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This page seeks to teach you how to clone [[item]]s and [[block]]s without building a separate farm for them, in vanilla Survival mode. It can be treated as an "everything farm," since it can "farm" things that can't normally be farmed, like [[block of diamond]]s, [[dragon egg]]s and other [[non-renewable resource|non-renewable]] blocks.
If any of these do get patched, you must either go back versions or use third-party applications in order to replicate them again. For Java Edition, this can happen in the Minecraft Launcher, but on Bedrock Edition, you must use third party applications in order to replicate these again. These third-party applications are NOT owned or endorsed by Mojang, so use at your own risk.
Note that these techniques are considered "cheating" by many people and Mojang tries to remove the ability to duplicate in Survival during almost every update, except for primed TNT duplication, which has been left in on purpose until a suitable replacement exists. '''On many servers, duping inventory items is a bannable offense.'''
The best way to duplicate a block is to turn it into an item first, then duplicate the item. However, there are other ways to duplicate the blocks themselves, though they only work for certain blocks. [[Shulker box]]es make item duplication much easier because they allow for up to 1,729 items to be cloned at once (including the shulker box).
== Background ==
=== Why duplicate ===
* '''Duplicate your most valuable gear:''' if you lose them to lava or the Void, you can just pull a backup from your backup chest! More specifically, you make a duplicate from your backup, so you can go through the entire process if you lose them again.
* '''Duplicate Enchanted Books / Diamonds / Ancient Debris / Netherite Ingots / Emeralds:''' Once you have one, you'll have an infinite amount by duplicating it. Again, it is important to leave some stock as backup; you never know if you need more.
* '''Duplicate Enchanted tools / Blocks:''' You'll never have to worry about running out of your tool / block of choice, since you can just duplicate them as well. Duplicate in bulk for items/blocks that will be used in large quantities.
* '''Duplicate Shulker Boxes (with items inside):''' theoretically you can duplicate both the shulker box and the items it contains, since that info is stored within the shulker box itself. Use this to duplicate blocks in excessive quantities.
* '''Duplicate Enchanted Equipment:''' combined with a grindstone, you can farm an infinite amount of EXP by removing enchantments from duplicated enchanted gear. While a decent, safe and consistent method of getting exp, building an Enderman Farm is faster.
* '''Griefing servers (not endorsed):''' Item duplication is sometimes used to inflate a server's economy by duplicating valuable items and distributing them to other players. This type of behavior is most notably used against pay-to-win servers that sell in-game items or other advantages for real money. This is considered cheating and can get you banned on the server in question. In addition, most duplication glitches are patched using third-party plugins.
If you happen to be a speedrunner, duplication allowed in glitched categories can cut down a lot in your game time. One extreme example is the [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Wv_jJQ3XCE TAS Any% speedrun] done in 29.19, complete with the dragon dead. Alt+F4 is usually used for this purpose.
=== How to use this guide ===
This guide is in the process of restructuring. When it's done, all methods will have something like this in front:
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These tables are there to save you some time with testing no longer useful methods.
'''Why do we care about mods?''' Although we, being the official wiki, do not endorse the use of mods, mods are a fact of life we must accept. Servers commonly use them to fix the very glitches we are talking about here and, by some tweaking of the game, do whatever the server owner wants the game to do.
* Spigot is one of the modded server softwares you will bump into. They are mostly focused on performance, but do fix a glitch or two from time to time.
* Paper is a server software that branched off Spigot. They too care about performance, but they take out glitches with a burning hatred. They even killed TNT duplication!
'''Why single out Realms?''' Realms works a bit differently from your normal multiplayer server, Java or Bedrock. As a result, different glitches may occur.
== Legitimate Duplication ==
These are not actually duplicating items, but instead are legitimate (or mostly legitimate) methods of obtaining certain items.
=== Dirt Duplication ===
Start by obtaining at least 2 [[dirt]] and [[gravel]] from [[bartering]]. Next, craft coarse dirt using 2 dirt and 2 gravel for 4 coarse dirt, then till the dirt and mine it to obtain 2 extra dirt. With a bartering farm, a good hoe, and a good shovel, you can mass produce dirt in a matter of minutes. However, this is not perfect duplication, as you will need a constant supply of gravel.
