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Allays are not all just for looks, even though they are adorable and reminiscent of Navi from Legend of Zelda. They actually do have quite a bit of utility to them, which can help players greatly on their Minecraft journey. Here’s what to know about the Allays, and how they can be found, tamed, and made use of.
Where To Find Allays
Allays are mobs that are often imprisoned by Illagers. As such, to find them and rescue them, players will need to either head over to a Pillager Outpost or to a Woodland Mansion.
At a Pillager Outpost, look for a cage outside the main tower. There can be multiple Allays here that can be interacted with. If players find themselves in a Woodland Mansion, which is a much rarer structure, they should look for cobblestone cells in the prison room which often spawns inside the mansion. Given how rare Woodland Mansions are, players are better equipped to find Allays by heading over to the closest Pillager Outpost.
How To Tame Allays
Allays cannot technically be tamed like dogs or cats, but there are ways to ensure that an Allay will always return and follow the player in question. After players have found an Allay, they should hold any item they wish to receive and give it to the Allay by interacting with it.
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The Allay will then look around and gather the exact same item and deliver it to the player. These items need to be dropped, making them great for large farms that rely on transporting dropped items. Players can also have Allays search for any missing items they may have misplaced in their world.
An Allay will follow the player that last offered it an item, which essentially is how they are tamed. If the item is removed from the Allay by interacting with it again with an empty hand, the Allay will no longer follow them.
What To Use Allays For
Only the sky is the limit when it comes to the utility Allays bring to players. As already mentioned, they can be great at finding misplaced dropped items on the ground, since they have quite a large radius of 64 blocks. While there are some limitations (it needs to be a dropped item and they are unable to go underwater), this can be a good advantage to a player.
Moreover, Allays make great friends at farms. They can transport dropped items from farms where crops are dropped. Not just that, Allays will also deliver items to any activate noteblock in the game, so players can for example place a hopper next to a noteblock, and the Allays will deliver any dropped item around the active noteblock to it, as seen xisumavoid’s video.
Minecraft is available on multiple platforms, such as PC, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, and Android and iOS devices.
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