\n| Experience<\/td>\n | 5 XP<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\nHow the explosion works<\/h2>\nA Creeper lights its fuse when you come within 3 blocks<\/strong>, and detonates 1.5 seconds later<\/strong> \u2014 but only if it keeps an uninterrupted line of sight to you the whole time<\/strong>. Break that line of sight or get 7 blocks away<\/strong> and the fuse cancels. That 1.5-second window is your entire defence: hit it and immediately back off, and it can’t go off.<\/p>\nWhere Creepers spawn<\/h2>\nCreepers need light level 0<\/strong> and spawn in nearly every biome except Mushroom Fields and the Deep Dark. In Java they spawn in groups of up to 4. Unlike most hostile mobs, Creepers do not burn in daylight<\/strong> \u2014 which is why you find them lurking in shadows and caves during the day.<\/p>\n |