Guides
Step-by-step technical guides, every one tested in-game on the pinned version before publishing.
tutorialBest Y level for diamonds in Minecraft 26.3: where they generate and how to mine more of them
Diamonds generate below Y 16 and get more common the deeper you go, but the best place to dig is not the very bottom. Here is the real distribution, why caves hide fewer diamonds than you think, the best mining method, and how much Fortune III actually gives.
tutorialHappy ghast guide: how to get a dried ghast, grow a ghastling and fly with friends
The happy ghast is Minecraft's only flying mount that carries four players. Here is every step: where to find or craft a dried ghast, how long it takes to hydrate and grow, how snowballs speed it up, the harness, and how to actually steer the thing.
tutorialEvery music disc in Minecraft and where to find each one (26.3)
There are 22 music discs in Minecraft 26.3. Ten of them only drop when a skeleton kills a creeper, the rest come from specific structures, vaults and two odd mob kills. Here is where every disc comes from, the drop chances, which ones are renewable, and the fastest order to collect them all.
tutorialHow to find Ice Caves in Minecraft 26.4: where they generate and what to mine
Ice caves generate under the colder biomes, so you find them by finding snow first. Where to look, how to confirm you are in one, what the ore pockets hide, and how to stay alive with frostbites and falling icicles around.
tutorialHow to kill the wither in Minecraft
The wither has 300 health and stops taking arrow damage entirely at half. Summoning it sets off a power-7 explosion. Here is where to fight it, what actually damages it, and the gear that matters.
tutorialHow to install resource packs in Minecraft
Resource packs stack rather than replace, and the top one wins. Here is the folder for each operating system, what pack_format has to say, and why a pack can load with half its textures missing.
tutorialThe best food in Minecraft: why saturation beats the hunger bar
The hunger bar is not the number that matters. Saturation is an invisible second value that decides how long the food lasts, and it is why a golden carrot beats a steak despite filling fewer icons.
tutorialThe mace in Minecraft: smash damage, enchantments and how to use it
The mace does 6 damage on the ground and scales without limit as you fall. Here is the exact damage formula, why Sharpness does not work on it, and why Density and Breach cannot be combined.
tutorialHow to find a stronghold and the End portal in Minecraft
Eyes of ender do not point at the End portal. They point at the stairwell of the nearest stronghold, they fly about 12 blocks, and one in five shatters. Here is how to use that properly, including triangulation so you stop wasting pearls.
tutorialHow to kill the ender dragon in Minecraft
The dragon has 200 health, heals 2 HP a second from every crystal you leave standing, and takes 75% less damage anywhere but the head. Here is the fight in the order it actually happens.
tutorialHow to get elytra in Minecraft and keep them repaired
Elytra never break. They stop at 1 durability and wait. Here is where to find them, how the End ship is laid out, and the repair maths for membranes versus Mending.
tutorialShulker boxes in Minecraft: shells, crafting and the duplication trick
Shulker boxes keep their contents when broken, with no Silk Touch needed. Shells drop at 50%, Looting III pushes it to 68.75%, and shulkers can be made to duplicate so the supply is not finite.
tutorialHow to find netherite and make netherite gear in Minecraft
Ancient debris does not generate where most guides say it does, and Fortune does nothing to it. Here is the verified Y-level distribution, the three mining methods, and the exact smelting chain to netherite gear.
tutorialHow to update to Minecraft 26.3: worlds and servers, done safely
Minecraft 26.3, 'Wilderness Bound', released 15 September 2026. Opening a world in it upgrades that world forward, and there is no supported way back. Here is the order to do it in: backup, mods, datapacks, then the update itself, singleplayer and server.
tutorialBreeze and wind charges in Minecraft: how to fight one, and what the drops are for
The Breeze is a trial chamber exclusive that deflects arrows and never stops leaping. This guide covers where it spawns, how to actually kill one, and what wind charges and breeze rods are for, including the honest answer on farming them.
tutorialTrial Chambers in Minecraft 26.2: how to find them and what to loot
Trial chambers are the only place to get a heavy core, the item a mace is built from, plus breeze rods, exclusive armor trims, and a lot of copper. Here is how the vault and key loop works, how ominous spawners change the trade-off, and how to actually find one.
tutorialJava vs Bedrock in 2026: the differences that actually break your builds
Not which one to buy, what actually behaves differently. Quasi-connectivity, mob spawning math, tick order, and why a Java redstone build you copy block-for-block can fail on Bedrock. Version-pinned and sourced.
tutorial/compute and /posteffect in Minecraft 26.3: the new datapack commands
Minecraft 26.3 'Wilderness Bound' adds two commands built for datapack authors: /compute, which evaluates number providers with real integer and float math, and /posteffect, which puts screen shaders under command control. Here is the syntax that shipped.
tutorialMinecraft beacon guide: pyramid, range, and power in 26.2
A beacon turns a pile of mineral blocks into a permanent buff zone: haste for mining, speed for building, regeneration for surviving. Here is how to build one, how the pyramid tiers work, and how to get the most range and power out of it.
tutorialMinecraft brewing and potions guide for 26.2
Brewing looks intimidating: a strange stand, nether wart, and a wall of ingredients nobody remembers. It is actually a simple three-step system. Learn the base potion, the effect ingredients, and the two modifiers, and you can brew anything.
tutorialThe best enchanting setup in Minecraft 26.2: bookshelves, librarians, and anvils
Fifteen bookshelves unlock level-30 enchants, librarians sell the exact book you need, and the anvil combines them. Here is the full enchanting setup, the exact prior-work-penalty numbers, and the combining order that keeps gear from going Too Expensive.
tutorialBuilding a villager trading hall in Minecraft 26.3
A villager trading hall turns emeralds into mending books, diamond gear, and infinite supplies. Here is the cell design, profession control, and the zombie-cure discount that makes every trade cheap.
tutorialHow to install datapacks in Minecraft 26.2: singleplayer, servers, and troubleshooting
Datapacks go into the world, not the game: drop the zip into world/datapacks, run /reload, verify with /datapack list. Here is the full install process for singleplayer and servers, plus the four reasons a datapack shows up red or does nothing.