ROTTEN FLESH
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
Rotten Flesh in villager trading
Rotten Flesh 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 camel husks, drowned, husks and 6 others.
Villagers that buy Rotten Flesh(you give Rotten Flesh, get emeralds)
| Profession | Level | You Give | You Get | Villager XP |  Java 26.2 |  Bedrock 1.26.30.5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cleric | Novice | Rotten Flesh |  | 2same 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 Rotten Flesh
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 | Novice | 100% (2 in 2)same in Bedrock | none, it is always there | 32 emeralds a day2 restocks a day | 26 rotten fleshwas 32, 6 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 Rotten Flesh, and at what price
To sell Rotten Flesh for emeralds, bring it to a Cleric at the Novice tier (32 units per 1 emerald).
Is trading Rotten Flesh worth it?
The best rate any villager offers is an emerald per 32 rotten flesh, from the Cleric, and nothing else on that list asks for more. No villager sells rotten flesh 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 |
Rotten Flesh against the other 71 ways to earn an emerald
One slot at the Cleric takes 32 rotten flesh a trade, 16 trades, 16 emeralds. 8 of the 72 villagers that pay emeralds, emptied out:
| A full slot of | To | Emeralds | Worth in Rotten Flesh |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12 acacia boats | master Fisherman | 12 | 384 rotten flesh |
| 48 books | apprentice Librarian | 12 | 384 rotten flesh |
| 60 ink sacs | journeyman Librarian | 12 | 384 rotten flesh |
| 108 glass bottles | expert Cleric | 12 | 384 rotten flesh |
| 208 raw salmon | journeyman Fisherman | 16 | 512 rotten flesh |
| 256 diorite | journeyman Mason | 16 | 512 rotten flesh |
| 264 nether wart | master Cleric | 12 | 384 rotten flesh |
| 288 paper | novice Cartographer | 12 | 384 rotten flesh |
16 acacia boats against 384 paper for the same 16 emeralds, 24 times the carrying, and the shortest wait is the Fisherman at 10 real minutes of shelf, gathering not counted. Rotten Flesh itself pays 32 an emerald, so 70 of the 72 ask less and 0 ask more.
How Rotten Flesh trading works
Every rotten flesh offer here locks after 16 uses, and a villager restocks up to twice per Minecraft day, so one is good for 32 of these trades a day and no more.
The earliest rotten flesh shows up is the Cleric's Novice tier, which a villager has the moment it claims the workstation.
How long Rotten Flesh takes in real time
512 rotten flesh 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 1024 rotten flesh against 32 emeralds a Minecraft day, 32 rotten flesh every 37.5 real seconds, 1.6 emeralds a real minute. 64 rotten flesh fit inside one of those slots, refill untouched.
Tips for trading Rotten Flesh
- One villager, one restock: the Cleric pays an emerald per 32 rotten flesh and that slot runs 16 trades, so 512 rotten flesh (8 full stacks) is all one will take before it locks, for 16 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: gold ingot, lapis lazuli, rabbit foot, glowstone, scute, glass bottle.
Rotten Flesh trading FAQ
How many rotten flesh make an emerald?
Which villager sells Rotten Flesh?
Same trader, other items
The Cleric works at a brewing stand and also trades:
Redstone Dust
Lapis Lazuli
Ender Pearl