Smithing templates are items used in smithing tables to alter tools and armor. They are consumed when used, but can be duplicated using an existing template, its material and diamonds.
The sixteen armor trim smithing templates are found in a variety of structures, and are used to apply various decorative trims (dependent on the variant) to armor using certain minerals for different colors.
Netherite upgrade smithing templates are required to upgrade diamond equipment with a netherite ingot. They are only found in bastion remnants, but are guaranteed only in treasure rooms.
Obtaining[]
Smithing templates can be found in various structures and can be duplicated by using seven diamonds and a block based on what the template is.
Crafting[]
| Ingredients | Crafting recipe |
|---|---|
| Diamond + Matching Smithing Template + Netherrack or Cobblestone or Sandstone or End Stone or Terracotta or Cobbled Deepslate or Blackstone or Purpur Block or Prismarine or Mossy Cobblestone |
| Item | Material |
|---|---|
| Netherite Upgrade | Netherrack |
| Sentry Armor Trim | Cobblestone |
| Vex Armor Trim | Cobblestone |
| Wild Armor Trim | Mossy Cobblestone |
| Coast Armor Trim | Cobblestone |
| Dune Armor Trim | Sandstone |
| Wayfinder Armor Trim | Terracotta |
| Raiser Armor Trim | Terracotta |
| Shaper Armor Trim | Terracotta |
| Host Armor Trim | Terracotta |
| Ward Armor Trim | Cobbled Deepslate |
| Silence Armor Trim | Cobbled Deepslate |
| Tide Armor Trim | Prismarine |
| Snout Armor Trim | Blackstone |
| Rib Armor Trim | Netherrack |
| Eye Armor Trim | End Stone |
| Spire Armor Trim | Purpur Block |
| Flow Armor Trim | Breeze Rod |
In Bedrock Edition, spire, tide, and dune armor trims can be duplicated with more blocks than in Java Edition. In addition to the normal blocks, Tide armor trims can be duplicated using prismarine bricks or dark prismarine, dune armor trims can be duplicated with smooth sandstone, cut sandstone, or chiseled sandstone, and spire armor trims can be duplicated with purpur pillars.[1]
Mob loot[]
Elder guardians have a 20% chance to drop 1 tide armor trim upon death. Looting doesn't affect this percentage, and the elder guardian doesn't need to be killed by a player in order for the trim to drop and can be duplicated with prismarine.
Chest loot[]
| Item | Structure | Container | Quantity | Chance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Java Edition | ||||
| Netherite Upgrade Smithing Template | Bastion remnant | Hoglin stable chest | 1 | 10% |
| Generic chest | 1 | 10% | ||
| Treasure chest | 1 | 100% | ||
| Bridge chest | 1 | 10% | ||
| Sentry Armor Trim Smithing Template | Pillager Outpost | Chest | 2 | 25% |
| Vex Armor Trim Smithing Template | Woodland mansion | Chest | 1 | 50% |
| Wild Armor Trim Smithing Template | Jungle temple | Chest | 2 | 33.3% |
| Coast Armor Trim Smithing Template | Shipwreck | Treasure chest | 2 | 16.7% |
| Map chest | 2 | 16.7% | ||
| Supply chest | 2 | 16.7% | ||
| Dune Armor Trim Smithing Template | Desert temple | Chest | 2 | 14.3% |
| Ward Armor Trim Smithing Template | Ancient City | Chest | 1 | 5% |
| Silence Armor Trim Smithing Template | Ancient City | Chest | 1 | 1.2% |
| Snout Armor Trim Smithing Template | Bastion remnant | Hoglin stable chest | 1 | 8.3% |
| Generic chest | 1 | 8.3% | ||
| Treasure chest | 1 | 8.3% | ||
| Bridge chest | 1 | 8.3% | ||
| Rib Armor Trim Smithing Template | Nether fortress | Chest | 1 | 6.7% |
| Eye Armor Trim Smithing Template | Stronghold | Altar chest | 1 | 10% |
| Library chest | 1 | 100% | ||
| Spire Armor Trim Smithing Template | End city | Chest | 1 | 6.7% |
| Bedrock Edition | ||||
| Netherite Upgrade Smithing Template | Bastion remnant | Hoglin stable chest | 1 | 10% |
| Generic chest | 1 | 10% | ||
