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Minecraft has plenty of potions and magic to satisfy its players. However, not many really delve into potion brewing like we did. Not only can you become invisible, but there’s a way to throw potions at other players to also make them invisible (or to heal them, if that’s your thing).
Splash potions are a variant of regular potions that can be thrown! So the next time you’re fighting off a horde or want to mess with your neighbors, consider tossing some potions around.
Here’s our step-by-step guide to brewing a splash potion! If you’re interested in upgrading your splash potion to a lingering potion, check out that guide as well!
That’s right. You can go ham on those green guys. Just bring a shield with you. You’ll need the gunpowder that creeper’s drop in order to start brewing. Once you’ve gathered enough for your needs, move on to the next step.
These fellas are easy to brew. Simply place the gunpowder in the top ingredient slot and the normal potions you want to convert in the bottom slots.
You’ve now brewed yourself splash potions to be thrown everywhere!
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Minecraft is filled with mysterious tools and enchantments, but the most magical thing in the game? Potions! Whether you’re preparing for war or adventure, potions in Minecraft are definite ways to booster your health and defense.
There are potions for just about everything you could need in the game. However, sometimes the standard effect duration or radius of a splash potion aren’t enough! That’s where lingering potions come in!
A lingering potion is a variant of splash potions that can be thrown to leave clouds of status effects to linger on the ground. Over the course of 30 seconds, you could be safe from endermen or from a fellow player.
Let’s dive into a quick tutorial on how to brew a lingering potion!
Okay, so you don’t necessarily have to fight the dragon, but if you’re already there, why not? Also, if you’re the first to enter The End, you probably have no choice. Regardless if you engage in battle or not, the ender dragon’s breath is what you need to capture.
To do that, you’ll need as many empty bottles as you want before you head into the end. As her dragon fireballs rain down on you and linger on the ground, right click with an empty bottle, and you’ll have acquired dragon’s breath.
Once you’re ready, move on to the next step!
Since lingering potions are a variant of splash potions, it’s no surprise that you’ll need it. You’ll need a piece of gunpowder per brewing session. You can read our [step-by-step guide to brewing a splash potion]!
You finally have all the pieces to brewing a lingering potion! Place the dragon’s breath in the top ingredient slot and the splash potion(s) in the bottom slots. The output potions will now be lingering!
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A perfect tool to sneaking up on your enemies? A potion of invisibility! This potion renders the player invisible. However, make sure to take off all your armor and have nothing in your hands for maximum sneakiness.
Here’s an easy guide to brewing a potion of invisibility in Minecraft!
In order to begin brewing, use 3 glass blocks in a crafting table to make 3 glass bottles!
Take your freshly made glass bottles, go up to a water source and right click. You’ve now created a water bottle.
This is the most tedious part of brewing. In order to begin the actual brewing process, you’ll need to collect blaze powder to fuel a brewing stand. You can craft a blaze powder from blaze rods, which are dropped by (you guessed it) blazes!
Simply put the blaze rod anywhere on the crafting table to create 2 blaze powders.
Basic potions require a potion modifier. In this case, we need to gather nether wart. So while you’re looking for blazes, be sure to also grab some soul sand and nether wart from the nether fortress!
The base potion for every standard potion is an awkward potion. Place 3 water bottles, blaze powder, and nether wart into the brewing stand’s GUI as shown above.
You can learn how to make this potion step-by-step in this guide!
After brewing is complete, you’ve created a standard potion of night vision. Now you can move on to creating a potion of invisibility.
This potion requires an easy to gather effect ingredient: fermented spider eye! Follow the crafting recipe shown below. Leaving everything how it was from the last step, simply place the fermented spider eye in the top empty space.
After brewing is complete, you’ve created a standard potion of invisibility. This potion renders the player invisible, though equipped items are still visible.
Keep reading to learn how to extend the potion!
You can also extend a potion of invisibility by placing a redstone dust in the base ingredient slot. Extending a potion means that the effect will last longer.
The potion will now last for 8 minutes!
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If you’ve any plans of fighting the ender dragon or just going into the Nether, a potion of fire resistance is absolutely necessary. This handy potion gives players immunity against fire, lava, magma blocks, campfires, and even blazes’ ranged attacks!
Here’s an easy guide to brewing a potion of fire resistance in Minecraft!
In order to begin brewing, use 3 glass blocks in a crafting table to make 3 glass bottles!
Take your freshly made glass bottles, go up to a water source and right click. You’ve now created a water bottle.
This is the most tedious part of brewing. In order to begin the actual brewing process, you’ll need to collect blaze powder to fuel a brewing stand. You can craft a blaze powder from blaze rods, which are dropped by (you guessed it) blazes!
Simply put the blaze rod anywhere on the crafting table to create 2 blaze powders.
Basic potions require a potion modifier. In this case, we need to gather nether wart. So while you’re looking for blazes, be sure to also grab some soul sand and nether wart from the nether fortress!
The base potion for every standard potion is an awkward potion. Place 3 water bottles, blaze powder, and nether wart into the brewing stand’s GUI as shown above.
This potion requires an easy to gather effect ingredient: magma cream! These are dropped by magma cubes or crafted with a slimeball and blaze powder. Leaving everything how it was from the last step, simply place the magma cream in the top empty space.
After brewing is complete, you’ve created a standard potion of fire resistance. This potion gives immunity to damage from fire, lava, magma blocks, campfires, and blazes’ ranged attacks for 3 minutes.
