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The Wither

Withers are fought, not farmed.

• A wither takes half damage and deals double damage, skulls and explosions included.
• Placing the last skull gives everyone nearby a 15-second warning.
• When it appears it tears its cage apart — blocks within 8 of the summon point are removed, claims included. Chests and barrels are kept.
• It cannot be summoned inside a claim, or within two chunks of one. The three skulls are given back. Summon it in the open.
• Soul Surge at 75%, 50% and 25% health: a short charge while it cannot be hurt, a shockwave, twelve wither skeletons that do not drop skulls, then six waves of charged blue skulls. One hit that crosses several lines only fires the lowest.
• Soul Collapse at 5%: it pulls nearby players in and fires a ring of charged skulls outward. No skeletons.
• Its explosions and those charged skulls break blocks inside claims. Keep the fight away from anything you care about.
• Wither skeletons drop skulls less often.