| Treasure chest | 1 | 100% | ||
| Bridge chest | 1 | 10% | ||
| Sentry Armor Trim Smithing Template | Pillager Outpost | Chest | 2 | 25% |
| Vex Armor Trim Smithing Template | Woodland mansion | Chest | 1 | 50% |
| Wild Armor Trim Smithing Template | Jungle temple | Chest | 2 | 33.3% |
| Coast Armor Trim Smithing Template | Shipwreck | Treasure chest | 2 | 16.7% |
| Map chest | 2 | 16.7% | ||
| Supply chest | 2 | 16.7% | ||
| Dune Armor Trim Smithing Template | Desert temple | Chest | 2 | 14.3% |
| Ward Armor Trim Smithing Template | Ancient City | Chest | 1 | 5% |
| Silence Armor Trim Smithing Template | Ancient City | Chest | 1 | 1.2% |
| Snout Armor Trim Smithing Template | Bastion remnant | Hoglin stable chest | 1 | 8.3% |
| Generic chest | 1 | 8.3% | ||
| Treasure chest | 1 | 8.3% | ||
| Bridge chest | 1 | 8.3% | ||
| Rib Armor Trim Smithing Template | Nether fortress | Chest | 1 | 6.7% |
| Eye Armor Trim Smithing Template | Stronghold | Altar chest | 1 | 10% |
| Library chest | 1 | 100% | ||
| Spire Armor Trim Smithing Template | End city | Chest | 1 | 6.7% |
Note: In Woodland Mansions, only chests with random loot have the chance to contain the Vex Smithing Template, chests in the "Allium room", "Sapling farm", "Tree-chopping room" and "Fake End portal room" always generate with the same, room specific, loot.
Suspicious block loot[]
Items can only be extracted from suspicious blocks using a brush.
| Item | Structure | Container | Quantity | Chance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Java Edition | ||||
| Wayfinder Armor Trim Smithing Template | Trail ruins | Suspicious gravel | 1 | 8.3% |
| Raiser Armor Trim Smithing Template | Trail ruins | Suspicious gravel | 1 | 8.3% |
| Shaper Armor Trim Smithing Template | Trail ruins | Suspicious gravel | 1 | 8.3% |
| Host Armor Trim Smithing Template | Trail ruins | Suspicious gravel | 1 | 8.3% |
| Bedrock Edition | ||||
| Wayfinder Armor Trim Smithing Template | Trail ruins | Suspicious gravel | 1 | 8.3% |
| Raiser Armor Trim Smithing Template | Trail ruins | Suspicious gravel | 1 | 8.3% |
| Shaper Armor Trim Smithing Template | Trail ruins | Suspicious gravel | 1 | 8.3% |
| Host Armor Trim Smithing Template | Trail ruins | Suspicious gravel | 1 | 8.3% |
Usage[]
Crafting ingredient[]
| Ingredients | Crafting recipe |
|---|---|
| Diamond + Matching Smithing Template + Netherrack or Cobblestone or Sandstone or End Stone or Terracotta or Cobbled Deepslate or Blackstone or Purpur Block or Prismarine or Mossy Cobblestone |
Smithing ingredient[]
Smithing templates are used at a smithing table. Netherite upgrade smithing templates are used to upgrade diamond gear into netherite gear by using a netherite upgrade, a piece of diamond gear, and a netherite ingot.
| Ingredients | Smithing recipe |
|---|---|
| Netherite Upgrade + Any Diamond Gear + Netherite Ingot |
Armor trim smithing templates are used to customize an armor piece's appearance by using a smithing template, an armor piece, and an ingot or crystal (emerald, redstone dust, lapis lazuli, amethyst shard, nether quartz, netherite ingot, diamond, gold ingot, iron ingot, or copper ingot). Including all dyed leather armor colors and regular armor, there are ≈3.679×109 different possible armor pieces, and 7.16x1035 total possible armor combinations excluding enchantments and the player not wearing armor.
Already trimmed armor can be trimmed again by applying another template on it; the old trim pattern is overwritten in the process.[2] Therefore, one piece of armor cannot possess multiple trims at the same time.
Most armor trims cover a small portion of the armor piece's surface with the trim material, except for the silence armor trim, which allows the trim material to cover a majority of the armor piece's surface.
