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Complete Beginners Guide
Everything you need to know to start your Minecraft journey
🚀 Quick Start Checklist
☀️Your First Day
- 1Punch trees to collect wood logs
- 2Open inventory (E) and craft wood planks
- 3Create a crafting table with 4 planks
- 4Make wooden tools (pickaxe, axe, shovel)
- 5Find and mine stone with wooden pickaxe
- 6Upgrade to stone tools
- 7Collect food (animals, apples, berries)
- 8Find/dig a shelter before nightfall
- 9Create torches (coal/charcoal + stick)
- 10Sleep in a bed or survive the night
🔨Essential Crafting
- 1Crafting Table: 4 Wood Planks
- 2Furnace: 8 Cobblestone
- 3Chest: 8 Wood Planks
- 4Bed: 3 Wool + 3 Wood Planks
- 5Torches: Coal/Charcoal + Stick
- 6Doors: 6 Wood Planks
- 7Tools: 2 Sticks + Materials (wood/stone/iron)
- 8Armor: Materials in player shape
⛏️Mining Basics
- 1Never dig straight down (lava/caves)
- 2Always carry torches for light
- 3Iron ore needs stone pickaxe or better
- 4Diamond ore needs iron pickaxe or better
- 5Best diamond level: Y -59
- 6Strip mining: Most efficient method
- 7Cave exploring: More dangerous but faster
- 8Always have food for healing
- 9Listen for mob sounds
- 10Mark your path to avoid getting lost
🌾Food & Farming
- 1Kill animals for meat (cook in furnace)
- 2Break grass for seeds
- 3Till dirt with hoe near water
- 4Plant seeds and wait for growth
- 5Breed animals with their preferred food
- 6Build animal pens with fences
- 7Fishing rod for unlimited food
- 8Golden/Enchanted apples for emergencies
📈 Progression Path
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Wood Age
Wooden toolsBasic shelterFood source
→
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Stone Age
Stone toolsFurnaceBetter shelter
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Iron Age
Iron armorIron toolsBucketShield
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Diamond Age
Diamond toolsDiamond armorEnchanting table
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Netherite Age
Nether portalAncient debrisNetherite gear
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End Game
End portalDefeat dragonElytra wings
💡 Pro Tips
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Press F3 to see coordinates and debug info
🛡️
Shields block 100% of damage from the front
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Beds set your spawn point and skip night
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Keep valuable items in a chest before dangerous tasks
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Lava buckets are the best furnace fuel
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Always mine around diamond ore - they spawn in veins
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Write down your base coordinates
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Sprint-jumping is the fastest movement method
🎮 Essential Controls
W/A/S/DMove
SpaceJump
ShiftSneak
EInventory
QDrop Item
F3Debug Info
CtrlSprint
F5Change View
TabPlayer List
🎯 Ready for More?
Now that you've mastered the basics, explore these advanced guides: