Endermen don't avoid Soul Fire. Tested with one going up a closed trapdoor and touching Soul Fire which was diagonal to the trapdoor.
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Endermen don't avoid Soul Fire. Tested with one going up a closed trapdoor and touching Soul Fire which was diagonal to the trapdoor.
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