommunity.minecraft.net/hc/en-us/articles/4407489082644-Feature-Walkthrough-Minecraft-Education-Edition-GOAT-Beta-version-1-17-30-| title = Feature Walkthrough Minecraft: Education Edition GOAT Beta (version 1.17.30)|website=Minecraft: Education Edition Support|date=September 24, 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite|url=https://education.minecraft.net/en-us/blog/new-update-and-anniversary-for-mee| title = The GOAT Update Celebrates a Minecraft Milestone!|website=Minecraft: Education Edition|date=November 2, 2021}}</ref><ref>{{ytl|2Wd0J-EIfws|GOAT Release Playthrough|Minecraft: Education Edition|December 2, 2021}}</ref> == Obtaining == A photo in a [[portfolio]] can be saved as a photo item by selecting the "Save to Inventory" button underneath it. == Usage == Photos display an image when held in the hand or when placed in an [[item frame]], similarly to [[map]]s. Photos can have captions added to them by renaming them in an [[anvil]] or by adding a caption while they are in a portfolio. Photos can be added to [[book and quill]]s and portfolios by selecting the "Add Photo" button in the book and quill or portfolio. == Data values == === ID === {{ID table |edition=bedrock |shownumericids=y |showforms=y |notshowbeitemforms=y |generatetranslationkeys=y |displayname=Photo |spritetype=item |nameid=photo_item |id=? |form=item |foot=1}} == History == {{History|education}} {{History||1.17.30|snap=1.17.30.2|[[File:Photo EE1.png|32px]] Added photos.}} {{History||1.17.30|snap=release|[[File:Photo EE2.png|32px]] Changed photo texture.}} {{History|foot}} == Gallery == <gallery> Photo Item 1.png|A photo being placed in an item frame. Photo Item 2.png|A photo being saved from a portfolio. Photo Item 3.png|A photo being added to a book and quill. </gallery> == References == {{Reflist}} {{Items}} {{Education Edition}} [[Category:Education Edition items]] [[Category:Non-renewable resources]] [[ja:写真]] [[pl:Zdjęcie]] [[zh:相片]]</li><li>[[Mushroom Stew|Mushroom Stew]]<br/>{{Item | title = Mushroom Stew | image = Mushroom Stew.png | renewable = Yes | heals = {{hunger|6}} | stackable = No }} '''Mushroom stew''' is a [[food]] item. == Obtaining == === Harvesting === Mushroom stew can be obtained by “milking” a [[mooshroom]] with an empty [[bowl]]. This is accomplished by {{Control|using}} a bowl on a mooshroom. The bowl gets replaced by the mushroom stew item. There is no cooldown for doing so. If a stack of more than one bowl is used on a mooshroom, only one bowl is consumed, and the mushroom stew goes into an empty inventory slot, or is dropped if the player's inventory is full. === Crafting === {{Crafting |Red Mushroom |Brown Mushroom |Bowl |Output= Mushroom Stew |type= Foodstuff }} == Usage == === Food === {{see also|Tutorials/Hunger management|title1=Hunger management}} To eat mushroom stew, press and hold {{control|use}} while it is selected in the hotbar. Eating one restores {{hunger|6}} [[hunger]] and 7.2 hunger [[Hunger#Mechanics|saturation]]. The bowl is returned to the player empty after the mushroom stew has been eaten, and can be reused to craft more, similarly to [[Rabbit Stew|rabbit stew]] and [[Beetroot Soup|beetroot soup]]. == Sounds == === Generic === {{Sound table/Entity/Food}} === Unique === {{Edition|Java}}: {{Sound table |sound=Mooshroom milk1.ogg |sound2=Mooshroom milk2.ogg |sound3=Mooshroom milk3.ogg |subtitle=Mooshroom gets milked |source=neutral |description=When a mooshroom is milked with a bowl |id=entity.mooshroom.milk |translationkey=subtitles.entity.mooshroom.milk |volume=1.0 |pitch=''varies'' <ref group=sound name=milkpitch>Can be 1.0, 0.9, or 1.1 for each sound</ref> |distance=16 |foot=1}} {{Edition|Bedrock}}: {{Sound table |type=bedrock |sound=Mooshroom milk1.ogg |sound2=Mooshroom milk2.ogg |sound3=Mooshroom milk3.ogg |subtitle=Mooshroom gets milked |source=Friendly Creatures |description=When a mooshroom is milked with a bowl |id=mob.mooshroom.suspicious_milk |volume=1.0/0.9/1.1 |pitch=1.0 |foot=1}} == Data values == === ID === {{edition|java}}: {{ID table |edition=java |showforms=y |generatetranslationkeys=y |displayname=Mushroom Stew |spritetype=item |nameid=mushroom_stew |form=item |foot=1}} {{edition|bedrock}}: {{ID table |edition=bedrock |shownumericids=y |showforms=y |notshowbeitemforms=y |generatetranslationkeys=y |displayname=Mushroom Stew |spritetype=item |nameid=mushroom_stew |id=260 |form=item |foot=1}} == Advancements == {{load advancements|Husbandry;A Balanced Diet}} == History == {{History|java indev}} {{History||0.31|snap=20100130|[[File:Mushroom Stew JE1 BE1.png|32px]] Added mushroom stew. |Restores {{hp|8}} [[health]].}} {{History||20100206|Mushroom stew now restores {{hp|10}} health.}} {{History|java beta}} {{History||1.6|snap=Test Build 3|[[Mushroom]] spreading mechanic added, making mushroom stew [[renewable]].}} {{History||1.8|snap=Pre-release|Now restores {{hunger|8}} [[hunger]].}} {{History|java}} {{History||1.0.0|snap=Beta 1.9 Prerelease|More fungi sources have now been introduced with the addition of the [[Mushroom Fields|mushroom biome]]. |A [[mooshroom]] can now be "milked" with a [[bowl]] to obtain mushroom stew.