Can zombie villagers pick up items?

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Can Zombie Villagers Pick Up Items?

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Zombie villagers can indeed pick up and hold items, except for jack o’lanterns, mob heads, and pumpkins, which are worn on their heads, and they will use any armor, weapons, or tools they pick up, but only if the items they have aren’t better. The items they pick up will not cause the zombie to drop more experience when killed, unlike naturally-spawned gear.

Frequently Asked Questions

General Questions

  1. Why won’t my zombie villager pick up items?: They will only pick them up if the items they have aren’t better, so for instance, if they have a diamond chestplate, they won’t pick up an iron one.
  2. Will a zombie villager holding an item despawn?: A zombie holding a picked-up item does not despawn when left alone, similar to being name tagged.
  3. How do you cure a zombie villager?: You can cure them by throwing a Splash Potion of Weakness at the zombie villager and then feeding the villager a Golden Apple.

Villager and Zombie Interactions

  1. Can a villager be killed by a zombie?: On Easy, a villager will die 100% of the time if killed by a zombie or zombie villager, on Normal, a villager will die 50% of the time, and on Hard, a villager will turn into a zombie villager 100% of the time.
  2. What happens if you save a zombie villager?: Curing a zombie villager will grant you the Zombie Doctor achievement and once cured, the villager will keep their profession and trades.

Curing Zombie Villagers

  1. Does curing a villager lower prices forever?: A newly-cured villager offers a trading discount to the player who administered the cure, and these discounts are permanent.
  2. Can you cure an armored zombie villager?: Yes, you can cure an armored zombie villager using a golden apple while it is under the effect of Weakness.
  3. Is curing a zombie villager worth it?: Curing a zombie villager grants you the Zombie Doctor achievement and provides heavy discounts while trading.

Zombie Villager Behavior

  1. Are baby zombie villagers rare?: Baby zombie villagers are spawned when a zombie kills a baby villager, and they also spawn naturally, but the combined chance is low at 0.25% of all newly spawned zombies.
  2. What is the rarest thing a zombie can drop?: The primary drop of zombies is rotten flesh, but on rare occasions, a zombie will drop an iron ingot, potato, or carrot.

Item Pickup and Despawning

  1. Will a zombie villager holding an item despawn?: A zombie villager holding an item does not despawn when left alone, similar to being name tagged.
  2. How do you keep zombie villagers from despawning?: Villager zombies will never despawn if you use a name tag or if they are holding items or wearing armor.

Curing and Trading

  1. Can you cure a zombie villager 2 times?: Yes, you can cure a zombie villager multiple times, and each time will increase the trading discounts.
  2. What happens if you cure a villager twice?: If a villager is cured more than once, its discounts increase until the price reaches the minimum of one emerald.
  3. Can you cure a villager too many times?: You can cure a villager up to five times and get a discount on vanilla, but many SMP servers will cap this at one or two cures.

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