INK SAC
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
Ink Sac in villager trading
Ink Sac 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.
No recipe in Java 26.2 produces it: it drops from squid. One ink sac on a crafting grid becomes one black dye.
Villagers that buy Ink Sac(you give Ink Sac, get emeralds)
Java 26.2
Bedrock 1.26.30.5
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 Ink Sac
A villager only shows part of its trade table, so knowing who trades ink sac is not the same as getting it. The friendliest roll here is the librarian (journeyman): 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 | Journeyman | 67% (2 in 3)Bedrock 100% (1 in 1) | about 1.5 | 24 emeralds a day2 restocks a day | 1 ink sacwas 5, 4 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 Ink Sac, and at what price
To sell Ink Sac for emeralds, bring it to a Librarian at the Journeyman tier (5 units per 1 emerald).
Is trading Ink Sac worth it?
The best rate any villager offers is an emerald per 5 ink sacs, from the Librarian, and 2 of the other 3 pay out faster. No villager sells ink sac back, so it is emeralds out and nothing in.
 | Book and QuillExpert | 2 | |
 | BookApprentice | 4 | |
| Ink SacJourneyman | 5 | |
 | PaperNovice | 24 |
Ink Sac against the other 71 ways to earn an emerald
One slot at the Librarian takes 5 ink sacs a trade, 12 trades, 12 emeralds. 8 of the 72 villagers that pay emeralds, emptied out:
| A full slot of | To | Emeralds | Worth in Ink Sac |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12 acacia boats | master Fisherman | 12 | 60 ink sacs |
| 48 iron ingots | apprentice Armorer | 12 | 60 ink sacs |
| 64 raw rabbit | novice Butcher | 16 | 80 ink sacs |
| 160 clay balls | novice Mason | 16 | 80 ink sacs |
| 224 string | journeyman Fletcher | 16 | 80 ink sacs |
| 240 coal | apprentice Butcher | 16 | 80 ink sacs |
| 352 carrots | novice Farmer | 16 | 80 ink sacs |
| 288 flint | journeyman Weaponsmith | 12 | 60 ink sacs |
12 acacia boats against 288 flint for the same 12 emeralds, 24 times the carrying, and the shortest wait is the Butcher at 7.5 real minutes of shelf, gathering not counted. Ink Sac itself pays 5 an emerald, so 22 of the 72 ask less and 49 ask more.
How Ink Sac trading works
Every ink sac 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 ink sac shows up is the Librarian'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 ink sac at all.
How long Ink Sac takes in real time
60 ink sacs 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 120 ink sacs against 24 emeralds a Minecraft day, 5 ink sacs every 50 real seconds, 1.2 emeralds a real minute. 64 ink sacs take 2 fills across 1 Minecraft day, 2 minutes of it watching the librarian walk back to its lectern.
Tips for trading Ink Sac
- One villager, one restock: the Librarian pays an emerald per 5 ink sacs and that slot runs 12 trades, so 60 ink sacs is all one will take before it locks, for 12 emeralds in total.
- Where they go back: that Librarian also sells lanterns at 1 emerald each, its cheapest offer.
- Also on the Librarian's list: glass, book and quill, clock, compass, yellow candle, red candle.
Ink Sac trading FAQ
How many ink sacs make an emerald?
Which villager sells Ink Sac?
Same trader, other items
The Librarian works at a lectern and also trades:
Lantern
Clock