“And walk into my village as refugees, not raiders. I’ll vouch for you. But I’ll need Marrow’s word that she can heal our blacksmith’s daughter. She’s had a fever for a week, and our healer is old and blind.”
Kaelen knelt. He took out his own water flask and a small pouch of dried meat—his own rations—and set them down. “What’s your story?”
: This mechanic is a standard feature in Java Edition . In some versions of Bedrock Edition, weapon durability for mobs has historically been bugged, making "true" passive pillagers harder to achieve without commands. Behavior and Characteristics passive pillager
: When the crossbow disappears, the pillager will simply stare at you or wander aimlessly. 💡 Common Uses
: Pacifying a pillager captain (the one with the banner) will still grant you the Bad Omen effect if you eventually kill it, which triggers a raid upon entering a village. “And walk into my village as refugees, not raiders
: This technique currently only works in Java Edition . In Bedrock Edition , mob weapons do not lose durability, making it impossible to pacify them through normal gameplay. Source: Minecraft Wiki 🛠️ How to Pacify a Pillager
: Pillagers have a larger "scare range" than zombies. A pacified pillager can be used to perpetually scare villagers into spawning iron golems without the risk of the pillager actually killing them. She’s had a fever for a week, and
: If you hit a passive pillager, it will not fight back, but it may still be targeted by your own wolves or iron golems.