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Is the Discount for Curing a Villager Multiplied in Minecraft?

Repeatedly curing the same villager does not multiply its discount in current vanilla Minecraft. The change was documented for Java 1.20.2 and Bedrock 1.20.30.
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No. In current vanilla Minecraft, curing the same villager repeatedly does not multiply its cure discount. Java Edition documented the change during the 1.20.2 development cycle, and Bedrock Edition documented it in version 1.20.30.

What changed in Java and Bedrock?

Edition Documented fix What Mojang says
Java Edition Snapshot 23w31a, in the 1.20.2 development cycle Mojang’s snapshot notes say a cure gives the big discount only the first time and that reinfecting and curing the same villager no longer grants a bonus discount.
Bedrock Edition Version 1.20.30 Mojang’s release notes say the discount no longer increases when the same villager is reinfected and cured multiple times.

These are the documented update milestones; they do not establish behavior for every older build or for modded games, plugins, and server forks.

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Why might a villager’s trades still look cheaper?

Repeated cures are different from other reputation and event effects. Bedrock community documentation distinguishes the direct discount on the villager that was cured from an area-of-effect discount affecting nearby villagers, and also identifies Hero of the Village discounts. It says direct and area-of-effect discounts can apply together. Those additional effects can make prices look lower without repeated cures multiplying the cure discount. See Bedrock WIKI’s discount details; Mojang’s update notes are the primary source for the repeated-cure change.

Why do older guides say to cure villagers repeatedly?

That advice describes the pre-fix discount-multiplication behavior. Mojang’s Java snapshot notes list the multiplication bug among the fixes, and the Bedrock 1.20.30 notes separately describe the removal of increasing discounts from repeated reinfection and curing. Check your edition and version if an older guide’s instructions do not match what you see.

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What to check if your results differ

  • Confirm whether you are playing Java or Bedrock and check the game version.
  • Check whether the world or server uses mods, plugins, or custom server software that may change villager trading.
  • For Bedrock, consider whether a nearby-villager effect or Hero of the Village is affecting prices, rather than assuming another cure stacked the direct discount.

The official notes establish the vanilla fixes at the versions listed above, but do not settle how every older build or modified server behaves.

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