{{Infobox item
| image = Shears.png
| renewable = Yes
| durability = 238
| stackable = No
}}
'''Shears''' are [[tool]]s required to obtain some [[Organic Block|organic blocks]] or otherwise mine them faster as well as to shear certain entities and blocks.
== Obtaining ==
=== Crafting ===
{{Crafting
|B2=Iron Ingot
|A3=Iron Ingot
|Output=Shears
|type=Tool
}}
Despite using [[Iron Ingot|iron]] in its crafting recipe, shears cannot be smelted into [[iron nugget]]s.[{{bug|MC-111738||Some iron items with durability cannot be smelted to iron nuggets}}]
=== Generated loot ===
{{LootChestItem|shears}}
=== Trading ===
{{Trade sources}}
== Usage ==
=== Shearing ===
Shears lose 1 [[durability]] when used to shear something.
Shears can be {{Control|used}} on a [[sheep]] to remove its coat and drop 1–3 [[wool]] of the corresponding color. The same sheep can be sheared again after it eats from a [[grass block]] or [[short grass]] to regenerate its coat.
Shearing a [[mooshroom]] drops 5 [[mushroom]]s of the corresponding color and irreversibly turns it into a normal [[cow]].
Shearing a [[snow golem]] irreversibly removes its pumpkin, dropping it and revealing its face.
Shearing a [[bogged]] drops 2 [[mushroom]]s, which can be 2 red mushrooms, 2 brown mushrooms or one of each.
Shearing either a [[beehive]] or [[bee nest]] that is full of honey makes it drop 3 [[honeycomb]]s and resets it to honey level 0. The same beehive or bee nest can be sheared again if it is able to reach full honey again. If sheared by hand without a [[campfire]] below the hive or nest, all bees within exit and all nearby bees attack the offending player.
[[Dispenser]]s can use shears in any of the above listed ways, interacting with any valid block or entity in front of the dispenser's face. This decreases the shears' [[durability]]. A dispenser shearing a beehive or bee nest does not anger bees or cause them to leave even if there is not a campfire below it.
Shears can be {{control|used}} on a tamed [[wolf]] to remove [[wolf armor]]. Only the owner of the wolf can remove armor.[{{bug|MC-268781||Can't dispense wolf armor on wolves|WAI}}.]
Shearing a [[pumpkin]] turns it into a [[carved pumpkin]], dropping 4 [[pumpkin seeds]] {{in|java}} or 1-3 pumpkin seeds {{in|bedrock}}. If the pumpkin was attached to a [[pumpkin stem]], the stem detaches.
{{IN|java}} and {{inUpcoming|bedrock 1.21.60}}, shearing the tip of [[cave vines]], [[kelp]], [[weeping vines]], or [[twisting vines]] stops further growth by setting its age value to 25.
=== Breaking blocks ===
Shears use 1 [[durability]] when is used to break any block, even if it [[instant mining|breaks instantly]] by hand.
Shears can be used to harvest [[cobweb]]s, [[leaves]], [[short grass]], [[seagrass]], [[fern]]s, [[dead bush]]es, [[nether sprouts]], [[vines]], [[glow lichen]] or [[hanging roots]] and obtain them in item form. If used to break [[tall grass]], [[tall seagrass]] or [[large fern]]s, 2 units of the respective small plant are dropped instead.
When shears are used to break [[weeping vines]] or [[twisting vines]] they are guaranteed to drop in item form instead of the usual 33% chance. This applies to vines directly broken by shears and not vines that are broken due to the destruction of their supporting vines.
Shears can also be used to break [[tripwire]] connected to a [[tripwire hook]] without activating it.
The following table shows information about blocks that can be broken with shears. Colors indicate what gets dropped when the block is broken:
* White: The original block.
* Blue: The block's normal drop (i.e. string, sticks, seeds, saplings, apples).
* Yellow: two units of the corresponding small plant (short grass, seagrass, or ferns)
* Red: Nothing.
