Uploaded November 2021 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago
Sadly super easy.
Manic Eraser 44
Shigong 39+2
Cadaver BearCat 44
Jellycat 38
Can Can 40 (Bounty, Wave Speed 10)
Octopus 37+1
Housewife 37+3 (Savage Blow 10)
Sadly super easy.
Manic Eraser 44
Shigong 39+2
Cadaver BearCat 44
Jellycat 38
Can Can 40 (Bounty, Wave Speed 10)
Octopus 37+1
Housewife 37+3 (Savage Blow 10)


![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video by Thomas (https://youtu.be/glVXDr_Ck9s) used to be the go to tower strats guide, but has since become a little outdated so that is why I decided to make this video as an update to the information on that one.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)