Minecraft 1.20 update introduced archaeology to the game, allowing you to craft over 190,000 unique pots. The pottery mechanic allows hefty customization but to make the most of it, you’ll have to get your hands on pottery sherds.
Although pottery sherds and decorated pots do not help with survival and combat, decorating and personalizing your base doesn’t hurt, right?
So, here’s how to get all pottery sherds in Minecraft and how to turn them into unique decorative pots.
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How to find pottery sherds in Minecraft
Pottery sherds in Minecraft can be obtained by brushing suspicious sand and gravel blocks. There are 23 types of sherds, representing a wide range of things like skeletons, axes, swords, and more.
In the table below, you’ll find a list of all pottery sherds in Minecraft, the biome they spawn in, and the block they can be obtained from:
| Pottery Sherd Type | Depicts | Where to find | Biome | Suspicious Block |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Archer Pottery Sherd | Bow | Pyramids | Desert | Sand |
| Skull Pottery Sherd | Skeleton Skull | “ | “ | “ |
| Miner Pottery Sherd | Pickaxe | “ | “ | “ |
| Prize Pottery Sherd | Gemstone | “ | “ | “ |
| Brewer Pottery Sherd | Potion | “ | “ | “ |
| Arms Up Pottery Sherd | Human figure raising hands | “ | “ | “ |
| Plenty Pottery Sherd | Open chest | Ruins | Cold Ocean | Cold Ruins Sand |
| Mourner Pottery Sherd | Warden | “ | “ | “ |
| Explorer Pottery Sherd | Map | “ | “ | “ |
| Blade Pottery Sherd | Sword | “ | “ | “ |
| Angler Pottery Sherd | Fishing rod | “ | Warm Ocean | Warm Ruins Sand |
| Snort Pottery Sherd | Sniffer | “ | “ | “ |
| Shelter Pottery Sherd | Acacia | “ | “ | “ |
| Flow Pottery Sherd | Wind Charge | Trial Chambers | Any biome from levels Y-level -40 to -20 | Loot after breaking a decorated pot |
| Guster Pottery Sherd | Breeze | “ | “ | “ |
| Scrape Pottery Sherd | Axe | “ | “ | “ |
| Burn Pottery Sherd | Flame of fire | Trial Ruins | – Jungle – Old Growth Birch Forest Old Growth Pine Taiga – Old Growth Spice Taiga – Snowy Taiga – Taiga | Gravel |
| Sheaf Pottery Sherd | Wheat | Trial Ruins | “ | Gravel |
| Howl Pottery Sherd | Wolf | Trial Ruins | “ | Gravel |
| Heartbreak Pottery Sherd | Broken heart | Trial Ruins | “ | Gravel |
| Heart Pottery Sherd | Heart | Trial Ruins | “ | Gravel |
| Friend Pottery Sherd | Eyebrows and nose of a villager or iron golem | Trial Ruins | “ | Gravel |
| Danger Pottery Sherd | Creeper | Trial Ruins | “ | Gravel |
| Flow Pottery Sherd | Wind charge | Trial Ruins | “ | Gravel |
How to craft a brush in Minecraft
To craft a brush in Minecraft, you’ll need the following items:
- Feather – Dropped by chickens and parrots. Tamed cats might bring it you as a morning gift as well.
- Copper ingot – Smelt raw copper ore mined through a stone pickaxe in a furnace to obtain a copper ingot.
- Stick – Put two planks of wood in the crafting menu to obtain a stick. The item can also be obtained as loot from fishing, dead bushes, boats, and witches.
Now, put the feather, copper ingot, and stick vertically on a crafting table. The recipe can be found in the image below :
How to make decorated pots in Minecraft
You can place a pottery sherd in the middle slot of all four sides of the crafting table to obtain a decorated pot in Minecraft. The sherds you put in the crafting menu determine the pattern on the four sides of the pot. You can replace a sherd with a brick to have blank sides and there are endless combinations to try out.
The image below contains the crafting recipe to make a decorated pot in Minecraft:
With everything to know about pottery sherds and decorated pots in Minecraft at your disposal, it’s time to make your island a treat to watch.
