Chain Armor



Chain Armor is a type of armor that was made by Notch as a test. Pieces of chain armor can be crafted like all other types of armor; however, fire is the ingredient, which can only be obtained via modding or use of the /give command in multiplayer, or in 12w19a and 1.3.1 for singleplayer commands. Chain armor has the same durability as iron armor, but provides only slightly more protection than gold armor.

Chain armor is the only type of armor that the player cannot craft in survival(without cheats). Chain armor is unique in that it is the only default armor with large amounts of transparency within the armor. Every other pixel is transparent, except for the front of the head, which has a clear space for the face, and other areas which have no covering.

In Beta 1.8 it became available in Creative mode (although armor could not be equipped in Creative until snapshot 12w22a or 1.3.1).

As of snapshot 12w21a and 1.3.1, blacksmith villagers may trade chain armor for emeralds. This makes it possible to obtain chain armor in Survival through trading. However, the crafting recipe remains unchanged and still requires fire blocks, making it impossible for a player to craft.

As of snapshot 12w32a, monsters have a chance of spawning with chain armor, so the player can also obtain chain armor from killing zombies or skeletons that are wearing chain armor.

Trivia

 * The chain chestplate has slightly longer sleeves than all other chestplates.
 * The chain helmet covers all sides of the head completely except the face unlike most helms where the face has a nose guard and covers the sides of the head partially
 * Chain armor used to absorb all damage received (so instead of losing .5 armor and .5 hearts you would lose 1.0 armor) and have the durability of leather armor, but this is no longer true.