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" data-description="Blocks broken with shears"
!
! No shears breaking time
! Shears breaking time
|-
! style="text-align:left" | {{BlockLink|Cobweb}}
| {{tc|no|20 s}}[Breaking cobwebs with a sword is as fast as breaking with shears, and yields string. This costs double durability.]
| 0.4 s
|-
! style="text-align:left" | {{BlockLink|Dead Bush}}
| {{tc|planned|0 s}}
| 0 s
|-
! style="text-align:left" | {{BlockLink|Fern}}
| {{tc|planned|0 s}}
| 0 s
|-
! style="text-align:left" | {{BlockLink|Glow Lichen}}
| {{tc|planned|0.3 s}}
| 0.15 s
|-
! style="text-align:left" | {{BlockLink|Hanging Roots}}
| {{tc|no|0 s}}
| 0 s
|-
! style="text-align:left" | {{BlockLink|Large Fern}}
| {{tc|planned|0 s}}
| {{tc|partial|0 s}}
|-
! style="text-align:left" | {{BlockLink|Leaves|id=oak leaves}}
| {{tc|planned|0.35 s}}
| 0.05 s
|-
! style="text-align:left" | {{BlockLink|Nether Sprouts}}
| {{tc|no|0 s}}[{{IN|bedrock}}, the item drops when breaking it with fists.]
| 0 s
|-
! style="text-align:left" | {{BlockLink|Pale Hanging Moss}}
| {{tc|no|0 s}}
| 0 s
|-
! style="text-align:left" | {{BlockLink|Seagrass}}
| {{tc|no|0 s}}
| 0 s
|-
! style="text-align:left" | {{BlockLink|Short Grass}}
| {{tc|planned|0 s}}
| 0 s
|-
! style="text-align:left" | {{BlockLink|Tall Grass}}
| {{tc|planned|0 s}}
| {{tc|partial|0 s}}
|-
! style="text-align:left" | {{BlockLink|Tall Seagrass}}
| {{tc|no|0 s}}
| {{tc|partial|0 s}}
|-
! style="text-align:left" | {{BlockLink|Tripwire}}
| 0 s
| 0 s[Using shears does not trigger a redstone pulse.]
|-
! style="text-align:left" | {{BlockSprite|Twisting Vines Plant}}{{BlockLink|Twisting Vines}}
| 0 s
| 0 s[Using shears increases the chance of dropping from 33% to 100%.]
|-
! style="text-align:left" | {{BlockLink|Vines}}
| {{tc|no|0.3 s}}
| 0.15 s
|-
! style="text-align:left" | {{BlockSprite|Weeping Vines Plant}}{{BlockLink|Weeping Vines}}
| 0 s
| 0 s[Using shears increases the chance of dropping from 33% to 100%.]
|-
! style="text-align:left" | {{BlockLink|Wool}}
| 1.25 s
| 0.25 s
|}
{{notelist}}
=== Repairing ===
==== Combining ====
{{Crafting
|ingredients=2× Damaged Shears
|Damaged Shears
|Damaged Shears
|Output=Shears
|type=Tool
|ignoreusage=1
|showdescription=1
|description=The [[durability]] of the two pairs of shears is added together, plus an extra 5% durability.
}}
{{Grinding
|ingredients=2× Damaged Shears
|Damaged Shears
|Damaged Shears
|Shears
|showdescription=1
|description=The durability of the two pairs of shears is added together, plus an extra 5% durability.
}}
==== Unit repair ====
{{main|Anvil mechanics#Unit repair}}
{{Repairing
|head=1
|Damaged Shears
|Damaged Shears
|Shears
|tail=1}}
Shears can be combined with another pair of shears in an [[anvil]], preserving the [[enchantment]]s of both.
