Uploaded September 2020 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago
Scuffed run, I screwed up my Waitress + Hurricat + Manic Lion shenanigans but Hurricat is stupidly consistent with Miracle Performance so Thunderbolt + Hurricat saved the run lmao. Don't really care to do more runs with this stage as it's pretty easy for Hurricat to save you anyway. Manic Lion + your Can Can's will be able to screw over the Mole after you kill Koronium.
May do some 4 star stuff. Excited for Idi!
Crazed Tank 44 (Manic ERaser 32)
Eraser +46
Octopus 35+1
Soba 25
Can Can 40 (Bounty, Speed 5)
Corrupted Moneko 22
Manic Lion 37
Hurricat 29
Jelly 35
Scuffed run, I screwed up my Waitress + Hurricat + Manic Lion shenanigans but Hurricat is stupidly consistent with Miracle Performance so Thunderbolt + Hurricat saved the run lmao. Don't really care to do more runs with this stage as it's pretty easy for Hurricat to save you anyway. Manic Lion + your Can Can's will be able to screw over the Mole after you kill Koronium.
May do some 4 star stuff. Excited for Idi!
Crazed Tank 44 (Manic ERaser 32)
Eraser +46
Octopus 35+1
Soba 25
Can Can 40 (Bounty, Speed 5)
Corrupted Moneko 22
Manic Lion 37
Hurricat 29
Jelly 35
![uta [himei] pass!!
didnt die to the ending :D uta [himei] pass!!](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/oLxM3w2fuvE/mqdefault.jpg)
![BanG Dream Girls Band Party | ドラマツルギー (Dramaturgy) [Expert] (Full Combo)
BanG Dream covers a good song, so I play :) BanG Dream Girls Band Party | ドラマツルギー (Dramaturgy) [Expert] (Full Combo)](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/oXBE2NDxzJg/mqdefault.jpg)
![Minecraft 1.7 Sword Tower/World Record Tower (WRT) Guide and Tutorial
Mostly just me rambling about the game, but I hope you can get something out of this. Originally ran for an hour long, but I edited it down to just 38 minutes :) Anyway, this is a guide for 1.7 sword towers intended for pre 1.9 runners and beginners. I know that the meta has shifted to fall towers recently, but this tower is always a fun one to do and can still get world record with good luck.
Timestamps:
[0:00-0:37] Introduction
[0:37-11:45] Tower Hole Builds
[11:45-19:40] Spider Protections
[19:40-23:59] How to Build the Tower
[23:59-29:28] Tower in Use
[29:28-38:51] Why Ladders Dont Always Catch You
Additional Information/Resources:
- The original concept of sword towers was invented by Cscuile. Check him out here: https://www.youtube.com/user/Cscuile
- For an indepth explanation of why ledge is useful, check out T_Wags video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KzxaxeLwMBk
- More accurate explanation of why ladders dont work after falling from specific heights: it checks every tick for a ladder but you fall multiple blocks per tick at high speed so you can skip a ladder between ticks (Toby).
- World Record Tower (WRT) was the original name designated to this design by Cscuile, but the term sword tower has fallen into use more commonly nowadays
- This video by Thomas (https://youtu.be/glVXDr_Ck9s) used to be the go to tower strats guide, but has since become a little outdated so that is why I decided to make this video as an update to the information on that one. The video does include a nice chart of the resources needed to build the tower, so that is a useful piece of information to check.
- I only mentioned one variant of crit tower because I dont really know much about them, so keep in mind there are other versions of the tower. I may even link some once someone builds them in video format. Minecraft 1.7 Sword Tower/World Record Tower (WRT) Guide and Tutorial](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/oheZQsMeL_M/mqdefault.jpg)


![The Battle Cats | Goblet of the Oath [4 Star]
Scuffed run as this was my first attempt, but stage is free anyway :)
Riceball 40
Bahamut 30
Lil macho Legs 40+9
Loincloth 28
Assassin Bear 35
Mightycat 35
Salon 50+10 (~level 32 Cyborg) The Battle Cats | Goblet of the Oath [4 Star]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/pLhMtAPb3k8/mqdefault.jpg)
![(12:20.85) Minecraft 1.8 Any% Random Seed Speedrun [PB]
Seed: 2705762099429347854
Did my first glitched runs today, and this was the best time I got! Theres definitely still much room for improvement. If there was gold in the blacksmith, I could have saved time by not having to go into the cave looking for a zombie to trade rotten flesh to unlock the clerics first trade. I also got a little confused by the triangulation since the eye looked glitchy :p The lack of a fletcher/brown coat villager also wasted a little bit of time, and I ended up just killing chickens and getting flint for arrows instead. Definitely have gotten a lot better at the tick dupe, and I will go for sub 10 in the future :) (12:20.85) Minecraft 1.8 Any% Random Seed Speedrun [PB]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/q-2FwCLIjiI/mqdefault.jpg)

