Surviving in a Hardcore world is one of the ultimate challenges in Minecraft. In this mode death is permanent and the difficulty is locked on Hard. This makes everything from venturing into the Nether, exploring caves at night, and fighting the Ender Dragon a tough and dangerous challenge.
There are a number of ways players can mitigate some of the risks and increase their odds of survival. With the right strategies players can find themselves not only succeeding, but thriving in a deadly world. Here are the best tips for players who want to tackle and overcome the Hardcore challenge.
10 Act Quickly In The Early Days
First things first, players need to move quickly as soon as they gain consciousness in their new world. Nightfall is the first main threat players will face and only a single day to prepare for it. There is quite a bit the player needs to get done, but it is more than manageable if the player acts quickly.
In the beginning players will need to follow some steps:
- Gather at least four logs.
- Craft a Wooden Pickaxe.
- Gather enough stone for a Furnace and full set of stone tools.
- Gather a stack of building materials such as Dirt, Wood, or Cobblestone.
- Build a basic fully enclosed shelter.
At this point the player has somewhere they can hide from threats at night. Ideally the player will want to gather some meat from nearby animals along with a furnace to cook it. The player can opt for making charcoal using wood or coal if it’s readily available. At this point the player will have a shelter, food, weapons, and torches to keep them alive during the night. Building a bed is the priority as it allows skipping nighttime, but not all biomes have Sheep.
9 Armor Up
Armor will protect the player from all of the common forms of damage that can result in death. Everything from mob strikes to lava blocks can be mitigated by wearing armor of any kind. As a result, it is in the player’s best interest to have a full suit of the best armor they can afford at all times.
Starting out there’s nothing wrong with having Leather, but Iron should be a first priority. A full suit of enchanted Iron armor is the bare minimum the player will want when exploring the Nether. But for the Ender Dragon the player will want a full set of Diamond armor with multiple high level or maxed out enchantments. It takes some time and considerable resources but having the best armor possible is key to long-term survival.
8 Fight With A Bow
The player will do the majority of their fighting at range with a bow. This keeps the player out of harms way as they can kite enemies and some threats like the Ender Dragon are easier to harm with a bow than a sword or axe.
Keeping this in mind players will want to get Sticks and String to build bows and to amass as many arrows as possible. This can be done with a Flint, Stick, and Feather but this requires having access to Gravel and Chickens. If this isn’t possible players can farm Skeletons but this can be risky. The safest method is trading villagers one Emerald for 16 arrows, but this can get expensive very quickly. It also requires having access to a Village or breeding Villagers which isn’t always an option.
This isn’t to say the player shouldn’t fight with a sword or shield. Swords can deflect fireballs and Shields can block incoming projectiles and other forms of damage. But when it comes time to go on the offensive the player will want to do so with bows and arrows whenever possible.
7 Eat Only The Best
Food is an essential component of survival and in the beginning players will need to eat whatever they can get their hands on. Even Rotten Flesh can be enough to keep starvation at bay and keep the player alive. But as time goes on the player will want to start stockpiling the best food they have access to and only consume that food.
The bests food choices are:
- Steaks
- Cooked Porkchops
- Cooked Mutton
- Golden Carrots
Golden Apples are also good for hunger and healing, but Apples are tough to come by quickly. Golden Carrots have a number of uses and are far easier to obtain than Golden Apples. But they do require quite a bit of gold and having Carrots to start the farm in the first place.
In most cases players will use the above meats depending on whether they have access to Cows, Pigs, or Sheep. Fundamentally there’s no difference between them and each will serve the player well. Getting an animal farm going and building it up to a large scale is key to long-term survival. This also means building up Wheat farms for Cows and Sheep or Carrots, Potatoes, or Beetroot for Pigs for large scale breeding.
6 Have A Stack Of Cobblestone
A great tool for surviving various scenarios is a stack of Cobblestone. When traveling the player can quickly use this material to craft an impromptu base if night starts falling. It can also be used for pillaring to get a lay of the land.
In battle Cobblestone can be used to evade monsters by creating walls and barriers. Neither Ghast fireballs or Creeper explosion can break cobblestone. In fact the only mobs that can break Cobblestone are Charged Creepers which are rare and the Wither which is an optional enemy.