}} {{History|||snap=Beta 1.9 Prerelease 3|Mushroom stew can now be crafted in the [[2×2 crafting grid]] in the [[inventory]]. Previously, the crafting recipe was shaped, now it's shapeless.}} {{History||1.2.5|snap=release|The [[player]] milking a [[mooshroom]] with a stack of [[bowl]]s no longer results in receiving back a single bowl of mushroom stew.}} {{History||1.4.2|snap=?|Mushroom stew now restores {{Hunger|6}} instead of {{Hunger|8}}.}} {{History||1.13|snap=17w47a|Prior to [[1.13/Flattening|''The Flattening'']], this [[item]]'s numeral ID was 282.}} {{History||1.14|snap=18w43a|[[File:Mushroom Stew JE2 BE2.png|32px]] The texture of mushroom stew has now been changed.}} {{History||1.16|snap=Pre-release 1|Mooshrooms can now be milked for mushroom stew in Creative mode.<ref>{{Cite bug|MC|90969|Cannot get mushroom stew from mooshrooms / milk from cows in creative mode|date=October 19, 2015}}</ref>}} {{History|pocket alpha}} {{History||v0.4.0|[[File:Mushroom Stew JE1 BE1.png|32px]] Added mushroom stew.}} {{History||v0.5.0|Mushroom stew now restores {{hp|8}} instead of {{hp|4}}.}} {{History||v0.9.0|snap=build 1|A mooshroom can now be "milked" with a [[bowl]] to obtain mushroom stew.}} {{History||v0.12.1|snap=build 1|Mushroom stew now restores [[hunger]] instead of [[health]].}} {{History|bedrock}} {{History||1.10.0|snap=beta 1.10.0.3|[[File:Mushroom Stew JE2 BE2.png|32px]] The texture of mushroom stew has now been changed.}} {{History|console}} {{History||xbox=TU1|xbone=CU1|ps=1.0|switch=1.0.1|wiiu=Patch 1|[[File:Mushroom Stew JE1 BE1.png|32px]] Added mushroom stew.}} {{History||xbox=none|xbone=none|ps=1.90|wiiu=none|switch=none|[[File:Mushroom Stew JE2 BE2.png|32px]] The texture of mushroom stew has now been changed.}} {{History|new3ds}} {{History||0.1.0|[[File:Mushroom Stew JE1 BE1.png|32px]] Added mushroom stew.}} {{History|foot}} == Issues == {{Issue list}} == References == {{reflist}} == External Links == *[https://www.minecraft.net/en-us/article/taking-inventory--mushroom-stew Taking Inventory: Mushroom Stew] – Minecraft.net on September 1, 2022 {{items}} [[de:Pilzsuppe]] [[es:Estofado de champiñones]] [[fr:Soupe de champignons]] [[hu:Gombaragu]] [[ja:キノコシチュー]] [[ko:버섯 스튜]] [[nl:Paddenstoelenstoofpot]] [[pl:Zupa grzybowa]] [[pt:Ensopado de cogumelos]] [[ru:Тушёные грибы]] [[zh:蘑菇煲]] [[Category:Food]] [[Category:Renewable resources]] <references /></li></ul> | Deep Dark Experimental Snapshot 1 | Added wardens. | |||
22w11a | Wardens have not yet been officially added. | ||||
22w12a | Added wardens. | ||||
Wardens are no longer considered undead. | |||||
Wardens have been given a new attacking animation. | |||||
Increased warden's vertical reach from 3 blocks to 4 blocks. | |||||
Wardens no longer slow down in water. | |||||
Wardens are now immune to fire and lava. | |||||
Warden textures have been changed. The tusks on the chest have been separated and new overlays have been added. | |||||
22w13a | Wardens can now pass over rails.[1] | ||||
22w14a | Wardens now gets angry at all living mobs that bump into it, not just players. | ||||
Wardens now slow down in water and are affected by bubble columns again. | |||||
22w15a | Wardens now charge and release a ranged attack when the target is found to be well beyond the melee attack's range. This attack can penetrate walls. | ||||
Wardens can now smell players from further away. | |||||
The vertical range in which wardens get angry has been increased from 6 to 20 blocks. | |||||
Reverted the warden's vertical reach back to how it was before 22w12a.[9] | |||||
22w16a | Decreased the warden's vertical reach again, from 3 to 2 blocks. | ||||
Added the game rule doWardenSpawning . | |||||
22w17a | Wardens now drop one sculk catalyst upon death. | ||||
The amount of damage dealt by its ranged attack has been decreased from 30 × 15 to 10. | |||||
The cooldown for their ranged attack has been decreased from 5 to 2 seconds. | |||||
The ranged attack can bypass shields and armor. | |||||
22w18a | Updated the textures of the sonic boom particle. | ||||
22w19a | The warden's ranged attack is now affected by difficulty. | ||||
Sculk shriekers now need to be activated four times to summon the warden. | |||||
Pre-release 3 | Sonic boom attack damage is no longer reduced by the Protection enchantment. | ||||
Bedrock Edition | |||||
December 9, 2021 | Development of deep dark content, including the warden, was revealed for Bedrock. | ||||
December 17, 2021 | A new burrowing animation was showcased. | ||||
Wild Update (Experimental) | beta 1.18.30.32 | Added wardens behind the "Wild Update" experimental toggle. | |||
Currently, there are no hit or death sound effects, and some of its features are outdated compared to the latest Java Edition snapshots. | |||||
