Wither Skeleton Horse

Wither Skeleton Horse adds a new undead horse variant to Minecraft: a dark, smoky Wither Skeleton Horse, designed as a Nether counterpart to the vanilla Skeleton Horse.

It adds a rare trap encounter in Soul Sand Valley, where a lone Wither Skeleton Horse may appear. Get too close, and the trap is triggered with a lightning strike, spawning a group of mounted Wither Skeletons.

Features

Adds a new Wither Skeleton Horse entity.
Custom Wither Skeleton Horse texture.
Smoke and soul particle effects.
Rare Soul Sand Valley trap encounter inspired by vanilla Skeleton Horse traps.
Trap activation spawns four mounted Wither Skeletons.
Wither Skeleton riders spawn with enchanted bows and enchanted iron helmets.
If you manage to defeat the Wither Skeletons, you may put a saddle onto the horse and gain control over it.
The horses will have speed and jump boost when they step on soul soil or soul sand.

How the Trap Works

While exploring a Soul Sand Valley, a Wither Skeleton Horse trap may appear if the player is carrying one of the configured lure items.

By default, the lure item tag includes:

Totem of Undying
Enchanted Golden Apple
Nether Star
Dragon Egg

The item only needs to be present in the player's inventory. It is not consumed.

When a player comes within range of the trap horse, lightning strikes and the encounter begins, spawning Wither Skeleton riders on Wither Skeleton Horses.

Datapack Customization

The lure items are controlled through the item tag:

witherskeletonhorse:summon_wither_trap