spawn_wandering_traders
booleanJava 26.2 onlyControls whether wandering traders spawn randomly near the player. Wandering traders appear periodically and sell rare items like plants and dyes. Disabling prevents them without affecting other mob spawning.
Enable spawn_wandering_traders
Wandering traders spawn periodically near players.
Java
/gamerule spawn_wandering_traders trueDisable spawn_wandering_traders
No wandering traders spawn naturally. Previously spawned traders remain.
Java
/gamerule spawn_wandering_traders falseDefault: true. Restore with /gamerule spawn_wandering_traders true
What spawn_wandering_traders does
Controls whether wandering traders spawn randomly near the player. Wandering traders appear periodically and sell rare items like plants and dyes. Disabling prevents them without affecting other mob spawning.
spawn_wandering_traders is a Java Edition-only gamerule and is not available in Bedrock.