Minecraft Survival Checklist: 26 Progression Goals
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Gather logs and craft basic wooden tools
Craft a stone pickaxe and stone tools
Collect food and secure a reliable food source
Build a safe shelter with lighting
Craft a bed and set a spawn point
Mine iron and craft a shield
Make full iron armor and useful tools
Set up furnaces, storage and a basic farm
Find a village and start trading
Collect diamonds and upgrade essential tools
Set up an enchanting table
Explore a cave and prepare supplies for longer expeditions
Build and light a Nether portal
Locate a Nether fortress
Collect blaze rods
Trade with piglins for ender pearls or collect them elsewhere
Brew fire resistance potions
Craft Eyes of Ender and locate a stronghold
Prepare armor, food, blocks and ranged weapons
Enter the End and defeat the Ender Dragon
Explore End cities and find an elytra
Build a safe trading hall or villager area
Create automated resource farms
Build a beacon after defeating the Wither
Explore distant structures and biomes
Plan your next building project
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Minecraft Survival Checklist goal instructions
Gather logs and craft basic wooden tools
Punch logs, craft planks, sticks, a crafting table and basic wooden tools; replace them with stone tools quickly.
Craft a stone pickaxe and stone tools
Gather cobblestone or similar stone to make a stone pickaxe and useful stone tools.
Collect food and secure a reliable food source
Cook meat, gather crops or establish a small farm so exploration isn't limited by hunger.
Build a safe shelter with lighting
Enclose the space, add a door and light it so hostile mobs cannot spawn inside.
Craft a bed and set a spawn point
Make a bed from wool and planks and sleep safely to set your new spawn.
Mine iron and craft a shield
Smelt raw iron and make a shield to block skeleton arrows and melee attacks.
Make full iron armor and useful tools
Gather enough iron for a full armor set and reliable pickaxe, axe or sword.
Set up furnaces, storage and a basic farm
Organize chests, smelting and renewable food supplies near a secure base.
Find a village and start trading
Locate villagers and acquire useful emerald trades while protecting them.
Collect diamonds and upgrade essential tools
Find diamonds deep underground and craft a diamond pickaxe for obsidian.
Set up an enchanting table
Use obsidian, diamonds and a book; arrange bookshelves for better enchantment options.
Explore a cave and prepare supplies for longer expeditions
Bring light, food, spare tools, blocks and a safe return path.
Build and light a Nether portal
Create an obsidian frame and light it using flint and steel or another fire source.
Locate a Nether fortress
Explore with fire resistance and navigation supplies to find a blaze spawner.
Collect blaze rods
Defeat blazes and collect rods, which become blaze powder for Eyes of Ender.
Trade with piglins for ender pearls or collect them elsewhere
Barter gold ingots with adult piglins or hunt Endermen for ender pearls.
Brew fire resistance potions
Use magma cream in an awkward potion to protect yourself from Nether lava and fire.
Craft Eyes of Ender and locate a stronghold
Combine blaze powder with ender pearls and follow thrown Eyes of Ender.
Prepare armor, food, blocks and ranged weapons
Repair enchanted gear and stock blocks, food, bow/arrows, water and potions.
Enter the End and defeat the Ender Dragon
Destroy end crystals, dodge breath and finish the dragon fight.
Explore End cities and find an elytra
Cross to outer islands, search End cities and find a ship with elytra.
Build a safe trading hall or villager area
Give villagers workstations and secure living/trading space.
Create automated resource farms
Choose farms based on resource shortages and verify their output.
Build a beacon after defeating the Wither
Collect three wither skulls, defeat the Wither and use the Nether Star to craft a beacon.
Explore distant structures and biomes
Pick new exploration targets and record sites you have not visited.
Plan your next building project
Choose a concrete goal such as a rail network, fortress, village upgrade or storage system.
First night: shelter and food
Collect logs, upgrade to stone tools, establish a food supply, build shelter with light and set a bed spawn. The goal is to survive without constantly restarting from a distant spawn point.
Upgrade equipment
Mine iron for a shield and armor, build a reliable base, find villages for trading, collect diamonds and set up enchanting. Explore caves only when equipped for the trip.
Nether and End progression
Build a Nether portal, find blaze rods in a fortress and obtain ender pearls. Brew Fire Resistance potions, locate a stronghold, prepare for the End, defeat the dragon, then search End cities for an elytra.
After beating the dragon
Build trading infrastructure, automate useful resources, defeat the Wither for a beacon, explore new biomes and start an ambitious building project. Long-term projects are optional—this is a survival progression plan, not a duplicate of individual Java advancements or Bedrock achievements.
Save your own route
Use the stage presets to skip milestones you've completed or share the same plan with friends. Need a dedicated farm list? See Minecraft farms to build.