=== Enchantments ===
Shears can receive the following [[Enchanting|enchantments]]:
{| class="wikitable col-3-center"
! Name
! Description
! Max Level
! [[Enchanting|Method]]
! Weight
|-
| [[Efficiency]]
| Increases the mining speed.
| V
| {{BlockLink|Anvil}}
| 10
|-
| [[Silk Touch]]{{only|be|short=1}}
| Causes blocks to drop themselves when mined.
| I
| {{BlockLink|Anvil}}
| 1
|-
| [[Unbreaking]]
| Grants a chance to negate durability consumption.
| III
| {{BlockLink|Anvil}}
| 5
|-
| [[Mending]]
| Repairs the shears when obtaining [[experience]].
| I
| {{BlockLink|Anvil}}
| 2
|-
| [[Curse of Vanishing]]
| The shears vanish on death, not dropping as an item.
| I
| {{BlockLink|Anvil}}
| 1
|}
== Sounds ==
{{edition|java}}
{{SoundTable
| type = java
| {{SoundLine
|sound =Shear.ogg
|subtitle=Shears click
|source=Players (player)
Blocks (dispenser)|overridesource=1
|description=When a mooshroom is sheared
|id=entity.mooshroom.shear
|translationkey=subtitles.item.shears.shear
|volume=1.0
|pitch=1.0
|distance=16}}
| {{SoundLine
|subtitle=Shears click
|source=Players (player)
Blocks (dispenser)|overridesource=1
|description=When a sheep is sheared
|id=entity.sheep.shear
|translationkey=subtitles.item.shears.shear
|volume=1.0
|pitch=1.0
|distance=16}}
| {{SoundLine
|subtitle=Shears click
|source=Players (player)
Blocks (dispenser)|overridesource=1
|description=When a snow golem is sheared
|id=entity.snow_golem.shear
|translationkey=subtitles.item.shears.shear
|volume=1.0
|pitch=1.0
|distance=16}}
| {{SoundLine
|sound=Shear.ogg
|subtitle=Shears click
|source=Players (player)
Blocks (dispenser)|overridesource=1
|description=When a bogged's mushrooms are sheared
|id=entity.bogged.shear
|translationkey=subtitles.item.shear
|volume=1.0
|pitch=1.0
|distance=16}}
| {{SoundLine
|subtitle=Plant cropped
|source=block
|description=When a growing plant is cropped
|id=block.growing_plant.crop
|translationkey=subtitles.block.growing_plant.crop
|volume=1.0
|pitch=1.0
|distance=16}}
| {{SoundLine
|sound=Beehive shear.ogg
|source=block
|subtitle=Shears scrape
|description=When honeycombs are harvested from a beehive
|id=block.beehive.shear
|translationkey=subtitles.block.beehive.shear
|volume=0.8
|pitch=1.0/0.8/0.9
|distance=16}}
| {{SoundLine
|sound=Pumpkin carve1.ogg
|sound2=Pumpkin carve2.ogg
|source=block
|subtitle=Shears carve
|description=When a pumpkin is carved
|id=block.pumpkin.carve
|translationkey=subtitles.block.pumpkin.carve
|volume=1.0
|pitch=1.0
|distance=16}}
| {{SoundLine
|sound=Random break.ogg
|subtitle=Item breaks
|source=player
|description=When a pair of shears' durability is exhausted
|id=entity.item.break
|translationkey=subtitles.entity.item.break
|volume=0.8
|pitch=0.8-1.2
| distance = 16
}}
}}
{{edition|bedrock}}:
{{SoundTable
| type = bedrock
| {{SoundLine
| sound =Shear.ogg
|source=player
|description=When something is sheared
|id=mob.sheep.shear
|volume=1.0
|pitch=1.0}}
| {{SoundLine
|sound=Wolf armor unequip1 JE1 BE1.ogg
|sound2=Wolf armor unequip2 JE1 BE1.ogg
|source=player
|description=When wolf armor is removed from a wolf
|id=armor.unequip_wolf
|volume=1.0
|pitch=1.0}}
| {{SoundLine
|sound=Beehive shear.ogg
|source=block
|description=When honeycombs are harvested from a beehive
|id=block.beehive.shear
|volume=0.8
|pitch=0.8-1.0}}
| {{SoundLine
|type=bedrock
|sound=Pumpkin carve1.ogg
|sound2=Pumpkin carve2.ogg
|source=block
|description=When a pumpkin is carved
|id=pumpkin.carve
|volume=1.0
|pitch=1.0}}
| {{SoundLine
|sound=Random break.ogg
|source=player
|description=When a pair of shears' durability is exhausted
|id=random.break
|volume=1.0
| pitch = 0.9
}}
}}
== Data values ==
=== ID ===
{{edition|java}}:
{{ID table
|edition=java
|showforms=y
