How to perform speedruns in Minecraft

A speedrun is when players attempt to beat the game in the fastest possible way (Image via DullIdeactiveMC)
A speedrun is when players attempt to beat the game in the fastest possible way (Image via DullIdeactiveMC)

One of the interesting things about Minecraft is the many different ways to play. Between survival, creative, hardcore, and more, the possibilities are endless.

In Minecraft, one of the newer things to do is a speedrun, when players attempt to beat the game in the fastest possible way. There are different ways to try a speedrun, but those just starting can read on to see how to perform one easily and efficiently.

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Speedrun types in Minecraft

One of the first things to know about speedruns is that they offer three different seeds players can try.

The first is the set seed. This is an option for all competitors using the same seed and attempting to get the quickest time as far as completion goes. These set seeds can be studied, so this is a way for Minecraft players to beat the game quickly.

The quickest time for the set seed was by Ontricus, who accomplished it in two minutes and 15 seconds.

The second seed Minecraft players can attempt is the random seed. This will spawn players at a random starting point in a random world. This is a true test of player skills, as there are no set maps since the seeds are random.

The player known as TwoLetterName completed the random seed in 12 minutes and 15 seconds, the quickest time.

Another seed to try is the glitchless seed. This one is the same as the others. However, it can have advantages with the Minecraft glitches. It takes advantage of some, but for others, it will not recognize them.

There is a glitch in some worlds in which the Ender Dragon battle can be skipped. However, the glitchless seed does not allow this to happen, and players must defeat the dragon to emerge victorious.


Speedrun tips to begin with

To speedrun in Minecraft, players first need to create a new world with the correct settings. They must make sure the game mode is survival, "allow cheats" is turned off, and the difficulty is easy.

After being spawned in the new world, the first thing to do is get stone tools. Players will need a stone ax, pickaxe, shovel, and sword. They may have to craft wooden ones before achieving enough stone, but users must not go into battle without stone weapons.

The next step is to find a desert temple and a village. After finding Minecraft's desert temple, gamers can make their way down to the treasure room. They must ensure to destroy the pressure plate at the bottom, so they don't get blown up while getting the treasure.

While in the treasure room, players must grab all the iron and gold available first. Then, they are free to take anything else they believe will aid in their journey, be it weapons, fuel, armor, or anything else.

The treasure room in a Minecraft desert temple (Image via Minecraft)
The treasure room in a Minecraft desert temple (Image via Minecraft)

After leaving the temple, players have to find a Minecraft village. Any will do; they just have to be sure to collect all the hay and craft it into bread before leaving.

Gamers should have at least 30 loaves of bread. Also, they must collect all the beds from the village, as it will aid later in defeating the Ender Dragon.

Upon leaving the village, the first thing to do is create a Nether Portal. This is the only way to get blaze rods and Ender Pearls.

Players need to create a bucket from the iron, as well as a flint and steel weapon. They can use the bucket and fill it with water from the Minecraft Overworld. After doing this, gamers should find a lava pool. It can be tedious attempting to find one, but they must ensure there is plenty available.

Fans can follow the video below to build the Nether portal.

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After building the portal, users should light it on fire with the flint and steel and enter. Once inside, they can search for the fortress. Because Minecraft is such a large world, it can be a while before finding the fortress, which is needed to gather blaze rods.

To have blaze rods in the inventory, players must kill blazes. They will need at least seven blaze rods to create Eyes of Ender, which will lead them to the Ender Dragon in a few steps.

Gamers will require Ender Pearls, which can be obtained by finding piglins. Along the way, if red blocks with gold flakes appear, they can mine these to get iron ingots. These need to be made to create gold boots, which need to be worn before meeting piglins.

Piglins are a sort of neutral mob if players are wearing gold. If they are not in any gold, piglins will attack. After meeting a piglin, users will be able to trade the gold with them for Ender Pearls. They should not stop trading until they have at least 12 Ender Pearls.

After acquiring Ender Pearls from Minecraft's piglins, gamers can leave the Nether through the portal they came in. After leaving, they should craft some Eyes of Ender. After they are made, users must throw them up and follow them to the stronghold, where the Dragon is located.

While heading to the stronghold, players must be sure to kill the chickens that cross their path throughout Minecraft's Overworld. The feathers from the chickens will be needed for creating arrows.

Once they arrive at the stronghold, gamers can go to the library room and collect cobwebs. Using the string from the cobwebs, they can create a bow or two and produce about 40 arrows. Gamers can make more, but not less.

After creating enough arrows, they should move on to find the Ender Dragon. There will be crystals around, which gamers need to shoot with their bow and arrow. They should not run out of arrows, as this will cause users to be unable to defeat Minecraft's Ender Dragon.

Once the Dragon lands, after hitting crystals, players should attack it with the stone sword. When he is about to fly away, gamers will be able to tell, they can place one bed down and put a block between themselves and the bed.

Players should then move quickly and interact with the bed as if they are going to sleep. This will create a huge explosion, doling out massive damage to the Dragon.

Users can repeat this cycle multiple times, and the Minecraft Ender Dragon will die, resulting in the former winning the game.

While speedrunning in Minecraft can be tricky at first, or it seems like it only takes experienced players, anybody is capable of speedrunning. After a few tries, any player will be experienced at the task.

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