The Idiot's Guide to Mob Arena/Wiki for Mob Arena

Welcome,
Here I am going to discuss the Mob Arena, and how to have a high success rate in mob arena.

What is Mob Arena?
Mob Arena is a wave-by-wave survival game in the Skyblock servers. Players face against up to 40 waves of mobs consisting of zombies, skeletons, zombie pigman, vindicators, witches, strays, husks, blazes, and spiders. There are also bosses, swarm and special waves. Players are rewarded random items upon each wave survived. Upon completion of mob arena, there is a 30% chance to receive a nether star, and a 70% chance to receive your own head (needs confirmation).

Why Should I Care?
The rewards are pretty good once you get past wave 30. Most items received at this point are usually worth at least a grass block or two. The final reward is also very good. Considering it takes about 30-45 minutes, it may be the fastest way to get rich in Skyblock.


Why are You Making This?

I am making this because I am sick and tired from having to carry everyone in Mob Arena and not passing sometimes due to other inabilities. I am also making this as a kind of wiki to figure out what all the possible rewards are.


Now that those basic questions are answered, lets jump into the gory details. There are TL;DR sections for those that don’t want to read all this.

 

Classes

There is a total of 7 classes in mob arena. Only a certain amount of people can choose each class, but you should be able to have quite a lot of the same class. The classes (as listed from left to right in the Mob Arena lobby) are Assassin, Knight, Tank, Donor, Witch, Archer, and Medic. Choosing the right class is very crucial to your survival and potentially the survival of your teammates.


Assassin Kit:

· Black Leather Helmet (1 armor)

· Black Leather Chestplate (3 armor; Projectile Protection II enchant)

· Black Leather Leggings (2 armor)

· Black Leather Boots (1 armor)

· Iron Sword (7.5 damage; 1.6 swing speed; Sharpness III and Smite III enchants)

· 3x Potion of Swiftness (3:00)

· 4x Potion of Leaping (3:00)

· 3x Potion of Instant Healing II

· 3x Potion of Swiftness II (1:30)

· 4x Gold Nugget Apple

· 1x Gold Block Apple

· 1x Milk

Assassins are essentially the DPSs’ of Mob Arena. Assassins have the second highest base damage sword in Mob Arena, but it also comes with another amazing enchantment. Smite III will allow players to kill undead mob during non-boss waves in one shot if buffed with Strength. This makes Assassins the most powerful class against undead. You should always try to go for undead during non-boss rounds. Assassins have the worst armor of all classes, but the one enchant on it is useful. You need to be careful when playing Assassin, you are very easy to die. Your potions are not that great, but you do receive a gold block apple. You should use the gold block apple on wave 30, or when AFKing. Use the other gold apples to supplement the gold block apple.


Knight Kit:

· Iron Helmet (2 armor; Protection I enchant)

· Chain Chestplate (5 armor; Protection II enchant)

· Chain Leggings (4 armor; Protection I enchant)

· Iron Boots (2 armor; Protection I enchant)

· Diamond Sword (7 damage; 1.6 swing speed; Smite II and Sweeping Edge II enchants)

· 3x Potions of Instant Healing

· 3x Potions of Strength (8:00)

· 4x Gold Nugget Apple

· 1x Milk

Knights are a middle ground kind of class. They have the third highest base damage sword of all classes, but with Smite II. This makes them particularly useful against undead, but you will not one shot undead like the Assassin does. They have the third highest armor rating of all classes, making them a lot more balanced than Assassin. There potions are somewhat good, particularly the 8-minute Strength potion.


Tank Kit:

· Diamond Helmet (3 armor; Projectile Protection II enchant)

· Iron Chestplate (6 armor; Protection I and Thorns I enchants)

· Iron Leggings (5 armor; Protection I enchant)

· Diamond Boots (3 armor; Thorns I enchant)

· Iron Sword (7.5 damage; 1.6 swing speed; Sharpness II, Bane of Arthropods II, and Sweeping Edge II enchants)

· 3x Potion of Instant Healing II

· 4x Potion of Strength (3:00)

· 1x Potion of Fire Resistance (3:00)

· 2x Potion of Swiftness (3:00)

· 4x Gold Nugget Apple

· 1x Milk

Tanks are the low-budget Donor, or alternatively spider killer class. The stats are very similar between Donor and Tank. The main differences are that Tanks have a little less armor and less useful enchants, a better sword (which is the most powerful against spiders of all classes), and more healing potions. Tanks are primarily useful if you are going to AFK, but the Donor class is already full. They are then useful for weeding out the pesky spiders.