1.19.0{{Extension DPL}}<ul><li>[[Dragon's Breath|Dragon's Breath]]<br/>{{Item | image = Dragon's Breath.png | renewable = Yes | stackable = Yes (64) | rarity = Uncommon }} The '''dragon's breath''' is a [[brewing]] item that is used solely to make [[lingering potion]]s. == Obtaining == The dragon's breath can be obtained by scooping up the [[ender dragon]]'s breath attack or the purple [[area effect cloud|effect clouds]] caused by [[dragon fireball]]s in an empty [[glass bottle]]. == Usage == === Brewing ingredient === Dragon's breath may be added to any splash potion to upgrade it to a lingering potion, which can be used to create a lasting [[Lingering Potion#Area Effect Cloud|area effect cloud]], or to craft [[Arrow#Tipped arrows|tipped arrows]]. {{brewing |name=[[Lingering Potion]] |showname=1 |Dragon's Breath |Any Lingering Potion |base=Any Splash Potion}} When put 2 or more dragon's breath in the brewing stand, after the brewing process, a glass bottle will drop as an [[Item (entity)|entity]]. However, if put only 1 dragon's breath in the brewing stand, after the brewing process, the glass bottle is consumed and cannot be retrieved.<ref>{{bug|MC-259583}}</ref> == Sounds == {{Edition|Java}}: {{Sound table |sound=Bottle fill dragon breath1.ogg |sound2=Bottle fill dragon breath2.ogg |subtitle=Bottle fills |source=neutral |description=Filling a glass bottle with dragon's breath |id=item.bottle.fill_dragonbreath |translationkey=subtitles.item.bottle.fill |volume=1.0 |pitch=1.0 |distance=16 |foot=1}} {{Edition|Bedrock}}: {{Sound table |type=bedrock |sound=Bottle fill dragon breath1.ogg |sound2=Bottle fill dragon breath2.ogg |source=sound |description=When a bottle is filled with dragon's breath |id=bottle.dragonbreath |volume=0.7<wbr>{{Until|BE 1.20.40}}<br>1.0<wbr>{{Upcoming|BE 1.20.40}} |pitch=1.0 |foot=1}} == Achievements == {{Load achievements|You Need a Mint}} == Advancements == {{load advancements|You Need a Mint}} == Data values == === ID === {{edition|java}}: {{ID table |edition=java |showforms=y |generatetranslationkeys=y |displayname=Dragon's Breath |spritetype=item |nameid=dragon_breath |form=item |foot=1}} {{edition|bedrock}}: {{ID table |edition=bedrock |shownumericids=y |showforms=y |notshowbeitemforms=y |generatetranslationkeys=y |displayname=Dragon's Breath |spritetype=item |nameid=dragon_breath |id=560 |form=item |foot=1}} == History == {{History|java}} {{History||1.9|snap=15w33a|[[File:Dragon's Breath JE1 BE1.png|32px]] Added dragon's breath.}} {{History||1.13|snap=17w47a|Prior to [[1.13/Flattening|''The Flattening'']], this [[item]]'s numeral ID was 437.}} {{History||1.14|snap=18w43a|[[File:Dragon's Breath JE2 BE2.png|32px]] The texture of dragon's breath has been changed.}} {{History|pocket}} {{History||1.0.0|snap=alpha 0.17.0.1|[[File:Dragon's Breath JE1 BE1.png|32px]] Added dragon's breath.}} {{History|bedrock}} {{History||1.10.0|snap=beta 1.10.0.3|[[File:Dragon's Breath JE2 BE2.png|32px]] The texture of dragon's breath has been changed.}} {{History|console}} {{History||xbox=TU46|xbone=CU36|ps=1.38|wiiu=Patch 15|switch=1.0.1|[[File:Dragon's Breath JE1 BE1.png|32px]] Added dragon's breath.}} {{History||xbox=none|xbone=none|ps=1.90|wiiu=none|switch=none|[[File:Dragon's Breath JE2 BE2.png|32px]] The texture of dragon's breath has been changed.}} {{History|3ds}} {{History||1.7.10|[[File:Dragon's Breath JE1 BE1.png|32px]] Added dragon's breath.}} {{History|foot}} == Issues == {{issue list}} == Trivia == * If the dragon's breath is used in a [[crafting]] recipe (using a [[mod]] or a [[data pack]]), it becomes an empty bottle instead of being entirely consumed. == References == {{reflist}} ==External Links== *[https://www.minecraft.net/en-us/article/dragon-s-breath Taking Inventory: Dragon's Breath] – Minecraft.net on June 9, 2023 {{Items}} [[Category:Renewable resources]] [[de:Drachenatem]] [[fr:Souffle de dragon]] [[it:Soffio di drago]] [[ja:ドラゴンブレス]] [[ko:드래곤의 숨결]] [[nl:Drakenadem]] [[pl:Oddech smoka]] [[pt:Bafo do dragão]] [[ru:Драконье дыхание]] [[zh:龙息]] [[Category:Brewing recipe]]</li><li>[[Beetroot Seeds|Beetroot Seeds]]<br/>{{Block | group = Age 0 | 1-1 = Beetroots Age 0.png | 1-2 = Beetroots Age 0 BE.png | group2 = Age 1 | 2-1 = Beetroots Age 1.png | 2-2 = Beetroots Age 1 BE.png | group3 = Age 2 | 3-1 = Beetroots Age 2.png | 3-2 = Beetroots Age 2 BE.png | group4 = Age 3 | 4-1 = Beetroots Age 3.png | 4-2 = Beetroots Age 3 BE.png |image=Beetroot Seeds JE2 BE2.png |transparent=Yes |light=No |tool=Any |renewable=Yes |stackable=Yes (64) |flammable=No |lavasusceptible=No }} '''Beetroot seeds''' are items that can be used to plant beetroot crops. '''Beetroot crops''' are planted in [[farmland]] and used to grow [[beetroot]] and beetroot seeds. == Obtaining == === Natural generation === [[Village]] farms have a chance of growing beetroot. The exact chance depends on the village: {| class="wikitable" ! Village style !! Chance |- | {{EnvSprite|desert-village}} Desert || 20% |- | {{EnvSprite|plains-village}} Plains || 5% |} === Breaking === Harvesting fully-grown beetroot yields from 1 to 4 seeds per crop harvested ({{frac|2|5|7}} seeds per crop harvested on average). The [[Fortune]] enchantment can be used to improve the drop rate. === Chest loot === {{LootChestItem|beetroot-seeds}} === Trading === Beetroot seeds are sold by [[wandering trader]]s for one [[emerald]]. == Usage == === Farming === Beetroot seeds can be placed on [[farmland]]. After being placed, it goes through four stages of growth. When fully grown it can be broken to produce beetroot seeds and beetroots. <!