Top 10 Tips for Beginners in Minecraft
Are you a beginner in Minecraft? Want some basic tips to help you get started?
Look no further than this list, where I'll share some essential tips for starting out in Minecraft. Feel free to add any tips you think I missed.
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Never dig straight down
I ALWAYS dig straight down, but please don't. I only dig down because I never learn my lesson.
I used to do this all the time, and I usually landed in lava or a place full of hostile mobs.
Lava will just kill you almost immediately.
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Never take your valuables to the Nether
I've lost so many good items in the Nether because I always forgot to store them. I always bring a chest to the Nether, so if you forget to store your stuff before you go, you can put it in the chest.
I did this once, and I lost all of my iron, gold, and diamonds.
I would just put them in a chest in the normal world.
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Bring a shield at all times
Shields are SO USEFUL. They can be lifesavers. Say you're coming home and are low on health, but a skeleton is shooting you. You can be safe.
You never know when you might get shot by a skeleton.
I'm a noob, and I have trouble getting iron.
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Write down the coordinates of your house
What if you lose your house and can't find it? Always write down the coordinates.
I get lost all the time since I usually spawn somewhere with no sand.
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Bring a fire resistance potion to the Nether
Fall through the floor? Well, you brought a fire resistance potion! It's the best thing to bring to the Nether no matter what the scenario.
I got dunked in lava once. I wish I had brought one of these.
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Leave faraway chunks unloaded
I agree with Techno. What would you do?
What if a new version is coming soon? You will want to leave them alone for now.
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Look out for loot in structures
This is important in my opinion because you can get a lot of good items in generated structures. You could get an enchanted book, gold, iron, or maybe even diamonds. So I think it's really important.
It could be risky but also rewarding.
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Don't break mob spawners
It's a really good way of earning XP. If you don't want to earn XP, at least light up the area and come back when you do.
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Write down the coordinates of your portal
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Learn how to MLG water
I can do this now, so I am the most popular kid in school. Everyone is impressed, and I got a PS5, a car, and a trillion dollars because of it.
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Remember that water doesn't work in the nether
I've died three times because of this, and I never seem to remember. In the Nether, it's just way too hot, so if you try to use a water bucket to put yourself out, the water evaporates instantly. Use a fire resistance potion instead.
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When you mine an ore and it will burn, build a fire-proof platform
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Always keep a Totem of Undying in your left hand
This totally ruins the point of having a shield at all times.
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Take all the wood from a tree
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Get 2 of each friendly mob
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Once you get wood, craft a wooden pickaxe and skip the other wood tools. Use that wooden pickaxe and mine the cobblestone and you get a stone sword easy peasy.
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Don’t make light with redstone torches
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Wear a carved pumpkin on your head in The End so the Endermen don't attack you
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Don't sprint too much
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Put a bed in your stronghold and set a respawn point before going into The End
This is definitely a good idea.
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Right click to "use" an item
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Make sure to bring projectiles in the end fight or you'll have to take out the end crystals by hand
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Don't go near gravel in the Nether
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Make a villager breeder and use villagers for armor and other useful things
I think they like it when you give them food, and they definitely like it when you trade with them.
If you place more beds in a village, there will be more room for villagers to sleep, and they will breed when they are happy.
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It's faster to use a shovel to mine clay
It is faster, but I thought it was faster with a pickaxe.
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Don’t stay in the water for too long
It's no help mining clay and then drowning.