The Librarian in Minecraft is a villager who is created using a reading desk as a work block and sells valuable enchanted books. Discounts and powerful enchantments can be obtained by cleverly trading and healing zombie villagers.

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The Librarian is a villager with a white robe, created by using a reading desk as a work block. He offers valuable enchanted books and other useful items in exchange for emeralds.

Librarians are particularly valuable as they sell powerful enchantments. Here are some examples of their trade offers:

Enchanted Books: Depending on the librarian's level (apprentice to master), different enchantments are available.

Bookcases: Useful for strengthening the enchantment table.

Compass & Nameplate: Useful for navigation and naming creatures.

Glass & Lanterns: Decorative blocks for buildings.

Librarians pass through five trade levels:

Apprentice: Standard offerings with basic enchantments.

Journeyman: First upgrades and additional goods.

Expert: Stronger enchantments and better deals.

Master: Best enchantments with high efficiency.

Access to rare enchantments: Books like "Luck III" or "Looting II" are often hard to find.

Trade discounts: Better prices can be obtained by healing a zombie villager.

Unlimited replenishment: Regular use of the reading desk can renew the trade supply.

Get targeted enchantments: Reset the profession several times by removing and repositioning the reading desk.

Optimize trade: Build a library with multiple librarians to combine different enchantments.

Save Zombie Librarians: Cure leads to permanently lower prices.

Overview

Developer

Mojang

Studio

Mojang

Release

May 17, 2009

Genres

Adventure, Open-World, Survival, Sandbox

Platforms

Linux, Windows, Mac OS X

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