Minecraft's 1.16 update added a bartering system where you can swap gold ingots for a random item from piglins. There are a lot of different and rare items that you can collect via this process. In this article, we are going to showcase how to barter and create a bartering farm in Minecraft.

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1. How to barter in Minecraft

It is fairly simple to barter with a piglin. Players just need to drop gold ingots next to it or give the ingot by right-clicking on it. Afterward, the piglin will inspect the ingot for a few seconds, take it, then drop an item. Bartering in Minecraft is one of the quicker ways to obtain a rare item in the game.

A Piglin inspects a gold ingot for 6-8 seconds then toss an item at the player.

Below is a list of all items you can barter from a piglin and their drop chances:
  • 1 Enchanted book with a random level of Soul Speed: ~1.09%.
  • Soul Speed enchanted iron boots: ~1.74%.
  • 8-16 Gravel or Blackstone: ~8.71%.
  • 3-9 String: ~4.36%.
  • 10-36 Iron nugget: ~2.18%.
  • 1 Obsidian: ~8.71%.
  • 1-3 Crying obsidian: ~8.71%.
  • Fire charge: ~8.71%.
  • Splash potion of Fire Resistance: ~1.74%.
  • Potion of Fire Resistance: ~1.74%.
  • Water bucket: ~2.18%.
  • 2-4 Ender pearl: ~2.18%.
  • 5-12 Nether Quartz: -4.36%.
  • 2-4 Leather: ~8.17%.
  • 6-12 Spectral arrow (Java Edition only)/Arrow (Bedrock Edition only): ~8.17%.
  • 2-8 Soul Sand: ~8.17%.
  • 2-8 Nether brick: ~8.17%.

The probability of drops is the same in both Java and Bedrock versions. Bartering is the only renewable source of nether quartz, crying obsidian, soul sand, nether brick‌[JE only], gravel, blackstone, as well as the Soul Speed enchantment.

2. How to build a bartering farm

Piglins are neutral mobs that spawn in crimson forests, nether wastes, and bastion remnants. Wear any piece of Gold armor to make them friendly with you. As piglins run away from zombified piglins, soul fire, soul torches, soul campfires, and soul lanterns, you can use one of those items to lead piglins toward your farm then cage them in with blocks.

Afterward, give them a piece of gold armor or name tag them to prevent despawning. Unlike most hostile mobs, piglins do not despawn in peaceful mode, however, they still follow normal hostile mob despawning rules.

After you have gathered enough piglins, just dump your stack of gold ingots and get the items they created after awhile.

3. How to use bartering while speedrunning

Farming Ender Pearls is one of the more time consuming parts of speedrunning Minecraft. Bartering has a chance to let you skip that. In exchange for gold ingots, piglins can give players Ender Pearls, which can be crafted into Eyes of Ender. This in turn allows players to locate the end portal and get to the final zone of the game.

Getting Ender Pearls as part of barter in Minecraft with a piglin

Doing this requires a lot of gold ingots, which can be found by mining the gold blocks that generate in bastions.

4. About Piglin mobs in Minecraft

Piglins are pig humanoids that locate in Minecraft’s Nether Dimension. They usually spawn in Crimson Forests and the Nether Wastelands. Besides, they will act neutrally as long as the player is wearing a Gold Armor piece at least.

Piglin Brutes

A piglin brute is a hostile and stronger variant of piglins that appears in all types of bastion remnants. Unlike normal piglins, they always attack the player on sight. Brutes do not barter, do not retreat, and cannot be distracted by gold. Similar to Vindicators, they also wield axes and can deal 13 to 19 damage each hit.

Piglin brutes call all nearby mobs to attack you.

If attacked by a mob or a player, piglin brutes will nearby piglins and other brutes. The worst part about brutes is that they have 50 HP - twice as much as a Vindicator. Their axes can also come out enchanted, which increases their damage even more.

Piglin

Piglins are neutral mobs that spawn in crimson forests, nether wastes, and bastion remnants. Wear any piece of Gold armor to make them friendly with you. As piglins run away from zombified piglins, soul fire, soul torches, soul campfires, and soul lanterns, you can use one of those items to lead piglins toward your farm then cage them in with blocks.

A Piglin inspects a gold ingot for 6-8 seconds then toss an item at the player.

Afterward, give them a piece of gold armor or name tag them to prevent despawning. Unlike most hostile mobs, piglins do not despawn in peaceful mode, however, they still follow normal hostile mob despawning rules.

Hoglin

A hoglin is a breedable hostile mob found in the Nether, and a source of porkchops and leather. You can find herds of 3–4 hoglins in the Crimson Forest biome or in the Bastion Remnant.

The hoglin is the only hostile mob that can be bred, using Crimson Fungi.

If a hoglin spawns in or moves to the Overworld or the End, it shakes and then transforms into a zoglin after 15 seconds. Both Zoglins and Hoglins can be led with a lead despite the fact they are hostile.

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