=== Bone Meal Duplication ===
By using [[bone meal]] and [[composting]] the yield, the player gets bone meal back. Usually, this method yields significantly less bone meal than is used, and is therefore not profitable, but the following methods do duplicate bone meal:
* Using bone meal on a [[moss block]] and composting the blocks produced.
** The player should leave a moss block uncomposted, to repeat the cycle.
** {{IN|bedrock}}, the azaleas can be further grown into azalea trees, and one then composts the leaves. Again, this is less effective {{in|java}}, due to the 45% success rate of bone meal.
* Using bone meal on a [[sapling]], [[azalea]], [[mangrove propagule]], [[mushroom]], or [[fungus]], and composting the blocks created.
** This is less effective {{in|java}}, since it generally takes multiple bone meal to grow a single [[tree]]/[[huge mushroom]]/[[huge fungus]].{{needs testing|There are probably some trees where this method doesn't work at all in Java Edition: which ones?}}
** {{IN|bedrock}}, this method is most effective for trees that have a lot of leaves, such as [[cherry]].
** For [[mangrove]]s, the player must use bone meal to create and grow a propagule.
** For trees, the player must break some of the leaves, preferably with a [[Fortune]] III [[hoe]], to replenish saplings. Similarly, for [[huge mushroom]]s, the player must break some of the [[mushroom block]]s, which have a significantly higher drop rate than leaves, but Fortune does not work.
** For azalea trees and huge fungi, the player must obtain azaleas and fungi, respectively, preferably using the methods above.
=== Void Trading ===
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"Void trading" is a way to trade with villagers and wandering traders without restocking. To do that, a player unloads the villager before closing the trading interface, so that the villager never "remembers" having been used for trading. Infinite trading is good for turning farmed items such as [[Stick]]s from a Bamboo farm into emeralds, or for buying things.
A few ways are possible:
* The original "void trading" involves going out into The End. By setting up a villager trading hall on the end of one [[End gateway]], the player can leave instantly and unload the villager. When the player comes back, the villager would have not remembered the trade.
* The rail-based method uses powered rails to leave the simulation range and can be set up in the overworld. See {{ytl|FGFoCfRaljM|Minecraft Elegance: Voidless Void Trading (Java 1.17-1.19)|ianxofour}}.
* The multiplayer method uses two players logging in and out to do the trading. See {{ytl|tYfdvg4bhLE|1.16.4 PaperMC & Spigot Multiplayer Infinite Villager Trades Exploit! (Currently Unpatched)}}.
== Java Edition ==
Currently, work as of the latest release of ''vanilla'' Minecraft. They may be patched in modified servers (such as Spigot, or Paper), which many servers use, but have been tested and they still work in unmodified conditions. In singleplayer, these will work but in multiplayer, these will ''usually'' not work.
=== Singleplayer ===
==== Basic save file manipulation ====
This method is safe and reliable; it only requires the items to be duplicated and a chest. You need to have access to save files, so this is impractical on servers, where admins don't give out FTP like candy.
# Have the desired items to be duplicated on you, either in your inventory, on your hotbar, or equipped.
# Exit and save the game. Returning to the main menu is quickest.
# Navigate to your save folder. In Windows, it's at %appdata%\.minecraft\saves. In MacOS, it's at ~/Library/Application Support/minecraft/saves. In Linux, it is located at ~/.minecraft/saves.
## Making a backup folder of the target world folder is advised but not required.
# Open the target world folder and duplicate the level.dat and level.dat_old files.
## You should keep the duplicates in a place that is easy to access, usually the world save folder itself. This especially applies if you plan to duplicate items multiple times.
## Alternatively, have multiple folders on screen to simply select, copy, and paste from one to another.
# Enter the target world and deposit the desired items to be duplicated into a chest.
# Exit the world and return to the main menu; the game should save.
# Copy and paste the duplicated level.dat files back into the target world folder.
# Enter the target world. The desired items should be both in the inventory and in the chest.
Extra info: These files also contain your current location and your exp. Theoretically, you can enchant some gear, deposit it in a chest, then load the level.dat file to preserve your level and keep the enchanted gear. Another potential use is to use up your inventory while building then load a backup to keep your progress and refill your inventory with the building material. You could even use this to try multiple times to kill the Ender Dragon or Wither without risking your gear and inventory.
Disclaimer: The environment and mobs are not saved with this method, so do not attempt to summon the Wither near places of importance or important mobs. Instead, back up the entire target world folder and load it in event of failure. Perform test runs to ensure that this method works.
