IntermediateFarms
How to build an XP farm from a spawner in Minecraft
While you work, place a Torch next to the spawner.
×4 Tested 26.3 A Torch is the basic light source: a stick with burning coal that lights caves and keeps monsters away.
It is made with the Crafting Table from Stick, Coal and Charcoal. It gives off light level 14.
What it does
One Coal or Charcoal on a Stick makes four torches. Place them on floors or walls; their light, level 14, stops most hostile mobs from spawning around them and melts nearby snow and ice.
Torches break instantly, pop off if their support goes, and water washes them away. Miners place them on one side of the tunnel to find the way back.
How to craft
Crafting table Also in the 2×2 inventory grid 
4 Coal / Charcoal + Stick → 4 × Torch
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How Torch connects
12 links · from the 26.3 game dataWhere to get it
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Place a Torch in the room and 2 torches on the free floor blocks of the pen, so no mobs spawn there at night.
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Your first night in Minecraft, then the first 10 hours
no monster spawns on a block lit by a torch.
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Torch · FAQ
How do you get Torch in Minecraft?
At the Crafting Table: 1 × Stick, 1 × Coal and 1 × Charcoal give 4 × Torch. Mining the block drops it. It can be found as loot in Mineshaft, Trial Chambers and Village.
What is Torch used for in Minecraft?
It lights up areas and prevents monster spawns. It is an ingredient in 2 recipes, made at the Crafting Table; for example Jack o'Lantern and Lantern.
Does Torch give off light?
Yes, light level 14.
Can a piston move Torch?
No: when a piston pushes it, it breaks and drops as an item.