Warden

This article is about the hostile mob in the Minecraft 1.19 The Wild Update. For the unseen illager in Minecraft Dungeons, see MCD:Warden. For the ancient mob in Minecraft Dungeons, see MCD:Frostwarden. For the character in Minecraft: Story Mode, see Minecraft Story Mode:The Warden.

Warden
Health	500 × 250
Behavior	Hostile
Spawn	When a player activates any sculk shrieker three times or more & the light level is 11 or lower.
Damage	Easy: 16 × 8 Normal: 30 × 15 Hard: 45 × 22.5
Details
Size	In Java Edition: Height: 2.9 blocks Width: 0.8 blocks

The warden is a hostile mob summoned by sculk shriekers. They are completely blind, and thus rely on vibrations and their sense of smell to identify players and other mobs. They are the most powerful of all the monsters, having the highest health, and dealing the most melee damage of any naturally-spawned mob in the game.

Spawning

Wardens do not use traditional mob spawning mechanics. When a player activates any sculk shrieker three times, and there isn't another warden within 48 blocks, and the light level is lower than 11, a warden emerges from the ground. Up to 20 attempts are made to spawn a warden within a 11×13×11 box centered on the shrieker.

The warning count for sculk shriekers is specific to each player, not each sculk shrieker. This means that the same player can activate three different sculk shriekers just once, and a warden spawns on the third activation.

Behavior

Wardens are blind and wander randomly. A nearby vibration alerts the warden, which moves toward the location where the vibration originated. It can also smell the area around it, allowing it to zero in on an entity's location. The more vibrations a mob or player makes, the more agitated it grows.

The souls on its chest creates a low throbbing heartbeat sound, in tandem with the Darkness effect. The animation and sound speeds up gradually as the warden becomes more agitated. Wardens prefer to track down mobs that it finds most suspicious, rather than the closest one.

Once a warden reaches a high enough level of agitation, it roars and pursues the target. In this state, the warden pathfinds to the target normally, regardless of vibrations made. If a mob or player collides with a warden, or attacks it first, the warden immediately enters its angry state.

The warden tracks down and attacks all other mobs, excluding other wardens. The warden can also follow vibrations made by non-mob entities such as projectiles or minecarts.

After sixty seconds of being "calm" and not detecting any vibrations, the warden burrows back into the ground and despawns. The warden is completely invulnerable while emerging or burrowing, including damage from /kill, though it can still be pushed by entities, pistons, and liquids.

The warden's attack disables shields, reaches target up to four block heights, and deals an exceptional amount of damage, enough to instantly kill a player wearing full netherite armor on Hard difficulty.

A warden's hitbox can fit inside a corridor 1 block wide and 3 blocks tall. This allows them to chase entities pathfinding precisely even in small cave corridors.

The wardens are immune to damage from fire and lava.

Water does not slow down a warden, and bubble columns have no effect on an aggravated warden.

Drops

Wardens drop three experience points on death.

Advancements

There are no advancements associated with the warden. The warden is intended to be a natural disaster that is almost impossible to kill and best avoided. Therefore, killing a warden doesn't count for the Monster Hunter advancement, nor is it needed to receive the Monsters Hunted advancement.

Sounds

Sound	Subtitles	Source	Description	Resource location	Translation key	Volume	Pitch	Attenuation distance
	Warden groans angrily	Hostile Creatures	Plays randomly while searching for an entity	entity.warden.agitated	subtitles.entity.warden.agitated	1	?	?
	Warden whines	Hostile Creatures	Plays when the warden emerges, or randomly	entity.warden.ambient	subtitles.entity.warden.ambient	1	?	?
	Warden rages	Hostile Creatures	Warden targets an enemy	entity.warden.angry	subtitles.entity.warden.angry	1	?	?
	Warden lands hit	Hostile Creatures	Warden attacks	entity.warden.attack_impact	subtitles.entity.warden.attack_impact	1	?	?
	Warden digs	Hostile Creatures	Warden despawns	entity.warden.dig	subtitles.entity.warden.dig	1	?	?
	Warden dies	Hostile Creatures	Dying	entity.warden.death	subtitles.entity.warden.death	1	?	?
	Warden emerges	Hostile Creatures	Warden spawns	entity.warden.emerge	subtitles.entity.warden.emerge	1	?	?
	Warden heart beats	Hostile Creatures	Plays randomly	entity.warden.heartbeat	subtitles.entity.warden.heartbeat	1	?	?
	Warden hurts	Hostile Creatures	Taking damage	entity.warden.hurt	subtitles.entity.warden.hurt	1	?	?
	Warden takes notice	Hostile Creatures	Warden notices vibration	entity.warden.listening	subtitles.entity.warden.listening	1	?	?
	Warden takes notice angrily	Hostile Creatures	Warden moves toward the source of vibration	entity.warden.listening_angry	subtitles.entity.warden.listening_angry	1	?	?
	Warden approaches	Hostile Creatures	Warden gets called by sculk shrieker once	entity.warden.nearby_close	subtitles.entity.warden.nearby_close	1	?	?
	Warden advances	Hostile Creatures	Warden gets called by sculk shrieker twice	entity.warden.nearby_closer	subtitles.entity.warden.nearby_closer	1	?	?
	Warden draws close	Hostile Creatures	Warden gets called by sculk shrieker thrice	entity.warden.nearby_closest	subtitles.entity.warden.nearby_closest	1	?	?
	Warden roars	Hostile Creatures	Targets entity	entity.warden.roar	subtitles.entity.warden.roar	1	?	?
	Warden sniffs	Hostile Creatures	Scans for nearby entities	entity.warden.sniff	subtitles.entity.warden.sniff	0.75	?	?
	Warden steps	Hostile Creatures	Walking	entity.warden.step	subtitles.entity.warden.step	0.3	?	?
	Warden tendrils click	Hostile Creatures	Detects movement	entity.warden.tendril_clicks	subtitles.entity.warden.tendril_clicks	1	?	?

