How to Test All Three Custom Boss Meters in a Creative World

Before heading into survival encounters, you can preview the custom artwork for the Ender Dragon, the Wither, and Village Raids in a safe testing world to see how they fit your screen.

Previewing the Wither and Ender Dragon Bars

1. Create a new singleplayer world with Creative mode and Commands enabled.

2. Build a standard soul sand T-shape with three Wither skeleton skulls on top, or use the /summon wither command. Look at the top of your screen to verify the dark, bone-styled gauge with three skull icons.

3. Enter an End Portal or run /summon ender_dragon to trigger the dragon encounter. Check that the dark dragon frame appears with its dragon eye overlay and purple health accents.

Triggering the Village Raid Banner

1. Locate a village or spawn a Villager along with a claimed bed to establish a valid village center.

2. Apply the Bad Omen status effect to yourself using /effect give @s bad_omen (or drink an Ominous Bottle in newer game rules).

3. Approach the villager to start the encounter.

4. Confirm that the standard raid meter is replaced by the Illager-themed battle banner featuring Illager horns and banner details across the top of your screen.