Armor trim guide

Wayfinder Armor Trim

The Wayfinder armor trim is a Trail Ruins pattern with an explorer feel. It is a good match for travel skins and archaeology builds.

Brush suspicious gravel in Trail Ruins to find Wayfinder smithing templates. Wayfinder is rare because Trail Ruins distribute rewards across multiple trim and pottery items.

Wayfinder looks best when the color is easy to read but not too loud. Copper, emerald, and quartz are strong choices. Copper feels aged, emerald gives the set a map-marker accent, and quartz keeps the trim clear.

Added in Minecraft 1.20 for Java and Bedrock gameplay.

Location

Trail Ruins suspicious gravel

Drop Chance

2.8%

Duplicate With

Terracotta

Step 1

Find the Wayfinder Template

Trail Ruins suspicious gravel are the main source for the Wayfinder smithing template. The listed drop chance is 2.8%, so the practical search time depends on how quickly you can reach the structure and check its loot source.

Chance per loot source2.8%

Step 2

Duplicate the Template

Duplicate the template at a crafting table with 7 diamonds, 1 Terracotta, and the original Wayfinder 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 Wayfinder

Copper feels aged, emerald gives the set a map-marker accent, and quartz keeps the trim clear.

Copper

Emerald

Quartz

Step 4

Java /give Example

This command gives a netherite chestplate with Wayfinder trim using Copper as the trim material.

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

Bedrock Edition

On Bedrock, create the trim at a smithing table. Give yourself the armor piece first, then combine the armor, the Wayfinder smithing template, and a Copper 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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