ender-pearls

name	ender_pearls
description	Hunt endermen for ≥12 ender pearls — warped forest (Nether) is the densest spot, overworld night works too. Pearls + blaze powder = eyes of ender.

Skill: ender_pearls

Phase 4 of the dragon route. You need 12 pearls for up to 12 eyes of ender (stronghold frames spawn ~10% pre-filled, but don't count on it).

Done when

• get_self_status shows ≥12 ender_pearl

Endermen, from your perspective

• Your gaze does not anger them. Look-aggro is a player-only mechanic — you're an entity. No pumpkin tricks needed; they turn hostile only when you hit them. (Warn your owner not to stare, though.)
• 40 HP, melee-only (~7 dmg), teleport when struck — often behind you. Expected; keep swinging.
• They teleport away from arrows — melee_attack (melee), never ranged_attack.
• They teleport out of rain and away from water. Check get_world_info: raining → wait or fight in the Nether instead. Don't fight next to water.
• Drop: 0–1 pearl per kill (avg 0.5) → expect ~24 kills for 12 pearls.

Where to fight

Spot	Density	Notes
Warped forest (Nether)	High — best choice	Teal forest; endermen everywhere, no rain, you're already in the Nether after phase 3
Overworld at night	Low	Plains/desert, flat sight-lines; get_world_info to confirm darkness
Soul sand valley	Medium	Slow walking (soul sand), watch for ghasts

Finding the forest: locate_biome(biome="minecraft:warped_forest") — never wander-and-scan. It answers with coordinates and distance up to ~6400 blocks out. The answer is accurate to ~64 blocks: goto the x/z, then scan_nearby_entities to confirm endermen (or scan_blocks for warped_nylium). Not found → travel a few thousand blocks and retry, same as locate_structure.

Hunting loop

1. equip_item(diamond_sword), food check (get_self_status).
2. scan_nearby_entities to confirm endermen around; reposition with goto if the area is dry.
3. scan nearby endermen, then call melee_attack with up to four returned runtime IDs; it collects each pearl before selecting the next target.
4. get_self_status between batches; HP ≤ 8 → disengage, eat.
5. Repeat until ≥12 pearls.

Piglin bartering (fallback only)

Piglins drop ender pearls for gold ingots at ~2% per barter (~47 ingots per pearl on average). Only worth it if you looted a pile of gold; otherwise mining gold for this is slower than hunting. To barter: wear gold, drop ingots near a piglin, collect_items what it throws back.

What to load next

≥12 pearls → mark phase 4 completed, then load_skill(name="stronghold_finding"). The endgame is two skills away.