Enderman Farm
Advanced Java + Bedrock
Produces: Ender pearls and huge amounts of XP (5 XP per enderman)
Quick answer: An enderman farm sits in the End: spawning platforms more than 128 blocks from other spawnable blocks, a name-tagged endermite in a minecart as bait and a 43-block drop that leaves them at half a heart for a one-hit kill. With enough platforms, XP comes in very fast.
How it works
- Endermen spawn constantly across the End's islands - but the farm works by building the only spawning spaces within 128 blocks of the AFK spot, far out in the void.
- The bait: an endermite has a 5% chance to spawn when a thrown ender pearl lands. Name it with a name tag immediately - an unnamed endermite despawns within 2 minutes, even in a minecart.
- Endermen that spawn within 62 blocks and in sight of the endermite pathfind to it and attack; that hatred walks them off the platform and down the drop chute.
- A drop of 43 blocks leaves endermen at half a heart - one punch kills, and XP flows at full speed.
- Endermites spawn with a 5% chance when an ender pearl lands and despawn even inside a minecart, which is why you name them with a name tag.
Materials
- Access to the End (beat the dragon first)
- ~2 ender pearls to spawn the endermite + 1 name tag + 1 minecart
- Several stacks of leaf blocks or slabs for the platform and the 128-block bridge
- Hoppers and chests for the pearls, an ender chest for overflow
Build steps
- Beat the ender dragon, then bridge or pearl 128+ blocks away from the main island in any direction - the void is your spawn-proofing.
- Build the spawning platforms more than 128 blocks from any other spawnable block, with the spawning pads at least 43 blocks above the landing area.
- Set the bait: throw pearls until an endermite appears (5% chance each), catch it in a minecart over the hole, and name it before 2 minutes pass.
- Build the drop chute below the hole: 43 blocks of fall leaves endermen one hit from death; 44+ kills them outright if you only want pearls.
- Add the kill floor: a safe spot at the bottom where you swipe at their feet - sweeping-edge swords hit whole groups in Java.
- Stand on the AFK spot: endermen spawn on the platform, see the endermite, path to it and fall.
- Collect: hoppers under the kill floor feed chests; expect to fill them with pearls faster than you can use them.
- Repair your gear for free: the XP stream mends every mending item you hold or wear in seconds.
Rates
A well-built enderman farm is one of the fastest XP sources in the game - around level 30 in a minute at full speed - and produces ender pearls by the chest. Even a rough first build reaches level 30 in a few minutes.
Tips
- Name the endermite the moment it lands - forgetting the name tag is the number one way these farms die.
- Build the platform from bottom slabs or leaves while you work so nothing spawns on your construction site.
- Bring a pumpkin helmet for the walk back: one accidental glance at the main island's endermen ends trips early.
- Void-side rails beat bridges: a minecart line from the outer End islands makes restocking painless.
- Source: minecraft.wiki Tutorial:Enderman farming.