Hero of the Village is a status effect that gives you discounts on every single trade with villagers. It’s actually one of the best ways to get deals when you’re trading, and it’s way easier to get than you’d think.
What is Hero of the Village?
Hero of the Village is a helpful status effect you get after completing a Raid. It lets you trade with villagers at a reduced cost. The more you build up the effect level, the bigger your discounts get. It’s perfect if you’re doing a lot of trading and want to stretch your resources further.
| Status Effect | Hero of the Village |
|---|---|
| Type | Helpful/Positive |
| Effect | Gives you discounts on all villager trades |
| Visual | Green particles floating around you, icon in top right corner |
| Duration | ~2 hours, but freezes while inside villages |
How Discounts Work
When you have Hero of the Village, you’ll notice the price for trades is way lower. Let’s say a Farmer normally wants 22 carrots for an emerald. With Hero of the Village I active, they’ll take 16 carrots instead.
The higher the level of the effect (Hero II, III, IV, etc.), the steeper the discount. By the time you hit a really high level, you can barely believe how cheap the trades are.
You can see the discount in action by opening the villager’s trade menu. Look for the red strikethrough text showing the original price, and the white number showing what you actually pay.
How to Get Hero of the Village
The main way to get this effect is to complete a Raid. Raids happen when you walk into a village after drinking Bad Omen (from a raid captain). When you beat all the waves of mobs, you instantly get Hero of the Village as a reward. Usually you and any nearby players all get it at once.
You can also give it to yourself with a command:
/effect give @p hero_of_the_village 99999
The number at the end is the duration in seconds. 99999 seconds is about 27 hours, so the effect won’t run out in normal gameplay.
Visual Effects
When you have Hero of the Village, two things happen visually:
Icon: A small icon appears in the top right corner of your screen (in your status effects area), showing you still have the effect active.
Particles: Green particles float around you constantly. It’s pretty hard to miss. The effect looks cool and lets other players know you’ve just crushed a raid.
Both the icon and particles disappear when the effect wears off.
Duration and Timer
After beating a raid, you get about 100 minutes (just under 2 hours) of Hero of the Village. You can check how much time is left by opening your inventory and looking at the status effect panel. It’ll show something like 1:34 (1 minute 34 seconds remaining).
Here’s the cool part: The timer basically freezes while you’re inside a village. Once you step inside the village boundary, the timer stops ticking down (it’ll bounce between 0:12 and 0:13). This means you can stay and trade for as long as you want without the effect running out on you. Super useful.
Command Codes
Hero of the Village I
/effect give @p hero_of_the_village 99999
Hero of the Village II
/effect give @p hero_of_the_village 99999 1
Hero of the Village (Max Level 255)
/effect give @p hero_of_the_village 99999 255
Remove the Effect
/effect clear @p
Effect ID and Version Info
ID Name: minecraft:hero_of_the_village
ID Number: 32
Introduced: Minecraft Java Edition 1.14
Platform: Java Edition (PC/Mac), Bedrock Edition
You’ll use the ID name in commands. The ID number is mostly just for reference. Both Java and Bedrock have this effect.