Floating Sword

The Floating Sword is a mob that, as it's name implies, a sword with no user.  It floats above the ground at slightly above hand level, though.

The sword preparing for an assault

Description

Health: 25 hearts

attack: 4 (easy), 6 (normal), 8 (hard), in addition to being frozen for 3 seconds (you can still attack)

Spawn: Strongholds and Floating Sword Spawners, any light level.

Drops: 0-1 Rusted Iron, 1-3 Iron Dust

Rare drop: rusty sword

Save ID: Ghostsword

Behaviour

Floating Swords stay inmobile when inactive, and charge toward you when active. They usually spawns in a group of 5. They do not take damage from arrows, wooden swords and fire. They also don't drown in water and lava.

Combat

Be sure to have a full set of iron armors and a Sword when fighting them. No use lighting the strongholds as they spawn at any light level. Don't use arrows as they take no damage from them.  However, a shield would be useful, since they reflect attacks.

Floating Sword grinder

Floating sword grinders are difficult to make due to the mob's tendency of not moving when inactive.

1. Find a Floating Sword Spawner.
2. Put 3 pairs of Sticky Pistons, each pair facing each other and 3 blocks away.
3. Put any blocks in front of the piston arms.
4. Connect the pistons to a lever.
5. make sure the crusher is facing the exit to the spawner room.
6. When you pull the lever, they will suffocate and die.

Trivia

• Despite their name, Floating Swords can't fly.
• If dodged well, they can hit other mobs to provoke them, since they can't stop mid-charge if they miss.
• Their damage sound effect is the same as that of the Blaze mob.
• They can break monster egg blocks while charging, and the resulting silverfish will be aggro towards them.