Smithing Transform Recipes for Customizing Elytra Wings
The Smithing Transform mechanic in Elytra Trims uses a smithing table to fuse decorative items, banners, and rare artifacts onto elytra wings without diminishing flight durability.
Smithing Table Transformation Setup
Customizing your wings in Elytra Trims utilizes standard Minecraft smithing table workflows:
- Place your base elytra into the decoratable equipment slot.
- Insert the required catalyst or customization item into the addition slot.
- If applicable, insert a trimming template or banner pattern into the leftmost template slot.
- Retrieve the customized elytra from the output slot.
Transforming an elytra does not consume durability, alter flight aerodynamics, or remove existing enchantments like Unbreaking III and Mending.
Supported Smithing Transform Recipes
Elytra Trims version 3.10.0 provides distinct smithing transformations across Minecraft 1.20.1 and 1.21.1:
- Enchanted Golden Apple Transformation: Combine a decoratable elytra with 1
Enchanted Golden Apple to embed a gleaming, gilded trim pattern that radiates golden particles during gliding. - Banner Customization: Place 1
White Banner in the template slot, a decoratable elytra in the center, and 1 
Paper in the addition slot to project custom banner insignia directly across the wingspan. - Nether Star Transformation: Combine a decoratable elytra with 1
Nether Star to bestow an ethereal cosmic glow that illuminates the wielder during night flights.
These recipes allow players to personalize their flight gear with prestigious end-game trophies.
Enchantment and Flight Preservation
Before investing rare artifacts into elytra smithing, note these operational characteristics:
- Customized elytra retain their original repair cost thresholds on anvils when mending with phantom membranes.
- Elytra trims synchronize with armor trim palettes, allowing players to coordinate wings with trimmed netherite or diamond chestplates.
- In multiplayer worlds, custom banner insignias identify guild members and flight squadrons during aerial maneuvers.
Flight Aesthetics and Squadron Organization
Custom elytra wings enhance multiplayer aerial teamwork:
- Standardize banner patterns across clan members to create distinct flight squadrons visible from long rendering distances.
- The luminous sheen granted by Nether Star transforms improves visual tracking during nighttime flights through stormy weather.
- Coordinate trim styles with matching enchanted armor sets to showcase hard-won survival achievements during server gatherings.
- Keeping an extra trimmed elytra in an ender chest ensures you always have a distinctive set ready for special expeditions.