How to customise a shield in Minecraft The short version is you combine a banner with a shield to transfer over the pattern. Easy. But how much do you know about building and customising a Banner ...

A shield can stop arrows from hitting and block melee attacks, making it a powerful and underrated addition to your gear set. To find out how to make a shield in Minecraft, check out the guide below.

If you want to create a Shield in Minecraft, you need to Iron Ingot and 6 Planks and place it on your crafting table in the arrangement mentioned here.

A shield is an important item for combat purposes in Minecraft. Whether to block arrows, to block strikes from a sword, or even prevent explosions from creepers.

Minecraft armor patterns add great customization choices, and extending the system into other areas seems like the natural route.

Minecraft player shares creative concepts for new types of shields, and details how they would work if they existed in Mojang's game.