All of the trims are purely decorative, and don't impact gameplay or strength(without the use of mods or plugins) of the armor they are applied to in any way. Piglins do not pick up any gold-trimmed armor pieces, and they are not pacified by players wearing even a full set of gold-trimmed armor (unless, of course, the armor pieces in question are themselves golden), and netherite-trimmed armor pieces can still be burned by fire.
| Ingredients | Smithing recipe |
|---|---|
| Any Armor Trim + Any Armor Piece + Any Ingot/Crystal |
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Data values[]
ID[]
| Smithing Template | Identifier | Form | Translation key |
|---|---|---|---|
| Netherite Upgrade | netherite_upgrade_smithing_template | Item | item.minecraft.netherite_upgrade_smithing_template |
| Sentry Armor Trim | sentry_armor_trim_smithing_template | Item | item.minecraft.sentry_armor_trim_smithing_template |
| Vex Armor Trim | vex_armor_trim_smithing_template | Item | item.minecraft.vex_armor_trim_smithing_template |
| Wild Armor Trim | wild_armor_trim_smithing_template | Item | item.minecraft.wild_armor_trim_smithing_template |
| Coast Armor Trim | coast_armor_trim_smithing_template | Item | item.minecraft.coast_armor_trim_smithing_template |
| Dune Armor Trim | dune_armor_trim_smithing_template | Item | item.minecraft.dune_armor_trim_smithing_template |
| Wayfinder Armor Trim | wayfinder_armor_trim_smithing_template | Item | item.minecraft.wayfinder_armor_trim_smithing_template |
| Raiser Armor Trim | raiser_armor_trim_smithing_template | Item | item.minecraft.raiser_armor_trim_smithing_template |
| Shaper Armor Trim | shaper_armor_trim_smithing_template | Item | item.minecraft.shaper_armor_trim_smithing_template |
| Host Armor Trim | host_armor_trim_smithing_template | Item | item.minecraft.host_armor_trim_smithing_template |
| Ward Armor Trim | ward_armor_trim_smithing_template | Item | item.minecraft.ward_armor_trim_smithing_template |
| Silence Armor Trim | silence_armor_trim_smithing_template | Item | item.minecraft.silence_armor_trim_smithing_template |
| Tide Armor Trim | tide_armor_trim_smithing_template | Item | item.minecraft.tide_armor_trim_smithing_template |
| Snout Armor Trim | snout_armor_trim_smithing_template | Item | item.minecraft.snout_armor_trim_smithing_template |
| Rib Armor Trim | rib_armor_trim_smithing_template | Item | item.minecraft.rib_armor_trim_smithing_template |
| Eye Armor Trim | eye_armor_trim_smithing_template | Item | item.minecraft.eye_armor_trim_smithing_template |
| Spire Armor Trim | spire_armor_trim_smithing_template | Item | item.minecraft.spire_armor_trim_smithing_template |
| Smithing Template | Identifier | Numeric ID | Form | Translation key |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Netherite Upgrade | netherite_upgrade_smithing_template | 685 | Item | item.smithing_template.name upgrade.netherite_upgrade.name |
| Sentry Armor Trim | sentry_armor_trim_smithing_template | 686 | Item | item.smithing_template.name trim_pattern.sentry.name |
| Vex Armor Trim | vex_armor_trim_smithing_template | 692 | Item | item.smithing_template.name trim_pattern.vex.name |
| Wild Armor Trim | wild_armor_trim_smithing_template | 689 | Item | item.smithing_template.name trim_pattern.wild.name |
| Coast Armor Trim | coast_armor_trim_smithing_template | 688 | Item | item.smithing_template.name trim_pattern.coast.name |
| Dune Armor Trim | dune_armor_trim_smithing_template | 687 | Item | item.smithing_template.name trim_pattern.dune.name |
| Wayfinder Armor Trim | wayfinder_armor_trim_smithing_template | 698 | Item | item.smithing_template.name trim_pattern.wayfinder.name |
| Raiser Armor Trim | raiser_armor_trim_smithing_template | 699 | Item | item.smithing_template.name trim_pattern.raiser.name |
| Shaper Armor Trim | shaper_armor_trim_smithing_template | 700 | Item | item.smithing_template.name trim_pattern.shaper.name |
| Host Armor Trim | host_armor_trim_smithing_template | 701 | Item | item.smithing_template.name trim_pattern.host.name |
| Ward Armor Trim | ward_armor_trim_smithing_template | 690 | Item | item.smithing_template.name trim_pattern.ward.name |
| Silence Armor Trim | silence_armor_trim_smithing_template | 697 | Item | item.smithing_template.name trim_pattern.silence.name |
| Tide Armor Trim | tide_armor_trim_smithing_template | 693 | Item | item.smithing_template.name trim_pattern.tide.name |
| Snout Armor Trim | snout_armor_trim_smithing_template | 694 | Item | item.smithing_template.name trim_pattern.snout.name |
| Rib Armor Trim | rib_armor_trim_smithing_template | 695 | Item | item.smithing_template.name trim_pattern.rib.name |
