How To Survive And Thrive In Minecraft Pocket Edition

If you spawned on an island with no resources or in the middle of the ocean, feel free to quit because early survival will be a pain to get through.

If you find a village, feel free to skip step 11.

This user didn’t gather the 16 cobblestone, as he/she had obtained 2 blast furnaces from the village.

Skeletons - Skeletons carry bows and have unlimited arrows. The easiest way to kill a skeleton is to sneak up with a sword or snipe them with your own bow and arrows. They can also spawn in the Nether Creepers - A creeper is green and pixelated. When a creeper comes close to you, it will blow up. To stop the ignition process, you must be at least 7 blocks away from them, and you have 2 seconds to do so once the ignition process has started. The easiest way to kill them is to shoot them with a bow. Also, creepers don’t burn in direct sunlight so be careful! Zombies - Zombies are slow and can only kill by punching . The easiest way to kill them is to fight back with a sword. They can pick up any dropped blocks, tools or armour which makes them stronger. They can shoot with a bow but only if a player has dropped it and they have picked it up. Sometimes, zombies don’t give back collected items after killed. A zombie can hold an iron sword, shovel or some armour naturally. They can turn villagers into zombie villagers. Spiders - A spider can jump to blocks and only attack at night. During the daytime, they will not burn; however they will ignore you and do no harm. Enderman- a neutral mob that does not attack unless looked at above its torso or are attacked first. They can teleport around, do massive damage, and take damage from water. They can also spawn in the Nether. Slimes- They’re hostile and will follow you no matter in which direction you are in. You can lead these mobs into a pit of lava or a hole. They spawn underground in specific chunks or in swamp biomes. Cave Spiders- They can fit in a 0. 5 x 1 block gap, are normally in mineshafts, are more aggressive than normal spiders, and have venom. It leaves you with half a heart of life left, unless you drink milk. If you are in Hardcore, this can be the end of your world.

If you reach the surface and its night, use your bed to turn it into day.

If possible, surround the enchantment table with bookshelves, leaving 1 block of space between them, as shown in the image. This will increase the enchantment level(s) greatly.

Head back to steps 13, 18, 19, 21, and 22 for a refresher on mining.

Keep in mind that all crops can only be at most 4 blocks away from a water source to grow.

You can add fence gates to enter your farm. Alternatively, you can add carpets on tops of the fences/walls, which will allow only you to get in, and not other mobs.

If you were lucky enough to get any, make sure to plant any pumpkins and/or melons by turning the fruit into seeds.

You can also plant bamboo if you have any, but keep in mind that it has very little use.

If he has nothing worth trading, you can go ahead and kill the NPC and the llamas. In doing so, the llamas will attack, and deal half a heart of damage. When they die, each llama will also drop a lead, another hard to obtain item.

Cows eat wheat, and can drop 2 - 3 raw beef, as well as 0 - 2 leather. Pigs eat wheat, potatoes, carrots, and beetroots, and can drop 1 - 3 raw pork chops. Chickens eat any type of seeds, and can drop 1 raw chicken, and 0 - 2 feathers. Sheep eat wheat, and can drop 1 piece of its color wool, and 1 - 2 raw mutton. Rabbits eat carrots, and can drop 1 raw rabbit, and 0 - 2 rabbit hide. They also have a 10% chance to drop a rabbit’s foot. Horses eat golden apples or golden carrots, and llamas eat hay bales. Both mobs can drop 0 - 2 pieces of leather. Turtles have no purpose, and drop 1 turtle scute upon growing up. You can use 5 of these to make a Turtle Shell helmet. Dogs, cats, villagers, and bats drop no items. Dogs can be bred with any type of meat, and cats can be bred by fish. Foxes eat sweet berries, drop any item in their mouth, and have an 8. 5% chance to drop a piece of rabbit hide. Squids spawn randomly, cannot be bred, and drop 0 - 2 ink sacs. Fishes can drop pufferfish, raw cod, or tropical fish, depending on the type of fish killed. They cannot be bred Pandas eat bamboo, and have a chance at dropping a slimeball when a baby panda sneezes. Upon growing up, baby pandas can drop 1 - 7 slimeballs. Polar Bears cannot be bred, and have a 75% chance to drop 0 - 2 raw cod, and a 25% chance to drop 0 - 2 raw salmon. Dolphins spawn randomly, cannot be bred, and have a chance at dropping 1 raw cod at death Dolphins (if swam near) give you the effect ‘Dolphins Grace’ which makes you swim faster. Speed potions, replacing the sea bottom with soul soil and wearing ‘Soul Speed’ or ‘Aqua Affinity’ boots speeds you with this effect. Dolphins are weak to the ‘Impaling’ enchantment. Dolphins are neutral. If attacked they surround you. Dolphins play with items dropped so dying near dolphins is bad because your stuff may be everywhere! Feeding dolphins cod makes them swim to nearby treasures and makes them more likely to play with you.

