Minecraft: How to Barter with a Piglin

Piglins are NPC residents of the Nether realm in Minecraft capable of interacting with players via a mechanic known as Bartering. Similar to doing business with Villagers, adventurers can trade with these underworld pig folk to acquire both common and rare items. However, two details to keep in mind are that Minecraft Piglins only barter with Gold Ingots and present objects from a randomized item pool of set offerings. In other words, there is no guarantee that players will receive rare Ender Pearls or simple String in exchange for their Gold Ingot. Continue reading to learn more about bartering with the Nether’s indigenous swine humanoids.

Bartering with Piglins in Minecraft

As mentioned above, Piglins only accept Gold Ingots are their trade currency for bartering in Minecraft. Gold Ingots are primarily acquired by smelting Gold Ore, an uncommon mineral that typically spawns in every biome, from elevation levels Y:-64 to Y:32. Furthermore, it should be noted that players must wear a piece of Gold Armor to pacify Piglin hostility.

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While the armed Netherworld pig folk are a neutral mob, they do not take kindly to intruders in their territory. Therefore, it is crucial adventurers don a piece of golden gear before attempting to barter with Piglins in Minecraft. Thanks to the diligent efforts of YouTube content creator Eyecraftmc, players can see an excellent visual demonstration of what items can be obtained from trading with Piglins. Below is an index of each item, its potential quantity, and the percentage-based chances of being the target object during the exchange. These rates are provided by the Minecraft Wiki community.

Chance of Trade Success	Item
1.09%	Enchanted Book with a random level of the Soul Speed Enchantment (1)
1.74%	Iron Boots with a random level of the Soul Speed Enchantment (1) Splash Potion of Fire Resistance (1) Potion of Fire Resistance (1)
2.18%	Water Bottle (1) Iron Nuggets (10 – 36) Ender Pearls (2 – 4)
4.36%	String (3 – 9) Nether Quartz (5 – 12)
8.71%	Obsidian (1) Crying Obsidian (1 – 3) Fire Charge (1) Leather (2 – 4) Soul Sand (2 – 8) Nether Brick (2 – 8) Spectral Arrow (6 – 12) This trade will be replaced with Arrows in Bedrock Edition. Gravel (8 – 16) Blackstone (8 – 16)

As players can see from the table above, the chances of receiving an item of value from bartering with Piglins in Minecraft are quite slim. Nevertheless, those who have a surplus of Gold or enjoy the RNG mechanics of trading with these NPCs will undoubtedly find enjoyment in doing business with the pig people of the Nether.