Combat · Hostile Mob
How to Beat an Enderman
The Enderman is not hard to hurt, it's hard to keep in the fight. One stray glance at its head and it warps behind you for 7 hearts a swing. Win by removing its escape: a pumpkin head, a 2-tall ceiling, and a block of water.
40 HP, 7♥ per hit. Cap its movement and it dies in four crits.
The cornered-Enderman method
- 1Wear a carved pumpkinEquip a carved_pumpkin in your helmet slot. While worn, looking directly at an Enderman never aggros it, you can stare, line up, and approach with zero risk of the teleport-and-hit cycle.
- 2Pin it in a 2-tall nookEnderman are 2.9 blocks tall, so a 2-high overhang stops them teleporting onto open ground. Lure it under a 2-block ceiling (an obsidian or end-stone lip), it can't warp up and out.
- 3Drop a water blockEnderman take damage standing in water and try to teleport out. Place one water source at its feet: it either takes contact damage or wastes teleports relocating, buying you free hits.
- 4Strike on the crit windowIt has 40 HP (20 hearts). A diamond_sword crit deals ~10.5; a Sharpness V netherite crit deals ~13. Jump-attack for crits, 4 clean crits end it before it recovers stagger.
- 5Re-acquire after a warpIf it does blink away, don't chase blind. Look down/away to break aggro, reposition under cover, then re-aim. Never fight one in open End void terrain where it has infinite warp space.
What you need
Carved Pumpkin
Water Bucket
Netherite Sword
ShieldQuick answers
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How much health does an Enderman have?
40 HP, equal to 20 hearts. A Sharpness V netherite sword with crits drops it in 3–4 hits; a bare diamond sword needs about 4 crits (~10.5 each).
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Does a pumpkin really stop the aggro?
Yes. With a carved pumpkin equipped you can look straight at an Enderman's head and it stays neutral. The screen border vignette is the trade-off, but you fight on your terms.
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Why does water hurt Endermen?
Endermen take damage from water (and rain) like fire. A single water source block at their feet deals contact damage and forces panic teleports, opening free attacks.
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How tall a ceiling do I need to trap one?
A 2-block-high gap. Endermen are 2.9 blocks tall and won't teleport into a space they can't fit, so a 2-tall nook locks them next to you.
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What's the safest weapon setup?
Netherite or diamond sword with Sharpness V for crits, plus a shield. Skip the bow, arrows are easy for it to dodge by teleporting, and a miss just wastes the shot.
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What happens if I miss and it warps?
Break line of sight to its head (look down or away), reposition under your 2-tall cover, then re-engage. Chasing across open ground lets it warp repeatedly and chip you for 7 hearts a hit.