Shield
Shield supports blocking frontal melee hits, arrows, tridents, and many common projectiles in caves, raids, and Nether travel.
Description
Use Shield with a clear role in your kit. Keep Shield near the resources, mobs, or travel route where its function matters, then combine it with the right supporting items before long trips or dangerous fights. A shield protects mainly from the front, loses durability, and can be disabled briefly by axe attacks. This makes Shield a practical choice for players who want fewer wasted inventory slots, cleaner preparation, and safer execution during real survival play.
Block properties
| Item ID |
minecraft:shield
|
|---|---|
| /give command |
/give @p minecraft:shield
|
| Stackable | No |
| Renewable | Yes |
| Java Edition | 1.9 |
| Bedrock Edition | 1.10.0 |
Java Edition Guide
How to use Shield in Minecraft
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1
Get the item
Crafted from six planks and one iron ingot.
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Assign the role
Use Shield for blocking frontal melee hits, arrows, tridents, and many common projectiles in caves, raids, and Nether travel.
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3
Prepare support items
Equip Shield in the off-hand slot and hold the Use button to raise it: blocking starts 0.25 seconds after raising and slows movement to sneaking speed.
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4
Check the limitation
A shield protects mainly from the front, loses durability, and can be disabled briefly by axe attacks.
Axe-wielding enemies such as vindicators and piglin brutes always disable Shield for 5 seconds per hit in Java Edition — back off until the shield recovers.
How to craft this block
Frequently asked questions
How do you get Shield?
Craft Shield on a crafting table from six planks of any wood type and one iron ingot, or buy one from a journeyman armorer villager for five emeralds.
What is Shield used for?
A raised Shield blocks frontal melee attacks, arrows, tridents, snowballs, and fireballs; in Java Edition it also stops explosion damage, but not piercing arrows, potions, or fall damage.
What should players remember about Shield?
Shield has 336 durability, repairs in an anvil at 25% per plank, and accepts only Unbreaking, Mending, and Curse of Vanishing enchantments.
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