|generatetranslationkeys=y
|displayname=Shears
|spritetype=item
|nameid=shears
|form=item
|foot=1}}
{{edition|bedrock}}:
{{ID table
|edition=bedrock
|shownumericids=y
|showforms=y
|notshowbeitemforms=y
|generatetranslationkeys=y
|displayname=Shears
|spritetype=item
|nameid=shears
|id=421
|form=item
|foot=1}}
== Advancements ==
{{load advancements|Shear Brilliance}}
== Achievements ==
{{load achievements|Have a Shearful Day}}
== History ==
{{HistoryTable
|{{HistoryLine||June 3, 2011|link=https://twitter.com/jeb_/status/76570646074765312|Shears were first mentioned by [[Jeb]] on [[wikipedia:Twitter|Twitter]]. The tweet revealing Jeb's work on shears was written in Swedish (''Jag jobbar på shears nu''), which translates to "I'm working on shears now".}}
|{{HistoryLine||June 7, 2011|link=https://twitter.com/jeb_/status/78154891637436416|Jeb tweets about how shears were originally planned as a way to defuse [[TNT]], but he dropped this shortly after deciding TNT would detonate only with [[redstone]] or [[fire]].}}
|{{HistoryLine|java beta}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.7|[[File:Shears JE1 BE1.png|32px]] Added shears.
|Before [[Beta 1.7]], [[sheep]] would drop 1-3 [[wool]] blocks at most when hit, but shears can harvest up to 4 wool blocks per sheep.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.8|dev=Pre-release|Shears can now be used to harvest a [[fern]], [[vines]] and [[short grass]].}}
|{{HistoryLine|java}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.0.0|dev=Beta 1.9 Prerelease|Shears now harvest [[red mushroom]]s from a [[mooshroom]] and turn it back into a normal [[cow]].}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.1|dev=11w49a|[[Sheep]] now drop only 1-3 wool blocks when sheared, but they can also regrow their wool by eating [[grass block|grass]], which is part of a plan to have [[animal]]s stay in the game longer.[{{tweet|jeb|76647002317930496|@Mr_Flopsie All animals will be more persistent "soon," so re-growth of wool will be necessary|June 3, 2011}}]}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.2.1|dev=12w05a|Shears can now be used to harvest [[dead bush]]es.}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=12w06a|Shears are now [[renewable]], due to [[zombie]]s occassionally dropping iron ingots.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.3.1|dev=12w21a|Shears can now be [[trading|bought]] from farmer [[villager]]s for 3 [[emerald]]s each.}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=12w22a|Shears can now be used to break [[tripwire]] string and not set it off.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.4.2|dev=12w38a|Added a [[sound]] when using shears on [[sheep]].}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.4.6|dev=12w50a|Shears can now be [[enchant]]ed.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.8|dev=14w02a|[[Trading]] has been changed: Shepherd [[villager]]s now [[trading|sell]] shears for 3–4 [[emerald]]s each.
|Farmers no longer trade shears.}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=pre1|Shears now lose [[durability]] when breaking [[wool]] blocks. In previous versions, shears would take [[durability]] [[damage]] only when destroyed or when breaking [[short grass]] or [[leaves]], the damage remaining the same for all other [[block]]s.[{{bug|MC-5313||Shears do not take damage when used on wool blocks|Fixed}}]}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.9|dev=15w34a|Shears may now be used in a crafting grid to zoom in [[map]]s.}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=15w45a|Shears no longer zoom in maps.}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=15w47b|Shears can no longer be enchanted with [[Silk Touch]].
