Nautilus Shell
A nautilus shell is an item that is used for crafting conduits.
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Obtaining[edit]
Fishing[edit]
Main article: Fishing § Junk and treasure
Nautilus shells can be rarely obtained as a treasure item from fishing. The drop chances of nautilus shells increase with each level of Luck of the Sea on the player's fishing rod.
Drowned[edit]
3%[JE only] or 8%[BE only] of drowned spawn with a nautilus shell in its off-hand, and this nautilus shell always drops upon death.
Trading[edit]
Wandering traders may sell a nautilus shell for 5 emeralds each.
Usage[edit]
In Bedrock Edition, a nautilus shell is one of the few items that can be held in the off-hand.
Crafting ingredient[edit]
| Name | Ingredients | Crafting recipe |
|---|---|---|
| Conduit | Nautilus Shell + Heart of the Sea |
History[edit]
| Java Edition | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1.13 | 18w15a |  Added nautilus shells. | |||
| Bedrock Edition | |||||
| 1.4.0 | beta 1.2.20.1 |  Added nautilus shells. | |||
| 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. | |||
| Legacy Console Edition | |||||
| TU69 | 1.76 | Patch 38 | Added nautilus shells. | ||
Issues[edit]
Issues relating to "Nautilus Shell" are maintained on the bug tracker. Report issues there.
Trivia[edit]
- Nautiluses are animals that occupy deep oceans in the real world. However, they are absent in Minecraft and there are currently no plans to add nautilus mobs into the game.
