Villager In Minecraft - DigMinecraft

Villager in Minecraft

This Minecraft tutorial explains all about villagers with screenshots and step-by-step instructions. Let's learn about villagers in Minecraft.

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Supported Platforms

Villagers are available in the following versions of Minecraft:

Platform	Supported (Version*)
Java Edition (PC/Mac)	Yes
Pocket Edition (PE)	Yes (0.9.0)
Xbox 360	Yes
Xbox One	Yes
PS3	Yes
PS4	Yes
Wii U	Yes
Nintendo Switch	Yes
Windows 10 Edition	Yes
Education Edition	Yes

* The version that it was added or removed, if applicable. NOTE: Pocket Edition (PE), Xbox One, PS4, Nintendo Switch, and Windows 10 Edition are now called Bedrock Edition. We will continue to show them individually for version history.

Background

The following is a picture of what a villager looks like in Minecraft:

Hostility Level	Passive Mob
Health Points	20 health points x 10
Where to Find	In villages
Weapon	None
Attack Method	Will never attack you
Drops	None
Experience Points	0 experience points

Hostility Level (Passive)

A villager is a passive mob. The term mob is short for mobile and is used to refer to all living, moving creatures in the game such as chickens, creepers, and villagers. Because a villager is a passive mob, it will never attack you in the game (Creative or Survival mode).

Health Points

In Minecraft, a villager has 10 hearts for health. This gives a villager 20 health points (because 1 heart = 2 health points). To kill a villager, you need to inflict 20 points of damage to the villager.

Where to Find Villagers

In Minecraft, villagers can be found in villages in most biomes. Each village will be made of different materials depending on the biome.

Plains Village

Desert Village

Savanna Village

Taiga Village

Snow Village

The villages are easy to spot because they are made up of a group of small buildings with gardens of vegetables. Villagers grow gardens of potatoes, carrots, and wheat. When you are running low on food, you can harvest their vegetables for yourself.

If you are having trouble finding a villager, you can summon a villager using a cheat or you can use a spawn egg.

Weapon

A villager does not carry a weapon.

Attack Method

You are safe to walk near a villager and it will not attack or cause you any damage. And if you attack a villager, it will just try to walk away. It will not attack you back.

Drops

When you kill a villager in Minecraft, it will not drop anything. It is one of the few mobs that when killed, does not drop any items.

Experience Points

As you play the game, you will gain experience. The most common way to gain experience is by killing mobs. When a mob is killed you will see tiny green and yellow balls appear and move towards you.

These orbs represent experience points. Unfortunately, when you kill a villager, you will not gain any experience points.

• New Villagers
• Old Villagers

Types of Villagers

Starting in Java Edition 1.14 and Bedrock Edition 1.11.0, villagers have unique clothing and appearance that relate to their profession and biome, and each profession has a different work table.

Here is a list of the professions and the work table for the different types of villagers:

Profession	Minecraft ID	Work Table
Farmer	minecraft:farmer	Composter
Fisherman	minecraft:fisherman	Barrel
Shepherd	minecraft:shepherd	Loom
Fletcher	minecraft:fletcher	Fletching Table
Librarian	minecraft:librarian	Lectern
Cartographer	minecraft:cartographer	Cartography Table
Cleric	minecraft:cleric	Brewing Stand
Armorer	minecraft:armorer	Blast Furnace
Weaponsmith	minecraft:weaponsmith	Grindstone
Toolsmith	minecraft:toolsmith	Smithing Table
Butcher	minecraft:butcher	Smoker
Leatherworker	minecraft:leatherworker	Cauldron
Mason	minecraft:mason	Stonecutter
Nitwit	minecraft:nitwit	No work table

"New" Villager Profession Levels

Each villager has a career level associated with their profession. The higher the level, the better the trades the villager can offer.

Here is a list of the profession levels for a villager:

Level	Minecraft ID	Description
Novice	1	Villager is a Novice which is the lowest level. Villagers that are spawned as "Novice" will not immediately select a profession and may even switch professions on you. If you want the villager to hold its profession, you must spawn them with at least a level of "Apprentice".
Apprentice	2	Villager is an Apprentice which is a level higher than "Novice".
Journeyman	3	Villager is a Journeyman which is a level higher than "Apprentice".
Expert	4	Villager is an Expert which is a level higher than "Journeyman".
Master	5	Villager is a "Master" which is the highest level.

TIP: If you summon a villager using the /summon command with a career level that is higher than Master, the villager will not have any trades unless you specify your own set of custom trades.

"New" Villager Biomes

Villagers will have different looks depending on the biome that they are associated with. The biome determines the clothes that the villager wears which means that a Farmer from the Plains biome will look different than a Farmer from the Taiga biome.

