The Fletcher is the only villager that sells arrows in Minecraft. At novice level, a Fletcher has a chance to offer 16 arrows for 1 emerald, with a stock of 12 before it needs to restock.
This is a real, confirmed trade, not guaranteed to appear on every Fletcher, but easy to get if you know the trick. This guide covers the exact trade, why it sometimes goes missing, and the other place arrows show up in a Fletcher’s trade list.
Everything here is confirmed in the current 2026 version of Minecraft (26.3).
Quick answer: the Fletcher sells arrows. At Novice level, it has a chance to offer 16 arrows for 1 emerald, with a stock of 12 uses before it restocks. Its job site block is the fletching table, and no other profession sells plain arrows.
Arrows Trade at a Glance
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Villager that sells arrows | Fletcher |
| Level | Novice |
| Trade | 16 arrows for 1 emerald |
| Job block | Fletching table |
| Stock before restock | 12 uses |
| Villager XP gained | 1 |
| Chance to appear (Java) | 67% |
| Chance to appear (Bedrock) | 50% |
Which Villager Sells Arrows
Only the Fletcher deals in arrows. At its Novice level, a Fletcher may offer to sell you 16 arrows for 1 emerald, and that trade carries a stock of 12 uses before the villager needs to restock.
Restocking happens when the villager sleeps in a bed near its workstation, so keep a bed close to your trading hall if you want the Fletcher to refill quickly. The XP you earn per trade is small, just 1 point, since this is a low-tier Novice offer.
The Fletcher’s job site block is the fletching table. Place one next to an unemployed villager to claim it for this profession.
Why This Trade Isn’t Always There
Here is the part most guides skip: a Novice Fletcher does not always roll the arrows trade. Fletchers have more than one possible Novice-level offer, including a stick-selling trade, and the game randomly picks from that pool.
The confirmed odds are 67% in Java Edition and 50% in Bedrock Edition for the arrows trade to show up on any given Fletcher. That means roughly one in three Java Fletchers, and one in two Bedrock Fletchers, will not have arrows for sale at all.
If your Fletcher does not offer arrows, the fix is simple: break and replace the fletching table before you make any trade with that villager. This re-rolls its full trade list. Once you trade even once, the offers lock in, so always check before you buy anything.
How to Set Up a Fletcher
Turning any unemployed villager into a Fletcher just takes a fletching table placed nearby. The villager will walk over and claim it, shown by a brief animation and a change in its outfit.
If you need to build one from scratch, our fletching table guide covers the exact crafting recipe. Once the table is down, give the villager a moment to path to it and take the job before checking its trades.
The Other Arrow Trade Most Guides Miss
Arrows show up a second time in a Fletcher’s trade list, but not as something you buy plain. At Master level, a Fletcher has a trade where you pay 2 emeralds and 5 arrows to receive 5 Tipped Arrows of Splashing in return.
That is worth knowing so you do not confuse “the Fletcher uses arrows” with “the Fletcher sells arrows” once you have leveled one up. At Master tier, arrows become an ingredient the villager consumes to hand back a stronger item, not a good it sells outright.
Tipped Arrows also use gunpowder in their base potion, so if you are chasing that trade, our gunpowder guide covers where to actually source it in bulk.
Is Buying Arrows From a Villager Worth It
Early game, before you have a working arrow farm like a skeleton spawner setup, buying arrows from a Fletcher is a cheap way to stock up fast. Sixteen arrows for one emerald is a strong rate compared to crafting them by hand from flint, sticks, and feathers, which requires hunting down all three ingredients yourself.
Once you have an automatic arrow source running, the Fletcher trade becomes less necessary, but it is still a handy backup for topping off your supply mid-fight or before a big expedition. The Fletcher also sells bows and crossbows at higher tiers, so a single Fletcher trading post can cover most of your ranged combat needs.
For a broader look at which trades give the best emerald value across every profession, see our best villager trade prices guide, and for the full job list, our Minecraft villager jobs guide covers every profession’s job block and trade pool.
Frequently Asked Questions
The Fletcher is the only villager that sells arrows. At Novice level it may offer 16 arrows for 1 emerald, with a stock of 12 uses before restocking.
A Novice Fletcher sells 16 arrows for 1 emerald, when that trade appears in its random offer pool.
No. There is a 67 percent chance in Java Edition and a 50 percent chance in Bedrock Edition that a given Fletcher rolls the arrows trade. If it is missing, break and replace the fletching table before trading to re-roll.
The fletching table. Place one next to an unemployed adult villager and it will claim the job automatically.
No other profession sells plain arrows. The Fletcher is the only one, and at Master level it also uses arrows as an ingredient, paying 2 emeralds and 5 arrows for 5 Tipped Arrows of Splashing.
The Fletcher rolls its Novice trades randomly, and arrows are not guaranteed. Break and replace the fletching table before you trade with that villager to re-roll its offers.
The short version: only the Fletcher sells arrows, at Novice level, for a strong 16-to-1 rate. If yours did not roll that trade, break and replace the fletching table before you buy anything, and you will land the offer eventually. Once locked in, it is one of the cheapest ways to keep your quiver full early game.