Donor Kit:

· Diamond Helmet (3 armor)

· Diamond Chestplate (8 armor; Projectile Protection III enchant)

· Diamond Leggings (6 armor)

· Diamond Boots (3 armor)

· Iron Sword (7 damage; 1.6 swing speed; Sharpness I enchant)

· 5x Potion of Strength II (1:30)

· 2x Potion of Fire Resistance (3:00)

· 2x Potion of Instant Healing II

· 3x Gold Nugget Apple

· 1x Milk

Donors are the AFK class in Mob Arena. If you think you might AFK in Mob Arena during non-boss waves or for extended periods of time, you should pick this class. Their sword is not the greatest, with the third highest base damage. Their armor is the best of all class in Mob arena and it has a very useful enchant on it. Their potions are somewhat good because you receive Strength II potions. This allows Donor class to outclass medics if they are using regular Strength.


Witch Kit:

· Gold Helmet (2 armor)

· Gold Chestplate (5 armor; Projectile Protection IV enchant)

· Gold Leggings (3 armor; Fire Protection IV enchant)

· Gold Boots (1 armor)

· Stone Sword (5 damage; 1.6 swing speed; Smite I, Bane of Arthropods II, and Knockback I enchants)

· 2x Splash Potion of Regeneration II (0:22)

· 4x Splash Potion of Posion (0:45)

· 3x Potion of Swiftness II (1:30)

· 2x Potion of Invisilbity (3:00)

· 3x Potion of Fire Resistance (8:00)

· 3x Splash Potion of Instant Healing

· 12x Splash Potion of Harming II

· 4x Gold Nugget Apple

· 1x Milk

Witches are the mob healer class. Witches have the weakest sword of all classes but have a very slight buff on spiders. This is outclassed by the Tank’s sword though, making this possibly the worst sword of all classes. Witch armor is mediocre, but it has pretty good enchant on it. The potions Witches receive are very mediocre. They are mostly useful for clearing out the spider swarm rounds. Do not play as this class, it is just simply awful.


Archer Kit:

· Green Leather Helmet (1 armor)

· Chain Chestplate (5 armor; Projectile Protection II enchant)

· Green Leather Leggings (2 armor)

· Green Leather Boots (1 armor)

· Bow (x damage; Power III, Punch I, and Infinity I enchants)

· Wood Sword (5 damage; 1.6 Swing Speed; Sharpness I and Smite II enchants)

· 1x Arrow

· 5x Potions of Instant Healing

· 2x Potions of Fire Protection (3:00)

· 4x Gold Nugget Apple

· 1x Bone (turns into an attack dog when launched into the arena)

· 1x Milk

Archers are very useful class in Mob Arena. They are not a necessarily good class in terms of armor or damage, but they do one thing that is good. That one thing, is dealing with skeletons and strays. The attack dog that archers get can distract skeletons and strays into running away. Archers can also kill skeletons and strays from afar to prevent taking damage. The bow can do a lot of damage, but the timing can be very hard to determine when considering lag. There sword has the worst base damage out of all the sword, but it does make up against undead due to the Smite enchantment. Their armor is the second worse in Mob Arena, and the one enchant on it is useful. The potions they receive are rather mediocre. The archer relies heavily on potions from upgrade rounds and from medics to stay alive. Archers are the only class capable of soloing Mob Arena at the moment.


Medic Kit:

· Red Leather Helmet (1 armor)

· Chain Chestplate (5 armor; Projectile Protection IV enchant)

· Chain Leggings (4 armor; Fire Protection IV enchant)

· Chain Boots (1 armor; Thorns III enchant)

· Stone Sword (8 damage; 1.6 swing speed; Sharpness V and Sweeping Edge III enchants)

· 12x Splash Potions of Regeneration II (0:22)

· 12x Splash Potions of Instant Health II

· 6x Splash Potions of Strength (3:00)

· 6x Splash Potions of Speed II (1:30)

· 6x Splash Potions of Fire Resistance (3:00)

· 4x Gold Nugget Apples

· 1x Gold Block Apple

· 1x Milk

Medics are the biggest team players and backbone of Mob Arena. You want to try and keep these guys alive because they will return the favor and keep you alive. Medics have the strongest general sword in Mob Arena. Their armor is mediocre at best, but the enchants on them are by far the most useful. Medics carry a lot of potions with which to heal themselves, others, or even damage enemy zombies and zombie pigmen. They also have quite a few potions with which to buff everyone else with. Be careful with using your potions though, they can also buff enemy mobs. Medics also have the two different types of golden apples. The gold block apple should be used when close to death, AFKing, or on wave 40. Use the other 4 golden apples to supplement the gold block apple when the extra health is lost due to enemy attacks.


