GOLD INGOT
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
Gold Ingot in villager trading
Gold Ingot is a raw-material trade: villagers pay emeralds for it, which makes it a candidate for an automated emerald farm rather than something you purchase back.
A crafting grid makes one from 9 × gold nugget. 1 of them make 9 gold nugget.
Villagers that buy Gold Ingot(you give Gold Ingot, get emeralds)
| Profession | Level | You Give | You Get | Villager XP |  Java 26.2 |  Bedrock 1.26.30.5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cleric | Apprentice | |  | 10same 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 Gold Ingot
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cleric | Apprentice | 100% (2 in 2)same in Bedrock | none, it is always there | 24 emeralds a day2 restocks a day | 1 gold ingotwas 3, 2 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 Gold Ingot, and at what price
To sell Gold Ingot for emeralds, bring it to a Cleric at the Apprentice tier (3 units per 1 emerald).
Is trading Gold Ingot worth it?
The best rate any villager offers is an emerald per 3 gold ingots, from the Cleric, and 1 of the other 5 pays out faster. No villager sells gold ingot back, so it is emeralds out and nothing in.
 | Rabbit FootJourneyman | 2 | |
| Gold IngotApprentice | 3 | |
 | ScuteExpert | 4 | |
 | Glass BottleExpert | 9 | |
 | Nether WartMaster | 22 | |
 | Rotten FleshNovice | 32 |
Gold Ingot against the other 71 ways to earn an emerald
One slot at the Cleric takes 3 gold ingots a trade, 12 trades, 12 emeralds. 8 of the 72 villagers that pay emeralds, emptied out:
| A full slot of | To | Emeralds | Worth in Gold Ingot |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12 acacia boats | master Fisherman | 12 | 36 gold ingots |
| 24 book and quills | expert Librarian | 12 | 36 gold ingots |
| 64 raw rabbit | novice Butcher | 16 | 48 gold ingots |
| 160 clay balls | novice Mason | 16 | 48 gold ingots |
| 132 glass panes | apprentice Cartographer | 12 | 36 gold ingots |
| 240 coal | novice Armorer | 16 | 48 gold ingots |
| 320 wheat | novice Farmer | 16 | 48 gold ingots |
| 512 sticks | novice Fletcher | 16 | 48 gold ingots |
12 acacia boats against 384 sticks for the same 12 emeralds, 32 times the carrying, and the shortest wait is the Butcher at 7.5 real minutes of shelf, gathering not counted. Gold Ingot itself pays 3 an emerald, so 12 of the 72 ask less and 59 ask more.
How Gold Ingot trading works
Every gold ingot 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 gold ingot shows up is the Cleric's Apprentice tier, level 2 of five, which a villager reaches at 10 trade experience. A freshly employed one is 1 tier short of offering gold ingot at all.
How long Gold Ingot takes in real time
36 gold ingots empty one slot at the Cleric, 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 cleric moves 72 gold ingots against 24 emeralds a Minecraft day, 3 gold ingots every 50 real seconds, 1.2 emeralds a real minute. 64 gold ingots take 2 fills across 1 Minecraft day, 2 minutes of it watching the cleric walk back to its brewing stand.
Tips for trading Gold Ingot
- One villager, one restock: the Cleric pays an emerald per 3 gold ingots and that slot runs 12 trades, so 36 gold ingots is all one will take before it locks, for 12 emeralds in total.
- Where they go back: that Cleric also sells redstone dust, 2 for 1 emerald, its cheapest offer.
- Also on the Cleric's list: lapis lazuli, rabbit foot, glowstone, scute, glass bottle, ender pearl.
Gold Ingot trading FAQ
How many gold ingots make an emerald?
Which villager sells Gold Ingot?
Same trader, other items
The Cleric works at a brewing stand and also trades:
Redstone Dust
Lapis Lazuli
Ender Pearl