This method is unlikely to be patched because it requires access to the save files and is not an in-game mechanic.
====Alt+F4 v2.0 - Task Manager====
Alt+F4 is patched, but using Task Manager to end the task, on the other hand, is NOT patched, and still works. This is very similar to the Alt+F4 method.
Steps:
# Open task manager
# Go into the world you want to dupe the items in
# Make sure 'Pause on Lost Focus' is off. Do this by pressing F3+P until you see something like "[Debug] Pause on lost focus: disabled" in chat
# Put the items that you would like to dupe in your inventory
# Close the world and open it up again
# When it loads drop the items on ground by pressing 'Q' on the item. Don't close your inventory.
# Quickly press ALT+TAB or CTRL+SHIFT+ESC to get into Task Manager
# End the process "Java(TM) Platform SE Binary" or "OpenJDK Platform Binary"
# Open Minecraft and load the world again
# Collect your items
From testing, it doesn't always work. Try playing with different timings.
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=== SP and MP ===
==== Explosive fireworks + elytra duplication (MP only) ====
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This duplication glitch works on 1.16.5 multiplayer. It requires an elytra and firework rockets that deal damage to the player. If the rockets do not damage the player, the duplication will not work. Video below: (duplication glitch starts at 0:33)
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This is known to work in vanilla servers and realms, however Spigot has patched the bug and Paper has patched it long before its discovery.
==== Dirt Duplication ====
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The mechanism for growing giant [[spruce]] trees is known to be glitched in JE 1.16 snapshot. Instead of growing a giant tree on the saplings, the game grows the tree on the first position where space is sufficient and a dirt block is present in the north-west position. When the tree is grown, all the dirt blocks are filled in. With bone meal and piston automation, a semi-auto dirt duplicator can be produced ([https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WaiFAjcZUaw YouTube by ilmango]).
==== Lead Duplication (note: does not work in 1.16.4) ====
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Bring an animal to the end, put a lead on it, and then lead it into the end portal. When you get back, it should have dropped two leads. Sometimes one of the leads ends up in the end, so make sure to check there. It may not always be in the end, though. This also works when bringing animals into the nether.
==== Book player-profile rollback glitch ====
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This duplication glitch works on Singleplayer and Multiplayer. All you have to do is place a chest in front of you and then leave the server as it saves your player data, then relog and put the items you want to dupe from your inventory in the chest, get a book and quill, overload the book with excessive characters and it will cause you to get kicked from the server and rolling back your player data to last save while server files stay the same. As a result, the items will be in both your inventory and the chest.
The book mod (requires fabric download and custom download to work) automates the process.
Video here: https://youtu.be/ml3HkqNfUH4
==== Piston-based duplication of rails and carpets (Patched on paper) ====
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Carpets can be duplicated using a contraption made of two [[Slime Block]]s, a Sticky [[Piston]], and an [[Observer]]. This glitch gives infinite fuel and is very easy to automate give thousands of carpets per hour tutorial: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ezM2Hs_-hbE
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U-9ihB7EmKI
and
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mGQLDJ8dNGs&t=3s
are in-depth tutorials that show how to do so
==== Dragon's Breath Duplication ====
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Whenever the dragon lands on the end portal and releases the purple fog, be above or below the purple fog, look at the fog at a steep angle, and proceed to harvest the [[dragon's breath]]. The fog will first shrink as intended, but after it reaches the smallest size, it will expand with each bottle used, and keep expanding until the fog disappears as too much time passed. ([https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E8ylwONrlfk YouTube by Underscored Frisk])
==== Shulker Box breaking glitch ====
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[[Shulker Box]] dupe allows you to duplicate any item in Minecraft singleplayer or Realms. This glitch works with 2 players or with an auto mine mod. So you quickly spam your item in and out while it being broken. The key is to take the item out just before the shulker box breaks. This may take a few tries but eventually you will dupe your items.
You can also use autoclicker with these settings: time between clicks- 1sec 487milisecs. Then you bind the autoclicker to key n, and automine to key m and press n,m,right click at the same time. This opens shulker. Hover over item you want to duplicate; shulkerbox should break and item in it, and item on the ground.