|Shears now lose durability when used to break any block (formerly lost durability only from [[leaves]], [[cobweb]], [[short grass]], [[fern]], [[tall grass]], [[large fern]], [[vines]], [[tripwire]] and [[wool]]).}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=15w47c|Shears now harvest [[cobweb]] without requiring [[Silk Touch]].}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=15w49a|[[Snow golem]]'s [[pumpkin]] can now be removed with shears.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.13|dev=17w47a|When shears are {{control|used}} on an un-carved [[pumpkin]], it now turns into a carved pumpkin and drops 4 [[pumpkin seeds]].
|Prior to [[1.13/Flattening|''The Flattening'']], this [[item]]'s numeral ID was 359.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.14|dev=18w43a|Shears placed in a [[dispenser]] can now shear [[sheep]].
|[[File:Shears JE2 BE2.png|32px]] The texture of shears has been changed.}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=18w49a|Shears can now be found in [[chest]]s in [[village]] shepherd houses.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.15|dev=19w34a|Shears can now be used on [[bee nest]]s and [[beehive]]s to harvest [[honeycomb]].}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.16|dev=20w15a|Shears placed in a dispenser can now shear [[mooshrooms]] and [[snow golem]]s.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.16.2|dev=pre1|Shears are now required in order to pick up [[crimson roots|crimson]] and [[warped roots]].}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.16.2|dev=pre2|Shears are no longer required to pick up [[crimson roots|crimson]] and [[warped roots]]..}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.17|dev=?|Shears are now required in order to pick up [[hanging roots]].}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.18|dev=21w37a|Shears can now be used on the tip of [[cave vines]], [[kelp]], [[weeping vines]], and [[twisting vines]] to stop further growth.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.19|dev=22w11a|Shears are now required in order to pick up [[mangrove leaves]].}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.20.5|dev=23w51a|Shears can now be used to remove [[wolf armor]] from [[wolves]].}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.20.5|exp=Update 1.21|dev=24w09a|Shears can now be used to harvest [[mushroom]]s from [[bogged]].}}
|{{HistoryLine|pocket alpha}}
|{{HistoryLine||v0.2.0|[[File:Shears JE1 BE1.png|32px]] Added shears.}}
|{{HistoryLine||v0.3.2|Survival [[player]]s no longer start out with infinite durability shears in the [[inventory]].}}
|{{HistoryLine||v0.4.0|Removed shears from the creative inventory.}}
|{{HistoryLine||v0.8.0|dev=build 3|Re-added shears to [[creative]] mode.}}
|{{HistoryLine||v0.9.0|dev=build 1|Shears can now be used to transform [[mooshroom]]s into [[cow]]s.}}
|{{HistoryLine||v0.12.1|dev=build 3|Shearing a [[snow golem]] now removes its [[pumpkin]].
|Shears can now be [[enchanted]] in an [[anvil]].}}
|{{HistoryLine||v0.13.0|dev=build 1|Shears can now be used to break [[tripwire]] string without triggering it.}}
|{{HistoryLine||v0.15.0|dev=build 1|Shears now lose durability when used to break any [[block]].}}
|{{HistoryLine|pocket}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.0.4|dev=alpha 1.0.4.0|Shears can now be [[trading|bought]] from shepherd [[villager]]s.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.1.0|dev=alpha 1.1.0.0|Breaking a [[melon|melon block]] with shears now always drop 9 [[melon slice|melons]].}}
|{{HistoryLine|bedrock}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.4.0|dev=beta 1.2.14.2|Shears can now be used to turn un-carved [[pumpkin]]s into [[carved pumpkin]] and spit out 4 [[pumpkin seeds]].}}
|{{HistoryLine||?|Shears now harvest [[cobweb]] without requiring [[Silk Touch]].}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.10.0|dev=beta 1.10.0.3|Shears placed in a [[dispenser]] can now shear [[sheep]].
