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Is there any chance that I fall into a cave when mining?

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Yes, there is a chance.

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Can I mine redstone ore with a wooden pickaxe?

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No, you need an iron pickaxe or diamond pickaxe to mine redstone ore.

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Is dive mining in the new aquatic update effective?

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Not really, your movements get fatigued under the water. So maybe if there is a potion that reduces fatigue, then definitely consider getting some of those.

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How do you make redstone?

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You mine it with an iron pickaxe. You have to dig to where lava or bedrock is.

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How do I kill an Ender Dragon?

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Shoot the orbs at the top of each obsidian tower and then kill the dragon with a bow.

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I have an amazing cave right where I live in the mountains. I have been searching for redstone for so many days. What do I do?

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Dig two blocks tall and one block wide until you find lava or bedrock. If you do, this is the right level for redstone ore.

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Is redstone renewable?

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Yes. You can get redstone from killing witches, and you can kill as many witches as you want, so it's a renewable resource.

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I reached bedrock in a staircase mine. What now?

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You could mine forward across the bedrock, or create branching mine shafts along different levels on your stairs.

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Why does the redstone break when I mine it?

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If you want redstone dust, then you mine it with a regular iron/diamond pickaxe. If you want redstone ore (the block itself), then you need an iron/diamond pickaxe enchanted with the Silk Touch enchantment. Just to clarify, you cannot use a wood, stone or gold pickaxe on redstone ore; you need an iron or diamond one.

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What's the chances of lava killing me from above when I am mining redstone in Minecraft?

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It is not likely. Remember to look around for mobs and lava when mining Redstone. More times than not, the lava is under you than above.

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How do I find emerald? I already got to a extreme hills biome and dug all the way to bedrock layer. I also looked everywhere.

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Emerald is an extremely rare ore, so your best bet is too keep looking. It can be very hard to find.

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How will a mob spawn in the my mine?

Katlyn

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A mob can have a chance to spawn because the mine may be dark. In the night it's dark and many mobs spawn. So, it's better to make torches and place them in the mine. Try mining stone, make a furnace, and then burn any logs (oak log, acacia log, spruce log, etc.) using a wooden item to make charcoal. That's just an extra thing to help you make torches if you don't find any coal.

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How do I move in Minecraft?

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It depends on what you play on. If it's Java, then use W to move forward, S to move backwards, A to walk to the left and D to move to the right. It is space to jump as well.

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What does it mean when an axolotl turns yellow?

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In Minecraft, axolotls can spawn as pink, brown, yellow/gold, cyan, or blue. Axolotls can't change colors, however.

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Would TNT be useful when trying to look for redstone ore?

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You could use TNT when mining, but if redstone was in the blow up range of the TNT, the redstone will blow up with the TNT. So it isn't really a good way to mine any ore, expect for netherite.

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What has changed in the new 1.18 update with red stone gerenation?

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The world got deeper you have to go deeper to find redstone, try going to y=-54 where you also might find diamond.

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