Reason: Include information about armor trims
Armor is a category of items that provide players and certain mobs with varying levels of protection from common damage types, and appear graphically on the wearer (excluding non-humanoid wearers). These items include several different tiers of helmets, chestplates, leggings, and boots, which can each be placed in designated armor slots of a player's inventory for use.
Obtaining[]
Crafting[]
A full set of armor consists of 24 units of a given material. A turtle shell is a helmet with no corresponding armor pieces. Despite there being chain items, chainmail armor cannot be crafted. A full suit of Netherite armor needs 4 units of smithing templates and 4 units of Netherite ingots (16 netherite scraps and 16 gold ingots); obtaining netherite armor requires combining a diamond armor piece with a netherite ingot and smithing template using a smithing table.
Armor can be repaired by placing two pieces of the same type (e.g., iron helmets) in a grindstone or in the crafting grid. The resulting item has 5% more durability left than the original items combined, if the total durability of both of the armor pieces is more than the total durability that a piece of armor would have fresh from a crafting table, but any enchantments are lost. Repairing armor with an anvil preserves and combines the enchantments, with a rising experience cost for subsequent repairs on the same item.
Name | Ingredients | Crafting recipe |
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Helmet | Leather or Gold Ingot or Iron Ingot or Diamond |
|
Chestplate | Leather or Gold Ingot or Iron Ingot or Diamond |
|
Leggings | Leather or Gold Ingot or Iron Ingot or Diamond |
|
Boots | Leather or Gold Ingot or Iron Ingot or Diamond |
|
Turtle Shell | Scute |
Upgrading[]
Ingredients | Smithing recipe |
---|---|
Netherite Upgrade + Diamond Boots or Diamond Helmet or Diamond Leggings or Diamond Chestplate + Netherite Ingot |
Repairing[]
Grinding[]
Ingredients | Grinding recipe | Description |
---|---|---|
Two matching armor pieces | The durability of the two armor pieces is added together, plus an extra 5% durability. |
Unit repair[]
A piece of armor can be repaired in an anvil by adding units of the armor material's repair material, with each repair material restoring 25% of the armor item's maximum durability, rounded down. Chainmail armor can be repaired in an anvil using iron ingots. Netherite armor can be repaired in an anvil using netherite Ingots.
Mob loot[]
Zombies, skeletons and their variants that spawn with armor have a small chance of dropping their armor when killed by the player. When killed, the armor they drop can vary from 0 to full durability. Upon death, zombies, zombie villagers, skeletons, zombified piglins, and wither skeletons always drop any armor that they picked up and equipped. They may also be wearing enchanted armor that retains the enchantment when dropped.
Rarely, a mob can drop a chainmail armor item. This is the only other way to obtain chainmail armor besides finding it in buried treasure or trading with villagers.
In Bedrock Edition, pillagers and vindicators that spawn in raids have a small chance to drop an iron helmet, iron chestplate, iron leggings or iron boots, in a badly damaged state, with a possibility of having a random enchantment.
In Java Edition, armorer villagers throw chainmail armor to players who have the Hero of the Village status effect.
Natural generation[]
Two armor stands are found in each taiga village outdoor armory, one equipped with an iron helmet, the other with an iron chestplate.
Trading[]
Leather armor can be bought from leatherworker villagers. These armor pieces have randomly determined color.
Iron armor, chainmail armor and enchanted diamond armor can be bought from armorer villagers.
Bartering[]
Piglins may barter iron boots enchanted with Soul Speed when given a gold ingot.
Fishing[]
Leather boots, often badly damaged, can be obtained as a junk item from fishing.
Chest loot[]
In Bedrock Edition, a sealed room in woodland mansions can appear that has a chest always containing an Efficiency I leather cap or Efficiency I leather tunic or Efficiency I leather pants.[1]
Item | Structure | Container | Quantity | Chance |
---|---|---|---|---|
Java Edition | ||||
Leather Cap | Village | Tanner's chest | 1 | 31.8% |
Enchanted Leather Cap[A] | Shipwreck | Supply chest | 1 | 20.8% |
Iron Helmet | Stronghold | Altar chest | 1 | 12% |
Village | Armorer's chest | 1 | 31.8% | |
Weaponsmith's chest | 1 | 25.6% | ||
Enchanted Iron Helmet[B] | End city | Chest | 1 | 13.3% |
Golden Helmet | Bastion remnant | Generic chest | 1 | 9.8% |
Underwater ruins | Small ruins chest | 1 | 8.3% | |
Big ruins chest | 1 | 4.3% | ||
Enchanted Golden Helmet[A] | Bastion remnant | Bridge chest | 1 | 11.2% |
Ruined portal | Chest | 1 | 20.5% | |
Diamond Helmet | Bastion remnant | Treasure chest | 1 | 15.8% |
Enchanted Diamond Helmet[B] | End city | Chest | 1 | 13.3% |
Damaged Enchanted Diamond Helmet[A][C] | Bastion remnant | Treasure chest | 1 | 18.7% |
Bedrock Edition | ||||
Leather Cap | Village | Tanner's chest | 1 | 31.8% |
Enchanted Leather Cap[A] | Shipwreck | Supply chest | 1 | 20.8% |
Chainmail Helmet | Buried treasure | Chest | 1 | 57.2% |
Iron Helmet | Stronghold | Altar chest | 1 | 11.6% |
Village | Armorer's chest | 1 | 31.8% | |
Weaponsmith's chest | 1 | 25.6% | ||
Enchanted Iron Helmet[B] | End city | Chest | 1 | 13.3% |
Golden Helmet | Bastion remnant | Generic chest | 1 | 9.8% |
Underwater ruins | Small ruins chest | 1 | 8.3% | |
Big ruins chest | 1 | 4.3% | ||
Enchanted Golden Helmet[A] | Bastion remnant | Bridge chest | 1 | 11.2% |
Ruined portal | Chest | 1 | 20.5% | |
Diamond Helmet | Bastion remnant | Treasure chest | 1 | 15.8% |
Enchanted Diamond Helmet[B] | End city | Chest | 1 | 13.3% |
Damaged Enchanted Diamond Helmet[A][C] | Bastion remnant | Treasure chest | 1 | 18.7% |
- ↑ a b c d e f All enchantments are equally probable, including treasure enchantments (except Soul Speed, and Swift Sneak), and any level of the enchantment is equally probable.
