Nether Combat
Fight Piglins in a Bastion
A bastion remnant is the densest piglin pack in the game and the best loot in the Nether. The trick is not raw damage, it is aggro management: wear gold, kill the brutes that ignore it, and never open a chest in plain sight.
The aggro rule that keeps you alive
Piglin aggro is binary and it propagates. A single gold armor piece flips regular piglins to neutral, but three actions override that instantly and turn the entire visible pack hostile: opening any container, breaking a gold block, and attacking one piglin.
Piglin Brutes are the exception to everything. They spawn around the central treasure room, carry a golden axe, hit for up to 12.5 hearts, and never go neutral. Treat them as the real boss: shield their swing, strafe, and burn their 25 HP down before you touch a single chest.
Loot last. Clear brutes, break line of sight to the loot, then open chests one room at a time with a wall between you and the pack.
Quick answers
+Do I really need gold armor to be safe?
One piece is enough to keep regular piglins neutral. Without any gold, the moment you enter they all attack. Note: gold does NOT calm Piglin Brutes or zombified piglins.
+How much health does a Piglin Brute have?
A Piglin Brute has 25 HP (12.5 hearts) and no armor. A Netherite Sword (8 damage) kills one in 4 clean hits, or 3 with a critical jump-attack and Sharpness.
+Why did the whole bastion attack me at once?
You opened a container while a piglin had line of sight, or you broke a gold block. Both actions trigger collective aggro that ignores your gold armor. Break sightlines before looting.
+Can I trade with piglins instead of fighting?
Yes. Drop or right-click a gold ingot to a regular piglin and it bartas for random loot (ender pearls, fire charges, obsidian). Brutes do not barter, so deal with them first.
+What about hoglins in the bastion?
Hoglins have 40 HP and big knockback. Lure them onto warped/crimson nylium edges or use a 2-block ledge; they flee from warped fungus, so plant some as a panic button.
+Best enchantments for a bastion run?
Feather Falling IV and Fire Protection IV on boots, Protection IV elsewhere, Sharpness V on the sword, and a shield. Respiration helps if you fall into lava with a water bucket plan.
