Welcome to your first steps in Minecraft! This guide covers the basics you need to survive your first night.

Punching your first tree

Everything starts with wood. Walk up to a tree and hold down the attack button until the block breaks.

Crafting a workbench

Once you have wood, turn it into planks, then arrange four planks in your crafting grid to make a crafting table.

Building shelter

Before night falls, dig into a hillside or stack blocks into a simple box. Mobs spawn in the dark, so seal yourself in.

A simple wooden shelter with a sloped roof at dusk, built from stacked blocks
A basic first-night shelter — four walls, a roof, and a door.

Once you’re sealed in for the night, you’re safe to wait out the dark or start planning your next build.

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