GLISTERING MELON SLICE
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
Glistering Melon Slice in villager trading
Glistering Melon Slice 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.
Glistering Melon Slice is a prepared food item. Trading for it is often quicker than assembling the ingredients, especially for a steady supply. A crafting grid makes one from 8 × gold nugget and 1 × melon slice.
Villagers that sell Glistering Melon Slice(you give emeralds, get Glistering Melon Slice)
| Profession | Level | Price | Amount | Villager XP |  Java 26.2 |  Bedrock 1.26.30.5 | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Farmer | Master |  | | 30same 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 Glistering Melon Slice
Every villager listed below shows this trade: their tier draws its whole pool, so there is nothing to roll for. What is left to plan is throughput.
| Villager | Tier | Villagers with this offer | Rolls to see it | Most from one villager | After a cure |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Farmer | Master | 100% (2 in 2)Bedrock 50% (1 in 2) | none, it is always there | 72 glistering melon slice a day24 uses, 2 restocks a day | 1 emeraldwas 4, 3 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 Glistering Melon Slice, and at what price
To buy Glistering Melon Slice, visit a Farmer at the Master tier (4 emeralds, 3 per trade).
Is trading Glistering Melon Slice worth it?
Glistering Melon Slice sells for as little as 4 emeralds for 3 at a time, from the Farmer at the Master tier, and nothing else on that list costs more. The price is fixed rather than rolled, so a second Farmer will quote you exactly the same.
 | AppleApprentice | 1 | |
 | BreadNovice | 1 | |
 | Pumpkin PieApprentice | 1 | |
 | Suspicious StewExpert | 1 | |
| CakeExpert | 3 | ||
 | CookieJourneyman | 3 | |
 | Golden CarrotMaster | 3 | |
| Glistering Melon SliceMaster | 4 |
What 4 emeralds cost in goods
The Farmer at its master tier asks 4 emeralds for 3 glistering melon slices. 8 of the 72 villagers that pay emeralds, emptied out:
| A full slot of | To | Emeralds | Buys |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12 jungle boats | master Fisherman | 12 | 9 glistering melon slices |
| 24 book and quills | expert Librarian | 12 | 9 glistering melon slices |
| 96 leather | novice Leatherworker | 16 | 12 glistering melon slices |
| 160 clay balls | novice Mason | 16 | 12 glistering melon slices |
| 240 beetroot | novice Farmer | 16 | 12 glistering melon slices |
| 256 andesite | journeyman Mason | 16 | 12 glistering melon slices |
| 288 white wool | novice Shepherd | 16 | 12 glistering melon slices |
| 360 flint | journeyman Toolsmith | 12 | 9 glistering melon slices |
4 jungle boats against 120 flint for the same 4 emeralds, 30 times the carrying, and the shortest wait is the Leatherworker at 2.5 real minutes of shelf, gathering not counted.
How Glistering Melon Slice trading works
Every glistering melon slice 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 glistering melon slice shows up is the Farmer's Master tier, level 5 of five, which a villager reaches at 250 trade experience. A freshly employed one is 4 tiers short of offering glistering melon slice at all.
How long Glistering Melon Slice takes in real time
36 glistering melon slices empty one slot at the Farmer, 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 farmer moves 72 glistering melon slices against 96 emeralds a Minecraft day, 3 glistering melon slices every 50 real seconds, 4.8 emeralds a real minute. 64 glistering melon slices take 2 fills across 1 Minecraft day, 2 minutes of it watching the farmer walk back to its composter.
Tips for trading Glistering Melon Slice
- Clearing the shelf: the Farmer hands over 3 glistering melon slices a trade and the slot runs 12 times, so 36 glistering melon slices for 48 emeralds before it has to restock.
- Where the emeralds come from: the same Farmer pays an emerald per 4 melons.
- Also on the Farmer's list: wheat, potato, carrot, beetroot, bread, pumpkin.
Wheat
Potato
Carrot
Beetroot