5 Fast Draw Water Buckets
Water Buckets are another handy tool for staying alive and mitigating problems. They can be dumped over Lava blocks to turn them into harmless Obsidian and can put out fires. With a little practice players can use Water Buckets to create small pools that can negate fall damage. This is handy when pillaring or getting knocked off a ledge, though creating a waterfall is much safer.
Water buckets can also be used in combat situations. It can be used to create currents that prevent mobs like Zombies or Creepers from getting too close. They’re also really effective at damaging and deterring Endermen.
4 Have Backups Of Everything
There’s nothing worse than being in battle with an enemy and having the only sword on hand break. It is strongly recommended that players create and hang onto backups of most items. Armor, weapons, and tools are perhaps the most important things that should have backups.
This can mean anything from having a suit of Iron Armor if the Diamond breaks to a duplicate Diamond set with all the same enchantments. This issue is mitigated somewhat by having better enchantments, but the player should always have backup weapons and tools in their inventory.
3 Become A Master Alchemist
Alchemy is a major source of power for the player. With the right ingredients players can craft potions that achieve all kinds of effects.
- Swiftness gives the player boosted movement speed that can help them run away.
- Night Vision will let the player see in the dark.
- Strength increases melee damage. Invisibility
While these and other potions are useful there are some that are far more effective in a Hardcore situation. These potions provide an added layer of protection or even healing to keep death at arm’s length.
- Invisibility prevents mobs from detecting the player at a distance.
- Slow Falling prevents fall damage.
- Fire Resistance prevents fire and lava damage which is great in the Nether.
- Healing is an instantaneous heal.
- Regeneration provides healing over time.
Some potions do require ingredients from dangerous sources. The Potion of Regeneration requires Ghast Tears, but others like Swiftness only takes Sugar. In the end having a variety of potions is critical to surviving the various threats in the Minecraft world and for facing the Ender Dragon.
2 Master Enchanting
Similar to Potions, Enchantments are another way to greatly increase the player’s power. Enchantments are special effects applied to armor, tools, and weapons that are not consumed like potions. Here are the best ones for offensive use:
- Knockback can push enemies back.
- Power increases arrow damage.
- Punch causes arrows to knockback.
- Sharpness increases damage.
Effective defense Enchantments can be:
- Blast Protection to resist explosions.
- Feather Falling to prevent fall damage.
- Fire Protection to resist fire and lava damage.
- Protection to resist all forms of damage.
The best Enchantments the player will want to look out for are:
- Infinity for infinite arrows.
- Unbreaking to increase any item’s durability.
- Mending to automatically repair items with experience gain.
It’s also important the player avoids Curse of Vanishing as it prevents the player from being able to remove the item ever in Hardcore. Binding can also be annoying, but it can be removed by breaking the item naturally.
Enchanting can be very expensive and requires quite a bit of experience grinding. Fortunately, there are plenty of low risk ways to obtain the items necessary to craft an enchanting table and gain experience. Getting the right enchantments does rely on quite a bit of RNG so players will need to be patient and have plenty of Sugar Cane and Leather on hand to craft Enchanted Books.
1 Avoid Unnecessary Risks
Perhaps the best tip players should take away when playing Hardcore is to avoid taking unnecessary risks. Players will often develop a cavalier attitude to death when playing the game on Normal. Some even utilize death as a quick means of transportation when exploring a new area or if they get lost. That same attitude will quickly lead to a game over if carried over into Hardcore mode.
Players should adopt a more calculated and cautious approach when doing any activity in this game. Mines should be well lit, players should have armor and weapons entering caves, heights should be avoided, and having the proper gear, enchantments, potions, and food is essential to fighting the Ender Dragon. The player should always assume the worst will happen and have a plan for when it does.
There’s no shame in running from fights or hiding out every time the sun sets. Even Hardcore veterans with years of experience can die to a Zombie Baby. It pays to take those extra few minutes to build scaffolding over cliffs or when building things. Spending a day to upgrade from Iron to Diamond before tackling a fortress in the Nether is a worthwhile investment if the player is even the least bit concerned.
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