u/SF-UberMan

I am using a Mac, but I don't want any unwanted malware sneaking into it via the UTM VM, so I wonder if Malwarebytes on the VM will be enough to detect any incoming malware.

I am planning on improving my PvP skillset by various means possible, one of which is adopting the use of tipped arrows of Harming II in conjunction with a Piercing IV crossbow (which will also be used to cure zombie villagers).

Since I am hesitant to use Netherite equipment due to Netherite being completely non-renewable (which means Netherite equipment is very hard to get back once you get killed in PvP due to Netherite being so damn rare), I am thinking of compensating for my weaker defence using stronger offensive tools. Tipped Arrows of Harming II completely bypass unenchanted armour of any sort, and are only affected by the Protection enchantment and the Resistance effect. Since Tipped Arrows of Harming II deal 6 hearts worth of damage to an enemy player by default (an average player has 10 hearts worth of health before they die), using Tipped Arrows of Harming II against a player wearing full Netherite armour enchanted with Protection IV on all pieces will result in them taking 2 hearts worth of damage IIRC as Protection IV only grants 64% damage reduction if put on all armour pieces, meaning that it only takes 5 Tipped Arrows of Harming II to kill them if you are fast on your feet. Sure, Enchanted Golden Apples grant the Resistance effect which will decrease the damage further, but Tipped Arrows of Harming II will still be superior to using ordinary arrows or melee weapons for killing enemy players clad in full Protection IV-enchanted Netherite armour as there are less obstacles to overcome for dealing as much damage as possible, and it's far less risky than using ender crystals to fight back since that requires you to set up obsidian if there isn't obsidian or bedrock around, place the crystals down and detonate them before anyone else can do the same.

As for undead mobs which get healed by Harming II tipped arrows, I have another tool to destroy them: A Multishot crossbow that launches firework rockets with 7 firework stars each, so little worry there, since firework rockets are the best long-range option for killing the Wither anyway, and the Wither is the most dangerous undead mob of the bunch.

Now that I have defeated the ender dragon, I am on a quest to renovate all my bases, especially the stronghold that I took control of. I have identified some promising building materials that I can use to make my builds better, like deepslate, tuff bricks and even concrete powder, but the problem is that most of them are non-renewable. Concrete powder is renewable, but wandering traders spawn way too slowly and their sand trades are way too limited and infrequent, and it doesn't exactly sit right with me to use a sand duper or strip-mine oceans, deserts and beaches just to get a lot of sand. What should I do?

Edit: I completely forgot I could use polished granite for underground builds, which will work a lot better when I set up my gold farm to get Nether quartz via bartering. My bad.

I am thinking of bringing at least two iron bars to the End to waterlog them so that I can have a constant water source to help me reduce fall damage as much as possible when I destroy the end crystals on the pillars. However, I'm still kinda scared of the ender dragon destroying the water sources that keep the iron bars waterlogged, so I'm also thinking of a backup plan to go to the Nether to get 20 ghast tears for End crystals of my own so that I can guarantee an ender dragon kill when it lands at the portal by putting the crystals near one side of the portal and then shooting them with a bow when the dragon gets close. Which would be the better approach to killing the ender dragon?