SCUTE

2 trades involving this item across 2 traders.

Last checked: 11 August 2026
Java Edition: 26.2, 2 of 2 rows found
Bedrock Edition: 1.26.30.5, 2 of 2 matching
Edition differences: none, both editions match

Scute in villager trading

Scute 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.

Villagers that buy Scute(you give Scute, get emeralds)

Profession	Level	You Give	You Get	Villager XP	Java 26.2	Bedrock 1.26.30.5
Cleric	Expert	Scute		30same in Bedrock	verified	verified
Leatherworker	Expert	Scute		30same in Bedrock	verified	verified

All 2 trades on this item were 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 Scute

A villager only shows part of its trade table, so knowing who trades scute is not the same as getting it. The friendliest roll here is the cleric (expert): 67% of them carry it, so it takes about 1.5 of them on average before one does.

Chance and daily throughput per villager for Scute
Villager	Tier	Villagers with this offer	Rolls to see it	Most from one villager	After a cure
Cleric	Expert	67% (2 in 3)Bedrock 50% (1 in 2)	about 1.5	24 emeralds a day2 restocks a day	1 scutewas 4, 3 off
Leatherworker	Expert	100% (2 in 2)same in Bedrock	none, it is always there	24 emeralds a day2 restocks a day	1 scutewas 4, 3 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 Scute, and at what price

To sell Scute for emeralds, bring it to a Cleric at the Expert tier (4 units per 1 emerald) and a Leatherworker at the Expert tier (4 units per 1 emerald).

Is trading Scute worth it?

The best rate any villager offers is an emerald per 4 scutes, from the Cleric, and 2 of the other 5 pay out faster. No villager sells scute back, so it is emeralds out and nothing in.

What the Cleric pays for, best rate first
	Rabbit FootJourneyman		2
	Gold IngotApprentice		3
	ScuteExpert		4
	Glass BottleExpert		9
	Nether WartMaster		22
	Rotten FleshNovice		32

Units you hand over per emerald, so a shorter bar is a better deal. Every other row links to that item.

Scute against the other 70 ways to earn an emerald

One slot at the Cleric takes 4 scutes a trade, 12 trades, 12 emeralds. 8 of the 72 villagers that pay emeralds, emptied out:

8 emerald routes measured against Scute
A full slot of	To	Emeralds	Worth in Scute
12 acacia boats	master Fisherman	12	48 scutes
24 book and quills	expert Librarian	12	48 scutes
64 raw rabbit	novice Butcher	16	64 scutes
120 sweet berries	master Butcher	12	48 scutes
192 any dye	apprentice Shepherd	16	64 scutes
240 coal	novice Weaponsmith	16	64 scutes
264 nether wart	master Cleric	12	48 scutes
288 flint	journeyman Weaponsmith	12	48 scutes

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. Scute itself pays 4 an emerald, so 13 of the 72 ask less and 50 ask more.

How Scute trading works

Every scute 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 scute shows up is the Cleric's Expert tier, level 4 of five, which a villager reaches at 150 trade experience. A freshly employed one is 3 tiers short of offering scute at all.

How long Scute takes in real time

48 scutes 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 96 scutes against 24 emeralds a Minecraft day, 4 scutes every 50 real seconds, 1.2 emeralds a real minute. 64 scutes take 2 fills across 1 Minecraft day, 2 minutes of it watching the cleric walk back to its brewing stand.

Tips for trading Scute

One villager, one restock: the Cleric pays an emerald per 4 scutes and that slot runs 12 trades, so 48 scutes 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: glass bottle, ender pearl, nether wart, bottle o' enchanting, rotten flesh, gold ingot.

Scute trading FAQ

How many scutes make an emerald?

4 scutes at the best rate any villager offers, from the Cleric at the Expert tier. That slot runs 12 trades before it locks, so one villager takes 48 of them per restock.

Which villager sells Scute?

None. Scute is bought from you rather than sold to you, so trading is a way to turn it into emeralds and not a way to obtain it.

Same trader, other items

The Cleric works at a brewing stand and also trades:

The Leatherworker works at a cauldron and also trades: