Hacker Villager
by ZXTCG
Hacker Villager is a NeoForge economy mod for 1.21.1 in which a command block placed next to an unemployed villager lets that villager sell items that normally cannot be bought.
What it does
Once a command block is placed next to an unemployed villager, the villager offers trades for items that cannot be obtained through regular play. Each offer is priced in emeralds or emerald blocks, and the prices run from a single emerald for a basic potion up to 56 emerald blocks for a command block minecart. The trade list covers potions, splash and lingering potions, an enchanted book, suspicious gravel, trial spawners, trial vaults, infested cobblestone, a knowledge book, several spawn eggs, an end portal frame, test blocks and the repeating and chain command blocks.
The mod is an economy and game mechanics addition with a cursed flavor, and it also adds mobs through the warden and dragon spawn eggs. It runs on the client and the server, so both sides need it. Files are published for NeoForge only, for 1.21.1, with 1.0.0 as the latest file dated 2026-05-23. The license is All rights reserved, so the code is not open source.
Key features
Villager trade offers
A villager with no job, marked by a command block, sells items that the normal trading system does not offer.
Potions priced in emeralds
Potions cost one emerald, splash potions two and lingering potions three, each carrying the effect chosen in the offer.
Trial and vault blocks
Trial spawners, trial vaults and suspicious gravel can be bought for a few emerald blocks each.
Command and test blocks
Repeating, chain and minecart command blocks, along with test and test instance blocks, are priced at higher emerald block amounts.
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Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.
Use cases
Server economy shops
Server owners can place the command block in a shop area to give players a way to spend emeralds on rare items.
Adventure map rewards
Map makers can use the trades as a reward structure for players who have gathered enough emeralds.
Who it’s for: Server owners and map makers who want a villager-based shop with priced rare items. Players on a server that runs the mod need it installed as well.
How it compares
EmeraldOP is a NeoForge mod for 1.21.8, released under the MIT License. Trade Poisonous Potatoes for Emeralds is a NeoForge mod for 1.21.1 – 1.21.4 under All rights reserved. Emerald Mod is also NeoForge for 1.21.8 under All rights reserved, so it targets a different version than Hacker Villager.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hacker Villager | NeoForge | 1.21.1 | Client and server | 2026-05-23 |
| EmeraldOP | NeoForge | 1.21.8 | Client and server | 2026-04-23 |
| Trade Poisonous Potatoes for Emeralds | NeoForge | 1.21.1 – 1.21.4 | Client and server | 2025-06-07 |
| Emerald Mod | NeoForge | 1.21.8 | Client and server | 2026-05-30 |
Questions
Does Hacker Villager need to be installed on the server?
Which loader does Hacker Villager support?
How does a player get the trades from a villager?
In the catalog
Hacker Villager is one of 2,072 Economy mods on ModsFinder, and one of 917 Economy mods for NeoForge. 32,366 mods support Minecraft 1.21.1.
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Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/hacker-villager
- Owner
- ZXTCG
- Published
- 2026-05-23
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-05-23
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15