- ↑ a b c d Enchantment probabilities are the same as a level-20 to level-39 enchantment would be on an enchantment table that had no cap at level 30, and that was able to apply treasure enchantments (except Soul Speed, and Swift Sneak), and where the chance of multiple enchantments is not reduced.
- ↑ a b The item has between 80% and 100% of its total durability.
Item | Structure | Container | Quantity | Chance |
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Java Edition | ||||
Leather Tunic | Buried treasure | Chest | 1 | 25% |
Underwater ruins | Big ruins chest | 1 | 4.3% | |
Small ruins chest | 1 | 8.3% | ||
Village | Tanner's chest | 1 | 31.8% | |
Enchanted Leather Tunic[A] | Shipwreck | Supply chest | 1 | 20.8% |
Chainmail Chestplate | Woodland mansion | Chest | 1 | 14.9% |
Iron Chestplate | Stronghold | Altar chest | 1 | 12% |
Village | Weaponsmith's chest | 1 | 25.6% | |
Enchanted Iron Chestplate[B] | End city | Chest | 1 | 13.3% |
Golden Chestplate | Bastion remnant | Generic chest | 1 | 9.8% |
Nether fortress | Chest | 1 | 19% | |
Enchanted Golden Chestplate[A] | Bastion remnant | Bridge chest | 1 | 11.2% |
Ruined portal | Chest | 1 | 20.5% | |
Diamond Chestplate | Bastion remnant | Treasure chest | 1 | 15.8% |
Woodland mansion | Chest | 1 | 7.7% | |
Enchanted Diamond Chestplate[B] | End city | Chest | 1 | 13.3% |
Damaged Enchanted Diamond Chestplate[A][C] | Bastion remnant | Treasure chest | 1 | 18.7% |
Bedrock Edition | ||||
Leather Tunic | Underwater ruins | Big ruins chest | 1 | 4.3% |
Small ruins chest | 1 | 8.3% | ||
Village | Tanner's chest | 1 | 31.8% | |
Enchanted Leather Tunic[A] | Shipwreck | Supply chest | 1 | 20.8% |
Chainmail Chestplate | Buried treasure | Chest | 1 | 57.2% |
Woodland mansion | Chest | 1 | 14.7% | |
Iron Chestplate | Stronghold | Altar chest | 1 | 11.6% |
Village | Weaponsmith's chest | 1 | 25.6% | |
Enchanted Iron Chestplate[B] | End city | Chest | 1 | 13.3% |
Golden Chestplate | Bastion remnant | Generic chest | 1 | 9.8% |
Nether fortress | Chest | 1 | 19% | |
Enchanted Golden Chestplate[A] | Bastion remnant | Bridge chest | 1 | 11.2% |
Ruined portal | Chest | 1 | 20.5% | |
Diamond Chestplate | Bastion remnant | Treasure chest | 1 | 15.8% |
Woodland mansion | Chest | 1 | 7.6% | |
Enchanted Diamond Chestplate[B] | End city | Chest | 1 | 13.3% |
Damaged Enchanted Diamond Chestplate[A][C] | Bastion remnant | Treasure chest | 1 | 18.7% |
- ↑ a b c d e f All enchantments are equally probable, including treasure enchantments (except Soul Speed, and Swift Sneak), and any level of the enchantment is equally probable.
- ↑ a b c d Enchantment probabilities are the same as a level-20 to level-39 enchantment would be on an enchantment table that had no cap at level 30, and that was able to apply treasure enchantments (except Soul Speed, and Swift Sneak), and where the chance of multiple enchantments is not reduced.
- ↑ a b The item has between 80% and 100% of its total durability.
Item | Structure | Container | Quantity | Chance |
---|---|---|---|---|
Java Edition | ||||
Leather Pants | Village | Tanner's chest | 1 | 31.8% |
Enchanted Leather Pants[A] | Shipwreck | Supply chest | 1 | 20.8% |
Iron Leggings | Stronghold | Altar chest | 1 | 12% |
Village | Weaponsmith's chest | 1 | 25.6% | |
Enchanted Iron Leggings[B] | Ancient City | Chest | 1 | 23.2% |
End city | Chest | 1 | 13.3% | |
Golden Leggings | Bastion remnant | Generic chest | 1 | 9.8% |
Enchanted Golden Leggings[A] | Bastion remnant | Bridge chest | 1 | 11.2% |
Ruined portal | Chest | 1 | 20.5% | |
Diamond Leggings | Bastion remnant | Treasure chest | 1 | 15.8% |
Enchanted Diamond Leggings[B] | End city | Chest | 1 | 13.3% |
Enchanted Diamond Leggings[C] | Ancient City | Chest | 1 | 16.1% |
Damaged Enchanted Diamond Leggings[A][D] | Bastion remnant | Treasure chest | 1 | 18.7% |
Bedrock Edition | ||||
Leather Pants | Village | Tanner's chest | 1 | 31.8% |
Enchanted Leather Pants[A] | Shipwreck | Supply chest | 1 | 20.8% |
Chainmail Leggings | Buried treasure | Chest | 1 | 57.2% |
Iron Leggings | Stronghold | Altar chest | 1 | 11.6% |
Village | Weaponsmith's chest | 1 | 25.6% | |
Enchanted Iron Leggings[B] | Ancient City | Chest | 1 | 23.2% |
End city | Chest | 1 | 13.3% | |
Golden Leggings | Bastion remnant | Generic chest | 1 | 9.8% |
Enchanted Golden Leggings[A] | Bastion remnant | Bridge chest | 1 | 11.2% |
Ruined portal | Chest | 1 | 20.5% | |
Diamond Leggings | Bastion remnant | Treasure chest | 1 | 15.8% |
Enchanted Diamond Leggings[B] | End city | Chest | 1 | 13.3% |
Enchanted Diamond Leggings[C] | Ancient City | Chest | 1 | 16.1% |
Damaged Enchanted Diamond Leggings[A][D] | Bastion remnant | Treasure chest | 1 | 18.7% |
- ↑ a b c d e f All enchantments are equally probable, including treasure enchantments (except Soul Speed, and Swift Sneak), and any level of the enchantment is equally probable.
