The Guardian Farm Rises! ▫ Minecraft Survival Guide (1.18 Tutorial Lets Play) [S2E92]

The Minecraft Survival Guide Season 2 continues... and the Guardian Farm is here!
This tutorial will show you how to convert a dried ocean monument perimeter into an effective Guardian farm. These mobs will drop prismarine shards and prismarine crystals - required to make each variant of prismarine block, and sea lanterns. We set the farm up so players can kill the guardians with Looting for more drops and XP, and they'll also drop cod, which is perfect for trading with fishermen!
Along the way, we look at the components for a successful guardian farm, how to dry out an ocean monument interior, and how to set up multiple beacons for a range of useful status effects!
Time lapse music: C418 - "Cat", "Dog"
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[@mratanusarkar]

The Prismarine Blocks charging it's color is clear from the timelapse! crazy that I had been following minecraft for so long, and only found out about it from the last twitch stream and never noticed it before!!

[@aP1ckle]

I saw that

[@derrickobara6806]

Pix, you sure don't do things the easy way, but boy do you do it the pretty way. What a wonderful looking farm!

[@Pixlriffs]

Thanks! I'm really happy with how it turned out.

[@justmartin0729]

7:03 it’s sooooo cool to see the prismarine cycle through its colour variants in a time-lapse, it’s soo satisfying (but maybe also harmful to my eyes or people who are negatively affected by flashing lights)

[@oneflamey3234]

LMAO i thought i was trippin balls but I guess its real

[@thejitendrashahofficial]

Wait what? Prismarine changes its colour?

[@justmartin0729]

@@thejitendrashahofficial yes, if you look at it, it slowly transitions from yellowish-green to this very blue colour. It very noticeable on the time-lapse.

[@rolexkaard134]

Damn, I didn't know it did that

[@littlebumgorf]

If 1080p allows you to have more player mod then I am here for it. And the build looks reeeeally cool

[@hollz1843]

Player mod? Replay mod? This build is v v nice indeed

[@eloquentornot]

I love timelapses with prismarine in because at a higher speed it's easier to see the range of colours in the prismarine animation!

[@Brumal.]

huge props to Pix for grinding this out for us that wanted to watch his videos. Much love man.

[@deawinter]

Just finished my own monument drain yesterday and got into a real good rhythm with draining the cells: drain one all the way, break one block of sand on the wall, swim up the resulting waterfall into the next cell. Makes reclaiming the sponges a breeze too!

[@TheRealWormbo]

The original source of the enchanting table trick also proposes to stand on a daylight detector, because that way you look into the killing chamber horizontally. You will have to remove the trapdoors and place open trapdoors one block higher, though. Then again, this solution probably is Good Enough(tm) for this killing chamber, since the guardians will likely be pushed into one of four locations where they don't have a good angle towards you anyway. One interesting way to prevent them from pushing you around sideways is to place one wooden fence and one netherbrick fence to the left and right of where you stand, respectively. A player fits between them, but they won't connect to each other. (A wall and a fence might also work.)

[@Raskolnikov70]

Another interesting design I've seen has the player stand inside a cobweb block so you won't get knocked around at all. The downside is being stuck if you need to get out of it in a hurry...

[@elenoi]

12:26 the difference between the 2 colors of prismarine is INCREDIBLE in this cut. I am amazed.

[@JosephSchmidtfan]

That timelapse was perfect. So satisfying! I've loved watching the livestream work too.

[@norbucso]

So that's why I noticed the prismarine blocks got darker in unders 2 seconds when you cut to the new footage and I was sure it's another KZbin issue with colours. I learned something today. Wow

[@justpapaya6005]

It's so cool to see the prismarine change colour during the timelapse. 😀

[@wolf-zinstinct3655]

Such a satisfying time-lapse and overall episode. Motivating me to do this grind (even though I'll fail miserably). I hope your taking some breaks in-between these grind-y projects.

[@danielfc]

I built my first guardian farm this week and I don't know how I manage to play without one before XD I love building with prismarine and now I have plenty. Great video, can't wait to see what you come up with next.

