This content already exists in Bedrock Edition.
Smithing templates are items used in smithing tables to alter tools or armor, a process that keeps all enchantments. Smithing templates are consumed when used, but can be duplicated using an existing smithing template, its material, and diamonds.
The sixteen 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 (guaranteed in treasure bastions), 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 |
|---|---|
| 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 |
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.
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% |
| 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% | ||
| 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% |
| 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% | ||
| 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% |
Archaeology
| Item | Structure | Container | Quantity | Chance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Java Edition | ||||
| Wayfinder 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% |
| Raiser 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% |
| Shaper Armor Trim Smithing Template | Trail ruins | Suspicious gravel | 1 | 8.3% |
| Host Armor Trim Smithing Template | Trail ruins | Suspicious gravel | 1 | 8.3% |
| Raiser 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 698,347,532,032,232,100,325,479,748,730,880,000[verify] (almost 700 decillion) different combinations of trimmed armor that can be worn.
All of the trims are purely decorative, and don't impact gameplay or strength of the armor it is applied to whatsoever. 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 stil be burned by fire.
| Ingredients | Smithing recipe |
|---|---|
| Any Armor Trim + Any Armor Piece + Any Ingot/Crystal |
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Data values
ID
| Name | Identifier | Form | Translation key |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smithing Template | netherite_upgrade_smithing_template | Item | item.minecraft.smithing_template |
| Smithing Template | coast_armor_trim_smithing_template | Item | item.minecraft.smithing_template |
| Smithing Template | dune_armor_trim_smithing_template | Item | item.minecraft.smithing_template |
| Smithing Template | eye_armor_trim_smithing_template | Item | item.minecraft.smithing_template |
| Smithing Template | host_armor_trim_smithing_template | Item | item.minecraft.smithing_template |
| Smithing Template | raiser_armor_trim_smithing_template | Item | item.minecraft.smithing_template |
| Smithing Template | rib_armor_trim_smithing_template | Item | item.minecraft.smithing_template |
| Smithing Template | sentry_armor_trim_smithing_template | Item | item.minecraft.smithing_template |
| Smithing Template | shaper_armor_trim_smithing_template | Item | item.minecraft.smithing_template |
| Smithing Template | silence_armor_trim_smithing_template | Item | item.minecraft.smithing_template |
| Smithing Template | snout_armor_trim_smithing_template | Item | item.minecraft.smithing_template |
| Smithing Template | spire_armor_trim_smithing_template | Item | item.minecraft.smithing_template |
| Smithing Template | tide_armor_trim_smithing_template | Item | item.minecraft.smithing_template |
| Smithing Template | vex_armor_trim_smithing_template | Item | item.minecraft.smithing_template |
| Smithing Template | ward_armor_trim_smithing_template | Item | item.minecraft.smithing_template |
| Smithing Template | wayfinder_armor_trim_smithing_template | Item | item.minecraft.smithing_template |
| Smithing Template | wild_armor_trim_smithing_template | Item | item.minecraft.smithing_template |
| Name | Identifier | Numeric ID | Form | Translation key |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Smithing Template | netherite_upgrade_smithing_template | ? | Item | item.netherite_upgrade_smithing_template.name |
| Smithing Template | coast_armor_trim_smithing_template | ? | Item | item.coast_armor_trim_smithing_template.name |
| Smithing Template | dune_armor_trim_smithing_template | ? | Item | item.dune_armor_trim_smithing_template.name |
| Smithing Template | eye_armor_trim_smithing_template | ? | Item | item.eye_armor_trim_smithing_template.name |
| Smithing Template | host_armor_trim_smithing_template | ? | Item | item.host_armor_trim_smithing_template.name |
| Smithing Template | raiser_armor_trim_smithing_template | ? | Item | item.raiser_armor_trim_smithing_template.name |
| Smithing Template | rib_armor_trim_smithing_template | ? | Item | item.rib_armor_trim_smithing_template.name |
| Smithing Template | sentry_armor_trim_smithing_template | ? | Item | item.sentry_armor_trim_smithing_template.name |
| Smithing Template | shaper_armor_trim_smithing_template | ? | Item | item.shaper_armor_trim_smithing_template.name |
| Smithing Template | silence_armor_trim_smithing_template | ? | Item | item.silence_armor_trim_smithing_template.name |
| Smithing Template | snout_armor_trim_smithing_template | ? | Item | item.snout_armor_trim_smithing_template.name |
| Smithing Template | spire_armor_trim_smithing_template | ? | Item | item.spire_armor_trim_smithing_template.name |
| Smithing Template | tide_armor_trim_smithing_template | ? | Item | item.tide_armor_trim_smithing_template.name |
| Smithing Template | vex_armor_trim_smithing_template | ? | Item | item.vex_armor_trim_smithing_template.name |
| Smithing Template | ward_armor_trim_smithing_template | ? | Item | item.ward_armor_trim_smithing_template.name |
| Smithing Template | wayfinder_armor_trim_smithing_template | ? | Item | item.wayfinder_armor_trim_smithing_template.name |
| Smithing Template | wild_armor_trim_smithing_template | ? | Item | item.wild_armor_trim_smithing_template.name |
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
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History
| Java Edition | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1.20 (Experimental) | 23w04a | ||||
| 23w05a | Smithing templates can be used to trim leather armor. | ||||
| Gold, iron, diamond, and netherite armor can 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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| Upcoming Java Edition | |||||
| 1.20 | 23w12a | Smithing templates are now available without using the "Update 1.20" experimental datapack. | |||
| The pattern textures of dune and sentry armor trims are changed from Those previous patterns were left with different names: dune was renamed sentry and sentry was renamed shaper. | |||||
| 23w16a | Host, raiser, shaper, and wayfinder 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; host, raiser, shaper, and wayfinder armor trim now are in the rare loot. | |||||
| 23w17a | The probability of the host, raiser, shaper, and wayfinder armor trim to generate in suspicious gravel in trail ruins has been changed from 1/11 to 1/12.[verify] | ||||
| 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 | ||||
| beta 1.19.80.22 | |||||
| The pattern textures of dune and sentry armor trims are changed from Those previous patterns were left with different names: dune was renamed sentry and sentry was renamed shaper. | |||||
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. There are also two eyes on the head part of the armor trim that resemble those of an enderman.
- The rib armor trim resembles a wither skeleton.
- The snout armor trim resembles a piglin[1].
- The spire armor trim resembles a shulker.
- The tide armor trim resembles prismarine bricks.
- 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 ward armor trim, as an item in the inventory, resembles the faces inside a warden's chest.
- The coast armour trim appears to have barnacles attached onto it.
- The silence armour trim appears to have sculk creeping / infecting onto it.
- The wild armour trim has moss growing on 3 of it's corners.
- 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 "_".
- Smithing template was named as "Smithing Blueprint" in the prototype but was changed because the word "blueprint" sounded modern and technical.[2]
Gallery
Sprites
Armor trim patterns
Pixel Artwork
Screenshots
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.
- New Armor Trims in 23W12A.jpeg
References
- ↑ 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
- ↑ "Minecraft 1.20: Armor Trims - What Do They Mean?" – Minecraft on YouTube, May 4, 2023
- ↑ "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










































