Defending a village from a raid should feel like a monumental achievement. But in vanilla Minecraft, risking your life and your gear usually just rewards you with a temporary, slight discount on basic items. Not anymore.
Hero of the Village Plus completely overhauls the reward system for completing a raid. It transforms the "Hero of the Village" effect into a highly valuable, progression-based mechanic that gives you access to epic late-game loot, massive item yields, and exclusive trades that make defending villagers truly worth your time.
Core Features
Dynamic Master-Tier Trades
When you have the Hero of the Village effect, Master-level (Level 5) villagers will reveal a secret stash of up to 5 brand new, exclusive trades. These trades are dynamically unlocked based on the level of your potion effect. If you have Hero of the Village Level 1, you unlock the first tier. If you manage to get Level 5, you unlock all five epic trades!
These exclusive trades feature a distinct green background in the UI so you can easily spot them.
Vanilla Trades Bonus Yield
The benefits don't stop at new trades. The mod also heavily buffs the standard vanilla trades you already know and love. If a trade costs exactly 1 Emerald (or yields exactly 1 Emerald for items), the amount of items you receive is multiplied based on your effect level and configuration settings. Watch single items turn into massive stacks instantly!
Smart and Deterministic Generation
To prevent players from exploiting the system by simply closing and opening the menu to reroll enchantments, the mod uses a deterministic algorithm. The unique trades, colors, and enchantments a villager offers are permanently tied to that specific villager's unique ID. A Master Armorer will always offer the exact same enchanted diamond chestplate to you, making each villager uniquely valuable.
Fully Configurable
Want to adjust how much extra loot you get? Or maybe disable the vanilla bonus yields and only keep the exclusive trades? The mod includes full Cloth Config integration, allowing you to tailor the experience exactly to your liking directly from the in-game menu.
Master Trades Loot Tables and Probabilities
Below is the complete guide to what every single villager profession can offer you. Remember: you must level up the villager to Master (Level 5) for these to appear, and you will unlock one trade tier per level of the Hero of the Village effect you currently have.
The Reward Matrix
| Profession | Tier 1 (HOTV Lv.1) | Tier 2 (HOTV Lv.2) | Tier 3 (HOTV Lv.3) | Tier 4 (HOTV Lv.4) | Tier 5 (HOTV Lv.5) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Armorer | Netherite Upgrade (1) | Diamond Boots | Diamond Helmet | Diamond Leggings | Diamond Chestplate |
| Butcher | Saturation Stew (1) | Bread (50-64) | Cooked Mutton (50-64) | Cooked Porkchop (50-64) | Golden Apple (1-5) |
| Cartographer | Brush (1) | Bundle (1) | Spyglass (1) | Heart of the Sea (1) | Recovery Compass (1) |
| Cleric | Fermented Spider Eye (2-8) | Ghast Tear (1-5) | Standard Potion (1) | Splash Potion (1) | Strong Splash Potion (1) |
| Farmer | Cookie (50-64) | Apple (50-64) | Baked Potato (50-64) | Golden Apple (1-5) | Enchanted Golden Apple (1-2) |
| Fisherman | Cooked Cod (50-64) | Axolotl Bucket (1) | Tadpole Bucket (1) | Long Water Breathing Potion | Enchanted Fishing Rod |
| Fletcher | Spectral Arrow (50-64) | Tipped Arrow (Weakness) | Tipped Arrow (Slowness) | Enchanted Crossbow | Enchanted Bow |
| Leatherworker | Armadillo Scute (3-9) | Random Harness (1) | Wolf Armor (1) | Netherite Nautilus Armor (1) | Netherite Horse Armor (1) |
| Librarian | Book (50-64) | Bookshelf (20-35) | Random Wood Shelf (50-64) | Chiseled Bookshelf (50-64) | Max Enchanted Book (1) |
| Mason | Random Terracotta (50-64) | Tuff Bricks (50-64) | Red Nether Bricks (50-64) | Random Stained Glass (50-64) | Random Concrete (50-64) |
| Shepherd | String (50-64) | Random Wool (50-64) | Random Wool (50-64) | Random Carpet (50-64) | Enchanted Shears |
| Weaponsmith | Diamond (6-10) | Netherite Scrap (6-10) | Netherite Upgrade (1) | Enchanted Diamond Axe | Enchanted Diamond Sword |
| Toolsmith | Netherite Upgrade (1) | Enchanted Diamond Axe | Enchanted Diamond Hoe | Enchanted Diamond Shovel | Enchanted Diamond Pickaxe |
Enchantment Probabilities and Details
To ensure the loot feels balanced but highly rewarding, gear provided by these Master trades comes with powerful, pre-determined enchantments based on internal probabilities:
- Armorer (Diamond Armor): All armor pieces are guaranteed to have top-tier enchantments. There is a 10% chance for Protection IV, a 30% chance for Mending, and a 60% chance for Unbreaking III.
