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Shepherd

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Shepherd

Plains Shepherd.png: Infobox image for Minecraft profession 'Shepherd'

Desert Shepherd.png: Infobox image for Minecraft profession 'Shepherd'

Savanna Shepherd.png: Infobox image for Minecraft profession 'Shepherd'

Taiga Shepherd.png: Infobox image for Minecraft profession 'Shepherd'

Snowy Shepherd.png: Infobox image for Minecraft profession 'Shepherd'

Jungle Shepherd.png: Infobox image for Minecraft profession 'Shepherd'

Swamp Shepherd.png: Infobox image for Minecraft profession 'Shepherd'

{
    "title": "Shepherd",
    "rows": [
        {
            "field": "<span class=\"nowrap\"><span class=\"sprite-file\" to File:BlockSprite loom.png article, displayed as 16x16px|link=Loom|alt=|class=pixel-image|)</span>(link to Loom article, displayed as <span class=\"sprite-text\">Loom</span>)</span>",
            "label": "(link to Workstation article, displayed as Workstation)"
        },
        {
            "field": "\n* <span class=\"sprite-file\" to File:BlockSprite white-wool.png article, displayed as 16x16px|link=Wool|alt=|class=pixel-image|)</span><span class=\"sprite-file\" to File:BlockSprite gray-wool.png article, displayed as 16x16px|link=Wool|alt=|class=pixel-image|)</span><span class=\"sprite-file\" to File:BlockSprite brown-wool.png article, displayed as 16x16px|link=Wool|alt=|class=pixel-image|)</span><span class=\"nowrap\"><span class=\"sprite-file\" to File:BlockSprite black-wool.png article, displayed as 16x16px|link=Wool|alt=|class=pixel-image|)</span>(link to Wool article, displayed as <span class=\"sprite-text\">Wool</span>)</span>\n* <span class=\"nowrap\"><span class=\"sprite-file\" to File:ItemSprite dyes.png article, displayed as 16x16px|link=Dyes|alt=|class=pixel-image|)</span>(link to Dyes article, displayed as <span class=\"sprite-text\">Dyes</span>)</span>",
            "label": "Buys"
        },
        {
            "field": "(values exceeds 1000 characters...)",
            "label": "Sells"
        }
    ],
    "invimages": [],
    "images": [
        "Plains Shepherd.png",
        "Desert Shepherd.png",
        "Savanna Shepherd.png",
        "Taiga Shepherd.png",
        "Snowy Shepherd.png",
        "Jungle Shepherd.png",
        "Swamp Shepherd.png"
    ]
}

A shepherd is a villager that trades shears, wool, dyes, paintings and beds. Shepherds wear a brown hat and a white coat.

Spawning

An unemployed villager turns into an shepherd when an unclaimed loom is nearby.

Natural generation

The workstation of shepherds, the loom, generates in shepherd houses in villages.

Drops

In Java Edition, a shepherd can drop a random color of wool by throwing it as a gift towards a nearby player with the Hero of the Village effect.

