Nautilus Shell in Minecraft: Everything players need to know

A Nautilus shell can be found in a variety of ways in Minecraft. Players can find it by fishing, slaying drowned mobs, and buying it off from wandering traders.

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Wandering traders will sell them for emeralds. These shells can be used with one heart of the sea to make a conduit using a crafting table.

This article details everything there is to know about a Nautilus shell in Minecraft.

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Nautilus Shell in Minecraft: Everything players need to know

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Nautilus shells were added to Minecraft with the aquatic update. Typically found in the off hands of a drowned mob or reeled in while fishing. This is an item that isn't necessarily rare if players know where to look.

Any drowned mob in Minecraft has a chance at dropping these shells. However, it is a guaranteed drop if they're seen holding the shell in their off-hand. Players can also carry them in an offhand the same way a drowned can.

Players may notice wandering traders either where they've set up a home or in villages. A wandering trader has a chance at having nautilus shells in its inventory. They can be bought from wandering traders for emeralds. However, not every trader will carry this item.

Once a player has enough of them, the shells can be used for crafting. The one item that nautilus shells are used to make is the conduit. A conduit is a small item that will allow players to breathe underwater. The conduit will do this after it has been set up inside prismerine block rings. A player needs one heart of the sea and eight nautilus shells to make a conduit.

Conduits not only allow a player to breathe underwater. They also allow night vision so players can better see underwater. A conduit has a range that its effects can reach. The more rings of prismerine blocks, the wider the range for its effects. As long as a player is within this range, they can use these effects in Minecraft.