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BEST TRADES

The most valuable villager trades across all professions. These are the trades every player should know about.

Best Enchantment Source

Mending Book

LibrarianLevel 1

Roll novice librarians until you get Mending. Break and replace lectern to reset trades. Price: 5-64 emeralds.

Efficiency V Book

LibrarianLevel 1

High-level enchantments cost more. Worth the investment for diamond/netherite tools.

Unbreaking III Book

LibrarianLevel 1

Essential for any tool or armor. Relatively common roll.

Protection IV Book

LibrarianLevel 1

Best armor enchantment for general use.

Best Emerald Farms

Sticks

FletcherLevel 1

32 sticks = 1 emerald. Sticks are trivially easy to mass-produce from a tree farm.

Wheat/Carrots/Potatoes

FarmerLevel 1

Large crop farms generate steady emerald income. Multiple farmers multiply output.

Rotten Flesh

ClericLevel 1

32 rotten flesh = 1 emerald. Pairs well with zombie/drowned farms.

Coal

MultipleLevel 1

15 coal = 1 emerald. Used by Armorer, Butcher, Toolsmith, and Weaponsmith.

24 paper = 1 emerald. Sugar cane farms make this effortless.

Glass Panes

CartographerLevel 2

11 glass panes = 1 emerald. Super smelter + sand farm combination.

Unobtainable Elsewhere

Name Tag

LibrarianLevel 5

20 emeralds each. Cannot be crafted, only found in loot or bought here.

Saddle

LeatherworkerLevel 5

6 emeralds each. Cannot be crafted.

Explorer Maps

CartographerLevel 2

13 emeralds + compass. Points to ocean monuments and woodland mansions.

Bottle o' Enchanting

ClericLevel 5

3 emeralds each. Only obtainable through trading in survival.

Best Equipment

Enchanted Diamond Pickaxe

ToolsmithLevel 5

13-35 emeralds. Can come with Efficiency, Unbreaking, Fortune, or Silk Touch.

Enchanted Diamond Sword

WeaponsmithLevel 5

13-35 emeralds. Can come with Sharpness, Smite, Looting, etc.

Enchanted Diamond Chestplate

ArmorerLevel 5

16-35 emeralds. Can come with Protection, Thorns, Unbreaking.

Best Food Trades

Golden Carrot

FarmerLevel 5

3 emeralds for 3 golden carrots. Best food in the game (14.4 saturation).

Cooked Beef

ButcherLevel 5

1 emerald for 5 steak. Excellent food source.

Bread

FarmerLevel 1

1 emerald for 6 bread. Available from novice level.

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 →