Keep reading to learn how to extend the potion!
You can also extend a potion of fire resistance by placing a redstone dust in the base ingredient slot. Extending a potion means that the effect will last longer. The potion will now last for 8 minutes!
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Odin (98)Each week, check out my latest article for the new hit game or add-on released for free from the Epic Games Store!
This time it’s _ Daemon X Machina_, a gorgeous, action-packed, giant-Mech extravaganza. You take on the role of a mech pilot, flying your gigantic robotic suit around a massive and beautifully-rendered world in order to fend off hoards of ravaging AI corrupted by a mysterious energy field, and the super-powerful gargantuan beings that have emerged after the cracking of the Moon.
It’s all the good, old-fashioned mech action you could wish for, and thanks to Epic Games Store, it’s totally free!
You are an Outer, a new breed of human being that appeared in the aftermath of the Moonfall calamity. As a mercenary for the Orbital organization, you are on the front line of a desperate war for humanity’s survival against the Immortals—corrupted AIs that have rebelled against their human creators. Piloting a fully customizable mech known as an Arsenal, you must team up with mercenaries like yourself and complete missions to defeat the Immortals once and for all. But be careful—in a war fought by mercenaries, today’s allies can become tomorrow’s enemies.
From the visionary minds of Kenichiro Tsukuda and trailblazing mech designer Shoji Kawamori comes a new generation of high-speed mech action combat.
This game is a hidden gem in the world of action games, offering a mech-shooter that’s easy for newbie players to get the hang of, yet beautiful and fun enough to entrance longtime fans of the genre.
The game’s a couple of years old now, and even at release it could play well on a mid-range PC at the highest settings, offering seriously impressive frame rates as well as a lovely graphic rendering of the world.
The action can get a little repetitive if you play it for long enough, and the first few missions introduce a lot of plot threads to explore, but that’s okay: what counts is how well-rendered the giant-mech action is (and in that department this game is the tops).
You’ll face off against massive primeval deities, corrupted sentient AI, and a host of robot minions — all from within a mech designed by the legendary Shoji Kawamori who’s been working in the industry since the 1980s.
Daemon X Machina was already worth a few bucks, but grabbing it for free is an Epic Games steal.
Marvelous First Studio has a host of anime-flavor games to its repertoire, offering a little something for everyone, whether you want giant mechs beating the crap out of one another, witch girls in skimpy uniforms, or Pokémon arcade games.
Their 2019 God Eater 3 is probably one of their other best-selling games. It won’t make you fall in love with the story, but the action-centered gameplay can get pretty addicting.
The Epic Games Store has been around for a while, the lesser-known alternative to Steam, the nearly-ubiquitous platform for game purchases since it launched in 2003. But, where Steam originally existed and launched to promote Valve games, Epic Games Store launched in 2018 and quickly rose to success on the Fortnight franchise. At the time of Epic’s launch, Steam took a dramatic 30% cut from the sales of video games through their platform! This hurt both game designers and users, just wasn’t very nice. But the folks behind Epic realized something excellent: they could take a much lower cut and still have a profitable business. This led them to fast domination of the indie market, as small publishers flocked to the far better terms offered by Epic.
Epic Games Store offers some seriously incredible discounts on a regular basis, in addition to all the normal discounts one would expect on Black Friday, Cyber Monday, and the usual holidays. But the most exciting is their weekly free game or add-on, which simply harpoons all competitors.
When I first heard about this free game, I thought that can’t be real. They must only offer tiny indie games. Not at all, dear reader. Not. At. All. Epic frequently lists unbelievable A-lister games on their weekly deal, as well as sometimes offer two free games instead of one. In addition, just because a studio is smaller doesn’t mean the games it makes aren’t impressive. I’ve picked up some of my favorite new games, for free, from this platform, and most of them have been made by smaller studios (or as side-projects for teams from big studios).
Jamie (33)Automatic updates can come at the most inopportune times and Steam is one of the worst offenders for automatically updating your game library while you’re trying to play something else.
Odin (98)Each week, check out my latest article for the new hit game or add-on released for free from the Epic Games Store!
This time it’s _ Daemon X Machina_, a gorgeous, action-packed, giant-Mech extravaganza. You take on the role of a mech pilot, flying your gigantic robotic suit around a massive and beautifully-rendered world in order to fend off hoards of ravaging AI corrupted by a mysterious energy field, and the super-powerful gargantuan beings that have emerged after the cracking of the Moon.
It’s all the good, old-fashioned mech action you could wish for, and thanks to Epic Games Store, it’s totally free!
You are an Outer, a new breed of human being that appeared in the aftermath of the Moonfall calamity. As a mercenary for the Orbital organization, you are on the front line of a desperate war for humanity’s survival against the Immortals—corrupted AIs that have rebelled against their human creators. Piloting a fully customizable mech known as an Arsenal, you must team up with mercenaries like yourself and complete missions to defeat the Immortals once and for all. But be careful—in a war fought by mercenaries, today’s allies can become tomorrow’s enemies.
From the visionary minds of Kenichiro Tsukuda and trailblazing mech designer Shoji Kawamori comes a new generation of high-speed mech action combat.
This game is a hidden gem in the world of action games, offering a mech-shooter that’s easy for newbie players to get the hang of, yet beautiful and fun enough to entrance longtime fans of the genre.
