A Warden's Song

A Warden's Song, also known as The Warden's Lament, is an animated horror music video released during Minecraft Live 2022, featuring Steve and Alex evading a warden.

Steve and Alex are exploring a cave, stumbling upon an ancient city, while a narrator sings. As they stress that no one is around, Steve inspects a candle. Alex reaches inside a chest, grabbing a pair of iron leggings enchanted with swift sneak. Alex then finds an echo shard, which Steve then takes from them, then dropping it, before Alex catches it in midair right in front of a sculk sensor. Steve accidentally closes the chest, setting the sensors off until they all summon the warden. The narrator confirms the warden has no eyes, but can still sense you in the dark, as Steve and Alex try to hide from it. However, it sniffs them.

Steve and Alex run away in a hurry alongside a swarm of bats, but Steve trips onto a sculk block. However, a bat flies right into the warden, giving Steve ample time to escape. Steve and Alex think they're safe, but then the warden unleashes its sonic boom. Somehow, they manage to dodge it, then eye an exit from the cave, sealing it off with dirt, planks, and cobblestone. However, the warden is able to tunnel through.