- ↑ a b c d Enchantment probabilities are the same as a level-20 to level-39 enchantment would be on an enchantment table that had no cap at level 30, and that was able to apply treasure enchantments (except Soul Speed, and Swift Sneak), and where the chance of multiple enchantments is not reduced.
- ↑ a b Enchantment probabilities are the same as a level-30 to level-50 enchantment would be on an enchantment table that had no cap at level 30, and that was able to apply treasure enchantments (except Soul Speed, and Swift Sneak), and where the chance of multiple enchantments is not reduced.
- ↑ a b The item has between 80% and 100% of its total durability.
Item | Structure | Container | Quantity | Chance |
---|---|---|---|---|
Java Edition | ||||
Leather Boots | Village | Tanner's chest | 1 | 31.8% |
Enchanted Leather Boots[A] | Shipwreck | Supply chest | 1 | 20.8% |
Iron Boots | Stronghold | Altar chest | 1 | 12% |
Village | Weaponsmith's chest | 1 | 25.6% | |
Enchanted Iron Boots[B] | End city | Chest | 1 | 13.3% |
Golden Boots | Bastion remnant | Generic chest | 1 | 9.8% |
Enchanted Golden Boots[A] | Bastion remnant | Bridge chest | 1 | 11.2% |
Ruined portal | Chest | 1 | 20.5% | |
Enchanted Golden Boots with Soul Speed[C] | Bastion remnant | Generic chest | 1 | 9.8% |
Diamond Boots | Bastion remnant | Treasure chest | 1 | 15.8% |
Damaged Enchanted Diamond Boots[A][D] | Bastion remnant | Treasure chest | 1 | 18.7% |
Enchanted Diamond Boots[B] | End city | Chest | 1 | 13.3% |
Bedrock Edition | ||||
Leather Boots | Village | Tanner's chest | 1 | 31.8% |
Enchanted Leather Boots[A] | Shipwreck | Supply chest | 1 | 20.8% |
Chainmail Boots | Buried treasure | Chest | 1 | 57.2% |
Iron Boots | Stronghold | Altar chest | 1 | 11.6% |
Village | Weaponsmith's chest | 1 | 25.6% | |
Enchanted Iron Boots[B] | End city | Chest | 1 | 13.3% |
Golden Boots | Bastion remnant | Generic chest | 1 | 9.8% |
Enchanted Golden Boots[A] | Bastion remnant | Bridge chest | 1 | 11.2% |
Ruined portal | Chest | 1 | 20.5% | |
Enchanted Golden Boots with Soul Speed[C] | Bastion remnant | Generic chest | 1 | 9.8% |
Diamond Boots | Bastion remnant | Treasure chest | 1 | 15.8% |
Damaged Enchanted Diamond Boots[A][D] | Bastion remnant | Treasure chest | 1 | 18.7% |
Enchanted Diamond Boots[B] | End city | Chest | 1 | 13.3% |
- ↑ a b c d e f All enchantments are equally probable, including treasure enchantments (except Soul Speed, and Swift Sneak), and any level of the enchantment is equally probable.
- ↑ a b c d Enchantment probabilities are the same as a level-20 to level-39 enchantment would be on an enchantment table that had no cap at level 30, and that was able to apply treasure enchantments (except Soul Speed, and Swift Sneak), and where the chance of multiple enchantments is not reduced.
- ↑ a b Enchanted with a random level of Soul Speed.
- ↑ a b The item has between 80% and 100% of its total durability.
Protection value[]
Armor points count for less as the attack strength increases: each 2 done by the attack reduces the effective defense points by 1 (), but not below 20% of the armor points. In short, the stronger the attack force, the less the armor points protect the player.
- Minimum: the lowest percentage that the full set protects from a strong attack. Each point just protects 0.8%.
- Maximum: the highest percentage each tier protects.
- Protection: the fourth level adds 16 percent of protection to the final calculation.
- Increased toughness means less armor defense point reduction from strong attacks.
More information on this can be seen in § Mechanics below.
Full sets | Minimum | Older versions and current maximum |
---|---|---|
Leather | 5.6% | 28% |
Golden | 8.8% | 44% |
Chainmail | 9.6% | 48% |
Iron | 12% | 60% |
Diamond | 16% | 80% |
Netherite | 16% | 80% |
Usage[]
To have any protective effect, armor must be worn by the player. A helmet, chestplate, leggings, and boots are equipped by placing them in the head, chest, legs and feet slots of the inventory next to the player's character, respectively. Armor can also be equipped by right clicking while held. If the respective slot already contains a piece of armor, they are swapped, and the original armor ends up in the player's hand.
A chestplate provides the most protection per unit of material, followed by leggings. For leather, iron, and diamond armor, boots have equivalent armor points as the helmet, but for chainmail and gold armor, the helmet trumps boots. A turtle shell, in addition to providing protection, also gives the player the Water Breathing status effect.
Each armor piece consumes one inventory slot. They cannot be stacked.
If wearing any piece of gold armor, Piglins become neutral towards the player, however Piglin Brutes remain hostile. If wearing any piece of leather armor, a player is immune to freezing damage and FOV change. If wearing leather boots, players may walk on powder snow. This grants the "Light as a Rabbit" achievement.
Tiers[]
There are seven different types of materials of armor, including turtle shells. The six full sets are shown below in order from weakest (offers the least protection and is the least durable) to strongest (offers the most protection and is the most durable).
The Turtle Shell is not part of a full set. However, its defense points match gold, chainmail, and iron helmets, while its durability is between iron and diamond helmets (276). In the game's code, its protection is equivalent to iron armor.
Other[]
Certain items provide beneficial effects when worn, but provide no protection against damage.
A carved pumpkin can be worn in the helmet slot. It partially blocks the player's vision, but prevents endermen from becoming aggressive when the player looks at them.
Mob heads can be worn in the helmet slot. They cut a player's detection range by 50% for the corresponding mob type [JE only], a bonus that stacks with potions of Invisibility and sneaking.
Elytra are worn in the chestplate slot, allowing the wearer to glide through the air.
Dyeing leather armor[]
Leather armor can be dyed, and colors can be mixed.
Default color HEX code for leather armor is
#A06540.
Smelting ingredient[]
Name | Ingredients | Smelting recipe |
---|---|---|
Iron Nugget | Any iron armor or Any chainmail armor + Any fuel |
|
Gold Nugget | Any golden armor + Any fuel |
Smithing/armor trims[]
Since the 1.20 "Trails and Tails" update, armor trims can be applied to armor through the Smithing Table. These are cosmetic changes to the armor that are found in a variety of structures.
Mechanics[]
Whenever a piece of armor absorbs damage for the player, the armor itself is damaged, reducing its durability. After taking enough damage, the armor piece is completely destroyed.
Note that if the damage is absorbed not by the armor itself, but by a protection enchantment of the armor, the armor is not damaged. Enchantments can also reduce the damage that armor normally does not reduce.
Damage types[]
The following types of damage are reduced by armor and, consequently, damage the armor itself:
- Direct (melee) attacks from mobs and players. This includes the Strength and the Weakness effects and damage-increasing enchantments.
- Getting hit with an arrow, a shulker bullet or a thrown trident. This includes extra damage from enchantments (except shulker bullets).
- Getting hit with a fireball from a ghast or blaze, or a fire charge.
- Laser beam of a guardian or an elder guardian.
- Damage from Thorns enchantment, or spikes of guardians and elder guardians.
- Touching a damaging block (fire, lava, magma block, cactus or sweet berry bush).
- This excludes netherite armor which is not damaged by fire-related sources.
- Touching a pufferfish.
- Explosions.
- Fireworks with at least a firework star in the recipe.
- Lightning.
- Getting hit with a falling anvil.
- Getting hit with a snowball from a player[upcoming: JE Combat Tests] or snow golem.[more information needed]
- Getting hit with an egg from a player[upcoming: JE Combat Tests][more information needed]
The following types of damage are not reduced by armor and have no effect on the armor itself:
- Ranged sonic attacks from wardens.
- Fall damage (including ender pearls, but Protection and Feather Falling enchantments reduce it).
- Ongoing damage from being on fire.
- Suffocating inside a block or due to entity cramming (also includes the world border)[JE only].
- Drowning in water (partially for turtle shells).
- Starvation.
- Colliding with a block while flying with elytra.
- Magic (Evoker fangs, status effects and instant damage from a potion of Harming or Dragon's Breath) (but Protection does reduce magical damage.)
- Poison damage.
- Falling into the void or
/kill
. - Being inside of a powder snow block.
- This excludes if the player or mob wears any piece of leather armor.
Defense points[]
Armor defense points are controlled by an attribute, generic.armor
. The player's current protection level is represented visually by the armor bar. The armor meter is affected by the particular pieces that are worn as well as the tier of the armor. The following table shows the number of defense points added by default by each individual piece of armor, as well as the total points added by a full set of armor for each material.
Material | Full set | Helmet / Cap | Chestplate / Tunic | Leggings / Pants | Boots |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Turtle Shell | 2 () | 2 () | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Leather | 7 () | 1 () | 3 () | 2 () | 1 () |
Golden | 11 ( × 5.5) | 2 () | 5 () | 3 () | 1 () |
Chainmail | 12 ( × 6) | 2 () | 5 () | 4 () | 1 () |
Iron | 15 ( × 7.5) | 2 () | 6 () | 5 () | 2 () |
Diamond | 20 ( × 10) | 3 () | 8 () | 6 () | 3 () |
Netherite | 20 ( × 10) | 3 () | 8 () | 6 () | 3 () |
Different combinations of armor provide different levels of defense.
Armor toughness[]
Armor can further protect the player through a second attribute, generic.armor_toughness
. Normally, armor nullifies a lesser portion of damage from attacks that deal greater damage.[2] Armor toughness resists this effect, mitigating the power of strong attacks.[3] By default, only diamond and netherite armor provide toughness, with each piece granting +2 toughness for diamond and +3 for netherite.
Material | Full set | Helmet / Cap | Chestplate / Tunic | Leggings / Pants | Boots |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Turtle Shell | 0 () | 0 () | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Leather | 0 () | 0 () | 0 () | 0 () | 0 () |
Golden | 0 () | 0 () | 0 () | 0 () | 0 () |
Chainmail | 0 () | 0 () | 0 () | 0 () | 0 () |
Iron | 0 () | 0 () | 0 () | 0 () | 0 () |
Diamond | 8 () | 2 () | 2 () | 2 () | 2 () |
Netherite | 12 ( × 6) | 3 () | 3 () | 3 () | 3 () |
Different combinations of armor provide different levels of armor toughness.
Armor toughness system includes a new formula for calculating damage:
Damage protection[]
Damage taken depends on the number of defense points, the toughness of the armor worn and the strength of the attack.
(Note: the min and max operators mean that only the minimum or maximum output of the two expressions that follow them (separated by commas) is used. for example, "y = min (2x, 16)" means that "y" is equal to the smallest value out of "2x" and "16", while the largest is ignored.)
Broken down, this means that each armor point gives 4% maximum damage reduction against an incoming attack. Without toughness, this max damage reduction is lessened by 2 percentage points for each hit point of the incoming attack. 2 defense points are worth 8% protection, so the total protection that can be achieved with armor is 80%. Diamond and netherite armors protect the player from up to 80% of damage, iron provides up to 60% damage reduction and leather provides up to 28%.
One piece of diamond armor (granting +2 toughness) decreases the defense reduction value for each attack hit point to 1.6%. Two diamond pieces decrease it to 4⁄3% (about 1.3333%), three decrease it to 8⁄7% (about 1.1428%), and four decrease it to 1%. Netherite armor decreases this even further. One piece of netherite armor reduce the defense reduction value for every hit point to 16⁄11 (about 1.4545%), two decrease it to 8⁄7 (about 1.1428%), three decrease to 16⁄17 (about 0.9412%) and four decrease it to 0.8%. The exact formula for the defense reduction in percent is:
Simply put, as toughness increases, the amount of defense reduction done by high-damaging attacks is diminished, and as toughness approaches a high value (through commands), the defense reduction caused by high-damaging attacks becomes negligible. The final damage reduction value of the armor is capped at a minimum of 0.8% damage reduction per armor point, and to a maximum of 80% total. If armor is cheated in so that the min cap is larger than the max cap, the min cap is ignored. An illustration of the armor reduction is given below.
