Armor trim guide

Sentry Armor Trim

The Sentry armor trim is associated with Pillager Outposts and has a clean guarded look. It is one of the easiest trims to understand visually.

Find Sentry smithing templates in Pillager Outpost chests. Sentry is common compared with many trims, but outposts can still be dangerous early in survival.

Sentry is a good general-purpose trim. Iron, emerald, and diamond all work well for patrol, guard, and outpost-themed sets. Iron keeps Sentry practical, emerald matches raider-themed green accents, and diamond makes it brighter.

Added in Minecraft 1.20 for Java and Bedrock gameplay.

Location

Pillager Outpost top-floor chests

Drop Chance

25%

Duplicate With

Cobblestone

Step 1

Find the Sentry Template

Pillager Outpost top-floor chests are the main source for the Sentry smithing template. The listed drop chance is 25%, so the practical search time depends on how quickly you can reach the structure and check its loot source.

Chance per loot source25%

Step 2

Duplicate the Template

Duplicate the template at a crafting table with 7 diamonds, 1 Cobblestone, and the original Sentry smithing template. The recipe returns 2 templates, which is the normal way to build a full armor set after finding one copy.

Step 3

Choose Materials for Sentry

Iron keeps Sentry practical, emerald matches raider-themed green accents, and diamond makes it brighter.

Iron

Emerald

Diamond

Step 4

Java /give Example

This command gives a netherite chestplate with Sentry trim using Iron as the trim material.

/give @p minecraft:netherite_chestplate[minecraft:trim={pattern:"minecraft:sentry",material:"minecraft:iron"}] 1

Bedrock Edition

On Bedrock, create the trim at a smithing table. Give yourself the armor piece first, then combine the armor, the Sentry smithing template, and a Iron trim material in the smithing table UI.

/give @s netherite_chestplate

Bedrock commands cannot fully encode every trimmed armor combination the same way modern Java item components can, so the smithing table step is the reliable method.

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