| name | blaze_rods |
| description | Locate a Nether fortress, fight blazes at their spawner, and collect ≥7 blaze rods (each grinds into 2 blaze powder; 12 eyes of ender need 12 powder = 6 rods, +1 margin). |
Skill: blaze_rods
Phase 3 of the dragon route. Eyes of ender need blaze powder; locate_structure means you waste zero eyes on throwing, so 7 rods (14 powder) is enough with margin.
Done when
get_self_status shows ≥7 blaze_rod- You're back at the Nether portal (or another safe spot), ready for phase 4
Finding a fortress
locate_structure("minecraft:fortress") — exact coordinates, direction and distance in one call (must be called while IN the Nether). Don't wander looking for it.goto the returned x/z (the returned y is approximate — travel around y≈70), then scan_blocks(nether_bricks, radius=128) to find the actual corridors; the structure spans many y-levels.- Beware the lookalike: blackstone with gold = bastion (
minecraft:bastion_remnant) — different structure, avoid; its piglin brutes attack on sight.
- Track your portal's coordinates so you can navigate home.
Blazes
- 20 HP, fly/hover, volley of 3 fireballs (~5 dmg each + sets you on fire) every ~3s at line of sight, fire-immune.
- They spawn from blaze spawners: small fortress rooms with a caged spawner block, plus naturally on fortress bridges.
ranged_attack is the safe default (~6 arrows per blaze); melee walks into fireball volleys. First scan blazes and pass their runtime IDs. Using melee_attack with a diamond sword is a real fallback when arrows run low: 3 hits kill, and your auto-eat reflex covers the fireball damage as long as you carry plenty of cooked food. Pick by what's in your inventory, not dogma.
Farming loop
- Find the spawner room (
scan_blocks(spawner) inside the fortress helps).
equip_item(bow) → scan_nearby_entities → ranged_attack({"entity_ids":[id]}) in small batches.collect_items — rods drop on the floor; grab them before they burn in nearby lava... rods are fire-immune items, but lava destroys them. Don't let drops land in lava.get_self_status between batches: HP ≤ 8 → goto out of spawner range, eat, return.- Repeat until
get_self_status shows ≥7 rods. Drop rate is 0–1 per kill (avg 0.5) → expect ~14 kills, more if unlucky.
Do not mine the spawner — you need it spawning blazes until the count is met. (You may place_block to wall off excess sight-lines if too many blazes volley at once.)
Hazards
- Wither skeletons roam fortress corridors; their hits apply Wither (damage over time). scan them and pass one runtime ID at a time to
melee_attack or stay out of reach.
- Fortress bridges have no railings; knockback over the edge usually lands in lava. Fight away from edges (
combat_basics positioning rules).
What to load next
≥7 rods banked → mark phase 3 completed, then load_skill(name="ender_pearls"). Warped forests (teal trees, dense endermen) are worth noting on your way out — phase 4 can use them.