In tabular form (with a toughness of 0), damages are:
Armor | Attack damage | |||||||||||||||||||
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | |
0 | 1.00 | 2.00 | 3.00 | 4.00 | 5.00 | 6.00 | 7.00 | 8.00 | 9.00 | 10.00 | 11.00 | 12.00 | 13.00 | 14.00 | 15.00 | 16.00 | 17.00 | 18.00 | 19.00 | 20.00 |
1 | 0.98 | 1.98 | 2.98 | 3.97 | 4.96 | 5.95 | 6.94 | 7.94 | 8.93 | 9.92 | 10.91 | 11.90 | 12.90 | 13.89 | 14.88 | 15.87 | 16.86 | 17.86 | 18.85 | 19.84 |
2 | 0.94 | 1.92 | 2.94 | 3.94 | 4.92 | 5.90 | 6.89 | 7.87 | 8.86 | 9.84 | 10.82 | 11.81 | 12.79 | 13.78 | 14.76 | 15.74 | 16.73 | 17.71 | 18.70 | 19.68 |
3 | 0.90 | 1.84 | 2.82 | 3.84 | 4.88 | 5.86 | 6.83 | 7.81 | 8.78 | 9.76 | 10.74 | 11.71 | 12.69 | 13.66 | 14.64 | 15.62 | 16.59 | 17.57 | 18.54 | 19.52 |
4 | 0.86 | 1.76 | 2.70 | 3.68 | 4.70 | 5.76 | 6.78 | 7.74 | 8.71 | 9.68 | 10.65 | 11.62 | 12.58 | 13.55 | 14.52 | 15.49 | 16.46 | 17.42 | 18.39 | 19.36 |
5 | 0.82 | 1.68 | 2.58 | 3.52 | 4.50 | 5.52 | 6.58 | 7.68 | 8.64 | 9.60 | 10.56 | 11.52 | 12.48 | 13.44 | 14.40 | 15.36 | 16.32 | 17.28 | 18.24 | 19.20 |
6 | 0.78 | 1.60 | 2.46 | 3.36 | 4.30 | 5.28 | 6.30 | 7.36 | 8.46 | 9.52 | 10.47 | 11.42 | 12.38 | 13.33 | 14.28 | 15.23 | 16.18 | 17.14 | 18.09 | 19.04 |
7 | 0.74 | 1.52 | 2.34 | 3.20 | 4.10 | 5.04 | 6.02 | 7.04 | 8.10 | 9.20 | 10.34 | 11.33 | 12.27 | 13.22 | 14.16 | 15.10 | 16.05 | 16.99 | 17.94 | 18.88 |
8 | 0.70 | 1.44 | 2.22 | 3.04 | 3.90 | 4.80 | 5.74 | 6.72 | 7.74 | 8.80 | 9.90 | 11.04 | 12.17 | 13.10 | 14.04 | 14.98 | 15.91 | 16.85 | 17.78 | 18.72 |
9 | 0.66 | 1.36 | 2.10 | 2.88 | 3.70 | 4.56 | 5.46 | 6.40 | 7.38 | 8.40 | 9.46 | 10.56 | 11.70 | 12.88 | 13.92 | 14.85 | 15.78 | 16.70 | 17.63 | 18.56 |
10 | 0.62 | 1.28 | 1.98 | 2.72 | 3.50 | 4.32 | 5.18 | 6.08 | 7.02 | 8.00 | 9.02 | 10.08 | 11.18 | 12.32 | 13.50 | 14.72 | 15.64 | 16.56 | 17.48 | 18.40 |
11 | 0.58 | 1.20 | 1.86 | 2.56 | 3.30 | 4.08 | 4.90 | 5.76 | 6.66 | 7.60 | 8.58 | 9.60 | 10.66 | 11.76 | 12.90 | 14.08 | 15.30 | 16.42 | 17.33 | 18.24 |
12 | 0.54 | 1.12 | 1.74 | 2.40 | 3.10 | 3.84 | 4.62 | 5.44 | 6.30 | 7.20 | 8.14 | 9.12 | 10.14 | 11.20 | 12.30 | 13.44 | 14.62 | 15.84 | 17.10 | 18.08 |
13 | 0.50 | 1.04 | 1.62 | 2.24 | 2.90 | 3.60 | 4.34 | 5.12 | 5.94 | 6.80 | 7.70 | 8.64 | 9.62 | 10.64 | 11.70 | 12.80 | 13.94 | 15.12 | 16.34 | 17.60 |
14 | 0.46 | 0.96 | 1.50 | 2.08 | 2.70 | 3.36 | 4.06 | 4.80 | 5.58 | 6.40 | 7.26 | 8.16 | 9.10 | 10.08 | 11.10 | 12.16 | 13.26 | 14.40 | 15.58 | 16.80 |
15 | 0.42 | 0.88 | 1.38 | 1.92 | 2.50 | 3.12 | 3.78 | 4.48 | 5.22 | 6.00 | 6.82 | 7.68 | 8.58 | 9.52 | 10.50 | 11.52 | 12.58 | 13.68 | 14.82 | 16.00 |
16 | 0.38 | 0.80 | 1.26 | 1.76 | 2.30 | 2.88 | 3.50 | 4.16 | 4.86 | 5.60 | 6.38 | 7.20 | 8.06 | 8.96 | 9.90 | 10.88 | 11.90 | 12.96 | 14.06 | 15.20 |
17 | 0.34 | 0.72 | 1.14 | 1.60 | 2.10 | 2.64 | 3.22 | 3.84 | 4.50 | 5.20 | 5.94 | 6.72 | 7.54 | 8.40 | 9.30 | 10.24 | 11.22 | 12.24 | 13.30 | 14.40 |
18 | 0.30 | 0.64 | 1.02 | 1.44 | 1.90 | 2.40 | 2.94 | 3.52 | 4.14 | 4.80 | 5.50 | 6.24 | 7.02 | 7.84 | 8.70 | 9.60 | 10.54 | 11.52 | 12.54 | 13.60 |
19 | 0.26 | 0.56 | 0.90 | 1.28 | 1.70 | 2.16 | 2.66 | 3.20 | 3.78 | 4.40 | 5.06 | 5.76 | 6.50 | 7.28 | 8.10 | 8.96 | 9.86 | 10.80 | 11.78 | 12.80 |
20 | 0.22 | 0.48 | 0.78 | 1.12 | 1.50 | 1.92 | 2.38 | 2.88 | 3.42 | 4.00 | 4.62 | 5.28 | 5.98 | 6.72 | 7.50 | 8.32 | 9.18 | 10.08 | 11.02 | 12.00 |
Note that these damage values are lower if a player wears pieces of diamond armor or has toughness added to the armor through commands. Without using cheats, armor values of 16 and above are impossible to obtain without at least one piece of diamond or netherite armor.