![Surviving Floor 30 for 20 Minutes
This run was inspired by Pan Dangos 20+ minute Floor 30 run, which can be viewed here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eQOm10gNttY. My strat here was to not spawn Musashi for a few minutes, then only keep one Musashi out at a time. I focused on fighting Hermit not too close to the base, so I could have some breathing room and fail safes, such as having more room to plant Zamboneys. The only unit thats slightly boosted here is Manic Eraser, but his gameplay difference from a level 40 Manic Eraser is negligible. I can probably get a longer run, but Im pretty happy with this. Its just a pretty clean run. I decided not to speed up the footage, since the point of this was to test how long I could survive before beating Hermit, and not beating the stage with a specific lineup under no time goals. I wanted to show the run in its vanilla speed, and added some music so you can enjoy the way.
Raw Footage: https://youtu.be/laGkUCcdYnM
Music:
Matthew Pablo - The Last Encounter [RPG Battle Theme]
a_hisa - Logical Stimulus
a_hisa - Rainy Waltz
Brave Frontier OST - Boss Theme
Top Gear Track 1 Surviving Floor 30 for 20 Minutes](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/qP-H38FSTRc/mqdefault.jpg)

![(3:17:24) Minecraft 1.7 Superflat Hardcore Void World (check description for information)
Preset: 2;0;2;village(distance=0 size=1),biome_1(distance=0),stronghold,mineshaft(chance=0.05),dungeon
This was a challenge originally started by Japanese players for fun, so I decided to have a crack at it. My internet wasnt doing well last night, so thats why the video is going to be fairly laggy. Recreating the worlds doesnt make this set seed; the only thing that carries over when recreating the world is the preset, so Im just making it easier to reset for myself. The real time is off at the end because I accidentally paused my timer in the middle of the run for a couple of minutes, making the RTA off.
The preset makes the world have no ground, and the only things that can generate are structures. The main source of wood can be found in the mineshafts floating throughout the world. The main ways to get eyes of ender to go to the end and defeat the ender dragon are by trading. Hunting for mobs isnt as reliable, and Im sure you could do something with tower, but I chose to play in hardcore mode for this challenge. The strategy is to basically loot temples, villages, and mineshaft chests in order to get materials to help you survive as well as trade with villagers for emeralds and supplies. I managed to find a 7 emerald eye trade priest in this run, and I milked him as much as possible to get the eyes needed.
I spawned thousands of blocks out from the origin, so my goal was to keep moving closer to the origin since strongholds only spawn from approximately 600 to 1100 blocks from the origin in pre 1.9. Unfortunately, both of the eyes of ender I threw were lost to the void, and that made me one eye short when I reached the actual stronghold. However, I was able to find a pearl in a chest, and use the obsidian I had been stockpiling to build a nether portal in the portal room, allowing me to go to the nether and get the blaze rods I needed in order to enter the end. Thankfully, I had a good end island spawn, and I was able to finish a relatively safe end fight.
Overall, this challenge was pretty fun and a pretty good casual speedrun. If I could compare it to something, skyblock definitely comes to mind. I chose 1.7 for this speedrun over 1.8 mainly because wool is easier to acquire in 1.7, and youre going to be coming across many villages, so one of them is bound to have a priest that has a good eye trade. I could also use the wool to grab more emeralds from shepherds, so that ended up being pretty useful. I probably wont do this challenge again, but if I need to just chill for a couple of hours, its certainly a consideration. Im happy with the time I got, and this is the current world record for this preset. Once again, I apologize for the bad video quality.
Timestamps:
[0:00-0:30] Resetting previous world
[0:30-4:40] Gathering initial resources
[4:40-6:40] Infiltrating first temple
[6:40-8:33] Traveling to next village and temple
[8:33-9:45] Entering village + getting first pearl
[9:45-12:50] Infiltrating second temple
[12:50-14:17] Traveling to next village and temple
[14:17-18:24] Looting village and temple
[18:24-19:40] Traveling to next village and temple
[19:40-27:01] Looting temple and village; trading with villagers
[27:01-29:43] Traveling to next temple
[29:43-32:45] Looting temple
[32:45-42:20] Trading with villagers
[42:20-50:32] Looting two temples
[50:32-1:03:12] Trading with villagers and looting another temple
[1:03:12-1:09:20] Traveling to and looting temple
[1:09:20-1:17:27] Trading with villagers
[1:17:27-1:26:40] Looting temple and traveling to next village
[1:26:40-2:11:52] Looting temples + trading with 7 emerald for eye
[2:11:52-2:13:35] Heading to next village/temple
[2:13:35-2:24:06] Gathering backup emeralds
[2:24:06-2:26:20] Leaving village
[2:26:20-2:26:30] Shot off by a skeleton, pearl clutched
[2:26:30-2:30:42] Looting another temple and heading to village
[2:30:42-2:37:02] Trading + looting temple
[2:37:02-2:52:48] Heading towards the stronghold
[2:52:48-2:53:24] Trading for more supplies
[2:53:24-2:58:20] Heading towards the stronghold
[2:58:20-2:58:33] Throwing another eye
[2:58:33-3:04:52] Stronghold found + looting more temples
[3:04:52-3:05:50] Checking villagers
[3:05:50-3:10:34] In stronghold
[3:10:34-3:18:54] Nether
[3:18:54-3:23:30] Defeating the ender dragon
[3:23:30-3:27:14] Checking stuff after the run (3:17:24) Minecraft 1.7 Superflat Hardcore Void World (check description for information)](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/rRGHpe-Xtfs/mqdefault.jpg)