Tutorial:Tips and Tricks

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This is a place where you can find some useful Tips and Tricks for Hypixel SkyBlock. Feel free to add more!

Farming

 * In the early game, it is recommended to use a Rookie Hoe to harvest crops. This can be obtained from the Farm Merchant. In the mid-game or late/end-game, various specialized hoes from Jacob's Farming Contests such as the Turing Sugar Cane Hoe can be used instead. It is recommended that you put the Harvesting enchantment on your hoe because it can increase the amount of items harvested.
 * You can construct a Pumpkin Farm to raise your farming level or a Sugar Cane farm, which, while slightly less efficient at producing Farming XP, is much better for money.
 * While Carrot and Potato farms aren't great for Farming XP, they are really good at producing money.

Mining

 * An easy way to get Coal is chopping wood with a good axe, like a Treecapitator or a Jungle Axe, then trading every 1 Wood for 2 Coal.
 * Talking to Rusty at the Gold Mine will apply the Telekinesis enchant to any tool you put in there, for 100 Coins.
 * Don't mine redstone ore in front of the pigmen at the Pigmen's Den! That will provoke them.
 * Before entering the Deep Caverns (or any dangerous place), empty your purse.
 * If you talk to the Lapis Miner located in the Lapis Quarry and give him an iron pickaxe, you will be rewarded with a compactor.

Combat

 * Don't sell your Rogue Sword! It is useful and can only be obtained once per profile.
 * It's not recommended get Cleave on your swords because it can be somewhat buggy. Other enchants that should be avoided include Knockback, because of its tendency to move enemies out of melee range.
 * However, Cleave is excellent for farming grouped mobs on your island to level up Revenant Armor or Tarantula Armor faster. Cleavers, Super Cleavers, and Hyper Cleavers can also be used for this purpose.
 * Apply Telekinesis on your sword. This can be obtained in the Gold Mine from Rusty for 100 coins.
 * Some suggestions for swords are as follows; For an early-game player, use an Undead Sword or a Silver Fang. For a mid-game player, use an Aspect of the End or the Raider Axe. For a late to end-game player, use either a Aspect of the End with a Warped Reforge, Aspect of the Dragons, or Livid Dagger.
 * When you don't want to use a sword, weapon, tool or armor piece, don't throw it away. Instead, save it or sell it.

Foraging

 * The good combination to grind wood is using a Jungle Axe and an Efficiency 5 and Haste III Gold Axe. The strategy goes as follows, use a Jungle Axe first on logs as it is able to break a lot of logs instantly. Then, while the ability is on cooldown, switch to the Gold Axe to instantly break logs.
 * The best way to grind foraging is to use a Treecapitator.
 * Equip an Ocelot pet for more foraging XP

Fishing

 * Public islands have a higher chance to spawn sea creatures.
 * Fishing in the rain is immensely faster!
 * One of the best spots is in the Spider's Den. If you can get to Hub Island with a Grappling Hook or Aspect of the End, you can fish in the ponds there. This is a good spot because the Spider's Den naturally rains.
 * If one wants to get squids, they should go to The Park and buy rain from Vanessa, as it not only provides squids, it gives a chance to give a Squid Pet, which helps immensely with fishing, and with the added bonus of Ink Sacks going for a lot on the Bazaar.
 * If one intends to grind fishing, it would be in their best interest to get a and above Dolphin Pet as this increases  allowing to get many sea creatures worth tons of fishing exp.
 * But if one does not intend to manually fish to level up the skill, use a Clay Minion with a Super Compactor 3000 and an Enchanted Lava Bucket.
 * Spiked Bait is the most used Fishing Bait to spawn sea creatures, and is usually worth using. Ice Bait is recommended at the Jerry Pond. Fish Bait is good if treasure is preferred. If one wants both Sea Creature Chance and Fishing Speed, and has a large amount of money, it may be preferable to use Whale Bait, as it provides extra fishing speed, extra sea creature chance, along with a chance of double drops from fishing, although the bait is costly.
 * The best fishing rods to use are the Shredder and Rod of the Sea, with the Auger Rod being the best for fishing in the Jerry Pond.
 * The Pond Island comes with a Prismarine Crystal floating on top, increasing the chance of getting Prismarine Crystals and Prismarine Shards.

Reforging
Most reforges are based on damage for Berserk setups and some are exclusive to other class set ups.
 * The best for swords are Fabled/Suspicious/Sharp/Spicy/Legendary.
 * The best for bows is Unreal/Rapid/Precise/Spiritual.
 * The best for armor is generally Pure. (Fierce if you already have enough and Light if you need speed and not damage)
 * If the armor set is Wise Dragon Armor or Crystal Armor, put Wise/Necrotic.
 * The best for Fishing Rods is Salty or Treacherous. It can be applied only at Terry.
 * The best for talismans is:
 * Shaded for -  for Berserk damage.
 * Strong for and higher.
 * Unpleasant for / if you're low on.
 * Silky for -  for high  with Mastiff Armor as a Tank or Hurtful if you for some reason can't get a Luxurious Spool.
 * Bizarre for -  for high intelligence for Mages.
 * Demonic for a balance between damage and intelligence.

Money Making Methods

 * A easy way to get Coins is shearing Leaves and selling them, as each Leaf block sells for 2 Coins
 * By simply breaking wheat at the Farm, you can easily obtain around a thousand coins in no time at all. Recommended for early game players.
 * Use Minions (preferably with Diamond Spreading for even more money) for passive money generation. Some of the best minions for making money are (currently) the Clay Minion and Snow Minion.
 * A good way to use the tip above is to buy one, (not from the auction house but ask everybody on the chat) and then grind for iron to unlock iron collection. On Iron V you unlock a Budget Hopper, an item that you can put in a minion and automatically sell some items when the minion is full. You can then collect the money for a nice surprise in the morning.
 * A Raider Axe is the best tool for money making. By killing mobs, you can quite easily obtain a lot of coins. (The mobs need to be at least Lvl. 10 or more for the +20 coin bonus to apply.)
 * For a mid-game player, using the Farmer Boots and a Raider Axe (or other weapon that can 1-shot Zealots), you can grind for Summoning Eyes in the Dragon's Nest. You earn coins from kills and selling the summoning eyes on the Bazaar.
 * Check Bazaar items and their enchanted forms, if you have the recipe to craft it, then use this calculation: If unenchanted item buying prize x the amount needed to craft enchanted form < enchanted form of the item's selling prize at Bazaar. If it is true buy the amount needed for the enchanted form(s) craft it to enchanted form and sell it to Bazaar. It works in all stages of the game, but for the endgame, you should check higher prized items for more profit. (it may sound complicated, but it's not) Note: Sometimes there are no items that you can do it with, but when there are you can make A LOT of money just by crafting items
 * Check the prices of items in Bazaar and if it is lower than the Merchant price you can buy from Bazaar and sell the Merchants.(it is recommended to use a personal compacter for large quantities of items to turn them into enchanted form)
 * You can use a method called NPC flipping. Basically, you buy things from the NPC's and sell it at the bazaar for extra money.
 * However, be careful! Not all items from NPC's sell for more at the Bazaar, so it would be best to check the sell prices of items.


 * A great way to make money is Auction flipping. This is the act of purchasing something and then reselling it for a higher price.

Other Tips

 * Always empty your purse at the bank when you log off so that you can get interest.
 * If you don't have enough minion slots, alternate your minions.
 * If you are an early-game player, buy compactors from bazaar for your minions. (They are worth around 6k)
 * Store essential items in your ender chest. You can access it via the SkyBlock Menu.
 * When you break portals, the portal item won't come out. You won't be able to save it again!
 * It is always smart to set yourself objectives. This will give a certain goal to work towards.
 * To get Gravel, go to the Spider's Den.
 * To get Sand, you need to have unlocked either Cactus V to make a Desert Island, or Raw Fish IV to make a pond island. Either way, you will need to buy some initial sand from the Farm Merchant or the Bazaar to craft the island.
 * To get Ice, you can buy it from the Builder, go to the Jerry Pond, or use a Biome Stick to turn the biome of your island into a Cold Taiga. All exposed water sources will turn into ice, and use a Silk Touch pickaxe to mine them.
 * When bidding on an item in the Auction House, consider the following.
 * Is it cheap enough to afford?
 * When is the most recent bid? (If someone has bid within 30 minutes, they are likely to still be online. This is not good, as you don't want to get outbid, or spend so much money that the item is no longer worth it.)
 * Always check the Bazaar to see if you can buy the required materials to craft the item for less money.
 * Check the BIN(Buy It Now) to see the lowest price for that item so that you don't overpay.