Knockback reduction[]
Each netherite armor piece gives 10% of knockback reduction, protecting 40% with a full set.
Enchantments[]
Armor can be enchanted to provide various enchantments. Enchantments can provide more protection or allow armor to protect certain types of damage that armor doesn't normally protect against, such as fall damage or fire. Damage reduction from enchantments does not decrease the armor's durability. Armor enchantments do not appear on the armor bar.
An armor's material determines how enchantable it is. The higher a material's enchantability, the greater the chances of getting multiple and high-level enchantments (see enchantment mechanics for details).
Leather | Golden | Chainmail | Iron | Turtle Shell | Diamond | Netherite |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
15 | 25 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 15 |
As with several enchantments, several different levels of protection are possible. The maximum level of a protection enchantment is currently IV (4). Protection enchantments from multiple pieces of armor stack together, up to a calculated maximum.
Each protection enchantment protects against specific types of damage. The amount of damage reduction depends on the Enchantment Protection Factor (EPF) provided by that enchantment.
Enchantment | Damage reduced for | Type Modifier | EPF Level I |
EPF Level II |
EPF Level III |
EPF Level IV |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Protection | All | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
Fire Protection | Fire, lava, and blaze fireballs | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 8 |
Blast Protection | Explosions | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 8 |
Projectile Protection | Arrows, thrown tridents, ghast and blaze fireballs | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 8 |
Feather Falling | Fall damage (including ender pearls) | 3 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 12 |
When a player or mob wearing armor is subjected to damage, the EPFs of all applicable enchantments are added together, capped at 20, and then damage reduction is cappedEPF / 25
, giving a maximum reduction of 20⁄25 (80%) at EPF 20.
Because of the caps in the calculation, it is possible to achieve maximum protection against specific types of damage with just three pieces of armor. For example, two pieces of armor with Blast Protection IV (EPF 8 each) and a single piece with Protection IV (EPF 4) would give a total EPF of 20 versus explosions. Any additional EPF would be wasted against explosions (but might be useful against other types of damage, if applicable).
If the damage is of a type that armor protects against normally, this reduction applies only to the damage that got through the armor.
It is possible using /give
to obtain armor with an enchantment level higher than what is normally obtainable via normal survival. Using this method, a player could give themselves, for example, a full set of diamond armor with a Protection V enchantment on every piece. Following the algorithm above, we find that, because Protection V has an EPF of 5, the armor reaches the maximum EPF of 20 for all types of damage. Any higher Protection enchantments could be used to reach the cap with just one level XX (20) enchantment, rather than having a full set of enchanted armor, but would be wasted if all pieces shared the same level enchantment.
The table below shows all armor enchantments at their max levels:
Armor Enchantment | Max Level |
---|---|
Protection | IV |
Fire Protection | |
Blast Protection | |
Projectile Protection | |
Feather Falling | |
Respiration | III |
Thorns | |
Depth Strider | |
Unbreaking | |
Soul Speed | |
Swift Sneak | |
Frost Walker | II |
Aqua Affinity | I |
Mending | |
Curse of Binding | |
Curse of Vanishing |
Note: Only one form of protection can be applied to a piece of armor (i.e. a chestplate cannot have both Fire Protection and Blast Protection, unless using commands to get all protection enchants in one piece of armor). Feather Falling, Frost Walker, Depth Strider and Soul Speed are enchantments applicable only to boots. Respiration and Aqua Affinity are enchantments applicable only to helmets. Swift Sneak is enchantment applicable only to leggings.
Durability[]
Any hit from a damage source that can be blocked by armor removes one point of durability from each piece of armor worn for every 4 of incoming damage (rounded down, but never below 1). The following chart displays how many hits each piece of armor can endure.
Material | Helmet | Chestplate | Leggings | Boots |
---|---|---|---|---|
Turtle Shell | 275 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Leather | 55 | 80 | 75 | 65 |
Golden | 77 | 112 | 105 | 91 |
Chainmail | 165 | 240 | 225 | 195 |
Iron | 165 | 240 | 225 | 195 |
Diamond | 363 | 528 | 495 | 429 |
Netherite | 407 | 592 | 555 | 481 |
The chart below shows the durability per unit of material for each piece of armor, compared to that of the boots. Note that the durability per unit does not depend on the tier of the armor.
Helmet | Chestplate | Leggings | Boots | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Durability/Unit | 68% | 61% | 66% | 100% |
This means that for the same number of leather/iron ingots/gold ingots/chainmail/diamond, boots can take 1.5 more damage than leggings. Thus, chestplates and leggings offer more defense points per unit, but have less durability per unit.
Armor worn by a non-player mob does not lose durability when attacked by any means. Helmets that are worn by undead mobs lose durability when exposed to sunlight due to absorbing the mob's damage from sunlight.
Netherite armor does not lose durability from lava or fire damage.