[@crystalbluewaters]

I have a monument next to my spawn & main home base that id already mined stuff within & was worried that the farm wouldnt work and would have to find a new one, but now seeing that you removed the entire monument structure, shows it should still work. Thank you pix!

[@BludCount]

Quick tip, if enchantment tables seem expensive, you can also you dirt and turn it into path blocks. Path blocks leave a very similar gap and serve the same purpose but obviously much much cheaper.

[@Pixlriffs]

Path blocks are an option, but it can be kinda irritating attacking the mobs through a pixel-wide gap. The enchantment table gives you a bit more room.

[@BooksMusicMe17]

Seeing all the sand drops hanging around as you were taking the sand down actually started making me a little excited for allays and how they could help with this kind of big project

[@pesegolsson]

if you find that your aim gets a little off over time while afking add 2 more trapdoors against the hoppers and flip one up so you have less place to be jostle around by the knockback.

[@douglasboler2450]

Hey Pixs, love the design, if you want you can use powdered snow for the kill chute, its more reluable than the lava and consistently puts them on one hit.

[@vangogh330]

3 plus minute time-lapse before the intro. absolute mad lad.

[@ashleypitman3869]

Pixlriffs: releases a new video Me literally staying up to watch it: HOHOHHH YEAHHH

[@RedWinterRoses]

i love the pattern of the glass on the ends of the tanks, that looks so nice. Though, did I miss an update where the guardians no longer drop fish if killed passively? Every farm I've ever done (which, granted, has only been three) has dropped more fish than I could ever use and I never do direct killing chambers because I'm a coward lol.

[@Pixlriffs]

Turns out I misunderstood the Minecraft Wiki - they will drop cod, but they have a chance to drop an extra fish (of any type) when killed by a player.

[@marccloutier3501]

I really like the Idea of transforming an ocean monument into some sort of giant aquatic factory with guardian tank and all, where all aquatic related farm could be centralized like Kelp, guardian, etc

[@johanputter5061]

wow Pix that is so cool, thanks for the grind, it will definitely pay off with the XP you get! will be doing my farm soon as it is a big build!! thanks again

[@shundongli4707]

First time starting the video with a time lapse and THEN an introduction!

[@FranticLunaticYT]

Hi Pix! I love the work youve been doin this series!

[@Thumbsdwn]

Really small detail regarding the quick placement of signs: if you change your GUI settings to the smallest (I think) your cursor will be right over the "done" button after you place the sign, so you can quickly double click to place the sign and exit out of the text screen. I would still use fence gates though haha

[@lstanley3120]

I love your design, absolutely gorgeous, the grind was real I'm sure, but so worth the results.

[@stevekappes912]

How you present these long projects is so helpful. I now know that I will never have time for this! I'm still working on a wither farm....

[@rudrodeepchatterjee]

Nothing better than a 3 minute timelapse with cat(I think) playing in the background to start off a video!

[@nicolasmendes7121]

It is so cool to see the prismarine changing colours during the time lapse

[@dankers12]

I laughed out loud when the Wandering Trader showed up.

[@anadocheva453]

Very technical episode, great as always

[@chitusminecraft]

It's so cool to see the prismarine change colour during the timelapse.

[@KorthalMaiyn]

Absolutely a 'monumental' effort!

[@BrendorTheEndor]

Taking down the monument from the top down looks really cool, it kinda looks like a Link to the Past dungeon

[@brandonsmith8017]

Good ol' SNES Zelda right there.

[@AdeelDrew]

Love your amazing efforts buddy 💗

[@rubydupyII]

I think there's actually an optimal way to place the kelp which will also create a really satisfying effect Heres what I mean in a 5x5 grid but you can really make it as big as you want and as high as you want: O = nothing X = kelp XOXOX OOOOO XOOOO OOOOO XOOOO If you make sure to place the kelp in the top left corner LAST, the water sourced won't have found any diagonals yet, until you place the kelp in the corner which will create a chain reaction that fills the entire area with water sources, starting from the top left and ending in the bottom right. I find it very satisfying to look at!