The game’s a couple of years old now, and even at release it could play well on a mid-range PC at the highest settings, offering seriously impressive frame rates as well as a lovely graphic rendering of the world.
The action can get a little repetitive if you play it for long enough, and the first few missions introduce a lot of plot threads to explore, but that’s okay: what counts is how well-rendered the giant-mech action is (and in that department this game is the tops).
You’ll face off against massive primeval deities, corrupted sentient AI, and a host of robot minions — all from within a mech designed by the legendary Shoji Kawamori who’s been working in the industry since the 1980s.
Daemon X Machina was already worth a few bucks, but grabbing it for free is an Epic Games steal.
Marvelous First Studio has a host of anime-flavor games to its repertoire, offering a little something for everyone, whether you want giant mechs beating the crap out of one another, witch girls in skimpy uniforms, or Pokémon arcade games.
Their 2019 God Eater 3 is probably one of their other best-selling games. It won’t make you fall in love with the story, but the action-centered gameplay can get pretty addicting.
The Epic Games Store has been around for a while, the lesser-known alternative to Steam, the nearly-ubiquitous platform for game purchases since it launched in 2003. But, where Steam originally existed and launched to promote Valve games, Epic Games Store launched in 2018 and quickly rose to success on the Fortnight franchise. At the time of Epic’s launch, Steam took a dramatic 30% cut from the sales of video games through their platform! This hurt both game designers and users, just wasn’t very nice. But the folks behind Epic realized something excellent: they could take a much lower cut and still have a profitable business. This led them to fast domination of the indie market, as small publishers flocked to the far better terms offered by Epic.
Epic Games Store offers some seriously incredible discounts on a regular basis, in addition to all the normal discounts one would expect on Black Friday, Cyber Monday, and the usual holidays. But the most exciting is their weekly free game or add-on, which simply harpoons all competitors.
When I first heard about this free game, I thought that can’t be real. They must only offer tiny indie games. Not at all, dear reader. Not. At. All. Epic frequently lists unbelievable A-lister games on their weekly deal, as well as sometimes offer two free games instead of one. In addition, just because a studio is smaller doesn’t mean the games it makes aren’t impressive. I’ve picked up some of my favorite new games, for free, from this platform, and most of them have been made by smaller studios (or as side-projects for teams from big studios).
Jamie (33)Automatic updates can come at the most inopportune times and Steam is one of the worst offenders for automatically updating your game library while you’re trying to play something else.
Odin (98)Each week, check out my latest article for the new hit game or add-on released for free from the Epic Games Store!
This time it’s _ Daemon X Machina_, a gorgeous, action-packed, giant-Mech extravaganza. You take on the role of a mech pilot, flying your gigantic robotic suit around a massive and beautifully-rendered world in order to fend off hoards of ravaging AI corrupted by a mysterious energy field, and the super-powerful gargantuan beings that have emerged after the cracking of the Moon.
It’s all the good, old-fashioned mech action you could wish for, and thanks to Epic Games Store, it’s totally free!
You are an Outer, a new breed of human being that appeared in the aftermath of the Moonfall calamity. As a mercenary for the Orbital organization, you are on the front line of a desperate war for humanity’s survival against the Immortals—corrupted AIs that have rebelled against their human creators. Piloting a fully customizable mech known as an Arsenal, you must team up with mercenaries like yourself and complete missions to defeat the Immortals once and for all. But be careful—in a war fought by mercenaries, today’s allies can become tomorrow’s enemies.
From the visionary minds of Kenichiro Tsukuda and trailblazing mech designer Shoji Kawamori comes a new generation of high-speed mech action combat.
This game is a hidden gem in the world of action games, offering a mech-shooter that’s easy for newbie players to get the hang of, yet beautiful and fun enough to entrance longtime fans of the genre.
The game’s a couple of years old now, and even at release it could play well on a mid-range PC at the highest settings, offering seriously impressive frame rates as well as a lovely graphic rendering of the world.
The action can get a little repetitive if you play it for long enough, and the first few missions introduce a lot of plot threads to explore, but that’s okay: what counts is how well-rendered the giant-mech action is (and in that department this game is the tops).
You’ll face off against massive primeval deities, corrupted sentient AI, and a host of robot minions — all from within a mech designed by the legendary Shoji Kawamori who’s been working in the industry since the 1980s.
Daemon X Machina was already worth a few bucks, but grabbing it for free is an Epic Games steal.
Marvelous First Studio has a host of anime-flavor games to its repertoire, offering a little something for everyone, whether you want giant mechs beating the crap out of one another, witch girls in skimpy uniforms, or Pokémon arcade games.
Their 2019 God Eater 3 is probably one of their other best-selling games. It won’t make you fall in love with the story, but the action-centered gameplay can get pretty addicting.
The Epic Games Store has been around for a while, the lesser-known alternative to Steam, the nearly-ubiquitous platform for game purchases since it launched in 2003. But, where Steam originally existed and launched to promote Valve games, Epic Games Store launched in 2018 and quickly rose to success on the Fortnight franchise. At the time of Epic’s launch, Steam took a dramatic 30% cut from the sales of video games through their platform! This hurt both game designers and users, just wasn’t very nice. But the folks behind Epic realized something excellent: they could take a much lower cut and still have a profitable business. This led them to fast domination of the indie market, as small publishers flocked to the far better terms offered by Epic.
