Minecraft Dungeons Tips and Tricks for Beginners

Minecraft Dungeons introduces a completely new way to play compared to the classic Minecraft formula. Instead of gathering resources, crafting items, and building from various blocks in a first-person perspective in Minecraft, you'll mostly be exploring caves in Minecraft Dungeons, where the focus is more on looting treasure and fighting enemies.

Minecraft Dungeons Guide for New Players

Although Minecraft Dungeons is not really that difficult, there are still some knowledge that you should equip yourself with before officially starting your journey, especially if you are a Minecraft fan without much experience raiding dungeons. And the following article will help you by providing 7 useful Minecraft Dungeons tips and tricks.

Minecraft Dungeons Game Tips for Beginners

1. Replay each level to get better equipment

The world and levels in Minecraft Dungeons are a mix of pre-designed and randomly generated rewards. While the layout of each level remains the same, many of the enemies, items they drop, and chest locations change each time you play. So re-explore levels and take on tougher enemies to earn better gear.

Each level has different difficulty levels. The number and strength of enemies increase as the level becomes more challenging. The level of equipment has the potential to be tied to the difficulty level and you can see the drop range in the mission selection screen.

2. Take the recommended energy levels seriously

Since harder levels give you higher level gear, it can be tempting to set the difficulty higher than your current power level. In theory, better gear is a great motivator. But don't do it until you're close to the recommended power level or at least above it. Otherwise, such fights will become a chore and you'll likely fail. Instead, play at the highest level you can while at the same or higher power level as the recommended power. You'll still get better gear but slowly and earn emeralds.

3. Don't skimp on Emeralds

In addition to loot like armor and weapons, you will also pick up Emeralds in each level. You will spend Emeralds to trade with 2 vendors, which are:

- Blacksmith , who will come to your camp after you complete the Creeper Woods level for the first time.
- Wandering Trader , who will appear after you complete the Pumpkin Patch level for the first time.

These two vendors will give you a random item - Blacksmith gear and Trader Artifacts in exchange for Emeralds. Gear includes armor, bows, and weapons while Artifacts are temporary power-ups like Boots of Swiftness and Flaming Quivers. There is nothing else you can buy with Emeralds, at least in the Beta, so don't hoard them. Buy new gear whenever you have money.

4. Turn unused equipment into Emeralds

Equipment and Artifacts only have a few stats, and the only one you need to care about is level. The higher the level of equipment, the better. In Minecraft Dungeons, you can't sell equipment you don't need, but you can remove it from your inventory. This turns any items you pick up into Emeralds, which you can then trade for better equipment.

5. Get back Enchantment points

Every time you level up, you get 1 Enchantment Point. You use these points from your inventory to unlock random perks for your gear. However, you don't need to save these points to wait for better gear. When you use an enchanted piece of gear, you get a few emeralds and all the Enchantment Points you spent before. This means you can swap out gear and enchant it instantly.

6. Use ranged weapons for enemies at a distance

There are no weapon classes in Minecraft Dungeons, so you'll need to use everything at your disposal to take down your enemies. You'll have both melee and ranged weapons (and a bunch of Artifacts to buff). You'll get into a lot of melee combat and head-to-head combat with enemies from a distance.

To be successful, you will need to use both melee and ranged weapons and constantly switch between them. Use melee weapons to deal with close-range enemies and let the bows handle the Skeleton Archers and Geomancers.

7. Don't forget the map

Aside from killing mobs and freeing villagers, Minecraft Dungeons is all about exploration. Every level is complex and full of dead ends, branching paths, and tunnels. Exploring every part of the map means you'll find all the secret chests and get as much loot as possible.

Tapping the D-pad will pull up a map outline on the screen. It looks a bit confusing, but you can see where you're going and any detours you should explore.

In addition, players can explore more mysterious maps. 

Samuel Daniel

Update 01 October 2024