Mob armor[]
Mobs equipping armor[]
Certain mobs can spawn equipped with random armor pieces. Some mobs also spawn with the ability to pick up the armor on the ground and equip them. The probability of mobs spawning equipped with armor, whether the armor is enchanted, the level of the enchantment of the armor, and how many pieces of armor a mob spawns with depends on the difficulty; if a mob spawns with armor, the tier of armor (leather, gold, etc.) has a fixed probability:
Armor Type | Chance |
---|---|
Leather | 37.06% |
Gold | 48.73% |
Chainmail | 12.90% |
Iron | 1.27% |
Diamond | 0.04% |
It is impossible for zombies and skeletons to naturally spawn with netherite armor.
The protection provided by armor and armor enchantments works the same with mobs as it does with players.
The following mobs can spawn with armor:
- Zombie
- Baby Zombie
- Zombie Villager[JE only]
- Baby Zombie Villager[JE only]
- Husk
- Skeleton
- Piglin[4]
The following do not naturally spawn with armor, but they do pick up dropped armor on normal or hard difficulty:
- Drowned
- Zombified Piglin
- Wither Skeleton
- Zombie Villager[BE only]
- Baby Zombie Villager[BE only]
The following do not naturally spawn with armor, but they do pick up dropped armor and their armor does not render:
These mobs can have armor equipped on them via dispensers, but do not pick up armor:
These mobs can have armor equipped on them via dispensers, but their armor does not render:
These mobs cannot wear armor through survival mode means, but if equipped with commands, their armor is visible:
- Giant[Java Edition only]
- Pillager[Bedrock Edition only]
- Vindicator[Bedrock Edition only]
- Evoker[Bedrock Edition only]
All other mobs can be equipped via commands, although the armor cannot be seen. Helmets can protect mobs from burning in sunlight, depleting its durability as it absorbs the damage. Eventually, the helmet loses all of its durability and breaks. Pumpkins, mob heads, or anything placed into the head slot using commands, also protect mobs from burning in sunlight. Damage caused by any other source does not cause the mob's armor durability to decrease.
Leather (on a zombie, or giant)
Golden (on a zombie)
Iron (on a zombie)
Diamond (on a zombie)
Netherite (on a zombie)
Leather (on a skeleton)
Golden (on a skeleton)
Iron (on a skeleton)
Diamond (on a skeleton)
Netherite (on a skeleton)
A skeleton spawned by skeleton trap horse, with enchanted iron helmet and bow.
Horse armor[]
Horse armor can be equipped on horses to protect them from mob and player damage.
Armor points[]
Certain mobs naturally have armor points.
Mob | Points |
---|---|
Zombie Zombified Piglin Zombie Villager Husk Drowned Evoker[BE only] |
2 () |
Magma Cube (small) | 3 () |
Wither | 4 () |
Magma Cube (medium) | 6 () |
Killer Rabbit | 8 () |
Magma Cube (large) | 12 ( × 6) |
Shulker (when closed) | 20 ( × 10) |
Sounds[]
Sound | Subtitles | Source | Description | Resource location | Translation key | Volume | Pitch | Attenuation distance |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Leather armor rustles | Players | When a piece of leather armor is equipped | item | subtitles | 1.0 | 1.0 | 16 | |
Chain armor jingles | Players | When a piece of chainmail armor is equipped | item | subtitles | 1.0 | 1.0 | 16 | |
Iron armor clanks | Players | When a piece of iron armor is equipped | item | subtitles | 1.0 | 1.0 | 16 | |
Gold armor clinks | Players | When a piece of gold armor is equipped | item | subtitles | 1.0 | 1.0 | 16 | |
Diamond armor clangs | Players | When a piece of diamond armor is equipped | item | subtitles | 1.0 | 1.0 | 16 | |
Netherite armor clanks | Players | When a piece of netherite armor is equipped | item | subtitles | 0.8 | 1.0/0.9 | 16 | |
Turtle Shell thunks | Players | When a turtle shell is equipped | item | subtitles | 1.0 | 1.0/0.85/1.1 | 16 | |
Item breaks | Entity-Dependent | When a piece of armor's durability is exhausted | entity | subtitles | 0.8 | 0.8-1.2 | 16 |
Sound | Source | Description | Resource location | Volume | Pitch |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Players | When a piece of leather armor or a turtle shell is equipped | armor | 1.0 | 1.0 | |
Players | When a piece of chain armor is equipped | armor | 1.0 | 1.0 | |
Players | When a piece of iron armor is equipped | armor | 1.0 | 1.0 | |
Players | When a piece of gold armor is equipped | armor | 1.0 | 1.0 | |
Players | When a piece of diamond armor is equipped | armor | 1.0 | 1.0 | |
Players | When a piece of netherite armor is equipped. | armor | 1.0 | 1.0 | |
Blocks | When a piece of leather armor is dyed using a cauldron | cauldron | 0.1 | 1.0 | |
Blocks | When a piece of leather armor's dye is removed using a cauldron | cauldron | 0.1 | 1.0 | |
Players | When a piece of armor's durability is exhausted | random | 1.0 | 0.9 |
Data values[]
ID[]
Name | Identifier | Item tags | Translation key |
---|---|---|---|
Leather Cap | leather_helmet | freeze_immune_wearables | item.minecraft.leather_helmet |
Leather Tunic | leather_chestplate | freeze_immune_wearables | item.minecraft.leather_chestplate |
Leather Pants | leather_leggings | freeze_immune_wearables | item.minecraft.leather_leggings |
Leather Boots | leather_boots | freeze_immune_wearables | item.minecraft.leather_boots |
Chainmail Helmet | chainmail_helmet | None | item.minecraft.chainmail_helmet |
Chainmail Chestplate | chainmail_chestplate | None | item.minecraft.chainmail_chestplate |
Chainmail Leggings | chainmail_leggings | None | item.minecraft.chainmail_leggings |
