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Shield

How to Craft Shield in Minecraft

COMBAT SHAPED CRAFTING TABLE
Any PlanksIron IngotAny PlanksAny PlanksAny PlanksAny PlanksAny Planks
Shield

Ingredients

  • Any Planks6×Any Planksany of 13 kinds: Oak Planks, Spruce Planks, Birch Planks, Jungle Planks …
  • Iron Ingot1×Iron Ingot

Result: 1× Shield

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Crafting Shield step by step

Shield is a shaped crafting recipe that uses 7 items: 6 Any Planks and 1 Iron Ingot. Place the ingredients exactly in the pattern shown above. The pattern can sit anywhere on the grid as long as its shape stays the same. It needs the full 3×3 grid, so you have to use a crafting table. "Any Planks" means any of 13 kinds: Oak Planks, Spruce Planks, Birch Planks, Jungle Planks …

  1. Open a crafting table (3×3 crafting grid).
  2. Place 6 Any Planks and 1 Iron Ingot in the pattern shown above.
  3. Take the Shield from the result slot and move it into your inventory.
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How to get the ingredients

Any Planks
Any Planksany of 13 kinds: Oak Planks, Spruce Planks, Birch Planks, Jungle Planks … Oak Planks recipe

What you can make with Shield 17 recipes

Black ShieldBlack ShieldBlue ShieldBlue ShieldBrown ShieldBrown ShieldCyan ShieldCyan ShieldGray ShieldGray ShieldGreen ShieldGreen ShieldLight Blue ShieldLight Blue ShieldLight Gray ShieldLight Gray ShieldLime ShieldLime ShieldMagenta ShieldMagenta ShieldOminous ShieldOminous ShieldOrange ShieldOrange Shield

… and 5 more recipes that use Shield.

Other ways to get Shield

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ArmorerJourneyman Emerald5 Emerald 1× Shield

Other variants of this recipe 16

White ShieldWhite ShieldLight Gray ShieldLight Gray ShieldGray ShieldGray ShieldBlack ShieldBlack ShieldBrown ShieldBrown ShieldRed ShieldRed ShieldOrange ShieldOrange ShieldYellow ShieldYellow ShieldLime ShieldLime ShieldGreen ShieldGreen ShieldCyan ShieldCyan ShieldLight Blue ShieldLight Blue ShieldBlue ShieldBlue ShieldPurple ShieldPurple ShieldMagenta ShieldMagenta ShieldPink ShieldPink Shield

Shield recipe FAQ

What do you need to craft Shield in Minecraft?

You need 6 Any Planks and 1 Iron Ingot — 7 items in total, arranged as shown in the crafting grid. The recipe gives you 1× Shield.

Do you need a crafting table to make Shield?

Yes. The recipe needs the full 3×3 grid, which only a crafting table offers.

Is the Shield recipe shaped or shapeless?

It is a shaped recipe: the arrangement matters. You can shift the pattern around the grid, but the shape must stay the same.

Can you use different kinds of an ingredient for Shield?

Yes. "Any Planks" means any of 13 kinds: Oak Planks, Spruce Planks, Birch Planks, Jungle Planks …

What can you make with Shield?

Shield is an ingredient in 17 crafting recipes, for example Black Shield, Blue Shield and Brown Shield.

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