Minecraft Leatherworker Villager Trades
Workstation: Cauldron · Java Edition 1.21
Full list of Leatherworker villager trades by level, with exact emerald prices. Most players come here for Leather Horse Armor. Want to search across every profession instead? Use the trade finder.
What a Leatherworker sells
What a Leatherworker buys (sell these for emeralds)
Getting a Leatherworker: the Cauldron
Leatherworkers use a cauldron (seven iron ingots in a U). Cauldrons also hold water, lava or powder snow, and in swamp villages you often find one beside a leatherworker's house.
How to reroll and lock Leatherworker trades
Novice leatherworkers either buy leather or sell dyed leather armor. Reroll the cauldron until the leather buy appears, then lock it — the saddle and horse armor trades at higher tiers are what you actually want.
Best Leatherworker trades by level
- Novice — 6 leather for 1 emerald — A cow farm produces leather steadily; cows breed on wheat.
- Journeyman — 9 rabbit hide for 1 emerald — A use for rabbit hide, which is otherwise only for leather crafting.
- Expert — leather horse armor (6–8 emeralds) — Dyeable horse armor for decorative horses.
- Master — saddle for 6 emeralds — The only renewable source of saddles besides fishing; needed for horses, pigs and striders.
Leatherworker emerald farm idea
Build a cow farm with an automated breeding and cooking chamber (lava or a campfire kills the adults). It produces both leather for the leatherworker and steak for food.
Java vs Bedrock Leatherworker trades
In Java 1.21 turtle scutes are called Turtle Scute and are also bought by leatherworkers; Bedrock uses the same trade. Bedrock leatherworkers can also sell leather tunic variants at more tiers.
Leatherworker trading tips
A leatherworker's workstation is the cauldron, which also lets you wash dye off leather armor and banners, so it earns its place in a base twice. At Master the leatherworker sells a saddle for 6 emeralds, the only renewable saddle in the game besides fishing and loot chests — if you want to ride pigs or striders, or need several horses, this is the reliable route. Leatherworkers also sell leather horse armor and dyed leather armor in random colors, useful for armor trims and team colors. They buy leather and rabbit hide, so a cow breeder with a lava-blade kill chamber keeps a leatherworker levelled without much effort.
FAQ
What workstation makes a villager a Leatherworker?
Place a Cauldron next to an unemployed villager and it will take the Leatherworker profession.
What does a Leatherworker sell?
A Leatherworker sells Leather Horse Armor, Saddle for emeralds.
How do I reset a Leatherworker's trades?
Before trading with it for the first time, break and replace its Cauldron to reroll all offers. After the first trade, its offers are locked.
Which villager sells saddles?
A Master leatherworker sells saddles for 6 emeralds.
What does a leatherworker buy?
Leather, flint, rabbit hide and turtle scutes.
Is a cauldron the leatherworker's workstation?
Yes. Place a cauldron next to an unemployed villager to make it a leatherworker.