Minecraft has two true bosses with health bars, the Ender Dragon and the Wither, plus two mobs that play like bosses: the Warden, which you are meant to escape rather than kill, and the Elder Guardian that guards every ocean monument. Each guide covers how to reach the fight, what to bring, and what you get for winning.

Bosses and boss-tier mobs

• Elder guardian: Learn what the elder guardian does in Minecraft, how to survive its laser and Mining Fatigue, where to find it, and what it drops when you win.
• Ender Dragon: Learn how to find the Ender Dragon in Minecraft, destroy the End crystals, beat the final boss, and what she drops when she dies.
• Warden: Learn how the Warden works in Minecraft, where it spawns in the deep dark, how it tracks you by sound, and how to escape its deadly sonic boom.
• Wither: Learn how to summon the wither in Minecraft, what it drops, how its two phases work, and the gear and tactics you need to beat the boss.

Getting to the fight

• Stronghold: Learn how to find a stronghold in Minecraft with eyes of ender, what loot the chests hold, and how to activate the End Portal buried inside.
• End Portal: How the End Portal works in Minecraft, how to find one in a stronghold, and how to activate it with 12 Eyes of Ender.
• Eye of Ender: How to craft an eye of ender, throw it to track down a stronghold, and fill the End portal frame so you can reach the End.
• Nether fortress: Learn how to find a Nether fortress in Minecraft, get blaze rods and nether wart, fight wither skeletons, and open the loot chests inside.
• Wither skeleton: Learn where wither skeletons spawn in Minecraft, what the wither effect does, their drops, and how to farm skulls to summon the Wither boss.
• Ancient City:
• Ocean monument: Learn where the ocean monument spawns in Minecraft, how to beat mining fatigue and the guardians, and how to grab the sponges and gold inside.