Brush
Tool Stack: 1 Since 1.20 (Trails & Tales)
Quick answer: Craft it: feather on top, copper ingot in the middle, stick at the bottom.
How to get it
- Craft it: feather on top, copper ingot in the middle, stick at the bottom
- Has 64 durability in Java and 65 in Bedrock, so carry spares on long digs
- Repair two damaged brushes by combining them, or enchant with Mending
Uses
- Brush suspicious sand and suspicious gravel: 4.8 seconds per block reveals pottery sherds, sniffer eggs and treasure
- The block turns back into regular sand or gravel once the item pops out
- Brush an armadillo to get an armadillo scute, costing 16 durability per scute
Renewability
Yes: feathers, copper and sticks are all farmable
Java vs Bedrock
Armadillo brushing gives 4 scutes per brush in Java but 5 in Bedrock thanks to the extra durability point