Participating in Minecraft results in generating a ton of experience points. These points, doled out in the form of XP orbs, come from various activities such as breeding animals or killing Mobs. However, experience points can take a while to accrue, especially if you focus more on the building side of things.
Fortunately, you can generate way more XP than normal through an XP farm. An XP farm is a type of farm that involves trapping tons of the Mob in one space for you to defeat. This provides you with a ton of XP, hence the term XP farm.
This guide will cover everything you need to know about an XP farm, including the different types of farm alongside why you’d want one in the first place.
What Is A Minecraft XP Farm?
A Minecraft XP farm is the fastest way to gain experience points in Minecraft. While you gather experience points by playing the game normally — mining certain ores, defeating enemies, smelting/cooking — gathering enough XP to enchant or repair items can take a while.
By creating an XP farm, you’re essentially giving yourself a fast, unlimited method of gathering XP. You can farm XP in all sorts of ways, which we’ll cover in a little bit. But first, let’s get into why you want XP in the first place.
What Can I Do With XP?
The most important use of experience points is gear Enchantment. Combining your experience with an Enchantment Table allows you to Enchant your weapons, armor, and other equipment to create the ultimate set. For more on Enchantments, check out this guide.
Otherwise, you can farm XP to repair your items with an Anvil. Repairing is a vital part of the Minecraft Survival world experience, as it keeps your Enchanted gear alive and well. If that gear breaks, all of your invested XP is gone.
Now, let’s get into some of the most popular farms.
Enderman Farm
An Enderman farm is a reasonable way to generate XP orbs, providing five experience points per kill (plus any XP enchantments you may have).
That said, creating an Enderman XP farm may take some time, as you will need to beat the game. Beating the game requires getting to the End and defeating the Ender Dragon.
Once defeated, the End Dimension becomes an empty space where you can build an Enderman farm. Building one of these isn’t too complicated — this guide by DashPum4 can help you out. We also have a guide on this type of Mob farm.
Alongside existing as an XP farm, an Enderman farm will generate tons of Ender Pearls as well.
Guardian Farm
The Guardian farm is one of the more difficult XP farms to create, but it’s one of the most fruitful.
Most Guardian XP farms require you to find and drain an entire Ocean Monument, which is no simple task. There are alternative methods to draining, such as using Nether Portals, but that’s also expensive.
Either way, the Guardian drops ten XP per kill, making it a lucrative investment. You’ll also enjoy some lovely Ocean Monument blocks, like Prismarine and its variants.
This guide by UForced shows you how to make a Guardian farm without draining water.
Mob Farm
The generalized Mob farm, also known as a Mob Grinder, is an accessible, if not expensive, way to grind XP in the early game.
A Mob Grinder involves building a massive Cobblestone platform high in the sky, as you need to be far away from the Overworld. Existing high and away from the Overworld ensures Mobs will only spawn in the Grinder itself rather than elsewhere.
Once built, Mob spawn rates will target the Grinder, and you’ll have a space to safely kill them.
Alternatively, an underground Mob Spawner, such as a Skeleton Spawner or a Zombie Spawner, serves a similar purpose. However, that takes a bit longer, as Mob spawn rates through a Spawner are much lower.
Blaze Farm
A Blaze farm is a great way to target these fiery Nether Mobs, gathering XP and Blaze Rods in the process.
Essentially, you need to find a Blaze Spawner within a Nether Fortress. From there, you create a big cube surrounding the Spawner, throw some Lava down to push the Blazes around, and tunnel them into a pit.
At the bottom is some Soul Sand, allowing you to defeat the Nether Mobs without much issue. Enjoy your XP and Blaze Rods. Use those Blaze Rods in Brewing Stands to create potions.
RealJayden has an excellent guide on building a Blaze farm.
Gold Farm
A Minecraft Gold farm is another one of those automatic farms that you build in the Nether — only this time, we’re focused on Zombie Pigmen.
This guide by Voltrox involves breaking the game a bit, requiring you to use an Ender Pearl to teleport outside of Bedrock.
Next, you’re going relatively high and building a platform not unlike the Mob Grinder, but with a focus on Magma Blocks instead of Cobblestone. After creating multiple layers of Magma Blocks, you’ll use Turtle Eggs (yes, Turtle Eggs) to bait the Pigmen as they spawn.
Underneath, you’ll build a bridge to catch the Pigmen and create a safe space for you to attack. Once done, you’ll hoard Gold and experience points.
Of course, there are other ways to XP farm in Minecraft, such as using an Iron farm, but these are some ideas to inspire you. Now that you’re aware of the different types of Mob farm, why not try building a few with your friends?
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Max is a freelance writer with a love for gaming and technology. He’s always looking for the next big game to play and tinkers with tech in his remaining free time.
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