When I fly upwards with my elytra to hit the wither above ground, he always manages to fly above me. It doesn't matter how far up I go, the wither always goes further upwards, and now there's a wither on my world I can't deal with.
Steps to reproduce:
1. Summon the Wither, and wait for him to fly upwards.
2. Fly up to him with an elytra and attempt to attack him.
3. Repeat indefinitely.
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Also have this issue, would like to add that the wither never returns to the ground if you leave it suddenly, so if you die in the air, it's nearly impossible to find them again, since there is nothing rendering around them, and there is no sort of gauge to where it is. The only way around this I've found is using a mod to find mobs on a map, or use `/effect give @e[type=wither] glowing 1000`
Ultimately, however, usually I just use the kill command on it, since finding it is so difficult.
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The wither always flies above its target before his second phase; gliding players are no exception to this.