BLACK WOOL
1 trade involving this item across 1 trader.
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- 11 August 2026
- Java Edition
- 26.2, 1 of 1 row found
- Bedrock Edition
- 1.26.30.5, 1 of 1 matching
- Edition differences
- none, both editions match
Black Wool in villager trading
Black Wool is a raw-material trade: villagers pay emeralds for it, which makes it a candidate for an automated emerald farm rather than something you purchase back.
Black Wool is dyed or natural wool, useful for beds, banners, and builds. A Shepherd both buys wool from you and sells coloured variants back. A crafting grid makes one from 1 × black dye and 1 × white wool. 2 of them make 3 black carpet.
Villagers that buy Black Wool(you give Black Wool, get emeralds)
| Profession | Level | You Give | You Get | Villager XP |  Java 26.2 |  Bedrock 1.26.30.5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shepherd | Novice | Black Wool |  | 2same in Bedrock | verified | verified |
The 1 trade on this item was read out of the trade files Minecraft Java 26.2 ships in its own data, checked on against the item, both amounts and the use limit. Bedrock 1.26.30.5 is read as well, and where it disagrees the row says how. Which files, and what is not checked.
Your odds of finding Black Wool
A villager only shows part of its trade table, so knowing who trades black wool is not the same as getting it. The friendliest roll here is the shepherd (novice): 40% of them carry it, so it takes about 2.5 of them on average before one does.
| Villager | Tier | Villagers with this offer | Rolls to see it | Most from one villager | After a cure |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shepherd | Novice | 40% (2 in 5)Bedrock 100% (1 in 1) | about 2.5 | 32 emeralds a day2 restocks a day | 12 black woolwas 18, 6 off |
The chance is the draw size over the pool size in the game's own trade set file for that tier. The Bedrock line under it is the same sum on Bedrock's own table, which splits a tier into groups and draws out of each one separately, so the two editions often disagree. The day figure is the trade's use limit times the 2 restocks a villager is allowed per in-game day (Villager.allowedToRestock), so it is a ceiling and not an average: it assumes you are there for every restock. The cure column is 125 reputation times the trade's own multiplier, floored, and never takes a cost below one. Counted from the game's own draw sizes. How that check works.
Who trades Black Wool, and at what price
To sell Black Wool for emeralds, bring it to a Shepherd at the Novice tier (18 units per 1 emerald).
Is trading Black Wool worth it?
The best rate any villager offers is an emerald per 18 black wool, from the Shepherd, and 1 of the other 4 pays out faster. No villager sells black wool back, so it is emeralds out and nothing in.
 | Any DyeApprentice | 12 | |
| Black WoolNovice | 18 | ||
| Brown WoolNovice | 18 | ||
| Gray WoolNovice | 18 | ||
| White WoolNovice | 18 |
Black Wool against the other 71 ways to earn an emerald
One slot at the Shepherd takes 18 black wool a trade, 16 trades, 16 emeralds. 8 of the 72 villagers that pay emeralds, emptied out:
| A full slot of | To | Emeralds | Worth in Black Wool |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12 acacia boats | master Fisherman | 12 | 216 black wool |
| 24 rabbit feet | journeyman Cleric | 12 | 216 black wool |
| 64 raw rabbit | novice Butcher | 16 | 288 black wool |
| 120 dried kelp blocks | expert Butcher | 12 | 216 black wool |
| 144 nether quartz | expert Mason | 12 | 216 black wool |
| 240 raw cod | apprentice Fisherman | 16 | 288 black wool |
| 384 feathers | expert Fletcher | 16 | 288 black wool |
| 416 potatoes | novice Farmer | 16 | 288 black wool |
16 acacia boats against 416 potatoes for the same 16 emeralds, 26 times the carrying, and the shortest wait is the Butcher at 10 real minutes of shelf, gathering not counted. Black Wool itself pays 18 an emerald, so 53 of the 72 ask less and 15 ask more.
How Black Wool trading works
Every black wool offer here locks after 16 uses, and a villager restocks up to twice per Minecraft day, so one is good for 32 of these trades a day and no more.
The earliest black wool shows up is the Shepherd's Novice tier, which a villager has the moment it claims the workstation.
How long Black Wool takes in real time
288 black wool empty one slot at the Shepherd, 2400 ticks (Villager.allowedToRestock) at 20 a second (TickRateManager) refill it 2 real minutes later, and the 24000-tick villager day (Timelines) holds 2 of those fills in 20 real minutes.
So one shepherd moves 576 black wool against 32 emeralds a Minecraft day, 18 black wool every 37.5 real seconds, 1.6 emeralds a real minute. 64 black wool fit inside one of those slots, refill untouched.
Tips for trading Black Wool
- One villager, one restock: the Shepherd pays an emerald per 18 black wool and that slot runs 16 trades, so 288 black wool (4.5 stacks) is all one will take before it locks, for 16 emeralds in total.
- Where they go back: that Shepherd also sells shears at 2 emeralds each, its cheapest offer.
- Also on the Shepherd's list: gray wool, any dye, colored wool, colored carpet, bed, banner.
Black Wool trading FAQ
How many black wool make an emerald?
Which villager sells Black Wool?
Same trader, other items
The Shepherd works at a loom and also trades:
Shears