How to Cure a Zombie Villager

Quick answer

• Hit the zombie villager with a splash potion of weakness.
• Then feed it a normal Golden apple.
• It turns back into a villager in 3 to 5 minutes, with big trade discounts for you.

Curing a zombie villager is the best way to get cheap trades. A cured villager gives the player who cured it a heavy discount.

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What you need

Item	How to get it
Splash potion of weakness	Brew a fermented spider eye into a water bottle, then add gunpowder
Golden apple	Craft 8 gold ingots around an apple

Use a normal golden apple, not an enchanted one.

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How to cure it

1. Trap the zombie villager somewhere safe, under a roof so it doesn't burn in the sun.
2. Throw the splash potion of weakness at it.
3. Look at it and use the golden apple on it. It starts shaking and red particles appear.
4. Wait 3 to 5 minutes. Don't hit it.

Speed it upIron bars and beds near the zombie villager make the cure faster.

The discount

A cured villager with a job gives a heavy discount to whoever cured it. On Java the discount is just for you. On Bedrock it can spread to other villagers nearby.

Getting zombie villagers

On Hard difficulty, a villager killed by a zombie always turns into a zombie villager. On Normal it's 50%, and on Easy it never happens.

Cheat sheet

• Splash potion of weakness, then a golden apple
• 3 to 5 minutes, under a roof
• Iron bars and beds speed it up
• Hard difficulty: zombies always convert villagers

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