Can You Turn a Nitwit into a Librarian in Minecraft?
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The short answer is, no, you cannot directly turn a Nitwit into a Librarian in Minecraft. Nitwits are a unique type of villager characterized by their inability to take on any profession. They are easily recognizable by their green robes, and unlike other villagers, they cannot be assigned a job, making them seem somewhat useless. However, there’s a workaround to get a Librarian using a former Nitwit, which we will explore in detail.
The Nitwit Predicament
Nitwits are a perplexing part of the villager ecosystem in Minecraft. They wander aimlessly, unable to interact with job site blocks, and are essentially the unemployed of the villager world. They do not engage with workstations and thus cannot be transformed by typical job assignment mechanics. They do not engage in trading, so their presence, while charming, does not provide the same benefits as their working counterparts. The seemingly pointless existence of a Nitwit leads many players to wonder: can we make them more useful?
The Zombie Villager Transformation Trick
The key to changing a Nitwit’s fate lies in a more convoluted approach. While you cannot directly assign a job to a Nitwit, you can transform them into a zombie villager and then cure them. This unusual process effectively resets their status, allowing them to become a normal, unemployed villager capable of taking on a profession.
Here’s how the process works:
- Infect the Nitwit: Expose the Nitwit to a zombie. The zombie needs to actually attack and convert the Nitwit into a zombie villager.
- Cure the Zombie Villager: Use a splash potion of weakness and a golden apple to cure the zombie villager. This will revert the zombified Nitwit into a regular villager, but with a crucial difference.
- Employ the Villager: The cured villager will now be an unemployed villager. This means they now have the ability to link to a job block and acquire a profession. At this point, the villager is not guaranteed to become a librarian, but we can now manipulate the situation.
Becoming a Librarian
Once the cured Nitwit is now a standard villager, you can work toward them becoming a Librarian.
- Set up a Librarian workstation: Place a lectern near the unemployed villager.
- Assign the job: If there are no other unemployed villagers nearby and no other lecterns, the villager should claim the job and become a Librarian.
- Check the Trades: The new Librarian will generate its trades. If you don’t like the trades available, simply break the lectern and place it back again. The villager will claim this new block and generate different trades.
The Importance of Curing
Why is the cure so important? Curing a zombie villager not only allows the former Nitwit to gain a profession but also can provide a trade discount. Curing a villager repeatedly will increase the discount, though the cured villager will “forget” its cure history if you log out while they are being cured.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
Here are some frequently asked questions to provide a deeper understanding of Nitwits, Librarians, and villager mechanics:
1. Can Nitwits ever get a job without being cured?
No, Nitwits cannot take on any profession in their original state. They remain unemployed regardless of the job blocks available around them. Their green robes are a clear indication of their non-working status.
2. What happens if you breed two Nitwits?
The baby villager of two Nitwits has the same chance of becoming either a Nitwit or a regular villager, so breeding them will not increase the number of non-working villagers in the long run.
3. How rare are Nitwits?
In Bedrock Edition, every baby villager has a 10% chance to become a Nitwit when they grow up. Also, a baby Nitwit villager is obtained by curing a baby zombie villager
4. Do Nitwits have any purpose?
Essentially, Nitwits serve as background characters in villages, but their primary purpose is to highlight the mechanics of villagers and their professions. They do not have any specific practical use and cannot trade, or claim a workstation.
5. Can you change a Librarian’s trades?
Yes, you can change a Librarian’s trades by breaking their lectern and placing it back down. This will force the villager to re-link to the lectern and generate new trades.
6. What is the best trade from a Librarian?
The most sought-after trade from a Librarian is Mending. Mending books are invaluable for repairing enchanted tools and armor. It is available right away, it does not require leveling up.
7. Can a Level 1 Librarian trade Mending?
Yes, a Level 1 Librarian can trade Mending. It’s not a tier-locked enchantment. However, you may have to break and place the lectern multiple times to get the trade to generate
8. Can a Librarian trade Unbreaking?
Yes, Librarians can trade enchanted books containing Unbreaking I, II, or III.
9. What is the rarest villager job?
The Fletcher is generally considered the rarest of all Minecraft villager jobs.
10. What are the rarest villager buildings in a village?
Blacksmiths, butchers, churches, and libraries are among the rarest buildings to find in a village.
11. Why do villagers emit green particles?
Villagers emit green particles when they join a village, set a bed, or acquire a job site/profession.
12. Why won’t my villager sleep?
Villagers may not sleep if there are not enough beds, or if the village hall isn’t working correctly.
13. Do villagers forget when you cure them?
Normally, a villager being cured multiple times can offer a heavier trading discount than one being cured once. However, if you quit and log back in while a villager is still being cured, they may forget whether they have been cured before.
14. Can you repeatedly cure villagers for better discounts?
Yes, you can repeatedly cure villagers to further increase their trading discounts. Curing a zombie villager can provide a discount for any nearby villager traders as well.
15. Why does my cured villager have a job?
A cured villager does not retain its original job, if it had one. Instead, it becomes an unemployed villager and looks for a new job site, which it can then take as a profession. If a player is using mods, then that can affect this.
Conclusion
While a Nitwit cannot directly transform into a Librarian, Minecraft provides a path for these villagers to contribute to the game’s economy. By using the zombie villager cure method, you can effectively give a Nitwit a second chance at a productive life, with the potential to become a valuable Librarian. The curing method is also very useful to ensure better trades for your existing villagers. Understanding these mechanics can drastically improve your villager trading, and enhance the Minecraft experience.