The most recent Minecraft screenshot showed off a slight change to its Warden enemy, and players are going to have to change up their strategies if they want to take down this mob. For experienced players, the Warden was already a big enough challenge as is. The creature isn't even officially in the game yet, and it's already garnered a reputation as the most terrifying enemy in Minecraft.
Wardens are one of the more recent mobs to be added to Minecraft, as part of the upcoming release for version 1.19, «The Wild». This threatening mob is summoned by sculk shriekers and is able to dish out intense damage. Wardens are completely blind and instead rely on movement and sound along with their sense of smell to identify the movement of a player. To top it off, Wardens deal the most non one-off damage of any mob in the game. For many, the concept of an even more powerful Warden is hard to fathom. But this latest Minecraft snapshot shows that the already powerful enemy will be adding a new weapon to its arsenal.
Related: Minecraft's Terrifying New Warden Survives A Full Minute In Lava
As reported by PCGamesN, Minecraft: Java Edition Snapshot 22w15a is the latest release for «The Wild» update and continues development with new features and plenty of changes. The biggest revelation of this latest snapshot, as announced on the Minecraft Twitter account, is the addition of a long-distant range attack for the Warden in the Deep Dark, which displays the Warden's rib cage opening to unleash a devastating sonic attack in a horrific manner, which looks almost like a laser beam. Building up high, standing behind walls, or moving out of range of their melee attack will cause Wardens to switch to their ranged attack. This attack can even
Read more on screenrant.com