Wither Skeleton Mob Wiki Guide

This Minecraft tutorial explains all about wither skeletons with screenshots and step-by-step instructions. Let’s learn about wither skeletons in Minecraft.

Background

A wither skeleton is a variant of aÂ skeleton. The following is a picture of what a wither skeleton looks like in the game:

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Hostility Level	Hostile Mob
Health Points	20 health points x 10
Where to Find	In theÂ Nether
Weapon	Stone Sword
Attack Method	Strikes you with a stone sword and gives you theÂ Wither effectÂ for 10 seconds
Drops	0-2 Bones 0-2 Coal 0-1 Stone Sword 0-1 Wither Skeleton SkullÂ (rare)
Experience Points	5 experience points

Hostility Level (Hostile)

A wither skeleton is a hostile mob. The termÂ mobÂ is short forÂ mobileÂ and is used to refer to all living, moving creatures in the game such as chickens, creepers, and wither skeletons. Because a wither skeleton is a hostile mob, it will attack you in Survival mode but not Creative mode.

Health Points

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Â for health. This gives a wither skeleton 20 health points (because 1 heart = 2 health points). To kill a wither skeleton, you need to inflict 20 points of damage to the wither skeleton.

Hostile Mob

A wither skeleton is a hostile mob. The termÂ mobÂ is short forÂ mobileÂ and is used to refer to all living, moving creatures in the game such as chickens, endermen, and wither skeletons. Because a wither skeleton is a hostile mob, it will attack you in Survival mode but not Creative mode.

Where to Find Wither Skeletons

In Minecraft, you can find wither skeletons in theÂ Nether. Wither skeletons are the Nether’s version of a skeleton. While an Overworld skeleton carries a bow and arrow, a wither skeleton from the Nether carries a stone sword.

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If you haven’t been to the Nether, you need to build aÂ nether portalÂ to take you to the Nether. When you walk through a nether portal, it will transport you between the Overworld and the Nether. This is what a nether portal looks like:

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If you are having trouble finding a wither skeleton, you canÂ summon a wither skeletonÂ using a cheat or you can use aÂ spawn egg.

Weapon

The wither skeleton is armed with a stone sword as a weapon.

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Attack Method

In Minecraft, a wither skeleton will move towards you and try to strike you with its stone sword when it attacks. If it hits you with its sword, you will get the Wither effect for 10 seconds. You can drinkÂ milkÂ to remove this effect immediately or wait 10 seconds for the Wither effect to wear off.

Drops

When you kill a wither skeleton in Minecraft, it may drop one or more of the following items:Â bones,Â coalÂ or aÂ stone sword. And in rare circumstances, a wither skeleton may drop aÂ wither skeleton skull.

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Make sure you pick up any dropped items before they disappear. They are useful and should be kept in your inventory to be used later.

Experience Points

As you play the game, you will gain experience. The most common way to gain experience is by killing mobs. When a mob is killed you will see tiny green and yellow balls appear and move towards you.

Wither Skeleton Mob Wiki Guide

Background

Hostility Level (Hostile)

Health Points

Hostile Mob

Where to Find Wither Skeletons

Weapon

Attack Method

Drops

Experience Points

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