
Villager
The Villager is a utility mob with 20 HP (10 ♥). It drops nothing, gives 0 XP and lives in villages. Below you'll find exact drop chances, spawn weights and behaviour from the Java 26.3 game files.
Villager stats
Game data- HP
- 20










- Movement speed
- 0.5
- Follow range
- 16 blocks
- Size (width × height)
- 0.6 × 1.95 blocks
- XP when killed
- 0
- Immune to fire
- No
Villager professions and trades
A villager takes the profession of the job site block it claims, and each profession has its own trades that unlock level by level as you trade. Nitwits never take a job.
Armorer18 tradesJob site: Blast Furnace
Butcher11 tradesJob site: Smoker
Cartographer31 tradesJob site: Cartography Table
Cleric11 tradesJob site: Brewing Stand
Farmer14 tradesJob site: Composter
Fisherman16 tradesJob site: Barrel
Fletcher12 tradesJob site: Fletching Table
Leatherworker12 tradesJob site: Cauldron
Librarian15 tradesJob site: Lectern
Mason46 tradesJob site: Stonecutter
Shepherd86 tradesJob site: Loom
Toolsmith16 tradesJob site: Smithing Table
Weaponsmith9 tradesJob site: Grindstone
Your coordinates and biome beside the game
The in-game Companion is a small window beside Minecraft with your live coordinates and the biome you are in, plus every recipe, mob drop and enchantment a search away, so you never alt-tab to a wiki.
- Live coordinates and biome
- Every recipe a search away
- Mob drops and enchantments

Where does the Villager spawn?
Spawns with villages; no natural spawning
The Villager doesn't spawn naturally in any biome: it is summoned, built, bred, converted or comes from a spawner or event.
Villager behaviour
Game dataNever attacks; trades
Weaknesses
- Lightning turns it into a witch (not Peaceful)
- Zombies convert it on kill: 50% Normal, 100% Hard
Breeding, taming & riding
Good to know
- Breeds when it has 12+ food points: bread 4, carrot/potato/beetroot 1
- 7 biome types: desert, jungle, plains, savanna, snow, swamp, taiga
- Can summon an iron golem with nearby villagers
Villager ID and summon command
The entity ID is minecraft:villager. Spawn egg: Villager Spawn Egg.
/summon minecraft:villager ~ ~ ~Data: Minecraft Java Edition 26.3 game files. How we source this
The Villager is a utility mob with 20 health. It lives in villages.
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Villager FAQ (Java 26.3)
How much health does the Villager have?
The Villager has 20 health points, which is 10 hearts, and 0 armor.
What does the Villager drop?
The Villager drops no items; it gives 0 XP.
Where does the Villager spawn?
It lives in villages.
What do you feed a Villager to breed it?
Two adults bred with Bread, Carrot, Potato, Beetroot make a baby.