Experience points inMinecraftare a crucial resource for upgrading gear, but one player was forced to abandon their plans to build a stronghold XP farm after the dungeon was incorrectly generated by the game. As one of the structures that have been present inMinecraftthe longest, dungeons have long been used by players to facilitate mob farming thanks to the spawner blocks that they contain.
Discoverable underground practically anywhere in aMinecraftworld, dungeons are small structures containing a single mob spawner, usually alongside several chests. They can be useful sources of valuable loot for players in the early game, while also providing a steady, limitless flow of experience points and mob loot via the hostile mobs that come from their spawners. Different dungeons spawn different mobs, and while not all ofMinecraft’s many different monsterscan spawn in dungeons, rarer locations such as abandoned mineshafts and strongholds can play host to more exclusive dungeons that can spawn cave spiders or silverfish.
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As helpful as they can be though, these dungeons often prove to be vulnerable toMinecraft’s somewhat unpredictable world generation. One fan named Magnuty on Reddit documents this well, sharing a video on the site that is as funny as it is unlikely. This clip shows their plans to build an XP farm in their stronghold being ruined after a single stone brick block generated exactly where the spawner block should be due to the overlap between the two naturally-generated structures. While this does provide a relatively danger-free dungeon for players in search of easy loot, it’s not so convenient for fans looking to build a potentially long-term mob farm.
Though not a material resource like most other key resources found in the game, XP is nonetheless one of the most versatile and useful resources available inMinecraft, particularly in the late game. Experience points are necessary for accruing levels, which themselves are spent onenchanting weapons or armor inMinecraftas well as repairing these items via anvils.
Dungeons typically become necessary for farming this substance later in the game, though many of the activities added to the game more recently offer opportunities to gather XP points more passively. Some fans hope to see further methods of leveling up more efficiently in future updates, and whileMinecraft’s long-awaited 1.20 updatedoesn’t have much to offer in this regard, it does aim to encourage even more adventure inMinecraftthrough the addition of a new biome, new resources to collect, and a new archeology mechanic.
Minecraftis available on Mobile, PC, PS4, PS5, Switch, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S, and legacy consoles.
