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The end goal of a Minecraft speedrun is to defeat the Ender Dragon, but doing so quickly requires a combination of skill, game knowledge, and

Speedrunning video games have soared immensely in popularity recently, as more and more people are viewing the craft as a legitimate form of competitive and fun play

This fact, along with resurgence of Minecraft's popularity, has made Minecraft a desirable game choice to speedrun for incoming players to the speedrunning community
On paper, speedrunning Minecraft's most popular categories has a very simple and straight forward goal, kill the Ender Dragon as fast as possible. However, there are some intricate nuances and RNG luck that are required in order to have a successful run, on top of exceptional gameplay by the runner.
In order to beat the game, players will need to activate the End Portal with twelve eyes of ender, which can be obtained via crafting components from the Nether. Getting to everywhere and acquiring everything necessary quickly, is the tricky part of the entire process.

This article will be showcasing the different types of speedruns a player can do in Minecraft, as well as break down the basics and requirements to complete a Minecraft Any% Glitchless Random Seed 1.16 run.


Disclaimer: This article is focusing on Minecraft Java Edition. However, it should be noted that speedruns done on Bedrock Edition are just as impressive. This was done only to simplify the explanation.

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An Introduction to Minecraft Speedrunning

There are a couple main categories to speedrun in Minecraft, with the addition of a few other arbitrary and niche ones.
When making a speedrunning attempt players can do so on a completely random seed or a set seed of their choosing. In addition, a runner can decide if they want to use glitches or not.

To add even more choice, players also have the option to decide which version or patch update of Minecraft they want to play on. Lastly, they can also decide if they want to just kill the Ender Dragon or finish the game with 100% completion.
The choices made here by the player determine what category of Minecraft speedrunning the player will be competing in.

As an example, Minecraft has actually been beaten in under 2 minutes of in-game time on a set seed with the use of glitches in Minecraft 1.16.

Completing this run requires picture perfect precise movement and the clever usage of an item duplication glitch.

The Minecraft speedrunning category that is by far the most popular is Any% Glitchless Random Seed 1.16, which is performed by a variety of popular Twitch streamers and gaming personalities.

This means that players are required to defeat the Ender Dragon as fast as possible, on a completely random seed without the use of glitches on Minecraft 1.16.

This is also the category that the remainder of this article will be focusing on.
Félix "xQcOW" Lengyel and Sebastian "Forsen" Fors have a heated rivalry competing in this category to see who can get the fastest time.

This is also the same category that Minecraft sensation Clay "Dream" was under fire for, due to a cheating scandal that seized the internet's attention.