Official Class Tier List:

1. Medic

2. Archer

3. Assassin

4. Donor (there is a big drop-off in class usefulness after this point)

5. Tank

6. Knight

7. Witch

TL;DR:

Play as Medic or Archer if you can. If there are a lot of medics and you can PvE correctly, then play as assassin. If you need to AFK a little bit, play as Donor.

 

Waves:


Wave 1:

· A small, random assortment of mobs consisting of skeletons, zombies, spiders, and zombie pigmen.

· Possible Rewards: 3x Stone; 4x Cobblestone

Wave 2:

· A small, random assortment of mobs consisting of skeletons, zombies, spiders, and zombie pigmen, and vindicators.

· Possible Rewards: 2x Stone; 5x Stone; 1x Log; 6x Cobblestone

Wave 3:

· A small, random assortment of mobs of consisting of skeletons, zombies, spiders, and zombie pigmen.

· Possible Rewards: 1x Redstone; 7x Stone; 1x Ice; 2x Vine; 8x cobblestone; 2x Log

Wave 4 [Special]:

· A small wave of one mob type pulled from "Special Waves" list below.

· Possible Rewards: 1x Prismarine Crystals; 2x Ice; 1x Log; 3x Vine; 1x Redstone; 2x seeds; 2x Bones; 3x Netherrack

Wave 5:

· A small, random Assortment of mobs consisting of.

· Possible Rewards: 5x Netherrack; 3x Bone; 2x Redstone; 3x Prismarine Shard; 2x Log; 2x Prismarine Crystals; 2x Seeds; 1x Gravel

Wave 6 [Swarm]:

· A small wave of slimes of varying sizes, each with one health.

· Possible Rewards: 1x Log; 4x Prismarine Shard; 3x Prismarine Crystals; 4x Bone; 3x Log

Wave 7 [Upgrade]:

· A round where each class is given one set of items for their respective class. See “Upgrade Rounds” list below.

· Possible Rewards: 3x Blaze Powder; 1x Glowstone Dust; 3x Clay Ball; 6x Snowball; 1x Ink Sack; 2x Gravel; 2x Slimeball

Wave 8 [Swarm]:

· A small wave of spiders each with one health.

· Possible Rewards: 5x Clay Ball; 2x Ink Sack; 1x Glowstone Dust; Red Rose; 3x Log; 3x Slimball

Wave 9:

· A small, random assortment of mobs consisting of.

· Possible Rewards: 1x Red Rose; 1x Pumpkin Seeds; 1x Web; 1x Water Lily; 7x Clay Ball; 5x Snowballs

Wave 10 [Boss]:

· A single husk with 512 Health. It can warp, root target, and shoot arrow.

· Possible Rewards: 1x Red Rose; 3x Log; 1x Packed Ice; 1x Web; 2x Stone

Wave 11:

· A moderate, random assortment of mobs consisting of.

· Possible Rewards: No Reward

Wave 12 [Special]:

· A moderate wave of one mob type pulled from "Special Waves" list below.

· Possible Rewards: 2x Quartz; 8x Nether Brick; 3x Dead Bush; 5x Clay Brick; 3x Packed Ice; 4x Stone; 4x Prismarine; 1x Carrot; 3x Snow Block

Wave 13:

· A moderate, random assortment of mobs consisting of.

· Possible Rewards: No Reward

Wave 14 [Upgrade]:

· A round where each class is given one set of items for their respective class. See “Upgrade Rounds” list below.

· Possible Rewards: 4x Quartz; 2x Sapling; 6x Log 2; 4x Prismarine; 3x Chorus Flower; 3x Sugar Cane

Wave 15:

· A moderate, random assortment of mobs consisting of.

