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Quick answer
- You need 1,395 XP to get from level 0 to level 30.
- Early game: mine
Nether quartz ore and trade with villagers. - Best long term: a mob farm. Guardian and enderman farms are the fastest.
XP gets you enchantments and repairs. Each level costs more than the last, so where you farm it matters.
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How much you need
315XP for level 15
1,395XP for level 30
306XP to go from 27 back to 30
Spend from 30A top enchantment only takes 3 levels. Going from 27 back to 30 costs just 306 XP, so stay near 30 and enchant often.
XP from mining
| Ore | XP per block |
|---|---|
| Nether quartz ore | 2 to 5 |
 Lapis lazuli ore | 2 to 5 |
 Diamond ore | 3 to 7 |
| Emerald ore | 3 to 7 |
 Redstone ore | 1 to 5 |
 Coal ore | 0 to 2 |
Quartz is the easy win: it's everywhere in the Nether.
Other sources
- Mobs: most hostile mobs give 5 XP. Blazes and guardians give 10.
- Trading: 3 to 6 XP per trade.
- Breeding animals: 1 to 7 XP each time.
- Fishing: 1 to 6 XP per catch.
- Bottle o' enchanting: 3 to 11 XP each.
- Ender Dragon: 12,000 XP the first time you kill it.
Free XP from smelting
Smelting gives XP when you take items out of a furnace. Cactus is a classic: a stack of cactus gives 64 XP on Java.
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Don't die with itWhen you die you only drop 7 XP per level, up to 100 XP. Everything else is lost.
Cheat sheet
- Level 30 = 1,395 XP
- Early: quartz ore, trading, smelting
- Late: guardian, enderman or mob spawner farms
- Enchant from level 30, it only costs 3 levels
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