Wither skeletons are among the few mobs in Minecraft with the power to apply status effect on their enemies. When this sword-wielding mob strikes the player, it inflicts wither for 10 seconds.

One has to face a wide variety of hostile mobs ready to attack them. The near-infinite world of Minecraft tests a player's survival skills. ... Wither skeletons (Image via Minecraft) ...

However, wither skeleton skulls are hard to come by, and you'll need to kill a lot of wither skeletons to get three of them, as they are dropped by the nether mob at a rate of 2.5%.

To spawn a Wither, place four blocks of soul sand or soul soil in a T shape, and then placing three wither skeleton skulls on the top three blocks. The last block placed must be one of the skulls.

If A Minecraft Movie 2 is going to include the Wither, it would first need to introduce wither skeletons. Wither skeletons are tall, powerful skeletons that reside in nether fortresses. Not much ...

Three steps to Make a Wither in Minecraft #1 Collect 4 Soul Sand/Soul Soil. ... #2 Obtain 3 Wither Skeleton Skulls. To obtain wither skeleton skulls, you must slay the wither skeletons.

While it doesn't have a very catchy name, Minecraft snapshot 12w36a features quite a few interesting additions. Take this fellow, for example. The Wither skeleton has a sword, instead of the usual ...

3 Wither Skeleton Skulls- it’s dropped by the Wither Skeletons in the Nether Fortresses. With the drop rate of 2.5%, it can take time. So, bring the looting-enchanted sword, for improving the odds.

The Wither is one of the scariest things you can come across in Minecraft. Here’s how to face your fears and defeat him. Skip ... Wither skeletons are a bit bigger than normal skeletons and have ...

Title Update 19 has made its way to Minecraft on the Xbox 360 and Xbox One. ... TU 19 adds in witches, bats, wither skeletons, and of course, a new end boss in the form of The Wither.