Tutorial:Allay farming
Allay farming is the process of duplicating allays.
Why bother?
Allays are rare mobs: they spawn only in woodland mansions and rarely in pillager outposts. Despite their rarity, allays are useful for redstone farms and item sorters, because they are the easiest and simplest way to sort non stackable items. For example, they can be used in raid farms to sort the totems of undying or in drowned farms to sort the tridents
Mechanics
An allay is duplicated when it is given an amethyst shard while it dances to the music from a nearby jukebox.
Getting an allay
Allays have a 50% chance to generate in the wooden cages in pillager outposts, and in prison cells in woodland mansions. It's best to kill the nearby illagers before trying to take the allay from the structure. Once you choose which structure, search until you find an allay. Once you find an allay, you must leash it, and then lead it back to the area where you can duplicate your allay, ideally near your base or an amethyst geode. You need just one allay, but it is recommended to bring as many as you can in case an allay flies away or dies.
You can transport the allays however you like, but it is recommended to use the Nether since it is most likely the fastest (but riskiest) way back if you have a nether portal to your location. Avoid using an elytra. Allays are already flying, and if you fly too quickly with the elytra, the lead might snap, causing you to lose your allay.
