Where to find Minecraft Smithing Templates: How to craft & place on armor

You can craft and apply Smithing Templates in Minecraft to your armor to personalize the appearance. Here’s how to collect, craft, and use Smithing Templates to improve the looks of your armor.

In Minecraft, Armor Trims provide both style and protection against hostile mobs, with Smithing Templates serving as the essential crafting ingredient.

Since they’re new, having been introduced in the game’s latest update, these Smithing Templates can be tricky to find, craft, and add to your armor. So, here’s everything you need to know about how to make Smithing Templates in Minecraft, where you can find them, and how you can place them on your favorite set.

Contents

• Where to find Smithing Templates
• How to make Smithing Templates
• How to use Smithing Templates on your Armor

Where to find Smithing Templates in Minecraft

This Smithing Template will be pretty tricky to find.

Smithing Templates are designed to show off your adventures as you travel your Minecraft world, so most of them can only really be found, but luckily they’re waiting for you inside chests. So, here are all the available Smithing Templates and where you can find time in Minecraft.

Smithing Template	Location
Silence Armor Trim Smithing Templates, Ward Armor Trim Smithing Templates	Ancient City
Netherite Upgrade Smithing Template, Snout Armor Trim Smithing Templates	Bastion Remnant
Dune Armor Trim Smithing Template	Desert Temple
Spire Armor Trim Smithing Template	End City
Wild Armor Trim Smithing Template	Jungle Temple
Rib Armor Trim Smithing Template	Nether Fortress
Sentry Armor Trim Smithing Template	Pillager Outpost
Coast Armor Trim Smithing Template	Shipwreck
Eye Armor Trim Smithing Template	Stronghold
Vex Armor Trim Smithing Template	Woodland Mansion
Tide Armor Trim Smithing Template	Elder Guardians in Ocean Monuments

How to make Smithing Templates in Minecraft

You’ll need plenty of Diamonds to craft more Smithing Templates.

Interestingly, you can actually craft Smithing Templates in Minecraft, but you’ll need to have already found one before you can make more. This will allow you to place the same Smithing Template on all of your armor, even if you only find one.

To craft Smithing Templates you’ll need seven diamonds, one Smithing Template, and one corresponding block. Then simply follow these steps:

1. Locate your chosen Smithing Template.
2. Head to a crafting table.
3. Place the seven diamonds in the left, right, and bottom three slots (as seen in the image above).
4. Put your Smithing Template in the top middle slot.
5. Place the corresponding block in the middle slot.
6. Craft!

With that, you’ll have made two Smithing Templates out of one. Simply repeat this as many times as you need.

If you’re wondering what corresponding block you’ll need. Take a look at the table below, for the most part, they’re relatively easy to find.

Smithing Template	Corresponding block
Coast Armor Trim Smithing Template, Sentry Armor Trim Smithing Template, Vex Armor Trim Smithing Template	Cobblestone
Dune Armor Trim Smithing Template	Sandstone
Eye Armor Trim Smithing Template	End Stone
Host Armor Trim Smithing Template, Shaper Armor Trim Smithing Template, Wayfinder Armor Trim Smithing Template	Terracotta
Netherite Upgrade Smithing Template, Rib Armor Trim Smithing Template	Netherrack
Silence Armor Trim Smithing Template, Ward Armor Trim Smithing Template	Cobbled Deepslate
Snout Armor Trim Smithing Template	Blackstone
Spire Armor Trim Smithing Template	Purpur Block
Tide Armor Trim Smithing Template	Prismarine
Wild Armor Trim Smithing Template	Mossy Cobblestone

How to use Smithing Templates on Armor in Minecraft

You can choose what color you want your armor to be.

Once you have your chosen Smithing Template you’ll need to apply it to Armor. Thankfully, it’s much easier to do than crafting such a template. All you’ll need is a certain ingot or mining material and the new fancy armor will be yours.

1. Craft a Smithing Table.
2. Place the template in the left slot in the table.
3. Place your armor in the middle slot.
4. Add your chosen material to the right slot.
5. Collect your new armor.

There are tons of ingots you can use with each corresponding to a certain color for your armor. We recommend trying out different materials and seeing what you like – but it’s never a bad idea to try mixing your armor with a little green from the Emerald, blue from Lapis, or red from Redstone Dust.

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