Epic Games Store offers some seriously incredible discounts on a regular basis, in addition to all the normal discounts one would expect on Black Friday, Cyber Monday, and the usual holidays. But the most exciting is their weekly free game or add-on, which simply harpoons all competitors.
When I first heard about this free game, I thought that can’t be real. They must only offer tiny indie games. Not at all, dear reader. Not. At. All. Epic frequently lists unbelievable A-lister games on their weekly deal, as well as sometimes offer two free games instead of one. In addition, just because a studio is smaller doesn’t mean the games it makes aren’t impressive. I’ve picked up some of my favorite new games, for free, from this platform, and most of them have been made by smaller studios (or as side-projects for teams from big studios).
Jamie (33)Automatic updates can come at the most inopportune times and Steam is one of the worst offenders for automatically updating your game library while you’re trying to play something else.
Odin (98)Each week, check out my latest article for the new hit game or add-on released for free from the Epic Games Store!
This time it’s _ Daemon X Machina_, a gorgeous, action-packed, giant-Mech extravaganza. You take on the role of a mech pilot, flying your gigantic robotic suit around a massive and beautifully-rendered world in order to fend off hoards of ravaging AI corrupted by a mysterious energy field, and the super-powerful gargantuan beings that have emerged after the cracking of the Moon.
It’s all the good, old-fashioned mech action you could wish for, and thanks to Epic Games Store, it’s totally free!
Odin (98)You are an Outer, a new breed of human being that appeared in the aftermath of the Moonfall calamity. As a mercenary for the Orbital organization, you are on the front line of a desperate war for humanity’s survival against the Immortals—corrupted AIs that have rebelled against their human creators. Piloting a fully customizable mech known as an Arsenal, you must team up with mercenaries like yourself and complete missions to defeat the Immortals once and for all. But be careful—in a war fought by mercenaries, today’s allies can become tomorrow’s enemies.
From the visionary minds of Kenichiro Tsukuda and trailblazing mech designer Shoji Kawamori comes a new generation of high-speed mech action combat.
This game is a hidden gem in the world of action games, offering a mech-shooter that’s easy for newbie players to get the hang of, yet beautiful and fun enough to entrance longtime fans of the genre.
The game’s a couple of years old now, and even at release it could play well on a mid-range PC at the highest settings, offering seriously impressive frame rates as well as a lovely graphic rendering of the world.
The action can get a little repetitive if you play it for long enough, and the first few missions introduce a lot of plot threads to explore, but that’s okay: what counts is how well-rendered the giant-mech action is (and in that department this game is the tops).
You’ll face off against massive primeval deities, corrupted sentient AI, and a host of robot minions — all from within a mech designed by the legendary Shoji Kawamori who’s been working in the industry since the 1980s.
Daemon X Machina was already worth a few bucks, but grabbing it for free is an Epic Games steal.
You are an Outer, a new breed of human being that appeared in the aftermath of the Moonfall calamity. As a mercenary for the Orbital organization, you are on the front line of a desperate war for humanity’s survival against the Immortals—corrupted AIs that have rebelled against their human creators. Piloting a fully customizable mech known as an Arsenal, you must team up with mercenaries like yourself and complete missions to defeat the Immortals once and for all. But be careful—in a war fought by mercenaries, today’s allies can become tomorrow’s enemies.
From the visionary minds of Kenichiro Tsukuda and trailblazing mech designer Shoji Kawamori comes a new generation of high-speed mech action combat.
This game is a hidden gem in the world of action games, offering a mech-shooter that’s easy for newbie players to get the hang of, yet beautiful and fun enough to entrance longtime fans of the genre.
The game’s a couple of years old now, and even at release it could play well on a mid-range PC at the highest settings, offering seriously impressive frame rates as well as a lovely graphic rendering of the world.
The action can get a little repetitive if you play it for long enough, and the first few missions introduce a lot of plot threads to explore, but that’s okay: what counts is how well-rendered the giant-mech action is (and in that department this game is the tops).
You’ll face off against massive primeval deities, corrupted sentient AI, and a host of robot minions — all from within a mech designed by the legendary Shoji Kawamori who’s been working in the industry since the 1980s.
Daemon X Machina was already worth a few bucks, but grabbing it for free is an Epic Games steal.
Marvelous First Studio has a host of anime-flavor games to its repertoire, offering a little something for everyone, whether you want giant mechs beating the crap out of one another, witch girls in skimpy uniforms, or Pokémon arcade games.
Their 2019 God Eater 3 is probably one of their other best-selling games. It won’t make you fall in love with the story, but the action-centered gameplay can get pretty addicting.
Marvelous First Studio has a host of anime-flavor games to its repertoire, offering a little something for everyone, whether you want giant mechs beating the crap out of one another, witch girls in skimpy uniforms, or Pokémon arcade games.
Their 2019 God Eater 3 is probably one of their other best-selling games. It won’t make you fall in love with the story, but the action-centered gameplay can get pretty addicting.
The Epic Games Store has been around for a while, the lesser-known alternative to Steam, the nearly-ubiquitous platform for game purchases since it launched in 2003. But, where Steam originally existed and launched to promote Valve games, Epic Games Store launched in 2018 and quickly rose to success on the Fortnight franchise. At the time of Epic’s launch, Steam took a dramatic 30% cut from the sales of video games through their platform! This hurt both game designers and users, just wasn’t very nice. But the folks behind Epic realized something excellent: they could take a much lower cut and still have a profitable business. This led them to fast domination of the indie market, as small publishers flocked to the far better terms offered by Epic.
