There are two main categories in Minecraft speedrunning, the most popular of which is loading into a random world that the player has no knowledge of. The fastest methods are known as “hypermodern,” and involve getting loot from shipwrecks and entering the nether through magma ravines. Players then loot bastions and trade for ender pearls, obsidian, string, and fire resistance potions. They pearl to a nether fortress and obtain blaze rods. Players then build a nether portal to do what's known as “blind traveling,” a technique that takes advantage of nether travel speeds to attempt to reduce the distance needed to run to the stronghold. The string is crafted into beds and the dragon is killed using a “one-cycle,” in which she is killed in one perch.