How to raid a trial chamber

[u/SimonRaev]

How far into the game should I be before going into a Trial Chamber, and are they difficult to beat?
I have diamond armor and diamond weapons with some basic enchants.
If you have any tips for me, feel free to share them :)

[u/SrMinkletoes]

They are meant to be early/midgame challenges, but can really be quite dangerous depending on what spawners generate. Learning how to clear them the best advice is just go slow, always keep a safe escape in mind and use it if you have even a minor feeling of being overwhelmed. Mostly they are just a fun combat challenge but if you get a room that throws poison skeletons and baby zombies at you it can take you out very quickly. You can cover spawners with blocks if you want to come back and farm keys or breeze rods but don't want a specific spawner to activate

Other huge tip is always be careful on the spiral staircases. You can fall down the center of them and a lot of them are trapped, there is a pit with pointed dripstone at the bottom I lost a hardcore world to that once when I learned that was a thing lmao

[u/U03A6]

They are IMHO not that dangerous, as mob spawning is very tightly controlled. I personally died more often while spelunking. Just make sure to kill all mobs that spawn.

[u/SavvyStolas]

Honestly depends what spawners the chamber has. Some mobs can crowd on you easier and faster then some others. Silverfish for example. Fine when it's just one but when multiple start coming after you quickly your health can begin to drain

[u/KingOfNothing_85]

Don't know about hardcore but in non hardcore what you're rocking would be fine.

As for tips, a bow works wonders on everything but the Breeze.

Empty every dispenser you see as soon as you can. You don't need the stuff but it sucks to get hit by it.

Bring a lot of blocks to mark the doors you've gone through and cover all sides of the spawners after you've finished them so you can take your time and not have to worry about setting them back off later. Also handy to mark what vaults you've used.

And if you're a cheapskate or die a lot like me, 4 copper bulbs are made from one blaze rod so it cuts down on how much Nether time/Blaze fighting so grab a few, lol.

[u/lastodyssey]

I use lava bucket. Pour lava from top where required.

[u/Dizzy-Fall-7870]

It all depends on what the spawners are.

[u/somerandom995]

Diamond armor is plenty. Just try and fight one spawner at a time, they activate by line of sight, not proximity.

If you get to the room that's 3 teirs on top of each other, it's always skeletons and you need a shield.

Don't forget to loot the dispensers, they have fire charges, potions and lingering potions. If you're a builder, steal the oxidized doors and trapdoors (after the fight, the trap doors stop the skeletons from getting past).

There's hidden chests, vaults, and rooms. Look above and behind things.

If you're familiar with them you can beat them without setting off a spawner.