Ender pearls are the key to finding the stronghold and reaching the End, but hunting endermen for them is slow and dangerous. The good news: one villager sells ender pearls for emeralds, giving you a safe, repeatable supply. This guide covers which villager, the exact trade, and how to unlock it.
Everything here is confirmed in the current 2026 version of Minecraft (26.2).
Quick answer: the Cleric sells ender pearls. At Expert level, a Cleric offers 1 ender pearl for 5 emeralds. No villager buys ender pearls, only the Cleric sells them, so you trade emeralds to get pearls.
Ender Pearl Trade at a Glance
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Villager that sells pearls | Cleric |
| Job block | Brewing stand |
| Trade | 1 ender pearl for 5 emeralds |
| Unlocks at | Expert level (4th tier) |
| Direction | The Cleric sells to you (emeralds in) |
The Cleric Sells Ender Pearls
The Cleric is the only villager that deals in ender pearls, and it sells them rather than buying. Its job site block is the brewing stand, place one next to an unemployed villager to make a Cleric. Once leveled to Expert, the Cleric offers 1 ender pearl for 5 emeralds.
That makes ender pearls renewable without ever fighting an enderman: farm emeralds from other trades, then buy pearls from your Cleric whenever you need them. To set the profession up, see our Minecraft villager jobs guide, and for the job block itself, our how to make a brewing stand guide.
How to Unlock the Ender Pearl Trade
The pearl trade is an Expert trade, the fourth of five tiers, so you have to level the Cleric up first:
1. Trade repeatedly to fill its experience bar, novice to apprentice to journeyman to expert. A Cleric’s cheap trades (like buying rotten flesh for emeralds) are an easy way to level it.
2. Each level-up unlocks a new tier of trades. At Expert, the ender pearl offer appears.
3. Keep the Cleric fed with trades so it can restock, and it will keep selling pearls day after day.
Because it is a fixed Expert trade, you cannot reroll for it at novice, you simply have to level the Cleric up to reach it.
Why Buy Ender Pearls?
Ender pearls have two big uses: throwing them to teleport short distances, and crafting Eyes of Ender (1 pearl + 1 blaze powder) to locate the stronghold and activate the End portal. A reliable pearl supply from a Cleric means you can craft plenty of Eyes of Ender without grinding endermen, which pairs perfectly with our how to teleport to the End guide. For the best emerald income to fund it, see best villager trades for emeralds.
Frequently Asked Questions
The Cleric, whose job block is the brewing stand. It sells ender pearls at Expert level for 5 emeralds each. No villager buys ender pearls.
A Cleric sells 1 ender pearl for 5 emeralds once it reaches Expert level. You pay emeralds to receive the pearls.
Expert level, the fourth of the five trade tiers. You must level the Cleric up from novice by trading before the ender pearl offer appears.
Place a brewing stand next to an unemployed adult villager. It will claim the brewing stand and become a Cleric, then you can level it up to unlock the ender pearl trade.
Not directly, but a Cleric’s ender pearls plus blaze powder let you craft Eyes of Ender yourself, which is the safe way to stock up for finding the stronghold.
Yes, if you would rather not fight endermen. Five emeralds per pearl is cheap once you have an emerald income, and it gives you a safe, renewable pearl supply for Eyes of Ender and teleporting.
The Cleric turns emeralds into ender pearls, no enderman hunting required. Level one to Expert, keep it stocked, and you have an endless pearl supply for Eyes of Ender and the trip to the End.
