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FIGURE 5.10
Iron golems aren't directly on your side, but if you set up your house in-
side a village, you'll be within their circle of protection.
Weapons and Armor
Out in the wild? Getting stuck by skeletons? Zombies spawning everywhere? You can
stand and fight, or you can decide to run. Either way, a decent set of weapons and a suit of
armor will help you survive. Live by the sword, but don't die by it, too.
Minecraft has two primary offensive weapons: the sword and the bow. In a pinch, other
tools will also do. None is as powerful as the sword, but if you do run out of swords in
combat, switch, in order of effectiveness, to the axe, then a pickaxe and, if all else is lost,
remember that you can also beat something over the head with a shovel.
