Where to Find Turtle Helmet in Minecraft
A helmet crafted from scute that provides 2 armor points and grants 10 seconds of Water Breathing when entering water.
Turtle Helmet at a glance
The Armor category of Minecraft holds Turtle Helmet, a mob drop, and this guide sets out the 2 locations, the 2 methods behind it, and the quickest way to hold Turtle Helmet yourself. If you want Turtle Helmet today, head for Beaches and Warm Ocean. Craft using 5 Scute. Finding Turtle Helmet is rated moderately difficult (3/5): it takes some preparation, a little exploration, or a specific resource to obtain reliably.
Primary Location
Beaches
Difficulty
Medium (3/5)
Version Added
1.13
Stack Size
1
Durability
275
Where to Find Turtle Helmet
Spread over Beaches and Warm Ocean, Turtle Helmet has no single address, and each of those 2 comes with its own way of getting Turtle Helmet. Turtles spawn on warm sandy beaches during the day. Feed two turtles Seagrass (harvested from ocean floors with shears) to breed them. Turtle Helmet does not spawn naturally in the world or generate in chests as standard loot: it is something you make at a Crafting Table, so the practical question is where to gather its ingredients rather than where to find the finished item.
Biomes & Dimensions
- Beaches
- Warm Ocean
Best Way to Get Turtle Helmet
The most reliable way to get Turtle Helmet is to craft it at a Crafting Table from Scute: 1 ingredient, a fixed grid, and no luck involved anywhere. Crafting Turtle Helmet needs Scute (collect when a baby turtle grows into an adult), and each of those has its own place in the world to come from. Baby turtles drop 1 Scute each when they grow up, requiring 5 baby turtles for 1 helmet. Turtles always return to their home beach to lay eggs; protect eggs from zombies, skeletons, and other mobs that trample them. The helmet grants 10 seconds of Water Breathing when entering water. Remember that Turtle Helmet does not stack: every one you pick up takes an inventory slot of its own, nine of them fill the hotbar and 27 fill a chest, so bring storage if you plan to collect several. Worth noting on the version of Turtle Helmet: Added in 1.13 (Update Aquatic).
All Methods
- 1Craft using 5 Scute
- 2Scute is dropped when a Baby Turtle grows into an Adult Turtle
Crafting recipe for Turtle Helmet
Turtle HelmetCrafting TableStation: Crafting Table
Tips for Finding Turtle Helmet
- Turtles spawn on warm sandy beaches during the day
- Feed two turtles Seagrass (harvested from ocean floors with shears) to breed them
- Baby turtles drop 1 Scute each when they grow up, requiring 5 baby turtles for 1 helmet
- Turtles always return to their home beach to lay eggs; protect eggs from zombies, skeletons, and other mobs that trample them
- The helmet grants 10 seconds of Water Breathing when entering water
Version history of Turtle Helmet
- Added in 1.13 (Update Aquatic)
More notes on Turtle Helmet
Grants Water Breathing for 10 seconds upon entering water. Scutes drop from baby turtles growing up.
Enchantments for Turtle Helmet
Turtle Helmet elsewhere on Astroworld
Items and guides next to Turtle Helmet
Next to Turtle Helmet you will run into Potion of Water Breathing, Diamond Helmet, and Shears, and the reason is usually shared: one biome, one structure or one crafting chain. Everything measured about Turtle Helmet is on the Turtle Helmet item page.
View the Turtle Helmet item pageGetting Turtle Helmet in practice
A turtle helmet is five scutes, and a scute only drops when a baby turtle grows up, which means breeding turtles with seagrass and waiting. The reward is ten seconds of water breathing outside water, which stacks with a potion and makes long dives far less tense.
What to watch out for with Turtle Helmet
Scutes come only from baby turtles growing up, so the farm is really a nursery: eggs on the sand, a fence to keep mobs off, and light so nothing spawns nearby. Five scutes later you have the only helmet in the game that grants an effect.
Frequently asked questions about Turtle Helmet
Where do you find Turtle Helmet in Minecraft?
Turtle Helmet is found in Beaches and Warm Ocean. Craft using 5 Scute.
What is the best way to get Turtle Helmet?
Craft Turtle Helmet from Scute at a Crafting Table; every other route to Turtle Helmet depends on where you are standing.
Can you craft Turtle Helmet?
Yes. Turtle Helmet is crafted at a Crafting Table using Scute.
How hard is it to find Turtle Helmet?
Finding Turtle Helmet is rated moderately difficult (3 out of 5): it takes some preparation, a little exploration, or a specific resource to obtain reliably.
When was Turtle Helmet added to Minecraft?
Turtle Helmet was added in the 1.13 update.