How to Build a Wither Boss in Minecraft

This Minecraft tutorial explains how to build a wither boss with screenshots and step-by-step instructions.

In Minecraft, you can build your own wither boss whenever you want by placing blocks together in a certain order. When you are done, a wither boss will spawn and come alive in the game.

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Let's explore how to make a wither boss.

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Required Materials to Build a Wither Boss

In Minecraft, these are the materials you can use to craft a wither boss:

Steps to Build a Wither Boss

1. Build the Body

In Minecraft, you build a wither boss from 4 soul sand and 3 wither skeleton skulls. Start by placing 2 soul sand on the ground to make the body of the wither boss.

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2. Add the Arms

Next, place 2 soul sand to make arms for the wither boss. These blocks of soul sand will go on either side of the top block of soul sand.

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3. Add the Heads

Next, add 2 wither skeleton skulls to make heads for the wither boss.

TIP: If you are having trouble putting the heads on the wither boss, try flying up in Creative mode or stand on something in Survival mode!

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Finally, add the last wither skeleton skull to make the third head for the wither boss. But be careful because once you add the final head, the wither boss will spawn and start destroying everything.

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Congratulations, you just made your first wither boss in Minecraft.