01 Tools — Pickaxe, Axe, Shovel, Hoe

All tools follow the same pattern: 2 sticks + material in a T-shape (pickaxe), L-shape (axe), or I-shape (shovel). Material tiers: Wood → Stone → Iron → Diamond → Netherite.

• Wooden Pickaxe: 3 planks + 2 sticks (your first tool)
• Iron Pickaxe: 3 iron ingots + 2 sticks (mines diamonds)
• Diamond Pickaxe: 3 diamonds + 2 sticks (mines obsidian)

02 Armour

Full set: Helmet (5 material), Chestplate (8), Leggings (7), Boots (4). Total: 24 of any material. Diamond armour before entering the Nether is strongly recommended.

03 Redstone Basics

• Piston: 3 planks + 4 cobblestone + 1 iron + 1 redstone
• Repeater: 3 stone + 2 redstone torches + 1 redstone
• Comparator: 3 stone + 3 redstone torches + 1 nether quartz
• Observer: 6 cobblestone + 2 redstone + 1 nether quartz

04 Food and Farming

• Bread: 3 wheat (easiest early food)
• Golden Apple: 1 apple + 8 gold ingots
• Cake: 3 wheat + 3 milk + 2 sugar + 1 egg

Cooked steak and porkchops are the best general food — 8 hunger points each.

05 Enchanting Setup

Enchanting table + 15 bookshelves (arranged in a 5×5 ring with 1 block gap). This unlocks level 30 enchantments. Each bookshelf: 3 books + 6 planks. Each book: 3 paper + 1 leather.