BEST TRADES
The most valuable villager trades across all professions. These are the trades every player should know about.
Best Enchantment Source
Roll novice librarians until you get Mending. Break and replace lectern to reset trades. Price: 5-64 emeralds.
High-level enchantments cost more. Worth the investment for diamond/netherite tools.
Essential for any tool or armor. Relatively common roll.
Best armor enchantment for general use.
Best Emerald Farms
32 sticks = 1 emerald. Sticks are trivially easy to mass-produce from a tree farm.
Large crop farms generate steady emerald income. Multiple farmers multiply output.
32 rotten flesh = 1 emerald. Pairs well with zombie/drowned farms.
15 coal = 1 emerald. Used by Armorer, Butcher, Toolsmith, and Weaponsmith.
24 paper = 1 emerald. Sugar cane farms make this effortless.
11 glass panes = 1 emerald. Super smelter + sand farm combination.
Unobtainable Elsewhere
20 emeralds each. Cannot be crafted, only found in loot or bought here.
6 emeralds each. Cannot be crafted.
13 emeralds + compass. Points to ocean monuments and woodland mansions.
3 emeralds each. Only obtainable through trading in survival.
Best Equipment
13-35 emeralds. Can come with Efficiency, Unbreaking, Fortune, or Silk Touch.
13-35 emeralds. Can come with Sharpness, Smite, Looting, etc.
16-35 emeralds. Can come with Protection, Thorns, Unbreaking.
Maximize Your Trading
Cure Zombie Villagers
Converting and curing zombie villagers gives permanent price discounts, often reducing trades to just 1 emerald. Learn how →
Re-roll Trades
Break and replace a villager's workstation to reset their Novice trades until you get what you want. Rolling guide →