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Quick answer
- Place a job site block near an unemployed villager and it takes that job.
- Before you trade, you can break the block to reset its job and trades.
- After your first trade, the villager keeps that job forever.
Villagers are the best way to get Mending, cheap diamond gear and endless emeralds. It all starts with giving them the right job.
Villager Trade GuideEvery Minecraft villager job, its job site block and what it trades, plus a librarian enchanted book price calculator and tips for cheaper trades→
Every job and its block
| Job | Job site block | Worth it for |
|---|---|---|
| Librarian | Lectern | Enchanted books, including Mending |
| Armorer |  Blast furnace | Diamond armour |
| Weaponsmith |  Grindstone | Diamond swords and axes |
| Toolsmith |  Smithing table | Diamond tools |
| Cleric |  Brewing stand |   Ender pearls, bottles o' enchanting |
| Farmer |  Composter | Selling crops for emeralds |
| Fletcher |  Fletching table | Selling sticks for emeralds |
| Cartographer |  Cartography table | Explorer maps, banner patterns |
| Butcher |  Smoker | Selling meat and dried kelp blocks |
| Fisherman |  Barrel | Selling fish and coal |
| Shepherd |  Loom | Wool, beds, banners |
| Leatherworker |  Cauldron | Leather armour and saddles |
| Mason |  Stonecutter | Building blocks, terracotta |
Nitwits never workVillagers in green robes are nitwits. They can't take any job, so don't waste a job block on them.
Rerolling trades
Don't like a villager's trades? As long as you haven't traded with it yet:
- Break its job site block. It loses its job.
- Place the block back down. It takes the job again with new trades.
- Repeat until you get what you want, then trade once to lock it in.
This is how players hunt for a Mending librarian. Want to know how many rerolls it might take?
Villager Trade PredictorEstimate upcoming librarian enchanted-book trades from your world seed, or plan a whole book hall with rerolls, villagers and emeralds→
Levelling up
Trading gives villagers XP. Each level unlocks new trades:
5levels: Novice, Apprentice, Journeyman, Expert, Master
2×restocks a day, if they can reach their job block
Build a trading hallKeep each villager in its own cell next to its job block so it always restocks and can't wander off.
Trading Hall PlannerPlan villagers, desired trades and workstation counts for a Minecraft trading hall→
Cheat sheet
- Lectern = librarian, the most useful job
- Break and replace the block to reroll trades
- First trade locks the job
- Trades restock twice a day
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