What's the point of raiding an ocean monument?

There are a few reasons to tackle an ocean monument: To get the 8 gold blocks in the core. To find sponges, sea lanterns, and prismarine. To set up a guardian farm to get even more prismarine and sea lanterns (and fish).
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What is the point of the ocean monument in Minecraft?

Ocean monuments, also known as simply monuments, are rare underwater structures found in deep oceans biome and variants. They are inhabited by guardians and elder guardians. They are the only place where sponges can be found and one of the two places where prismarine can be found; the other being ocean ruins.
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What do you get for beating an ocean monument?

Reasons for defeating a monument

To obtain sea lanterns, and prismarine, which can otherwise be obtained only from underwater ruins.
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Why should you drain an ocean monument?

There are many reasons to drain the ocean: to build structures surrounded by water, drain out an ocean monument, or simply because it gives users something to do. Admittedly, no matter how easy a method seems, draining an ocean in Minecraft takes some time and dedication.
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How do you avoid mining fatigue in ocean monuments?

Mine through the roof above the elder guardians' rooms. It can help to build a quick bunker around the site, and use milk to counteract the Mining Fatigue. Tunnel up from below. For this you'll almost certainly need milk to counteract the Mining Fatigue.
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Where is the loot in ocean monuments?

The Treasure Chamber of each Ocean Monument contains 8 gold blocks, hidden behind Dark Prismarine. Prismarine itself is only found in Ocean Monuments, so if you want to use it in your own buildings, you have to take it from here.
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Is there a sponge room in every ocean monument?

Sponge rooms contain sponges, and they can only be found inside structures located in the underwater biome called ocean monuments. The easiest way to find an ocean monument is by searching for it by boat at night time.
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Is the elder guardian a boss?

The Elder Guardian is a boss mob that only spawns underwater, inside of or near ocean monuments.
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How do I stop mining fatigue?

The affliction is cured by drinking milk, although milk does not prevent a subsequent affliction by an elder guardian, which can happen within a few seconds‌ [Java Edition only] or immediately.
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What do you get for killing the elder guardian?

Drops. When you kill an elder guardian in Minecraft, it may drop one or more of the following items: prismarine shards, prismarine crystals, raw fish, or wet sponges.
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What's inside an ocean monument?

The Ocean Monument is made up of prismarine, prismarine bricks and dark prismarine and it is lit with sea lanterns. The monument is held up by 23 large pillars made of prismarine bricks. Around the monument, you will find lots of squids swimming around.
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How do you stop guardians from spawning in ocean monuments?

Guardians spawn naturally in ocean monuments. They require water to spawn. Specifically, they can spawn only if the spawning block and the block below the spawning block are both water (regardless of stationary water or flowing water).
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How long does it take to mine obsidian with your fist and mining fatigue 3?

Breaking it down, it will take 2.46701 × 10^139 seconds to break one piece of obsidian with my fist with the highest level (255) of Mining Fatigue. It's such a large number that it's hard to break it down to a smaller number for the number of years it takes to do the job.
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Why is mining fatigue a spoon?

To sum it up, the Spoon icon means that you've been affected by the Mining Fatigue effect. This effect slows your mining speed and can only be caused by the Elder Guardian mob.
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Where are all 3 elder guardians?

Three elder guardians spawn naturally during the generation of each ocean monument: one in the top room of the monument and the other two in each wing section of the monument. They do not respawn after their initial spawn, thus there are a limited number of them per world.
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What are the 3 Minecraft bosses?

All Minecraft Bosses
  • Illager Patrol. Illager Patrols are pillaging parties that arrive during raids or around pillager outposts. ...
  • Elder Guardian. An elder guardian is a larger and more powerful version of the guardian that can cause Mining Fatigue. ...
  • Wither. ...
  • Ender Dragon.
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What do sea guardians drop?

They never respawn after dying. Upon perishing, they can drop either Prismarine shards or Prismarine crystals, a raw fish (or a cooked one, if you somehow manage to burn the Elder Guardian to death) and a wet sponge. Or, you know, they might not drop anything. That's life.
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How do you get a 1.18 sponge?

The only place to find sponges in Minecraft 1.18 is Ocean Monuments. Ocean Monuments are one of the structures present deep underwater in the ocean. It's a huge aqua-colored pyramid-shaped structure that players will be able to spot while exploring the ocean.
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How many sea lanterns are in an ocean monument?

DXY rooms, 2×1×2 basic units, have two hollow pillars coming up with openings in each facing the top-center and four sea lanterns at corners beneath the openings.
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Do ocean monuments have good loot?

Ocean Monuments have some of the best loot in Minecraft!
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What structure has the best loot in Minecraft?

#1 Dungeons

Dungeons have close ties to Woodland Mansions as one of the best places for loot in Minecraft. They are little rooms that can be located inside caves and ravines, and they can contain lots of loot. In dungeons there are mob spawners located in the middle.
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Can you break crying obsidian with your fist?

Breaking. Crying obsidian can be harvested only with a diamond or netherite pickaxe.
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Which block takes the longest to break in Minecraft?

A green background indicates that the block can be harvested with that type of pickaxe. – SF. and that after obsidian ender chests take the longest.
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