The Fastest & Easiest Ways to Get Experience Points in Minecraft

Are you trying to level up quickly in Minecraft? There are a ton of ways to get XP in the game, but maybe you're looking for the best ways to farm a lot of experience and level up fast. In this article, we'll go over the 12 best ways to get fast XP in Minecraft, and how exactly to do it. Read on to learn more!

Ways to Get Quick XP in Minecraft

Fishing, mining, and Bottles O' Enchanting are easy ways to get a lot of XP when you first start the game.
As you advance, trading with villagers and Piglins, building an animal breeding farm, farming mobs, smelting, and using the Grindstone are great ways to get XP.
If you're brave, fighting mobs at night will garner you a decent amount of XP.
Fighting Withers or the Ender Dragon can get you a lot of XP if you're far enough into the game.
Completing Advancements in the Java Edition of the game will net you some extra XP.

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Fishing

While it might not be the most glamorous way to get XP, it's been a staple way to earn experience for years in Minecraft. Whether you reel in a fish, book, or anything else, you'll get XP for doing so. And in the process, you'll gain a lot of valuable materials, like food, enchanting books, weapons, and more.^{[1]
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Mining

While it might seem obvious to suggest that you go mining to get XP in Minecraft, it is actually a great way to get experience. However, you need to make sure that you're mining the best possible ores to get the most experience. Some suggestions for what to mine for big XP gains include Coal, Diamonds, and Redstone. Not only will you get a lot of XP, you'll also get valuable materials for progressing the game. If you can get to the Nether, you should mine Quartz to get the most XP.

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Bottles O' Enchanting

While you don't get a ton of XP from Bottles O' Enchanting, they're easy to find, and smashing them gives you a small chunk of XP. You'll get 3 to 17 XP per bottle that you smash. The XP comes out as experience orbs, so other nearby players may absorb them before you if they're closer to the orbs.^{[2]
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Trading

Trading is a vital part of Minecraft. Whether you trade with villagers or Piglins, you'll get XP when you do so. And beyond XP, you'll get some other valuable things, such as items and leveling up the villager/Piglin you traded with. The downside is that you'll need to find a lot of emeralds, since trading is done with emeralds.^{[3]
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Farming

There are tons of farms that can help you get lots of Minecraft XP quickly. And no, we aren't talking about your typical vegetable farm (though you can have one of those too if you want!). A Minecraft farm is a way to kill a bunch of enemies at once to get a lot of XP. Once you get the farm set up, you can earn a lot of XP quickly, but it isn't the best if you're just starting out. Here are a few farm ideas:
- Enderman farm
- Blaze farm
- Zombie Piglin farm
- Sculk farm
- Mob farms
- Guardian farm

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Smelting

If you have the time to build one, a smelter is a great way to get passive XP gains without having to do anything. Two of the most popular smelters are Kelp smelters and Bamboo/Cacti smelters. These smelters are easy enough to set up and are self-sufficient, which means you'll be able to gain a lot of XP without a lot of work (after you build the smelter, of course).^{[4]
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Nighttime Monster Hunting

While this is a dangerous method of getting XP, it's an effective one. While you don't get more XP for hunting monsters at night, more hostile mobs spawn once the sun goes down, so you can more easily find monsters to kill and rake in that XP. Make sure to bring your best weapons and armor, and stock up on food to keep yourself healthy while you're out on your hunting spree.^{[5]
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Breed Animals

While breeding animals isn't the most exciting way to get XP, it is a reliable way to do so, and it also nets you tons of other resources. To keep the farm profitable in XP, you'll need to keep killing and breeding the animals, which means you'll end up with a lot of food. You'll also need to grow crops to keep the animals fed, which can also be used as food.^{[6]
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Grindstone

If you've found a bunch of enchanted tools or weapons that you're never going to use, use a Grindstone to remove the enchantments and get some experience back in return. Simply craft a Grindstone with two Sticks, a Stone Slab, and two blocks of Wood. Then, place the enchanted item in the Grindstone to remove the enchantment and get your XP.^{[7]
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Killing Withers

If you have a lot of wither skulls, killing a Wither can be a good source of XP. If you don't have a lot of wither skulls hanging around, it's not a great idea to go hunting them, as they can take a while to obtain. However, if you have at least three wither skulls and you don't know what to do with them, summon a Wither and kill it for 50 XP.
- To spawn a Wither, place four blocks of soul sand or soul soil in a T-shape, then place three wither skeleton skulls on the top three blocks.^{[8]
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Killing the Ender Dragon

Kill the Ender Dragon for a lot of XP. The first time you kill the Ender Dragon, you'll get 12,000 XP. However, note that this XP drops as experience orbs, so other nearby players can obtain them too. You can respawn the Ender Dragon multiple times to get more XP, but each subsequent kill will only get you 500 XP. Getting to this point will take some time, but if you've already killed the Ender Dragon once, killing it multiple times for more XP might be quicker than some other options for you.
- The Ender Dragon can be respawned by placing four End crystals on the edges of the exit portal.^{[9]
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Completing Advancements

While the lower advancement levels won't give you much XP (if any), completing higher-rank advancements can earn you a decent amount of XP. You're likely going to be completing advancements as you go anyway, so it's worth checking what advancements are left so you can maximize your XP gain while you play normally.^{[10]
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