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Key Tips for Returning to Minecraft

Minecraft is an ever-changing game with new updates every year. And with all of that, it can be a bit confusing for anybody who has just returned from a long hiatus. Here are 11 important things to know if you just returned to Minecraft.

Diamond Armor is currently the second strongest Minecraft armor besides only Netherite. However, you can get a full enchanted diamond armor set without mining a single diamond. The trick is with the Armorer Villager. This villager, when leveled up to expert and master levels, can sell you enchanted diamond armor for a not-so-shabby price. So if you ever wanted to gear up super quickly, here is a way.

Crop farms are a staple of Minecraft survival, however if you make your farm like this, you are doing it completely wrong. Instead of putting the same crop type directly next to each other, alternating different crops like one row of wheat and one row of potatoes can lead to both crops growing so much faster, so consider implementing this in your next survival farm. The Minecraft 1.21 update added a new structure called the Trial Chambers.

These are fun, underground structures where you face trials of mobs and earn rewards. It also adapts the number of mobs depending on how many people you're playing with. The places Trial Chambers generate are pretty random, but you can also play with them.

but a super easy way to find them is to find a Cartographer Villager in a village who can give you a map at level 3 with the nearest Trial Chamber nearby. When exploring in Minecraft, inventory space can become a real problem, but you don't need Ender Chests or Shulker Boxes to fix this, in fact, all you need is some donkeys? Yes, you can put chests on tamed donkeys to give them an inventory, and you can leash many donkeys, which means a lot of inventory space.

You will have to unleash them to add items, but still, you basically have a poor man's shulker box you could say. Do you want to keep your villagers completely safe from zombies in Minecraft Hardcore? Well, it's super simple. Most village houses have stairs which lead to the door, however when you break these stairs, zombies will not be able to break down the door at all, while villagers can still open it without issue.

So remember this tip if you're playing on hard mode in the future. The Minecraft Crossbow is a pretty useful weapon, but instead of using arrows, using super powerful firework rockets. can turn this crossbow into a rocket launcher doing 9 hearts of damage in a single hit.

Basically the best ranged Minecraft weapon. If you want to find out more about that, I have a video explaining how to do it. Also, don't miss the best way you find diamonds in Minecraft.

This has changed a lot with the recent cave update completely overhauling caves. You can go regular caving to find diamonds, However, there are a ton of mobs now and diamonds have become less exposed to air to account for the bigger caves. So now, the best way is to explore underwater caves which have more exposed diamonds since water isn't air. On top of that, there aren't many mobs in these underwater caves either.

Wolves have changed a lot in the recent Minecraft updates. Now they can have armor and different skins depending on the biome. There are 9 different types of wolves which you can now find. Wolf armor can be crafted with armadillo scutes.

If you want more information on the new wolf changes, you can see my Minecraft Wolf Guide video right here. Wardens are a terrifying mob that spawn in deep dark cave biomes or in ancient cities. This mob can hear you, smell you, do 22 hearts of damage, and has 250 hearts of health, however, there is a way to kill it, and it's not even that difficult. No, it's not with lava, wardens are immune to that, but actually, all you have to do is tower up 26 blocks or more in the ancient city, and simply shoot it with a bow.

Yeah, that's it, and with that, you've killed the strongest mob in Minecraft. Piglin Bastions in the Nether are one of the most important Minecraft structures now, especially with the new Netherite upgrade template only being found here. This item is required to make netherite gear, the most powerful stuff in the game. But a tip about the upgrade template that people forget, is that you can duplicate it, and without any exploits.

What you need is just one upgrade template, then 7 diamonds, and a piece of netherrack. Boom. So as long as you have diamonds on hand, you will not have to visit another bastion to find a template.

One more thing added in the Minecraft 1.21 update is the Mace weapon, which is found in Trial Chambers. This weapon's main feature is a smash attack that gains damage the higher of a height you fall from. The amount of damage it can gain from falling is infinite, so this is one of the strongest weapons in the game. The Mace can also be customized for PvP with the new Breach enchantment.

This enchantment makes armor less effective against the Mace, and is quite useful against armored players. If you guys did enjoy this video, then please consider dropping a like and a sub. and as always, I will see you in the next one.

Goodbye.