EMERALD

176 trades involving this item across 13 traders.

Last checked: 11 August 2026
Java Edition: 26.2, 176 of 176 rows found
Bedrock Edition: 1.26.30.5, 137 of 176 matching
Edition differences: 2 rows differ, 4 pay different villager XP, 37 rolled, not comparable

Emerald in villager trading

Emerald is the currency every other page here is priced in: 176 of the offers Minecraft ships pass through it, spread over all 13 professions.

No recipe in Java 26.2 produces it, unless you count unpacking a block of emerald: it drops from evokers and vindicators, and it comes out of deepslate emerald ore and emerald ore.

Villagers that convert Emerald(goods and an emerald in, goods out)

Profession	Level	You Give	You Get	Uses	Villager XP	Java 26.2	Bedrock 1.26.30.5
Fisherman	Novice	Raw Cod+	Cooked Cod	16x	1same in Bedrock	verified	verified
Fisherman	Apprentice	Raw Salmon+	Cooked Salmon	16x	5same in Bedrock	verified	verified
Fletcher	Novice	Gravel+	Flint	12x	1same in Bedrock	verified	verified

The swamp explorer map is a jungle, snowy or taiga one and the jungle explorer map a desert, savanna or swamp one. No other cartographer offers them, whatever its tier.

The oak boat is a plains one, the spruce boat a snowy or taiga one, the jungle boat a desert or jungle one, the acacia boat a savanna one and the dark oak boat a swamp one. No other fisherman offers them, whatever its tier.

The cartographer has not one village explorer map trade but 5, each tied to its own villager types: desert village map from a jungle or savanna one, plains village map from a desert, savanna, snowy or taiga one, savanna village map from a desert, jungle or plains one, snowy village map from a swamp or taiga one, taiga village map from a plains, snowy or swamp one.

The cartographer has not one banner trade but 15, each tied to its own villager types: black banner from a swamp one, blue banner from a snowy or taiga one, brown banner from a jungle or plains one, cyan banner from a desert or snowy one, gray banner from a desert one, green banner from a desert, jungle or savanna one, light blue banner from a snowy or swamp one, lime banner from a desert or taiga one, magenta banner from a savanna one, orange banner from a desert or savanna one, pink banner from a plains or taiga one, purple banner from a swamp or taiga one, red banner from a savanna or snowy one, white banner from a plains or snowy one, yellow banner from a jungle or plains one.

A villager's type is the biome it spawned in, so this is settled before you ever meet it. Read out of merchant_predicate in each trade's own file. How that check works.

All 176 trades on this item were read out of the trade files Minecraft Java 26.2 ships in its own data, checked on 11 August 2026 against the item, both amounts and the use limit. 20 of them have a price the game rolls per villager, so the range is what it can roll rather than a fixed number. 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 Emerald

Emerald is in 176 trades, too many to roll for one by one. 59 of them sit at a tier that draws its whole pool, so those villagers always have them; the other 117 are a draw. The per tier odds are on each job page, under the table of that tier.

The enchantment on it is not fixed. The game runs the same roll an enchanting table would at level 5 to 19, drawing from the 36 enchantments in #minecraft:on_traded_equipment, and adds what that enchantment is worth to the price. That is why this trade has a price band instead of a number, and why two villagers at the same tier can ask different amounts for the same item.

Counted from the game's own draw sizes. How that check works.

