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This article is about the battles between mobs and heroes. For the mobs that spawn during boss fights, see
MCD:Boss Summons. For the battle similar to Arena Battles, see
MCD:Boss Battle. For the melee weapon enchantment, see
MCD:Ambush.
An arena battle, also known as an ambush for short, is a battle between mobs and heroes. There are distinct differences between these and boss battles.
Arena battles can be found in every mission in the game other than 👁 Image
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Treetop Tangle is the only mission to have an ambush which spawns a boss mob.
Arena battles operate differently from boss fights, where arena battles spawn a lot more weaker mobs, then sometimes a powerful mob or a boss. The battle format also differs from boss fights, where it usually spawns in waves, such as the one in Pumpkin Pastures. The battles usually start out with several weak mobs. Over time, the waves of mobs get stronger until the battle ends, or when the boss appears. No matter what, battles always spawn mobs from the mission it takes place in.
There are also similarities between arena battles and boss fights. They are both triggered by certain events like heroes entering an arena like the one in Redstone Mines, or by pressing a trigger like the bell in Pumpkin Pastures. Some other triggers include buttons, levers, and pillars.
There is a chance for these ambushes to have mini bosses. There are nine missions where ambushes spawn two minibosses: the Woodland Mansion, the Pumpkin Pastures (Only with Echoing Void DLC), the Desert Temple (Only with Echoing Void DLC), the Basalt Deltas, the Crimson Forest, the Abyssal Monument, The Stronghold, the End Wilds and the Broken Citadel. So far, it isn't possible to have arena battles that spawn exactly three bosses, but in the Coral Rise there is an arena battle that spawns four of them. Another similarity between arena battles and boss fights is that they have their own special music. They can also both be started by the Arch-Illager, the Jungle Abomination, the Wretched Wraith, the Tempest Golem, the Ancient Guardian and the Vengeful Heart of Ender. Each of them have their own summoning animation. The Arch-Illager teleports in, summons an ambush, and then teleports out. The jungle abomination, wretched wraith, tempest golem and ancient guardian just roar to summon an ambush, producing their own effects while doing so.
If the battles are a part of the mission's objectives, it is announced by the game, whereas if the battle is not part of the mission's objectives, it won't be announced.
If the player escapes the arena while the music is playing, the music continues until another ambush or a boss fight is cleared.
- arena1 (Arena Music for the Creeper Woods, Creepy Crypt, Pumpkin Pastures, Arch Haven, Soggy Swamp, Soggy Cave, Redstone Mines, Cacti Canyon, Lower Temple, Obsidian Pinnacle, all Jungle Awakens missions except Treetop Tangle, and all Creeping Winter missions)
- arena2 (Arena Music for the Squid Coast, Desert Temple, Fiery Forge, Highblock Halls, and the Underhalls)
- Invocation (Arena Music for Woodland Mansion and Woodland Prison Ancient Hunts)
- Menta Menardi (Arena Music for Spider Cave Ancient Hunt)
- Summit (Arena Music for Treetop Tangle)
- Summit (Arena Music for Windswept Peaks)
- Ascension (Alternate Arena Music for Windswept Peaks)
- Squall (Arena Music for Colossal Rampart)
- Flurry (Alternate Arena Music for Colossal Rampart)
- Rush (Arena Music for Gale Sanctum)
- Scud (Arena Music for Gauntlet of Gales)
- Routers (Arena Music for Nether Wastes, Nether Fortress and Gold Rooms in Ancient Hunts)
- Metaluna (Arena Music for Warped Forest and Soul Sand Valley)
- Torn Acinder (Arena Music for Basalt Deltas)
- Kermetic (Arena Music for Crimson Forest)
- Cnidoblast (Arena Music for Coral Rise)
- Nematocyst (Alternate Arena Music for Coral Rise)
- Truched (Arena Music for Radiant Ravine)
- Klyka (Alternate Arena Music for Radiant Ravine)
- Swashes (Arena Music for Abyssal Monument)
- Pit Fight (Alternate Arena Music for Abyssal Monument)
- Drawn (Arena Music for The Stronghold)
- Closer (Alternate Arena Music for The Stronghold)
- Nothingness (Arena Music for End Wilds)
- Void (Alternate Arena Music for End Wilds)
- Shattered (Arena Music for Broken Citadel)
- Apart (Alternate Arena Music for Broken Citadel)
| Sounds |
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| Sound | Description | Identifier |
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| Arena 1 | bgm_env_pupa2DArena |
