Piglin Bartering

Blockhead Odyssey expands Minecraft’s vanilla Piglin Bartering system without replacing it. Gold Ingots still work exactly as they normally do in Minecraft, while our custom system gives Piglins many additional goods they are willing to accept.

The result is a second layer of Nether trade built around exploration, rare finds, pearls, scarabs, expedition valuables, and other goods from across the server.

Vanilla Piglin Bartering

In normal Minecraft, an adult Piglin can barter when given a Gold Ingot. You can either interact with the Piglin while holding the ingot or throw the ingot where the Piglin can reach it.

The Piglin examines the Gold Ingot for several seconds and then throws a random item from Minecraft’s normal Piglin barter loot table. There is no trading menu and no guaranteed reward.

Important: Blockhead Odyssey does not replace vanilla Gold Ingot bartering. Gold Ingots still use Minecraft’s ordinary Piglin barter system.

What About Baby Piglins?

Baby Piglins are not merchants.

They may pick up or admire items you throw to them, including gold, but they do not barter. If a baby Piglin takes your Gold Ingot, it will not give you a barter reward in return.

In other words: make sure you are dealing with an adult Piglin before throwing something valuable at it.

Blockhead Odyssey Custom Bartering

Adult Piglins on Blockhead Odyssey also recognize a large collection of custom trade goods. When you offer one of these items, the Piglin examines it and gives you a reward from our custom Piglin Bartering system.

Each successful custom trade consumes exactly one offered item.

Custom offerings are divided into five tiers. Higher-tier goods award more Bartering XP and give access to stronger reward distributions.

Offering Tiers

Tier I

Common curios, basic valuables, low-level expedition finds, and inexpensive trade goods.

Gold Nuggets
Explorer’s Iron Junk
Explorer’s Iron Plate
Broken Iron Swords and Axes
Oak, Birch, and Spruce Sap
Common Pearls
$1,000 Coin Purses
Emerald Scarabs
Pieces of Eight
Revival Fertilizer

Tier II

More valuable expedition goods and uncommon treasures.

Explorer Coins
Explorer Sapphire Pieces
Acacia and Jungle Sap
Rose Pearls
$5,000 Merchant Pouches
Sapphire Scarabs
Gold Doubloons
Ancient Carapace Plates

Tier III

Valuable expedition relics and serious trade goods.

Explorer Golden Rings
Explorer Goblets
Storm Pearls
$10,000 Banker Satchels
Ruby Scarabs

Tier IV

High-value relics, rare pearls, and premium valuables.

Explorer Golden Medallions
Explorer Golden Lamps
Black Pearls
Golden Pearls
$50,000 Gilded Strongboxes
Diamond Scarabs

Tier V

Exceptional offerings reserved for the rarest Piglin trades.

Blood Pearls
Moon Pearls
Void Pearls

Custom Rewards

Custom Piglin rewards are intentionally different from the normal vanilla Piglin barter pool. Gold Ingot bartering still provides Minecraft’s normal rewards, while custom offerings provide Blockhead Odyssey rewards.

Tier I Rewards

Crimson Fungus
Warped Fungus
Cooked Porkchops
Glowstone
Blaze Rods

Tier II Rewards

Mushroom Stew
Saddles
Fire Resistance Aether Stones
Expedition Recall Stones

Tier III Rewards

Expedition Arrow Bundles
Bandage Bundles
Crimson Construction Crates
Warped Construction Crates
Quartz Masonry Crates
Ghast Tears
Death Stone Bundles

Tier IV Rewards

Nether Brick Masonry Crates
Blackstone Masonry Crates
Advanced Bandage Bundles
Netherite Scrap
Last Chance Larry Vouchers

Tier V Rewards

Nether Ruby

Nether Ruby: A rare Piglin trade secret used in the crafting of powerful weapons, armor, and exceptional equipment.

Bartering XP

Every successful custom trade awards Piglin Bartering XP. The value depends on the tier of the item you offered:

Offering Tier	Bartering XP
Tier I	1 XP
Tier II	3 XP
Tier III	5 XP
Tier IV	10 XP
Tier V	15 XP

Bartering Levels

Bartering XP advances your current Piglin Bartering cycle through Levels I through V. These levels do not prevent you from using higher-tier offerings. Instead, they grant cumulative Nether perks while your current cycle is active.

Bartering I

The starting level. No special Nether perk.

Bartering II

Reduced slowdown from Soul Sand and Soul Soil.

Bartering III

Includes the Bartering II perk, plus reduced fall damage.

Bartering IV

Includes all previous perks, plus 50% reduced damage from Ghasts.

Bartering V

Includes all previous perks, plus Piglin Favor.

Ordinary Piglins treat you as though you are wearing gold armor. Piglin Brutes remain hostile, and attacking or provoking Piglins overrides this favor.

Bartering Cycles

Reaching Bartering V places you at the final stage of the current cycle. Continued custom bartering can eventually produce an exclusive Cycle Reward.

When a Cycle Reward is received, your current Bartering Level returns to Level I and the temporary Nether perks from that cycle are lost. You can then begin climbing again toward another Cycle Reward.

The Cycle Reward is the payoff for giving up your accumulated Level II-V perks and beginning a new Bartering cycle.