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CLOCK

1 trade involving this item across 1 trader.

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Last checked
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

Clock in villager trading

Clock is something you buy from villagers rather than sell to them; it does not appear as a raw-material trade, so trading is one of the few survival-friendly ways to stock up on it.

Clock is a utility item rather than a material or a weapon, which is why it sits on a villager's shelf next to the food and the gear. A crafting grid makes one from 4 × gold ingot and 1 × redstone.

Villagers that sell Clock(you give emeralds, get Clock)

ProfessionLevelPriceAmountVillager XPJava 26.2Bedrock 1.26.30.5Notes
LibrarianExpert5x Emerald1x Clock15same in Bedrockverifiedverified

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 Clock

A villager only shows part of its trade table, so knowing who trades clock is not the same as getting it. The friendliest roll here is the librarian (expert): 50% of them carry it, so it takes about 2 of them on average before one does.

Chance and daily throughput per villager for Clock
VillagerTierVillagers with this offerRolls to see itMost from one villagerAfter a cure
LibrarianExpert50% (2 in 4)Bedrock 33% (1 in 3)about 224 clock a day2 restocks a day1 emeraldwas 5, 4 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 Clock, and at what price

To buy Clock, visit a Librarian at the Expert tier (5 emeralds).

Is trading Clock worth it?

Clock sells for as little as 5 emeralds, from the Librarian at the Expert tier, and 5 of the other 6 cost less. The price is fixed rather than rolled, so a second Librarian will quote you exactly the same.

What the Librarian sells, cheapest first
GlassJourneyman1
LanternApprentice1
Red CandleMaster3
Yellow CandleMaster3
CompassExpert4
ClockExpert5
BookshelfNovice9
Emeralds asked per trade. Every other row links to that item.

What 5 emeralds cost in goods

The Librarian at its expert tier asks 5 emeralds for a clock. 8 of the 72 villagers that pay emeralds, emptied out:

8 emerald routes measured against Clock
A full slot ofToEmeraldsBuys
12 diamondsexpert Weaponsmith122.4 clocks
48 booksapprentice Librarian122.4 clocks
72 tropical fishexpert Fisherman122.4 clocks
120 dried kelp blocksexpert Butcher122.4 clocks
192 any dyejourneyman Shepherd163.2 clocks
240 coalnovice Armorer163.2 clocks
352 carrotsnovice Farmer163.2 clocks
288 flintjourneyman Weaponsmith122.4 clocks

5 diamonds against 120 flint for the same 5 emeralds, 24 times the carrying, and the shortest wait is the Shepherd at 3.1 real minutes of shelf, gathering not counted.

How Clock trading works

Every clock offer here locks after 12 uses, and a villager restocks up to twice per Minecraft day, so one is good for 24 of these trades a day and no more.

The earliest clock shows up is the Librarian's Expert tier, level 4 of five, which a villager reaches at 150 trade experience. A freshly employed one is 3 tiers short of offering clock at all.

How long Clock takes in real time

12 clocks empty one slot at the Librarian, 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 librarian moves 24 clocks against 120 emeralds a Minecraft day, a clock every 50 real seconds, 6 emeralds a real minute. 64 clocks take 6 fills across 3 Minecraft days, 6 minutes of it watching the librarian walk back to its lectern.

Tips for trading Clock

  • Clearing the shelf: one Librarian sells 12 clocks before it has to restock, 60 emeralds for the full slot.
  • Where the emeralds come from: the same Librarian pays an emerald per 2 book and quills.
  • Cure before a big buy: 60 emeralds for one full slot is enough that curing a zombie librarian first, which cuts its prices permanently, pays for the golden apple many times over. How curing works.
  • Also on the Librarian's list: compass, yellow candle, red candle, paper, bookshelf, enchanted book.

Clock trading FAQ

How much does Clock cost from a villager?
5 emeralds from the Librarian at the Expert tier. That price is fixed, so every Librarian offering it asks the same.
Can you sell Clock to a villager for emeralds?
No. Clock only appears on the selling side of the trade window: villagers hand it over for emeralds, none of them take it back.

Same trader, other items

The Librarian works at a lectern and also trades: