DIRECT ANSWER

The short answer

Primary requirement: Unclaimed job-site block. Document the acquisition route around workstation, claiming, first offer, trade locking, restocking, and protection, with a return path and free inventory space before the main trip.

PREPARATION

Exactly what you need

  • A secured adult villager
  • The correct reachable workstation
  • A bed and enough village space when the mechanic requires it
  • Emeralds and trade goods to lock the offer

Where to find or obtain it

  • Primary requirement: Unclaimed job-site block. Document the acquisition route around workstation, claiming, first offer, trade locking, restocking, and protection, with a return path and free inventory space before the main trip.
  • both Java and Bedrock Editions

EXACT METHOD

Step-by-step method

  1. Isolate the villager and stationUse a safe temporary cell with clear pathing and one reachable workstation.
  2. Place the correct workstationPrimary requirement: Unclaimed job-site block. Document the acquisition route around workstation, claiming, first offer, trade locking, restocking, and protection, with a return path and free inventory space before the main trip.
  3. Evaluate the first offerBefore trading, remove and replace the station to reroll an unwanted offer.
  4. Lock and test restockingMake one chosen trade, then verify the villager can reach the workstation and replenish stock.
  5. Secure the systemControl light, doors, roof access, raid exposure, and workstation spacing before adding another villager.

SAFETY & EFFICIENCY

Mistakes and dangers

  • The profession and offer become locked after the first trade.
  • Incorrect workstation links can break restocking and breeding systems.
PLAYER-TESTED TIPS

Naming villagers and stations makes broken links easier to diagnose.

Prepare cheap emerald-producing trades before buying expensive books or equipment.

Version notes

This acquisitio entry targets Minecraft 1.21.8 and both Java and Bedrock Editions. Coordinates, drop rates, and some mechanics can differ between Java and Bedrock.

Java Edition1.21.8Verified source data
Bedrock Edition1.21.8Mechanics may vary

Sources and verification

Facts are summarized and cross-checked; source pages remain linked for exact tables, edition differences, and future updates.