REDSTONE DUST

1 trade involving this item across 1 trader.

Last checked: 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

Redstone Dust in villager trading

Redstone Dust 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.

Redstone Dust is a utility or magical item tied to the Cleric's brewing-stand economy, and trading is a dependable way to keep it in stock. No recipe in Java 26.2 produces it, unless you count unpacking a block of redstone dust: it drops from witches, and it comes out of deepslate redstone ore, redstone ore and 1 other.

Villagers that sell Redstone Dust(you give emeralds, get Redstone Dust)

Profession	Level	Price	Amount	Villager XP	Java 26.2	Bedrock 1.26.30.5	Notes
Cleric	Novice			1not in the Bedrock table	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 11 August 2026 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 Redstone Dust

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.

Chance and daily throughput per villager for Redstone Dust
Villager	Tier	Villagers with this offer	Rolls to see it	Most from one villager	After a cure
Cleric	Novice	100% (2 in 2)same in Bedrock	none, it is always there	48 redstone dust a day24 uses, 2 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 Redstone Dust, and at what price

To buy Redstone Dust, visit a Cleric at the Novice tier (1 emerald, 2 per trade).

Is trading Redstone Dust worth it?

Redstone Dust sells for as little as 1 emerald for 2 at a time, from the Cleric at the Novice tier, and 1 of the other 4 costs less. The price is fixed rather than rolled, so a second Cleric will quote you exactly the same.

What the Cleric sells, cheapest first
	Lapis LazuliApprentice		1
	Redstone DustNovice		1
	Bottle o' EnchantingMaster		3
	GlowstoneJourneyman		4
	Ender PearlExpert		5

Emeralds asked per trade. Every other row links to that item.

What 1 emerald costs in goods

The Cleric at its novice tier asks 1 emerald for 2 redstone dust. 8 of the 72 villagers that pay emeralds, emptied out:

8 emerald routes measured against Redstone Dust
A full slot of	To	Emeralds	Buys
12 compasses	journeyman Cartographer	12	24 redstone dust
48 iron ingots	apprentice Armorer	12	24 redstone dust
60 ink sacs	journeyman Librarian	12	24 redstone dust
96 tripwire hooks	master Fletcher	12	24 redstone dust
224 raw chicken	novice Butcher	16	32 redstone dust
256 andesite	journeyman Mason	16	32 redstone dust
320 string	novice Fisherman	16	32 redstone dust
312 flint	apprentice Fletcher	12	24 redstone dust

a compass 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 Redstone Dust trading works

Every redstone dust 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 redstone dust shows up is the Cleric's Novice tier, which a villager has the moment it claims the workstation.

How long Redstone Dust takes in real time

24 redstone dust 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 48 redstone dust against 24 emeralds a Minecraft day, 2 redstone dust every 50 real seconds, 1.2 emeralds a real minute. 64 redstone dust take 3 fills across 2 Minecraft days, 2 minutes of it watching the cleric walk back to its brewing stand.

Tips for trading Redstone Dust

Clearing the shelf: the Cleric hands over 2 redstone dust a trade and the slot runs 12 times, so 24 redstone dust for 12 emeralds before it has to restock.
Where the emeralds come from: the same Cleric pays an emerald per 32 rotten flesh.
Also on the Cleric's list: gold ingot, lapis lazuli, rabbit foot, glowstone, scute, glass bottle.

Redstone Dust trading FAQ

How much does Redstone Dust cost from a villager?

1 emerald from the Cleric at the Novice tier, 2 per trade. That price is fixed, so every Cleric offering it asks the same.

Can you sell Redstone Dust to a villager for emeralds?

No. Redstone Dust only appears on the selling side of the trade window: villagers hand it over for emeralds, none of them take it back.

Same trader, other items

The Cleric works at a brewing stand and also trades: