Shining Amethyst Shard Information targets the latest  supported release. For legacy (older) versions and bug fixes, read the changelogs. Introduction Shining Amethyst Shard is a crafting and repair item for horse armor , player armor and tools . Obtaining Natural Generation Shining Amethyst Shards can be obtained from clusters that occur naturally in Amethyst Geodes .  Clusters grow on Budding Amethyst blocks, and only become "shining" on full growth. Clusters have 25% chance to be shining and 75% default Amethyst .  Shining Amethyst clusters have a subtle blue coloring. Chances of Shining Amethyst spawns can be modified in the common config file.  Mineral Bonemeal Right Click a Budding Amethyst or Amethyst Cluster with Mineral Bonemeal to increase spawns and growth. Regrowth Budding Amethyst will slowly regenerate new clusters when players are nearby to load the chunks.  Shown: Shining Amethyst Shards (Left) next to a normal Amethyst Cluster. Mining Shining Amethyst Clusters drop a number of shards, depending on the tool used.   Pickaxe Axe Shovel Other Shards 4 2 2 2 Shining Amethyst drops are affected by fortune. Fortune III can yield 4-12+ shards from a cluster. Usage Repair Shining Amethyst Shards can be used in an anvil to repair Amethyst equipment, including any tier of Riding Boots. Repairing mends items by   TBC  per shard and  TBC  does not require any player experience. Crafting Recipes using this item can be viewed below or found in the following sections: Horse Armor Player Armor Player Tools Glistening Melon Horse Armor Amethyst Horse Armor Shining Amethyst Shard  (8)   Netherite Horse Armor (1) Player Armor Amethyst Helmet Shining Amethyst Shard (5)   Netherite Helmet  (1) Amethyst Chestplate Shining Amethyst Shard (7)   Netherite Chestplate (1) Amethyst Leggings Shining Amethyst Shard (6)   Netherite Leggings (1) Amethyst Riding Boots Shining Amethyst Shard (4)   String (2)   Netherite Riding Boots (1) Player Tools Amethyst Shield Shining Amethyst Shard (6)   Netherite Shield (1) Amethyst Bow Shining Amethyst Shard (4)   Netherite Bow (1) Amethyst Sword Shining Amethyst Shard (4)   Netherite Sword (1) Amethyst Scythe Shining Amethyst Shard (4)   Netherite Scythe (1) Amethyst Pickaxe Shining Amethyst Shard (3)   Netherite Pickaxe (1) Amethyst Axe Shining Amethyst Shard (3)   Netherite Axe (1) Amethyst Shovel   Shining Amethyst Shard (3)   Netherite Shovel (1) Glistening Melon Glistening Melon Glistering Melon Slice (1)   Shining Amethyst Shard (1) Known Issues You can report any mod issues to our bugs forum on  Discord  - please check for duplicate reports first!  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 1.20.1 1.1.1 Page established - Information prior to 1.1.1 is not specifically included but is likely the same.