Video here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6hLxebiG3EA
==== Piston-based TNT Duplication ====
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[[TNT]] duplication works in a similar way as rail duplication. A TNT block is BUD-powered, such that when the contraption is pushed by a piston, the TNT is updated and ignites into a primed TNT entity. Then, the piston moves the TNT from the list of TNT block left. This doesn't so much duplicate the TNT block as it creates free primed TNT entities from it without deleting it. Many TNT duplicators still work, but unless properly constructed will blow themselves up.
One common TNT duplication design uses a [[minecart]] on a [[Detector Rail|detector rail]] to power the slime block it is placed on, and moves a TNT block next to a [[Coral Fan|coral fan]] underneath, the combination of the TNT and the coral duplicates the TNT whenever the whole contraption is moved forward with a piston. For an indepth tutorial of this one checkout Cheesysponges video https://youtu.be/3Izrj2m6Li4
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The second slice may be placed on either side, and the coral fan has been marked with vines. To prime the mechanism, the upper slime blocks must first be moved forward, pushing the TNT under the rail. After this, moving the whole assemblage forward with a piston will duplicate the TNT, spawning a lit TNT entity directly below the TNT block.
For a list of variations, see e.g. [https://random-j-farmer.github.io/random-minecraft/2021/01/03/tnt-dupers.html]. TNT duping as a glitch is notable in that it has been patched by {{Publisher}} several times in the past but was ultimately allowed in the vanilla game due to its immense value to the technical community. In the words of [[Mikael Hedberg]], [https://www.reddit.com/r/Minecraft/comments/fkt9jf/anchor_yourself_to_the_nether_snapshot_20w12a_is/fkv2yyv/ "TNT dupers fill a slot in the game that the intended game mechanics still cannot."]
==== Gravity Block Duplication ====
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There are many ways to do this, but the basic idea is the same.
A gravity-affected block is pushed toward an [[end portal]]. It becomes an entity as it falls into the portal, and it travels into the other dimension's "spawn point.", but before it's removed from the original dimension, it bounces off an entity in the portal (in a vehicle so it won't go through), and is caught by some [[piston]]s. It then turns into a block and is returned to its original location. This process can be looped using [[redstone]]. It works for any block that is affected by gravity, except for primed TNT because it would blow up the contraption and cannot become a block again in any case.
[[Dragon egg]]s and [[anvil]]s fall differently from each other and other gravity-affected blocks such as sand, gravel, and concrete powder. Neither dragon eggs nor anvils work in a sand/gravel/concrete powder duplicator because of this. However, it is possible to create a machine that can duplicate dragon eggs and anvils but not sand/gravel/concrete powder. They both can be duplicated and sent into [[the End]] as either falling entities or items.
==== Tripwire Hook Duplication ====
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{{Schematic|clear=right|caption= Transmitting the update through redstone wire in EW direction (direction is only required for triggering duplication).
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{{For|methods for earlier versions down to [[17w18a]]|Tutorials/Block and item duplication/Outdated methods#Dual edge tripwire hook duplication (17w18a to 17w46a, 1.13-pre7 to 22w12a)|Tutorials/Block and item duplication/Outdated methods#Fast click tripwire hook duplication (17w18a, 17w18b, 20w18a to 1.20-pre1)}}
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|[[19w13a]]+
|Paper ~1.17.1[https://github.com/PaperMC/Paper/commit/4d2258#diff-b2e16d01f3fbc64b629a9ff79993c4a04c3e199bd4f5ad74aa2535b6fe8b56dd], [https://github.com/fxmorin/carpet-fixes Carpet Fixes]
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[[Tripwire Hook]]s are duplicatable, but only in certain directions. It may work in some directions, but not others.
===== Principle and realization =====
When a tripwire hook is placed to complete a [[tripwire]] circuit or updated by tripwire (these updates are only sent to hooks on west or south), it (referred to as the ''active hook'', the opposite hook as the ''passive hook'') first sets the states of the passive hook, and then sets its own states. It is duplicated if a [[block update]] from the passive hook makes it drop.
The update can be sent from the passive hook to the active hook through [[redstone wire]]. The hook should be placed on a [[door]], so that the redstone wire can break it by activating the door. Another strategy is placing each hook on an activated door or [[trapdoor]], and deactivating the tripwire, so that the passive hook is broken by the door it is placed on, which disconnects the tripwire circuit, immediately breaking the active hook in the same way. These two structures are shown in the schematics.
