Tutorials/Defeating a monument

An ocean monument.

Ocean monuments are hard to defeat if the player is not properly equipped, however with some strategies and equipment they can be defeated fairly easily.

Locating an Ocean Monument

Ocean monuments only spawn in the deep ocean biome, making them difficult to find if an ocean biome has not been found yet. Items that will help in finding a monument include:

• Potion of Night Vision/Water Breathing
• Boat
• Ender pearls
• Using nether portals to fast travel

Defeating the monument

Ocean monuments are dangerous places, inhabited by guardians and elder guardians. Diamond armor, potions of night vision/water breathing, a bow and food are essential, especially on hard. Getting into the monument may be hard, as guardians can spawn outside of it. Once inside an ocean monument, things become easier; the limited space makes it harder for guardians to target you. Good ways to enter a monument are:

• Ender pearls
• Potion of Invisibility
• Depth Strider boots
• Respiration helmet
• Potion of water breathing
• Potion of night vision

Once you enter the monument, you main goal is to take out the elder guardians. They will inflict the player with mining fatigue III, making breaking blocks almost impossible. The elders are situated in the center and each wing of the monument. The elder guardians have high health and damage, but are too large to move much, so using melee weapons is a good option. Bows are limited by their charge time, and splash potions are inefficient. A good tactic is to hide behind blocks while the elder guardian charges its beam. Regular guardians are also a hazard, although with the proper equipment they are much less of a threat. Once the elders are defeated, you are free to harvest the prismarine, sea lanterns, sponges and gold blocks from the monument. You may decide to eventually build a guardian farm in the monument for a supply of prismarine and fish.