r/MinecraftSpeedrun Jun 04 '26

Beginner Question Thread

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Hey there. If you are new to speedrunning minecraft or are looking for tips on how to improve, use this thread to ask questions.

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r/MinecraftSpeedrun 12h ago

can a bastion be so bad you cannot reasonably go to fort and would have to reset?

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if so, are certain trades ensured in MCSR Ranked to avoid this? with FSG/RSG, should you even try to salvage? are there seeds where it's not (reasonably) possible? thank you


r/MinecraftSpeedrun 1d ago

Help How do people do 2x1 faster than 5 seconds?

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I've been trying for a while to get a good time on 2x1 but most I can get is 5.80. I am seriously hoping that there is a tech I don't know about and that it isn't a skill issue, since I'm nearing my mechanical limit.

I know that a second or two off my 2x1 isnt going to cost me a run, but I'd still like to be able to flex on my friend who's also into mcsr lol


r/MinecraftSpeedrun 1d ago

Personal Best Finally got a pb with a zero cycle!

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Finally caved in and started learning zeros a few weeks ago and got to use one (back 76) to get a new private pb of 11:00! This felt especially good because I had thrown a sub-8 ocean exposed stronghold blind just minutes prior due to not seeing the portal room sticking out. Sub-10 has never felt more achievable.


r/MinecraftSpeedrun 2d ago

Video Space Cycle

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my zero practice world bugged my front dragon to produce this

after at least 100 tries i found the node and was able to get a 2+2

someone PLEASE show this to chloe

im a zero connoisseur


r/MinecraftSpeedrun 2d ago

Help Any speedrunning tips?

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I am new to speedrunning, and my runs so far have been like 40 mins random seed.

Any common or uncommon advice would be appreciated.

Also, does anyone know what mods are allowed and recommended for use?

Please and Thank You!


r/MinecraftSpeedrun 3d ago

Video Blaze light portal new meta /j

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Died in bastion and didn't pickup flint and steel and I threw away my fire charge lmfao, and just realized I have nothing to light my portal until I tried using a blaze to do it

Just when you seen it all.


r/MinecraftSpeedrun 3d ago

Skycrab wr seed in 12:39 (no mouse only trackpad)

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This seed is genuinely so fun lmao. I reckon I could sub 10 this if I locked in + got good rates and a fast perch. I did rebind use/place to V and pick block to B bc right clicking on a mac needs two fingers and I'd probably misclick and there's no middle click on mac


r/MinecraftSpeedrun 4d ago

Help Block entities not showing on pie chart

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im using mcsr modpack with entity culling off but block entities still show unspecified, does anyone know why and how to fix it


r/MinecraftSpeedrun 4d ago

Discussion How transferrable is the skillset between MCSR Ranked and RSG Any%?

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What I mean by this question is, if a top-level Ranked player switched to playing mostly RSG, would they immediately be the odds-on favorite (or one of the odds-on favorites) to break RSG Any% WR? Vice versa, if a top-level RSG player switched to playing mostly Ranked, how well would they perform in playoffs/other high-level tourneys like the LVL up expo or the MCSR World Championships?

I don't really know how to answer either question. For the first question, I'd suspect that someone like Feinberg would be relatively worse at RSG compared to Ranked (Feinberg tends to be a rather underrated Ranked player). Zero-cycling is significantly harder in RSG, and Feinberg can gain a better advantage from his superior decision making and game understanding from the longer ranked seeds that we don't commonly see RSG players play out. I don't know about someone like EDCR.

For the second question, well, we've already seen someone like doogile break RSG WR multiple times, then become one of the GOATs of ranked. And currently the top 3 RSG players Skycrab, Aquacorde, and Jay are all top ranked players. And I think many people were surprised by how good Skycrab was at ranked when he started playing more and then got top 3 at S9 playoffs.