[@kestrelgaming554]

Can't wait to see the finished farm. Yikes....that's a big build. Keep up the good work 😍

[@parsaemamjomeh]

I seen your stream and it's a lot of work. I think maybe 6 hours. Keep going 💪. We support you always.

[@catastrophic666]

That's a nice way to start an episode ❤️

[@naisamibrahim7705]

Love the vid keep up the good work

[@Zunip182]

This was one of the shortest parts of this entire project so im sure you dont really care, but to save you a whole 2 min putting ice blocks in a diagonal at the top towering up using sand then breaking 5he top ice blocks and break the sand

[@THE_bchat]

Forgive my ignorance, but what is the point of towering up with sand? To place the ice blocks? Wouldn't it be easier to use torches for that, or am I not understanding what you're saying?

[@Zunip182]

@@THE_bchat oh, just a quick ladder to take down with a torch. really theres 100,000 ways to get there to place the ice blocks. Sorry, i guess that was just extra. And in case this is confusing maybe you didnt know you can take down of tower of sand pretty instantly with a torch.

[@Flame07518]

Kelp can only be placed on soul sand in Java. If you play Bedrock you have to place the kelp on whatever floor block and change it out for soul sand.

[@Kinesicz]

Nicely done!

[@Grandthumb]

Thank you for your dedication to this project. A second beacon with strength would this the symmetry! Thanks for all you do.

[@Grandthumb]

...and beams to match the prismarine

[@miestrobewley5333]

Amazing , the time you spend grinding on projects and the dedication to our favorite game

[@martinhartecfc]

Another high-quality episode. It was worth the wait. Do you plan to build and use anything that is going to get nerfed in 1.19? Such as update suppressors or current gold farm designs?

[@sidthecow3270]

Very Nice.Well Done!!!

[@another_jt]

Just a quick correction, Guardians will drop cod normally without a player kill. Having the player kill will let them drop salmon, tropical fish, and pufferfish as well. And of course Looting increases the totals of all the drops.

[@tonyb1880]

I’ve bailed after doing the circle and watching the draining video😂might go back to it at some point tho, fair play that’s tons of time and effort to build

[@dentheman1797]

Have you checked out Ianxofour’s videos? His guardianfarm requires no draining and I’ve build it in 15-20 minutes. Great gains on the prismarine and when you add some fishermen at the drop off, you can sell them the tons of fish for emeralds.

[@VulpisFoxfire]

My suggestion...figure out another beacon effect that would be useful in the area, and put 2 in place so it's not off-centered anymore. :-) And as far as future improvements to the place...a sorting system, and maybe alternate means to get from top to bottom other than having to use elytra all the time. (I forget...do Guardians spawn in 1-deep water? If not, splashdown chutes are viable for quick drops...though of course using bubble elevators to go back up are probably a bad idea.)

[@trevinbeattie4888]

Loved the cameo from the wandering trader! 😆

[@Realucla]

Brooooo, that was Awesome! You kind of use a robot to clean your Ocean Monument!!!! Block of redstone, eject and pistons??? I'm so impressed, because I know that I can do that ,its basic, but sooooo simple thing, makes so much difference, and it is a great idea !!! I've never thought about that!!!! You are a genius 👏 🙌 ✨

[@tomkimmel8157]

Replace the outer ring wall with prismarine blocks and some sea lanterns make it decorative. Also maybe build a few conduits in the ring wall.

[@DoomWalker42]

Would enchanting tables and trapdoors be able to be used for an XP mob farm where you kill the mobs with a looting 3 sword for XP and drops? For example, could it stop creepers from seeing you if you use a half slab instead or something? Your farm looks really nice by the way!

[@SkyPhoenix_3991]

26:25 Exactly the same happened to my at my first ever guardian farm... Oh, did I panic at that moment :D

[@RigzDigz]

Nice work. Quite the grind, worth it in the long run I hope!

