Taming Allays in Minecraft: Everything You Need to Know

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Learn how to tame these useful, passive fairy-like mobs.

Written by Hannah Dillon

Last Updated: July 7, 2025 Fact Checked

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Are you looking to tame an Allay in Minecraft? Allays are passive mobs that can be very useful if you're trying to gather a lot of items. While you can't tame an Allay like other mobs, Allays can be tamed by giving them an item. Keep reading to learn everything you need to know about taming, using, and breeding Allays in Minecraft.

Things You Should Know

• Allays can be found in Pillager Outposts or Woodland Mansions.
• Tame an Allay by giving it an item; the Allay will then follow you and search for more of that item.
• You can get more Allay by giving an Allay an Amethyst Shard while it's dancing to a Jukebox.

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Section 1 of 3:

How to Tame an Allay

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   Find an Allay. In Minecraft, Allays have a 50% chance to spawn in dark oak cages in Pillager Outposts. You can also find them in jail cells inside Woodland Mansions (also a 50% chance to spawn). In both locations, 1 to 3 Allays have a chance of spawning in each cage/cell.

   • Allays are passive mobs that are blue and look like fairies. They also look similar to the hostile mob Vex but differ in color (Vex are gray, while Allay are blue), and Vex carry swords.
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   Approach the Allay and give it an item. While Allays cannot be tamed like other mobs, you can "tame" them by giving them an item. That Allay will then follow you and search for the item you gave it.

   • An Allay can carry about 64 of the same item and will only pick up one type at a time.
   • If another user gives the Allay an item, the Allay will then follow that user.
   • While you cannot tame Allays normally, you can also use a Lead and a Name Tag on them in Java Edition.
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Duplicating Allays

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   Craft a Jukebox. Allays will duplicate if given an Amethyst Shard while dancing to a Jukebox. Your Allay must be listening to music and dancing before it's given an Amethyst Shard.
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   Give the Allay an Amethyst Shard. The Allay will react when given the shard and duplicate into a second Allay. Unlike other mobs, you only need one Allay to "breed" them.
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Allay Uses

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   Allays are most useful for finding items. As stated above, if you give an Allay an item to "tame" it, it'll go looking for that item. This is useful if you're farming a particular item or want your Allay to help you find a lost item.

   • Note that Allays cannot gather items that are underwater.
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   Allays will deliver items to note blocks if they're nearby. If an Allay hears a nearby note block while delivering items, it will deliver them to the note block instead. After delivering the items, the Allay will spend about 60 seconds by the note block before returning to the player.
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   In Bedrock Edition, Allays will follow you through portals. If you enter a nether portal, your Allay will follow you. Your Allay can also follow you into an end portal, but only if you've given them an item before you teleport and your Allay is nearby when you enter the portal.
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