Nautilus Shell

Nautilus Shell

Rarity tier	Uncommon
Renewable	Yes
Stackable	Yes (64)

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A nautilus shell is an item used for crafting conduits.

Obtaining

Mob loot

Drowned have a 3%‌^{[JE only]} or 8%‌^{[BE only]} chance to spawn with a nautilus shell in their off-hand, and they always drop that nautilus shell upon death. In Bedrock Edition, this also includes zombies converted into drowned.

Nautiluses​^{[upcoming Mounts of Mayhem]} have a 5% chance to drop a nautilus shell when killed by a player or tamed wolf.

Fishing

Nautilus shells are obtainable through fishing, with a 0.8% chance per attempt. See fishing for more details.

Trading

Wandering traders may sell 1 nautilus shell for 5 emeralds.

Villager		Probability		Villager wants	Player receives	Trades in stock	Villager experience
		JE	BE
Wandering Trader	Ordinary	1.4%	1.4%	5 × Emerald	Nautilus Shell	5	—

Usage

In Bedrock Edition, a nautilus shell is one of the few items that can be held in the off-hand.

Crafting ingredient

Name	Ingredients	Crafting recipe
Conduit	Nautilus Shell + Heart of the Sea

Data values

ID

Java Edition:

Name	Identifier	Form	Translation key
Nautilus Shell	nautilus_shell	Item	item.minecraft.nautilus_shell

Bedrock Edition:

Name	Identifier	Numeric ID	Form	Translation key
Nautilus Shell	nautilus_shell	570	Item	item.nautilus_shell.name

History

Java Edition
1.13			18w15a				Added nautilus shells.
1.14			19w05a				Added wandering traders, which sell nautilus shells.
1.16			20w12a				Nautilus shells can now only be caught when fishing in open water like any other treasure item.
1.21.2			24w33a				The rarity of nautilus shells has been changed from "Common" to "Uncommon".
Upcoming Java Edition
1.21.11			25w41a				Added nautiluses, which can drop nautilus shells when killed.
Bedrock Edition
1.4.0 Experiment Experimental Gameplay			beta 1.2.20.1				Added nautilus shells.
							They are currently only available with Experimental Gameplay enabled.
			beta 1.2.20.2				The texture of nautilus shells has now been changed.
1.5.0			beta 1.5.0.0				Drowned now sometimes spawn holding a nautilus shell.
							Nautilus shells are no longer behind Experimental Gameplay.
			beta 1.5.0.1				Nautilus shells can now be used to craft conduits.
1.10.0			beta 1.10.0.3				Nautilus shells can now be obtained from trading with wandering traders.
1.21.30			Preview 1.21.30.21				Changed rarity from "Common" to "Uncommon".
1.21.120			Preview 1.21.120.23				Drowned no longer drop their held trident if given a nautilus shell.
Upcoming Bedrock Edition
1.21.130			Preview 1.21.130.20				Added nautiluses, which can drop nautilus shells when killed.
Legacy Console Edition
Xbox 360	Xbox One	PS3	PS4	PS Vita	Wii U	Switch
TU69		1.76	1.76	1.76	Patch 38		Added nautilus shells.
			1.91				Nautilus shells can now be obtained from trading with wandering traders.

Issues

Issues relating to "Nautilus Shell" are maintained on the bug tracker. Issues should be reported and viewed there.

Trivia

• Prior to the addition of the nautilus mob to the game, in a Taking Inventory article on minecraft.net, Duncan Geere stated that nautiluses may have once existed in the Minecraft world, but became extinct.^[1]

See also

• Heart of the Sea
• Conduit Power
• Nautilus
• Mounts of Mayhem

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