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Minecraft resource gathering/Ancient Debris

Bed Mining

 * Commonly used? Well-known?
 * Can be performed earlier in the game
 * You also dig a tunnel
 * Doesn't have to be as long
 * With this method you can extend the tunnel as you go
 * Dig a 1x1 tunnel out at eye height
 * As far as you can reach
 * Place a bed at the end
 * Right-click the bed to explode it

Disadvantages

 * Spreads fire, which can obstruct your view or damage you

Damage dealt

 * No armour or shielding: 13 HP
 * Single slab in front of bed: 6 HP
 * Full Diamond armour: 2 HP

The possibility of being set on fire is much more dangerous than the initial damage dealt by the explosion. This is especially true when you use one of the forms of protection mentioned above.

Which difficulty is this?

Draft
Another method to reveal ancient debris is using Beds, which explode in the Nether. This can be an effective technique earlier in the game since beds are cheap to craft. However, Beds are difficult to transport (since they don't stack) and their explosion creates fire which can obstruct Ancient Debris or damage the player.

The basic concept is, as with other methods, to remove Netherrack and (hopefully) reveal any nearby Ancient Debris. You can do this by digging a short tunnel into the Netherrack, and repeating the following steps at intervals along it. You can extend the tunnel as you go.


 * 1) At eye level, dig a hole into the tunnel's wall that extends as far as you can reach.
 * 2) At the end of the hole, place a bed. (To place it, you must right-click the second-to-last block of the hole.)
 * 3) Right-click the bed to explode it.
 * 4) Check the crater for any newly-exposed Ancient Debris, being mindful of any fire.

To help with the issue of transporting beds, you can instead carry the materials to craft beds (Planks and Wool). When mining with Beds, be wary of the fact that the explosion will also damage you. This is up to 13 HP (Hard difficulty) without armor, but full Diamond Armor reduces this to 2 HP. If you only have weak armor, you can reduce the damage to 6 HP by partially blocking up the hole with a slab.