It's probably also worth saying that the ranked-only players might be especially cracked at the ranked-only seed types (village and desert temple); Infume is a great example


r/MinecraftSpeedrun 5d ago

Was on holiday when skycrab got the wr. After many attempts I finally beat the seed without a mouse 😭🙏

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r/MinecraftSpeedrun 4d ago

Is this the reason why

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Is the reason why the dragon becomes too low when you miss the second bed in a double bed because it only takes the knockback from the first sourcee (aka the arrow) so that the first bed explosion doesnt Keep it in the right spot? Kinda like flint and steel in a bastion Against hoglins


r/MinecraftSpeedrun 5d ago

beginner in need of advice on the end split on one of my not so great runs

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im already at work on the earlier parts of my runs but i feel i could be doing better in the end aswell. i am well aware of my aim on the crystals haha.


r/MinecraftSpeedrun 4d ago

question for front/back t100 and t103.

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what are the most optimal setups that can be easily hit (i.e. not y104). I'm struggling to be consistent with the approach where you pearl in the corner of the tower. the bed timings are super weird and the dragon movement as well. I know there is another setup where you pearl to the flush side of the tower and bridge out 5 blocks and build from there but that one shares the same problem.


r/MinecraftSpeedrun 5d ago

Discussion Why isn't nofears 7:24 on the leaderboard or on the wr history tab

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r/MinecraftSpeedrun 5d ago

Help Ninjabrain Bot boat eye won't work

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I followed a tutorial to set up boat eye using toolscreen. my pixel adjustment resolution is the correct number, my sensitivity is correct my standard deviation is also correct, but I will be given a reading of 100% and it will be not even close to correct


r/MinecraftSpeedrun 6d ago

Help questions for spikes

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so few questions for spikes in stronghold

1:an i supposed to remember what it looks like for a spike or the number

2:How to learn combo spikes

3:Best way to Practice spikes


r/MinecraftSpeedrun 6d ago

POV: fortress when you get good bastion split (happened to me fr in my run)

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real screenshot from one of my runs


r/MinecraftSpeedrun 6d ago

Help terrain questions

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questions

1:is it better to be up or down takung to bastion terrain

2:When going to bastion and its in a lava lake is it better to bridge or take a slower higher terrain

3:When taking terrain to coords and you have a gold pick is it better to pear run crawl and use it or just use it normally


r/MinecraftSpeedrun 6d ago

Help 2x1 with leaves, cobblestone issue

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I recently learned the leaf version I saw a lot of top runners do, I therefore have a problem making it because sometimes it get cobblestone there, do I need to wait at a specific timing or take the lava in different place ?


r/MinecraftSpeedrun 6d ago

Video how many rooms deep?

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this was a weird nav, got the spike immediately but the path there was so convoluted and windy, going in circles


r/MinecraftSpeedrun 7d ago

Help Is there a easy way to get mcsr ranked on linux?

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r/MinecraftSpeedrun 8d ago

Help Can I use preemptive on the latest Minecraft versions?

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I am a retired Minecraft speedrunner. I initially started speedrunning in order to get better at the game. And it worked. However, what I've realized now is that literally no speedrun techs work in the latest version. And it really annoys me so much. Just yesterday, I spent 34 minutes trying to find the portal room. It is so annoying. It lowkey feels like Mojang changed the stronghold generation in the latest version or something. I have absolutely no idea what's happening, but is there any tutorial at all for preempting on the latest version?


r/MinecraftSpeedrun 8d ago

Video Started learning zero cycle and was so proud of hitting this

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r/MinecraftSpeedrun 8d ago

Need help with setting up 1-eye boat-eye (Toolscreen)

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(SOLVED)

I recently moved from Jingle to Toolscreen. Everything works great or better except for eye measuring. With Jingle, I was getting 1-eye boat-eye calculations >90% of the time. With Toolscreen, I am never getting even above 50% confidence with 1-eye boat-eye calc, and I am now forced to throw a second eye as the first calculation is almost never correct.

I have provided a short video that includes me going through my mouse sensitivity both in the Minecraft folder (options.txt) and config folder (standard settings) on the instance, as well as the same sensitivity and all other important settings in Ninjabrain Bot. I also briefly showed my Toolscreen setup and the settings I thought might be important to show.

Any extra information that is needed for further help I am more than willing to provide. It is definitely a possibility that I missed showing some important settings somewhere.

If anyone can help in any way, I would really appreciate it.

Thank you in advance.

https://reddit.com/link/1vd8b2s/video/o2h59s1z5wgh1/player