The BEST TRADES With Every Minecraft Villager Guide

Summary

This video provides an in-depth guide on villagers and their trades in Minecraft, showcasing the best villagers to interact with for efficient trading. It explains essential tips such as locking in trades, the benefits of curing zombified villagers for discounts, and the importance of timing your trades. Villagers like the Armorer, Farmer, Librarian, and Toolsmith are highlighted for their valuable trades, including armor, enchanted books, and diamond tools. The video also covers how to optimize your trading setup and methods to reduce prices, making it easier to gather resources and level up in the game.

Takeaways

• 😀 Trading with villagers locks in their trades, so make sure to trade at least once to avoid losing good offers.
• 😀 Villagers have a maximum of 16 or 12 trades depending on the item, but some trades only offer 3 until they're refilled.
• 😀 Villagers can refill their trades in the morning after a short wait, especially after you’ve just woken up.
• 😀 Villagers have 5 levels: Novice, Apprentice, Journeyman, Expert, and Master. Each level unlocks better trades.
• 😀 Villager prices fluctuate based on various factors like nearby villager deaths or repeated trades, but can be reset using methods like curing zombified villagers.
• 😀 The Hero of the Village effect can lower villager prices slightly, while zombifying and curing them can bring them down to a fixed 1 emerald per item.
• 😀 There are 14 different villager types, each with unique trade options that can be unlocked by leveling them up through repeated trades.
• 😀 Armorers are great for trading iron and full sets of armor, especially when you manage to get the price down to just 1 emerald per item.
• 😀 The Farmer villager is useful for trading crops like wheat, carrots, and pumpkins for emeralds, with the added benefit of selling melons at later levels.
• 😀 Librarians are highly recommended due to their ability to sell enchanted books like Unbreaking, Efficiency, Silk Touch, and Mending, often for just 1 emerald each.
• 😀 The Wandering Trader occasionally offers useful items like slimeballs, but the selection is random, so it’s worth checking periodically.

Q & A

What should you do to lock in a villager's trades?

To lock in a villager's trades, you need to trade with them at least once. This ensures that the trades are saved, and you can keep those trades even if the villager loses their job or gets a new one.

How can the workbench be used to improve villager trades?

Changing the villager's workbench (or job site block) can lead to new and potentially better trades. You can swap their workstation to get new trade options and then lock them in after confirming the trades you want.

What factors can affect the prices of villager trades?

Several factors can affect trade prices, including attacking or killing a villager, trading the same item multiple times, or trading with many villagers. However, these price increases are temporary and will eventually return to normal over time.

What effect does the Hero of the Village status have on villager trade prices?

The Hero of the Village effect lowers trade prices, although not drastically. This effect is gained after successfully completing a village raid.

How can you get the best possible trade prices from villagers?

One of the best methods is to zombify a villager and then cure them using a weakness potion and a golden apple. This process can be repeated multiple times, reducing trade prices to just one emerald per item.

What is the maximum number of trades a villager can offer?

A villager typically offers 12 or 16 trades, but for some items, only three trades may be available before it gets disabled. These trades can be refilled twice per day.

How does the villager leveling system work?

Villagers have five levels: Novice, Apprentice, Journeyman, Expert, and Master. You can unlock higher levels by trading with the villager. The new level is reached when the experience bar fills up.

Which villagers are recommended for players to prioritize?

The recommended villagers to prioritize are the Armorer, Farmer, Librarian, Mason, and Toolsmith. These villagers offer some of the most useful trades, including tools, enchanted books, and building materials like quartz.

What can you trade with the Armorer villager?

The Armorer villager offers trades for iron, time armor, and tools. If you manage to reduce their prices to just one emerald, you can acquire full sets of armor and tools for a very low cost.

What unique trade does the Fisherman villager offer at the Master level?

At the Master level, the Fisherman villager allows you to trade boats for emeralds. This means you can trade wood for emeralds by crafting boats.