Epic Games Store offers some seriously incredible discounts on a regular basis, in addition to all the normal discounts one would expect on Black Friday, Cyber Monday, and the usual holidays. But the most exciting is their weekly free game or add-on, which simply harpoons all competitors.
When I first heard about this free game, I thought that can’t be real. They must only offer tiny indie games. Not at all, dear reader. Not. At. All. Epic frequently lists unbelievable A-lister games on their weekly deal, as well as sometimes offer two free games instead of one. In addition, just because a studio is smaller doesn’t mean the games it makes aren’t impressive. I’ve picked up some of my favorite new games, for free, from this platform, and most of them have been made by smaller studios (or as side-projects for teams from big studios).
The Epic Games Store has been around for a while, the lesser-known alternative to Steam, the nearly-ubiquitous platform for game purchases since it launched in 2003. But, where Steam originally existed and launched to promote Valve games, Epic Games Store launched in 2018 and quickly rose to success on the Fortnight franchise. At the time of Epic’s launch, Steam took a dramatic 30% cut from the sales of video games through their platform! This hurt both game designers and users, just wasn’t very nice. But the folks behind Epic realized something excellent: they could take a much lower cut and still have a profitable business. This led them to fast domination of the indie market, as small publishers flocked to the far better terms offered by Epic.
Epic Games Store offers some seriously incredible discounts on a regular basis, in addition to all the normal discounts one would expect on Black Friday, Cyber Monday, and the usual holidays. But the most exciting is their weekly free game or add-on, which simply harpoons all competitors.
When I first heard about this free game, I thought that can’t be real. They must only offer tiny indie games. Not at all, dear reader. Not. At. All. Epic frequently lists unbelievable A-lister games on their weekly deal, as well as sometimes offer two free games instead of one. In addition, just because a studio is smaller doesn’t mean the games it makes aren’t impressive. I’ve picked up some of my favorite new games, for free, from this platform, and most of them have been made by smaller studios (or as side-projects for teams from big studios).
Jamie (33)Automatic updates can come at the most inopportune times and Steam is one of the worst offenders for automatically updating your game library while you’re trying to play something else.
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Britt (94)The first few days of Minecraft are the most stressful, which means a good starter house is required to keep you safe from mobs and the elements (and have a place to spawn back to in the event of an unfortunate interaction with a skeleton or zombie).
In Minecraft, there are blocks for all types of builds. Cottagecore starter house designs include a lot of stone, wood, and (of course) greenery. They’re great for early game in Minecraft because their resources are easily found in the Overworld. For those who have fallen down a TikTok cottagecore hole or simply just want a cozy cabin to escape to, cottagecore and fairycore Minecraft builds are meant for you.
However, that doesn’t mean concrete, sandstone, or even terracotta are out of the running. The following builds vary in shape and location so that anyone looking for a cottagecore starter base can build it!
From desert to flower forest (to even a mushroom), this list features cottagecore starter homes for all skill levels!
Tutorial by Kelpie The Fox
Biome: Forest
A delightful build which looks amazing with Mizuno’s 16 resource pack! For anyone looking for a simple but detailed cottage in the woods, look no further than this tutorial. If you’d like to use vanilla textures, then this build still looks great (just change up the indoor flooring).
Tutorial by ByPixelbot
Biome: Forest
While this cottage is perfectly tiny, with just enough room for starting tools, it can also be translated to a bigger scale if wanted! The structure is a simplistic design and made of materials easy to get in early game!
Tutorial by Kelpie The Fox
Biome: Plains, Forest, Savanna
A perfect fall inspired house! Not only does it have easy-to-obtain blocks, but it’s a great build for anyone new to Minecraft to try. The outside decor is made of a simple palette, but still manages to fill up the space so that the house doesn’t feel foreign to the area. This build was done with Mizuno’s 16 resource pack.
Tutorial by TinyCraft
Biome: Flower Forest, Forest
This specific design is one I’ve used in multiple servers and Minecraft gameplay. It’s such an easy build for those in early game or for those who want a home that blends in with the landscape. Our list of Traditional Starter Houses features a similar build if you’re looking for an alternative block palette!
Tutorial by Jolee
Biome: Any
This build is meant for those looking for an early game challenge. Or just want a nice greenhouse to store their crops. This might be the starter house that takes the longest to build on this list, but it’s so worth it! This cottage is meant to last you some time, as there’s room for anything you could want!
Tutorial by Another CF
Biome: Forest, Plains
An alternative to TinyCraft’s design is this lovely home! It’s cozy, it’s cute, it’s just so cottagecore! Using Mizuno’s 16 resource pack, this home has space for all the flowers you could want. It’s a quick and easy build that fits just about any biome!
Tutorial by Ayvocado
Biome: Forest
Similar to a traditional style home, it’s really a quaint starter house for any type of player. We love the farm area off to the side, and this building allows for a secret water source so that you can surround your house with farmland if you wanted!
Tutorial by SheraNorm
Biome: Any
Our favorite thing about this tutorial is that SheraNorm showcases how to build the base structure, and then offers up ways to alter it with different blocks and decorations! This build design is perfect for fitting all your needs compactly, even including a mine entrance!
