- Punch trees to gather wood.
- Make stone tools quickly.
- Build a shelter before nightfall.
- Craft a bed using wool.
- Don’t dig straight down.
- Use F3 to track coordinates.
- Gather coal or make charcoal.
- Place torches to prevent mob spawns.
- Cook food before eating.
- Avoid exploring at night early on.
- Use stone tools until you find iron.
- Save iron for a pickaxe, sword, bucket, and shield.
- Always carry a water bucket.
- Craft and use a shield for defense.
- Combine damaged tools to save resources.
- Use a grindstone to remove bad enchantments.
- Name tools with an anvil for fun.
- Mine at Y = -58 for diamonds.
- Bring extra pickaxes when mining.
- Place torches on one side to avoid getting lost.
- Listen for lava when mining.
- Bring a crafting table and furnace underground.
- Use a staircase when mining down.
- Start a wheat farm early.
- Breed cows and chickens for food.
- Use fences to keep animals safe.
- Till soil with a hoe to start farming.
- Collect potatoes and carrots from villages.
- Cook all meat to restore more hunger.
- Use a composter for extra bone meal.
- Craft a boat to travel water easily.
- Bring a bed on long trips.
- Use maps to chart your world.
- Loot villages and shipwrecks.
- Avoid pillager outposts early game.
- Use torches to mark exploration paths.
- Write down your base coordinates.
- Light up your base and caves.
- Build walls or fences around your home.
- Use traps or lava for defense.
- Don’t spam click when fighting.
- Use a bow for ranged safety.
- Run away and re-engage creepers.
- Keep a cat to scare creepers.
- Make an enchantment table with diamonds.
- Place 15 bookshelves for max-level enchants.
- Earn XP from mobs, ores, and smelting.
- Save lapis lazuli for enchanting.
- Combine enchantments with an anvil.
- Always enchant your gear, even at low levels.