Getting started
A short Minecraft Survival guide to gathering wood, crafting tools, finding food and making your first shelter.
1. Gather wood
Break a few tree logs, collect them and craft planks. Keep your starting area in sight while you gather.
2. Make a crafting table
Use planks to make a crafting table, then open the recipe book to craft sticks and a wooden pickaxe.
3. Upgrade and cook
Mine stone for cobblestone. Make stone tools and a furnace, then gather coal or make charcoal for fuel.
4. Find a food supply
Collect food before your hunger bar runs low. Cook raw meat and keep spare seeds or crops for a small farm.
5. Build a lit shelter
Before nightfall, build a small enclosed shelter with an entrance. Add torches and keep monsters outside.
6. Sleep and prepare
If you have wool, make a bed and use it safely in the Overworld. Store spare supplies and take food, tools and torches when you explore.
Look up your supplies in the item tables →
Sources & artwork
An introductory selection of common Survival items, blocks and mobs for Minecraft: Java and Bedrock Edition. Controls, recipes and some mechanics vary by edition and update; check the recipe book in your world. Player skins change your appearance.
Minecraft artwork © Mojang Studios. This is an independent fan reference.