Testing Wither Heart Visibility Before Entering Danger

Before heading into a Nether Fortress or summoning the Wither, you can safely trigger the status effect to confirm Dev’s Better Wither Hearts Resource Pack is active and familiarize yourself with the updated full, half, and empty icons.

Testing With Commands in a Creative World

1. Load a test world with cheats enabled and switch to Survival mode using /gamemode survival so your health bar appears on the HUD.

2. Run /effect give @s minecraft:wither in chat to apply the wither status effect immediately.

3. Watch your health bar shift to the clearer purple wither hearts and observe how each heart transitions from full to half to empty as damage ticks down.

4. Run /effect clear @s or switch back to Creative mode before your health reaches zero.

Testing Naturally in Survival

If you want to verify the pack in a survival world without enabling cheats, prepare a Bucket of Milk and some food in a well-lit, enclosed base:

1. Obtain a Wither Rose or craft Suspicious Stew using red and brown mushrooms, a bowl, and a Wither Rose.

2. Step briefly onto the planted Wither Rose or eat the stew to apply a short burst of the wither effect.

3. Confirm that the custom heart pixel art appears clearly on your HUD, then drink the milk or let the short duration wear off safely.