How to Summon a Wither
Follow these steps to summon a Wither in Minecraft:
Spawn a Wither With Cheat Commands
In the desktop versions of Minecraft, you can use a cheat command to summon Withers. First, go to your World Settings and make sure the Activate Cheats toggle is enabled. Then, go back to your game, press / to open the command window, and enter the following:
How to Fight a Wither in Minecraft
Bring a lot of healing potions and strength potions to the fight. Withers are vulnerable to the Smite enchantment, so use an Enchantment Table to enchant your strongest sword (preferably a Diamond Sword). Bows do less damage, but they are a safer alternative since you can keep your distance. Enchant Bows with the Power enchantment, and enchant your arrows with the Infinite enchantment so you don’t run out of ammo. If you have a Crossbow, use the Quick Charge enchantment to reduce loading time. Withers cannot be damaged by fire, and they are immune to most status effects. However, the Instant Health effect harms Withers, while the Instant Damage effect heals them.
What Are the Wither’s Attacks?
Withers toss two types of skeleton heads. Black skulls break blocks with a blast resistance lower than 4 on impact. Blue skulls are slower, but they inflict greater damage and can break almost any block. They will also charge directly at you, damaging everything in their path. The Wither’s behavior depends on your difficulty setting. On higher difficulties, the Wither will gain protective armor, summon Wither Skeletons, and start throwing more skulls once its health drops below 50%.
Why Fight the Wither?
Withers are powerful creatures which attack everything in sight with the exception of zombies and other undead mobs. They only appear when summoned. Once defeated, Withers drop Nether Stars, which are required to craft Beacons. There’s no other way to get Nether Stars, but they are a worthwhile reward for defeating a tough enemy.
