What a Deal!
Successfully trade with a Villager
Overview
What a Deal! is a task advancement in the Adventure tab of Minecraft's advancement system, carrying the in-game description "Successfully trade with a Villager." It branches directly off Adventure, so that earlier advancement is its prerequisite and must be earned first. The Adventure tab covers advancements focused on exploration, combat, trading, and interacting with the world and its inhabitants. What a Deal! was added in Minecraft 1.12 and remains part of the current 1.21 advancement set.
It is rated Easy difficulty on this site: can be completed quickly with minimal resources. Good for beginners. It uses the standard task frame, meaning it is a normal step in the tree rather than a goal or challenge milestone. One further advancement, Star Trader, is gated behind it.
In tree terms, What a Deal! sits first along its line: the full path from the Adventure root reads Adventure -> What a Deal!. That means 1 advancement must be completed before this one becomes available, and What a Deal! is one of 40 total advancements in the Adventure tab. It shares its parent with 16 sibling advancements (Voluntary Exile, Monster Hunter, Sticky Situation, Ol' Betsy, Surge Protector, Crafting a New Look, Adventuring Time, Sweet Dreams, Is It a Bird?, Caves & Cliffs, Under Lock and Key, Who Needs Rockets?, Blowback, Minecraft: Trial(s) Edition, Postmortal, and Respecting the Remnants), all of which open from the same point in the tree.
How to Complete What a Deal!
Earning What a Deal! comes down to the following, performed in order:
- Trade with a villager by right-clicking to open their trading interface and completing any trade.
- The easiest first trades are usually with farmers (wheat, potatoes) or librarians (paper).
Tips & Fastest Route
Tips & Fastest Route- Fastest route: Right-click a villager and complete any one trade.
- Farmer and librarian first trades are cheapest, often just wheat or paper for emeralds.
- Make sure Adventure is already ticked off before you start, otherwise What a Deal! will not be tracked even if you perform the steps correctly.
- This is one of the more approachable Adventure advancements, so it is a good early target while you build toward the harder entries deeper in the branch.
Common Mistakes
Common Mistakes- Remember that What a Deal! will not appear as available until Adventure is done, since the game only tracks an advancement once its parent has been unlocked.
Reward & What It Unlocks
Reward & What It UnlocksCompleting What a Deal! grants 10 experience points. The XP drops at your position the moment the advancement fires.
Earning it unlocks Star Trader, which becomes the next step along this branch of the tree.
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What a Deal! Advancement FAQ
How do you get the What a Deal! advancement in Minecraft?
Right-click a villager and complete any one trade. In full, trade with a villager by right-clicking to open their trading interface and completing any trade. The easiest first trades are usually with farmers (wheat, potatoes) or librarians (paper).
What do you need for What a Deal!?
Before you can work on it you must have completed Adventure. Trade with a villager by right-clicking to open their trading interface and completing any trade. The easiest first trades are usually with farmers (wheat, potatoes) or librarians (paper).
Which advancement tab is What a Deal! in?
What a Deal! is in the Adventure tab, hanging beneath Adventure. Its in-game advancement ID is minecraft:adventure/trade.
Is What a Deal! part of the Adventure branch?
Yes. What a Deal! sits directly below Adventure in the Adventure tree, so you must earn Adventure first. Completing What a Deal! then opens Star Trader.
How much XP does What a Deal! give and how hard is it?
What a Deal! awards 10 XP and is rated Easy difficulty.