It’s not too surprising, withMinecraftbeing the open-world sandbox game that it is, that there’s no shortage of opportunities to meet an untimely demise. What is surprising, though, is the number of death messages the folks atMojangcreated for a variety of specific, morbid scenarios.
Whether they’re funny, surprisingly specific, or something else, we took a look at every death message in the game and selected the best of the bunch just for you. Oh, and it’d be nice if you at least said thank you; it’d be a shame if all those deaths and subsequent respawns were for nothing.
8Watch Out For Those Cacti
(Player Name) Was Pricked To Death
Unless one of your friends led you right into their malicious cactus trap, or you were being hunted down by a band of skeletons at night in a desert, this is a message most of you probably haven’t seen. It would be pretty embarrassing, after all, to die to a cactus in broad daylight.
But hey, if that happened to you, you’ll probably never let it happen again, especially if you got roasted by friends or other players for dying to an inanimate object. Don’t worry, the sting of a damaged ego is only temporary.
7How The Mighty Have Fallen
(Player Name) Experienced Kinetic Energy
While this is most likely to happen when you get your hands on your first Elytra and start experimenting with the flight mechanics, anyone can become a victim of kinetic energy. That is to say, anyone can smack into an object at high speeds and perish.
If you’re afraid of falling victim to such an unfortunate, otherwise avoidable death,we have some flight tips about Elytrayou might benefit from learning. Alternatively, you could always spawn one for yourself and practice flying with fireworks.
6Now That’s Just Unfortunate
(Player Name) Was Impaled On A Stalagmite While Fighting (Player Or Mob)
Caves and other large areas with dark, open spaces are perfect spots for mobs to spawn and gang up on you. While it’s almost never fun to die to mobs, it would be particularly infuriating to be knocked back by a mob, straight into a stalagmite that deals the final blow.
To be fair, though, most players can’t be bothered to do more than lay down some torches in a cave, so unless you’re playing on Hardcore mode, why would anyone methodically destroy every stalagmite they see?
5The Most Cartoonish Death Possible?
(Player Name) Was Squashed By A Falling Anvil
Although anvils typically aren’t moved once they’re placed, it’s possible to have a block below an anvil break. As it falls, it can squish you if you’re unlucky enough to be underneath it, as if you were suddenly transported to a scene from Looney Tunes.
Thankfully, you’re unlikely to die from a falling anvil unless it falls from a height of 40 blocks. In that case, it will do a whopping 20 hearts of damage. Ultimately, it’s best to just break the anvil first and remodel or relocate things afterward.
4Remember Your Firework Safety Protocols
(Player Name) Went Off With A Bang
Believe it or not, fireworks can actually damage you. Depending on how many firework stars you’ve added, a firework can deal up to seven and a half hearts of damage. If you’re hit by a maxed-out firework, completely unarmored, it’ll likely make you go off with a bang.
If you just remember that vague memory of your local fire department telling everyone not to be dumb on July 4th, though, you’ll be fine. Minecraft makes it pretty difficult to hurt yourself with these explosives.
3How Did You Even Get That Far?
(Player Name) Left The Confines Of This World While Fighting (Player Or Mob)
It’s incredibly unlikely that any of you have died in such a manner, but if you see this particular death message, it means a player was hurt by another player or mob and subsequently killed by damage inflicted by the world border.
Unless you’re using a teleport command, the idea of reaching any world’s border is almost unfathomable, considering you’d have to travel millions upon millions of blocks away to reach it. To put that into perspective, if you walked in a straight line for six hours straight, that’d only add up to about 90,000 blocks.
2You Really Should’ve Held The Shift Key
(Player Name) Was Obliterated By A Sonically-Charged Shriek
It’s never a good idea to goof around when you’re in warden territory. If you completely ignore the shift key, forget to bring snowballs with you, or figure you can win a fight against this ferocious mob and it attacks you, you’re likely to see this message.
If you want some tips and tricks on dealing with a Warden, or more likely, avoiding one while you loot an Ancient City, you can explore theresearch we did on everything you’d need to know about this spooky, mysterious, and powerful mob.
1How Did Mojang Even Think Of This?
(Player Name) Walked Into The Danger Zone Due To (Player Or Mob)
It seriously makes you wonder how many times players had to perish this way for Mojang to make it a legitimate death message. While it doesn’t necessarily have to be a Llama, this message occurs when a player or mob knocks you onto a magma block that kills you.
It’s just… well, you know how temperamental llamas can be, especially when they start spitting at everything. If you’re going to draw the ire of a Wandering Trader or some wild llamas, do yourself a favor and ensure there aren’t any magma blocks nearby.
