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Food and XP can be scarce in the early stages of one’s survival Minecraft playthrough, but having an “AFK Fish Farm” is an excellent technique to effortlessly procure an infinite supply of these two essential resources. Eating cooked Fish will restore one’s Hunger to ensure their HP regeneration is always active. Conversely, XP in Minecraft does not directly affect the player or their stats but instead is necessary for Enchanting. Possessing powerfully Enchanted tools and weapons will assuredly make one’s chances of survival to be much higher. Accordingly, knowing how to build an AFK Fish Farm in Minecraft can be exceptionally useful.

Building An AFK Fish Farm In Minecraft

To build an AFK Fish Farm in Minecraft, players will require several specific Blocks. Specifically, builders will need a double Chest, Hopper, Fence post, Heavy Weighted Pressure Plate, Bucket of water, Note Block, and Iron Trapdoor. Of course, a Fishing Rod is also necessary for this farm to work.

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Here is a list of necessary resources to craft the materials needed for building the AFK Fish Farm in Minecraft: 

No.	Block or Item	Required Materials
1	Double Chest	Planks of Wood ×16
2	Hopper	Iron Ingots ×5 & Chest ×1
3	(Wooden) Fence Post	Planks of Wood ×4 & Sticks ×2
4	Heavy Weighted Pressure Plate	Iron Ingots ×2
5	Bucket	Iron Ingots ×3
6	Note Block	Planks of Wood ×8 & Redstone Dust ×1
7	Iron Trapdoor	Iron Ingots ×4
8	Fishing Rod	Sticks ×3 & String ×2

Next, here are the steps for constructing the AFK Fish Farm in Minecraft:

• Step 1: Dig a linear 5-block ditch in the ground.
• Step 2: Place the double Chest on one side and the Hopper next to it. 
• Step 3: Put the Fence Post on top of the Hopper with the Heavy Weighted Pressure Plate atop the post. 
• Step 4: Pour the Bucket of water onto the Fence, ensuring that the water flows into the adjacent empty block-size space.
• Step 5: Place the Note Block beside the small waterfall and place another random block atop the Note Block.
• Step 7: Put the Iron Trapdoor in the space between the random block and the Pressure Plate.
• Step 8: To use the AFK Fish Farm in Minecraft, equip a Fishing Rod, step onto the Chest, aim at the Trapdoor, and hold down the button or key to fish. For PC users, this input would be the Right Mouse Button.
• Step 9 (Optional): Download and use a program such as OP Auto Clicker to catch Fish while away from the game.

Minecraft is available on PC, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox One X|S, Xbox Series X|S, Nintendo Switch, Android, and iOS.