- Toolsmith & Weaponsmith (Diamond Tools): Tools are guaranteed to have Efficiency V, Unbreaking III, and Mending I. Additionally, there is a 50% chance to get Fortune III, and a 50% chance to get Silk Touch I.
- Weaponsmith (Diamond Sword): Comes maxed out! Guaranteed Sharpness V, Fire Aspect II, Knockback II, Looting III, Sweeping Edge III, Unbreaking III, and Mending I.
- Fisherman (Fishing Rod): Guaranteed Unbreaking III and Mending I. Plus, a 50% chance for Lure III and a 50% chance for Luck of the Sea III.
- Fletcher (Bows & Crossbows): Bows receive Flame, Unbreaking III, Power V, Punch II, and a 50/50 chance between Mending or Infinity. Crossbows receive Mending, Unbreaking III, Quick Charge III, and a 50/50 chance between Piercing IV or Multishot.
- Shepherd (Shears): Guaranteed to have Efficiency V, Unbreaking III, and Mending I.
- Librarian (Max Enchanted Book): The game pulls from the entire enchantment registry and guarantees that the chosen enchantment will be at its absolute maximum level (e.g., Sharpness V, Protection IV, etc.).
- Cleric (Potions): Tier 3 offers a random standard potion (Fire Resistance, Swiftness, Regeneration, Strength, or Slow Falling). Tier 5 offers strong splash variants (Weakness, Poison, Swiftness, Regen, Healing, or Strength).
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The biggest update so far! Being the Hero of the Village now means more than discounts: villagers open up a fully customizable shop, iron golems swear to protect you, and the mod plays nicely with **More Villagers**.
## ✨ New features
### 🛠️ In-game Trade Editor *(OPs only)*
Customize every exclusive trade without touching a single file.
- Open it with the new **button in the villager trading screen**. It opens straight on that villager's profession.
- Edit the **5 exclusive trades of each profession**: item, amount range, emerald cost range, enchantments (including *random max-level*), potions and suspicious stew effects.
- Several options per trade slot, each with its own **probability in %**. Saving is blocked until a slot adds up to 100%, and a *Fill* button completes it for you.
- Copy the item in your hand** as a trade option, or pick any survival-obtainable item from a searchable picker.
- Changes are **saved per world**, and **global presets** let you reuse your setups across worlds, all managed from inside the game.
- Restore defaults** at any time.
- Works on **dedicated servers**.
### 🛡️ Iron Golem Bodyguards
- While you have **Hero of the Village**, **right-click any iron golem** to make it your bodyguard. Right-click again to release it.
- Your bodyguards **follow you like a tamed wolf** and **defend you**: they attack whatever hurts you and whatever you attack.
- No limit: bind as many golems as you want, including player-built ones.
- Safe teleport**: when they fall behind, golems teleport only to spots where their whole body fits. No more golems stuck in walls or drowning.
- Distinct **sounds and particles** for binding and releasing.
- When the effect ends, they go back to being normal golems.
### 🌍 More Villagers compatibility
Exclusive Hero trades for every profession added by **More Villagers** (by SameDifferent): Oceanographer, Netherian, Woodworker, Enderian, Engineer, Florist, Hunter and Miner.
### ⚙️ New config options
| Option | Description |
|---|---|
|
unlockAllExclusiveTrades | Show all 5 exclusive trades even with **Hero of the Village I**. Great with mods that only grant level I. ||
enableGolemBodyguards | Turn the golem bodyguards on or off. ||
enableMoreVillagersCompat | Turn More Villagers support on or off. ||
closeEditorOnOutsideClick | Close the trade editor by clicking outside its window. |- Every new mechanic can be toggled from the config screen.*
## 🔧 Improvements & fixes
- Exclusive trades now **keep their used uses** instead of refilling every time you reopen the trading screen.
- Fixed enchanted books in exclusive trades.
- Fixed the clickable areas of the trade editor on Minecraft **26.3**, where the left mouse button stopped registering.
- Forge and NeoForge now have a proper **config screen** (via Cloth Config).
- Missing dependencies are now reported clearly by the loader instead of crashing.
- Translations updated in all **15 languages**.
## 📦 Supported versions
| Loader | Minecraft |
|---|---|
| **Fabric** / Quilt | 1.20.1 · 1.21.1 · 1.21.11 · 26.1 · 26.2 · 26.3 |
| **NeoForge** | 1.21.1 · 1.21.11 · 26.1 · 26.2 · 26.3 |
| **Forge** | 1.20.1 · 1.21.1 |
## ⚠️ Dependencies
- Cloth Config**: **required** on all loaders.
- Fabric API**: required on Fabric.
- Mod Menu**: recommended on Fabric, to open the config screen.
- More Villagers**: optional.
> 💡 The trade editor button only appears for operators, and only when the server also has the mod installed.
