Heart of the sea is a mysterious item that was added in the Aquatic Update, and it is a rare object that gives the player some unrealistic powers to survive in Minecraft. Many of the players are still not familiar with this.

In this guide, we will learn where and how to find the heart of the sea, what it does, and how to use it to your advantage in Minecraft.

Where to Find a Heart of the Sea in Minecraft

Heart of the sea is so rare that you cannot find it by just exploring the sea and there is no way to craft it as well. It can only be found in treasure chests, also called buried treasure chests.

To find the buried chests or treasure, you should read our comprehensive guide on how to find a buried chest or treasure in Minecraft. And you will most probably find heart of the sea in it.

 

In Minecraft, it is safe to call that the heart of the sea the best addition as it gives you the power which can be useful for your survival. You can use its powers by crafting a conduit.

Crafting a Conduit in Minecraft

The conduit can be crafted when you have eight nautilus shells and one heart of the sea, and you need to arrange them in the same order as shown in the image below:

Where to find Nautilus shells in Minecraft

You can obtain the Nautilus shells using the following ways:

1: Killing the Drowned Zombies

You can kill the drowned zombies, that might drop a nautilus shell.

 

We had to kill several zombies, so this method will take quite a lot of your time to get nautilus shells.

2: Trading with the wandering trader

You can also trade emeralds with nautilus shells from the wandering trader in all the villages across the Minecraft world, and the village looks like this.

Note: The villages in different biomes have different structures, but you can recognize them by seeing the houses.

How does a wandering trader look like in Minecraft

The wandering trader is spawned in almost every village; you can match its description as shown in the image below.

And when you right-click on him, you will see a list of random trades, and hopefully, you will find the nautilus shells up for an exchange with emeralds.

Uses of Conduit in Minecraft

A conduit is a magical tool with extraordinary powers like:

1: Melting the ice

You can put it on the ice, which will melt some area around it, as you can differentiate in the images below.

Without conduit

With conduit

2: Conduits as a lighting source

You can use the conduit as a lightning source underwater by just placing it on any block using the right-click while it is equipped.

3: Activating Conduit for Underwater Base

When you activate the conduit underwater and surround it with 42 blocks of Prismarine, it gives you underwater breathing and swimming even faster and is an excellent light source. This shape involves a “+” design at each side of the structure. In the middle of the structure, place a block and then place a conduit on that block.

You can make any shape with Prismarine blocks, but the corners from each side must remain open, and once you are done, you need to remove the Prismarine block under the conduit, which will Activate, and you will see the following change.

How to get Prismarine Blocks in Minecraft

You can craft the Prismarine blocks from the Prismarine shards by placing them in the combination as shown below:

Where to get Prismarine shards

You can get Prismarine shards from the ocean monument deep down in the sea, a rare structure found in Minecraft. The guardians, the unique mobs, guard it, and one of them is highlighted in the image below:

You can get Prismarine shards as a drop when you kill the guardians, but they are fast, and there is a low probability of dropping the Prismarine shards.

FAQS

Q: What is the best way to survive underwater in Minecraft?

A: The best way to survive underwater is by activating Conduit.

Q: Is it possible to get craft heart of the sea using anything?

A: Crafting heart of the sea is impossible in Minecraft, and you can get it from the buried treasure.

Conclusion

Heart of the sea is one of the rarest items in Minecraft that cannot be crafted, and it, when crafted into Conduit, gives you ultimate powers that can help you breathe underwater and swim faster. It can also be a light source deep underwater where you can’t see a thing. While on the land, it can be used to melt ice.