# Everything, ranging from crafting to taming, gives you xp!<\/p>\n
**Use \/gamerule BreakingBlocksGivesXp to get a little bit of xp for breaking blocks**<\/p>\n
**Current new ways of getting xp:**<\/p>\n
– Breaking blocks (toggleable)
\n– Using Bonemeal
\n– Crafting
\n– Smelting
\n– Landing critical hits
\n– Sleeping
\n– Trees growing
\n– Fishing
\n– Taming mobs
\n– Using a totem
\n– Being struck by lightning
\n– Blocking
\n– Entering the end
\n– New cleric trades
\n– Anchievements
\n– Entering the nether for the first time<\/p>\n
**Armour:**<\/p>\n
– Lapis set – each piece gives xp over time<\/p>\n
**Other:**
\n– Compact xp – A throwable xp orb made from 9 xp bottles
\n– Liquid xp – Standing in this will summon xp orbs<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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