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Preparing a village for a raid in Java 1.21

In Java 1.21 the raid is triggered by drinking an ominous bottle. The captain leaves the item outside the raid; Killing yourself no longer directly inflicts Bad Omen.

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A player with a sword and shield fights a mob near a village
Illustration: a player with a sword and shield fights a mob near a village. This is an artistic scene, not a snapshot of a specific server.

Thirty seconds to cancel

Drinking a bottle gives Bad Omen. Upon entering the village, it turns into a Raid Omen for 30 seconds. Milk during this period cancels the launch; after the waves start, this is no longer a raid stop button. Reference: Minecraft: ominous bottle.

Before the experiment, remove the bottle from easy access and prepare the milk. Keeping an undrinked bottle in your inventory is safe to launch a raid.

Scheme: the path from the bottle to the raid
Author's diagram for guidance; not a game shot.Scroll the diagram horizontally.Open full-size diagram

Protect the villagers before the first wave

For your first manual battle, choose a small settlement without valuable merchants. Close the villager in a lighted room; the beds and the accommodation itself must remain in place. Inspect the caves and steps nearby: a stuck enemy can drag down the wave.

Our starting kit: serviceable armor, sword, bow, shield, 64 arrows, 32 ready-made portions of food, 64 blocks and a bucket of milk. This is a training battle reserve, not guaranteed to be sufficient for any difficulty. Leave a spare weapon by the bed outside the combat area.

Shield management and its limitations are described separately: Using a shield in Minecraft Java and Bedrock.

Dangerous enemies and finding the last raider

vindicator with axes is dangerous up close; Don't make a shield your only defense plan. Evoker eliminate quickly: their summoned pests pass through the walls. Keep the Ravagers at a distance and use a level area with an escape route.

If the scale has stopped, look for the last participant by sound, check the terrain and caves, and do not let the villager go outside. The composition and number of waves depend on the difficulty; The Java script is not a ready-made Bedrock raid farm scheme.

The purpose of the profession and the replenishment of transactions are discussed here: Villager trading: professions, books and restocking.

Frequently asked questions

Does killing the captain immediately trigger a raid?

In Java there is no 1.21: you must first drink the bottle you receive.

Will milk stop the wave that has already begun?

No. The cancel works until the 30-second omen ends.

Should we start at the main sales area?

For the first battle, choose a less valuable settlement: villagers may die.

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