Smithing templates are items used in smithing tables to alter tools or armor, a process which keeps all enchantments. Smithing templates are consumed when used, but can be duplicated using an existing smithing template, its material, and diamonds.
The eleven armor trim smithing templates are found in a variety of structures, and are used in conjunction with ingots and crystals to apply decorative trims to armor.
Netherite upgrade smithing templates are found only in bastion remnants, and are required to upgrade diamond tools and armor with netherite.
Obtaining
Smithing templates can be found in various structures and can be duplicated using seven diamonds and an item based on the template.
Crafting
| Ingredients | Crafting recipe | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Diamond + Matching Smithing Template + Netherrack or Cobblestone or Sandstone or End Stone or Blackstone or Purpur Block or Prismarine or Cobbled Deepslate or Mossy Cobblestone |
[upcoming: JE 1.20] |
Mob loot
Elder guardians have a 20% chance to drop 1 tide armor trim upon death. Looting doesn't affect this percentage, and the player is not required to kill the elder guardian in order for the trim to drop.
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% | ||
| 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% |
| Eye Armor Trim Smithing Template | Stronghold | Altar chest | 1 | 10% |
| Library chest | 1 | 100% | ||
| Rib Armor Trim Smithing Template | Nether fortress | Chest | 1 | 6.7% |
| Sentry Armor Trim Smithing Template | Pillager Outpost | Chest | 2 | 25% |
| 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% | ||
| Spire Armor Trim Smithing Template | End city | Chest | 1 | 6.7% |
| Vex Armor Trim Smithing Template | Woodland mansion | Chest | 1 | 50% |
| Ward Armor Trim Smithing Template | Ancient City | Chest | 1 | 5% |
| Wild Armor Trim Smithing Template | Jungle temple | Chest | 2 | 33.3% |
| 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% | ||
| 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% |
| Eye Armor Trim Smithing Template | Stronghold | Altar chest | 1 | 10% |
| Library chest | 1 | 100% | ||
| Rib Armor Trim Smithing Template | Nether fortress | Chest | 1 | 6.7% |
| Sentry Armor Trim Smithing Template | Pillager Outpost | Chest | 2 | 25% |
| 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% | ||
| Spire Armor Trim Smithing Template | End city | Chest | 1 | 6.7% |
| Vex Armor Trim Smithing Template | Woodland mansion | Chest | 1 | 50% |
| Ward Armor Trim Smithing Template | Ancient City | Chest | 1 | 5% |
| Wild Armor Trim Smithing Template | Jungle temple | Chest | 2 | 33.3% |
Usage
Crafting ingredient
| Ingredients | Crafting recipe | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Diamond + Matching Smithing Template + Netherrack or Cobblestone or Sandstone or End Stone or Blackstone or Purpur Block or Prismarine or Cobbled Deepslate or Mossy Cobblestone |
[upcoming: JE 1.20] |
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/copper ingot).
Copper, Redstone, emerald, lapis lazuli, amethyst shard, and nether quartz trims are purely decorative and don't impact gameplay.
If the armor material is leather it makes the leather armor stronger.
If the armor material is gold it makes leather and gold armor stronger.
If the armor material is iron it makes leather, gold, and iron armor stronger.
If the armor material is diamond it makes leather, gold, iron, and diamond armor stronger.
If the armor material is netherite it makes any armor stronger.
Piglins will not pick up any armor gold-trimmed armor pieces nor will they be pacified by players wearing even a full set of gold-trimmed armor (unless of course, the armor pieces in question are themselves golden).
| Ingredients | Smithing recipe |
|---|---|
| Any Armor Trim + Any Armor Piece + Any Ingot/Crystal |
Data values
ID
| Name | Identifier | Translation key |
|---|---|---|
| Smithing Template | netherite_upgrade_smithing_template | item.minecraft.smithing_template |
| Smithing Template | coast_armor_trim_smithing_template | item.minecraft.smithing_template |
| Smithing Template | dune_armor_trim_smithing_template | item.minecraft.smithing_template |
| Smithing Template | eye_armor_trim_smithing_template | item.minecraft.smithing_template |
| Smithing Template | rib_armor_trim_smithing_template | item.minecraft.smithing_template |
| Smithing Template | sentry_armor_trim_smithing_template | item.minecraft.smithing_template |
| Smithing Template | snout_armor_trim_smithing_template | item.minecraft.smithing_template |
| Smithing Template | spire_armor_trim_smithing_template | item.minecraft.smithing_template |
| Smithing Template | tide_armor_trim_smithing_template | item.minecraft.smithing_template |
| Smithing Template | vex_armor_trim_smithing_template | item.minecraft.smithing_template |
| Smithing Template | ward_armor_trim_smithing_template | item.minecraft.smithing_template |
| Smithing Template | wild_armor_trim_smithing_template | item.minecraft.smithing_template |
History
| Upcoming Java Edition | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1.20 (Experimental) | 23w04a | File:Netherite Upgrade Smithing Template JE1.png File:Coast Armor Trim Smithing Template JE1.png File:Dune Armor Trim Smithing Template JE1.png File:Eye Armor Trim Smithing Template JE1.png File:Rib Armor Trim Smithing Template JE1.png File:Sentry Armor Trim Smithing Template JE1.png File:Snout Armor Trim Smithing Template JE1.png File:Spire Armor Trim Smithing Template JE1.png File:Tide Armor Trim Smithing Template JE1.png File:Vex Armor Trim Smithing Template JE1.png File:Ward Armor Trim Smithing Template JE1.png File:Wild Armor Trim Smithing Template JE1.png Added smithing templates. | |||
| 23w05a | Smithing templates can now be used to trim leather armor. | ||||
| Gold, iron, diamond, and netherite armor can now be trimed 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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Issues
Issues relating to "Smithing Template" are maintained on the bug tracker. Report issues there.
Trivia
- 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.[1]
- The eye armor trim resembles an eye of ender.
- The rib armor trim resembles a wither skeleton.
- The snout armor trim resembles a piglin.
- The spire armor trim resembles a shulker.
- The tide armor trim resembles prismarine bricks.
- The vex armor trim resembles an evoker.
- 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 only have 34 characters with "_" and 31 characters without "_".
Gallery
Coast Armor Trim
Dune Armor Trim
Eye Armor Trim
Rib Armor Trim
Sentry Armor Trim
Snout Armor Trim
Spire Armor Trim
Tide Armor Trim
Vex Armor Trim
Ward Armor Trim
Wild Armor Trim
Armor Trims (patterns)
Coast Armor Trim
Dune Armor Trim
Eye Armor Trim
Rib Armor Trim
Sentry Armor Trim
Snout Armor Trim
Spire Armor Trim
Tide Armor Trim
Vex Armor Trim
Ward Armor Trim
Wild Armor Trim
Screenshots
A display of all eleven armor trims and ten colors on netherite armors.
A display of all eleven 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.
References
- ↑ "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