-- Java Edition only? -->While beetroot crops have only four growth stages compared to eight for [[wheat]], [[carrot]]s, and [[potato]]es, each growth tick has a {{frac|1|3}} chance of not advancing the growth stage and therefore beetroot grows slightly faster than other crops. Crops grow faster if the farmland they are planted in is [[Farmland#Hydration|hydrated]]. One application of [[bonemeal]] has a 75% chance of advancing growth by one stage. This is less effective than for other crops: an average of {{frac|5|1|3}} are needed to fully grow beetroot compared to {{frac|2|2|7}} for other crops. === Breeding === Like other [[seeds]], beetroot seeds can be used to [[breed]] [[chicken]]s, lead chickens around, and make baby chickens grow up faster by 10% of the remaining time. === Taming === Like other seeds, beetroot seeds can be used to tame [[parrot]]s. === Composting === Placing beetroot seeds into a [[composter]] has a 30% chance of raising the compost level by 1. === Trading === [[Wandering trader]]s may offer to sell beetroot seeds for one emerald. == Sounds == {{Edition|Java}}: {{Sound table/Block/Crop/JE}} {{Edition|Bedrock}}: {{Sound table/Block/Wood/BE}} == Data values == === ID === {{edition|java}}: {{ID table |edition=java |showblocktags=y |showforms=y |generatetranslationkeys=y |displayname=Beetroots |spritetype=block |nameid=beetroots |blocktags=bee_growables, crops |form=block}} {{ID table |displayname=Beetroot Seeds |spritetype=item |nameid=beetroot_seeds |form=item |foot=1}} {{edition|bedrock}}: {{ID table |edition=bedrock |shownumericids=y |showforms=y |generatetranslationkeys=y |displayname=Beetroots |spritetype=block |nameid=beetroot |id=244 |form=block |itemform=item.beetroot}} {{ID table |displayname=Beetroot Seeds |spritetype=item |nameid=beetroot_seeds |id=295 |form=item |foot=1}} === Block states === {{see also|Block states}} {{/BS}} == Advancements == {{load advancements|A Seedy Place}} == History == {{History|java}} {{History||1.9|snap=15w31a|[[File:Beetroot Seeds JE1 BE1.png|32px]] Added beetroot seeds. |[[File:Beetroots Age 0 JE1.png|32px]] [[File:Beetroots Age 1 JE1.png|32px]] [[File:Beetroots Age 2 JE1.png|32px]] [[File:Beetroots Age 3 JE1.png|32px]] Added beetroot crops. |Beetroot seeds can be found in [[end city]] [[chest]]s. |Beetroot plants naturally generate in [[village]] farms. |[[Villager]]s are able to harvest beetroot crops, but they are not yet able to pick up the seeds and plant them.}} {{History|||snap=15w38a|The [[drop]] chances have been greatly improved from the average {{frac|4|5}} per beetroot crop harvested to 2. |Villagers are now able to pick up and plant beetroot seeds.}} {{History|||snap=15w44a|Beetroots now generate in [[dungeon]] and [[mineshaft]] chests.}} {{History||1.11|snap=16w39a|Beetroot seeds are now found in the new [[woodland mansion]] chests.}} {{History||1.12|snap=17w18b|Placing a beetroot seeds in farmland now gives the player the "A Seedy Place" [[advancement]].{{verify}}}} {{History||1.13|snap=17w47a|Prior to [[1.13/Flattening|''The Flattening'']], this item's numeral ID was 458 and block's numeral ID was 244.}} {{History||1.14|snap=18w43a|[[File:Beetroot Seeds JE2 BE2.png|32px]] The texture of beetroot seeds has been changed. |[[File:Beetroots Age 0 JE2.png|32px]] [[File:Beetroots Age 1 JE2.png|32px]] [[File:Beetroots Age 2 JE2.png|32px]] [[File:Beetroots Age 3 JE2.png|32px]] The textures of beetroot crops have been changed.}} {{History|||snap=18w49a|Beetroot seeds can now be found in chests in [[snowy tundra]] village houses.}} {{History|||snap=19w03a|Placing beetroot seeds into the new [[composter]] has a 10% chance of raising the compost level by 1.}} {{History|||snap=19w05a|Beetroot seeds now have a 30% chance of increasing the compost level in a composter. |Added [[Wandering Trader|wandering trader]]s, which sell beetroot seeds.}} {{History||1.15|snap=19w34a|[[Bee]]s can now pollinate beetroot crops.}} {{History||1.17|snap=21w13a|[[File:Beetroots Age 0 JE3.png|32px]] [[File:Beetroots Age 1 JE3.png|32px]] [[File:Beetroots Age 2 JE3.png|32px]] [[File:Beetroots Age 3 JE3.png|32px]] The "crop" template model has changed such that pixels appear in the same physical positions on opposite sides of texture planes, changing the beetroot crop's appearance in the process.<ref>{{bug|MC-199242|||Fixed}}</ref>}} {{History||1.18|snap=Pre-release 5|[[File:Beetroot Seeds JE3.png|32px]] The texture of beetroot seeds has been changed.}} {{History||1.20|snap=23w12a|Beetroot seeds can now be found in [[suspicious gravel]] and [[suspicious sand]] in [[trail ruins]].}} {{History|||snap=23w16a|Beetroot seeds no longer generates in [[suspicious sand]] in [[trail ruins]].|Due to the split of the archaeological loot tables for the suspicious gravel within the [[trail ruins]]; beetroot seeds now are in the common loot.}} {{History|pocket alpha}} {{History||November 14, 2013|link=https://twitter.com/jbernhardsson/status/400902957782147072|[[Johan Bernhardsson]] previewed an image of beetroot seeds.}} {{History||v0.8.0|snap=build 2|[[File:Beetroot Seeds JE1 BE1.png|32px]] Added Beetroots seeds. |[[File:Beetroots Age 0 JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Beetroots Age 1 JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Beetroots Age 2 JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Beetroots Age 3 JE1 BE1.png|32px]]{{verify|Correct models?