Water buckets do not work in the Nether. Lava buckets can be used to smelt 100 items in a smoker, furnace, or blast furnace.

Make sure to bring a flint and steel with you, to relight your portal if it’s destroyed by a ghast.

Ghasts - Ghasts are flying mobs that hurl fireballs at you. These can deal between 1. 5 - 5 hearts of damage, not including any fire damage. Kill them with a bow, or by smacking their fireballs right back at them. You can use any item, including you fists, to deflect a fireball. Wither Skeletons - Wither Skeletons are dangerous mobs that can inflict you with the Wither effect. This effect slowly causes damage over time, and cannot be prevented without milk. These mobs can deal between 2 - 4 hearts of damage. They cannot fit under 2 block high walls. Blazes - Blazes are mobs similar to Ghasts. They only spawn in or near a Nether Fortress, and consecutively shoot a trio of fireballs around every 10 seconds. These fireballs do not damage the terrain, but do light the terrain on fire. These mobs can fly, and have a similar shooting range as Ghasts. Magma Cubes- Magma Cubes are the Nether’s variant to Slimes. All magma cubes do an extra heart of damage, and tiny magma cubes can deal half a heart of damage. Zombie Piglins- Zombie Piglins are the only neutral mobs. If you do attack one, all zombie piglins in a 50 block radius will go after you. Once all are defeated, they will become neutral again. Skeletons/Endermen - These are the only Overworld mobs that will spawn in the Nether. Skeletons are commonly found in Soul Sand Valleys sometimes in Nether fortresses, and endermen are found in Warped Forests. Piglins- Piglins are neutral/hostile mobs. They are neutral if you are wearing any piece of gold armor. They will become hostile toward you if attacked directly by a player, or if a chest is opened within their sight range. They can be used to barter via gold ingots, and can provide you with items such as ender pearls, fire resistance potions, and soul speed iron boots. They are aggresive to ‘Zoglins and Hoglins’ and do a kind of ‘Victory dance’ if killed on Java Edition (You won’t see this on pocket edition). Hoglins - Hoglins are hostile mobs which have 20 hearts, and can deal around 9 damage. They are not fire resistant, and when killed, they can drop between 2 - 4 raw porkchops and 0 - 2 leather. They only spawn in Crimson Forests. If in overworld they become hostile to all (even zombies) and attack all undead mobs meaning creepers explode and cause damage. Striders - Striders can be considered as the “horse” of the nether. They can be used as a mode of transport across lava. They can be ridden the same way as a pig, except using a Fungus on a Stick to direct them. They are passive mobs, and move faster over lava than they do land.

While searching for a fortress, you may also encounter a Bastion Remnant. This is a structure that is composed mainly out of blackstone bricks, and is inhabited by Piglins and Piglin Brutes. It is highly advised you do not adventure them until late-game, unless you know how the maneuver them and avoid Piglins.

This is also a great way to gather levels!

If needed, you typically want to go on a big mining expedition after this. You want to gather around 8 stacks of iron, 4 stacks of redstone, 6 stacks of coal, 2 stack of gold, and around 32 diamonds. This is to prevent mining later on. You will need at least a stack of food, and around 32 - 48 oak logs before you go mining. Remember to bring tools and weapons too!

You could also bring a saddle if you have or think you will find a horse.

Mineshafts also spawn above ground in the mesa biome, and the oak wood is replace with dark oak wood.

This spawner will spawn between 1 - 3 spiders, zombies, or skeletons. In strongholds, the spawner will spawn between 1 - 2 silverfish. In Nether Fortresses, the spawner will spawn 1 -3 blazes, and in Bastion Remnants, it will spawn 1 - 3 magma cubes.

Villagers have a different appearance for each of these biomes, and also have a different appearance if they are in a jungle or swamp biome.

Disarm a desert temple. When you enter a desert temple, you should first kill any mobs. You will find a pattern of wool in the center, in a 3 x 3 shape. Dig one block outside this 3 x 3, and you will locate a hidden chamber with a pressure plate. When you dig down, remove the pressure plate, and under it you will find 9 blocks of TNT. Feel free to then take the 4 chests, as they are not trapped. You can always leave the pressure plate there, just make sure you don’t step on it!

Supply chests contain a variety of random foodstuffs and enchanted leather armor. Map chests contain books and paper, as well as a treasure map. Treasure chests are located in the captain’s quarters, and can contain iron, gold, lapis, XP bottles, emeralds and a diamond. {“smallUrl”:“https://www. wikihow. com/images/thumb/5/52/Screenshot_20200519-143613_Minecraft. jpg/460px-Screenshot_20200519-143613_Minecraft. jpg”,“bigUrl”:"/images/thumb/5/52/Screenshot_20200519-143613_Minecraft. jpg/728px-Screenshot_20200519-143613_Minecraft. jpg",“smallWidth”:460,“smallHeight”:224,“bigWidth”:728,“bigHeight”:354,“licensing”:"<div class="mw-parser-output">

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Killing the leader of the pillagers (the one with the banner on his head) will cause you to get to Bad Omen effect. This can be removed with milk. When entering a village with this effect, you will initiate a raid. Raids consist of 5 or more waves of pillagers, and can be very rewarding.

After the deletion of the crafting recipe for enchanted golden apples, these structures have become relatively useless, unless you need sponges.

Locate the hidden igloo room. Under around half of all igloos, in the upper center carpet, you will find a trapdoor that leads down to a hidden room. There will be a brewing stand with a potion of weakness, as well as a chest that contains a golden apple and other random loot. You can use these two items to cure the zombie villager. {“smallUrl”:“https://www. wikihow. com/images/thumb/d/d3/Screenshot_20200521-125038_Minecraft. jpg/460px-Screenshot_20200521-125038_Minecraft. jpg”,“bigUrl”:"/images/thumb/d/d3/Screenshot_20200521-125038_Minecraft. jpg/728px-Screenshot_20200521-125038_Minecraft. jpg",“smallWidth”:460,“smallHeight”:224,“bigWidth”:728,“bigHeight”:354,“licensing”:"<div class="mw-parser-output">

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Also consider bringing lots of blocks, a stack of wood, food, enchanted golden apples, fireworks, torches, a water bucket, and potions of both strength and slow falling.

If you have quick reflexes, build up or eat an enchanted golden apple if you are surrounded by this toxin to survive.

The treasure room will contain an ender chest as well as a normal loot chest. The ship will contain a brewing stand with 2 Instant Health II Potions.

Feel free to take the Dragon’s Head located at the front of the ship, and the potions in the brewing stand.

Unless you want to find more end cities after this, feel free to leave The End by traveling through your Outer Island portal, and then through the main portal.