Want to know a little more about the new Minecraft Warden mob? This terrifying monster can be found lurking deep within Minecraft’s caves as part of the Minecraft 1.19 update. It recently made its debut in the first Minecraft snapshot.
The Minecraft Warden patrols the deepest areas of caverns and is the only blind mob in the game. So, what makes the Warden so frightening? Well, lack of sight doesn’t mean the Warden can’t track you down. Instead, the Warden uses sound to locate the player, which means you have to be very sneaky to avoid a confrontation with this new mob – if you’re smart you can throw items like snowballs to get the Warden to head in another direction. However, if you find yourself exposed and with nowhere to go, you will have to take on this powerful beast.
Join us as we go through everything Mojang has shared on one of the spookiest Minecraft mobs in the game, from its damage output and health pool, to its movement characteristics and its spawn location.
Wardens spawn in the Deep Dark biome, so you’ll need to be very far into a cavern expedition before you run across this mob. Wardens have unique spawn requirements. If the light level is lower than 11 and there isn’t another Warden nearby, a Warden will emerge from the ground whenever a player activates the Sculk Shrieker three times.
How to avoid a Minecraft Warden
Wardens shuffle around, reacting to noises they detect with the skulk in their torsos. Lights will flicker whenever a Warden passes due to the darkness debuff it emits. If you are near a Warden, your vision is also affected by this darkness.
A Warden has a colossal 250 hearts. This health pool, combined with its high attack stat, makes them the most powerful of all naturally-spawning Minecraft mobs. Since its attack strength depends on your difficulty setting, here are the Warden’s stats:
Its attacks disable Minecraft shields for a time and have a long vertical reach of up to four blocks. So if you are playing on hard mode, it can instantly kill you with a single punch, even if you are wearing full Netherite armour.
