Minecraft: The Ender Dragon Guide
An In-depth tutorial on how to defeat the Ender dragon
New players as well as seasoned professionals
Introduction
WHO
However, it is mainly for experienced members with previous knowledge.
Details
- The battle with the Ender Dragon is considered the end of the game, so it is expected the player has acquired certain skills and items before going into this battle.
- To fight the Ender Dragon the player must first go through a process to reach the Ender Dragon.
In-Game Skills
In-Game
Skills
- Walking, sprinting, and jumping
- Knowing how to use a bow and arrow
- Using a water bucket to soften landings
- Towering with blocks (going up by placing blocks underneath you)
Required Items
Required Items
- Full Diamond Armor
- Diamond sword
- Diamond pickaxe
- Bow
- 64-128 arrows
- Water Bucket
- 3 stacks(192 blocks) of cobblestone
Recommended Items
- Feather falling II or III boots
- Carved pumpkin
- Healing potions or golden apples
Technical Definitions
Definitions
- Nether- dimension which the character has to travel to and is characterized by its highly hostile environment and mobs.
- Minecraft portal- used by the player to phase between dimensions: the overworld, nether, and end dimensions.
- Blaze rods - item obtained after slaying the Blaze mob
- End crystals- objects on the obsidian towers that heal the Ender Dragon
Step 1:
Step 1: Getting Blaze Rods
1.Build and enter the nether portal
2.Find the nether fortress and the blaze spawner
3.Defeat the Blazes and collect 7-10 Blaze rods.
Using a shield is recommended.
4.Return to overworld through portal
Summary
The first thing you need to reach "The End", the location of the Ender Dragon, is blaze rods. Blaze rods come from blazes, which are located in the Nether inside of Nether Fortesses.
Entering the Nether Portal
Nether Portal
Step 2: Getting Ender Pearls
Step 2: Getting Ender Pearls
1.Find an enderman
2.Create a small barrier out of dirt blocks around you for protection
3. Glance at the endermen to bait him towards you
4. Kill the endermen with a sword
5. Repeat steps 1-4 until 20 ender pearls are collected.
Summary
At night look for enderman, make sure to have a shield or create a small protective barrier around you, you can look in their eyes to get them to come to you. Kill them with a sword.
- Note: this will take several nights in minecraft.
Example of a proper Barrier:
Reccommended, but barriers can vary
Barriers
Endermen Pearls
After an Endermen dies-> remember to collect the enderpearls
Step 3: Find a Stronghold
Step 3: Find a Stronghold
1. Craft eyes of ender using ender pearls and blaze powder, which is made from blaze rods.
2.Throw the eyes of ender and walk in the direction that they go.
3. Walk about 100 blocks before throwing again.
4. Eventually, the direction will change, which means you passed the stronghold, now throw the eyes of ender more often until they point straight down.
5. Dig down.
Summary
Now it’s time to find the stronghold, the underground structure the holds the portal to the end, using eyes of ender.
Throwing the Eyes of Ender
Throwing
When it looks like this dig down
Digging down
1.Look through the Stronghold
2.Destroy the spawner located directly in front of the portal
3.Fill in the eyes of the ender all the way around the portal
Step 4: Find the End Portal
Summary
Now that you’re at the stronghold, you have to look for the portal room. There is only one portal room, it should have light coming out from it.
The portal room has lava and is elevated above the ground
Remember
Fill the portal with eye of ender
Step 5: Battle Setup
1. Use a bed to set a spawn point, before going into the portal
2. Go to the center of the main island. You may have to bridge over.
3.Use a diamod pickaxe to mine into one of the obisidian towers
4.Set up your hot bar and
put a pumpkin into your invetory (Optional)
Spawn point setup
Spawn Setup
*Warning:setting up beds in "The End" leads to explosions
Clarification Images
Utilities + Examples
Swing this weapon on the tower
WHY?
Pumpkin head
Pumpkin heads allow you too look at endermen without them attacking you BUT your vision is reduced
Step 6: The Fight
1. Destroy uncovered "End Crystals" with the diamond bow and arrow.
2. Tower up and destroy caged "End Crystals".
3. Follow the cycle and hit the Ender Dragon with sword. Be careful.
Step 6: The Fight
Possible Scenarios
Scenarios
- Low health: Retreat to your obsidian enclave, eat food, wait for your health to recover.
- Flung into air: Use water bucket to land.
- Endermans attacking you: Avoid looking at enderman directly(where crosshair is pointing). If necessary put a pumpkin on your head (beware, this inhibits vision). If they attack you, run to your base.
- Dragon breath: Get out of the particles as soon as you can.
End Crystals
The first objective is to destroy the end crystals on top of the "End Towers". These have to be destroyed before damaging the Ender Dragon.
End Crystals
Shooting the End Crystals
Shooting
- Use a bow to shoot at the "End Crystals" at the top of the tower. Note: ones on short towers should be easy to hit.
- Arrows travel in an arched angle, so tilt your bow up and adjust your aim based on how far it goes.
- Note: If you are not good with bows, bring more arrows (about 128)or you can go to the next step.
This is what the cage looks like
Caged End Crystals
Warning: this is very dangerous.
Caged End Crystals
- Using cobblestone, build-up to the towers, be careful you can be knocked off.
- When you’re on top, mine a hole in the cage, build a few blocks out and shoot the crystal. Do not hit with your sword!
Combat Cycle
Warning: The Ender Dragon can hit you up into the air
Sword Combat
- If you have a bow, shoot it while it’s in the air. Aim in front of ender dragon, give it lead. If this is too difficult, skip to the next step.
- When the ender dragon comes down to the center, hit it with your sword. Avoid the dragon’s head, he can breath fire and cause lingering health damage .
- Repeat this cycle until the Ender Dragon is defeated.
Summary
After destroying the crytals at the top of the tower, the Ender Dragon won’t heal. This is the best time to attack. The ender dragon has a cycle, it will fly, then it will come back down to the center and repeat.
Ender Dragon Photo
Waiting for the Ender Dragon to land, then attacking
Clarification Visuals
The Ender Dragon is defeated
Conclusion
YOU HAVE SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETED THE ENDER DRAGON TUTORIAL!
This tutorial is targeted towards the average Minecraft player, who hasn’t defeated the Ender Dragon. There are other methods, but they require more experience. Hopefully, this guide helped you, refer to other guides if some steps are unclear.