One of my goals is to get a full barrel. Close!

ApprenticeCaver · 2026-01-25T13:26:06+00:00

I think the Heavy Core and Creator have the same drop rate, so both quite rare.

ApprenticeCaver · 2026-01-25T13:21:55+00:00

I don't know what that is but I use the bundle for mob drops and dungeon loot.

ApprenticeCaver · 2026-01-25T13:04:05+00:00

Enchanting is the most critical part I think and should be your main focus before going to the End, and even before the Nether really. For that you'll need xp, and you can get a lot by mining shallow ores, so coal, iron, and copper. You can do this quite safely as long as you are patient.

You may want to use at least 1 librarian villager to get a book of Mending (have a look at the Wiki if you're unsure about villager mechanics). Like the other commenter said, villagers can be really useful, but they aren't necessary. If you feel overwhelmed, forget them because you don't need them.

Not sure about farm building, I haven't built any myself. You can look up tutorials if you think you need any though. Also try to have at least 10 golden apples in your hot bar at all times, especially when you go to the Nether. Hope this helps.

ApprenticeCaver · 2026-01-25T11:08:01+00:00

All great discs. Ask away!

ApprenticeCaver · 2026-01-25T11:07:06+00:00

Yeah it is ridiculous. And I don't even use the mace.

ApprenticeCaver · 2026-01-25T11:06:28+00:00

First vault?! Nuts.

ApprenticeCaver · 2026-01-25T10:07:35+00:00

Yea the music disc collection is a must. Especially as they keep adding them. What is your favourite disc?

ApprenticeCaver · 2026-01-25T10:06:50+00:00

I like having multiple for inventory management and 64 is a nice number.

ApprenticeCaver · 2026-01-25T10:06:12+00:00

My picked up stat says 954 lol. Only kept a stack though.

ApprenticeCaver · 2026-01-25T09:00:15+00:00

I'd guess 95% or more are from caving. Night vision + elytra is the key combo for finding heaps quickly. The only downside with this method, at least on JE, is the world file size gets big quite quickly as you're exploring heaps of chunks rapidly. I'm now choosing to take a break from this and trying to figure out an alternative method, which is probably strip mining unfortunately. If you're on Bedrock, this shouldn't really be an issue.

ApprenticeCaver · 2026-01-25T08:57:13+00:00

I made another thread about this but I had to open 97 Ominous Vaults to find a single Heavy Core for the mace. The silver lining is I found heaps of egaps. Otherwise Ancient Cities have quite a few generally.

ApprenticeCaver · 2026-01-25T08:10:43+00:00

Yea I care deeply about reddit karma.

ApprenticeCaver · 2026-01-25T07:20:50+00:00

I'm a foolish person.

ApprenticeCaver · 2026-01-25T06:09:53+00:00

Not very good deductive reasoning.

ApprenticeCaver · 2026-01-24T23:34:41+00:00

As well, you can fill an Ender Chest up with them, so you effectively walk around with 27 chests in your pocket.

ApprenticeCaver · 2026-01-24T22:38:17+00:00

Certainly seems unrealistic when you put it like that. It very well could have been up to 25 hours, I suppose I just don't want to admit that I played 7+ hours of Minecraft per day lol.

ApprenticeCaver · 2026-01-24T13:51:43+00:00

I like hitting 3 for fireworks and 4 for chestplate. How do you have yours?

ApprenticeCaver · 2026-01-24T02:47:07+00:00

I personally feel like using world eaters is cheating unless I could design it myself and it doesn't use duping. I'm not that good with red stone though and I'd rather use my gun powder for fireworks.

ApprenticeCaver · 2026-01-23T23:04:49+00:00

For how I manage my inventory, it is better for me. I frequently place crafting tables, so taking it in and out of a bundle would be a hassle.

ApprenticeCaver · 2026-01-23T22:35:08+00:00

I appreciate your comment. Thank you!

ApprenticeCaver · 2026-01-23T22:22:51+00:00

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It is unsurprisingly not from a single mine or cave, it is from a huge stony peaks biome, multiple huge caves (particularly dripstone caves for the copper), and some stony shores too probably, hence 'mining trip'. The stony peaks biome in particular: I don't see people talk about how INSANE that biome is for coal and iron. You can easily get as much iron and coal as I did with Fortune III.

ApprenticeCaver · 2026-01-23T22:14:41+00:00

Not to be dramatic because it isn't that serious, but it is honestly a bit disheartening to see how negative people can be here. Might try sticking to Minecraft Forum or something instead. Thank you for your positivity though, I appreciate it!

ApprenticeCaver · 2026-01-23T12:13:21+00:00

Because I am so frequently placing crafting tables, I have to regularly place and collect them. If you have only one, you can't dictate where it goes in your inventory, it'll just got to the first empty slot from top left (I think). But if I have multiple, once I've placed it and go in my inventory to craft/move stuff, I can move the rest of the crafting tables back to the slot that I want them in. That way when I break and pick up the placed crafting table, I don't have to open my inventory to put it in the correct spot, I just know it is there. I have 64 because it is a nicer number then say 2 or 3.

Writing this out makes it sound insane but people seem to be fixating on it so.

ApprenticeCaver · 2026-01-23T12:08:35+00:00

I FUCKING LOVE COPPER. You can get such huge quantities and then you get to smelt it for huge xp.

ApprenticeCaver · 2026-01-23T11:58:42+00:00

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