Villager in Minecraft
This Minecraft tutorial explains all about villagers with screenshots and step-by-step instructions. Let's learn about villagers in Minecraft.
SubscribeSupported 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. |
"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 |
(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 |
|---|---|---|---|
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Brown Robe | 0 | 1 = Farmer 2 = Fisherman 3 = Shepherd 4 = Fletcher |
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White Robe | 1 | 1 = Librarian 2 = Cartographer |
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Purple Robe | 2 | 1 = Cleric |
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Black Apron | 3 | 1 = Armorer 2 = Weapon Smith 3 = Tool Smith |
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White Apron | 4 | 1 = Butcher 2 = Leatherworker |
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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.
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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.
Spawn Egg for Villager
You can spawn a villager using the following spawn egg:
Things to Do with Villagers
Here are some activities that you can do with villagers in Minecraft:
Villager Trade Generator
Need help generating the /summon command for a villager with custom trades? Try our command generator:
Command Examples
Here are some game command examples for a villager in Minecraft:
NBT Tags for Villager (Java Edition)
Here are the NBT tags that you can use in game commands for a villager in Java Edition:
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:
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