Tutorial by Platinum Thief
Biome: Forest
We’ll preface this by saying the interior design should be altered to fit your needs. While this design has a small interior, it’s perfect for those looking to get shelter early in the game. What we love about this house is that all blocks can be altered to fit your preferred color scheme or aesthetic!
Tutorial by A1MOSTADDICTED MINECRAFT
Biome: Any
This build is absolutely beautiful and one of our favorites. We did deter the palette in our version, however. Rather than quartz, we switched to white concrete for an early-game friendly version. We also found that using Mizuno’s 16 resource pack made the build look even cozier!
Tutorial by BigTonyMC
Biome: Forest
Are you a witch, wizard, or wix looking for a quaint home to build in the forest? This fantasy cottage is made just for you! Using [JermsyBoy’s Vanilla Edits](https://www.curseforge.com/minecraft/texture-packs/jermsyboys-vanilla-edits], this overgrown roof is the perfect addition to any home wanting a more fantasy vibe. The tutorial is easy to follow, even offering up variations and ideas on what to do within and around the cottage.
Tutorial by BlueNerd Minecraft
Biome: Savanna, Desert
Don’t go thinking that savanna biomes can’t also be cottagecore! This build is all about using sandstone and other warm biome blocks in a cottagecore design. Featuring a combination of sandstone, bricks, and spruce, this build fits right into the landscape that usually doesn’t feel so cozy.
Tutorial by Chimichi
Biome: Forest, Plains
In terms of cottagecore starter houses, this build is as simple and basic as they come. Each block is easy to get early on in the game. It’s even easy to switch out the wood or colors to whatever you want! This build is actually perfect for those who prefer modern architecture, but want to dip their toes into cottagecore in Minecraft.
Tutorial by LubovLC
Biome: Forest
Those looking for a challenge starter base should give this a try. Not only is it a treehouse with room for crafting and sleeping, but there’s an entire base underneath the lake and tree! There’s plenty of room to enchant, sleep, smelt, and even go to the Nether! Just make sure to put a gate by the Nether portal, since too many zombified piglins were coming through while building.
Tutorial by Jupitess
Biome: Any
This video is packed with leaves and cottagecore! Not only will you learn how to build a large, homey cottage, but you’ll also learn how to make an entrance gate right out of a fairytale! This build is one of my favorites. Not just because of how many leaves I could place down, but because of how versatile the block palette can be. Don’t like birch? You can just replace it with some white terracotta, and it’ll still look like an overgrown cottage.
Tutorial by Tootsie
Biome: Dark or Spruce Forest
When you see “cottagecore” you immediately imagine a cottage looking much like this one! The vines and details are what turn this home into the perfect cozy cottage tucked away in the forest. It’s a decently sized home that’s easy to put together, no matter the skill.
Tutorial by Balzy
Biome: Snowy
Whether you’re risking the treacherous snowy peaks or just want a small cabin to retreat to, this winter cabin is simplistically cozy. With plenty of windows to view the landscape and a small chimney, this home is meant to be loved forever. Be careful of the front sweet berries, however, and make sure to stay safe while skating on the frozen pond.
Tutorial by LubovLC
Biome: Forest
I’d consider this to be a fairy-lite house. It’s enough of a fantastical design that you can still build more traditional style buildings around it. It’s very simple to build and perfectly sized for fairy activities!
Tutorial by Zaypixel
Biome: Any with a hill
What’s more cottagecore than a hobbit hole?! Perhaps nothing at all. Bringing classic Lord of the Rings architecture into Minecraft, this tutorial helps you create your hole-in-the-hill dreams come true. Who knew how simple making a hobbit home could be! It’s also a build that can grow with you as you gain more blocks, expand your enchantments, and more!
Tutorial by BigTonyMC
Biome: Flower Forest
What better way to blend into the flower forest landscape than with a pop of color? This build takes you step-by-step into building a colorful and cozy cottage surrounded by a picturesque landscape.
Tutorial by Diplex Mantis Gaming
Biome: Plains, Forest
This house showcases the classic cottagecore style of mixing bright blocks with vines and leaves. At first, the combination of so many blocks may seem like a bad design choice, but all together it forms a beautiful picture. We built this house right next to a village to show those villagers what true architecture genius looks like.
Tutorial by LennyRandom
Biome: Dark Forest
Dark forests may be hard to survive in (with all the mobs spawning), but this home will make it a little more liveable! While the tutorial itself only guides through building the exterior, the creator does go through a tour of the house and its surrounding area.
Tutorial by Lex The Builder
Biome: Any
Live out your fairy dreams in this fantasy inspired home! Whether tucked away in a forest or alongside a farm in the plains, this home is made of blocks easily attainable early on. So there’s no need to worry about sacrificing your magical needs by gathering later game materials.
Tutorial by sillyblocks
Biome: Any
Any good fairycore or fantasy build can only be improved with a grass roof. This build combines many design elements of other builds on this list. The rounded doorway, natural roof, and wooden frame, all mix together to create a perfect fantasy home for any early game player.
Tutorial by LennyRandom
Biome: Any
It doesn’t take a rocket scientist to build a mushroom in Minecraft! This tiny home is perfect as a starter house, but it can also serve as a home for other mobs in Minecraft as well! Imagine a whole mushroom town filled with villagers to trade with!
All houses were built in a 1.18.1 world using BSL Shaders, Motschen’s Better Leaves, and Terralith 2.0.
Traveling long distances in Minecraft can be tiresome (both in real life and the game). Thankfully, there are ways to move around faster through the Overworld!
