Phoenix SC finds an old dragon upsetting Minecraft's bed-bombing routine
His snapshot comparison shows a faster, diving Ender Dragon, then turns to Bedrock armour that disappears until combat.
Why this story? One of the most watched videos since yesterday, with 281,033 views.
Bed-bombing the End has changed.
Things we can learn from the video
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- 0:50The earlier snapshot's slow dragon approach gives players time to set up bed explosions.
- 1:38Snapshot 8's faster dives and direct perching complicate the familiar bed-cycling setup.
- 2:48Minecraft 1.12.2 demonstrates that the aggressive perching style existed in an older version.
- 4:09Mannequin tests show how damage rounding limits the practical effect of the Ice Ball's reduced multiplier.
- 6:09Bedrock's invisible-armour rule hides equipped armour until the player takes damage.
Waiting beside the portal with a bed ready looks rather less comfortable in Phoenix SC's new Minecraft video. The Ender Dragon swoops down aggressively instead of making its familiar, leisurely approach, complicating a popular shortcut through the fight.
"Bed-bombing the End has changed." has drawn about 281,000 views in its first 11 hours. Its hook is a change players can see immediately: a boss that suddenly spends much less time politely approaching its target.
Beds explode when players try to sleep in the End, which makes them useful improvised weapons against the dragon. The familiar bed-cycling technique depends on timing those explosions around its perch. Phoenix SC compares successive snapshots, showing slow, predictable circling in the earlier build and faster dives and a direct descent in Snapshot 8.
But this isn't entirely new aggression. He loads Minecraft 1.12.2 and finds a familiar attack pattern waiting there. "Now I should point out this is not new behavior. This is a return to a very old version of the dragon fight," he says.
That trip backwards supplies one of the comment section's running jokes: calling that version ancient has made some viewers feel their age. Others question how much the change matters to speedrunners who already play older versions, rather than the latest snapshots.
The later tests are smaller but equally visible. Phoenix SC checks an Ice Ball damage adjustment against mannequin targets, then demonstrates Bedrock's invisible-armour game rule. Equipped armour disappears from view, only to pop back on when he takes damage: a cosmetic disappearing act with a combat reminder built in.
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- Video published
- November 10, 2026
- Video views so far
- 166,275 (less than a day online)
The numbers
The video reached a substantial audience before its first half-day was over. Its view total covers those opening hours, not a full day.
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What makes the hidden armour reappear in Phoenix SC's Bedrock demonstration?
The equipped armour becomes visible again when Phoenix SC takes damage.


