A Complete Guide On How To Stop A Raid In Minecraft (Updated for 2025)

Raids are one of the more challenging events in Minecraft. They involve waves of hostile mobs, primarily illagers like pillagers, vindicators, ravagers, evokers (which summon vexes), and witches, spawning and attacking a village. With updates through 2025, including changes in version 1.21 and beyond, raid mechanics have evolved, such as the introduction of ominous bottles and adjustments to spawn ranges and effects.

In this overhauled guide, we'll cover how to stop a raid in Minecraft, incorporating the latest information as of 2025. We've also added a new section on creating a raid farm for efficient looting.

In general, to stop a raid in Minecraft, prepare equipment to protect villagers and combat raiders, then trigger and defeat the raid. If undefended, the raid ends when the village is destroyed or all villagers are killed. You can also prevent or stop raids using commands. Note that in recent updates (1.21+), raids are triggered via Raid Omen, derived from Bad Omen obtained through ominous bottles.

1 - Equipment Requirements

Before diving into strategies, ensure you're equipped for the latest raid mechanics, where mobs may spawn farther out (up to 75-90 blocks in some 1.21 updates due to spawn range adjustments).

Required Equipment

• A full set of iron armor (or better, like diamond/netherite), a sword with Sharpness, Fire Aspect, and Looting, and a shield. Protection enchantments reduce damage from evocation fangs and arrows. Shields block vex attacks and crossbow shots.
• Tools like pickaxes to hide villagers underground or unblock houses post-raid.

• A bow or crossbow with Power, Flame, or Infinity for distant takedowns. Quick Charge on crossbows helps against fast-spawning waves.
• Nutritious food like cooked steak, golden apples, or suspicious stew for regeneration.
• A water bucket for mobility, extinguishing fires, or creating barriers.
• Stacks of blocks (cobblestone, dirt) to barricade village structures.

Optional Equipment (Updated for 2025)

• Milk buckets to remove Bad Omen or Raid Omen effects, preventing or canceling raid starts.
• Splash potions of Harming or Poison to weaken groups; potions of Slow Falling for safe descents.
• Ender pearls for quick teleports and escapes from evoker vexes.

• Potions of Healing or Regeneration for faster recovery; beacons with Resistance/Regeneration for prolonged fights.
• Enchanted golden apples for absorbing heavy damage from ravagers or evokers.
• Cobwebs to slow and trap mobs; lava buckets for killing tough enemies like ravagers (use cautiously to avoid village damage).
• Ominous bottles (from raid captains) for controlled testing, but avoid during defense.

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2 - Preparation

Prepare your village before triggering a raid, especially with 2025 updates where raids can fail to spawn if no valid locations are found within 96 blocks vertically.

Wall It Off

Enclose the village perimeter with strong blocks like cobblestone or wood. Illagers can't break them, keeping them outside. Use ladders or water elevators to scale walls and snipe with bows.

Set Traps

Place traps outside: lava pits, cobwebs, or moats with magma blocks, wither roses, or sweet berries for damage. Iron golems can finish trapped mobs. In 1.21+, ensure traps account for expanded spawn ranges.

Blocking Villager Doorways

Ring the bell to herd villagers inside, then block entrances with walls. Alternatively, hide them underground or use invisibility potions. This protects them from raids that can now occur in the End or Nether (non-Java).

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3 - Starting the Raid

To trigger a raid in 2025 updates, obtain Bad Omen by drinking an ominous bottle (dropped by illager captains from patrols or outposts). Entering a village converts it to Raid Omen, starting the raid after 30 seconds. In Java Edition, Bad Omen stacks up to level V, increasing waves and loot chances.

Raids spawn within 96 blocks (Java) or 128 blocks (Bedrock) of the village center. A bossbar appears, charging over 15 seconds (Java) as villagers panic and bells ring.

4 - Defeating the Raid

When Does the Raid Expire?

Raids end if all villagers die or POIs (beds, job sites, bells) are destroyed, resulting in defeat. If abandoned, raiders may follow briefly but despawn after 40 minutes (48,000 ticks). In Bedrock, an "Raid Expired" message appears.

How to Fight the Raid

Locate and eliminate all raiders quickly. Ring the bell for the Glowing effect on raiders (revealing positions). Prioritize evokers (for vexes), witches (for healing potions), and ravagers (for destruction). Repeat per wave until victory, granting Hero of the Village (reduced trades, gifts for 60 minutes).

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Waves (Java Edition, Bad Omen I)

Wave count: 3 (Easy), 5 (Normal), 7 (Hard). Higher Bad Omen adds an extra wave.

• Wave 1: 4-5 Pillagers.
• Wave 2: 3-4 Pillagers, 2-3 Vindicators.
• Wave 3: 3-4 Pillagers, 0-1 Vindicator, 1 Ravager.
• Wave 4: 4-5 Pillagers, 1-2 Vindicators, 3 Witches.
• Wave 5: 4-5 Pillagers, 4-5 Vindicators, 0-1 Witch, 1 Evoker, 1 Ravager (Pillager-mounted).
• Wave 6: 4-6 Pillagers, 2-4 Vindicators, 0-1 Witch, 1 Evoker.
• Wave 7: 2-4 Pillagers, 5-7 Vindicators, 1-2 Witches, 2 Evokers, 1 Ravager (Vindicator-mounted), 1 Ravager (Evoker-mounted).

In Bedrock, waves are fixed without stacking: Similar compositions but fewer extras.

5 - Creating a Raid Farm

New in this 2025 overhaul: Raid farms exploit raid mechanics for loot like totems of undying, emeralds (Bedrock), and enchanted items. Note: 1.21+ changes (e.g., Raid Omen delays) impact AFK efficiency, requiring ominous bottle farms for sustainability.

Requirements and Materials

• A village (1+ bed and villager).
• Spawning platform (solid blocks; avoid leaves, slabs, glass for spawns).
• Water funnels, lava for killing ravagers, trapdoors for fall damage.
• Redstone for clocks/engines (high-class farms).
• Ominous bottles for repeated triggers.
• Optional: Beacon for Regeneration, allays for sorting unstackables.

Steps for a Basic Raid Farm (Java/Bedrock)

1. Build over ocean (6-8 chunks from land) to limit spawns.
2. Place a bed and villager to define the village center.
3. Create a spawning platform above a funnel leading to a killing chamber.
4. Add lava traps for ravagers; use water to push mobs into fall-damage zones.
5. Trigger raids by drinking ominous bottles and entering the area.
6. Kill mobs manually with a Sweeping Edge sword (Java) or Looting III (Bedrock) for loot.
7. For automation: Integrate mob grinders, but player kills needed for full drops in Java.

Advanced Tips (High-Class Farm, Java 1.21+)

• Use chunk-aligned platforms with pistons/composters for raid engines to shift centers and speed spawns.
• Cycle every 30 seconds with redstone clocks to match Raid Omen.
• Pair with ominous bottle farms (from trial chambers or captains).
• Rates: High for totems/emeralds, but lower post-1.21 due to delays.

For detailed builds, check Minecraft Wiki tutorials, as designs evolve with updates like Mounts of Mayhem (no direct raid impact noted).

6 - How to Stop a Raid with Commands

Disable raids entirely with /gamerule disableRaids true. This ends current raids and prevents new ones until toggled false. Drink milk to remove effects pre-raid. No direct command stops ongoing raids mid-progress, but expiration or defeat works.

This concludes our updated guide on stopping raids in Minecraft. For more, explore GuruGamer.com, including the top 10 most dangerous enemies in Minecraft.