[@Pixlriffs]

I plan to do more decoration here, but I'm really happy with how this whole farm looks already. Definitely worth it for aesthetics

[@RigzDigz]

@@Pixlriffs Hey, couple of random minecraft theory things: fence gates vs signs, I feel like gates are much more stable and avoid any sign collapse, just curious why you chose signs? Also, I have found that filling the tank, and then putting in a layer of waterlogged slabs on top, and then creating the water stream and then removing the half slabs is a pretty quick method, just curious if you considered that. Please don't take this as backseat gaming, I just like to get into the nitty gritty of pros and cons of methods. Thank you for coming to my TED talk. Keep up the good work!

[@Pixlriffs]

I mostly did signs because last season's guardian farm involved placing huge amounts of fence gates, and I (jokingly) swore I'd never do that again 😂

[@_Abjuranax_]

@@Pixlriffs Your friend made a Double-Guardian Farm with 8 Fishermen for Trading Fish with. Maybe have an octagon around your kill-chamber with the Trading cells, and Zombify them for lower prices.

[@RigzDigz]

@@Pixlriffs Nice! Just curious. They are a little fiddle-y with having to open them once placed, plus I always need to have them all open in the same direction >< Great vid, per usual!

[@rolexkaard134]

The amount of time, persistence, and patience this man has is astounding

[@bonzue]

I definitely wanna do 1 of these farms, now.

[@humanbeing5529]

Hi pixlriffs. Pls do more time-lapse and use mandragora . It gave me nostalgia as I was rewatching one of your S1 episode.

[@waveclaw]

Is this one of the farms that could benefit from striking an armor stand with your sword instead of the mobs? I do not recall who mentioned it, possibly Docm77 in HC season 8, but that you could use armor stands and sweeping edge to negate thorns. I've never tried that, personally.

[@andreeaiacob2859]

I built this!!! it looks great esp with the diff color stained glass , lots of guardians too!!

[@elliehunt]

It’s funny to see the prismarine changing colour in the Timelapse!

[@mintycheddar3854]

Back in the day I used to build guardian farms without bubble columns by placing layers of water over signs, which allowed guardians spawning there to fall through into water streams, which carried them into the killing chamber. Is that kind of design still viable, how much less productive would it be, and would it still be worthwhile for a solo world?

[@TheCo2rrt]

Oh my stars! How many irl days did that take you??? I have watched you for several years but this seemed different so thank you for your time and effort. 💙

[@Pixlriffs]

I started it on Sunday and finished it on Thursday. So, five, I guess?

[@danielgrice9288]

Well done 👏

[@Handles_Are_Bad.Phuk-them-off]

IIRC wooden fence on one side and stone fence on the other side at knee height should stop you bouncing left and right with the guardians knockback effect.

[@giovannirocket9954]

Question about the killing chamber, does it have to be enchanting tables or would other blocks like path dirt blocks or snow layers (say 5/6) work to ensure that the guardians won't be able to get line of sight?

[@cuckkooTV]

Would you mind doing different iterations of storage collection systems for using around different farms that you build in Minecraft and how it can all come together to the main storage that you built near spawn?

[@ahmadazab7853]

you're a mad scientist!

[@ChrisMarissael]

Very cool farm. Would path blocks work like enchanting tables?

[@bimmerfan2126]

put bookshelves around the afk to use as an enchanting setup too, gotta use those levels somehow :)

[@superslimanoniem4712]

Small improvement: you can put a outline of string a few blocks wide around the top of the spawning tanks to increase pack spawns.

[@Pixlriffs]

I’ve seen this done with some farms, and tbh I’m not sure it’s worth the trouble with a farm this size? It makes sense for smaller farms where the tank is only like 8x8, but I think enough pack spawns happen in this farm already because the tanks are 34 blocks long, and the string just seems like a hassle to place

[@aputik]

Great video! Will a glass roof above the monument enclosure count as a solid block?

