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Scute
Scutes are items that baby turtles drop when they grow into adults. They can be used to craft turtle shells which can be used to brew the potion of the Turtle Master.
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Obtaining[edit]
Baby turtles[edit]
Baby turtles drop a single scute when they grow up into adults, which is the only way to obtain the item.
Usage[edit]
Scutes can be crafted into turtle shells.
Crafting ingredient[edit]
| Name | Ingredients | Crafting recipe |
|---|---|---|
| Turtle Shell | Scute |
Repairing[edit]
Scutes are the repair items for the turtle armor material, and thus can be used to repair turtle shells in an anvil.
Trading[edit]
Expert-level cleric villagers have a 2⁄3 chance to buy 4 scutes for an emerald as part of their trades.[Java Edition only]
Expert-level cleric villagers have a 50% chance to buy 4 scutes for an emerald as part of their seventh trades.[Bedrock Edition only]
Expert-level leatherworker villagers buy 4 scutes for an emerald as part of their trades.
Data values[edit]
ID[edit]
| Name | Namespaced ID | Translation key |
|---|---|---|
| Scute | scute | item.minecraft.scute |
| Name | Namespaced ID | Numeric ID | Translation key |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scute | turtle_shell_piece | 468 | item.turtle_shell_piece.name |
History[edit]
| Java Edition | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1.13 | 18w07a |  Added turtle shell pieces. | |||
| 18w07b | "Turtle Shell Pieces" have now been renamed to "Scutes." | ||||
| Bedrock Edition | |||||
| 1.5.0 | beta 1.5.0.4 | Added scutes. | |||
| 1.11.0 | beta 1.11.0.4 | Scutes can be sold to cleric and leatherworker villagers. | |||
| Legacy Console Edition | |||||
| TU69 | 1.76 | Patch 38 | Added scutes. | ||
Issues[edit]
Issues relating to "Scute" are maintained on the bug tracker. Report issues there.