| Arena 1 and 2 end | bgm_env_generic2DArenaEnd |
| Arena 2 | bgm_env_deteBoss |
| Spider Cave arena | p4_bgm_env_spcaArena |
| Spider Cave arena end | p4_bgm_end_spcaArenaEnd |
| Woodland Mansion arena | p4_bgm_env_womaArena |
| Woodland Mansion arena end | p4_bgm_env_womaArenaEnd |
| Woodland Mansion roof arena | p4_bgm_env_womaRoof |
| Woodland Mansion Roof arena end | p4_bgm_env_womaBossEnd |
| Sounds |
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| Sound | Description | Identifier |
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| Treetop Tangle arena | D3_bgm_env_wipeSideQuest |
| Treetop Tangle arena end | D3_bgm_env_wipeSideQuestEnd |
| Sounds |
|---|
| Sound | Description | Identifier |
|---|
| Windswept Peaks arena | D3_bgm_env_wipeArenaLoop |
| Windswept Peaks arena end | D3_bgm_env_wipeArenaEnd |
| Windswept Peaks side arena | D3_bgm_env_wipeSideQuest |
| Windswept Peaks side arena end | D3_bgm_env_wipeSideQuestEnd |
| Gauntlet of Gales arena | D3_bgm_env_gasaArena |
| Gauntlet of Gales arena end | D3_bgm_env_gasaArenaEnd |
| Gale Sanctum side arena | D3_bgm_env_gasaSideQuest |
| Gale Sanctum side arena end | D3_bgm_env_gasaSideQuestEnd |
| Colossal Rampart arena | D3_bgm_env_enraArena |
| Colossal Rampart arena end | D3_bgm_env_enraArenaEnd |
| Colossal Rampart side arena | D3_bgm_env_enraSideQuest |
| Colossal Rampart side arena end | D3_bgm_env_enraSideQuestEnd |
| Sounds |
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| Sound | Description | Identifier |
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| Basalt Deltas arena | D4_bgm_env_badeArena |
| Basalt Deltas arena end | D4_bgm_env_badeArenaEnd |
| Crimson Forest arena | D4_bgm_env_crfoArena |
| Crimson Forest arena end | D4_bgm_env_crfoArenaEnd |
| Nether Wastes, Nether Fortress & Gold Room arena | D4_bgm_env_enwaArena |
| Nether Wastes, Nether Fortress & Gold Room arena end | D4_bgm_env_enwaArenaEnd |
| Warped Forest & Soul Sand Valley arena | D4_bgm_env_wafoArena |
| Warped Forest & Soul Sand Valley arena end | D4_bgm_env_wafoArenaEnd |
| Sounds |
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| Sound | Description | Identifier |
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| Coral Rise arena | D5_bgm_env_coriArenaLoop |
| Coral Rise arena end | D5_bgm_env_coriArenaEnd |
| Coral Rise side arena | D5_bgm_env_coriSidequestLoop |
| Coral Rise side arena end | D5_bgm_env_coriSidequestEnd |
| Abyssal Monument arena | D5_bgm_env_abmoArenaLoop |
| Abyssal Monument arena end | D5_bgm_env_abmoArenaEnd |
| Abyssal Monument side arena | D5_bgm_env_abmoSidequestLoop |
| Abyssal Monument side arena end | D5_bgm_env_abmoSidequestEnd |
| Radiant Ravine arena | D5_bgm_env_raraArenaLoop |
| Radiant Ravine arena end | D5_bgm_env_raraArenaEnd |
| Radiant Ravine side arena | D5_bgm_env_raraSidequestLoop |
| Radiant Ravine side arena end | D5_bgm_env_raraSidequestEnd |
| Sounds |
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| Sound | Description | Identifier |
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| The Stronghold arena | D6_bgm_env_thstArenaLoop |
| The Stronghold arena end | D6_bgm_env_thstArenaEnd |
| The Stronghold side arena | D6_bgm_env_thstSidequestLoop |
| The Stronghold Side arena end | D6_bgm_env_thstSidequestEnd |
| End Wilds arena | D6_bgm_env_enwiArenaLoop |
| End Wilds arena end | D6_bgm_env_enwiArenaEnd |
| End Wilds side arena | D6_bgm_env_enwiSidequestLoop |
| End Wilds side arena end | D6_bgm_env_enwiSidequestEnd |
| Broken Citadel arena | D6_bgm_env_blciArenaLoop |
| Broken Citadel arena end | D6_bgm_env_blciArenaEnd |
| Broken Citadel side arena | D6_bgm_env_blciSideQuestLoop |
| Broken Citadel side arena end | D6_bgm_env_blciSidequestEnd |
| Sounds |
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| Sound | Description | Identifier |
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| Tower arena | S1_bgm_env_thtoArenaLoop |
| Tower arena end | S1_bgm_env_thtoArenaEnd |
| Tower boss arena | S1_bgm_env_thtoBossLoop |
| Tower boss arena end | S1_bgm_env_thtoBossEnd |
| Sounds |
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| Sound | Description | Identifier |
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| Arena mobs appear | sfx_arenaMobsAppear |
| Arena pillar eye activate | sfx_env_arenaEyeActivate |
| Arena gate opens | sfx_arenaGateOpen |
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An ambush changing the objective, hence being announced by the game.
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An ambush not part of the objectives, hence not being announced by the game.
