Earning XP¶
How each skill earns XP. The numbers are the base amount before your Wisdom stat and any boosts.
Mining¶
Break blocks the world generated. Blocks placed by players give nothing.
| XP per block | Blocks |
|---|---|
| 0.3 | Netherrack |
| 1 | Stone, cobblestone, granite, diorite, andesite, sandstone, red sandstone, terracotta (plain, white, orange, yellow, brown, red, light gray) |
| 1.5 | Deepslate, tuff, blackstone, basalt |
| 2.5 | Calcite, cinnabar, sulfur, potent sulfur |
| 3 | End stone, obsidian |
| 4 | Gravel |
| 5 | Coal, iron, copper and nether quartz ore, amethyst block |
| 6 | Gold ore, nether gold ore |
| 7 | Lapis and redstone ore |
| 7.5 | Deepslate coal, iron and copper ore |
| 8.5 | Budding amethyst, crying obsidian |
| 9 | Emerald ore, deepslate gold ore |
| 10 | Diamond ore, gilded blackstone |
| 10.5 | Deepslate lapis and redstone ore |
| 13.5 | Deepslate emerald ore |
| 15 | Deepslate diamond ore |
| 22 | Ancient debris |
Woodcutting¶
Chop logs from natural trees. Logs placed by players give nothing.
| XP per block | Blocks |
|---|---|
| 6 | Every overworld log and wood block: oak, birch, spruce, jungle, acacia, dark oak, mangrove, cherry and pale oak |
| 14 | Crimson and warped stems |
Farming¶
Harvest crops when they're fully grown. Breaking a young crop gives nothing.
| XP per block | Crops |
|---|---|
| 1 | Bamboo (every block in the stalk) |
| 2 | Cactus, sugar cane (every block in the stalk, natural only) |
| 3 | Cocoa, sweet berries, glow berries |
| 4 | Wheat, carrots, nether wart, melon (natural only) |
| 4.5 | Pumpkin, melon (natural only) |
| 5 | Potatoes, beetroots |
Alchemy¶
Brew potions. The ingredient you brew with decides the XP.
| XP | Ingredient |
|---|---|
| 1 | Nether wart, redstone, glowstone dust, fermented spider eye, gunpowder |
| 2 | Spider eye |
| 3 | Sugar |
| 4 | Pufferfish, magma cream, ghast tear |
| 6 | Rabbit's foot, glistering melon slice, golden carrot, blaze powder |
| 12 | Dragon's breath, phantom membrane |
| 20 | Turtle shell |
Everything else¶
| Skill | How |
|---|---|
| Fishing | Catch fish. Any catch counts, custom fish included. |
| Combat | Kill mobs. |
| Armory | Take damage. Damage from cactus and berry bushes doesn't count. |
| Exploration | Walk, run, swim or fly. XP comes in small random chunks as you move. |
| Enchanting | Enchant items at an enchanting table. Enchants that land a custom enchant give far more XP. |
XP needed per level¶
Every skill has 50 levels. The cost of each level climbs steeply, so the last few levels take far longer than the first twenty.
| Skill | Level 1 | Level 50 |
|---|---|---|
| Mining, Woodcutting, Farming, Combat, Armory | 50 XP | 4,000,000 XP |
| Exploration | 25 XP | 2,000,000 XP |
| Enchanting | 10 XP | 400,000 XP |
| Alchemy | 5 XP | 200,000 XP |
| Fishing | 5 XP | 100,000 XP |
/skills shows exactly how much XP you need for your next level.