ENCHANTED BOOK
4 trades involving this item across 1 trader.
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- 11 August 2026
- Java Edition
- 26.2, 4 of 4 rows found
- Bedrock Edition
- 1.26.30.5, 0 of 4 matching
- Edition differences
- none, 4 rolled prices aside
Enchanted Book in villager trading
Enchanted Book 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.
As enchanted equipment, enchanted book arrives pre-enchanted, letting you skip the enchanting table and the experience levels it would normally cost. The specific enchantment and its level are decided when the trade generates.
Villagers that sell Enchanted Book(you give emeralds, get Enchanted Book)
| Profession | Level | Price | Amount | Villager XP |  Java 26.2 |  Bedrock 1.26.30.5 | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Librarian | Novice |  | | 1same in Bedrock | verified, rolled price | price computed in game | Random enchantment from full pool |
| Librarian | Apprentice | | | 5same in Bedrock | verified, rolled price | price computed in game | Random enchantment from full pool |
| Librarian | Journeyman | | | 10same in Bedrock | verified, rolled price | price computed in game | Random enchantment from full pool |
| Librarian | Expert | | | 15same in Bedrock | verified, rolled price | price computed in game | Random enchantment from full pool |
All 4 trades on this item were 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. Every one of them has 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 Enchanted Book
A villager only shows part of its trade table, so knowing who trades enchanted book is not the same as getting it. The friendliest roll here is the librarian (novice): 67% of them carry it, so it takes about 1.5 of them on average before one does.
| Villager | Tier | Villagers with this offer | Rolls to see it | Most from one villager | After a cure |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Librarian | Novice | 67% (2 in 3)Bedrock 50% (1 in 2) | about 1.5 | 24 enchanted book a day2 restocks a day | 1 emeraldwas 5, 4 off |
| Librarian | Apprentice | 67% (2 in 3)Bedrock 50% (1 in 2) | about 1.5 | 24 enchanted book a day2 restocks a day | 1 emeraldwas 5, 4 off |
| Librarian | Journeyman | 67% (2 in 3)Bedrock 50% (1 in 2) | about 1.5 | 24 enchanted book a day2 restocks a day | 1 emeraldwas 5, 4 off |
| Librarian | Expert | 50% (2 in 4)Bedrock 33% (1 in 3) | about 2 | 24 enchanted book a day2 restocks a day | 1 emeraldwas 5, 4 off |
Which book you get is a second roll on top of this one. The trade does not name an enchantment, it names a tag of 40, and picks one of them flat, so Mending lands on 1 in 60 fresh librarians. The odds for all 40 books are worked out on the rolling guide.
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 Enchanted Book, and at what price
To buy Enchanted Book, visit a Librarian at the Novice tier (5-64 emeralds), a Librarian at the Apprentice tier (5-64 emeralds), a Librarian at the Journeyman tier (5-64 emeralds), and a Librarian at the Expert tier (5-64 emeralds).
Is trading Enchanted Book worth it?
Enchanted Book sells for anywhere between 5 and 64 emeralds, from the Librarian at the Novice tier, and . That is a rolled price rather than a fixed one, so the Librarian you happen to find matters more than the tier does.
| GlassJourneyman | 1 | ||
 | LanternApprentice | 1 | |
 | Red CandleMaster | 3 | |
 | Yellow CandleMaster | 3 | |
 | CompassExpert | 4 | |
 | ClockExpert | 5 | |
| BookshelfNovice | 9 |
What 5 emeralds cost in goods
The Librarian at its novice tier asks 5 emeralds for an enchanted book, on its cheapest roll. 8 of the 72 villagers that pay emeralds, emptied out:
| A full slot of | To | Emeralds | Buys |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12 lava buckets | journeyman Armorer | 12 | 2.4 enchanted books |
| 48 iron ingots | apprentice Armorer | 12 | 2.4 enchanted books |
| 60 ink sacs | journeyman Librarian | 12 | 2.4 enchanted books |
| 160 raw beef | journeyman Butcher | 16 | 3.2 enchanted books |
| 192 any dye | journeyman Shepherd | 16 | 3.2 enchanted books |
| 240 coal | apprentice Butcher | 16 | 3.2 enchanted books |
| 288 gray wool | novice Shepherd | 16 | 3.2 enchanted books |
| 512 sticks | novice Fletcher | 16 | 3.2 enchanted books |
5 lava buckets against 160 sticks for the same 5 emeralds, 32 times the carrying, and the shortest wait is the Butcher at 3.1 real minutes of shelf, gathering not counted.
How Enchanted Book trading works
Every enchanted book 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 enchanted book shows up is the Librarian's Novice tier, which a villager has the moment it claims the workstation.
The emerald price is rolled per villager, anywhere from 5 to 64, which is why two Librarians side by side can quotedifferent numbers for the same enchanted book. That is a spread of 59 emeralds between the best and the worst draw, and breaking and replacing the lectern gives you another one, but only until that villager has traded with you once. How re-rolling works.
How long Enchanted Book takes in real time
12 enchanted books 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 enchanted books against 120 emeralds a Minecraft day, an enchanted book every 50 real seconds, 6 emeralds a real minute. 27 enchanted books take 3 fills across 2 Minecraft days, 2 minutes of it watching the librarian walk back to its lectern.
Tips for trading Enchanted Book
- Clearing the shelf: one Librarian sells 12 enchanted books before it has to restock, 60 to 768 emeralds for the full slot.
- Where the emeralds come from: the same Librarian pays an emerald per 24 paper.
- 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: book, lantern, ink sac, glass, book and quill, clock.
Paper
Ink Sac
Book and Quill