How to Build a Villager Trading Post: Obtain Valuable Items through Trading

Trading with villagers is one of the most important aspects of a Minecraft world. It allows you to obtain many rare and valuable items without having to search for them yourself. Some of these items are exclusive, making a trading post definitely worth it! The trading system is somewhat complex, so we will also provide some tips for it. Afterwards, you will find a guide for building a small trading station with the most important villagers!

What is trading in Minecraft?

In Minecraft, you can trade items with villagers. This system is called trading and helps you acquire specific resources and expand your inventory. Trading can be done either through various items or with emeralds. You can mine emeralds in the world of Minecraft (Minecraft Mining Techniques: Efficiently Extract Resources) or obtain them through trading with villagers. You can find villages by simply exploring your world and keeping an eye out for them. They are not rare.

Villagers can have different professions, which determine the special items they sell. These professions depend on workstations that define the job. The offered trade goods improve as the villager’s level increases. The more you trade, the higher the rank. A villager can have 5 ranks, which you can also identify by their apron.

Professions and Workstations:

• Farmer (Composter)
• Librarian (Lectern)
• Fisherman (Barrel)
• Cleric (Brewing Stand)
• Leatherworker (Cauldron)
• Toolsmith (Smithing Table)
• Cartographer (Cartography Table)
• Mason (Stonecutter)
• Butcher (Smoker)
• Armorer (Blast Furnace)
• Fletcher (Fletching Table)
• Shepherd (Loom)
• Weaponsmith (Grindstone)

The Best Deals!

You don’t necessarily need all the villagers; some are definitely more worthwhile than others. Whether for more emeralds or rare items, you should focus on this selection. For more information, be sure to check out the Minecraft Wiki, where you can find a detailed list of all trade goods.

• Librarian: You need this one for enchanted books, especially “Mending.”
• Farmer: If you have a large farm, you can get a lot of emeralds.
• Smiths: Weapons, tools, and armour made of diamond + enchantments.
• Shepherd: Trade wool for emeralds.
• Fletcher: Many emeralds through trading sticks.

Building a Trading Post: Step-by-Step Guide

Building a villager trading post is not difficult. What will probably take you the most time is transporting the villagers. Therefore, build the post near a village to make it easier for yourself. Leave a few villagers in the village, as they will reproduce automatically. But let’s take a closer look at building a trading post.

Building a Trading Post

1. Build a House for Villagers

First, your villagers will need a new home. A small cabin is sufficient and provides enough space for your residents. A zigzag pattern with a building block of your choice is ideal. We chose wood because it looks nice. Cover the roof with slabs, preferably stone, as these cannot be struck by lightning. If the area will be covered later, feel free to use wood.

At the front, you will need some blocks to prevent monsters from attacking your villagers. This is especially important for baby zombies, which can slip through small gaps. Stairs are best, build them between each cabin. In front of them, place the respective workstation. Above the workstation, you need to place a trapdoor, but a carpet or a fence will also work.

Note: Add enough light, such as torches or something else. This prevents monsters from spawning.

2. Transport Villagers

This part is a bit tricky, but with some finesse, you should be able to get the villagers into their small cabins. Your best friend here is a minecart and rails. Leave the entrance to the posts open, flip up the trapdoor, and lay the rails. Then you can push a villager into a minecart and drive them to their new trading post. Interestingly, the villager will drive right through the trapdoor!

Then remove the rail in front of and under the minecart. You can also break the minecart, but it is not necessary. The villager is now trapped, whether the trapdoor is open or closed. Just make sure you have already built a roof with slabs, otherwise, they will escape again.

3. Determine Profession

Between the stairs and under the trapdoor, you now have a block free to assign a specific profession to your villagers. As long as you haven’t traded with them before, they should adapt to the block in front of them. Depending on the items you need, you can customise your trading post. As long as you don’t trade with the villagers, you can change the items by breaking and rebuilding the workstation. This is especially good for librarians to get good enchanted books.

4. Expand the Trading Post

You can then expand the area as you wish. It may be worthwhile to build a complete house to protect your villagers. At the same time, you can use your building skills to give the villagers a nice new home. Otherwise, the area can look a bit lifeless.

Tip: Attach signs or item frames to indicate what trades the respective villagers have. You can also give them name tags to distinguish them.

Getting More Villagers

Finally, you are probably wondering how you can get more villagers. Transporting them with minecarts each time can be frustrating. The good thing is, villagers can reproduce on their own.

You only need two adult villagers, a small room with two beds, and food that you give to them. After a while, a third villager will join them. The more beds you have, the faster they will reproduce. When all beds are occupied, the process stops.

Conclusion

You should definitely build a trading post in your Minecraft world to obtain great items and trade emeralds. Among them are some treasures, such as a Mending book, which automatically repairs your tools with XP. But other trades are also immensely helpful to stock up your supplies. Maximise your trading with villagers on a server that is entirely yours. Rent your Minecraft server and benefit from exclusive deals! You can infinitely expand such a trading post as long as you have enough villagers. Adjust everything to your own playstyle to quickly and easily obtain items!