===== Classification and selection =====
This section classifies current tripwire hook duplications according to how the active hook starts its calculation, as placing duplication and triggering duplication, and how the update is sent from the passive hook to the active hook, as redstone wire updating duplication and disconnection updating duplication. Since placing a hook cannot produce a falling edge, there are only 3 classifications, compared in the table below. Rarely, different methods are combined in one duplicator[https://t.bilibili.com/927839319661477912].
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|{{tc|yes|Place}}
|{{tc|no|Unneeded}}
|10 game ticks
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|Redstone wire updating placing duplication
|{{tc|yes|Place and break}}
|{{tc|yes|Needed}}
|~1 game tick
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|Redstone wire updating triggering duplication
|{{tc|no|Unneeded}}
|{{tc|yes|Needed}}
|10 game ticks
|}
In [[Java Edition 1.20 Pre-release 1|1.20-pre1]] or earlier versions, [[Tutorials/Block and item duplication/Outdated methods#Dual edge tripwire hook duplication (17w18a to 17w46a, 1.13-pre7 to 22w12a)|dual edge duplication]] or [[Tutorials/Block and item duplication/Outdated methods#Fast click tripwire hook duplication (17w18a, 17w18b, 20w18a to 1.20-pre1)|fast click duplication]] is often more practical if you have enough materials.
===== Triggering and notes =====
This section is about how to make a duper duplicate.
;Disconnection updating triggering duplication
* The required falling edges can be generated by [[tutorials/Tripwire techniques#Selective triggering|selective triggering]].
* To duplicate semi-automatically, you can place the passive hook on a door that you open as well as placing the hook back after duplication at the same angle[https://www.bilibili.com/video/BV1JB4y1w7fc][https://www.bilibili.com/video/BV1tK4y1u7kq].
;Redstone wire updating placing duplication
* Keep the tripwire powered. Once the active hook (regardless of direction) is placed, it is duplicated.
* After duplication, the hook needs to be removed manually.
;Redstone wire updating triggering duplication
* Tripwire can be triggered manually by moving onto and off it or automatically [[tutorials/Tripwire techniques#Periodically triggering|periodically]].
* Make sure that the redstone wire updates the door only once. More updates cause the door to pop off the hook on it.
* To prevent products from being caught on the duplicator, you can position the redstone wire above the tripwire, and keep the door open for as much time as possible.
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===== Video =====
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== Bedrock Edition ==
=== Sand Duplication (Works 1.20.1+) ===
This method works by using redstone torches to power large dripleaves with sand blocks placed above them to duplicate sand. It's recommended to build this in either the Nether or the End.
1. Gather at least 2 [[sand]] blocks, 1 [[redstone torch]], 1 [[dirt]] (or any other block dripleaf can be placed on) and 1 [[big dripleaf]].
2. Build a [[Nether portal]].
3. Secure the portal and either build a shelter or dig as many blocks down respective to the amount of sand you're using to safely house your duplication system.
4. Place the block(s) you're using to plant your dripleaf.
5. Place the redstone torch adjacent to your dripleaf to power it.
6. Place the sand on top of the dripleaf.
7. Leave the [[Nether]].
8. Re-enter the Nether portal.
9. The sand should be duplicated once you re-enter the Nether.
It works for all falling block ([[Anvil]], [[Gravel]],[[Concrete Powder]])
Explanation: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=noV9JczPFBM
=== Dirt Chest (works 1.16.1+) ===
When using this method there might be a chance the items will get deleted, so creating a backup is recommended.
This method will not work on Realms.
1. Gather all the items you want to duplicate as well as a [[chest]].
2. Place your [[chest]], and make sure there is 4 [[dirt]] in front of the [[chest]].
3. Save & Quit, and then rejoin the World.
4. Place the items you want to duplicate in the [[chest]] and quickly break 4 dirt in front of the chest 1 y-level below it in a 2×2 square shape then wait 4 seconds.
5. Quickly forcibly close the application.
6. Rejoin the game. One of three things will have happened;
A) The items will have duplicated (both in inventory and chest),
B) The items will have been removed (neither in inventory nor chest),
C) Nothing will have happened (in chest or inventory).
Explanation/Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ptGpINSxhaA
=== Chunk save stating ===
This method works by causing the game to crash in a way that only the chunk you are standing in will not save correctly, this will cause the chunk you are standing in to revert to the last save, allowing you to dupe in that chunk.
Explanation of how it works: https://youtu.be/XTkivXhbcMA
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