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Complete Beginners Guide

Everything you need to know to start your Minecraft journey

🚀 Quick Start Checklist

☀️Your First Day

  1. 1Punch trees to collect wood logs
  2. 2Open inventory (E) and craft wood planks
  3. 3Create a crafting table with 4 planks
  4. 4Make wooden tools (pickaxe, axe, shovel)
  5. 5Find and mine stone with wooden pickaxe
  6. 6Upgrade to stone tools
  7. 7Collect food (animals, apples, berries)
  8. 8Find/dig a shelter before nightfall
  9. 9Create torches (coal/charcoal + stick)
  10. 10Sleep in a bed or survive the night

🔨Essential Crafting

  1. 1Crafting Table: 4 Wood Planks
  2. 2Furnace: 8 Cobblestone
  3. 3Chest: 8 Wood Planks
  4. 4Bed: 3 Wool + 3 Wood Planks
  5. 5Torches: Coal/Charcoal + Stick
  6. 6Doors: 6 Wood Planks
  7. 7Tools: 2 Sticks + Materials (wood/stone/iron)
  8. 8Armor: Materials in player shape

⛏️Mining Basics

  1. 1Never dig straight down (lava/caves)
  2. 2Always carry torches for light
  3. 3Iron ore needs stone pickaxe or better
  4. 4Diamond ore needs iron pickaxe or better
  5. 5Best diamond level: Y -59
  6. 6Strip mining: Most efficient method
  7. 7Cave exploring: More dangerous but faster
  8. 8Always have food for healing
  9. 9Listen for mob sounds
  10. 10Mark your path to avoid getting lost

🌾Food & Farming

  1. 1Kill animals for meat (cook in furnace)
  2. 2Break grass for seeds
  3. 3Till dirt with hoe near water
  4. 4Plant seeds and wait for growth
  5. 5Breed animals with their preferred food
  6. 6Build animal pens with fences
  7. 7Fishing rod for unlimited food
  8. 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

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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

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: