10 Tips And Tricks To Explore Safely In Minecraft

Exploring is probably the most important part when playing an open-world game like Minecraft. In this Minecraft exploration guide, we are going to improve your odds of survival in such an unforgiving world.

Tips for safe exploration in Minecraft

1 - Identify mob & environmental dangers
2 - Create a bed and sleep on it ASAP
3 - Establish a home base
4 - Craft essential tools for Minecraft Exploration
5 - Never dig straight up or straight down
6 - Don't go out at night
7 - Use plenty of torches
8 - Don't hoard items
9 - Scout an area first before gathering resources
10 - Be cautious

1 - Identify mob & environmental dangers

There are two main types of dangers in Minecraft: environmental (falling, burning in lava, drowning...) and mob (enemies randomly spawned in the map). You need to identify these two aspects and try to avoid them if possible.

2 - Create a bed and sleep on it ASAP

Beds are spawn points in Minecraft. You need to frequently create and use one as you travel - otherwise, death would send you back to the previous bed you slept on. This can be very annoying... as a lot of progress would be skipped.

Bed — The bed is very important in Minecraft.

3 - Establish a home base

Usually, you would want to build a base around your bed so that you can store resources. If you are just creating a checkpoint for resources, your temporary base does not need to be complicated.

4 - Craft essential tools for Minecraft Exploration

It is very important that you have your essential tools ready. These items should be inside your inventory at all times:

Pickaxe - Crucial in clearing obstacles and gathering resources
Sword - A weapon to fight off mobs
Axe - Chopping wood
Shovel - Get through dirt, sand, and gravel without damaging your pickaxe.
Map - Document your world

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5 - Never dig straight up or straight down

Avoid digging too deep, as there are a lot of surprises in Minecraft. Going straight down can make you fall to your death into a cavern... while going up can hit a lava or water pocket and drown you.

If you have to dig up or down, do it in a zig-zag pattern.

6 - Don't go out at night

Dangerous enemies like zombies and skeletons can wander around without restriction at night, which makes the world much more dangerous than it is in the day. The same rule applies to dark places like dense forests or caves.

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7 - Use plenty of torches

Plant torches around your base and the location you plan on exploring. The fire can keep mobs at bay... however, some might still ignore them.

8 - Don't hoard items

Try to carry only what you need in your inventory. Alongside the tools mentioned above, bring some food for healing and leave the rest in your base. This would prevent your hard-earned resources to be destroyed if you die.

You can always go back for resources if you die while carrying them back.

9 - Scout an area first before gathering resources

It is very important that you make an advance trip to scout an area first to check the dangerous mob types and environmental hazard before committing. After the scout trip, you can go back to the area with the needed equipment, saving spaces in your inventory for other purposes.