Trading

Shepherd
LevelJava EditionBedrock EditionVillager wantsPlayer receivesTrades in
stock		Villager
experience		Price
multiplier
ProbabilityProbabilitySlot
Novice40%25%118 × White WoolEmerald1620.05
40%25%18 × Brown WoolEmerald1620.05
40%25%18 × Black WoolEmerald1620.05
40%25%18 × Gray WoolEmerald1620.05
40%100%22 × EmeraldShears1210.05
Apprentice5%20%312 × White DyeEmerald16100.05
5%20%12 × Gray DyeEmerald16100.05
5%20%12 × Black DyeEmerald16100.05
5%20%12 × Light Blue DyeEmerald16100.05
5%20%12 × Lime DyeEmerald16100.05
68%50%4EmeraldInvicon White Wool.png: Sprite image for White Wool in MinecraftInvicon Light Gray Wool.png: Sprite image for Light Gray Wool in MinecraftInvicon Gray Wool.png: Sprite image for Gray Wool in MinecraftInvicon Black Wool.png: Sprite image for Black Wool in MinecraftInvicon Brown Wool.png: Sprite image for Brown Wool in MinecraftInvicon Red Wool.png: Sprite image for Red Wool in MinecraftInvicon Orange Wool.png: Sprite image for Orange Wool in MinecraftInvicon Yellow Wool.png: Sprite image for Yellow Wool in Minecraft
Invicon Lime Wool.png: Sprite image for Lime Wool in MinecraftInvicon Green Wool.png: Sprite image for Green Wool in MinecraftInvicon Cyan Wool.png: Sprite image for Cyan Wool in MinecraftInvicon Light Blue Wool.png: Sprite image for Light Blue Wool in MinecraftInvicon Blue Wool.png: Sprite image for Blue Wool in MinecraftInvicon Purple Wool.png: Sprite image for Purple Wool in MinecraftInvicon Magenta Wool.png: Sprite image for Magenta Wool in MinecraftInvicon Pink Wool.png: Sprite image for Pink Wool in Minecraft
Any color Wool[t 1]		1650.05
68%50%EmeraldInvicon White Carpet.png: Sprite image for White Carpet in MinecraftInvicon Light Gray Carpet.png: Sprite image for Light Gray Carpet in MinecraftInvicon Gray Carpet.png: Sprite image for Gray Carpet in MinecraftInvicon Black Carpet.png: Sprite image for Black Carpet in MinecraftInvicon Brown Carpet.png: Sprite image for Brown Carpet in MinecraftInvicon Red Carpet.png: Sprite image for Red Carpet in MinecraftInvicon Orange Carpet.png: Sprite image for Orange Carpet in MinecraftInvicon Yellow Carpet.png: Sprite image for Yellow Carpet in Minecraft
Invicon Lime Carpet.png: Sprite image for Lime Carpet in MinecraftInvicon Green Carpet.png: Sprite image for Green Carpet in MinecraftInvicon Cyan Carpet.png: Sprite image for Cyan Carpet in MinecraftInvicon Light Blue Carpet.png: Sprite image for Light Blue Carpet in MinecraftInvicon Blue Carpet.png: Sprite image for Blue Carpet in MinecraftInvicon Purple Carpet.png: Sprite image for Purple Carpet in MinecraftInvicon Magenta Carpet.png: Sprite image for Magenta Carpet in MinecraftInvicon Pink Carpet.png: Sprite image for Pink Carpet in Minecraft
4 × Any color Carpet[t 1]		1650.05
Journeyman10%20%512 × Yellow DyeEmerald16200.05
10%20%12 × Light Gray DyeEmerald16200.05
10%20%12 × Orange DyeEmerald16200.05
10%20%12 × Red DyeEmerald16200.05
10%20%12 × Pink DyeEmerald16200.05
95%100%63 × EmeraldInvicon White Bed.png: Sprite image for White Bed in MinecraftInvicon Light Gray Bed.png: Sprite image for Light Gray Bed in MinecraftInvicon Gray Bed.png: Sprite image for Gray Bed in MinecraftInvicon Black Bed.png: Sprite image for Black Bed in MinecraftInvicon Brown Bed.png: Sprite image for Brown Bed in MinecraftInvicon Red Bed.png: Sprite image for Red Bed in MinecraftInvicon Orange Bed.png: Sprite image for Orange Bed in MinecraftInvicon Yellow Bed.png: Sprite image for Yellow Bed in Minecraft
Invicon Lime Bed.png: Sprite image for Lime Bed in MinecraftInvicon Green Bed.png: Sprite image for Green Bed in MinecraftInvicon Cyan Bed.png: Sprite image for Cyan Bed in MinecraftInvicon Light Blue Bed.png: Sprite image for Light Blue Bed in MinecraftInvicon Blue Bed.png: Sprite image for Blue Bed in MinecraftInvicon Purple Bed.png: Sprite image for Purple Bed in MinecraftInvicon Magenta Bed.png: Sprite image for Magenta Bed in MinecraftInvicon Pink Bed.png: Sprite image for Pink Bed in Minecraft
Any color Bed[t 1]		12100.05
Expert9%17%712 × Brown DyeEmerald16300.05
9%17%12 × Purple DyeEmerald16300.05
9%17%12 × Blue DyeEmerald16300.05
9%17%12 × Green DyeEmerald16300.05
9%17%12 × Magenta DyeEmerald16300.05
9%17%12 × Cyan DyeEmerald16300.05
94%100%83 × EmeraldInvicon White Banner.png: Sprite image for White Banner in MinecraftInvicon Light Gray Banner.png: Sprite image for Light Gray Banner in MinecraftInvicon Gray Banner.png: Sprite image for Gray Banner in MinecraftInvicon Black Banner.png: Sprite image for Black Banner in MinecraftInvicon Brown Banner.png: Sprite image for Brown Banner in MinecraftInvicon Red Banner.png: Sprite image for Red Banner in MinecraftInvicon Orange Banner.png: Sprite image for Orange Banner in MinecraftInvicon Yellow Banner.png: Sprite image for Yellow Banner in Minecraft
Invicon Lime Banner.png: Sprite image for Lime Banner in MinecraftInvicon Green Banner.png: Sprite image for Green Banner in MinecraftInvicon Cyan Banner.png: Sprite image for Cyan Banner in MinecraftInvicon Light Blue Banner.png: Sprite image for Light Blue Banner in MinecraftInvicon Blue Banner.png: Sprite image for Blue Banner in MinecraftInvicon Purple Banner.png: Sprite image for Purple Banner in MinecraftInvicon Magenta Banner.png: Sprite image for Magenta Banner in MinecraftInvicon Pink Banner.png: Sprite image for Pink Banner in Minecraft
Any color Banner[t 1]		12150.05
Master100%100%92 × Emerald3 × Painting12300.05
  1. ↑ a b c d Every color is a unique offer, meaning in Java Edition, villagers can offer multiple colors simultaneously.

