For the new upcoming aquatic mob, see Nautilus.
A nautilus shell is an item that is used for crafting conduits.
Obtaining
Fishing
Main article: Fishing § Junk and treasure
Nautilus shells can be rarely obtained as a treasure item from fishing. The drop chances of nautilus shells slightly increase with each level of Luck of the Sea on the player's fishing rod.
Mob loot
Drowned have a 3%[JE only] or 8%[BE only] chance to spawn with a nautilus shell in their off-hand, and this nautilus shell always drops upon death.
Trading
Wandering traders may sell a nautilus shell for 5 emeralds each, but they only sell 5 of them at a time.
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
| Name | Identifier | Form | Translation key |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nautilus Shell | nautilus_shell | Item | item.minecraft.nautilus_shell |
| 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. | |||
| 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. | ||
| 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. Report issues there.
Trivia
- Nautiluses are animals that occupy deep oceans in the real world. However, they will appear to Minecraft in an upcoming game drop as a mob.
- Because Bedrock Edition allows for Nautilus shells to be held in the off-hand (since drowned hold them), they are the only item in that version that can be put in the off-hand slot without having a specific function.