Minecraft Dungeons:Tutorials/Beginner's Guide

This starter guide provides advice for players who do not know how to begin their Minecraft Dungeons journey.

= Controls and interface = Main article: MCD:Controls

Movement
Mouse & Keyboard: Press the Left Mouse

Controller: Press L

Melee Attack and Interact
Mouse & Keyboard: Press the Left Mouse

Controller: On Xbox and Switch Press A, On Play Station Press X

Ranged Attack
Mouse & Keyboard: Press the Right Mouse

Controller: On Xbox Press RT, On Play Station Press L2, On Switch Press ZR

Use Item No.
Mouse & Keyboard: Press the 1, 2, and 3

Controller: On Xbox Press X, Y, and B, On Play Station Press Square, Triangle, And Circle, On Switch Press Press Y, X, and B

Heal
Mouse & Keyboard: Press the E

Controller: On Xbox Press LB, On Play Station Press L1, On Switch Press L

Roll
Mouse & Keyboard: Press the Left Shift

Controller: On Xbox Press RB, On Play Station Press R1, On Switch Press R

Directional Roll
Mouse & Keyboard: Press the Thumb Mouse Button

Controller: Press R

Pause Menu
Mouse & Keyboard: Press the Esc

Controller: On Xbox Press Start/Menu, On Play Station Press Options, On Switch Press +

Open Inventory
Mouse & Keyboard: Press the I

Controller: Press Up

Inventory
The inventory consists of 180 slots the player can scroll through, used for melee weapons, ranged weapons, armor, artifacts, and cosmetics. When the inventory contains at least 162 items, a message stating the slots in use appears at the bottom of the screen. The low capacity message disappears if the amount of items lowers and the inventory is re-opened.

Weapons
Weapons are used to attack and defeat mobs in Missions. You get a for melee and a  for ranged upon starting the game, or when you had no weapons equipped in those slots.