|[[File:Shears JE2 BE2.png|32px]] The texture of shears has been changed.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.11.0|dev=beta 1.11.0.1|Shears can now be found in [[village]] shepherd houses.}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=beta 1.11.0.4|Shears [[trading|sold]] by shepherd [[villager]]s now cost only 2 [[emerald]]s.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.14.0|dev=beta 1.14.0.1|Shears can now be used on [[bee nest]]s and [[beehive]]s to harvest [[honeycomb]].}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.20.30|dev=Preview 1.20.30.21|Added unique sounds for using shears to carve [[pumpkin]]s.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.20.60|exp=Armadillo and Wolf Armor|dev=Preview 1.20.60.23|Shears can now be used to remove [[wolf armor]] from [[wolves]].}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.20.80|exp=Update 1.21|dev=Preview 1.20.80.21|Shears can now be used to harvest [[mushroom]]s from [[bogged]].}}
|{{HistoryLine|bedrock upcoming}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.21.60|dev=Preview 1.21.60.21|Shears can now be used on the tip of [[cave vines]], [[kelp]], [[weeping vines]], and [[twisting vines]] to stop further growth.}}
|{{HistoryLine|console}}
|{{HistoryLine||xbox=TU3|xbone=CU1|ps3=1.00|psvita=1.00|ps4=1.00|wiiu=Patch 1|switch=1.0.1|[[File:Shears JE1 BE1.png|32px]] Added shears.}}
|{{HistoryLine||xbox=TU11|xbone=CU1|ps3=1.00|psvita=1.00|ps4=1.00|wiiu=Patch 1|switch=1.0.1|[[Mooshroom]]s can no longer be sheared if the [[spawn limit]] for [[animal]]s is reached.}}
|{{HistoryLine||xbox=TU14|ps3=1.04|dev=12w21a|Shears can now be [[trading|bought]] from farmer [[villager]]s for 3 [[emerald]]s each.}}
|{{HistoryLine||xbox=TU31|xbone=CU19|ps3=1.22|psvita=1.22|ps4=1.22|wiiu=Patch 3|[[Trading]] has been changed: Shepherd [[villager]]s now [[trading|sell]] shears for 3–4 [[emerald]]s each.
|Farmers no longer trade shears.}}
|{{HistoryLine||xbox=TU46|xbone=CU36|ps3=1.38|psvita=1.38|ps4=1.38|wiiu=Patch 15|switch=1.0.1|[[Snow golem]]'s [[pumpkin]] can now be removed with shears.}}
|{{HistoryLine||xbox=TU69|xbone=none|ps3=1.76|psvita=1.76|ps4=1.76|wiiu=Patch 38|switch=none|Shears can now be used to turn regular [[pumpkin]]s into [[carved pumpkin]]s.}}
|{{HistoryLine||xbox=none|xbone=none|ps3=none|psvita=none|ps4=1.90|wiiu=none|switch=none|[[File:Shears JE2 BE2.png|32px]] The texture of shears has been changed.
|Shears placed in a [[dispenser]] can now shear [[sheep]].}}
|{{HistoryLine|New 3DS}}
|{{HistoryLine||0.1.0|[[File:Shears JE1 BE1.png|32px]] Added shears.}}
}}
== Issues ==
{{issue list}}
== Gallery ==
=== Renders ===
File:Enchanted Shears.gif|An enchanted pair of shears.
=== In other media ===
File:Cool Wool.png|Shears being used in a [[LEGO Minecraft|Lego]] set.
File:Ant sized heroes.jpeg|[[Makena]] using shears on a giant sized leaf.
== References ==
{{reflist}}
== External links ==
* [https://www.minecraft.net/en-us/article/taking-inventory--shears Taking Inventory: Shears] – Minecraft.net on September 20, 2019
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