When Do Wandering Traders Despawn?

Despawning. The wandering trader despawns along with its leashed trader llamas after 2-3 days, which is 40-60 minutes of real time. Naming the wandering trader with a name tag or placing the wandering trader in a boat/minecart do not prevent it from despawning.

How do I stop my wandering trader from Despawning?

Rename a name tag in an anvil. Summon a wandering trader with DespawnDelay set to 500 (note that with just "/summon wandering_trader", DespawnDelay will be 0, which prevents the wandering trader from despawning. Use the name tag on the wandering trader.

What is the chance of a wandering trader spawning?

The first spawn attempt has a 2.5% chance of success; if it fails, after another 24000 ticks another spawn attempt is made with a 5% chance of success. If that fails, for all subsequent spawn attempts the chance caps at 7.5%. On average, it takes 14.325 Minecraft days for a wandering trader to spawn.