# Where to Find Nether Smithing Templates and Armor Trims

_Published October 9, 2026_

Only the Netherite Upgrade, Snout, and Rib templates are Nether-exclusive — every other armor trim, including Trial Chambers' Bolt and Flow, is an Overworld find.

Smithing templates are the recipe item behind every armor trim and the Netherite upgrade — and where you find each one is one of the most-confused topics in the game, because only a handful actually require the Nether. Most don't.

## Only two trims (plus the Netherite template) are Nether-exclusive

Of the full set of armor trim templates, exactly **two** are Nether-only, and they come from two different Nether structures:

- **Snout Armor Trim** — bastion remnant chests only (bridge, treasure, hoglin stable, and generic loot chests, roughly an 8% chance per chest).
- **Rib Armor Trim** — nether fortress chests only (roughly a 7% chance per chest).

The **Netherite Upgrade Smithing Template** — the one that actually matters for gear, since it's required to upgrade diamond equipment to netherite at a smithing table — is also bastion-exclusive: it's a guaranteed drop from a bastion's treasure room chest, plus a smaller chance in every other bastion chest type. See [Netherite Conversion](/guides/netherite-conversion) for why that upgrade is worth doing the moment you have one.

## Everything else is an Overworld structure

Every other trim template comes from Overworld loot, not the Nether:

- **Sentry** — Pillager Outpost
- **Vex** — Woodland Mansion
- **Wild** — Jungle Pyramid
- **Coast** — Shipwreck
- **Dune** — Desert Pyramid
- **Eye** — Stronghold
- **Spire** — End City
- **Ward** and **Silence** — Ancient City
- **Tide** — Elder Guardian (mob drop)
- **Wayfinder**, **Raiser**, **Shaper**, and **Host** — Trail Ruins (suspicious gravel)
- **Flow** — Trial Chambers (ominous vault only)
- **Bolt** — Trial Chambers (regular vault/reward chest)

**Trial Chambers** — the structure explicitly worth calling out, since it's newer than most "best smithing template locations" lists in circulation — hold two templates: **Bolt** from a normal vault, and **Flow** from an ominous vault (the harder variant unlocked by an Ominous Bottle after a Trial Chambers raid goes badly). Neither is in the Nether.

## You can duplicate a template once you have it

Every smithing template is reusable: combining one with 7 diamonds plus the right base material (different per template — netherrack, blackstone, cobbestone, prismarine, and so on) at a smithing table duplicates the template, so you only ever need to *find* one copy of each.

## Why this matters beyond cosmetics

Armor trims are purely visual — they don't add stats or interact with enchantments or the anvil at all. The reason this is still worth planning around on a Nether trip is the **Netherite Upgrade Template**, which does matter: it's the only way to move diamond gear to netherite, and that upgrade carries every existing enchantment across for free. If you're already heading into a bastion remnant for this template, see [Nether Survival Guide](/guides/nether-survival-guide) for what to wear and fight with while you're there, and [The Ideal Sword Enchantments](/guides/god-sword) or [The Ideal Boots Enchantments](/guides/ideal-boots) for what to put on the netherite gear once you've upgraded it.

## Frequently asked questions

**Which smithing templates can only be found in the Nether?**

Three, total: the Netherite Upgrade template and the Snout armor trim (both bastion remnant loot), and the Rib armor trim (nether fortress loot). Every other armor trim template is an Overworld find.

**Are any smithing templates found in Trial Chambers?**

Yes — the Bolt armor trim (regular vault) and the Flow armor trim (ominous vault only). Trial Chambers are an Overworld structure, not the Nether, so neither requires a Nether trip.

**Do I need to keep finding new copies of a smithing template?**

No. Any smithing template can be duplicated at a smithing table using 7 diamonds plus that template's specific base material (for example, netherrack for the Netherite Upgrade template) — find one copy, then duplicate it as many times as you need.

**Is the Netherite Upgrade template guaranteed from a bastion?**

Effectively yes if you check the treasure room: its chest has a 100% chance to contain one. It also has a smaller chance to appear in a bastion's other chest types (bridge, hoglin stable, generic), so even without finding the treasure room you may get one.

**Do smithing templates affect enchanting or the anvil?**

No — armor trims are purely cosmetic and have no interaction with enchantments, anvil costs, or the prior-work penalty. The only smithing template with a gameplay effect is the Netherite Upgrade template, and its effect is at the smithing table (material upgrade), not the anvil.