Pottery Sherds
Pottery sherds are collectible motifs used to choose what appears on each side of a decorated pot.
What is Pottery Sherds?
A pottery sherd represents one pot-side pattern. The family has separate IDs for different motifs, including the Angler pottery sherd shown in Quick Facts. When you craft a decorated pot, the choice of material in each arm of the recipe determines the design used on a side.
Why players overlook it
Sherds do little on their own, and a new explorer can miss the suspicious block that holds one. Hunting a specific motif also requires knowing which structure produces it, since the same excavation route will not yield every pattern.
How to get it
- Brush suspicious sand or gravel at the relevant site. Desert structures, ocean ruins and trail ruins have different finds.
- Some designs are obtained from naturally generated decorated pots in trial chambers, so use the pattern reference when looking for a particular motif.
What is it used for?
- Combine four side pieces to make a pot, using bricks for sides you want plain.
- Collect and label one of each sherd you find before committing duplicate copies to the same design.
When it comes in handy
Design for the side people will see first. Place the pot in a test space and walk around it to confirm the motif faces the right way before moving it to a wall recess.
Limitations
There is no universal pottery sherd item that can take on any pattern. Destroying a suspicious block instead of brushing it can lose the intended find, and the source depends on the specific design.
Is it worth using?
Keep unusual motifs if you decorate with pots or enjoy archaeology. A brick-built pot works for storage even if you have not found a sherd you want to use.
Alternatives
Use bricks for a plain pot. For a wall display, show a sherd itself in an item frame.
Java and Bedrock
The item is available in both editions. The guide covers the uses checked for the listed releases.
See all Java sherd IDs
minecraft:angler_pottery_sherdminecraft:archer_pottery_sherdminecraft:arms_up_pottery_sherdminecraft:blade_pottery_sherdminecraft:brewer_pottery_sherdminecraft:burn_pottery_sherdminecraft:danger_pottery_sherdminecraft:explorer_pottery_sherdminecraft:flow_pottery_sherdminecraft:friend_pottery_sherdminecraft:guster_pottery_sherdminecraft:heart_pottery_sherdminecraft:heartbreak_pottery_sherdminecraft:howl_pottery_sherdminecraft:miner_pottery_sherdminecraft:mourner_pottery_sherdminecraft:plenty_pottery_sherdminecraft:prize_pottery_sherdminecraft:scrape_pottery_sherdminecraft:sheaf_pottery_sherdminecraft:shelter_pottery_sherdminecraft:skull_pottery_sherdminecraft:snort_pottery_sherd
Sources
Checked for Java 26.3 and Bedrock 26.60 series (including 26.63 where available).
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