# Tips for Beginners > Source: https://indiegameswiki.com/wiki/noita/tips-for-beginners > Part of the Noita wiki on Indie Games Wiki. License: CC BY-SA 4.0. > Last updated: 2026-10-18T23:18:08.668Z This beginner guide covers early survival, flasks and Holy Mountains in Noita, a roguelite by Nolla Games in which every pixel is physically simulated and death is permanent. [Steam store page](https://store.steampowered.com/app/881100/Noita/) ## Make the first descent manageable Every pixel in the world is made of a simulated material: water behaves like a liquid, gases rise and sand piles up, and the game also runs simplified simulations of chemical reactions, electricity and thermodynamics. Anything can be burned, exploded or melted. [Official site](https://noitagame.com/) Treat the first runs as practice, and check the space below before dropping into it. The 15 October 2020 update randomized the starting equipment. [Patch notes, 15 October 2020](https://noitagame.com/release_notes/20201015) Each wand has its own statistics, such as cast delay and recharge, and spells cost mana. [Patch notes, 8 April 2024](https://noitagame.com/release_notes/20240408) A wand with more slots is not automatically a better weapon. The 15 October 2020 update also made the mana bar appear only while a wand is selected and made interface bars shake when they run empty. [Patch notes, 15 October 2020](https://noitagame.com/release_notes/20201015) [[Wand Building]] covers capacity, cast delay, mana and the perks that concern wands. The wand selection hot keys are 1 to 4. [Patch notes, 30 March 2021](https://noitagame.com/release_notes/20210330) After a fight, watch what remains on the floor, especially near fire and explosives. Enemies drop gold nuggets. [Patch notes, 28 April 2020](https://noitagame.com/release_notes/20200428) One more nugget is a poor trade if the path to it crosses a hazard you cannot handle. ## Carry a useful flask Players started with a water flask from 11 October 2019. [Patch notes, 11 October 2019](https://noitagame.com/release_notes/20191011) The starting potions were updated on 19 October 2020. [Patch notes, 19 October 2020](https://noitagame.com/release_notes/20201019) Check what the starting flask holds instead of assuming it is water. The 28 April 2020 update made the flask icon in the item info box show the contents, swapped the default Throw and Spray buttons and disabled drinking while swimming. [Patch notes, 28 April 2020](https://noitagame.com/release_notes/20200428) Check what a flask holds before drinking from it. ## Use the Holy Mountain deliberately A Holy Mountain's heart restores full health; the 11 October 2019 update made it raise maximum HP by 10 as well. [Patch notes, 11 October 2019](https://noitagame.com/release_notes/20191011) Holy Mountains have spell shops; the 24 November 2020 update doubled the spells for sale there, cut their prices slightly and made perk descriptions readable before a perk is picked up. [Patch notes, 24 November 2020](https://noitagame.com/release_notes/20201124) Perk options there can be rerolled for gold. [Steam post "Noita update #6", 5 November 2019](https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/881100/view/1589135317239219145) A Holy Mountain is also a normal place to rearrange the spells on your wands. [Patch notes, 26 September 2019](https://noitagame.com/release_notes/20190926) Inspect the spell descriptions before firing an unfamiliar combination. [[Reached Coal Pits]] covers that achievement, and [[Common Questions]] covers flask actions, wand editing and the Victory achievement's rule about mods.