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Britt (94)The first few days of Minecraft are the most stressful, which means a good starter house is required to keep you safe from mobs and the elements (and have a place to spawn back to in the event of an unfortunate interaction with a skeleton or zombie).
In Minecraft, there are blocks for all types of builds. Cottagecore starter house designs include a lot of stone, wood, and (of course) greenery. They’re great for early game in Minecraft because their resources are easily found in the Overworld. For those who have fallen down a TikTok cottagecore hole or simply just want a cozy cabin to escape to, cottagecore and fairycore Minecraft builds are meant for you.
However, that doesn’t mean concrete, sandstone, or even terracotta are out of the running. The following builds vary in shape and location so that anyone looking for a cottagecore starter base can build it!
From desert to flower forest (to even a mushroom), this list features cottagecore starter homes for all skill levels!
Tutorial by Kelpie The Fox
Biome: Forest
A delightful build which looks amazing with Mizuno’s 16 resource pack! For anyone looking for a simple but detailed cottage in the woods, look no further than this tutorial. If you’d like to use vanilla textures, then this build still looks great (just change up the indoor flooring).
Tutorial by ByPixelbot
Biome: Forest
While this cottage is perfectly tiny, with just enough room for starting tools, it can also be translated to a bigger scale if wanted! The structure is a simplistic design and made of materials easy to get in early game!
Tutorial by Kelpie The Fox
Biome: Plains, Forest, Savanna
A perfect fall inspired house! Not only does it have easy-to-obtain blocks, but it’s a great build for anyone new to Minecraft to try. The outside decor is made of a simple palette, but still manages to fill up the space so that the house doesn’t feel foreign to the area. This build was done with Mizuno’s 16 resource pack.
Tutorial by TinyCraft
Biome: Flower Forest, Forest
This specific design is one I’ve used in multiple servers and Minecraft gameplay. It’s such an easy build for those in early game or for those who want a home that blends in with the landscape. Our list of Traditional Starter Houses features a similar build if you’re looking for an alternative block palette!
Tutorial by Jolee
Biome: Any
This build is meant for those looking for an early game challenge. Or just want a nice greenhouse to store their crops. This might be the starter house that takes the longest to build on this list, but it’s so worth it! This cottage is meant to last you some time, as there’s room for anything you could want!
Tutorial by Another CF
Biome: Forest, Plains
An alternative to TinyCraft’s design is this lovely home! It’s cozy, it’s cute, it’s just so cottagecore! Using Mizuno’s 16 resource pack, this home has space for all the flowers you could want. It’s a quick and easy build that fits just about any biome!
Tutorial by Ayvocado
Biome: Forest
Similar to a traditional style home, it’s really a quaint starter house for any type of player. We love the farm area off to the side, and this building allows for a secret water source so that you can surround your house with farmland if you wanted!
Tutorial by SheraNorm
Biome: Any
Our favorite thing about this tutorial is that SheraNorm showcases how to build the base structure, and then offers up ways to alter it with different blocks and decorations! This build design is perfect for fitting all your needs compactly, even including a mine entrance!
Tutorial by Platinum Thief
Biome: Forest
We’ll preface this by saying the interior design should be altered to fit your needs. While this design has a small interior, it’s perfect for those looking to get shelter early in the game. What we love about this house is that all blocks can be altered to fit your preferred color scheme or aesthetic!
Tutorial by A1MOSTADDICTED MINECRAFT
Biome: Any
This build is absolutely beautiful and one of our favorites. We did deter the palette in our version, however. Rather than quartz, we switched to white concrete for an early-game friendly version. We also found that using Mizuno’s 16 resource pack made the build look even cozier!
Tutorial by BigTonyMC
Biome: Forest
Are you a witch, wizard, or wix looking for a quaint home to build in the forest? This fantasy cottage is made just for you! Using [JermsyBoy’s Vanilla Edits](https://www.curseforge.com/minecraft/texture-packs/jermsyboys-vanilla-edits], this overgrown roof is the perfect addition to any home wanting a more fantasy vibe. The tutorial is easy to follow, even offering up variations and ideas on what to do within and around the cottage.
Tutorial by BlueNerd Minecraft
Biome: Savanna, Desert
Don’t go thinking that savanna biomes can’t also be cottagecore! This build is all about using sandstone and other warm biome blocks in a cottagecore design. Featuring a combination of sandstone, bricks, and spruce, this build fits right into the landscape that usually doesn’t feel so cozy.
Tutorial by Chimichi
Biome: Forest, Plains
In terms of cottagecore starter houses, this build is as simple and basic as they come. Each block is easy to get early on in the game. It’s even easy to switch out the wood or colors to whatever you want! This build is actually perfect for those who prefer modern architecture, but want to dip their toes into cottagecore in Minecraft.
Tutorial by LubovLC
Biome: Forest
Those looking for a challenge starter base should give this a try. Not only is it a treehouse with room for crafting and sleeping, but there’s an entire base underneath the lake and tree! There’s plenty of room to enchant, sleep, smelt, and even go to the Nether! Just make sure to put a gate by the Nether portal, since too many zombified piglins were coming through while building.
Tutorial by Jupitess
Biome: Any
This video is packed with leaves and cottagecore! Not only will you learn how to build a large, homey cottage, but you’ll also learn how to make an entrance gate right out of a fairytale! This build is one of my favorites. Not just because of how many leaves I could place down, but because of how versatile the block palette can be. Don’t like birch? You can just replace it with some white terracotta, and it’ll still look like an overgrown cottage.
