Plenty Pottery Sherd
Pottery sherd from Cold Ocean Ruins with an open-chest motif; brush Suspicious Gravel underwater to find it and craft a Decorated Pot.
Description
Like every sherd, it is used to craft a Decorated Pot: place four sherds or bricks on the four edge-middle slots of the crafting grid (top, bottom, left, right) with an empty center — the first slot filled sets the front face and the rest run clockwise. A Decorated Pot has a single-stack inventory and accepts hoppers above and below. Breaking the pot bare-handed or with Silk Touch drops it whole; any other tool breaks it back into its component sherds and bricks, and projectiles shatter it too, so the chest motif is recoverable.
Block properties
| Item ID |
minecraft:plenty_pottery_sherd
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|---|---|
| /give command |
/give @p minecraft:plenty_pottery_sherd
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| Stackable | Yes (64) |
| Renewable | No |
| Java Edition | 1.20 |
| Bedrock Edition | 1.20.0 |
Guide
How to find the Plenty Pottery Sherd in Minecraft
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Locate a Cold Ocean Ruins structure
Cold Ocean Ruins generate underwater in regular, cold, and frozen ocean biomes plus their deep variants, occasionally appearing on land by beaches. Search the seafloor for clusters of stone bricks — including cracked and mossy variants — and gravel.
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Craft or find a Brush
A Brush requires 1 Feather, 1 Copper Ingot, and 1 Stick arranged vertically in a crafting table. The Brush is the only tool that can extract items from suspicious blocks.
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3
Identify Suspicious Gravel inside the ruins
Inside Cold Ocean Ruins, some gravel blocks are replaced by Suspicious Gravel — a textured variant with a speckled appearance. The Plenty Pottery Sherd can only drop from Suspicious Gravel, not from the Suspicious Sand of warm ruins.
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4
Brush the Suspicious Gravel
Hold the Brush and right-click on a Suspicious Gravel block. Brush slowly and steadily until the item drops. Each Suspicious Gravel block yields exactly one item, and the Plenty Pottery Sherd has a low probability (about 6.7%), so you may need to brush multiple blocks.
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Use the Plenty Pottery Sherd in a Decorated Pot recipe
Place 4 pottery sherds (any combination, including the Plenty Pottery Sherd) on the four edge-middle slots of a crafting table — top, bottom, left, and right — leaving the center empty, to craft a Decorated Pot. The first slot you fill determines the front face, and the rest follow clockwise.
Bring multiple Brushes and water-breathing gear — each Brush has 64 durability and a ruin can contain dozens of Suspicious Gravel blocks. The Fortune enchantment does NOT affect archaeology drops; only the Brush matters.
Frequently asked questions
Where is the Plenty Pottery Sherd found?
The Plenty Pottery Sherd is found exclusively inside Cold Ocean Ruins, underwater in regular, cold, and frozen oceans and their deep variants. It drops when a player brushes Suspicious Gravel with a Brush, at about 6.7% per block.
In which biomes do Cold Ocean Ruins generate?
Cold Ocean Ruins generate underwater in regular, cold, and frozen ocean biomes and their deep variants, occasionally on land by beaches. Search the seafloor for stone-brick and gravel clusters.
Can the Plenty Pottery Sherd be crafted?
No. The Plenty Pottery Sherd cannot be crafted in any crafting table or furnace. The only way to obtain it is through archaeology — brushing Suspicious Gravel inside Cold Ocean Ruins.
What is the Plenty Pottery Sherd used for?
The Plenty Pottery Sherd is used to craft a Decorated Pot. Place 4 pottery sherds or bricks on the four edge-middle slots of a crafting table with the center empty; the first slot filled determines the motif on the front face, and the rest follow clockwise.
Does Fortune affect the Plenty Pottery Sherd drop rate?
No. Fortune does not affect archaeology drops from Suspicious Gravel. The drop is fixed at exactly one item per Suspicious Gravel block, regardless of tools or enchantments.
Is the Plenty Pottery Sherd available in both Java and Bedrock editions?
Yes. The Plenty Pottery Sherd is available in both Java Edition and Bedrock Edition as part of the Trails & Tales update (version 1.20).
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