}} Added Beetroots crops.}} {{History|||snap=build 3|Beetroots seeds now have a chance of dropping when tilling [[grass block]]s.}} {{History||v0.11.0|snap=build 1|"Beetroots seeds" have been renamed to "Beetroot Seeds" and the capitalization has now also been fixed.<ref>{{bug|MCPE-7953|||Fixed}}</ref>}} {{History||v0.12.1|snap=build 1|Beetroot seeds no longer have a chance of dropping when tilling [[grass block]]s.}} {{History||v0.14.0|snap=build 1|Beetroot seeds can now be found in [[minecart with chest]]s inside of [[mineshaft]]s.}} {{History||v0.16.2|Beetroot seeds can now be found in [[chest]]s inside the large house in [[ice plains]] and [[cold taiga]] [[village]]s.}} {{History|pocket}} {{History||1.0.0|snap=alpha 0.17.0.1|Beetroot seeds can now be found in the [[chest]]s of [[dungeon]]s and [[end city|end cities]].}} {{History||1.1.0|snap=alpha 1.1.0.0|Beetroot seeds can now be found in [[woodland mansion]] chests.}} {{History|bedrock}} {{History||1.2.0|snap=beta 1.2.0.2|Beetroot seeds can now be found inside [[bonus chest]]s. |Beetroot seeds can now be used to tame [[parrot]]s.}} {{History||1.10.0|snap=beta 1.10.0.3|[[File:Beetroot Seeds JE2 BE2.png|32px]] The texture of beetroot seeds has been changed. |[[File:Beetroots Age 0 JE2.png|32px]] [[File:Beetroots Age 1 JE2.png|32px]] [[File:Beetroots Age 2 JE2.png|32px]] [[File:Beetroots Age 3 JE2.png|32px]]{{verify|Correct models?}} The textures of beetroot crops have been changed. |Beetroot seeds are now [[trading|sold]] by the new [[wandering trader]]s.}} {{History||1.11.0|snap=beta 1.11.0.1|Beetroot seeds can now be used to fill the [[composter]]. |Beetroot seeds can now be found in [[snowy tundra]] [[village]] house [[chest]]s.}} {{History||1.14.0|snap=beta 1.14.0.1|[[Bee]]s can now pollinate beetroot crops.}} {{History||?|[[File:Beetroots Age 0 BE.png|32px]] [[File:Beetroots Age 1 BE.png|32px]] [[File:Beetroots Age 2 BE.png|32px]] [[File:Beetroots Age 3 BE.png|32px]] Potato crop planes use a mapping that results in very unnatural mirroring when viewed from certain angles, such as northwest.<ref>{{bug|MCPE-146936}}</ref>}} {{History|console}} {{History||xbox=TU43|xbone=CU33|ps=1.36|wiiu=Patch 13|[[File:Beetroot Seeds JE1 BE1.png|32px]] Added beetroot seeds. |[[File:Beetroots Age 0 JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Beetroots Age 1 JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Beetroots Age 2 JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Beetroots Age 3 JE1 BE1.png|32px]]{{verify|Correct models?}} Added beetroot crops.}} {{History||xbox=none|xbone=none|ps=1.90|wiiu=none|switch=none|[[File:Beetroot Seeds JE2 BE2.png|32px]] The texture of beetroot seeds has been changed. |[[File:Beetroots Age 0 JE2.png|32px]] [[File:Beetroots Age 1 JE2.png|32px]] [[File:Beetroots Age 2 JE2.png|32px]] [[File:Beetroots Age 3 JE2.png|32px]]{{verify|Correct models?}} The textures of beetroot crops have been changed.}} {{History|New 3DS}} {{History||0.1.0|[[File:Beetroot Seeds JE1 BE1.png|32px]] Added beetroot seeds. |[[File:Beetroots Age 0 JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Beetroots Age 1 JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Beetroots Age 2 JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Beetroots Age 3 JE1 BE1.png|32px]]{{verify|Correct models?}} Added beetroot crops.}} {{History|foot}} == Issues == {{issue list}} == Gallery == <gallery> Beetrootstwitpic.png|The first image released of beetroot seeds. Village Wheat Beetroot Farm.png|Beetroots generated in a [[village]]. File:Beetroot farm.png|A beetroot garden. </gallery> == References == <references /> {{Blocks|vegetation}} {{Items}} [[Category:Plants]] [[Category:Food]] [[Category:Generated structure blocks]] [[Category:Non-solid blocks]] [[cs:Semínka červené řepy]] [[es:Semillas de remolacha]] [[fr:Graines de betterave]] [[it:Semi di barbabietola]] [[ja:ビートルートの種]] [[ko:비트 씨앗]] [[nl:Bietenzaden]] [[pl:Nasiona buraka]] [[pt:Sementes de beterraba]] [[ru:Семена свёклы]] [[th:เมล็ดบีตรูท]] [[zh:甜菜种子]]</li></ul> | beta 1.19.0.20 | Wardens are now available without having to enable experimental gameplay. | |||
Added hurt, death, and angry listening sound effects. | |||||
Wardens can now preserve anger levels toward despawned entities. | |||||
Wardens no longer get angry toward other wardens or inanimate objects. | |||||
beta 1.19.0.26 | Wardens now charge and release a ranged attack when the target is found to be well beyond the melee attack's range. This attack can penetrate walls. | ||||
Wardens can now smell players from further away. | |||||
The vertical range in which wardens get angry has been increased to 6 to 20 blocks. | |||||
Wardens now gets angry at all living mobs that bump into it, not just players. | |||||
Wardens now prioritize attacking players over other mobs. | |||||
beta 1.19.0.28 | Wardens now drop one sculk catalyst upon death. | ||||
The amount of damage dealt by its ranged attack has been decreased from 30 × 15 to 10. | |||||
The cooldown for their ranged attack has been decreased from 5 to 2 seconds. | |||||
The ranged attack can bypass shields and armor. |
Issues[]
Issues relating to "Warden" are maintained on the bug tracker. Report issues there.
