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FIGURE 11.10
Abandoned mineshafts are renowned for their cave spiders but can con-
tain all the other Overworld's hostile mobs, along with water and lava hazards. They're a
great source of rails and wood, as well as other finds from chests.
Harvest the webs with a sword or shears to obtain string, or use shears enchanted with silk
touch to pull in the actual cobweb. Cobwebs slow down all mobs except cave spiders, so
theyareusefulintraps.However,theywon'tslowyoudownifyou'reridingaminecart,so
you can use them to defend tunnels by slowing down other mobs while you speed ahead.
Strongholds
Strongholds are large underground structures. They come in a variety of sizes, often with
numerous rooms and chests. More importantly, they also contain the End portal needed to
reachTheEndregion.Theportalisprotectedbyasilverfishspawnerandmustbeactivated
first with Eyes of Ender.
Strongholds are tough to find. They're usually buried deep, although I have seen them in
an ocean biome where their structure could be seen looking through the water.
Finding strongholds takes a specific technique. I'll cover this and the portal in
Chapter 12
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