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Minecraft Speedrun Guide 2026 - Any% Strategies & World Record Tips | MinecraftBible
Learn to speedrun Minecraft in 2026! Complete Any% guide with world record strategies, optimal routes, bastion strats, and dragon fight tips.
Speedrunning Minecraft
Speedrunning is about defeating the Ender Dragon as fast as possible. This guide covers the main "Any% Random Seed Glitchless" category.
Run Overview
The fastest runs follow this general path:
Spawn → Get wood/stone
Find village → Get beds, food, iron
Build/light Nether Portal
Bastion → Ender Pearl trades/loot
Nether Fortress → Blaze Rods
Return to Overworld
Find Stronghold → End Portal
Kill Dragon with beds
First 2 Minutes
Get 4-5 logs immediately
Craft wooden axe while moving
Get more wood (total ~20 logs)
Find village OR exposed lava for portal
Village Loot Priority
Beds - Check every house (need 7+ for dragon fight)
Hay bales → Bread - Food for run
Iron from golem - Kill golem for 3-5 iron (flint & steel + bucket)
Blacksmith chests - Iron, obsidian, diamonds
No Village? (Lava Pool Route)
Find surface lava
Mine stone for bucket materials
Make bucket , Flint & Steel
Build portal by casting obsidian with water + lava
Bastion Remnant (Pearl Trading)
Bastions contain Piglins who trade for Ender Pearls .
Wear gold boots/armor (craft or find)
Collect gold blocks from bastion
Throw gold at Piglins (1 gold = small chance of pearls)
Target: 12+ ender pearls
Bastion Types:
Treasure Room - Best for gold, most dangerous
Bridge - Good gold, moderate danger
Hoglin Stable - Easy gold, food source
Housing - Quick gold from chests
Nether Fortress (Blaze Rods)
Need 7+ Blaze Rods :
Find fortress (look for dark red Nether bricks)
Locate Blaze Spawner
Kill blazes with sword or beds
7 rods minimum (provides 14 blaze powder)
Eye of Ender Direction
Throw Eye of Ender
Follow direction (eye floats toward stronghold)
When eye goes DOWN, stronghold is below
Dig straight down (carefully!) to find it
Triangulation (Faster Method)
Throw eye at Location A, note direction
Travel 200+ blocks perpendicular
Throw eye at Location B, note direction
Lines intersect = stronghold location
Bed Strategy
Beds explode in the End, dealing MASSIVE damage to the dragon.
Place bed on obsidian fountain edge
Wait for dragon to perch
Right-click bed when dragon's head is close
Back away before explosion
Repeat 4-5 times = dead dragon
One-Cycle Setup
For sub-15 minute runs:
Build up to fountain immediately on spawn
Pre-place beds around fountain rim
Detonate beds rapidly during perch
Advanced Tips
Boat clutch - Place boat before hitting ground to negate fall damage
F3+C copying - Copy coords for triangulation
Pearl stasis - Advanced portal linking
Practice splits - Work on weakest segments individually
Related Guides
Nether Portal Guide
Bastion Guide
Ender Dragon