How many torches to deactivate a spawner?

To deactivate a standard mob spawner (zombie, skeleton, etc.), you need to raise the light level in its 9x8x3 spawn area to light level 8 or higher, which can often be achieved with just one torch placed directly on top or four torches on its sides, though placing torches on all sides ensures full coverage in darker versions or for specific mob types like Blazes (which need light level 12). For blaze spawners, you'll need more light, often requiring a dense pattern of torches or light-emitting blocks like Glowstone or Jack o'Lanterns in Bedrock Edition.
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How many torches to stop a spawner?

To stop a Minecraft spawner with torches, you need to raise the light level in the entire 9x9x9 area around it to 15 (or higher) so mobs can't spawn; this usually means covering all sides and nearby surfaces with torches (light level 14) or using brighter sources like Jack o'Lanterns, with modern versions requiring more thorough light coverage than older ones, often a full 7x7 grid on the spawner's level.
 
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How to get rid of a spawner?

To get rid of spawners in Minecraft, you can either destroy them with a pickaxe (iron or better for efficiency) after lighting the area, or disable them by covering the entire 9x3x9 spawn volume with solid blocks or light sources (light level 9+) so mobs can't spawn, or use commands like /gamerule mobSpawnersEnabled false if cheats are on.
 
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Do torches stop trial spawners?

No, torches do not stop Minecraft's new Trial Spawners because their spawning is unaffected by light level; instead, you must completely surround the spawner with solid blocks to block its line of sight with the player, or wait for its 30-minute cooldown after activation to prevent spawning.
 
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Do soul torches stop spawners?

soul torch / soul lantern gets a new feature. soul torch and soul lantern now stop all mob spawning. ever had a slim chunk in your underground mine or base.
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How to Stop Mobs from Spawning in Minecraft

How to get spawners to stop spawning?

To stop Minecraft spawners, either destroy the block, cover the 9x9x3 area with solid blocks/liquids, or significantly increase light levels (torches work for most, but blazes/magma cubes need more), with specific light/block patterns depending on the mob type and game edition (Java/Bedrock). For blaze/silverfish, high light (level 12+) or lava above works; magma cubes need a solid block layer above or extensive light. 
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Does a mega torch stop spawners?

Due to the mod's design, there's a radius from the mega torch that prevents hostile mobs from spawning. This is 64 blocks surrounding the item, which can be configured to any number you want. Within this radius, natural and forced spawning does not work. However, spawners will continue to function as intended.
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How to deactivate trial spawners?

To deactivate trial spawners in Minecraft, you must either defeat all their mobs and let them cooldown (30 mins), or physically block their line of sight with opaque blocks on all faces (top/bottom too) so they can't see players and won't activate. You can also disable them with light levels (>= 15 for normal, but this is tricky with Trial Spawners), but covering them completely is the most reliable survival method to loot without fighting, or to make them inert for building. 
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Why do people put torches on spawners?

Dungeon spawners do not work in daylight. That's why surrounding them with torches stops them.
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Can silk touch pick up spawners?

No, you cannot pick up monster spawners in vanilla Minecraft with a Silk Touch enchanted tool; they are unobtainable in Survival mode, even with Silk Touch, and will break without dropping anything, though mods or addons can enable this feature. Spawners can only be obtained in Creative mode or through commands, and if you break one in Survival, it's gone forever. 
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Can TNT break a spawner?

TNT can also be used to destroy monster spawners.
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Is there a way to disable a Blaze spawner?

Yes, you can stop a blaze spawner by either lighting the area to a high level (light level 12+) or by encasing it in solid blocks, effectively filling its spawning volume, which is a 9x9x4 area around the spawner. The most effective methods are using Glowstone/Light Blocks strategically for light or completely walling off the 9x9x4 volume with any solid block, often with fire resistance potions for safety.
 
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How to turn a spawner into a farm?

To make a Minecraft spawner farm, find a dungeon spawner, clear a 9x9x4 area around it, and use water streams to push mobs into a central collection point, usually a 23-block drop to an XP kill chamber with hoppers and chests, ensuring you place a slab on the spawner to control spawns and light up nearby caves for efficiency.
 
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Is spawn always at 0 0?

No, the player spawn point in games like Minecraft is not always exactly at 0,0 coordinates; it's usually close to the world's center (0,0) but can be a few hundred blocks away, determined by terrain suitability (like biome) and can shift if the initial spot is blocked. While 0,0 is the theoretical center, the actual spawn is often near it, and spawn chunks (areas always loaded) are centered on this world spawn, not necessarily 0,0.
 
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Do torches stop the creaking from spawning?

Stay Calm: Panicking can lead to hasty movements, giving The Creaking the opening it needs to strike. Illuminate the Area: Torches don't scare it off but can help reduce the biome's natural darkness, making it easier to navigate.
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What can break a spawner?

The best way to tackle one is with a pickaxe. Hit it and keep hitting it and it'll break, dropping experience orbs. At the same time, of course, the spawner will be spawning monsters that'll attack you – so you need to balance up the need to destroy the spawner with the need to fight the mobs.
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Do torches disable spawners in Minecraft?

One of the most basic ways to prevent mob spawning is by placing torches. These increase the light level around them, stopping hostiles from spawning. Other blocks such as glowstone or shroomlight emit higher light levels, but are harder to come by.
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Do spawners have a limit?

Yes, Minecraft spawners have limits, primarily a local mob cap of six mobs within their detection range (9x9x9 in Java, ~16x10x16 in Bedrock), stopping spawns if exceeded, plus a player-proximity requirement (within 16 blocks) and the overall game's global mob cap, which all affect efficiency. To maximize spawns, you must quickly move mobs out of the spawner's immediate area to prevent triggering the local limit.
 
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How do I deactivate a spawner?

To stop Minecraft spawners, either destroy the block, cover the 9x9x3 area with solid blocks/liquids, or significantly increase light levels (torches work for most, but blazes/magma cubes need more), with specific light/block patterns depending on the mob type and game edition (Java/Bedrock). For blaze/silverfish, high light (level 12+) or lava above works; magma cubes need a solid block layer above or extensive light. 
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Do ominous trial spawners reset?

Yes, ominous trial spawners reset in that they go into a 30-minute cooldown after an ominous trial, turning back into regular spawners, but you need a new Ominous Bottle for another ominous trial, and vaults are one-time per player, though regular spawners can be reused after their cooldowns. An ominous spawner skips cooldown when activated, but once completed, it cools down like normal before becoming a regular spawner again, waiting for another Ominous Bottle to turn ominous. 
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Do torches stop monsters?

Minecraftwiki says red torches give off one light level less than the minimum required light to prevent monster spawning, so no. They will reduce it a fair amount, but not totally negate it.
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Can mobs spawn above 255?

Mobs can spawn at Y = 256, but block light does not propagate above Y = 255.
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Do redstone torches have a tick delay?

A redstone torch takes 1 redstone tick (2 game ticks, or 0.1 seconds barring lag) to change state and usually does not respond to 1-tick fluctuations of power.
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