· Possible Rewards: 1x Gravel; 1x Grass; 1x Mycelium

Wave 16 [Swarm]:

· A moderate wave of slimes of varying sizes, each with one health.

· Possible Rewards: 1x Eye of Ender; 6x Log 2; 1x Blaze Rod; 1x Melon Seeds

Wave 17:

· A moderate, random assortment of mobs consisting of.

· Possible Rewards: No Reward

Wave 18 [Swarm]:

· A moderate, random assortment of mobs consisting of.

· Possible Rewards: 1x Eye of Ender; 2x Melon Seeds; 2x Sand; 1x Sapling; 13 Coal

Wave 19:

· A moderate, random assortment of mobs consisting of.

· Possible Rewards: No Reward

Wave 20 [Boss]:

· A single stray with 1024 Health. It can warp, root target, and shoot fireball.

· Possible Rewards: 2x Potato; 3x Brick; 3x Hard Clay; 2x Sea Lantern; 2x Quartz Block

Wave 21 [Upgrade]:

· A round where each class is given one set of items for their respective class. See “Upgrade Rounds” list below.

· Possible Rewards: No Reward

Wave 22:

· A large, random assortment of mobs consisting of.

· Possible Rewards: 7x Hard Clay; 4x Ender Stone; 4x Sea Lantern

Wave 23:

· A large, random assortment of mobs consisting of.

· Possible Rewards: No Reward

Wave 24 [Special]:

· A large wave of one mob type from "Special Waves" list below.

· Possible Rewards: 3x Slime Block; 2x Sapling; 1x Bookshelf; 3x Coal Blocks

Wave 25:

· A large, random assortment of mobs consisting of.

· Possible Rewards: No Reward

Wave 26 [Swarm]:

· A large wave of slimes of varying sizes, each with one health.

· Possible Rewards: 3x Coal Block; 3x End Bricks; 2x Beetroot Seeds

Wave 27:

· A large, random assortment of mobs consisting of.

· Possible Rewards: No Reward

Wave 28 [Swarm]:

· A large, random assortment of mobs consisting of.

· Possible Rewards: 2x Concrete; 1x Sapling; 3x Ghast Tear; 2x Bone

Wave 29:

· A large, random assortment of mobs consisting of.

· Possible Rewards: No Reward

Wave 30 [Boss]:

· A single vindicator with 2048 health. It can warp, root target, disorient nearby, and shoot fireball.

· Possible Rewards: 1x Grass, 1x Flint and Steel; 1x Gravel; 6x Purpur Block; 1x Mycelium

Wave 31:

· A huge, random assortment of mobs consisting of.

· Possible Rewards: No Reward

Wave 32 [Special]:

· A huge wave of one mob type pulled from "Special Waves" list below.

· Possible Rewards: 4x Glass; 3x Glass; 1x Obsidian

Wave 33:

· A huge, random assortment of mobs consisting of.

· Possible Rewards: No Reward

Wave 34 [Swarm]:

· A huge, random assortment of mobs consisting of.

· Possible Rewards: 1x Name Tag; 5x Glass; 2x Obsidian; 1x Glowstone

Wave 35 [Upgrade]:

· A round where each class is given one set of items for their respective class. See “Upgrade Rounds” list below.

· Possible Rewards: No Reward

Wave 36 [Swarm]:

· A huge wave of slimes of varying sizes, each with one health.

· Possible Rewards: 1x Lapis Block; 1x Ender Chest; 1x End Rod

Wave 37:

· A huge, random assortment of mobs consisting of.

· Possible Rewards: No Reward

Wave 38 [Swarm]:

· A huge, random assortment of mobs consisting of.

· Possible Rewards: 1x Lapis Block; 1x Jukebox; 1x Name Tag; 1x Heavily Damaged Anvil

Wave 39:

· A huge, random assortment of mobs consisting of.

· Possible Rewards: No Reward

Wave 40 [Boss]:

· A single witch with 2048 health. It can warp, root target, fire aura, disorient target, disorient nearby, flood, shoot arrow, and shoot fireball.

