Bosses are unaffected by the potions / "new arrows"
If you shoot a spectral arrow and hit the ender dragon, you don't get the spectral effect that you normally get when you hit any other mob.
Environment
OS X, java 1.8_45, tested on multiplayer server
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Spectral arrow effect doesn't affect the ender dragon
If you shoot a spectral arrow and hit the ender dragon, you don't get the spectral effect that you normally get when you hit any other mob.
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OS X, java 1.8_45, tested on multiplayer server
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Spectral arrow effect doesn't affect the ender dragonBosses are unaffected by the potions / "new arrows"
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Duplicate of MC-83271. Please search before creating new issues.
Duplicate of MC-83271. Please search before creating new issues.
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Dupe of MC-83271
This is not a duplicate of MC-83271 - It appears to be the opposite.
[Mojang] Jeb (Jens Bergensten) added a comment - 27/Nov/15 1:05 PM
The Wither and the Ender Dragon will now ignore all effects.
This works as intended as per [Mojang] Jeb (Jens Bergensten)'s comment in MC-83271:
The Wither and the Ender Dragon will now ignore all effects.
Hello! This looks to be a duplicate of MC-151512, which has been marked as Works as Intended based on a comment by [Mojang] Jeb (Jens Bergensten) on MC-83271.


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Confimed for 15w38b
EnderDragon and Wither aren't affected.
I uploaded a couple screenshots. The effect command does work on the Ender Dragon. Not the Wither. Spectral Arrows do not affect either.
Confirmed for 15w40b
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Confirmed for 15w44a
The Wither and the Ender Dragon will now ignore all effects.
Why ?...
It's not cool for map makers ...
It will be nice to be able to give them all the effects using commands.
And how to explain that the wither takes damage due to splash potions but not from commands...