5 events in Minecraft you probably didn't know about

There are several events that new players might not know about (Image via Mojang Studios)
There are several events within the game that new players might not know about (Image via Mojang Studios)

Minecraft is a game that is full of surprises, even for those who have played it before. Certain events and occurrences can be sudden and take players by surprise. While most can harm players, others are random and extremely rare. Though some of them are hostile, they can offer players rewards if they manage to beat the event.

Here are some unique events in Minecraft that players might not be aware of.

Note: This article talks about certain events in the game that are rare. Hence, it is targeted towards new players who might not have experienced it yet.


List of 5 events in Minecraft that players probably did not know

1) Skeleton Trap

Skeleton Trap is an event that occurs rarely and can be challenging and fun to players (Image via Mojang Studios)
Skeleton Trap is an event that occurs rarely and can be challenging and fun to players (Image via Mojang Studios)

Skeleton Trap is one of the rarest events that occurs in Minecraft. It takes place only during thunderstorms and if a player finds a skeleton horse in the wild. When players approach a skeleton horse during a thunderstorm, it will automatically be struck by lightning and immediately spawn four skeleton horsemen.

These are special mobs that are essentially a skeleton hostile mob equipped with an enchanted helmet and sword riding a skeleton horse. If players want, they can carefully kill the skeletons to protect the unique undead animal since they are an extremely rare mob in Minecraft.


2) Zombie Siege

Zombie Siege can randomly take place in a village (Image via Mojang Studios)
Zombie Siege can randomly take place in a village (Image via Mojang Studios)

Zombie Siege is another event that uncommonly occurs in Minecraft. Every midnight, a siege may happen in the Overworld with a 10% probability. As the event's name suggests, it spawns loads of zombies in a village. These hostile mobs can attack a player and villagers in that settlement.

During a siege, 20 zombies spawn in an interval of two ticks, making it challenging for players to deal with them. Villages might have one or two iron golems that can help players fight the siege.


3) Ominous trials

Ominous trials are special events taking place in the new trial chambers (Image via Mojang Studios)
Ominous trials are special events taking place in the new trial chambers (Image via Mojang Studios)

Ominous trials are new additions coming with the Minecraft 1.21 update. This is a special event that only takes place in the new trial chamber structure. When players enter the structure, they will be challenged with trial spawners that summon various kinds of hostile mobs.

However, if explorers enter the structure with a bad omen status effect, they will automatically commence the ominous trials in Minecraft, in which the ominous trial spawners summon much tougher hostile mobs.


4) Village raid

Village raid can begin if a player with a bad omen effect enters a village (Image via Mojang Studios)
Village raid can begin if a player with a bad omen effect enters a village (Image via Mojang Studios)

Village raid is also a unique event that many experienced players must have experienced in Minecraft. Back when Mojang Studios released the village and pillage update, they added villager and pillager mobs to the game, which have discord between them and live in different settlements in the Overworld.

A village raid starts when a player with a bad omen enters a village. This bad omen status effect gets applied after killing a raid captain when they patrol the Overworld.


5) Brown mooshroom naturally spawning

A naturally spawned brown mooshroom is one of the rarest events (Image via Mojang Studios)
A naturally spawned brown mooshroom is one of the rarest events (Image via Mojang Studios)

This is one of the rarest events a player can ever experience in their time playing the game. Mooshrooms are special cows that spawn in the rare mushroom fields biome. Firstly, the biome itself is the rarest in the game, making it hard to find.

Secondly, this biome only spawns red mooshroom cows. However, there is a rare brown mooshroom that only spawns if a red mooshroom is struck by lightning. Though players can easily use a channeling enchanted trident to make brown mooshrooms, a naturally spawning one is a much rarer event.

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