DonutSMP WikiSpawners (FAQ)
Answers to common questions about DonutSMP spawners: how to get them, mining and stacking them, and what they drop.
How do you get spawners on DonutSMP?
A Minecraft Forum guide to the economy after the June update says no new spawners exist. The Shard Shop no longer sells them, and the server's other ways of making them were removed long ago. The only way to get one now is to trade with another player [1]. The fan-run Donutpedia wiki lists one exception: the /medal command gives 3 skeleton spawners to players who have finished the medal quest [2]. See Economy for how trading between players works.
Can you still buy spawners with shards?
No. The Minecraft Forum guide says the Shard Shop no longer sells spawners. It also says that older guides telling players to "buy spawners from the Shard Shop" are out of date [1]. Donutpedia's spawner page still says spawners are bought with shards [3].
Do spawners spawn mobs on DonutSMP?
No. According to Donutpedia, DonutSMP spawners make mob drops without spawning any mobs. The server uses a plugin called Smart Spawners [3].
How do you collect items from a spawner?
Right-click the placed spawner. It opens like a chest and you take the stored drops [3].
How does spawner stacking work?
Hold shift and right-click. According to Donutpedia, this raises the output [3]. The same page warns that stacking puts a lot of value in one place, and many players hunt for bases so they can raid farms and stashes [3]. See PvP, bases and raiding.
What spawner types are there?
Donutpedia lists eight types: pig, cow, spider, zombified piglin, skeleton, blaze, creeper and iron golem [3]. The Minecraft Forum guide also mentions a zombie spawner, which it says has "no known use in production" [1]. See Gameplay features.
What does each spawner drop?
According to Donutpedia [3]:
| Spawner | Drops |
|---|---|
| Pig | Raw porkchop |
| Cow | Raw beef |
| Spider | Spider eye, string |
| Zombified piglin | Gold nugget |
| Skeleton | Bone, arrow |
| Blaze | Blaze powder |
| Creeper | Gunpowder |
| Iron golem | Iron ingot |
Do blaze spawners drop blaze rods?
The sources disagree. Donutpedia says the blaze spawner only produces blaze powder and that blaze rods can be bought from the shop [3]. The Minecraft Forum guide lists blaze spawners as a source of blaze rods [1].
How do spawners make money?
Owners collect the drops and sell them. /sell and /orders are the same market, so what /sell pays for an item is the price of the buy orders for that item [4]. Donutpedia says skeleton spawners tend to be among the most valuable [3]. The Minecraft Forum guide suggests a timed test: collect everything your farms make over a set period to get an average output [1].
How much is a spawner worth?
Spawners can only be bought from other players [1]. To work out what a spawner earns, check the live buy-order prices of its drops on DonutOrders. It is a fan-run price tracker that takes its prices from the in-game /orders [4]. Price pages: bone, arrow, iron ingot, gunpowder, gold nugget, blaze powder, string, spider eye.
Are spawners good for new players?
The Minecraft Forum guide says no. Spawners are scarce, so the price to get started is high [1]. See Economy for other ways to make money.
Can you use macros or an auto-clicker on spawners?
No. The official rules ban "Using Macros to collect or do anything in spawners" and auto-clicking spawners [5]. See Rules.
Can you sell spawners for real money?
No. The official rules forbid "exchanging in-game items or services for real-world money, goods, services, or rewards". They also forbid trading items between DonutSMP and other Minecraft servers [5].
Related pages
Sources
- DonutSMP Economy After the June Update - Minecraft Forum - minecraftforum.net
- Commands - Donutpedia (fan-run wiki) - donutsmp-wiki.pages.dev
- Spawner - Donutpedia (fan-run wiki) - donutsmp-wiki.pages.dev
- How /orders works on DonutSMP: buy orders and /sell (DonutOrders) - donutorders.com
- DonutSMP Rules (official) - rules.donutsmp.net