Plenty Pottery Sherd
Pottery sherd from Trail Ruins; depicts a figure with a harvest and crafts a Decorated Pot.
Description
Like every sherd, it is used to craft a Decorated Pot: place four sherds or bricks in a plus shape around an empty center on the crafting grid, and the design on each side of the finished pot matches the slot of the matching piece. A Decorated Pot has a single-stack inventory and accepts hoppers above and below. Breaking the pot bare-handed drops it whole; using any tool breaks it back into its component sherds and bricks, so the harvest motif is recoverable.
Guide
How to find the Plenty Pottery Sherd in Minecraft
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Locate a Trail Ruins structure
Trail Ruins generate underground in jungle and taiga biomes. Look for partially buried mossy stone bricks, gravel, and dirt patches near the surface — these indicate a Trail Ruins structure beneath.
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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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Identify Suspicious Gravel inside Trail Ruins
Inside Trail Ruins you will find Suspicious Gravel — a textured variant of normal gravel with a speckled appearance. The Plenty Pottery Sherd can only drop from Suspicious Gravel, not Suspicious Sand.
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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, 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) in the four diagonal slots of a crafting table to craft a Decorated Pot. The sherd placed in each slot determines which motif appears on that face of the pot.
Bring multiple Brushes — each has 64 durability and Trail Ruins can contain dozens of Suspicious Gravel blocks. A 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 Trail Ruins structures. It drops when a player brushes Suspicious Gravel with a Brush tool.
In which biomes do Trail Ruins generate?
Trail Ruins generate in jungle and taiga biomes. They are partially buried underground, so dig around mossy stone bricks or unusual gravel patches near the surface to locate them.
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 Trail Ruins.
What is the Plenty Pottery Sherd used for?
The Plenty Pottery Sherd is used to craft a Decorated Pot. Place 4 pottery sherds in the 4 diagonal slots of a crafting table; the sherd in each slot determines the motif on that face of the pot.
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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