Wandering Merchants
Wandering Merchants changes the wandering trader so that it can arrive as one of four merchant types, each with its own set of trades, through a data pack.
What it does
The mod replaces the vanilla wandering trader with four new merchant types, one for farming, one for fishing, one for mining and one for treasure. Each type draws from a different pool of possible trades, and every pool has an equal chance of being chosen when a merchant spawns. The merchants offer items such as Sweet Berries, Dried Kelp Blocks, Lily Valleys, several sapling types and Mangrove Propagules, mostly for Emeralds.
Trades and spawn chances are set in data pack files. A trade entry names the item bought from the player and the item sold, with an optional second item and amounts that default to 1. A weight value makes a trade or a merchant more likely to be selected, and a missing weight counts as 1. The name field sets the text shown when a merchant spawns. The mod is compatible with the VanillaTweaks Wandering Trades data pack.
Wandering Merchants needs a Fabric, Forge or Quilt loader, and it is also available as a data pack. Server owners install it, and players do not need to. Files are published for 1.20 – 1.20.4, with 1.1.0+mod for 1.20.4 as the latest release on each loader. The mod is licensed under Creative Commons Attribution Non Commercial Share Alike 4.0 and is not open source.
Key features
Four merchant types
Farming, fishing, mining and treasure merchants replace the single vanilla wandering trader.
Weighted trade pools
Each merchant type has its own trades, and weight values control how often a trade or merchant is picked.
Data pack trade files
Trades are defined in data pack files, with an item bought, an item sold and optional second item and amounts.
Custom spawn announcements
A name field sets the text announcing that a merchant has appeared.
Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.
How it compares
ArmorWeight is a Forge mod for 1.20.1 – 1.20.6 under the MIT License and is open source, so it covers a different part of the game. Wandering Trader + is a Forge and NeoForge mod for 1.20.1 – 26.1.2 under the MIT License, and it is not open source. Rispwind's Survival Spawn Eggs is a Fabric, Forge and NeoForge mod for 1.20 – 1.20.4 under All rights reserved, while PerPlayerWanderingTraders is a server-side only mod for Fabric and Quilt under the MIT License, for 1.20.1 – 26.3 and open source.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wandering Merchants | Fabric, Forge and Quilt | 1.20 – 1.20.4 | Server required, client optional | 2024-01-10 |
| ArmorWeight | Forge | 1.20.1 – 1.20.6 | Client and server | 2025-08-24 |
| Wandering Trader + | Forge and NeoForge | 1.20.1 – 26.1.2 | Client and server | 2026-07-19 |
| Rispwind's Survival Spawn Eggs | Fabric, Forge and NeoForge | 1.20 – 1.20.4 | Client and server | 2025-04-15 |
| PerPlayerWanderingTraders | Fabric and Quilt | 1.20.1 – 26.3 | Server-side only | 2026-09-28 |
Questions
Does Wandering Merchants need to be installed on the client?
Can Wandering Merchants be used without a mod loader?
Which game versions does Wandering Merchants support?
In the catalog
Wandering Merchants is one of 29,952 Game mechanics mods on ModsFinder, and one of 19,630 Game mechanics mods for Fabric. 13,907 mods support Minecraft 1.20.4.
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What the author says
Wandering Merchants replaces the vanilla wandering trader with 4 new merchant types: farming, fishing, mining, and treasure. Each merchant has a different set of possible trades and has an equal chance of spawning. Compatible with VanillaTweaks Wandering Trades datapack.
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/wandering-merchants
- Owner
- CodingLegend0100
- Published
- 2023-07-21
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2024-01-10
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15