What is Monster Spawner in Minecraft?
A monster spawner, also just called a spawner, is a special, cage like block that continuously spawns a specific type of mob. It looks like a dark, metal cage with a miniature version of the mob it spawns spinning inside. Its main purpose is to create a challenge for players exploring dungeons and other structures. When a player gets close, the spawner will activate and start spawning monsters, creating a dangerous encounter. For clever players, however, a monster spawner is a golden opportunity. It can be turned into an automatic farm that provides an endless supply of experience points and valuable drops from the mob it spawns.
How to get Monster Spawner in Minecraft
You cannot obtain a monster spawner as an item in survival mode. It cannot be crafted, and if you try to mine it, even with a Silk Touch pickaxe, it will break and drop nothing but a small amount of experience. The only way to interact with a monster spawner is to find one where it has generated naturally. Spawners are found in several structures. You can find zombie, skeleton, or spider spawners in the center of dungeons. You can find cave spider spawners in abandoned mineshafts, often surrounded by a lot of cobwebs. You can find blaze spawners in Nether fortresses, and silverfish spawners in the portal room of a stronghold. The only way to move a spawner is by using creative mode.
How to use Monster Spawner in Minecraft
Since you cannot pick up a monster spawner, its main use is to build a farm around it. To do this safely, you first need to disable the spawner. A spawner will only work if it is dark, so placing torches all around it will stop it from spawning mobs. Once it is safe, you can build a room around the spawner. The goal is to create a system that automatically collects the mobs and moves them to a single spot where you can easily defeat them. This is often done with water streams. A well designed mob farm built around a monster spawner can give you an infinite supply of loot, like bones and arrows from skeletons, or string and spider eyes from spiders. It is one of the best ways to get a lot of experience points quickly for enchanting.
How to craft Monster Spawner in Minecraft
No recipes for this block.
What can Monster Spawner make in Minecraft
No items can be crafted.