Amethyst Shield Information targets the latest  supported release. For legacy (older) versions and bug fixes, read the changelogs. Introduction Amethyst shields grant an additional 10  to the player when held in either hand. Amethyst Shield Durability 506 Stackable No Crafting Only Amethyst tier can be used in game. Other options are non-functional  crafting components! Crafting components up to gold tier can be found in  LOOT  containers around the world. Leather Shield (Handle) Refined Leather   (5)   Shield (1) Copper Shield Copper Rivets   (5)   Leather Shield (1) Iron Shield Iron Rivets   (2)   Iron Plates (3)   Copper Shield (1) Gold Shield Gold Rivets (5)   Iron Shield (1) Diamond Shield Diamond Rivets (2)   Diamond Plates (3)   Gold Shield (1)  Netherite Shield Netherite Rivets (5)   Diamond Shield (1) Amethyst Shield Shining Amethyst Shard (6)   Netherite Shield (1) Usage Equip the shield into the main (active hotbar slot) or off-hand (recommended) to activate the bonus hearts.  The additional 10  capacity will be added immediately, but grayed out. The player regenerates ~ 0.5 every 10-15 seconds at the cost of saturation (food). Regeneration can be significantly boosted using healing potions . Right Click to actively shield against attacks and deflect incoming projectiles (arrows etc). Bonus hearts are lost  instantly  if unequipped. Minecraft views loss of any hearts as damage, so the player appears to be "hurt". Enchanting Amethyst shields can be enchanted in an enchanting table, or combined in an anvil with mending or unbreaking . Repair Amethyst items can be repaired using: Shining Amethyst Shard (Anvil) Mending Enchantment Known Issues You can report any mod issues to our bugs forum on Discord - please check for duplicate reports first!   1.1.3  Cannot be enchanted in an enchanting table (no compatible enchantments).  Bug Report 1.0.0 Shields have no clear indicator for when the item is held "active". Changelog View Changes This is not a complete list of changes or features. It is a log of wiki-related version information and may be outdated. MC Version Release Notes 1.21.1 1.1.3 Bug Report: Missing valid shield enchantments in enchanting table and JEI. 1.20.1 1.1.1 Page established - Information prior to 1.1.1 is not specifically included but is likely the same.