Village building in Minecraft

Requirements for a functioning village

• At least 1 bed per villager

• Work block for each working villager

• Villagers (e.g. healed from boat, minecart or zombification)

• Light (torches) for safety & protection from mobs

Settle villagers

• Bring unemployed or zombie villagers into the village

• Heal zombie villagers with Potion of Weakness + Golden Apple

• Provide at least 3×3 large shelters with beds and doors

Occupation allocation & control

• Place specific work blocks (e.g. reading desk, composter, brewing stand)

• Villagers without a profession take the nearest available block

• Remove work block = lose profession (if no trade has taken place yet)

Village structure & building ideas

• Fencing or wall to protect against zombies & raids

• Golem farms - With enough villagers, iron golems spawn for defense

• Trading post - Central location with assigned job stations and nameplates

• Fields and farms - Automate wheat, carrot or pumpkin farms with farmers

Offspring & propagation

• Reproduction with at least 3 beds (2 occupied, 1 free) and sufficient food (e.g. bread, carrots)

• Baby villagers grow into adults after approx. 20 minutes

Tips

• Lock up important villagers in buildings (e.g. librarian with Fortune III)

• Use Bell to gather all villagers in case of danger

• Heal and trade specifically to receive discount prices

Trivia

• A village is determined by the position of the beds and work blocks, not by buildings

• Iron golems spawn automatically if there are at least 3 villagers and an unblocked bed

• Villages can grow to any size as long as there are enough beds, working blocks and villagers available