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Search Minecraft Wiki Guide Creeper Top Contributors: Dan Hammill, Cross44, Harshgupta more Last Edited: 16 Jul 2015 12:24 am Page Tools Edit (Classic) Edit (Beta) Flag View History Creepers are a hostile mob in Minecraft.

Possibly the most iconic mob of the Minecraft Universe, Creepers spawn in darkness, but unlike other mobs, they will not burn in sunlight.

They silently move toward the player if close enough, and will ambush the player, giving off that short Sss..BOOM And here we are, the Respawn screen.

When they get close to the player, creepers emit a hissing noise (for 1.5 seconds) just before exploding, potentially causing tons of damage to both the player and the environment.

However, creepers cannot explode certain blocks, such as Obsidian.

Music Discs are a rare drop that can be obtained from Creepers if killed by a Skeleton, containing music from C418.

If equipped with a Bow with some Arrows (or one arrow if the bow has Infinity), you can fire on the Creeper from a distance and attempt to kill it.

This is a useful technique in killing Creepers relatively safely without the risk of explosions, allowing for G unpowder (used in making TNT and Potions) to be obtained.

Wooden and Stone Swords arent going to get you anywhere but blown to smithereens.

Iron is good, however, Knockback is a must when dealing with Mobs such as these.

The Knockback enchantment sends mobs of all kinds flying back when the player hits them.

Allow the Creeper to get close enough to start hissing and then quickly back away to avoid most of the blast.

You can also lure a Creeper into a mob trap, which can be made of a wide variety of in-game items, such as Cacti, L ava, Fire and Dispensers.

If you are wielding a sword, keep attacking the Creeper while moving backwards.

A Creeper needs to be at a certain radius to the player in order to explode.

Keeping away from it will allow you to keep attacking with a lower risk of dying.

If confronted by a Creeper, place a few Cactus blocks between yourself and the mob.

By double tapping the forward key, the player will sprint forward, and if a mob is struck while the player is sprinting the mob will be knocked back a considerably larger distance.

This can be effective in attacking a Creeper without letting it explode, due to the fact that the Creeper will cancel its explosion if outside a certain radius from the player.

You will almost always kill the Creeper before it can explode this way.

If you come across a swimming Creeper or lure it into deep water, you can swim underneath the Creeper and attack it from below.

As long as you watch your oxygen, this will prevent the Creeper from blowing up while you get a clean shot at it.

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