What is the nautilus shell?
In real life, nautils are animals well known for withstanding the harsh environment at the bottom of the sea. For this reason, in popular culture, they are closely associated with the fearlessness of those who sail the depths of the ocean. An example of this is Captain Nemo's submarine, the Nautilus, in the work of Jules Verne; or the Nautilus shells in the Stardew Valley game.
In Minecraft, Nautilus shells have only one use: Build a Channelizer. The Channelizer is a very powerful block, which attacks all enemies in the game once activated underwater. It takes 8 Nautilus shells to build a Channelizer, but you also need to find the Heart of the Sea, a very rare item found only in buried treasure.
In this other article we will show you how to activate a channelizer in Minecraft, which is a simple process but is not usually known by all Minecraft players.
How do you get the nautilus shell?
The Nautilus Shell is part of the articles reserved for players who dare to play as pirates, plowing the sea and plundering sunken ships, ruined cities and for those lucky enough to find temples in the oceans.
There are several ways to get the Nautilus shell, two for peaceful but ineffective players; and one that is for the more intrepid.
Fish
Fishing in Minecraft is undoubtedly one of the quietest activities, but using it to get treasure requires a lot of patience. Whenever you use a fishing rod and throw your hook into the water, there is a specific chance that you will get a fish, treasure or basket.
There is only one problem: time. Fishing is repetitive and time-consuming. Every time you fish, you have to wait 5-30 seconds to catch something. Once you catch something, there's an 85% chance it's a fish and a 10% chance it's junk, according to the Minecraft Encyclopedia.
There is only a 5% chance of obtaining a treasure, and of that 5%, there is only it 0,8% chance to get a Nautilus Shell. So while it is possible, it requires a lot of determination and patience.
Nomadic merchants
If you've played Minecraft, you'll know that street vendors are not very easy to find. According to the Minecraft Encyclopedia, there is a 20% chance that one will appear every 2,5 minutes. Each time it fails, the chance increases by 2,5%.
Even after its appearance, it is difficult to sell a Nautilus Shell. There is no official information, but we estimate the possibility to be 1/38, or 2,6%.
Affogato
The only reliable way to get Nautilus shells is from submerged. The Drowned is a variant of the Zombie that appears underwater and has one 3% probability to appear con un Nautilus Shell in mano.
If the drowned man has a shell in his hand, he has the 100% chance of dropping it when he dies. For this reason, when you see a drowned man with a shell, it is vital to try to fight it.
This is the fastest way to get Nautilus Shells, because, in addition to being more likely than the other options, Drowners appear in the game much more often than nomadic merchants and treasures.
In all oceans and rivers, Drowners appear when there is a light level of 7 or less, which means many will appear naturally when it gets dark.
In addition, Drowners most commonly appear in Ocean ruins. So the fastest and most reliable way to get Nautilus shells is to camp near the ocean and fight the drowned ones until you have 8.
What to do with shells?
After receiving them, you may wonder what to do with them. Well, we invite you to investigate the Channelizers on your own, how to create them and how to activate them. This way you will get the best out of your world in Minecraft.
