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Carry Water Buckets

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  Water buckets can save your life in many situations, especially in mining. You can use it to counter random bursts of lava. You could also use it to climb down steep inclines and get to lower ground. You could even use the water to help you get away from some monsters. Use it to create some distance between you and the mobs. Just remember to make sure that you have a few extra buckets of water when going into the mines.

Curing Zombie Villagers

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  Zombie Villagers are a recent addition to  Minecraft.   Essentially, the villagers get hit with a disease that turns them into zombies. However, you can cure them and activate their trading post. First, you have to inflict the Weakness status on the Zombie which you can do with a potion. After that, you give it a Golden Apple. After around 2-5 minutes of waiting, the Zombie Villager should now be cured.

Personalize Dog Collars

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  It's a good idea to tame a group (read: army) of dogs to hunt with. They are great in combat and can help turn the tide in your favor. But you may want to give them all different names and differentiate them further. You can easily do that by changing the color of their collar. Simply get a dye for the color you want and right click on the dog. That's it. You now have a customized dog collar in  Minecraft .

Milking A Mooshroom

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  Mooshrooms are a special type of cow that are exclusive to the Mushroom Biome. They are similar to regular cows and you can even milk them. Except you won't get what you expected. Instead of milk, you get mushroom stew. This is actually very useful as the stew can restore some of your hunger bar. If you find yourself in a Mushroom Biome, then you should definitely gather as many Mooshrooms as possible.

Walking On The Edge

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  Crouching is a useful way to expand your movement options. By crouching, you can actually walk a little bit off the edge of a block. This is ideal when you're building a bridge-like structure. Be careful you don't let go of the crouch button. If you do, then your character will fall. So, if you plan to try this trick high in the air, then make sure you hold onto that crouch button.

Don't Take Beds To The Nether

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  Beds are useful in the regular dimension. They create a checkpoint in case you perish during your adventure. It's a staple of every house and everyone will want to have one. Except if you're in the Nether. Sleeping in the Nether causes you to explode.  Probably not a good idea if you're looking to get stuff done in the Nether. Just remember this one little detail before you set out to fight Blazes and Zombie Pigmen.

Look For Mob Spawners

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  Enemy spawners can be extremely frustrating. They keep spawning enemies into the vicinity until you get tired or are defeated. Unless of course, you are able to destroy them. But before that, there is another step. Just place torches all around the spawner. This is a better idea than destroying it. Torches will prevent enemies from spawning. Also, if you need to farm a certain type of enemy, you can just remove the torches to let them spawn.