Are Endermen afraid of certain enchantments?
I'm trying to play a round of EnderBall with some friends (you become the ball and try to shoot yourself into 'buckets'), but I'm having a devil of a time getting any Ender pearls. I'm finding Endermen, but as soon as I attack them, they either teleport away and don't come back, or don't drop anything when I kill them.
I've been using a diamond sword with knockback, looting and sharpness, as well as another one with just fire aspect. Also tried using an iron sword, which just has sharpness. The thing is, once in a while I do manage to get one, but only after killing dozens of them.
Are there certain enchantments that cause Endermen to decide not to engage? Does looting not up your chances of them dropping an Ender pearl? I've tried using swords that aren't enchanted, but encountering Endermen is somewhat sporadic and difficult to test if it's just random behavior or the enchantments.
Behavior seems consistent with or without mods loaded, but again - hard to tell because they aren't as likely to spawn as others. I seem to remember them both dropping and engaging much more frequently, prior to managing to get better stuff.
Best Answer
Most enchantments won't make the endermen specifically flee, knockback will obviously knock them back and might make them teleport if you end up looking at them because of that. They will normally return for more fighting though. If you knock them back into water they will teleport away and won't return for more fighting.
The only enchantment that will make them flee is fire aspect. Endermen who are on fire will teleport every damage tick. And since fire is an enviromental hazard, they won't return after the fire goes out.
The best way to farm for enderpearls is killing endermen with a looting III sword. And the best place to find lots of endermen is in The End.
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To my knowledge, enchantments will have nothing to do with agro in mobs (At this moment in time). The most effective way is to aim for the lower legs of the enderman as it doesn't register as you looking directly at it when you strike it so it wont teleport away. As for the pearl drops, it's all up to the RNGesus whether you get one or not, but just keep grinding and you'll likely get one. If you need to farm lots of them make your way to the End and create an enderman farm as they will definitely get you a lot of pearls.
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