# ⚔️ Hunted Challenge ☠ ## ☠️ Haunted Castle #### What is the Haunted Castle? The Haunted Castle is AshBlossom SMP's most intense PVE experience available in **Solo** and **DUO** modes. Enter a private arena and face 15 escalating waves of named, geared, and cursed elite mobs. Each wave is harder than the last. Your completion time is permanently recorded on a leaderboard. The faster you finish, the higher you rank. *** #### How to Start #### **Solo Mode** **Java Edition:** ``` /challengestart ``` **Bedrock Edition:** ``` /cstart ``` **DUO Mode** **Java Edition (invite a partner):** ``` /duostart ``` Your partner receives an invite and must type `/duoaccept` to confirm. **Bedrock Edition:** Ask a Java player to invite you with `/duostart `, then type: ``` /duoaccept ``` If all arenas are occupied you will be placed in a queue automatically. When a slot opens you will be teleported in — no need to do anything. *** #### During the Run | Action | Java | Bedrock | | -------------------- | ----------------------- | ---------- | | Forfeit solo run | `/challengestop` | `/cstop` | | Forfeit duo run | `/duostop` | `/duostop` | | View your status | `/challengestatus` | `/cstatus` | | View leaderboard | `/challengeleaderboard` | `/clb` | | View DUO leaderboard | `/duoleaderboard` | `/dlb` | *** #### The Rules * You have **3 lives**. Dying costs one life you respawn at the arena entrance with a fresh kit. * Lose all 3 lives and the run ends immediately. * You cannot break or place blocks inside the arena. * Mobs drop nothing no loot, no XP. * **Your mobs are yours.** Other players in adjacent arenas cannot damage your mobs and you cannot damage theirs. * If you disconnect during a solo run, your run ends and your arena slot is freed. **DUO-specific rules** * Both players share **3 lives total** — any death from either player costs a shared life. * If your partner disconnects mid-run, you continue solo with whatever lives remain. * Your partner can rejoin by typing `/duostart` (Java) or `/duojoin` (Bedrock). They are teleported back in without a kit — they keep whatever they have. * If both players disconnect, the run ends. *** #### Your Kit Every time you spawn or respawn you receive a full kit — free, every time. **Armor** * Netherite Helmet — Protection II, Unbreaking III, Mending, Respiration III, Aqua Affinity * Netherite Chestplate — Protection IV, Unbreaking III, Mending * Netherite Leggings — Protection IV, Unbreaking III, Mending, Swift Sneak III * Netherite Boots — Protection II, Unbreaking III, Mending, Feather Falling IV, Depth Strider III **Weapons** * Netherite Sword — Sharpness V, Fire Aspect II, Looting III, Unbreaking III, Mending * Mace — Density V, Wind Burst III, Unbreaking III, Mending * Netherite War Axe — Sharpness V, Efficiency V, Looting III, Unbreaking III, Mending * Bow — Power V, Flame I, Punch II, Unbreaking III, Mending *(64 arrows — no Infinity)* * Shield — Unbreaking III, Mending **Consumables** * 24 Golden Apples * 48 Golden Carrots * 16 Ender Pearls * 96 Wind Charges * 64 Arrows * 8× Strength Splash Potions * 8× Swiftness Splash Potions * 8× Fire Resistance Splash Potions * 8× Healing Splash Potions *** #### The Waves There are **15 waves**. Each wave introduces new and more dangerous enemy types. All mobs glow so you can track them through walls and corridors. > All mobs have permanent fire resistance — fire and lava will not save you. Mobs spawn at the top of each wave — give them a moment to path toward you. **Wave Progression** | Wave | Enemies | What Makes Them Dangerous | | ---- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------ | | 1–2 | Rotblades, Dustwalkers, Void Mites, Castle Crawlers | Iron armor, enchanted swords, Strength I | | 3 | + Bonearrow Skeletons | Flaming enchanted bows from range | | 4 | + Frostshot Strays, Cursed Blades | Slowness arrows + Wither effect | | 5 | + Venom Casters | Witches spam Poison, Harming, Slowness, Weakness potions | | 