Here is a list of the biomes that a villager can belong to:

Biome	Minecraft ID
Plains	minecraft:plains
Taiga	minecraft:taiga
Savanna	minecraft:savanna
Jungle	minecraft:jungle
Desert	minecraft:desert
Snow	minecraft:snow
Swamp	minecraft:swamp

TIP: If you spawn a villager in a different biome than their own, they will seek out the biome they were created for. This makes it difficult to keep a villager in a different biome than its own.

(For older versions of Minecraft, before Java Edition 1.14 and Bedrock Edition 1.11.0)

Types of "Old" Villagers

There are 6 types of villagers in Minecraft. Each type of villager has unique clothing and appearance that relates to the profession, and each profession has different careers possible.

Here is a list of the professions and careers for a villager:

Villager	Clothes	Profession ID	Career ID
	Brown Robe	0	1 = Farmer 2 = Fisherman 3 = Shepherd 4 = Fletcher
	White Robe	1	1 = Librarian 2 = Cartographer
	Purple Robe	2	1 = Cleric
	Black Apron	3	1 = Armorer 2 = Weapon Smith 3 = Tool Smith
	White Apron	4	1 = Butcher 2 = Leatherworker
	Green Robe	5	1 = NitWit

"Old" Villager Trades

Each villager will have different trades depending on the career of the villager and the career level. When a villager spawns naturally, it will always start at the Default Career Level with only a few trades available. As you trade with a villager, new trades will be unlocked and the career level of the villager will increase one level at a time.

When trading, some villagers are more greedy than others. Each villager may ask for a different amount for a trade than another villager. Because of this, we have given a range of values for the "buy" and "sell" sides in the trade tables below.

Let's explore the trades that you can do with the different types of villagers.

TIP: New trades are not unlocked for higher Career Levels until you leave the Trade window, the villager starts to regenerate, and you re-enter the Trade window.

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"Old" Villager Trades for Farmer

The following is a list of the trades for a Farmer villager in Minecraft:

Career Level	Buy	Sell
Default Career Level	18-22 wheat	1 emerald
Default Career Level	15-19 potatoes	1 emerald
Default Career Level	15-19 carrots	1 emerald
Default Career Level	1 emerald	2-4 bread
Career Level 1	8-13 pumpkins	1 emerald
Career Level 1	1 emerald	2-3 pumpkin pies
Career Level 2	7-12 melons	1 emerald
Career Level 2	1 emerald	5 apples
Career Level 3	1 emerald	6 cookies
Career Level 3	1 emerald	1 cake

* Career level 3 is the highest career level for a Farmer.

"Old" Villager Trades for Fisherman

The following is a list of the trades for a Fisherman villager in Minecraft:

Career Level	Buy	Sell
Default Career Level	15-20 string	1 emerald
Default Career Level	16-24 coal	1 emerald
Default Career Level	6 raw fish + 1 emerald	6 cooked fish
Career Level 1	7-8 emeralds	1 enchanted fishing rod

* Career level 1 is the highest career level for a Fisherman.

"Old" Villager Trades for Shepherd

The following is a list of the trades for a Shepherd villager in Minecraft:

Career Level	Buy	Sell
Default Career Level	16-22 wool	1 emerald
Default Career Level	3-4 emeralds	1 shears
Career Level 1	1-2 emeralds	1 wool
Career Level 1	1-2 emeralds	1 colored wool (any color)

* Career level 1 is the highest career level for a Shepherd.

"Old" Villager Trades for Fletcher

The following is a list of the trades for a Fletcher villager in Minecraft:

Career Level	Buy	Sell
Default Career Level	15-20 string	1 emerald
Default Career Level	1 emerald	8-12 arrows
Career Level 1	2-3 emeralds	1 bow
Career Level 1	10 gravel + 1 emerald	6-10 flint

* Career level 1 is the highest career level for a Fletcher.

"Old" Villager Trades for Librarian

The following is a list of the trades for a Librarian villager in Minecraft:

Career Level	Buy	Sell
Default Career Level	24-36 paper	1 emerald
Default Career Level	1 book + 16 emeralds	1 enchanted book
Career Level 1	8-10 books	1 emerald
Career Level 1	10-12 emeralds	1 compass
Career Level 1	3-4 emeralds	1 bookshelf
Career Level 2	2 written books	1 emerald
Career Level 2	10-12 emeralds	1 clock
Career Level 2	1 emerald	3-5 glass
Career Level 3	1 book + 5-64 emeralds	1 enchanted book
Career Level 4	1 book + 5-64 emeralds	1 enchanted book
Career Level 5	20-22 emeralds	1 name tag

* Career level 5 is the highest career level for a Librarian.

"Old" Villager Trades for Cartographer

The following is a list of the trades for a Cartographer villager in Minecraft:

Career Level	Buy	Sell
Default Career Level	30-36 paper	1 emerald
Career Level 1	1 compass	1 emerald
Career Level 2	7-8 emeralds	1 empty map
Career Level 3	13-19 emeralds + 1 compass	1 exploration map

* Career level 3 is the highest career level for a Cartographer.

"Old" Villager Trades for Cleric

The following is a list of the trades for a Cleric villager in Minecraft:

Career Level	Buy	Sell
Default Career Level	36-40 rotten flesh	1 emerald
Default Career Level	8-10 gold ingot	1 emerald
Career Level 1	1 emerald	1-4 redstone
Career Level 1	1 emerald	1-2 lapis lazuli
Career Level 2	7-11 emeralds	1 eye of ender
Career Level 2	1 emerald	1-3 glowstone
Career Level 3	3-11 emeralds	1 bottle o'enchanting

* Career level 3 is the highest career level for a Cleric.

"Old" Villager Trades for Armorer

The following is a list of the trades for an Armorer villager in Minecraft:

Career Level	Buy	Sell
Default Career Level	16-24 coal	1 emerald
Default Career Level	4-6 emeralds	1 iron helmet
Career Level 1	7-9 iron ingot	1 emerald
Career Level 1	10-14 emeralds	1 iron chestplate
Career Level 2	3-4 diamonds	1 emerald
Career Level 2	16-19 emeralds	1 enchanted diamond chestplate
Career Level 3	5-7 emeralds	1 chain boots
Career Level 3	9-11 emeralds	1 chain leggings
Career Level 3	5-7 emeralds	1 chain helmet
Career Level 3	11-15 emeralds	1 chain chestplate

* Career level 3 is the highest career level for an Armorer.

"Old" Villager Trades for Weapon Smith

The following is a list of the trades for a Weapon Smith villager in Minecraft:

Career Level	Buy	Sell
Default Career Level	16-24 coal	1 emerald
Default Career Level	6-8 emeralds	1 iron axe
Career Level 1	7-9 iron ingot	1 emerald
Career Level 1	9-10 emeralds	1 enchanted iron sword
Career Level 2	3-4 diamonds	1 emerald
Career Level 2	12-15 emeralds	1 enchanted diamond sword
Career Level 2	9-12 emeralds	1 enchanted diamond axe

* Career level 2 is the highest career level for a Weapon Smith.

"Old" Villager Trades for Tool Smith

The following is a list of the trades for a Tool Smith villager in Minecraft:

Career Level	Buy	Sell
Default Career Level	16-24 coal	1 emerald
Default Career Level	5-7 emeralds	1 enchanted iron shovel
Career Level 1	7-9 iron ingot	1 emerald
Career Level 1	9-11 emeralds	1 enchanted iron pickaxe
Career Level 2	3-4 diamonds	1 emerald
Career Level 2	12-15 emeralds	1 enchanted diamond pickaxe

* Career level 2 is the highest career level for a Tool Smith.

"Old" Villager Trades for Butcher

The following is a list of the trades for a Butcher villager in Minecraft:

Career Level	Buy	Sell
Default Career Level	14-18 raw porkchops	1 emerald
Default Career Level	14-18 raw chicken	1 emerald
Career Level 1	16-24 coal	1 emerald
Career Level 1	1 emerald	5-7 cooked porkchops
Career Level 1	1 emerald	6-8 cooked chicken

* Career level 1 is the highest career level for a Butcher.

"Old" Villager Trades for Leatherworker

The following is a list of the trades for a Leatherworker villager in Minecraft:

Career Level	Buy	Sell
Default Career Level	9-12 Leather	1 emerald
Default Career Level	2-4 emeralds	1 leather pants
Career Level 1	7-12 emeralds	1 enchanted leather tunic
Career Level 2	8-10 emeralds	1 saddle

* Career level 2 is the highest career level for a Leatherworker.

"Old" Villager Trades for NitWit

A NitWit villager in Minecraft has no trades.

"Old" Villager Farms

In Minecraft, a villager will farm and grow large gardens with wheat, carrots, and potatoes. This is a great way to add items in your inventory.

As you can see from this picture, the Villager has grown rows of wheat, carrots, and potatos. You can dig up these vegetables from a villager's garden to add to your inventory.

The villager will continue to replant and take care of the garden.

TIP: If you kill all of the villagers, then there will be no one to replant the gardens in the village. So if you need more villagers, you can always summon a villager in Minecraft using a cheat.

Spawn Egg for Villager

You can spawn a villager using the following spawn egg:

Villager Spawn Egg

Things to Do with Villagers

Here are some activities that you can do with villagers in Minecraft:

How to Trade with a Villager How to turn a Villager into a Witch

Villager Trade Generator

Need help generating the /summon command for a villager with custom trades? Try our command generator:

Villager Trade Generator

Command Examples

Here are some game command examples for a villager in Minecraft:

Summon Villager with Customized Trade How to Summon a Villager

NBT Tags for Villager (Java Edition)

Here are the NBT tags that you can use in game commands for a villager in Java Edition:

NBT Tags for Villager

Spawn Events for Villager (Bedrock/Education)

Here are the spawn events that you can use in game commands for a villager in Bedrock Edition and Education Edition:

Spawn Events for Villager