ENCHANTED IRON SHOVEL
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, 0 of 1 matching
- Edition differences
- none, 1 rolled price aside
Enchanted Iron Shovel in villager trading
Enchanted Iron Shovel 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 iron shovel 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 Iron Shovel(you give emeralds, get Enchanted Iron Shovel)
| Profession | Level | Price | Amount | Villager XP |  Java 26.2 |  Bedrock 1.26.30.5 | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Toolsmith | Journeyman |  | | 10same in Bedrock | verified, rolled price | price computed in game | Random enchantment |
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. 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 Iron Shovel
A villager only shows part of its trade table, so knowing who trades enchanted iron shovel is not the same as getting it. The friendliest roll here is the toolsmith (journeyman): 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Toolsmith | Journeyman | 40% (2 in 5)Bedrock 25% (1 in 4) | about 2.5 | 6 enchanted iron shovel a day2 restocks a day | 1 emeraldwas 7, 6 off |
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.
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 Iron Shovel, and at what price
To buy Enchanted Iron Shovel, visit a Toolsmith at the Journeyman tier (7-21 emeralds).
Is trading Enchanted Iron Shovel worth it?
Enchanted Iron Shovel sells for anywhere between 7 and 21 emeralds, from the Toolsmith at the Journeyman tier, and 6 of the other 11 cost less. That is a rolled price rather than a fixed one, so the Toolsmith you happen to find matters more than the tier does.
 | Stone AxeNovice | 1 | |
 | Stone HoeNovice | 1 | |
 | Stone PickaxeNovice | 1 | |
 | Stone ShovelNovice | 1 | |
 | Diamond HoeJourneyman | 4 | |
 | Enchanted Iron AxeJourneyman | 6-20 | |
| Enchanted Iron ShovelJourneyman | 7-21 | |
 | Enchanted Iron PickaxeJourneyman | 8-22 | |
 | Enchanted Diamond ShovelExpert | 10-24 | |
 | Enchanted Diamond AxeExpert | 17-31 | |
 | Enchanted Diamond PickaxeMaster | 18-32 | |
 | BellApprentice | 36 |
What 7 emeralds cost in goods
The Toolsmith at its journeyman tier asks 7 emeralds for an enchanted iron shovel, 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 | 1.7 enchanted iron shovels |
| 48 books | apprentice Librarian | 12 | 1.7 enchanted iron shovels |
| 72 tropical fish | expert Fisherman | 12 | 1.7 enchanted iron shovels |
| 108 glass bottles | expert Cleric | 12 | 1.7 enchanted iron shovels |
| 224 string | journeyman Fletcher | 16 | 2.3 enchanted iron shovels |
| 288 black wool | novice Shepherd | 16 | 2.3 enchanted iron shovels |
| 352 carrots | novice Farmer | 16 | 2.3 enchanted iron shovels |
| 312 flint | apprentice Leatherworker | 12 | 1.7 enchanted iron shovels |
7 lava buckets against 182 flint for the same 7 emeralds, 26 times the carrying, and the shortest wait is the Fletcher at 4.4 real minutes of shelf, gathering not counted.
How Enchanted Iron Shovel trading works
Every enchanted iron shovel offer here locks after 3 uses, and a villager restocks up to twice per Minecraft day, so one is good for 6 of these trades a day and no more.
The earliest enchanted iron shovel shows up is the Toolsmith's Journeyman tier, level 3 of five, which a villager reaches at 70 trade experience. A freshly employed one is 2 tiers short of offering enchanted iron shovel at all.
The emerald price is rolled per villager, anywhere from 7 to 21, which is why two Toolsmiths side by side can quotedifferent numbers for the same enchanted iron shovel. That is a spread of 14 emeralds between the best and the worst draw, and breaking and replacing the smithing table gives you another one, but only until that villager has traded with you once. How re-rolling works.
How long Enchanted Iron Shovel takes in real time
3 enchanted iron shovels empty one slot at the Toolsmith, 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 toolsmith moves 6 enchanted iron shovels against 42 emeralds a Minecraft day, an enchanted iron shovel every 3.3 real minutes, 2.1 emeralds a real minute. 27 enchanted iron shovels take 9 fills across 5 Minecraft days, 8 minutes of it watching the toolsmith walk back to its smithing table.
Tips for trading Enchanted Iron Shovel
- Clearing the shelf: one Toolsmith sells 3 enchanted iron shovels before it has to restock, 21 to 63 emeralds for the full slot.
- Where the emeralds come from: the same Toolsmith pays an emerald per 4 iron ingots.
- Also on the Toolsmith's list: enchanted iron pickaxe, diamond hoe, diamond, enchanted diamond axe, enchanted diamond shovel, enchanted diamond pickaxe.
Enchanted Iron Shovel trading FAQ
How much does Enchanted Iron Shovel cost from a villager?
Can you sell Enchanted Iron Shovel to a villager for emeralds?
Same trader, other items
The Toolsmith works at a smithing table and also trades:
Coal
Iron Ingot
Flint