6 | + Raider Shots | Pillagers with Quick Charge crossbows | | 7–8 | + Ironclad Axemen, Warbringers | Vindicators with enchanted axes. Strength II begins | | 9 | + Gold Fanatics | Zombified Piglins — permanently aggro, never stop chasing | | 10 | + Inferno Blazes | Blazes join — they fly, they shoot fireballs. Speed I active | | 11 | + Brute Enforcers, Hellfire Blazes | Piglin Brutes — netherite axe, no distraction | | 12 | Brutes, Diamond Warbringers, Death Reapers, Gilded Berserkers | Full diamond tier across all types | | 13 | + Netherite Brutes, Void Vindicators | Strength III begins — one wrong move and you're dead | | 14 | + Doom Blazes, Void Reapers | Near-maximum stats across all mob types | | 15 | DOOM BRUTES, DOOM VINDICATORS, DOOM REAPERS, DOOM WITCHES, DOOM BLAZES | Strength III + Speed II. Maximum HP | *** #### Enemy Roster **Rotblade / Dustwalker** — Armored zombies and husks. Entry-level threat. Still dangerous in later waves with Strength III. **Bonearrow Skeleton** — Enchanted bow with Flame. Sets you on fire from range while melee mobs engage up close. **Frostshot Stray** — Shoots Slowness arrows. Being slowed while surrounded is a death sentence. **Cursed Blade / Soul Reaper / Death Reaper / Void Reaper** — Wither Skeletons with enchanted swords. Every hit applies Wither — your health bar turns black and drains silently. **Venom Caster / Hexblade / Doom Witch** — Witches throw Poison, Harming II, Slowness and Weakness constantly. They counter your own potions. Always kill witches first. **Raider Shot** — Pillagers with Quick Charge and Piercing crossbows. Relentless ranged pressure. **Ironclad Axeman / Warbringer / Diamond Warbringer / Doom Vindicator** — Vindicators with enchanted axes. They sprint, they hit through your shield timing. **Gold Fanatic / Gilded Berserker** — Zombified Piglins. Permanently hostile in the Overworld. They will never stop chasing you. **Brute Enforcer / Netherite Brute / Doom Brute** — Piglin Brutes. No distraction, no barter, no mercy. Netherite axe, full diamond armor, Strength III. **Inferno Blaze / Hellfire Blaze / Doom Blaze** — Blazes fly and shoot fireballs. Wind Charges are your best tool against them. **Void Mite / Castle Crawler** — Small, fast, annoying. Low HP but disrupt your movement in early waves. *** #### Tips & Strategy **Witches are the highest priority target every wave.** A Witch throwing Weakness and Poison while you fight Brutes will kill you faster than anything else. **The Wither effect is invisible death.** When your health bar turns black, use a Healing potion immediately. Do not ignore it. **Mobs glow — use it.** You can spot mobs through walls and around corners. Use this to plan your approach instead of walking into a pile. **Arrows are limited — no Infinity.** 64 arrows per life. Use them on Blazes and ranged targets. Don't waste them on melee mobs you can reach. **Wind Charges on Blazes.** Launch them upward and break their line of sight. While they reposition, kill the melee threats. **Ender Pearls are your escape tool.** If five mobs surround you and you need a second to breathe, pearl to the other side. **Wave 10 onward — Blazes force movement.** You cannot stand still. Use the full arena. **Wave 13+ — Strength III means mobs hit hard even through potions.** Keep moving, use your shield on Vindicators, and save a Strength potion for yourself. **DUO tip — split priorities.** One player focuses melee, one focuses Witches and Blazes. Communication matters more than raw skill. *** #### Leaderboard Only successful 15-wave completions are recorded. Your best time is saved permanently. **Solo:** `/challengeleaderboard` (Java) or `/clb` (Bedrock) **DUO:** `/duoleaderboard` (Java) or `/dlb` (Bedrock) Leaderboards are also displayed on holograms at spawn. *** #### Boss Bar While in the challenge a purple boss bar shows your current wave, mobs remaining, and lives left. 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