Hostile and neutral mobs are significant in Minecraft, providing opportunities for engaging combat and valuable drops. While mob farms are crucial, some mobs, like villagers, offer drops without requiring killing. In this guide, we’ll focus on piglins and their trading ability. Let’s delve into piglin bartering mechanics in Minecraft’s Nether.
Locating Piglins in Minecraft
Piglins inhabit the Nether dimension. To access this area, create a Nether portal by gathering obsidian in Minecraft. They spawn in groups of 2-4 in the Crimson Forest and Nether Wastes biomes.
If a Bastion Remnant structure generates in another biome, piglins will still inhabit it. Occasionally, you may encounter baby piglins. While they cannot mature or attack players, they can be bothersome as they lack utility.
Make sure you have at least one piece of gold armor before encountering these mobs. Thanks to their obsession with gold, they will get agroed and gang up on you if you don’t show them enough respect and gold. The same goes for opening and breaking container blocks, such as chests, ender chests, and shulker boxes, nearby.
What Do You Need to Barter with Piglins
To barter with piglins, you will need to carry gold ingots to the Nether. They won’t give you anything in return for gold nuggets, gold armor, or anything else gold-related. Gold ingots are a product from smelting raw gold or gold ores from the Overworld or Nether gold ore. They can also be crafted with nine gold nuggets.
Piglins drop specific items or multiples of the same item after receiving a single gold ingot. Therefore, we recommend creating a gold farm in Minecraft, as bartering with piglins can otherwise become expensive.
Additionally, you cannot barter with piglin brutes or zombified piglins, regardless of whether they were converted in the Overworld or the End.
How to Barter with Piglins in the Nether
- First, locate an adult piglin because only they can barter. Beware of baby piglins, as they will take the gold ingot you drop without offering anything in return.
- You can offer a gold ingot to a piglin in two ways: drop it near the piglin, as you would with any other item, or right-click the mob with a gold ingot selected.
- Once the piglin accepts the gold ingot, they start examining it, lasting 6 seconds on Java edition and 8 seconds on Bedrock edition.
- Upon completion, the piglin drops one or more of the same item towards you. Extinguish nearby fires to prevent the drops from burning.
- Piglins have no bartering cooldown, allowing immediate repetition.
- Avoid accidentally hitting the piglin, as they will confiscate the ingot, halting the bartering attempt.
Piglin Bartering Trade List in Minecraft
Now familiar with piglin trading, let’s explore the coveted loot and its probabilities.
| Item | Chance |
|---|---|
| 8-16 Blackstone | 8.71% |
| 8-16 Gravel | 8.71% |
| 6-12 Spectral Arrows (Java Edition) | 8.71% |
| 6-12 Arrows (Bedrock Edition) | 8.71% |
| 2-8 Soul Sand | 8.71% |
| 2-8 Nether Bricks | 8.71% |
| 2-4 Leather | 8.71% |
| 1 Fire Charge | 8.71% |
| 1-3 Crying Obsidian | 8.71% |
| 1 Obsidian | 8.71% |
| 5-12 Nether Quartz | 4.36% |
| 3-9 String | 4.36% |
| 2-4 Ender Pearls | 2.18% |
| 10-36 Iron Nuggets | 2.18% |
| 1 Water Bottle | 2.18% |
| Potion of Fire Resistance | 1.74% |
| Splash Potion of Fire Resistance | 1.74% |
| Iron Boots with Soul Speed (random level) | 1.74% |
| Enchanted Book with Soul Speed (random level) | 1.09% |
Creating a Piglin Bartering Farm in Minecraft
Setting up a bartering farm is straightforward yet can be frustrating. The objective: dispense gold ingots to a piglin every 6 seconds (Java edition) or 8 seconds (Bedrock edition) to maximize loot yield. Piglins should be confined within a 1×1 walled area to prevent wandering from the dispenser.
Incorporating a basic collection system beneath the mobs ensures all drops are safely stored in a chest. Additionally, ensure to name tag a piglin to prevent despawning upon leaving the area.
Each bartering farm module should include a dispenser continuously dispensing gold ingots, a holding chamber for the piglin, and a collection system for retrieving drops.
To dispense gold ingots, consider connecting it to a redstone clock like a hopper clock for automated operation while AFK.
You can install multiple modules for increased drops. Also, ensure the surroundings are mob-proof to protect the farm from ghast attacks. Building it on the Nether roof is an option, but breaking bedrock is necessary beforehand.
For guidance, watch a tutorial video on bartering farms by Minecraft YouTuber Pixlriffs.
Venture into the Nether and barter with pig-like mobs. Bartering mechanics are vital, as some resources, like gravel, are renewable this way. To ensure a sustainable world, consider setting up a bartering farm. What’s the coolest drop from piglins? Share your thoughts below!
Why won’t piglins trade with me?
Piglins only trade for gold ingots. Nearby zombified piglins can scare them away from ingots on the ground.
Do piglins steal loot?
No, piglins won’t steal loot unless it’s gold-related.
Pritam Chopra is a seasoned IT professional and a passionate blogger hailing from the dynamic realm of technology. With an insatiable curiosity for all things tech-related, Pritam has dedicated himself to exploring and unraveling the intricacies of the digital world.
