Reddit user InfinityswordofD recently posted a Minecraft clip in which they showed three helpful methods to defeat the often deadly Ravagers. These three techniques require very minimal supplies, ensuring that they will work for most Minecraft players. Some of the supplies required to execute these Ravager counters include Stone tools, wooden planks, a trapdoor, and an Oak Button.
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InfinityswordofD’s first Ravager counter involves digging a four-space hole straight down before looking up at the enemy Ravager which should be gazing down into the hole at the Minecraft player. As the Ravager in InfinityswordofD’s clip looked into the hole of a standard Minecraft biome, InfinityswordofD hit it five times with a Stone Axe before digging one space deeper as the Ravager focused on them more. Jumping each time they continued to attack the Ravager with their Stone Axe, InfinityswordofD defeated the intimidating beast with five more hits.
For InfinityswordofD’s second Ravager method, the Minecraft player once again withdrew a Stone Axe alongside eight Oak Planks and an Oak Trapdoor. To use this counter, Minecraft players will have to build four spaces up before building one space to the side, a space up, and then back to above the original stack of four wooden planks. Above the empty space, InfinityswordofD placed the Oak Trapdoor and immediately opened it before attacking the Ravager from four spaces above it, a technique that may be particularly helpful for Hardcore Minecraft fans.
During the second InfinityswordofD counter, Minecraft fans can see the powerful creature slowly back up as it’s hit with the Stone Axe. At half health, the Ravager notifies Minecraft players that it’s weakening while black hearts fall from its body with every attack. Similar to the rewards that a Ravager drops when it’s defeated in Minecraft Dungeons, the beast rewards a Saddle and a whopping 20 experience points, the highest experience rewards from enemies that aren’t bosses.
For InfinityswordofD’s third and final Ravager counter, Minecraft players simply need a button. InfinityswordofD’s example used an Oak Button as Oak is commonly available in Minecraft, but it’s likely that any type of button will suffice. After spawning the Ravager, InfinityswordofD ran several spaces away, placing a button on the ground behind them. After pressing the Oak Button as the Ravager got between InfinityswordofD and the chest of supplies that they pulled from, the Ravager immediately collapsed, skipping the half-health spinning animation.
Because the Ravager can destroy as it moves, other techniques from Minecraft players haven’t worked out as well, but InfinityswordofD is confident in their methods. As Mojang continues to update Minecraft with new content and fixes, it’s currently unclear if InfinityswordofD’s button counter for Ravagers will be fixed in future updates. In Minecraft’s recent Caves and Cliffs Part 2 update, the depth of caverns was extended while new biomes and other content was added to the game.
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