
Or you can just do things the traditional way and plant your pick-axe in its head. So if you're digging a tunnel halfway to hell and a zombie sneaks up on you with that skin-crawling gurgling moan it makes, you can whip around and whap it with your weapon. The Combat Update lets you dual-wield items and weapons via a new inventory slot, which is a big deal because it means you can keep a sword in one hand and your pick-axe in another. Though there are lots of little improvements and tons of new tchotchkes to collect (including grass path blocks, igloos, and a sweet dragon head block), the heftiest portion of the update is dedicated to improving Minecraft's fighting physics and weapon options. The Minecraft 1.9 update is called the "Combat Update," and for good reason.

You're far better off taking on the bony denizens of Minecraft, which recently received its much talked-about 1.9 update (PC version only so far). That's a one-way ticket to joining their calcium-rich Dance of Death.

We here at USGamer don't recommend fighting real skeletons, however. Celebrate this rarest of days by picking a fight with a skeleton.

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