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Quick answer
- There are 5 village styles: plains, desert, savanna, taiga and snowy.
- About 2% of villages are abandoned zombie villages.
- Villages give you trades, loot chests, beds and food straight away.
Finding a village early makes everything easier. Each style looks different but they all work the same way.
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The five styles
| Style | Biomes |
|---|---|
| Plains | Plains and meadows |
| Desert | Deserts |
| Savanna | Savannas |
| Taiga | Taigas |
| Snowy | Snowy plains |
Find one fastCartographer villagers sell explorer maps that point to other villages.
Zombie villages
About 2% of villages are abandoned. The villagers are all zombie villagers, and iron golems don't spawn. Cure the zombie villagers for cheap trades.
What to grab
Chests in houses like the weaponsmith, toolsmith and armourer.- Hay bale blocks for breeding horses and llamas.
- Crops from the farms.
- Beds, if you need to sleep on your first night.
Don't take every bedVillagers need beds to breed. Take one or two, not all of them.
Protecting it
Villages spawn iron golems and have cats, about one cat for every four beds. If you get Bad Omen and walk into a village, a raid starts there.
Cheat sheet
- Plains, desert, savanna, taiga, snowy
- 2% are zombie villages
- Loot the smith chests
- Leave beds for the villagers
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