[@Xacris]

So in addition to signs and fence gates, another option that people might want to try is Scaffolding! Mobs can move up through it but not down, and it counts as a block for increasing guardian spawns below it. Bonus points, you can walk on it so it may be easier to set up than signs. The only thing you need to contend with is making sure it's supported properly

[@hikari1690]

oh lord I can feel the carpel tunnel just watching. This man is truly a beast 🤣

[@zerokidd21]

That must have taken so long to do. Props

[@dionkingi7823]

Love the video❤

[@emmastonehouse4949]

The zombie pig man just vibin on top of the sand tho

[@Cyberguy42]

The Tweakeroo client side mod has an option to disable the sign's message prompt, invaluable when placing tons of signs

[@Cyberguy42]

I'm curious what the rates are for this farm, given how much effort was required to build it. To be clear, it is not necessary to put that much time and effort into a guardian farm, there are other designs out there that are far faster to build that still have very high rates, such as ianxofour's.

[@Brumal.]

Hey Pix, not sure if you'll see this, but I'm curious about something. is it more efficient to drain a monument from the outside like you are doing or from the inside room by room. Because when I cleared my monument I went inside the monument first and drained it and then hollowed it out, and then used that as a base of operation for the draining of the surrounding circle.

[@Pixlriffs]

I don’t think efficiency is really a factor there. It’s just about which method you prefer

[@Brumal.]

@@Pixlriffs oh phew!! I thought I was an idiot for a second. Thanks for the amazing video!!!

[@rudrodeepchatterjee]

That is actually a great idea!

[@Zenikai_]

@@Brumal. i did the same thing! only took me 1 day for the monument and 2 day for the ocean (i had help for the ocean) thought it was easier that way.

[@Brumal.]

@@Zenikai_ oh that’s awesome!! It is really so cool once it is all done. I’m still working on the overgrown tree city build tho. I don’t have that much time to work on it.

[@misterk7_-]

I miss 4k, but maybe only for the videos that include Replay mod you could use 1080p? Or just keep the replay mod stuff at a lower resolution, entire video at 4k

[@duality4y]

if you want even more efficient tanks put string around then atleast 5 thick and as high as the tank (for pack spawning) might be a tedious task though

[@quackers4207]

the beginning was really nice I never listen to the discs all the way through

[@alexledet]

Really cool to see! Have to ask if it works on Bedrock tho!

[@kman7813]

pix have you tried using scaffolding instead of the signs or the fence gates they might work as they did in the drowned farm you built

[@_Abjuranax_]

Scaffolding is excellent for removing Lava but gets Waterlogged and negates the purpose of them.

[@Pixlriffs]

As above, plus scaffolding needs to be placed from a supporting block and can only travel 6 blocks before another supporting block is needed. Makes it a little awkward for building farms

[@kman7813]

@@Pixlriffs i am really sorry ,that is really dumb of me to not consider that

[@the_block-99]

I really like the series

[@gavinkueck3697]

Could you use stone cutters instead of enchantment tables?

[@ChunkyBumpy]

Can't you place an armor stand and hit that allowing for the sweeping damage to kill the guardians, avoiding the thorns damage? Or does that not work anymore or does looting not work with it?

[@roseproctor3177]

Omg I love this intro so much

[@DavidLatham-productiondave]

You get fish in passive guardian farms too. Also, can you attack an armor stand with sweeping edge to avoid thorns?

[@KiwiTiddles]

i always wondered if you needed to keep water in the monument for the guardians to continue to spawn while building a farm, but apparntly not

[@abhijeetvdsh]

one of most satisfying video

[@adamlininger5934]

If you don’t need the exp, campfires work to take care of the guardians automatically. I’ve found that you still get the cod.

[@danielbellus7067]

Until the last second, i was hoping for a Trading Hall.. next time! :D

[@kgeeplays]

Can the roof over the farm be glass? Or does that not count because it’s not a solid block?

[@goloumi92]

26:20 that made my day xD

[@DarkMeta_Minecraft]

Man, i don't know about the UK but in the U.S. we have codes. You should do something about that tresspasser bringing his live animals on the job site like that. 😂