How Many Times to Cure a Villager? Unlocking the Best Minecraft Trades
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The allure of a good deal is universal, even in the blocky world of Minecraft. For players eager to amass resources efficiently, villager trading is a cornerstone. But not all trades are created equal. The key to snagging the best prices often lies in the somewhat unconventional practice of curing zombie villagers. The question then becomes: how many times should you cure a villager to achieve the most substantial discounts? The short answer is that you can cure a villager up to five times to receive escalating trade discounts, eventually reaching the minimum price of one emerald for certain items. This doesn’t just impact the cured villager; it also creates a ripple effect, providing smaller discounts to nearby villagers. Let’s delve into the specifics of this process and answer some common questions.
The Power of Repeated Cures
Discount Stacking Explained
The most significant benefit of curing a villager multiple times is the progressively larger discounts it provides. The first cure offers a decent price reduction. However, each subsequent cure amplifies this effect, causing prices to plummet until they reach their absolute lowest, often a single emerald for previously costly goods. For example, a trade that might initially cost 10 or 15 emeralds can be reduced to one emerald if the villager is cured multiple times. This effect is not linear; each cure’s impact is smaller than the last, but they all still contribute towards the best price.
The Ripple Effect: Discounts for Neighboring Villagers
The magic of villager curing isn’t isolated to the single healed villager. When you cure a zombie villager, any villagers nearby are also affected, receiving smaller trade discounts as well. This creates a very efficient trading hub, where most villagers offer better-than-average prices after a successful curing session. This “gossip” mechanic, where information about a cure spreads amongst villagers, isn’t as potent as the direct discount from curing the villager you’re working on, but it makes the surrounding area more valuable for trades.
The Curing Limit
While the discounts stack, they eventually plateau. You can cure a villager repeatedly, but their trade discounts will bottom out after approximately five cures. You won’t see any additional price reductions after this point. At this stage, that villager is at their optimal price point.
Curing Time and Optimization
Speeding up the Curing Process
The time it takes for a zombie villager to convert back into a normal villager is not instantaneous. After giving the zombie a Golden Apple and throwing a splash potion of weakness on them it usually takes around 1-2 minutes in the Bedrock edition and 3-5 minutes in the Java edition for the cure to take full effect. However, you can shorten this time by placing blocks such as beds or iron bars around the zombie villager. This small trick can make your curing sessions much faster and increase the efficiency of your operation, especially when you are curing villagers multiple times.
The Forgetful Villager: Saving and Quitting
There’s a catch in this efficient system: if you save and quit the game while a villager is still in the curing process, the villager will forget whether it has been cured before. This will reset the curing progress and the player will need to start over to stack discounts. It’s important to ensure the curing process is fully complete before saving and exiting your game.
Key Considerations and Limitations
Player Specific Discounts
It’s vital to understand that the discounts applied from curing a villager are specific to the player who performed the curing action. If you cure a villager on a multiplayer server, the lowered prices will only apply to you. Other players will still see the original prices. To benefit from the discounted trades, each player must cure the same villager individually.
Villager Restocking Post-Cure
After being cured, a villager may not restock their trades right away as they would usually. The article suggests that villagers may not restock properly after being cured of zombification. This makes pre-zombification trades an important consideration. The process of trading before zombification could make this a more intricate process.
Villager Job Selection
A villager might not take a work station and gain a job for a couple of reasons. First, it may be a Nittwit, an unemployed villager type with no trades. The second reason is that the villager may have a job at another workstation already. It’s crucial to ensure that the workstation is not already in use.
Frequently Asked Questions
1. Does Curing Affect All Villagers?
Cured Villager: The cured villager receives significant discounts.
Nearby Villagers: Yes, nearby villagers will receive smaller discounts via gossip.
Other Players: No, other players on the same server will not see the reduced prices unless they cure the villager themselves.
2. Can You Cure a Baby Zombie Villager?
Yes, baby zombie villagers can be cured the same way as adults, by using a splash potion of weakness and a golden apple. They are faster and do not age, however.
3. Why Won’t My Zombie Infect a Villager?
Zombies and villagers need to be on similar elevations for the villager to become infected. The zombie must be only one block below the villager and be capable of getting on the same block, otherwise, the villager will never be harmed.
4. Why Do My Villagers Keep Dying to Zombies?
Villagers can die while being infected by zombies. This happens when a villager has taken too much damage from a zombie and does not have enough health when it’s infected a second time.
5. Can Villagers Restock Infinitely?
Villagers restock twice per day, at the beginning of a “work day” (about 9 or 10 am) and again after their first max out. If a trade is maxed out twice in a single day, they will not restock until the beginning of the next work day.
6. How Many Times Do You Need to Cure a Fletcher?
The article suggests curing a fletcher about three times to get to a similar level as a once-cured farmer. Even then, their price of 12 emeralds per refresh may be less advantageous.
7. Why Do Villager Prices Keep Rising?
The prices of items will increase if the item is sold out until the villager restocks. Additionally, if a player does not purchase the item with the increased price, it will lower when the villager resupplies.
8. How Do I Permanently Lower Villager Prices?
Curing zombie villagers permanently lowers their prices for the player who cured them. Having the “Hero of the Village” effect also lowers trades, and the cured prices will stack with the hero effect for maximum discount.
9. Can Golden Carrots Cure Zombie Villagers?
No, only golden apples can be used to cure zombie villagers.
10. Can You Change a Villager’s Job After Curing?
No, once a villager is cured, they keep their previous job and trades.
11. Why Is My Cured Villager Not Restocking?
Villagers need access to their workstation to restock, so ensure they can access it and that the block itself is functioning properly.
12. What is the Difference Between a Nitwit and an Unemployed Villager?
Unemployed villagers can be assigned a job, whereas Nitwits cannot perform any job and are essentially useless.
13. Does Each Villager Need Their Own Workstation?
Yes, each villager needs their own workstation to gain a profession. This also allows them to restock their trade inventories.
14. Why Are My Cured Villager Trades Going Up?
Trades increase when they are sold out and the villager restocks.
15. Do Villagers Sell Out Forever?
No, villagers do not sell out forever. They can trade an item between 12-16 times before the trade is locked. They then need to restock by working at their workstation.
Conclusion
Curing zombie villagers is an effective method to obtain the best deals in Minecraft. Repeatedly curing a villager up to about five times offers significant discounts, leading to the most optimal prices, especially when coupled with the “Hero of the Village” status. Understanding the mechanics of this process is vital for any serious player seeking to amass wealth and resources effectively. By considering the ripple effects, trade limitations, and the nuances of the curing process, players can build highly profitable trading hubs, maximizing their efforts within the game.