Shield Wiki Guide

This Minecraft tutorial explains how to craft a shield with screenshots and step-by-step instructions.

In Minecraft, a shield is a defensive item and is one of the many items of armor that you can make. It is used to protect a player against attacks.

Let’s explore how to make a shield.

Where to find a Shield in Creative Mode

Minecraft Java Edition (PC/Mac)

Here is where you can find a shield in the Creative Inventory menu:

Platform	Version(s)	Creative Menu Location
Java Edition (PC/Mac)	1.9 – 1.19.4	Combat

• Platform is the platform that applies.
• Version(s) is the Minecraft version numbers where the item can be found in the menu location listed (we have tested and confirmed this version number).
• Creative Menu Location is the location of the item in the Creative Inventory menu.

Required Materials to make a Shield

In Minecraft, these are the materials you can use to craft a shield:

1 Iron Ingot
6 Wood Planks

TIP: You can use any type of wood planks! You don’t have to gather them all.

How to craft a Shield in Survival Mode

1. Open the Crafting Menu

First, open your crafting table so that you have the 3×3 crafting grid that looks like this:

2. Add Items to make a Shield

In the crafting menu, you should see a crafting area that is made up of a 3×3 crafting grid. To make a shield, place 1 iron ingot and 6 wood planks in the 3×3 crafting grid.

When crafting with wood planks, you can use any kind of wood planks, such as oak, spruce, birch, jungle, acacia, dark oak, mangrove, bamboo, crimson, or warped planks. In our example, we are using oak planks.

When making a shield, it is important that the iron ingot and wood planks are placed in the exact pattern as the image below. In the first row, there should be 1 wood planks in the first box, 1 iron ingot in the second box and 1 wood planks in the third box. In the second row, there should be 3 wood planks. In the third row, there should be 1 wood planks in the second box. This is the Minecraft crafting recipe for a shield.

Now that you have filled the crafting area with the correct pattern, the shield will appear in the box to the right.

3. Move the Shield to Inventory

Once you have crafted a shield, you need to move the new item to your inventory.

Congratulations, you have made a shield in Minecraft! Now customize it with patterns, stripes and colors.

Item ID and Name

Minecraft Java Edition (PC/Mac)

In Minecraft, a shield has the following Name, ID and DataValue:

Item	Description (Minecraft ID Name)	Minecraft ID	Data Value	Stack Size	Platform	Version(s)
	Shield (minecraft:shield)	442	0	1	Java	1.9 – 1.12
	Shield (minecraft:shield)	442		1	Java	1.13 – 1.19.4

• Description is what the item is called and (Minecraft ID Name) is the string value that is used in game commands.
• Minecraft ID is the Internal number for the item.
• Data Value (or damage value) identifies the variation of the block if more than one type exists for the Minecraft ID.
• Stack Size is the maximum stack size for this item. While some items in Minecraft are stackable up to 64, other items can only be stacked up to 16 or 1. (NOTE: These stack sizes are for vanilla Minecraft only. If you are running a mod, some mods may change the stack size for an item.)
• Platform is the platform that applies.
• Version(s) is the Minecraft version numbers that the Minecraft ID and Name are valid for.

Give Command for Shield

Give Command in Minecraft Java Edition (PC/Mac)

In Minecraft Java Edition (PC/Mac) 1.13, 1.14, 1.15, 1.16, 1.17, 1.18, 1.19 and 1.19.4, the /give command for Shield is:

/give @p shield 1

In Minecraft Java Edition (PC/Mac) 1.9, 1.10, 1.11 and 1.12, the /give command for Shield is:

/give @p shield 1 0

Enchantments for Shield

In Minecraft, you can enchant a shield with the following enchantments:

• Enchantment is what the enchantment is called.
• Description is the description of what the enchantment does.

See a complete list of Minecraft Enchantments that is interactive and searchable.

Things to Make with Shields

You can use shields to make items in Minecraft such as:

How to make a Custom Shield
How to make an Enchanted Shield

Things to Do with Shields

Here are some activities that you can do with shields in Minecraft:

How to Put on Armor

Command Generators

If you need help, you can use this tool to automatically generate custom shield commands for you:

 Give Custom Shield Generator

Other Armor

You can make other armor in Minecraft such as:

How to make a Diamond Chestplates
How to make a Diamond Leggings
How to make a Diamond Boots
How to make a Golden Helmet
How to make a Golden Chestplates
How to make a Golden Leggings
How to make a Golden Boots
How to make an Iron Helmet
How to make an Iron Chestplates
How to make an Iron Leggings
How to make an Iron Boots
How to make a Leather Cap
How to make a Leather Tunic
How to make a Leather Pants
How to make a Leather Boots
How to make a Chain Helmet
How to make a Chain Chestplates
How to make a Chain Leggings
How to make a Chain Boots
How to make a Netherite Helmet
How to make a Netherite Chestplates
How to make a Netherite Leggings
How to make a Netherite Boots
How to make a Turtle Shell
How to make a Custom Shield
How to make a Totem of Undying
How to make the Elytra