Trivia[]
- Although the warden is supposed to be blind, spectating it reveals that it still has normal vision.[10]
- The concept for the warden was originally planned for the Nether Update as a "blind piglin that could only respond to sounds" that could be found within a "new biome".[11]
- Brandon Pearce considers the warden as something entirely new as it isn't a boss or a mini boss or a regular enemy but a force of nature: "when a tornado is barreling towards you, you don't try to kill it - you run away! The warden is exactly the same."[12]
- Brandon's thought process on finally giving the warden a drop after he was heavily against it was the warden should never drop something that is important or hard to get that would be worth going through the trouble of fighting it. In this case, fighting a warden is not worth a sculk catalyst. This change was made for renewability farms and tech players.[13]
- When Chi Wong was working the warden's digging animation he wanted to make sure the timing was right and make sure while it was going down, it's not going down like an elevator, but it actually digs, and the feeling Chi wanted to convey with it is it has tons of rage, it is annoyed, and it wants to go down.[14]
- The warden is the most concepted and worked through mob in Minecraft in terms of sound design.[15] When Brandon was first developing the warden, sound design was important to him, and the warden was designed with that in mind.[16]
- While designing the warden, Brandon wanted to hear the player's "heartbeat" as the warden got closer for anticipation but he thought that it felt out or place and didn't make sense to hear the player's heartbeat. His solution was for something else to make the heartbeat, and thus the warden gained a heartbeat. It was also a design choice to mimic some really interesting sound design without breaking immersion. It also adds more to the warden itself and lore reasons as to why a warden has a heartbeat.[17][18]
- Some previous names being considered for the warden were the shade,[19] the stalker and the hollowed.[20]
- The shade was a vaguely humanoid translucent mob with glowing eyes. It was meant to be a more ambient mob, which would stand in darkness with only its eyes visible and would slowly fade away as the player approached it. It would also imitate the noise of other mobs, making it sound as though they were right behind the player. Rather than an iteration on the warden, by then called the "stalker", the shade had come to be a completely separate mob to the stalker, though in some concepts it was meant to be sort of complementary, living in the ancient cities and helping the stalker by tricking players into alerting it. It was eventually scrapped due to a feeling that it would grow to become annoying rather than creepy, and so the team could better focus on developing the stalker.[21]
- The stalker iteration was tall and asymmetrical with a glowing core, sometimes referred to as a chest crystal.[22] It occurred in totems throughout the deep dark. The stalker would stand completely still to trick players into taking its core and aggravating it, and could transform into a form one block high form to prevent players from escaping through small tunnels. This iteration, specifically its appearance and transformation mechanic, felt clunky and was deemed more goofy than scary, so it was scrapped by the Mojang Studios gameplay developers. The vibration-sensing aspect, which was developed in this version, however, was passed down to and refined in the later iterations.[23][24]
- The hollowed was designed with the intent of inciting trypophobia and had white flesh with holes in it. According to Brandon Pearce, its design was an experiment to see how far the boundaries of Minecraft could be pushed and to try and draw a line as to what would be acceptable. The design had to ultimately be toned down multiple times due to said metaphorical line being crossed and after many back-and-forths between the developers, the directors and art team, a design similar to the current one was landed on.[25][26]
- The warden also had a number of other mechanics and abilities planned:
- If the player managed to get out of the warden's attack and pathfinding range but still be within its detection range, the warden would use a "mind-altering" attack that would cause the player to move erratically (walking forward would cause the player to go backwards, etc.) and deal damage overtime. The mechanic was eventually scrapped due to being deemed too complicated.[27][28]
- The warden would destroy blocks or burrow through them. The former was rejected due to the developers wanting to limit the number of "destructive" mobs there are in the game and the latter was rejected due to being too difficult to implement.[28]
- The warden could hide the player's hunger bar and health bar.[29]
- Brandon Pearce wanted the warden to be immune to damage to discourage players from fighting it, but he didn't think that would work for a sandbox game.[30]
- The warden would originally burn when exposed to daylight.[31]
- In the Bedrock Beta/Preview 1.18.30.32 the warden would dig back down when exposed in daylight but it was changed so the warden doesn't dig back down but stays when exposed to daylight in Beta/Preview 1.19.0.20.
