Uploaded February 2019 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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Build guide for 4 layers
AFK height: 214
Layer 4: 120
Layer 3: 117
Layer 2: 114
Layer 1: 111
Landing height: 86 (128 blocks below AFK height)

Spawn pads are a 10 block radius from edge of drop chutes, but this value is not exact.

Item collection is up to you, but I think my SP world solution works well @ 7:17 . Gold nuggets are about 6400/hr which is less than hopper speed. Rotten flesh drops bring it to above hopper speed, so these need to be sorted out first.

I claim this is the easiest gold farm because it
1. requires only digging, no block placement
2. gives 30-40% more spawns per block due to lower height (127 height vs about 170 for on top of the nether ceiling)

Item counter commands:
/execute if block -32 80 -6 minecraft:hopper{Items:[{Slot:0b,Count:64b}]}
/scoreboard players add count test 8
/data merge block -32 80 -6 {Items:[{Slot:0b,id:"minecraft:gold_nugget",Count:56b},{Slot:1b,id:"minecraft:rotten_flesh",Count:1b},{Slot:2b,id:"minecraft:cobblestone",Count:64b},{Slot:3b,id:"minecraft:cobblestone",Count:64b},{Slot:4b,id:"minecraft:cobblestone",Count:64b},]}