Minecraft Map is Finally Completely Mined After Five Years

The Minecraft map is huge and so large that it can be difficult to wrap your mind (and pick and shovel) around. For most players, they'll start an entirely new world before they've seen the entirety of the old one, picking it clear of redstone, diamonds and other precious stones before shifting to fresh ground. One player, though, the YouTuber Minthical, takes a considerably more comprehensive approach.

While we usually write about impressive Minecraft builds, like people making MS paint, or the mystical changing villages, it's more rare that a great Minecraft map is worthy of writing about. Official maps are fine, but the IKEA map is a stand-out example. This map is unique as it doesn't focus on the things that are being created , but rather on what's being destroyed.

Minthical is a YouTuber that has been mining every block on one map for five years. MINECRAFT MULTIPLAYER For reference, that's over 45 million blocks. On August 12, Minthical streamed live just how close they are to completing this world-ending challenge. In the video, they talk about how many blocks they've mined, as well as the challenges involved in mining them as well as a few important notes on the scale. It's a great opportunity to showcase fans of stats. They expect to be finished in September, so sign up to them if you want your block to be mined.

If you like the idea of destroying everything but you don't have the time nor the desire to spend five years to do it, we've got all the Minecraft console commands and cheats that you require. We also have everything you need about ancient cities, in case you want to explore.