Sounds

Java Edition

Sounds
SoundClosed captionsSourceDescriptionIdentifierTranslation keyVolumePitchAttenuation
distance
​Shepherd worksFriendly MobsRandomly while a EntitySprite villager-shepherd.png: Sprite image for villager-shepherd in Minecraft shepherd is workingentity.villager.work_shepherdsubtitles.entity.villager.work_shepherd​0.50.8–1.216

Bedrock Edition

Sounds
SoundClosed captionsSourceDescriptionIdentifierTranslation keyVolumePitch
​ ?BlocksRandomly while a EntitySprite villager-shepherd.png: Sprite image for villager-shepherd in Minecraft shepherd is workingblock.loom.use​ ?0.751.0

Data values

Shepherds have the data value minecraft:shepherd in Java Edition.

History

Java Edition

Java Edition
1.814w02aAdded shepherds as a career of the "Farmer" profession.
1.1418w50a Added the new shepherd profession.

Bedrock Edition

Pocket Edition
1.0.4alpha 1.0.4.0Added shepherds as a career of the "Farmer" profession.
Bedrock Edition
1.10.0
Experiment
Experimental Gameplay		beta 1.10.0.3 Added the new shepherd profession.

Legacy Console Edition

Legacy Console Edition
Xbox 360Xbox OnePS3PS4PS VitaWii USwitch
TU31CU191.221.221.22Patch 31.0.1Added shepherds as a career of the "Farmer" profession.
1.91 Added the new shepherd profession.

Issues

Issues relating to "Shepherd" are maintained on the bug tracker. Issues should be reported and viewed there.

Renders

  • Lying plains shepherd
    Lying plains shepherd
  • Lying desert shepherd
    Lying desert shepherd
  • Lying savannah shepherd
    Lying savannah shepherd
  • Lying taiga shepherd
    Lying taiga shepherd
  • Lying snowy shepherd
    Lying snowy shepherd
  • Lying jungle shepherd
    Lying jungle shepherd
  • Lying swamp shepherd
    Lying swamp shepherd

Textures

  • Shepherd overlay
    Shepherd overlay

In other media

Sources