Uses modern Minecraft item component syntax (1.20.5+). On older versions these need the legacy NBT tag format instead.

How to Use the Decorated Pot Generator

  1. Pick a target selector (defaults to @p, the nearest player).
  2. Choose a sherd (or plain brick) for each of the 4 sides – front, left, right, back.
  3. Copy the generated /give command.

Syntax Reference

A decorated pot carries a pot_decorations item component: a 4-entry list of the item on each side. The order in the list is fixed – back, left, right, front – which is easy to get backwards if you’re writing it by hand:

/give @p minecraft:decorated_pot[pot_decorations=["minecraft:brick","minecraft:brick","minecraft:brick","minecraft:angler_pottery_sherd"]]

Any side left as plain minecraft:brick renders as an undecorated clay panel on that face. Sherd IDs follow the pattern minecraft:<name>_pottery_sherd, e.g. archer_pottery_sherd, heart_pottery_sherd, skull_pottery_sherd, flow_pottery_sherd, guster_pottery_sherd – this tool builds the list in the correct back/left/right/front order for you automatically regardless of which side you filled in first.

Frequently Asked Questions

Where do pottery sherds normally come from?

Most sherds are uncovered by brushing suspicious sand or suspicious gravel found in desert temples, ocean ruins, trail ruins, and similar archaeology sites – using a brush on the suspicious block slowly reveals the sherd (or occasionally a pot itself). A few sherds, like flow and guster, are exclusive to Trail Ruins.

What happens to a decorated pot when it breaks?

Breaking it without Silk Touch drops the plain 4 sherds/bricks it was made from (or shards if it was a plain pot), so its exact decoration can be reconstructed by re-crafting with the same 4 pieces in the same arrangement. With Silk Touch, the whole pot drops intact with its decorations preserved.

Can a decorated pot store items like a chest?

No – a decorated pot is not a storage container. It’s purely a decorative block; to store items you’d want a chest, barrel, or shulker box instead.

Does a decorated pot need all 4 sides filled with unique sherds?

No – you can mix any combination of sherds and plain bricks across the 4 sides, including using the same sherd more than once or leaving every side as plain brick for an undecorated pot.

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