STONE SHOVEL
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
Stone Shovel in villager trading
Stone Shovel 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.
Stone Shovel is an early-game tool that costs a single emerald, undercutting the cobblestone and stick you would otherwise gather to craft one yourself. A crafting grid makes one from 1 × stone and 2 × stick.
Villagers that sell Stone Shovel(you give emeralds, get Stone Shovel)
| Profession | Level | Price | Amount | Villager XP |  Java 26.2 |  Bedrock 1.26.30.5 | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Toolsmith | Novice |  | | 1same 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 Stone Shovel
A villager only shows part of its trade table, so knowing who trades stone shovel is not the same as getting it. The friendliest roll here is the toolsmith (novice): 40% of them carry it, so it takes about 2.5 of them on average before one does.
| Villager | Tier | Villagers with this offer | Rolls to see it | Most from one villager | After a cure |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Toolsmith | Novice | 40% (2 in 5)Bedrock 25% (1 in 4) | about 2.5 | 24 stone shovel 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.
Buying a stone shovel against making it
The game's recipe makes one, made from 1 stone and 2 sticks. Villagers here buy every one of those, so the parts have a price of their own: stone at 20 an emerald and stick at 32 an emerald. That puts one at 0.11 emeralds of goods.
A Toolsmith sells a stone shovel at Novice for 1 emerald. That is 8.9 times what the parts are worth, so gathering the materials and making it yourself is the cheaper side of the same trade.
Recipe out of data/minecraft/recipe in the same client jar the trades are read from. Part prices are the best rate any villager on this site pays, before any cure discount, and each of those is a trade with a page of its own. How that check works. The grid itself is on the stone shovel recipe page.
Who trades Stone Shovel, and at what price
To buy Stone Shovel, visit a Toolsmith at the Novice tier (1 emerald).
Is trading Stone Shovel worth it?
Stone Shovel sells for as little as 1 emerald, from the Toolsmith at the Novice tier, and 3 of the other 11 cost less. The price is fixed rather than rolled, so a second Toolsmith will quote you exactly the same.
 | Stone AxeNovice | 1 | |
 | Stone HoeNovice | 1 | |
 | Stone PickaxeNovice | 1 | |
| Stone ShovelNovice | 1 | |
 | Diamond HoeJourneyman | 4 | |
 | Enchanted Iron AxeJourneyman | 6-20 | |
 | Enchanted Iron ShovelJourneyman | 7-21 | |
 | Enchanted Iron PickaxeJourneyman | 8-22 | |
 | Enchanted Diamond ShovelExpert | 10-24 | |
 | Enchanted Diamond AxeExpert | 17-31 | |
 | Enchanted Diamond PickaxeMaster | 18-32 | |
 | BellApprentice | 36 |
What 1 emerald costs in goods
The Toolsmith at its novice tier asks 1 emerald for a stone shovel. 8 of the 72 villagers that pay emeralds, emptied out:
| A full slot of | To | Emeralds | Buys |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12 jungle boats | master Fisherman | 12 | 12 stone shovels |
| 48 iron ingots | apprentice Toolsmith | 12 | 12 stone shovels |
| 64 raw rabbit | novice Butcher | 16 | 16 stone shovels |
| 120 dried kelp blocks | expert Butcher | 12 | 12 stone shovels |
| 192 any dye | expert Shepherd | 16 | 16 stone shovels |
| 256 diorite | journeyman Mason | 16 | 16 stone shovels |
| 320 string | novice Fisherman | 16 | 16 stone shovels |
| 360 flint | journeyman Toolsmith | 12 | 12 stone shovels |
a jungle boat against 30 flint for the same 1 emerald, 30 times the carrying, and the shortest wait is the Butcher at 37.5 real seconds of shelf, gathering not counted.
How Stone Shovel trading works
Every stone shovel 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 stone shovel shows up is the Toolsmith's Novice tier, which a villager has the moment it claims the workstation.
How long Stone Shovel takes in real time
12 stone shovels empty one slot at the Toolsmith, 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 toolsmith moves 24 stone shovels against 24 emeralds a Minecraft day, a stone shovel every 50 real seconds, 1.2 emeralds a real minute. 27 stone shovels take 3 fills across 2 Minecraft days, 2 minutes of it watching the toolsmith walk back to its smithing table.
Tips for trading Stone Shovel
- Clearing the shelf: one Toolsmith sells 12 stone shovels before it has to restock, 12 emeralds for the full slot.
- Where the emeralds come from: the same Toolsmith pays an emerald per 15 coal.
- Also on the Toolsmith's list: stone pickaxe, stone hoe, iron ingot, bell, flint, enchanted iron axe.
Stone Shovel trading FAQ
How much does Stone Shovel cost from a villager?
Can you sell Stone Shovel to a villager for emeralds?
Same trader, other items
The Toolsmith works at a smithing table and also trades:
Coal
Iron Ingot
Flint