| Eye Armor Trim | eye_armor_trim_smithing_template | 691 | Item | item.smithing_template.name trim_pattern.eye.name |
| Spire Armor Trim | spire_armor_trim_smithing_template | 696 | Item | item.smithing_template.name trim_pattern.spire.name |
Achievements[]
| Icon | Achievement | In-game description | Actual requirements (if different) | Gamerscore earned | Trophy type (PS4) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PS4 | Other | |||||
| Smithing with style | Apply these smithing templates at least once: Spire, Snout, Rib, Ward, Silence, Vex, Tide, Wayfinder | — | 30G | Gold | ||
Advancements[]
| Icon | Advancement | In-game description | Parent | Actual requirements (if different) | Resource location |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Crafting a New Look | Craft a trimmed armor at a Smithing Table | Adventure | — | adventure/trim_with_any_armor_pattern
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 | Smithing with Style | Apply these smithing templates at least once: Spire, Snout, Rib, Ward, Silence, Vex, Tide, Wayfinder | Crafting a New Look | — | adventure/trim_with_all_exclusive_armor_patterns
|
Video[]
History[]
| Java Edition | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1.20 (Experimental) | 23w04a |             Added smithing templates behind the "Update 1.20" experimental datapack. | |||
| 23w05a | Smithing templates can be used to trim leather armor. | ||||
| Gold, iron, diamond, and netherite armor can be trimmed with their respective material. | |||||
| The dune, coast, wild, and sentry armor trims now always generate two templates in a chest when found. | |||||
Increased the chances for all smithing templates that generate in chest loot to spawn:
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| 1.20 | 23w12a | Smithing templates are now available without using the "Update 1.20" experimental datapack. | |||
     Added wayfinder, raiser, shaper, host, and silence armor trim smithing templates. | |||||
  Changed the textures of the sentry and dune armor trim smithing templates. | |||||
The pattern textures of dune and sentry armor trims are changed from   to  .Those previous patterns were left with different names: dune was renamed sentry and sentry was renamed shaper. | |||||
| 23w16a | Wayfinder, raiser, shaper, and host armor trim no longer generates in suspicious sand in trail ruins. | ||||
| Due to the split of the archaeological loot tables for the suspicious gravel within the trail ruins; wayfinder, raiser, shaper, and host armor trim now are in the rare loot. | |||||
| 23w17a | The probability of the wayfinder, raiser, shaper, and host armor trim to generate in suspicious gravel in trail ruins has been changed from 1/11 to 1/12. | ||||
| The player now get the advancement "Crafting a new look" when they craft a trimmed armor at a smithing table using a smithing template, "Smithing with style" when they apply these smithing templates at least once on their armor: Spire, Snout, Rib, Ward, Silence, Vex, Tide, and Wayfinder. | |||||
| Bedrock Edition | |||||
| Next Major Update (Experimental) | beta 1.19.80.21 | Added smithing templates behind the "Next Major Update" experimental toggle. | |||
| beta 1.19.80.22 | Added wayfinder, raiser, shaper, host, and silence armor trim smithing templates.
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| Changed the textures of the sentry and dune armor trim smithing templates. | |||||
| The pattern textures of dune and sentry armor trims are changed from to . Those previous patterns were left with different names: dune was renamed sentry and sentry was renamed shaper. | |||||
| 1.20.0 | beta 1.20.0.21 | Smithing templates are now available without using the "Next Major Update" experimental toggle. | |||
Issues[]
Issues relating to "Smithing Template" are maintained on the bug tracker. Report issues there.
Trivia[]
- Smithing templates were named "Smithing Blueprints" in the prototype but was changed because the word "blueprint" sounded modern and technical.[3]
- When Mojang developer Gnembon was working on armor trims, he accidentally messed up their rendering, making them jet through the player's body in a weird fashion, similar to what appears in Salvador Dalí's paintings where a hand might poke through a forehead.[4]
- Some of the armor trims feature patterns based on a mob or block that is found in the same structure as the corresponding smithing template.[5]
- The spire armor trim resembles a shulker.
- The vex armor trim resembles an evoker. As an item in the inventory, it resembles the wing or the vein texture of a vex.
- The wild armor trim has moss growing on 3 of its corners.
- The coast armor trim appears to have barnacles attached to it.
- The ward armor trim, as an item in the inventory, resembles the faces inside a warden's chest.
- The silence armor trim appears to have sculk creeping onto / infecting it.
- The tide armor trim resembles prismarine bricks.
- The snout armor trim resembles a piglin[5].
- The rib armor trim resembles a wither skeleton.
- The eye armor trim resembles an eye of ender. There are also two eyes on the head part of the armor trim that resemble those of an enderman.
- Netherite upgrade smithing template (35 characters with "_" and 32 characters without "_") and sentry armor trim smithing template (35 characters with "_" and 31 characters without "_") are the current longest name for item ID, while polished blackstone pressure plate and cracked polished blackstone bricks have 34 characters with "_" and 31 characters without "_".
- The silence armor trim is the rarest trim, due to being found in ancient cities in the deep dark, and having only a 1.2% chance to be per chest.
- When lapis lazuli is used as trim material, it is called "Lapis" instead of its full name "Lapis Lazuli"; this is the only instance of the abbreviation "Lapis" being used in-game.[6]
Gallery[]
Sprites[]
Netherite Upgrade
Sentry Armor Trim
Vex Armor Trim
Wild Armor Trim
Coast Armor Trim
Dune Armor Trim
Wayfinder Armor Trim
Raiser Armor Trim
Shaper Armor Trim
Host Armor Trim
Ward Armor Trim
Silence Armor Trim
Tide Armor Trim
Snout Armor Trim
Rib Armor Trim
Eye Armor Trim
Spire Armor Trim
Armor trim patterns[]
Sentry Armor Trim
Vex Armor Trim
Wild Armor Trim
Coast Armor Trim
Dune Armor Trim
Wayfinder Armor Trim
Raiser Armor Trim
Shaper Armor Trim
Host Armor Trim
Ward Armor Trim
Silence Armor Trim
Tide Armor Trim
Snout Armor Trim
Rib Armor Trim
Eye Armor Trim
Spire Armor Trim
Official Artwork[]
Sunny wearing amethyst armor trims.
A warden chasing Alex holding the silence armor trim.
Alex adding the silence armor trim and amethyst on iron armor.
Alex wearing the trimmed iron armor.
Noor working on trimmed iron armor.
Screenshots[]
Redstone trims on diamond armor.
Gold trims on netherite armor.
A large amount of armor trims.
Gold on netherite.
Diamond on diamond.
Emerald on gold.
Xilefian showing how armor trims work.
Xilefian showing how armor trims work.
Xilefian showing how armor trims work.
A display of all eleven (before Java Edition 23w12a) armor trims and ten colors on netherite armors.
A display of all eleven (before Java Edition 23w12a) armor trims, on netherite armor using emerald as the trim material.
A display of all ten armor trim colors, using the ward trim on a netherite helmet.
A display of all ten colors of the silence armor trim on all armors.
A screenshot of every armor trim in every color(besides quartz) on leather armor.
Copper trims on netherite armor.
Kai wearing trimmed armor in a Basalt Delta.
![[7]](https://static.wikia.nocookie.net/minecraft_gamepedia/images/3/35/New_Armor_Trims_in_23W12A.jpg/revision/latest?cb=20230819072735)
References[]
- ↑ MCPE-172711 — Tide, Spire, and Dune Armor Trims can be crafted from more blocks than in Java Edition
- ↑ MC-262538 — "When combining armor trims the new trim deletes the old one" — resolved as "Works As Intended".
- ↑ "Minecraft 1.20: Armor Trims - What Do They Mean?" – Minecraft on YouTube, May 4, 2023
- ↑ "Mojang Dev Comes To Hermitcraft! (Mojang Developer Gnembom Interview)" – GoodVodsWithScar on YouTube, June 23, 2023
- ↑ a b "Some of the armor trims reflect the place where you found the template, for example bastions contain a piglin-inspired trim."-Sofia Dankis-"Armor Trims Coming to Minecraft 1.20" – Minecraft.net, January 24, 2023
- ↑ MC-262486 — resolved as "Works As Intended".
- ↑ "new trims got the drip The new "Silence" armor trim to the left is now the hardest trim to get, with only a 1% chance per chest to spawn in Ancient Cities. Definitely gonna be a challenge to get!" – @kingbdogz on X, March 22, 2023