Stuff Ain't Cheap
Stuff Ain't Cheap changes how villager trades work, removing diamonds from several professions' offers.
What it does
Villagers no longer produce diamond items from nothing. Armorer, Toolsmith and Weaponsmith villagers now trade for diamond equipment in return for diamonds, a deal that remains cheaper than assembling the item manually. The first trade pool of librarians no longer includes Enchanted Books, and they ask for diamonds in place of a book for their low-level enchantments.
The mod runs on Forge and NeoForge for 1.20.1 and 1.21.8. Its files cover 1.19 – 1.21.8 across 16 release versions. Both client and server need it, and it is released under the GNU General Public License v3.0 or later; the source code and issue tracker are public.
Key features
Nerfed diamond trades
Armorer, Toolsmith and Weaponsmith villagers trade diamond equipment for diamonds rather than giving it away.
Librarian trade changes
Librarians stop offering Enchanted Books in their first trade pool and ask for diamonds in place of a book.
Higher-level enchantments
Librarians sell low-level enchantments less often and favor enchantments of higher level.
Gallery
Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
1.21.x9 of 9 versions with builds
1.20.x2 of 2 versions with builds
1.19.x5 of 5 versions with builds
Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.
How it compares
Trade Preset is a Forge and NeoForge mod for 1.20.1 – 1.21.1, released under the MIT License and open source, and it is client and server like this mod. Data Trades is server-side only, open source under CC0 1.0 Universal and covers 1.19.2 – 1.21.1 on Fabric, Forge and NeoForge.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stuff Ain't Cheap | Forge and NeoForge | 1.19 – 1.21.8 | Client and server | 2025-09-21 |
| Trade Preset | Forge and NeoForge | 1.20.1 – 1.21.1 | Client and server | 2026-08-11 |
| Data Trades | Fabric, Forge and NeoForge | 1.19.2 – 1.21.1 | Server-side only | 2024-08-20 |
Questions
Does Stuff Ain't Cheap need to be installed on the server?
In the catalog
Stuff Ain't Cheap is one of 8,016 Management mods on ModsFinder, and one of 2,698 Management mods for Forge. 17,695 mods support Minecraft 1.21.8.
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What the author says
Villagers no longer make diamond items out of thin air. Armorer, Toolsmith and Weaponsmith villagers now also ask for diamonds in exchange for diamond equipment, but it still is cheaper that crafting.
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/stuff-aint-cheap
- Owner
- SteelCodeTeam
- Published
- 2023-08-24
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2025-09-21
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15