Minecraft is one of the most popular games in the world that defines the modern sandbox genre. Players make some incredible block-busting records in this game.

For new players, the freedom the game has, can be a double-edged sword, as Minecraft is filled with "unwritten rules," traps, and tricks that can easily cost them their items.

This little guide covers twelve common blunders that can lead to unwanted consequences, such as falling into a hidden lava pit or being caught in the dark without a spawn point, helping you survive your first night and build a solid foundation for a blocky empire.

We curated this list with the help of sources like Zap-Hosting and Item4Gamer.

Crafting Too Many Wooden Tools

The first thing players do when they hop into a Minecraft server is find a tree and make a pickaxe with it. But they seem to keep making wooden tools instead of finding new block resources like cobblestone. It is best to make a wooden pickaxe and then hover around looking for stone instead to make the full gear.

Digging Straight Down

This is the golden rule of Minecraft: never dig the block that you're standing on, as you could fall into a pool of lava or a deep ravine, losing all your items once you slowly pass away. Instead, always dig in a staircase pattern, since that way you can look at what's under your feet.

Delaying Your First Bed

Minecraft can turn into a nightmare if you don't sleep at night, especially for newcomers. Also, failing to craft a bed early means you cannot skip the night or set a respawn point. So if you get killed at night without sleeping in a bed, you will be respawned back to the original starting point of the game, a sad ending if you built your base far away from it.

Keeping a Disorganized Hotbar

When fighting a Creeper, you don't want to be scrolling through your inventory to search for the sword, so keep things organized in the Hotbar, with essential items like a sword, a pickaxe, and food in fixed slots.

Neglecting a Starter Base

Players often avoid building a base as it takes time. But neglecting it could hamper your progress, leaving you with no place to safely keep your items or store your loot. Start with a small base and gradually work your way up.

Relying on Hunting For Food

If you think food is easily available because sheep roam around the map, it will hinder you in the long run, especially when you start exploring caves and other realms, as you are prone to getting hungry more rapidly there.

Losing Your Way in Caves

It surely is adventurous to explore caves in Minecraft, but not doing it strategically is a massive blunder, as you would find it difficult to go back to your base if you're lost. This reminds us of the next mistake, which, if not made, can make your cave exploration easier.

It's Dark, And You Don't Have A Torch?

So not only have you made the mistake of exploring caves without proper planning, but you have also not brought torches with you? Any cave can be a dark and dangerous place to venture into if you don't carry torches. Also, torches prevent hostile mobs from spawning by keeping the light level over one.

Not Keeping Emergency Blocks Handy

Remember having a stash of "trash" blocks like dirt or cobblestone, which you throw away? Well, they are your emergency blocks! You can use them to quickly tower up to escape a mob, block off a flow of lava, or bridge across a gap.

Not Able To Multi-Task

Minecraft can be very pressuring for players, as you have to do many things, but wasting time just standing and watching the furnace smelt things is going to make things worse. Learn to multi-task, like mining or farming items while your furnace finishes readying your materials for the next task.

Spending Iron on Armor Too Soon

Now we know that you're excited that you've found iron, but that excitement won't last long if you do not have a strong shield to protect you from skeletons and Creepers. So, take our advice: crafting a shield and an iron pickaxe first will serve you better in the long run than a chestplate.

Beware Diamond Collector, Lava is Coming For You

One of the most precious items in the game is diamonds, and players crave them. But they make the mistake of mining them immediately to collect them, only for the diamonds to fall into a hidden lava pocket underneath. So, even if you do find one, don't rush, but clear around the ore to ensure safe collection.

These are the common twelve blunders that newcomers make, which make it even harder for them to explore the beautiful, vast world of Minecraft.

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Written by

Dhruv Singh

Edited by

Pulkit Prabhav