- The warden and sculk were inspired by Lovecraftian horror as the developers wanted to make something that wasn't in the traditional scary like jumpscares and etc. but in a mysterious and unknown scary.[32]
- In the fifth episode of Minecraft Now, it was revealed by Jasper Boerstra that the warden went through over 175 different concept iterations and they have explored everything because they wanted the warden to be something really special and also for it to be scary, beautiful, ugly, cute, and have some empathy.[33]
- In the sixth episode of The Secrets of Minecraft, it was jokingly revealed that the warden's personal names are "Jonathan" and "William", depending on the scene, similar to how the player, the ender dragon or the wither all have personal joke names.[20] "Warden" itself was also jokingly broken down into "War! Dens!" in the description.
- "Jonathan" can be seen on a blackboard for name suggestions alongside "the stalker" and "the hollowed".
- It jokingly explained that the name "warden" was the result of calling it "William" and spelling it wrong.
- In the tenth episode, both names were used when Narrator spotted the warden behind him.[34] He mistakenly called the warden Jonathan before correcting himself as William, foreshadowing Jonathan Minecraft, who appears in the eleventh and final episode leading into Around the Minecraft World in 80 Biomes.[35]
- Brandon Pearce stated in a tweet that the souls in the warden's chest is important to its lore.[36]
- He also stated that the warden is inspired by the mystery heard at the end of the music disc "11".[37]
- Coincidentally, in the spin-off game, Minecraft: Story Mode, there is an unrelated character also named the warden.
- Even if the player wears a full set of Netherite armor and all four gears contain Protection IV resulting in a 80% damage reduction cap, the player will still more likely to die first as the Warden only needs to hit the aforementioned player exactly four times, assuming no potion effect is in play.
- An interesting fact is that if you invert the colors of the axolotl, the color palette is like that of the warden. It is unknown if this is intentional or a coincidence.
Gallery[]
Promotional videos[]
Warden renders[]
Animations[]
A glitched warden hurt in Bedrock Edition, this no longer happens[38]
Warden's old melee attack animation from Java Edition Deep Dark Experimental Snapshot 1.
Warden's old digging animation revealed by Marcio.[39]
Render Animations[]
A warden running in ancient city.
Steve running away from a warden in an ancient city.
A warden with a bow tie, wooden cane and glowing sticks dancing from Minecraft's YouTube.
Screenshots[]
A warden inspecting a zombie.
The warden using its sonic boom attack on a chicken.
A warden fighting an iron golem.
Warden in an ancient city.
Development screenshots[]
A warden in Minecraft Live 2020.
A warden in Minecraft Live 2020.
The first model of an early iteration of the warden referred to as the stalker.[40]
A stalker, one standing and two in 1 block tall mode.[42]
The iron golem and warden next to each other.[43]
Warden and rabbit.
A warden within an ancient city.[44]
The showcase of the new warden subtitles.[45]
An alternative sonic boom animation made by Chi Wong as a joke.[46]
Chi Wong making the warden scarier by giving it a fishing rod referencing 1.8 PvP as a joke.[47]
Development videos[]
An early design of the the warden known as the "stalker" that can transform from a tall mob to a 1 block high mob.[48]
An early design of the warden known as the "hollowed."
Miscellaneous Screenshots[]
A warden burrowing through blocks.[49]
Behind the scenes of a warden in the Minecraft Live trailer. [50]
Official artwork[]
A warden in official artwork for The Wild Update.
Pixel art version of the warden made by Nekofresa.[51]
Pixel art of the Warden used on a banner for the Minecraft Marketplace.
Concept artwork[]
Sketches of the axolotl and warden.
A "scale of cuteness" depicting the axolotl, goat, and warden.
Various concepts of the warden before sculk's appearance was fully-decided on. Two concepts resembled a wither.
Merchandise[]
Lego Minecraft warden.
References[]
- ↑ a b MC-249642 — "Wardens can't pass over rails" — resolved as "Fixed".
- ↑ "Currently the Warden's heartbeat gets faster the angrier or "close" it is to find its prey. In real time, this has really felt like it mimics the panic level of the player itself — the closer the Warden is to finding you, the more anxious you're probably going to be." – @kingbdogz on X, October 17, 2021
- ↑ "Also currently it sniffs out the mob/player that it is most suspicious of, rather than the nearest mob/player." – @kingbdogz on X, November 26, 2021
- ↑ MC-251045 — resolved as "Works As Intended".
- ↑ "No" – @kingbdogz on X, July 7, 2021
- ↑ MC-249515 — resolved as "Works As Intended".
- ↑ "Kinda. Wardens have no capability to detect players through vision. It technically has no idea where the player is, a system tells the Warden a general location that the player MIGHT be, not exactly. Only when the warden suspects a mob enough that it knows their exact position" – @kingbdogz on X, November 26, 2021
- ↑ "Also currently it sniffs out the mob/player that it is most suspicious of, rather than the nearest mob/player." – @kingbdogz on X, November 26, 2021
- ↑ MC-250192
- ↑ MC-249500 — resolved as "Works As Intended".
