Different Wither Types
What if you could replace the core of the wither with a different block to elicit a different fight and reward.
The different nether star would add a new effect to the beacon/new recipes
The way you would tell the difference is the eyes would be the colour of the blocks and so would the shield in phase 2.
I will include 2 examples of how this could go down.
- Copper block.
The skulls would fly faster but do less damage
When phase 2 starts it shoots a lightning bolt to you and any arrow shot at the wither would send another weaker lightning bolt every time it is shot.
The reward would be a (insert electrical word) star and when chosen in the beacon whenever you get under half health it shoots a lightning bolt to the target with depending on the power of the beacon the cooldown.
- magma block
slow firing skulls that when hit you or in a radius around you set you on soul fire
when you reach phase 2 like the ender dragon it will occasionally shoot pools of fire
The reward would be The Blazing star. While it does not add anything to the beacon when used in a potion would be a better fire resistance that it heals you slowly when on fire (not in lava) Is this balanced probably not but I would want your feedback
Posted Mar 5, 2026, 4:45 PM UTC