The 45 degree strafe in Minecraft parkour
Holding W and a strafe key while you face 45 degrees off your path moves you about 2% faster than holding W alone. It is a small gain, but some jumps can't be made without it.
It still works in current versions.
The movement described here is Java Edition's; Bedrock's differs in places.
How to do it
- Turn your view 45 degrees to the left and hold the right strafe key (D) with W, or 45 degrees right with A.
- Make the turn quickly, within a tick, and as close to 45 degrees as you can: more than about 11.5 degrees off and you lose the gain.
See it done: the record run on Easiest 45 Strafe, from checkpoint 1 to the finish, in 3D. Watch the jump in 3D
| Map | Command |
|---|---|
| The Terminal | /fp play #7gcp |
| very easy 45strafe jump with neo | /fp play #8csk |
| 58 | /fp play #6ycp |
| 86 | /fp play #tz3k |
| X - Torture | /fp play #wx3r |
Join play.parkour.gg on Java or Bedrock (how to join), then type a map's command to go straight to it. Where a map allows it, /fp practice lets you set your own checkpoints to train one jump; a finish in practice mode doesn't count.