Blade Pottery Sherd
Blade Pottery Sherd is brushed from suspicious gravel in cold ocean ruins — 6.7% per block — and puts a sword-blade motif on a Decorated Pot.
Description
Placing four pottery sherds or bricks in a 2×2 crafting grid — any combination works — produces one Decorated Pot, with each item's motif on the face that matches its slot position. The blade motif is a clean, angular depiction of a sharp-edged weapon that suits armories, smithy displays, and martial-themed builds. Blade Pottery Sherd cannot be crafted and is non-renewable, so brush every suspicious gravel block in a ruin before moving on. The sherd was added in the Trails & Tales update — Java Edition 1.20 and Bedrock Edition 1.20.0 — in 2023.
Block properties
| Item ID |
minecraft:blade_pottery_sherd
|
|---|---|
| /give command |
/give @p minecraft:blade_pottery_sherd
|
| Stackable | Yes (64) |
| Renewable | No |
| Java Edition | 1.20 |
| Bedrock Edition | 1.20.0 |
Guide
How to find and use Blade Pottery Sherd in Minecraft
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Find cold ocean ruins
Sail across ocean, cold ocean, or frozen ocean biomes, including their deep variants. Cold ocean ruins are mostly submerged stone-brick structures on the seafloor; bring Water Breathing and Night Vision potions to spot them.
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Craft a Brush
Place a feather in the top slot, a copper ingot in the middle slot, and a stick in the bottom slot of a crafting table column to create a Brush.
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Brush suspicious gravel
Inside the ruin, look for gravel blocks that do not fall when unsupported — these are suspicious gravel. Right-click and hold a Brush on each suspicious gravel block until the item drops; every block has a 6.7% chance of yielding a Blade Pottery Sherd.
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Craft a Decorated Pot
Collect four pottery sherds or bricks of any combination. Place one in each slot of a 2×2 crafting grid — no crafting table required — to produce one Decorated Pot. The Blade Pottery Sherd motif appears on the face corresponding to its grid slot position.
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Display the Decorated Pot
Place the Decorated Pot in an armory, smithy, warrior quarters, or any build with a martial or historical theme to showcase the blade motif on its decorated faces.
Blade Pottery Sherd is non-renewable and each ruin contains a limited number of suspicious gravel blocks, so brush every gravel block in the structure before leaving. The dropped sherd is an item entity — pick it up promptly so it does not drift away underwater.
Frequently asked questions
Where can I find Blade Pottery Sherd?
Blade Pottery Sherd is found exclusively by brushing suspicious gravel blocks inside cold ocean ruins. These ruins generate in ocean, cold ocean, and frozen ocean biomes, including their deep variants, and most lie underwater.
Can Blade Pottery Sherd be crafted?
Blade Pottery Sherd cannot be crafted. The only way to obtain Blade Pottery Sherd is by brushing suspicious gravel blocks found in cold ocean ruins.
What is Blade Pottery Sherd used for?
Blade Pottery Sherd is used as an ingredient in the Decorated Pot recipe. Placing four pottery sherds or bricks of any pattern in a 2×2 crafting grid produces one Decorated Pot with each sherd's motif on a corresponding face.
Which biomes do cold ocean ruins generate in?
Cold ocean ruins generate in ocean, cold ocean, and frozen ocean biomes, as well as deep ocean, deep cold ocean, and deep frozen ocean. Most generate underwater on the seafloor, occasionally appearing near shorelines.
What is the difference between suspicious gravel and suspicious sand?
Suspicious gravel appears in cold ocean ruins and trail ruins and drops pottery sherds when brushed. Suspicious sand appears in desert pyramids, desert wells, and warm ocean ruins and yields different loot. Blade Pottery Sherd comes only from suspicious gravel in cold ocean ruins.
Which Minecraft version added Blade Pottery Sherd?
Blade Pottery Sherd was added in Minecraft Java Edition 1.20 (Trails & Tales update) and Bedrock Edition 1.20.0, released in 2023.
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