· Possible Rewards: 1x Your Own Head, 1x Nether Star

Upgrade Rounds:

Assassins can receive the following from upgrade rounds:

· 1x Splash Potion of Leaping II (1:30)

· 1x Splash Potion of Swiftness II (1:30)

· 1x Splash Potion of Fire Resistance (3:00)

· 1x Splash Potion of Weakness (1:30)

· 1x Splash Potion of Instant Healing II

· 1x Splash Potion of Regen II (0:22)

· 1x Milk

Knights can receive the following from upgrade rounds:

· 1x Splash Potion of Instant Healing II

· 1x Splash Potion of Strength

· 1x Splash Potion of Leaping II (1:30)

· 1x Splash Potion of Regen II (0:22)

· 1x Potion of Instant Healing II

· 1x Gold Nugget Apple (?)

· 1x Milk

Tanks can receive the following from upgrade rounds:

· 1x Splash Potion of Instant Healing II

· 1x Splash Potion of Regen II (0:22)

· 1x Splash Potion of Swiftness II (1:30)

· 1x Potion of Instant Healing II

· 1x Gold Nugget Apple

· 1x Milk (?)

Donors can receive the following from upgrade rounds:

· 1x Splash Potion of Instant Healing II

· 1x Splash Potion of Regen II (0:22)

· 1x Gold Nugget Apple

· 1x Potion of Instant Healing II

· 1x Splash Potion of Fire Resistance (3:00)

· 1x Splash Potion of Strength II (1:30)

· 1x Milk

Witches can receive the following from upgrade rounds:

· 1x Splash Potion of Regeneration II (0:22)

· 1x Milk

· 1x Splash Potion of Weakness (1:30)

· 1x Potion of Instant Healing II

Archers can receive the following from upgrade rounds:

· 1x Potion of Instant Healing II

· 1x Splash Potion of Swiftness II (1:30)

· 1x Milk

· 1x Splash Potion of Fire Resistance (3:00)

· 1x Splash Potion of Regen II (0:22)

Medics can receive the following from upgrade rounds:

· 1x Splash Potion of Instant Healing II

· 1x Splash Potion of Regeneration II (0:22)

· 5x Splash Potion of Instant Healing II

· 5x Splash Potion of Regeneration II (0:22)

· 1x Gold Nugget Apple

· 1x Milk

Special Rounds:

Special rounds are rounds with only one mob type present. The following mob types can be spawned in:

· Husks

· Baby Zombies

· Baby Zombie Villagers

· Baby Pigmen

· Witches

· Blazes

TL;DR:

Know what each round is going to be like and know what your class can receive in upgrade rounds.

 

Strategy:

1. Don’t die. May seem obvious but remember that it is more important to stay alive than to kill mobs.

2. Time your swings. This is a 1.12 server, not a 1.8 server. You need to attack with slight delays in between your swings for optimal damage.

3. Use Jump attacks on singular enemies. It can be hard to jump attack multiple enemies that are following you. This is especially true for spiders and vindicators.

4. Run to the middle between rounds. Medics will commonly heal/buff near the middle of the arena in between rounds.

5. Do not buff the bosses. Bosses can be affected by splash pots, be careful when throwing near them.

6. Space out AROUND the boss on boss waves. Let everyone in to attack the boss. Do not go inside of the boss. Healing the boss is somewhat ok if you can heal a lot of your team.

7. Try not to knock mobs into other players. You are playing a team game, don’t grief.

8. If you are going to AFK, AFK in the middle. You will be best protected and healed there.

9. Don’t dye your armor. It makes it harder to identify what class each person is.

10. If a player becomes rooted by the boss, protect him from the boss. It can be very easy to die when rooted.

11. Remove any trails you currently have on. It can be obnoxious and block the screen most times. It can also be misleading to medics if you have the swirls trail on.

 

Reserving this spot to make a changelog or add in another subject. You can help build this wiki/guide up. Reply below if you want me to add information. I will try to keep this somewhat updated. For anyone wondering why it is in multiple posts, there is a character limit for each post.

Changelog:

V 0.6:

• Posted wiki/guide

 

This guide was very helpful. I know almost nothing about the mob arena, and I found it very interesting to look through the different waves, and see what kind of rewards you could get, as well as what mobs you would most likely have to fight. Great job!

 

Most every aspect of this is still unfinished. The rewards list is not full, upgrade rounds are not complete and the wave by wave enemies are not accounted for. I need help with finishing this.

 

This is very detailed! I can't wait to see further updates. Nice work!

 

This is amazing, super helpful!

 

Awesome work!

 

So much better than my guide lol gjgj

 

Anyways nice long guide btw

 

Very detailed! Good job man!

 

This probably took a while to make! good guide!