Who trades Emerald, and at what price

Emerald is also required as a secondary cost on the Armorer's Novice-tier iron leggings trade, the Armorer's Novice-tier iron boots trade, the Armorer's Novice-tier iron helmet trade, the Armorer's Novice-tier iron chestplate trade, the Armorer's Apprentice-tier bell trade, the Armorer's Apprentice-tier chainmail leggings trade, the Armorer's Apprentice-tier chainmail boots trade, the Armorer's Journeyman-tier chainmail helmet trade, the Armorer's Journeyman-tier chainmail chestplate trade, the Armorer's Journeyman-tier shield trade, the Armorer's Expert-tier enchanted diamond leggings trade, the Armorer's Expert-tier enchanted diamond boots trade, the Armorer's Master-tier enchanted diamond helmet trade, the Armorer's Master-tier enchanted diamond chestplate trade, the Butcher's Novice-tier rabbit stew trade, the Butcher's Apprentice-tier cooked porkchop trade, the Butcher's Apprentice-tier cooked chicken trade, the Cartographer's Novice-tier empty map trade, the Cartographer's Apprentice-tier village explorer map trade, the Cartographer's Apprentice-tier swamp explorer map trade, the Cartographer's Apprentice-tier jungle explorer map trade, the Cartographer's Journeyman-tier ocean explorer map trade, the Cartographer's Journeyman-tier trial chambers map trade, the Cartographer's Expert-tier item frame trade, the Cartographer's Expert-tier banner trade, the Cartographer's Master-tier banner pattern (globe) trade, the Cartographer's Master-tier woodland explorer map trade, the Cleric's Novice-tier redstone dust trade, the Cleric's Apprentice-tier lapis lazuli trade, the Cleric's Journeyman-tier glowstone trade, the Cleric's Expert-tier ender pearl trade, the Cleric's Master-tier bottle o' enchanting trade, the Farmer's Novice-tier bread trade, the Farmer's Apprentice-tier pumpkin pie trade, the Farmer's Apprentice-tier apple trade, the Farmer's Journeyman-tier cookie trade, the Farmer's Expert-tier cake trade, the Farmer's Expert-tier suspicious stew trade, the Farmer's Master-tier golden carrot trade, the Farmer's Master-tier glistering melon slice trade, the Fisherman's Novice-tier bucket of cod trade, the Fisherman's Apprentice-tier campfire trade, the Fisherman's Journeyman-tier enchanted fishing rod trade, the Fletcher's Novice-tier arrow trade, the Fletcher's Apprentice-tier bow trade, the Fletcher's Journeyman-tier crossbow trade, the Fletcher's Expert-tier enchanted bow trade, the Fletcher's Master-tier enchanted crossbow trade, the Fletcher's Master-tier tipped arrow trade, the Leatherworker's Novice-tier leather leggings trade, the Leatherworker's Novice-tier leather tunic trade, the Leatherworker's Apprentice-tier leather cap trade, the Leatherworker's Apprentice-tier leather boots trade, the Leatherworker's Journeyman-tier leather tunic trade, the Leatherworker's Expert-tier leather horse armor trade, the Leatherworker's Master-tier saddle trade, the Leatherworker's Master-tier leather cap trade, the Librarian's Novice-tier bookshelf trade, the Librarian's Novice-tier enchanted book trade, the Librarian's Apprentice-tier lantern trade, the Librarian's Apprentice-tier enchanted book trade, the Librarian's Journeyman-tier glass trade, the Librarian's Journeyman-tier enchanted book trade, the Librarian's Expert-tier clock trade, the Librarian's Expert-tier compass trade, the Librarian's Expert-tier enchanted book trade, the Librarian's Master-tier yellow candle trade, the Librarian's Master-tier red candle trade, the Mason's Novice-tier brick trade, the Mason's Apprentice-tier chiseled stone bricks trade, the Mason's Journeyman-tier polished andesite trade, the Mason's Journeyman-tier polished granite trade, the Mason's Journeyman-tier polished diorite trade, the Mason's Journeyman-tier dripstone block trade, the Mason's Expert-tier colored terracotta trade, the Mason's Expert-tier glazed terracotta trade, the Mason's Master-tier quartz pillar trade, the Mason's Master-tier quartz block trade, the Shepherd's Novice-tier shears trade, the Shepherd's Apprentice-tier colored wool trade, the Shepherd's Apprentice-tier colored carpet trade, the Shepherd's Journeyman-tier bed trade, the Shepherd's Expert-tier banner trade, the Shepherd's Master-tier painting trade, the Toolsmith's Novice-tier stone axe trade, the Toolsmith's Novice-tier stone shovel trade, the Toolsmith's Novice-tier stone pickaxe trade, the Toolsmith's Novice-tier stone hoe trade, the Toolsmith's Apprentice-tier bell trade, the Toolsmith's Journeyman-tier enchanted iron axe trade, the Toolsmith's Journeyman-tier enchanted iron shovel trade, the Toolsmith's Journeyman-tier enchanted iron pickaxe trade, the Toolsmith's Journeyman-tier diamond hoe trade, the Toolsmith's Expert-tier enchanted diamond axe trade, the Toolsmith's Expert-tier enchanted diamond shovel trade, the Toolsmith's Master-tier enchanted diamond pickaxe trade, the Weaponsmith's Novice-tier iron axe trade, the Weaponsmith's Novice-tier enchanted iron sword trade, the Weaponsmith's Apprentice-tier bell trade, the Weaponsmith's Expert-tier enchanted diamond axe trade, and the Weaponsmith's Master-tier enchanted diamond sword trade, where you hand it over alongside emeralds rather than receiving emeralds for it.

a Fisherman at the Novice tier takes 6 raw cod and 1 emerald for 6 cooked cod, a Fisherman at the Apprentice tier takes 6 raw salmon and 1 emerald for 6 cooked salmon, and a Fletcher at the Novice tier takes 10 gravel and 1 emerald for 10 flint. That is the whole of it: no emeralds come back out, so it is a conversion rather than a sale, and the emerald is part of what you pay.

Is trading Emerald worth it?

Emerald has no emerald value of its own: no profession buys it and none sells it. It is consumed as part of another trade, where the Armorer takes 1 emerald alongside emeralds to produce iron leggings at the Novice tier. So the question is not what it is worth but whether you keep enough of it on hand, since each use consumes yours for good.

How Emerald trading works

Emerald is never the thing you receive from a villager: it is an ingredient you provide. On the Armorer's Novice-tier offer you place 1 emerald into the trade window together with emeralds, and the villager returns iron leggings. The emerald is consumed each time, exactly like emeralds are.

That trade slot can be used up to 12 times before it locks and the villager must restock at its job site, which it does up to 2 times per in-game day. Because completing any trade permanently fixes a villager's offers, line up your emerald and emeralds before you start if you are aiming for a particular result from the Armorer.

Tips for trading Emerald

How many to keep back: the Armorer's Novice-tier slot takes 1 emerald a go and runs 12 times, so keep 12 emeralds back for a full cycle.
Funding the emerald half: the same Armorer pays an emerald per 15 coal.
Also on the Armorer's list: iron leggings, iron boots, iron helmet, iron chestplate, iron ingot, bell.

Emerald trading FAQ

How is Emerald used in villager trading?

As a secondary cost. The Armorer takes 1 emerald together with emeralds at the Novice tier and returns iron leggings. Your emerald is consumed by the trade, exactly as the emeralds are.

Can you sell Emerald to a villager for emeralds?

No profession buys emerald for emeralds and none sells it either. It has no emerald price of its own, only the role above.