Potato Power: Your Ultimate Guide to Unlocking Potato Minions in Hypixel SkyBlock
So, you want to dive headfirst into the starchy, spud-tacular world of Potato Minions in Hypixel SkyBlock? You’ve come to the right place! This guide will walk you through everything you need to know about unlocking these helpful little workers and optimizing your potato empire.
Unlocking Your First Potato Minion
The straightforward answer: Potato Minions are unlocked at Potato I collection level. Once you reach this collection level, you can craft your first Potato Minion. No complicated quests, no hidden requirements, just good old-fashioned potato collecting!
Reaching Potato I is a relatively easy task, making Potato Minions a great early-game option for resources and experience. So how exactly do you obtain potatoes to reach Potato I?
- Farming: Venture out to The Barn or The Village and start harvesting potatoes. These areas are filled with potato crops that you can collect. It’s free and immediately accessible, but can be rather time consuming.
- Player Islands: Check out other players islands. Many players have established farms which they allow other players to harvest. This option depends on the kindness and generosity of others.
- Crafting: Use other crops to buy and craft the Basket of Seeds, which unlocks potato seeds. Once you have these seeds, you can plant them on your own island and create your own personal potato farm!
Once you’ve gathered enough potatoes, you’ll unlock the Potato I collection and the recipe for the Potato Minion!
Crafting a Potato Minion
Once you’ve reached Potato I, the crafting recipe for the Potato Minion will unlock in your crafting table. It’s a pretty simple recipe:
- To craft a Tier 1 Potato Minion, you need 80 Potatoes.
Place the potatoes in the correct pattern in your crafting table, and voila! You have your first Potato Minion.
Placing and Upgrading Your Potato Minion
Now that you have your Potato Minion, you need to place it on your Player Island. Simply select the minion in your inventory and right-click on a suitable spot on your island. Ensure the area is clear of obstacles.
Like all minions, Potato Minions can be upgraded to higher tiers. Higher tiers produce resources faster and have larger storage capacities. To upgrade, you need to craft higher-tier minions using an increasing number of potatoes:
- Tier 2: 160 Potatoes
- Tier 3: 320 Potatoes
- Tier 4: 640 Potatoes
- Tier 5: 1,280 Potatoes
- Tier 6: 2,560 Potatoes
- Tier 7: 5,120 Potatoes
- Tier 8: 10,240 Potatoes
- Tier 9: 20,480 Potatoes
- Tier 10: 40,960 Potatoes
- Tier 11: 81,920 Potatoes
Optimizing Your Potato Minions
To get the most out of your Potato Minions, consider these strategies:
- Fuel: Use fuel items like Coal or Enchanted Lava Buckets to increase the minion’s production speed.
- Storage: Add storage upgrades like Minion Expanders or Compactors to allow the minion to work for longer periods without needing to be emptied.
- Hoppers: Place hoppers below your minions to automatically collect the produced potatoes.
- Layout: Arrange your minions strategically to maximize space and efficiency.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) About Potato Minions
Here are some frequently asked questions about Potato Minions in Hypixel SkyBlock:
1. How do I get more minion slots?
Extra minion slots can be gained from crafting unique minions and minion tiers, along with Profile Upgrades. Crafting new unique Minions rewards SkyBlock Experience, which contributes to profile leveling, which contributes to additional minion slots.
2. What is the best fuel for Potato Minions?
Enchanted Lava Buckets are generally considered the best fuel, offering a significant production speed boost and lasting a long time.
3. Can multiple players in a co-op interact with minions?
Yes! All players in a Co-op can interact with all Minions on their island. This is beneficial for larger farms and distributing minion management.
4. How do I unlock other types of minions?
Most minions are unlocked by reaching specific collection levels for the corresponding resource. For example, Creeper Minions are unlocked at Gunpowder I, and Redstone Minions are unlocked at Redstone I.
5. Are Potato Minions profitable?
In the early game, Potato Minions are a decent source of income. However, later in the game, other minions like Tarantula Minions or Snow Minions become more profitable. However, they are still very good for farming potatoes for quests or the Great Potato War event.
6. Where can I find potatoes to unlock the minion?
Potatoes are a COMMON item found within ⏣ The Barn, ⏣ The Village, and can be found in player islands through Potato Minions, or potato farms that can be built by the player on their island.
7. What is the Potato War?
The Potato War is a historical reference to a real-world conflict but also refers to the in-game event led by the popular YouTuber Technoblade, who became known as the Potato King. In 1770 a crop failure gave a war its name – The Potato War – when a war between Frederick the Great and Maria Theresa forced soldiers to steal the enemy’s potatoes as there was not much more food to eat. When the potatoes were finished, so did the war.
8. Is there a Potato King NPC in SkyBlock?
Yes! The Potato King’s skin is based on the YouTuber Technoblade. He is seen holding a giant potato. He was the first YouTube personality to have an in-game NPC.
9. What does the Potato Crown do?
The Potato Crown cannot be obtained through normal gameplay, as it is a unique reward item that was given to Technoblade for winning the Great Potato War.
10. How rare is a Snow Minion?
The chances to get a Snow Minion from Gifts are as follows: White: 0.44%, Green: 0.70%, Red: 1.66%.
11. Do minions say potato?
According to lore, Minionese contains some elements of English, with words like “Banana”, “Bapple” (apple, basically “Apple” with “B”), and “Potato”.
12. How do you upgrade a creeper minion?
Feeding it gunpowder will increase its Base HP and HP by 1, therefore, increasing it’s chance to survive from other mobs.
13. How do you unlock Quartz minions?
Quartz Minions are unlocked at Quartz I and can be placed on the Player’s Island. The Quartz Minion collects Nether Quartz.
14. How do you unlock gravel minions?
The Gravel Minion is a Mining Minion unlocked from Gravel Collection I. By default, the Gravel Minion generates Gravel but is most often used with the Flint Shovel as a Minion Upgrade.
15. Why does my Red Sand minion say “Traitor?”
If a Red Sand Minion sees a player who is part of the Mage Faction, they will stop working and say Traitor!. This is part of the lore and faction system within SkyBlock.
Beyond Potatoes: Exploring the World of Minions
Potato Minions are just the beginning! As you progress in Hypixel SkyBlock, you’ll unlock many other types of minions that can help you automate resource gathering and build your empire. Experiment with different minion setups and find what works best for your playstyle and goals.
Remember, the key to success in Hypixel SkyBlock is experimentation, community, and a healthy dose of potato power! And if you are interested in the gamification of learning, you can visit the website of the Games Learning Society, which is located at GamesLearningSociety.org.