LANTERN
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
Lantern in villager trading
Lantern 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.
Lantern is decoration rather than equipment: it changes how a build looks and nothing else. A crafting grid makes one from 8 × iron nugget and 1 × torch.
Villagers that sell Lantern(you give emeralds, get Lantern)
| Profession | Level | Price | Amount | Villager XP |  Java 26.2 |  Bedrock 1.26.30.5 | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Librarian | Apprentice |  | | 5same 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 Lantern
A villager only shows part of its trade table, so knowing who trades lantern is not the same as getting it. The friendliest roll here is the librarian (apprentice): 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 | Apprentice | 67% (2 in 3)Bedrock 50% (1 in 2) | about 1.5 | 24 lantern a day2 restocks a day | no change |
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. Counted from the game's own draw sizes. How that check works.
Who trades Lantern, and at what price
To buy Lantern, visit a Librarian at the Apprentice tier (1 emerald).
Is trading Lantern worth it?
Lantern sells for as little as 1 emerald, from the Librarian at the Apprentice tier, and 1 of the other 6 costs less. The price is fixed rather than rolled, so a second Librarian will quote you exactly the same.
| GlassJourneyman | 1 | ||
| LanternApprentice | 1 | |
 | Red CandleMaster | 3 | |
 | Yellow CandleMaster | 3 | |
 | CompassExpert | 4 | |
 | ClockExpert | 5 | |
 | BookshelfNovice | 9 |
What 1 emerald costs in goods
The Librarian at its apprentice tier asks 1 emerald for a lantern. 8 of the 72 villagers that pay emeralds, emptied out:
| A full slot of | To | Emeralds | Buys |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12 acacia boats | master Fisherman | 12 | 12 lanterns |
| 48 iron ingots | apprentice Weaponsmith | 12 | 12 lanterns |
| 112 raw mutton | journeyman Butcher | 16 | 16 lanterns |
| 96 tripwire hooks | master Fletcher | 12 | 12 lanterns |
| 224 string | journeyman Fletcher | 16 | 16 lanterns |
| 240 coal | novice Weaponsmith | 16 | 16 lanterns |
| 288 brown wool | novice Shepherd | 16 | 16 lanterns |
| 312 flint | apprentice Fletcher | 12 | 12 lanterns |
an acacia boat against 26 flint for the same 1 emerald, 26 times the carrying, and the shortest wait is the Butcher at 37.5 real seconds of shelf, gathering not counted.
How Lantern trading works
Every lantern 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 lantern shows up is the Librarian'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 lantern at all.
How long Lantern takes in real time
12 lanterns 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 lanterns against 24 emeralds a Minecraft day, a lantern every 50 real seconds, 1.2 emeralds a real minute. 64 lanterns take 6 fills across 3 Minecraft days, 6 minutes of it watching the librarian walk back to its lectern.
Tips for trading Lantern
- Clearing the shelf: one Librarian sells 12 lanterns before it has to restock, 12 emeralds for the full slot.
- Where the emeralds come from: the same Librarian pays an emerald per 4 books.
- Also on the Librarian's list: ink sac, glass, book and quill, clock, compass, yellow candle.
Lantern trading FAQ
How much does Lantern cost from a villager?
Can you sell Lantern to a villager for emeralds?
Same trader, other items
The Librarian works at a lectern and also trades:
Paper
Ink Sac
Book and Quill