Mounts of Mayhem: The Conclusioning

Welcome back, brave champion! We have concluded this edition of the Mayhem Tournament. But who knows? Maybe we’ll do it again next year. Hopefully, it has inspired you to head out into your own adventures across the Overworld to challenge the Mounts of Mayhem!

And how could you not? Let’s consult our sizzle reel for a swift recap. We cracked the gates with a camel husk charge and a hero who showed us how to use a rabbit’s foot for instant camel chemistry. We dove to the warm ocean, where a trident-waving drowned rode a zombie nautilus like a sea-sick chariot and a pufferfish pact saved the day. We rebuilt A Minecraft Movie’s ring in a woodland mansion, unleashed a chicken jockey stampede, and discovered that the Lunge enchantment on a spear is basically a thesis in kinetic poetry.

Then we dimmed the lights (totally on purpose, absolutely controlled) so spiders and their bony backseat archers could write eight-legged made stealth suddenly felt fashionable. In the Friends Arena, the cavalry arrived – horses, a donkey with main-character energy, and a happy ghast that taught us there is both power and safety in numbers. And that’s coming from me, a notorious number naysayer!

The Nether gifted us several striders, a ghast, way too much multitasking, and a reminder that lava doesn’t do mercy. And amongst zombie horses under a midnight sky we learned that if your elytra breaks at the worst time, an anvil and phantom membrane can un-break both wings and narrative tension.

Which brings us to the grand finale: open air, bigger stands, secret levers, no refunds for the splash zone. We got the entire band back together – chicken jockeys, camel husks, zombie horses, and zombie nautiluses galore. But our challengers were just as plentiful, arriving on wings, on foot, and on hoof. They truly put the mayhem in the mount amongst trapdoors, enchantments, and more spears than you can shake a stick at.

Now it’s your turn to tame and jump up on a mount. Enchant that spear, fill that inventory, and set off on your own adventure. May the mayhem be with you, hero of heroes.