Money making methods

Farms and grinds ranked by what they earn per hour on DonutSMP, using a typical build and today's AH prices.

  1. Mining ancient debris

    Mining ancient debris

    Mining

    Strip mining at nether y15 (beds or TNT speed it up). Every 4 make a netherite ingot.

    Ancient Debris15/h$63M
    Per hour$63M
  2. Guardian farm

    Guardian farm

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    Drained ocean monument. Prismarine and fish in bulk, plus a lot of XP.

    Prismarine Shard2,500/h$10.1MPrismarine Crystals1,500/h$1.17MRaw Cod1,000/h$284K
    Per hour$11.6M
  3. Nether gold farm

    Nether gold farm

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    Zombified piglins on a nether roof platform, killed by a fall or a sweep. Gold and lots of rotten flesh.

    Gold Ingot1,500/h$6.28MRotten Flesh8,000/h$363K
    Per hour$6.64M
  4. Raid farm

    Raid farm

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    Pillager raids triggered over and over. Totems are the prize; emeralds and redstone pile up too.

    Totem of Undying50/h$1.71MEmerald800/h$530KRedstone Dust2,000/h$319KGunpowder1,000/h$300K
    Per hour$2.86M
  5. Digging sand

    Digging sand

    Gathering

    A good shovel in a desert. Always wanted for glass and concrete.

    Sand3,000/h$2.11M
    Per hour$2.11M
  6. Wither skeleton farm

    Wither skeleton farm

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    A cleared fortress so only wither skeletons spawn. Skulls are rare but valuable.

    Wither Skeleton Skull30/h$1.55MCoal1,000/h$156KBone1,500/h$373K
    Per hour$2.08M
  7. Cow farm

    Cow farm

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    Cows bred and culled automatically. Leather for books and item frames.

    Leather300/h$1.02MRaw Beef600/h$598K
    Per hour$1.62M
  8. Shulker shell farm

    Shulker shell farm

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    Shulkers duplicating on an end island. Every shell is half a shulker box.

    Shulker Shell300/h$1.14M
    Per hour$1.14M
  9. Basalt farm

    Basalt farm

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    Lava next to blue ice over soul soil makes basalt you can mine non-stop.

    Basalt3,500/h$1.03M
    Per hour$1.03M
  10. Chopping trees

    Chopping trees

    Gathering

    An efficiency axe in a forest. Slow but no setup at all.

    Oak Log1,500/h$809K
    Per hour$809K
  11. Squid hunting

    Squid hunting

    Combat

    Squid in rivers and oceans, killed by hand. Ink sacs for signs and dyes.

    Ink Sac800/h$759K
    Per hour$759K
  12. Automatic wool farm

    Automatic wool farm

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    Sheep sheared by dispensers as the wool grows back. Dye the sheep for coloured wool.

    White Wool1,000/h$711K
    Per hour$711K
  13. Creeper farm

    Creeper farm

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    A dark platform high in the sky with cats to steer the creepers. Gunpowder for rockets and TNT.

    Gunpowder2,000/h$600K
    Per hour$600K
  14. Honey bottle farm

    Honey bottle farm

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    Dispensers bottle honey from full hives. Per module.

    Honey Bottle200/h$580K
    Per hour$580K
  15. Silk-touch packed ice

    Silk-touch packed ice

    Gathering

    Silk touch on an ice spikes biome. Builders and boat roads buy it.

    Packed Ice1,500/h$394K
    Per hour$394K
  16. Kelp farm

    Kelp farm

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    Water columns of kelp harvested by pistons. Also fuel once dried into blocks.

    Kelp4,000/h$338K
    Per hour$338K
  17. Chicken farm

    Chicken farm

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    Eggs hatch into chickens that get cooked as they grow up.

    Cooked Chicken400/h$221KFeather300/h$93.3K
    Per hour$315K
  18. Strip mining for diamonds

    Strip mining for diamonds

    Mining

    Branch mining around y-58 with a fortune pickaxe.

    Diamond40/h$306K
    Per hour$306K
  19. Enderman farm

    Enderman farm

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    In the End, endermen lured by an endermite fall to a one-hit spot. Pearls and fast XP.

    Ender Pearl3,000/h$263K
    Per hour$263K
  20. XP bottle trading hall

    XP bottle trading hall

    Trading

    Master clerics sell Bottles o' Enchanting for 3 emeralds. Pay for emeralds with other trades.

    Bottle o' Enchanting600/h$1.43MEmeralduses 1,800/h-$1.19M
    Per hour$233K
  21. Slime farm

    Slime farm

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    Built in a slime chunk with the area around it lit up. Slimeballs for pistons and leads.

    Slimeball1,500/h$232K
    Per hour$232K
  22. Sugar cane farm

    Sugar cane farm

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    Observers and pistons cut the cane as it grows. Per module; stack more for more.

    Sugar Cane1,500/h$209K
    Per hour$209K
  23. Iron golem farm

    Iron golem farm

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    Villagers scared by a zombie keep spawning golems that drop into lava. Cheap to build early.

    Iron Ingot400/h$142KPoppy100/h$46.7K
    Per hour$189K
  24. Blaze farm

    Blaze farm

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    Built around a fortress spawner. Rods for brewing and for anyone running an ender eye business.

    Blaze Rod600/h$188K
    Per hour$188K
  25. Cactus farm

    Cactus farm

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    Cactus breaks itself against blocks and flows into hoppers. No redstone needed.

    Cactus2,000/h$122K
    Per hour$122K
  26. Bone meal (moss) farm

    Bone meal (moss) farm

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    Moss spreads with bone meal, gets composted, and makes more bone meal than it uses.

    Bone Meal1,500/h$113K
    Per hour$113K
  27. Bamboo farm

    Bamboo farm

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    Fast-growing bamboo cut by pistons. Per module.

    Bamboo6,000/h$102K
    Per hour$102K
  28. Cobblestone generator

    Cobblestone generator

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    Lava meets water and you hold left click. The classic starter money.

    Cobblestone4,000/h$54.5K
    Per hour$54.5K
  29. Pumpkin and melon farm

    Pumpkin and melon farm

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    Observers spot the fruit and pistons break it. Per module.

    Pumpkin1,000/h$375KMelon1,000/h$7.7M
    Per hour$8.07Mfew listings, price may not hold

Rates are for a common design or a steady pace, valued at the cheapest listing. Selling a lot at once usually means pricing a little lower.