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| Monster Spawner | |
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| Blast Resistance | 25 |
| Fireproof | Yes |
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Monster Spawner, or simply a Spawner, is a block that spawns mobs. Mobs from spawners are a means to grind player XP by killing. They are also the primary method to grind money overnight by setting up automated death traps. Spawner mobs come in varying XP drops, drop rates, sell prices, and health.
Behavior
A spawner is active when there is at least 1 player viewing the chunk (i.e., activation is based on render distance). This equates to 5 chunks (80 blocks horizontally, ∞ blocks vertically). Mobs from spawners stack within the chunk based on type. This means there can only be 1 stack of Cow, 1 stack of Zombie, 1 stack of Blaze, etc. in a chunk. A spawner will spawn a mob only within the same chunk that it is placed in, and always 0–3 blocks above the spawner. More spawners lead to higher rate of replenishment (larger stack sizes).
Stacking
Right-clicking a spawner block while holding a spawner in hand (of the same type) increases the stack size of the placed spawner by +1. Multiple spawners can be stacked within the same block, up to 40x spawners within the same block. Stacked spawners function the same way as individual spawners, meaning a stack of 5x spawners is no different than having 5 separate spawners placed within the same chunk.