Top 5 uses of a cobblestone generator in Minecraft

When a player starts playing Minecraft, what they go through is a crash course in basic survival. While the very first block a player acquires is mostly wood, what follows close behind is the collection of cobblestone. It is a block that is dropped when a player mines a stone block with a pickaxe that is not enchanted with the “Silk Touch” enchantment.

Acquiring cobblestone is quite easy, as stated above. However, what happens when a player drains an entire mountain’s worth of stone for cobblestone? Every resource depletes over time. This is where a cobblestone generator comes in. The easy-to-make contraption nets players an infinite amount of cobblestone in the game.

A guide on how to make a cobblestone generator can be found here.

Note: This article is subjective and solely reflects the opinion of the writer.

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Top 5 different ways that a cobblestone generator can be handy in Minecraft

5) Sparing natural sources of cobblestone

A surplus of stone (Image via Minecraft)

Making a cobblestone generator ensures that the player will not disturb any surrounding sources of stone to acquire cobblestone. This ensures that the landscape remains unchanged, and, even though the player is in a video game, helps preserve the most natural version of that particular world.

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4) Extensive need of cobblestone

As mentioned above, cobblestone is one of the most common blocks in the game. During the initial, and even fairly advanced stages of a player’s journey, a need for large amounts of cobblestone can emerge due to building projects or other ventures.

Instead of going on huge mining trips and wasting time that can instead be used to mine valuable resources like diamonds and lapis lazuli, players can construct a cobblestone generator to potentially gain as much cobblestone as they want.

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3) Superflat worlds

A superflat world in Minecraft (Image via Minecraft)

The "Superflat” category of world generation makes it so that (in its default or “classic” version) the world generates in a completely flat manner, containing only four layers which include a layer of bedrock, two layers of dirt, and a layer of grass blocks.

Since cobblestone does not exist in this setup, players need to find an alternative way to produce the block. This method comes in the form of a cobblestone generator. Since the ingredients of cobblestone, water, and lava, can be found in a superflat world, hence, this method is viable for the production of cobblestone.

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2) Experience farming

Experience points, or XP, is one of the most important aspects of the game. XP allows players to improve their weapons, tools, armor, and other gear by repairing or enhancing them with various enchantments.

Players can acquire a decent amount of XP by smelting cobblestone inside a furnace (which produces smooth stone).

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1) Skyblock

Minecraft Skyblock (Image via Minecraft)

Skyblock is an age-old game mode that is familiar to and loved by all manner of players. The game mode suspends the player on a small area of land in the sky. Since players can progress through sky bridging, a cobblestone generator is one of the most important tools they can build in the challenging game mode.

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One of the most common blocks found in the game, cobblestone is used for a variety of purposes. Aside from wood, cobblestone serves as one of the first types of blocks that are used to build a player’s base. The block can also be used for traversal around the world in order to reach higher places or create platforms to cover gaps.