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(Nether) Fireball Alternatives

Has anyone found it a bit annoying that the only projectile attacks by Nether mobs (Excluding Wither) are fireballs? I know that the Nether is kind of like the hell of Minecraft but does it always have to be fireballs? The Ghast does it and the Blaze does it. Its cool, but kind of makes the mobs in the Nether less unique. I was wondering for your next update or any update you add a new Nether Mob with a projectile attack its not a fireball? I have made a list of different possible attacks which I also edited for the type of mob you make:

  • Blaze Rods: Has anybody ever thought that a blaze rod would be a great weapon? Imagine if a mob could shoot a rapid amount of them at you with about 2 damage per rod and each rod has a 5 percent chance of summoning a blaze, and the blaze rods also set you on fire. This would be a great attack for a mob which hovers around lava or Nether Fortresses.
  • Ash: This one is one of my personal favourites. The mob could shoot a projectile like a flaming shulker attack but it doesnt follow the player, yet it makes up for that because it is shot very fast. When it makes contact with a solid block or a mob, it will make a 5 x 5 area of black smoke which would affect you with blindness. It could do 3 damage per 2 seconds, but it can be raised higher or lower depending on the mob. This would be great for mobs which attack from lava.
  • Magma spikes: Everyone knows about the fang attack from the Evoker, right? Well it would be so sick to have a similar attack but more magma themed. It would do 3 damage per spike, and it has a range of 10 blocks. They would look like magma blocks rising from the ground, except they are spikier and longer.  This would be great for more magical Nether mobs or mobs which attack in groups.
Once again I hope you guys vote for this and Mojang, it would be a dream come true if you could announce this for being added to Minecraft. Thank you. Ollie
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    Clarified subject to help search results.

    Thanks for your contribution.