Shield

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Shield

Type	Combat
Durability	337
Renewable A renewable resource (as opposed to a non-renewable, or finite, resource) is a resource that can be recreated indefinitely in survival without exploiting glitches or using commands. While running out of resources isn t likely to	Yes
Stackable	No
First appearances	See History
Data value	dec:442 hex:1BA bin:110111010
Name See values from the latest PCPersonal Computer version of Minecraft. For values from Classic, see Data values/Classic. For values from Indev, see Data values/Indev. For values from the Pocket Edition, see Pocket Edition	shield

Shields are tools used for protecting the player against attacks.

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Trivia

• Shields do not block Guardian lasers.
• If a shield reduces an attack`s damage to being less than 1 (), the player will still take damage and be knocked back, but no visual change on the health bar will occur, nor will the sound of being damaged be heard. It is not until these fractional damages add up to 1 () or greater that the hurt sounds and visual changes in the health bar are present again.

Crafting

Ingredients	Crafting Crafting is the method by which many blocks, tools, and materials are made in Minecraft. In order to craft something, players must move items from their inventory to a crafting grid. A 2×2 crafting grid recipe
Any Wood Planks Wood Planks Transparency No Luminance No Blast resistance 15 Tool Renewable Yes Stackable Yes (64) Flammable Yes Drops Itself Data value dec: 05 hex: 5 bin: 101 Name planks Wood planks are common blocks used in many crafting ⃂+ Iron Ingot

Repairing

Ingredients	Crafting Crafting is the method by which many blocks, tools, and materials are made in Minecraft. In order to craft something, players must move items from their inventory to a crafting grid. A 2×2 crafting grid recipe	Description
Damaged Shield		The durability of the two shields is added together, plus an extra 5% durability. The repaired shield has no pattern.

Shields may also be repaired on an anvil Anvil Transparency Yes Luminance No Blast resistance 6,000 Tool Renewable Yes Stackable Yes (64), same damage state only Flammable No Drops Itself Data value dec: 145 hex: 91 bin: 10010001 Name anvil See the item by adding wood planks Wood Planks Transparency No Luminance No Blast resistance 15 Tool Renewable Yes Stackable Yes (64) Flammable Yes Drops Itself Data value dec: 05 hex: 5 bin: 101 Name planks Wood planks are common blocks used in many crafting .

Defense

Shields are used for blocking incoming attacks. Using one causes the player to slow to a sneaking pace, and blockable attacks coming from in front of the player will deal no damage under any circumstances. When the shield blocks an attack, it takes damage equal to the strength of the attack (rounded down) plus 1. Some non-damage effects of ranged attacks (such as being set on fire by a fireball) are prevented, while others (such as being set on fire by a flaming arrow) are not. Knockback from both melee attacks and projectiles is prevented, but from explosions not totally. When a melee attack is blocked, the attacker may be knocked back slightly (one block away).

The shield blocks any directional attacks coming from up to (but not including) 90⃂₰ away from the horizontal direction the player is facing, i.e. it covers almost a full hemisphere in front of the player. The player`s vertical rotation normally makes no difference to the direction of blocked attacks, however a player facing straight up or straight down might be unable to block attacks from any direction. Similarly, an attack coming from directly above or directly below cannot be blocked as it has no horizontal direction.

Blockable attacks include mob/player melee attacks, arrows, fireballs, thrown items such as snowballs, damage from Thorns, and some explosions (e.g. creeper explosions or TNT ignited by another player are blockable, but not TNT ignited by yourself or by a redstone mechanism).

If attacked by an axe, use of the shield may be disabled for 5 seconds. The shield also does not block for 0.25 seconds after being selected.

When hit by an arrow, the arrow can ricochet off the shield and hit other entities.

Applying patterns

Ingredients	Crafting Crafting is the method by which many blocks, tools, and materials are made in Minecraft. In order to craft something, players must move items from their inventory to a crafting grid. A 2×2 crafting grid recipe	Description
Shield⃂+ Matching Banner		Applies the banner pattern to the shield. The banner is consumed. The shield must have no preexisting patterns. Does not change existing durability or enchantments on the shield.

Unlike with banners, shields cannot be repainted or washed in a cauldron. Shields have only half the resolution of banners, making patterns look slightly different. In the game files, the pattern textures can be found in a separate directory called entity/shield.

Shields with patterns can also be obtained using the same commands as banners, except banner has to be replaced with shield.

Enchantments

A shield can receive the following enchantments, but only through an anvil Anvil Transparency Yes Luminance No Blast resistance 6,000 Tool Renewable Yes Stackable Yes (64), same damage state only Flammable No Drops Itself Data value dec: 145 hex: 91 bin: 10010001 Name anvil See the item :

• Unbreaking
• Mending
• Curse of Vanishing

Advancements

Icon	Advancement	In-game description	Parent	Actual requirements (if different)	Internal ID
	Not Today, Thank You	Deflect an arrow with a shield	Suit Up	Deflect a projectile with a shield.	minecraft:story/deflect_arrow

History

Official release
1.9			15w33c		Added shields, which replace the blocking functionality of swords, although blocking more damage.
					Their original crafting recipe included wool, producing 16 possible colored shields; there was no blank, uncolored shield. Recipe Ingredients Crafting Crafting is the method by which many blocks, tools, and materials are made in Minecraft. In order to craft something, players must move items from their inventory to a crafting grid. A 2×2 crafting grid recipe Matching Wool+ Any Wood Planks Wood Planks Transparency No Luminance No Blast resistance 15 Tool Renewable Yes Stackable Yes (64) Flammable Yes Drops Itself Data value dec: 05 hex: 5 bin: 101 Name planks Wood planks are common blocks used in many crafting + Iron Ingot
					Any of the colored base shields could be crafted with a banner of the same base color, to produce a patterned shield.
			15w34c		When an attack is blocked by a shield, the attacker may be knocked back.
					Being attacked with an axe may disable shield use for 5 seconds.
			15w37a		The crafting recipe was changed.
					Crafting now produces a base wooden shield that can be crafted together with any banner.
					Cooldown reduced from 0.5s to 0.25s.
					Blocking now prevents some side effects.
					Arrows now ricochet off shields
			15w44a		Shields can be repaired by combining with other shields. This removes any banner that had been applied.
			15w45a		Crafting a banner onto a shield now consumes the banner.
			15w47b		Added shield blocking sounds.
			16w07a		Added more variation of shield blocking sounds.
			1.9-pre1		Increased durability from 181 to 337.
1.11			16w33a		Crafting a shield with a banner no longer changes the durability, nor does it remove enchantments from it.
			16w35a		Shields now block 100% of damage dealt in melee combat.

Issues

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Gallery

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  One of the first images of shields. Jeb wearing a creeper-emblazoned shield during Minecon 2015.

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  Player holding the default shield.

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  A player blocking with a custom shield.

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Usage

Shields are commonly placed in the off-hand slot. Once equipped, a player can right-click to raise the shield and block incoming attacks from enemy mobs or players. Attacks coming from within a 180ℂ₂⃂₰ radius in front of the player will be entirely negated, with an exception being redstone-activated tnt. It is possible to deflect arrows with a shield, directing them back at the enemy who fired said arrow, making it both a defensive and offensive tool in these situations. A player`s movement speed is decreased while the shield is raised. When a shield is being used and is attacked by an axe, there is a 25% chance that the shield will be deactivated for five seconds (as seen by a white overlay, similar to ender pearls and chorus fruit), plus 5% for every level of efficiency on the axe, plus 75% is the axe wielder is sprinting.

Crafting