SPRUCE BOAT
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
Spruce Boat in villager trading
Spruce Boat 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.
A crafting grid makes one from 5 × spruce planks.
Villagers that buy Spruce Boat(you give Spruce Boat, get emeralds)
| Profession | Level | You Give | You Get | Villager XP |  Java 26.2 |  Bedrock 1.26.30.5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fisherman | Master | Spruce Boat |  | 30same in Bedrock | verified | verified |
The spruce boat is a snowy or taiga trade: no other fisherman offers it, whatever its tier.
A villager's type is the biome it spawned in, so this is settled before you ever meet it. Read out of merchant_predicate in each trade's own file. How that check works.
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 Spruce Boat
A villager only shows part of its trade table, so knowing who trades spruce boat is not the same as getting it. The friendliest roll here is the fisherman (master): 33% of them carry it, so it takes about 3 of them on average before one does.
| Villager | Tier | Villagers with this offer | Rolls to see it | Most from one villager | After a cure |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fisherman | Master | 33% (2 in 6)Bedrock does not state a draw | about 3 | 24 emeralds 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 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 Spruce Boat, and at what price
To sell Spruce Boat for emeralds, bring it to a Fisherman at the Master tier (1 unit per 1 emerald).
Is trading Spruce Boat worth it?
The best rate any villager offers is an emerald for a single spruce boat, from the Fisherman, and 4 of the other 10 pay out faster. No villager sells spruce boat back, so it is emeralds out and nothing in.
 | Acacia BoatMaster | 1 | |
 | Dark Oak BoatMaster | 1 | |
 | Jungle BoatMaster | 1 | |
 | Oak BoatMaster | 1 | |
| Spruce BoatMaster | 1 | |
 | PufferfishMaster | 4 | |
 | Tropical FishExpert | 6 | |
 | CoalNovice | 10 | |
 | Raw SalmonJourneyman | 13 | |
 | Raw CodApprentice | 15 | |
 | StringNovice | 20 |
Spruce Boat against the other 71 ways to earn an emerald
One slot at the Fisherman takes 1 spruce boat a trade, 12 trades, 12 emeralds. 8 of the 72 villagers that pay emeralds, emptied out:
| A full slot of | To | Emeralds | Worth in Spruce Boat |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12 acacia boats | master Fisherman | 12 | 12 spruce boats |
| 24 rabbit feet | journeyman Cleric | 12 | 12 spruce boats |
| 64 raw rabbit | novice Butcher | 16 | 16 spruce boats |
| 160 raw beef | journeyman Butcher | 16 | 16 spruce boats |
| 224 string | journeyman Fletcher | 16 | 16 spruce boats |
| 240 coal | novice Weaponsmith | 16 | 16 spruce boats |
| 352 carrots | novice Farmer | 16 | 16 spruce boats |
| 512 rotten flesh | novice Cleric | 16 | 16 spruce boats |
12 acacia boats against 384 rotten flesh for the same 12 emeralds, 32 times the carrying, and the shortest wait is the Butcher at 7.5 real minutes of shelf, gathering not counted. Spruce Boat itself pays 1 an emerald, so nothing in that table asks less and 62 ask more.
How Spruce Boat trading works
Every spruce boat 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 spruce boat shows up is the Fisherman's Master tier, level 5 of five, which a villager reaches at 250 trade experience. A freshly employed one is 4 tiers short of offering spruce boat at all.
How long Spruce Boat takes in real time
12 spruce boats empty one slot at the Fisherman, 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 fisherman moves 24 spruce boats against 24 emeralds a Minecraft day, a spruce boat every 50 real seconds, 1.2 emeralds a real minute. 27 spruce boats take 3 fills across 2 Minecraft days, 2 minutes of it watching the fisherman walk back to its barrel.
Tips for trading Spruce Boat
- One villager, one restock: the Fisherman pays an emerald for a single spruce boat and that slot runs 12 trades, so 12 spruce boats is all one will take before it locks, for 12 emeralds in total.
- Where they go back: that Fisherman also sells campfires at 2 emeralds each, its cheapest offer.
- Also on the Fisherman's list: jungle boat, acacia boat, dark oak boat, string, bucket of cod, coal.
Spruce Boat trading FAQ
How many spruce boats make an emerald?
Which villager sells Spruce Boat?
Same trader, other items
The Fisherman works at a barrel and also trades:
Bucket of Cod
Cooked Cod
Cooked Salmon