Data values

ID

Java Edition:

Name	Identifier	Translation key
Warden	warden	entity.minecraft.warden

Entity data

Wardens have entity data associated with them that contains various properties.

Java Edition:

Main article: Entity format

• 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.

History

Java Edition
2020					Created concept art with early designs known as the "stalker".
					Early "stalker" design was made into the game.
					The "stalker" had a second version, which 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 was considered too goofy and not scary, so it was scrapped.
2020					Created concept art with early designs known as the "hollowed".
					Early "hollowed" design was made into the game.
					This was considered too gory for Minecraft, so it was scrapped.
October 3, 2020					Wardens are announced at Minecraft Live 2020.
October 6, 2020					A set of teaser images of the warden's size and behavior were released on Brandon Pearce's Twitter.
October 16, 2021					Showed new texture and behavior at Minecraft Live 2021.
November 26, 2021					It was revealed that wardens 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.
December 18, 2021					Showed warden emerge behavior.
Upcoming Java Edition
1.19 {{Extension DPL}}<ul><li>[[Bundle|Bundle]]<br/>{{Experimental feature|bundle}} {{planned|BE}} {{Item | image = Bundle.png | image2 = Bundle Filled.png | rarity = Common | renewable = No | stackable = No }} A '''bundle''' is an [[item]] that can store up to a stack's worth of mixed [[item]] types within itself in a single [[inventory]] slot. Items that stack to 16 occupy more space within the bundle, and items that do not stack occupy the entire bundle without allowing space for any other items. == Obtaining == === Crafting === {{Crafting |showdescription=1 |A1=String |B1=Rabbit Hide |C1=String |A2=Rabbit Hide |C2=Rabbit Hide |A3=Rabbit Hide |B3=Rabbit Hide |C3=Rabbit Hide |Output=Bundle |type=Tool |description={{OnlyExperimental|bundle}} }} == Usage == <!--The tooltip does not reflect the current bundle "tooltip"--> {{FakeImage|style=max-width:250px; |1={{Slot|Stick,64}}{{Slot|Ender Pearl,16}}{{Slot|Iron Sword}}<br>{{Slot|Stick,1}}{{Slot|Ender Pearl,4}}{{Slot|Iron Sword,64}}<br>{{Slot|Filled Bundle[Stick x32/Ender Pearl x8]| title = Bundle|link=none}} |2=Item stack sizes (top row) and the number of bundle slots they take up (middle row). Sticks stack to 64, so they take up one bundle slot; ender pearls stack to 16, so they take up four; and swords do not stack, so they take up the whole bundle. So, for instance, a bundle may have 32 sticks and 8 ender pearls inside (bottom), which take up a total of {{Tooltip|(32×1)|32 Sticks}}+{{Tooltip|(8×4)|8 Ender Pearls}}=64 bundle slots. }} Bundles are used to store different [[item|item type]]s in the same [[inventory]] slot. This does not, however, increase the total capacity of the slot: each bundle has 64 "bundle slots" and each item placed in the bundle takes up these slots similar to how they take up space in a normal inventory slot: items that stack to 64 take up 1 bundle slot, items that stack to 16 (for example, [[egg]]s) take up 4, and items that do not stack (such as tools/weapons/armor) take up the whole bundle, all 64 slots. Although bundles themselves cannot be stacked, a bundle can be placed inside another (nested): the inner bundle itself uses 4 slots plus the number of slots already occupied by the items in that bundle.<ref>{{bug|MC-203567||Bundles can be placed inside of bundles|WAI}}</ref> To place items inside a bundle, either (1) pick up the bundle in the inventory and right-click on the item(s) to be placed inside or (2) pick up the item(s) and right-click on the bundle. When placing bundles inside another bundle, the interface uses the first method: picking up Bundle A and right clicking on Bundle B attempts to store Bundle B inside A. Bundles can be {{ctrl|used}} inside the inventory to take out the last item put in. In this way, items are accessible LIFO (last in, first out). When {{ctrl|used}} outside the inventory, it dumps all the items out into the world. Hovering over the bundle shows its contained items in its inventory slots. The number of bundle slots used is displayed as ''<fullness>''/64 in the tooltip. If the bundle is full, then the empty slots are greyed out with an <span class="invslot">{{SlotSprite|Bundle full}}</span>. [[Shulker box]]es cannot be placed inside of bundles. [[File:MinecraftBundle.jpg|thumb|Hovering the mouse over a bundle filled with mob loot, nearly full, with 61 items.]] == Sounds == {{Sound table |sound=Bundle drop contents1.ogg |sound2=Bundle drop contents2.ogg |sound3=Bundle drop contents3.ogg |subtitle=Bundle empties |source=player |description=When a bundle's items are thrown onto the ground |id=item.bundle.drop_contents |translationkey=subtitles.item.bundle.drop_contents |volume=0.8 |pitch=''varies'' <ref group=sound>Can be 0.8-1.2 or 0.76-1.14 for each sound</ref> |distance=16}} {{Sound table |sound=Bundle insert1.ogg |sound2=Bundle insert2.ogg |sound3=Bundle insert3.ogg |subtitle=Item packed |source=player |description=When items are placed into a bundle |id=item.bundle.insert |translationkey=subtitles.item.bundle.insert |volume=0.8 |pitch=''varies'' <ref group=sound>Can be 0.8-1.2, 0.76-1.14, or 0.84-1.26 for each sound</ref> |distance=16}} {{Sound table |sound=Bundle remove one1.ogg |sound2=Bundle remove one2.ogg |sound3=Bundle remove one3.ogg |subtitle=Item unpacked |source=player |description=When items are removed from a bundle |id=item.bundle.remove_one |translationkey=subtitles.item.bundle.remove_one |volume=0.8 |pitch=''varies' <ref group=sound>Can be 0.8-1.2, 0.84-1.26, or 0.88-1.32 for each sound</ref> |distance=16 |foot=1}} == Data values == === ID === {{JE}}: {{ID table |edition=java |showforms=y |generatetranslationkeys=y |displayname=Bundle |spritetype=item |nameid=bundle |form=item |foot=1}} === Item data === <div class="treeview" style="margin-top: 0;"> * {{nbt|compound|tag}}: The '''tag''' tag. {{:Player.dat_format/Bundle}} </div> == History == {{History||October 3, 2020|link={{ytl|DBvZ2Iqmm3M|t=1846s}}|[[File:Bundle JE1.png|32px]][[File:Bundle Filled JE1.png|32px]] Bundles are revealed at [[Minecraft Live 2020]]. Hovering over them shows all items inside scattered around a large area, and incomplete bundles have the empty texture.}} {{History||October 16, 2021|link=https://clips.twitch.tv/AffluentEncouragingOryxPeteZaroll-cd8pIapkfD4PRHxO|Ulraf, a game developer on ''Minecraft'', states that bundles will not be included in [[Caves & Cliffs]].}} {{History||November 17, 2021|link=https://www.minecraft.net/en-us/article/caves---cliffs-update-part-ii-coming|Bundles are announced to be added after [[The Wild Update]].}} {{History|java}} {{History||1.17|snap=20w45a|[[File:Bundle JE1.png|32px]][[File:Bundle Filled JE1.png|32px]] Added bundles. Hovering over them shows some of the items contained and their quantities, much like the tooltip of a [[shulker box]]. Incomplete bundles have the full texture.}} {{History|||snap=20w46a|[[File:Bundle JE2.png|32px]][[File:Bundle Filled JE2.png|32px]] The textures of bundles have been changed. |Hovering over bundles now shows its contained items in special slots, similar to slots in the [[inventory]]. If the bundle is not full, it also has an empty slot with a plus on it.}} {{History|||snap=20w48a|Bundles now show fullness as a number when [[advanced tooltips]] are enabled. |{{ctrl|Using}} a bundle in the inventory now empties one item from the bundle instead of emptying all the contents out to the [[inventory]]. |{{ctrl|Using}} a bundle now throws out its entire content into the world.}} {{History|||snap=20w49a|Bundle fullness is now always shown. |Full bundles now show the blue bar instead of hiding it, to distinguish from empty bundles.}} {{History|||snap=20w51a|Bundles now drop its contents when destroyed as an [[Item (entity)|item entity]]. |Bundle fullness has been changed from <code>Fullness: ''<fullness>'' / 64</code> to <code>''<fullness>''/64</code> |The slots in the tooltip when hovering over bundles have changed to have a border, and rows of slot have a thicker edge between them. |When the bundle is not full, it instead shows empty slots instead of one slot with a plus. When it is full, those empty slots become greyed out with an X.}} {{History|||snap=21w05a|The player now receives a tutorial when first having a bundle in the inventory.}} {{History|||snap=21w19a|Bundles are now accessible only through commands.}} {{History||1.18|snap=Experimental Snapshot 1|Bundles are now available in the creative inventory and can be crafted once again.}} {{History|||snap=21w37a|Bundles are once again accessible only through commands.}} {{History||1.19.3|snap=22w42a|Bundles have been made available once again, and have been moved behind their own datapack.}} {{h|bedrock}} {{h||1.19.50|snap=beta 1.19.50.21|Added bundle GUI textures in the Vanilla Packs.}} {{History|foot}} == Issues == {{Issue list}} == Gallery == <gallery> JE 1.17 Development Bundle.png|The original bundle UI Bundle in Inventory.jpg|A bundle inventory in the inventory </gallery> == References == {{Reflist}} {{Items}} [[Category:Storage]] [[Category:Tools]] [[Category:Renewable resources]] [[de:Bündel]] [[es:Saco]] [[fr:Sac]] [[ja:バンドル]] [[pl:Sakwa]] [[pt:Trouxa]] [[ru:Мешок]] [[zh:收纳袋]]</li><li>[[:Category:Storage|Category:Storage]]<br/>Blocks and items used to '''store''' other blocks or items. [[Category:Blocks]][[Category:Items]] [[ja:カテゴリ:ストレージ]] [[zh:Category:储物]]</li></ul>		Deep Dark Experimental Snapshot 1			File:Warden JE1.png Added wardens.
		22w11a			Wardens are not added yet in this non-experimental snapshot.
		22w12a			Readded wardens.
					Wardens are no longer considered undead, have a new attacking animation, have much longer vertical reach, do not slow down in water, and are now immune to fire and lava.
Bedrock Edition
December 9, 2021					Ported warden code from Java Edition.
December 17, 2021					Showed new animation of the warden burrowing into blocks.

Issues

Issues relating to "Warden" are maintained on the bug tracker. Report issues there.

Trivia

• Some previous names considered for the warden were the "stalker" and the "hollowed".
  • The stalker iteration was tall, asymmetrical and it had a glowing core. 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 one block high form to prevent players from digging away. That iteration, specifically its appearance and transformation mechanic, felt clunky and was more goofy than scary, so it was scrapped.
  • The hollowed was designed with the intent of inciting trypophobia and had white flesh with holes in it. That iteration was deemed too gory by the developers and had to be toned down.
  • In the sixth episode of “The Secrets of Minecraft” it was jokingly revealed that the warden's personal name is William, similar to how the Ender dragon, the Wither, and player characters all have personal joke names. The word was also jokingly broken down into the words: war and den.
• Brandon Pearce (kingbdogz) stated in a tweet that the souls in the warden’s chest is incredibly important to its lore.
  • Kingbdogz also stated that the warden is inspired by the "monster" heard at the end of the 11 music disc.
• Coincidentally, in the spinoff game, Minecraft: Story Mode, there was a character who was also named The Warden. It is unlikely that the mob was based on the character.
• Although the warden is supposed to be blind, spectating it reveals that it still has normal vision.

Gallery

Animations

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  A newly-spawned warden emerging from the ground

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  A warden sniffing

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  A warden roaring

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  A warden burrowing into the ground before despawning

Developer screenshots

• The Stalker Sculk With The Stalker Incarnation.jpeg

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  A warden in the deep dark.

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  A warden approaching the player.

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  The iron golem and warden next to each other.

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  Warden and rabbit.

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  Player and warden next to each other.

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  Warden emerging from the ground of the deep dark.

• Warden x ancient city sneak peak.jpeg

  A warden within an ancient city.

• Warden Subtitles Reveal.jpeg

  The showcase of the new warden subtitles.

Concept artwork

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  Sketches of the axolotl and warden.

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  A "scale of cuteness" depicting the axolotl, goat, and warden.

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  One of the early concept of the warden, referred to as the stalker.

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  Various concepts of the warden before sculk's appearance was fully-decided on.

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  Early concepts of the warden, featuring a smile on it.

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  More early concepts of the warden, involving particles.

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  Early concepts of the warden, having white as a main color with sculk referred to as the hollowed.

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  Early iterations of the warden, using the current sculk colors.

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  Sketches of the final iteration of the warden, as well as other iterations for its ears.

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  Early incarnations of the warden's ears.

Videos

Other gameplay

• A warden "emerging" from the ground.

• A warden "digging" to the ground.

• A video showing an early design of the warden known as the "hollowed."

References

Entities 

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