Having Villagers around in Minecraft has been helpful since I can trade with them for rare items or breed them to increase my farm’s output and gather more resources. Once you learn how to move Villagers in Minecraft, you’re able to relocate them strategically, helping your villages thrive as well.
Ways to move Villagers in Minecraft
The main benefit of moving Villagers is to position them foriron farms, but some players want to move them near their base to have neighbors since it can get lonely in a single-player game. Here are all the different ways to move Villagers inMinecraft.
Boats
The most efficient way to move a single Villager is by boat. Moving a boat on land does not decrease your speed by a substantial amount. If a river is nearby, it becomes the fastest way to move a Villager over a long distance, so long as the river goes where you want it to go!
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To set this up,place a boat in front of the Villager as it’s walking. It can take some getting used to, but generally, they’ll pop right inside if it’s placed correctly. In Bedrock Edition, you can attach a lead to the boat with the Villager and pull it behind you, which is a cool alternative!
Jobs
This method is generally used to get a Villager to move up blocks if you’re using boats. Using it for long distances is not recommended, as it is much slower than walking (due to all the stopping).Place a job site nearbyto get a Villager to move in a particular direction over a short distance. The Villager will walk to it and change its job when it notices it. Repeat as necessary.
Rails
This method is mostly used to transport multiple villagers to a new location. It is very productive but can be costly when it comes to resources. It can also be a hassle to set up since it’s challenging to get Villagers into Minecarts. The best method is to lay out the entire railway path, find a Villager in a small/limited space, and trap them until you build the railway. You could also break out the blocks beneath them, but they like to move around before you can break the second block!
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You’ll see an example of this in the image above. These Villagers were caught in…well…their home, so I built the railway into their house while inside. In the image below, one of the Villagers kisses the other goodbye on the cheek before being sent off!
Nether portals
If no portals are constructed in the Nether, you can build one to transport Villagers in a blink of an eye. Simply build a Nether Portal in the Overworld, pass through it and quickly go back. Move no further than128 blocksand build a second Nether Portal, and push the Villagers through.
Finally, pull the Villagers back out and wait 30 seconds before pushing them through the portal again. This time, they’ll end up exiting through the second Nether Portal!
Water canal
If you want to be sure your Villagers will stay on the path, you may build a walled water canal to your desired destination. Place the Villager in front of the path and use two buckets of water to wash him down; use the bucket to retrieve the furthest block of water and repeat the process.
Apart from these five methods, the only other way to move Villagers is to bump them down a path! That method is costly, slow, and difficult, so it’s generally not worth the effort.
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