What is the Minecraft Phantom – All you need to know
All you need to know about Phantom in Minecraft.
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Phantoms are flying undead hostile creatures that appear if a player has gone three days without sleeping or dying in-game. A Minecraft phantom circles aimlessly, leaving a trail of fluffy grey smoke, which can be seen in creative mode since it won’t attack. If the Minecraft phantom is attacked with a sword enchanted with smite or is affected by the instant health effect, it takes additional damage. They are, however, poison-resistant and have the ability to reverse the effects of instant-damage potions.
They attack by swooping down and don’t stay in one spot for lengthy periods of time, making it tough to strike them with a bow. You can use a sword to slay the ghost, or you can send in your tamed wolf. If everything else fails, keep in mind that the phantom isn’t fond of cats and will normally keep a 16-block distance from them — it will leave if your pet cat hisses.
Let’s find out more about this creature from the game.
How do Phantoms spawn in Minecraft?
Minecraft phantoms spawn in the Overworld at night or during a rainstorm in Java edition. They will always spawn above you, making it even more difficult to dodge these nefarious monsters. If you’ve been awake for three days or longer due to insomnia, prepare to hear the hollow cries of a ghost as it hides in the sky above you. To make matters worst, the longer you go without a decent night’s sleep, the more probable phantoms may appear.
To spawn a phantom, you must be slightly above sea level with no barrier blocking light overhead. Because a phantom’s light capacity is two, it must be less than this for one to spawn in Minecraft. The shriek and flapping of wings of 1-6 phantoms, which will spawn 20-34 blocks above you, may be expected.
Can we summon phantoms in Minecraft?
You may summon a phantom in Java edition by employing a Minecraft trick, which will need you to enable cheats in the world. You may summon a phantom in any Minecraft world you’re in by using the chat window and the ‘/summon command.’ Set the doInsomnia game rule to false if you don’t want Phantoms to spawn at all.
Of course, changing the time of day to night will prevent the phantom from spawning on fire like any other undead monster in Minecraft.
Loot from Phantoms
If you manage to kill the phantoms, here are the items along with XPs that you can gain.
- 0-1 phantom membranes
- 5 experience orbs
The Minecraft membranes are extremely helpful for making potions like Potion of Slow Falling. This is all you need to know about Phantoms in the game. You can find out more about this in the Official Minecraft Wiki.
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