- ↑ https://www.minecraft.net/en-us/article/meet-warden
- ↑ "I'd actually consider it something entirely new. The Warden is a force of a nature, not a boss. When a tornado is barreling towards you, you don't try to kill it - you run away! The Warden is exactly the same." – @kingbdogz on X, October 4, 2020
- ↑ "The key is that the Warden should never drop something that is important or hard to get that would be worth going through the trouble of fighting it. In this case though, fighting a Warden is not worth a Sculk Catalyst. This change is only made for renewability farms/tech players" – @kingbdogz on X, April 28, 2022
- ↑ "Minecraft 1.19: Secret Sounds & Fabulous Frogs" – Minecraft on YouTube
- ↑ "Hey thats a looooong story. Probably the most concepted and worked through entity(s) in Minecraft, in sound design. Hoping to share some WIPs and behind the scenes in the future." – @slamp0000 on X, June 26, 2022
- ↑ "I want to talk about the heartbeat in the Warden videos: when developing the Warden for the first time, sound design was super important to me and the mob was designed with that in mind. Part of me wanted to hear the player's "heartbeat" as the Warden got closer, for anticipation" – @kingbdogz on X, October 18, 2021
- ↑ "I want to talk about the heartbeat in the Warden videos: when developing the Warden for the first time, sound design was super important to me and the mob was designed with that in mind. Part of me wanted to hear the player's "heartbeat" as the Warden got closer, for anticipation" – @kingbdogz on X, October 18, 2021
- ↑ "That would be the opposite of immersive though. Do Steve or Alex have heartbeats? Would it even make sense to hear it? In my opinion no. It feels too out of place.My solution instead was, what if something else made that heartbeat sound? Thus the Warden gained a heartbeat." – @kingbdogz on X, October 18, 2021
- ↑ "Minecraft Now: Wild Update and Farlands ft AntVenom!" – Minecraft on YouTube, May 19, 2022
- ↑ a b "The Secrets of How We're Making the Warden" – Minecraft on YouTube, January 21, 2022
- ↑ "Podcast: Warden Iterations with kingbdogz" – Minecraft Ideas Academy on YouTube, November 22, 2022
- ↑ https://www.minecraft.net/en-us/article/meet-warden
- ↑ "Some ideas we had for early iterations of the Warden. Stalkers were going to have a glowing item in the middle of its chest that you would also randomly find throughout the biome floating on totems. The idea was stalkers would stand perfectly still to "fake" those glowing items." – @kingbdogz on X, January 22, 2022
- ↑ "Podcast: Warden Iterations with kingbdogz" – Minecraft Ideas Academy on YouTube, November 22, 2022
- ↑ "146 - From Modding to Mojang with Kingbdogz // The Spawn Chunks: A Minecraft Podcast" – The Spawn Chunks @ 2:55 on YouTube, June 21, 2021
- ↑ "Podcast: Warden Iterations with kingbdogz" – Minecraft Ideas Academy on YouTube, November 22, 2022
- ↑ "I think something a little more.. mind altering." – @kingbdogz on X, October 26, 2020
- ↑ a b "Podcast: Warden Iterations with kingbdogz" – Minecraft Ideas Academy on YouTube, November 22, 2022
- ↑ "Fun fact: One warden prototype hid your hunger and health bar. That would have been scary Source: Minecraft Ideas Academy" – @CagilMartin on X, August 3, 2022
- ↑ "Fun fact: Kingbdogz originally wanted the warden to be invincible to discourage combat but he scrapped that idea. Source: Minecraft Ideas Academy" – @CagilMartin on X, August 8, 2022
- ↑ "1. It will not. This is both for design reasons (we want it to be something more "physical", like motion), and for technical reasons. 2. It will probably investigate the location it "felt/heard" the vibration. 3. Nope, but in the current design it will burn in sunlight." – @kingbdogz on X, May 22, 2021
- ↑ "Minecraft 1.19: The Deep Dark – Not So Scary After All! (If You’re The Warden)" – Minecraft on YouTube
- ↑ "Minecraft Now: The Warden and Mangroves" – Minecraft on YouTube, June 30, 2022
- ↑ "The Secrets of Minecraft's Deep Dark" – Minecraft on YouTube, June 24, 2022
- ↑ "The FINAL Secrets of Minecraft!!" – Minecraft on YouTube, July 22, 2022
- ↑ "In terms of character, the souls in its chest were incredibly important to its lore and, likewise with the color palette. It all comes together to tell a story that I think can be really more unsettling than any of these previous iterations, despite it being less "gory"." – @kingbdogz on X, January 23, 2022
- ↑ "Ask Mojang #11: All About Caves & Cliffs" – Minecraft on YouTube, October 30, 2020
- ↑ MCPE-153967
- ↑ "Vacation time. See you next year little friend" – @marcio_os on X, December 18, 2021
- ↑ https://www.minecraft.net/en-us/article/meet-warden
- ↑ "That Sculk with a version of the Stalker" – @kingbdogz on X, January 22, 2022
- ↑ "And here was the Stalker at one point, testing out it transforming into its form that could squeeze into smaller tunnels. It's really interesting looking back at iterations like this and seeing where the Warden actually ended up. Very proud of the work we did as a team." – @kingbdogz on X, January 23, 2022
- ↑ "Looking kinda short there, Iron Golem." – @kingbdogz on X, October 6, 2020
- ↑ "warden x ancient city sneak peak" – @Cojomax99 on X, February 15, 2022
- ↑ "Warden whines" – @kingbdogz on X, February 17, 2022
- ↑ "Minecraft Now: Wild Update and Farlands ft AntVenom!" – Minecraft on YouTube, May 19, 2022
- ↑ "I've made the Warden scarier" – @wChiwi on X, February 18, 2022
- ↑ "And here was the Stalker at one point, testing out it transforming into its form that could squeeze into smaller tunnels. It's really interesting looking back at iterations like this and seeing where the Warden actually ended up. Very proud of the work we did as a team." – @kingbdogz on X, January 23, 2022
- ↑ "Minecraft Live 2022: A Warden’s Song" – Minecraft on YouTube
- ↑ "Everything WRONG with our videos: MINECRAFT LIVE! (PART 1)" – Element Animation on YouTube
- ↑ "Remember the silly frogs? Remember the precious baby parrots? Well now you can get them on things at Uniqlo, among other new stuff!" – @nekofresa on X, August 11, 2022
External Links[]
- Meet the Warden – Minecraft.net on June 2, 2022
- Warden T-Shirt – Official Warden T-Shirt
- Warden Running – Minecraft's Instagram
- Steve Running away from Warden – Minecraft's Instagram