Blazes are a medium-difficult hostile mob that I have found hard to kill, but they are the only source for blaze rods, which are needed for brewing potions and for crafting Eyes of Ender. You need Eyes of Ender to activate the portals in strongholds, if you want to get to the End to fight the dragon. Potions like Night Vision and Water Breathing can be extremely helpful as well.
You also get XP points for killing the blazes.
I had never made a Blaze Farm before, so I watched a lot of YouTube videos before I tried it. I used a design based on one by RealJayden at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SBl9OAaIbws
I did not go into Peaceful or Creative modes, just normal survival.
It was a learning experience.
Blazes live in Nether Fortresses, and I had almost given up finding a Nether Fortress when I saw a Blaze far below. It turned out that the whole fortress was pretty much underground.
After I found a Blaze spawner I found that sticking torches and other light sources around the spawner did not completely stop blazes from spawning. Blazes spawn in any part of a Nether Fortress and when you fight one, they call their friends.
Before I made the walls I made sure to check the lava flow because I wanted to make sure I had the right measurements.
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| Checking the lava flow in the blaze trap. |
The blaze rod and XP harvest was very satisfying. I no longer have to worry about dying a few times before I can get more blaze rods.
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