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{{About|the mob in ''[[Minecraft]]''|the entity in ''[[Minecraft Dungeons]]''|Dungeons:Wandering Trader|the entity in ''[[A Minecraft Movie]]''|Movie:Wandering Trader|the available trades for the wandering trader|Trading#Wandering Trader}}{{Infobox entity

The wandering trader appears randomly in the [[Overworld]] with 2 [[lead|leashleashed]]ed [[trader llama]]s. They typically spawn within a 48-block radius of a [[player]]. {{IN|bedrock}}, they also try to spawn by a claimed [[bell]] in a [[village]].

When the world is created (or updated from an older version), a counter is initialized to 24000 [[tick]]s (20 real-life minutes, or 1 Minecraft day). Each minute (1200 ticks), if {{cmd|gamerule doTraderSpawning}} is set to {{cdcode|true}},{{only|java}} the counter is decreased by 1200. When the counter reaches 0 it is reset to 24000 and, if {{cmd|gamerule doMobSpawning}} is set to {{cdcode|true}}, an attempt may be made to spawn a wandering trader. The first time<!-- Not "day", since sleeping doesn't affect the 24000-tick counter. --> there is a 25% chance of making the attempt, which increases to 50% the second time and is 75% thereafter until a trader is spawned or no player is found for the attempt.

After either of the above conditions are met: ten attempts are made to find a valid mob spawning location on the uppermost block of a random X/Z position within -48/+47 of the target location on each axis. In Java Edition, the game uses the highest Y-level “surface” block for these attempts, so the wandering trader will not spawn inside enclosed caves. If spawning the trader succeeds, an additional ten attempts are made for each of two trader llamas to find a position within -4/+3 of the trader.{{verify|edition=bedrock|The prior information from the previous two paragraphs was almost entirely wrong for Java Edition, and has been rewritten. But someone needs to check whether this is all valid for Bedrock too.}} Wandering traders and their llamas can still spawn if the passive [[mob cap]] is full. Depending on the player's position, the wandering trader may spawn in a space underground.

{{IN|bedrock}}, when using [[spawn egg]]s or the {{cmd|summon}} [[commands|command]] to spawn a wandering trader, llamas always spawn with it. Wandering traders never spawn if {{cmd|mobevent minecraft:wandering_trader_event}} is set to {{cdcode|false}}.

The trading system is a [[gameplay]] mechanic that allows [[player]]s to buy [[item]]sand withsell [[emeralditem]]s, but from a wandering trader this time.

Pressing the {{control|use}} control on the wandering trader allows a player to view the itemsdifferent offeredtrade for saleoffers, similar to a villager. Different offers are visible in a list, and clicking on one of the offers moves the corresponding items to the slots above the player's [[inventory]]. All offers involve [[emerald]]s as a currency.

Wandering traders typically sell items generated in the world or otherwise related to nature, such as [[plant]]s, [[dye]]s, and [[buckets of fish]]. They can also trade less common items, such as [[coral block]]s, [[blue ice]], or [[nautilus shell]]s. Overall, trades offered by wandering traders offer a way to obtain biome-specific materials, without having to travel to the specific biomes. They will also buy a select few items from the player, giving emeralds in return.

After the [[player]] purchasesuses the same itemtrade several times, the wandering trader locks the trade, but unlike villagers, never unlocks the trade. The wandering trader can appear again around the player with new trades after a while.

Unlike [[villager]]s, wandering traders only sell [[item]]s, they do not buy items. Wandering traders do not have an experience bar and do not modify their offers or prices based on changing demand. This (the trade items or prices) can be changed by the player by editing the corresponding NBT data flag through the use of the {{cmd|data}}{{only|je|short=1}} command.

The wandering trader cannot work at a job site block and restock, even when summoned with a villager profession or other villager data.

In [[Bedrock Edition]]{{IN|bedrock}}, wandering traders reward experience after a successful trade.

|{{HistoryLine||1.10.0|dev=beta 1.10.0.3|exp=Experimental Gameplay|[[File:Wandering Trader.png|32px]] Added wandering traders, available only through Experimental Gameplay.}}

|{{HistoryLine||1.11.0|dev=beta 1.11.0.3|exp=Experimental Gameplay|Wandering traders now drink a [[potion]] of [[invisibility]] during dusk, when [[damage|hurt]] by projectiles or magic attacks, and when avoiding [[illager]]s and [[zombie]]s.

|{{HistoryLine||1.11.0|dev=beta 1.11.0.4|Wandering traders have been fully implemented and are now separate from Experimental Gameplay.

File:Minecraft x Merlin concept art 3.jpg|A strange looking wandering trader in concept art for [[MerlinMinecraft Entertainments x MinecraftAdventure]].