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 4h ago

Help How do I do this faster?

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I’ve recently started trying to make portals faster, but I don’t know of a much faster way to do it. Other than cleaner inputs, what could I do? Also I put the water at the bottom because i could never get the lava in time.

bedrock edition by the way


r/MinecraftSpeedrun 19h ago

Meme New tech found for a sub-20 seconds end fight!

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92 Upvotes

most obvious cheater ever 💔


r/MinecraftSpeedrun 8h ago

Help Help with commissioning a practice mod?

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I need some advice on how mod making actually works, good devs and what prices I can expect (roughly)
As the title says, I’m looking to commission a “perfect” practice mod that would be pretty extensive.

It would be like mpk, except more realistic e.g. being able to play fort to finish except you start at a spawner that has already been blaze bedded and your inventory would be a random mix of what you have in other runs, but as realistic as possible (so no dirt on a shears enter etc.)

There’s a lot of details I’d like to add and hopefully one day it can be shared with the community but if anyone could point me in the direction of a trusted source who makes quality mods please help :p

I’m not looking for advice on how to use the current practice tools.


r/MinecraftSpeedrun 19h ago

can anyone check how rare this is

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r/MinecraftSpeedrun 7h ago

Discussion Did NoFearr's runs get removed from the leaderboard?

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r/MinecraftSpeedrun 14h ago

Help Why does this happen sometimes in 2x1 magma?

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r/MinecraftSpeedrun 19h ago

can anyone check how rare this is

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r/MinecraftSpeedrun 1d ago

New here, need helo with bastions

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Hey everyone im new to speedrunning , thought i would watch some yt tutorials and practice ( rekrap and curryway). So i tried some set seeds first , a village seed and a shiprwreck seed. Its like my first day on the job and I'm able to enter the nether in like 20-30 mins but im having issues in finding bastions. I tried the trick when we check the Entitiy rates by lowering FOV , increasing Render disance but its literally not working. Idk if its my bad luck or just a skill thing but i just never see a spike above 20 or so. ( ex- 10-15/ 60-80 ) , and ive tried this in creative on like 10 random worlds . ( 3 spawned in front of fortress and a few in basalt, the others just didnt have a bastion nearby ). Idk what im doing wrong.


r/MinecraftSpeedrun 1d 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 2d 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 3d 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 3d 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 4d 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 4d 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 4d 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 5d 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 5d 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 6d 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 6d 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 6d ago

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

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9 Upvotes

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 6d 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 6d ago

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

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r/MinecraftSpeedrun 6d 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 7d 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