Tutorial by Tootsie
Biome: Dark or Spruce Forest
When you see “cottagecore” you immediately imagine a cottage looking much like this one! The vines and details are what turn this home into the perfect cozy cottage tucked away in the forest. It’s a decently sized home that’s easy to put together, no matter the skill.
Tutorial by Balzy
Biome: Snowy
Whether you’re risking the treacherous snowy peaks or just want a small cabin to retreat to, this winter cabin is simplistically cozy. With plenty of windows to view the landscape and a small chimney, this home is meant to be loved forever. Be careful of the front sweet berries, however, and make sure to stay safe while skating on the frozen pond.
Tutorial by LubovLC
Biome: Forest
I’d consider this to be a fairy-lite house. It’s enough of a fantastical design that you can still build more traditional style buildings around it. It’s very simple to build and perfectly sized for fairy activities!
Tutorial by Zaypixel
Biome: Any with a hill
What’s more cottagecore than a hobbit hole?! Perhaps nothing at all. Bringing classic Lord of the Rings architecture into Minecraft, this tutorial helps you create your hole-in-the-hill dreams come true. Who knew how simple making a hobbit home could be! It’s also a build that can grow with you as you gain more blocks, expand your enchantments, and more!
Tutorial by BigTonyMC
Biome: Flower Forest
What better way to blend into the flower forest landscape than with a pop of color? This build takes you step-by-step into building a colorful and cozy cottage surrounded by a picturesque landscape.
Tutorial by Diplex Mantis Gaming
Biome: Plains, Forest
This house showcases the classic cottagecore style of mixing bright blocks with vines and leaves. At first, the combination of so many blocks may seem like a bad design choice, but all together it forms a beautiful picture. We built this house right next to a village to show those villagers what true architecture genius looks like.
Tutorial by LennyRandom
Biome: Dark Forest
Dark forests may be hard to survive in (with all the mobs spawning), but this home will make it a little more liveable! While the tutorial itself only guides through building the exterior, the creator does go through a tour of the house and its surrounding area.
Tutorial by Lex The Builder
Biome: Any
Live out your fairy dreams in this fantasy inspired home! Whether tucked away in a forest or alongside a farm in the plains, this home is made of blocks easily attainable early on. So there’s no need to worry about sacrificing your magical needs by gathering later game materials.
Tutorial by sillyblocks
Biome: Any
Any good fairycore or fantasy build can only be improved with a grass roof. This build combines many design elements of other builds on this list. The rounded doorway, natural roof, and wooden frame, all mix together to create a perfect fantasy home for any early game player.
Tutorial by LennyRandom
Biome: Any
It doesn’t take a rocket scientist to build a mushroom in Minecraft! This tiny home is perfect as a starter house, but it can also serve as a home for other mobs in Minecraft as well! Imagine a whole mushroom town filled with villagers to trade with!
All houses were built in a 1.18.1 world using BSL Shaders, Motschen’s Better Leaves, and Terralith 2.0.
Traveling long distances in Minecraft can be tiresome (both in real life and the game). Thankfully, there are ways to move around faster through the Overworld!
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Britt (94)If you had 70 billion dollars lying around, what would you do with it? We can’t confirm our own choices here at Howchoo, but we can talk about what Microsoft did with it this week. At the cost of a whopping estimated $75.5 billion, Microsoft has acquired Activision Blizzard in an all cash deal. As the most expensive acquisition in Microsoft’s history, this deal makes Microsoft the third-largest video game company right now (just after Sony and Tencent).
Not only are they getting a bunch of Activision Blizzard franchises, they also now have to deal with the legal and moral mess that Activision is currently entrenched in. We won’t go into that here. Instead, let’s focus on how this news has affected the tech industry already.
While Activision’s shares dropped 27% in the past year, GameStop and even Sony’s shares fell following the merger news. GameStop has been in a consistent loss over the past few months, but Microsoft buying up Activision could only make things worse for them. Sony shares fell over 12%!
Both Microsoft and Activision are big vendors to GameStop (and stores like it), meaning a merger between the two could change the video game economy. If Microsoft chooses to make AAA titles exclusive to Xbox, software sales for physical stores could plummet. Sony’s position as console leader is now threatened as Xbox could gain exclusives for popular titles like Warcraft, Diablo, and Call of Duty.
Known mostly for the Call of Duty series and games in the Spider-Man universe.
Helped develop Call of Duty games, known for Wolfenstein, Singularity, and the Heretic/Hexen series.
Developed the Deadpool game, as well as a Transformers series and Destiny and Destiny 2.
Original developer of the Call of Duty franchise before being bought up by Activision.
Known for bringing back some classic 90s franchises like Spyro and _Crash Bandicoot)!
Known for bringing popular franchises into video game form, like Shrek, Bee Movie, Spider-Man, and X-Men.
Developed and co-developed multiple Call of Duty games. It’s founders were responsible for the creation of Dead Space.
Known for their Candy Crush saga mobile games.
A heavy hitter for Activision. Main franchises include Warcraft, Starcraft, Diablo, and Overwatch.
Odin (97)Today, Amazon finally revealed the first major hint of their new Lord of the Rings series, which is quickly looking like the first billion-dollar TV series in history.
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