Chainmail Boots | chainmail_boots | None | item.minecraft.chainmail_boots |
Iron Helmet | iron_helmet | None | item.minecraft.iron_helmet |
Iron Chestplate | iron_chestplate | None | item.minecraft.iron_chestplate |
Iron Leggings | iron_leggings | None | item.minecraft.iron_leggings |
Iron Boots | iron_boots | None | item.minecraft.iron_boots |
Diamond Helmet | diamond_helmet | None | item.minecraft.diamond_helmet |
Diamond Chestplate | diamond_chestplate | None | item.minecraft.diamond_chestplate |
Diamond Leggings | diamond_leggings | None | item.minecraft.diamond_leggings |
Diamond Boots | diamond_boots | None | item.minecraft.diamond_boots |
Golden Helmet | golden_helmet | None | item.minecraft.golden_helmet |
Golden Chestplate | golden_chestplate | None | item.minecraft.golden_chestplate |
Golden Leggings | golden_leggings | None | item.minecraft.golden_leggings |
Golden Boots | golden_boots | None | item.minecraft.golden_boots |
Turtle Shell | turtle_helmet | None | item.minecraft.turtle_helmet |
Netherite Helmet | netherite_helmet | None | item.minecraft.netherite_helmet |
Netherite Chestplate | netherite_chestplate | None | item.minecraft.netherite_chestplate |
Netherite Leggings | netherite_leggings | None | item.minecraft.netherite_leggings |
Netherite Boots | netherite_boots | None | item.minecraft.netherite_boots |
Name | Identifier | Numeric ID | Item tags (JE) | Translation key |
---|---|---|---|---|
Leather Cap | leather_helmet | 298 | minecraft:leather_tier minecraft:is_armor | item.leather_helmet.name |
Leather Tunic | leather_chestplate | 299 | minecraft:leather_tier minecraft:is_armor | item.leather_chestplate.name |
Leather Pants | leather_leggings | 300 | minecraft:leather_tier minecraft:is_armor | item.leather_leggings.name |
Leather Boots | leather_boots | 301 | minecraft:leather_tier minecraft:is_armor | item.leather_boots.name |
Chainmail Helmet | chainmail_helmet | 302 | minecraft:chainmail_tier minecraft:is_armor | item.chainmail_helmet.name |
Chainmail Chestplate | chainmail_chestplate | 303 | minecraft:chainmail_tier minecraft:is_armor | item.chainmail_chestplate.name |
Chainmail Leggings | chainmail_leggings | 304 | minecraft:chainmail_tier minecraft:is_armor | item.chainmail_leggings.name |
Chainmail Boots | chainmail_boots | 305 | minecraft:chainmail_tier minecraft:is_armor | item.chainmail_boots.name |
Iron Helmet | iron_helmet | 306 | minecraft:iron_tier minecraft:is_armor | item.iron_helmet.name |
Iron Chestplate | iron_chestplate | 307 | minecraft:iron_tier minecraft:is_armor | item.iron_chestplate.name |
Iron Leggings | iron_leggings | 308 | minecraft:iron_tier minecraft:is_armor | item.iron_leggings.name |
Iron Boots | iron_boots | 309 | minecraft:iron_tier minecraft:is_armor | item.iron_boots.name |
Diamond Helmet | diamond_helmet | 310 | minecraft:diamond_tier minecraft:is_armor | item.diamond_helmet.name |
Diamond Chestplate | diamond_chestplate | 311 | minecraft:diamond_tier minecraft:is_armor | item.diamond_chestplate.name |
Diamond Leggings | diamond_leggings | 312 | minecraft:diamond_tier minecraft:is_armor | item.diamond_leggings.name |
Diamond Boots | diamond_boots | 313 | minecraft:diamond_tier minecraft:is_armor | item.diamond_boots.name |
Golden Helmet | golden_helmet | 314 | minecraft:golden_tier minecraft:is_armor | item.golden_helmet.name |
Golden Chestplate | golden_chestplate | 315 | minecraft:golden_tier minecraft:is_armor | item.golden_chestplate.name |
Golden Leggings | golden_leggings | 316 | minecraft:golden_tier minecraft:is_armor | item.golden_leggings.name |
Golden Boots | golden_boots | 317 | minecraft:golden_tier minecraft:is_armor | item.golden_boots.name |
Turtle Shell | turtle_helmet | 469 | minecraft:is_armor | item.turtle_helmet.name |
Netherite Helmet | netherite_helmet | 748 | minecraft:netherite_tier minecraft:is_armor | item.netherite_helmet.name |
Netherite Chestplate | netherite_chestplate | 749 | minecraft:netherite_tier minecraft:is_armor | item.netherite_chestplate.name |
Netherite Leggings | netherite_leggings | 750 | minecraft:netherite_tier minecraft:is_armor | item.netherite_leggings.name |
Netherite Boots | netherite_boots | 751 | minecraft:netherite_tier minecraft:is_armor | item.netherite_boots.name |
Item data[]
When leather armor is dyed, it has the following NBT:
- tag: Parent tag.
When armor is trimmed, it has the following NBT:
- tag: Parent Tag
- Trim: Properties of Armor Trim.
- material: The material which decides the color of armor trim.
- pattern: The pattern of armor trim.
- Trim: Properties of Armor Trim.
Material | material |
---|---|
Amethyst Shard | minecraft:amethyst
|
Copper Ingot | minecraft:copper
|
Diamond | minecraft:diamond
|
Emerald | minecraft:emerald
|
Gold Ingot | minecraft:gold
|
Iron Ingot | minecraft:iron
|
Lapis Lazuli | minecraft:lapis
|
Netherite Ingot | minecraft:netherite
|
Nether Quartz | minecraft:quartz
|
Redstone Dust | minecraft:redstone
|
Pattern | pattern |
---|---|
Coast Armor Trim | minecraft:coast
|
Dune Armor Trim | minecraft:dune
|
Eye Armor Trim | minecraft:eye
|
Rib Armor Trim | minecraft:rib
|
Sentry Armor Trim | minecraft:sentry
|
Snout Armor Trim | minecraft:snout
|
Spire Armor Trim | minecraft:spire
|
Tide Armor Trim | minecraft:tide
|
Vex Armor Trim | minecraft:vex
|
Ward Armor Trim | minecraft:ward
|
Wild Armor Trim | minecraft:wild
|
Achievements[]
Icon | Achievement | In-game description | Actual requirements (if different) | Gamerscore earned | Trophy type (PS4) | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
PS4 | Other | |||||
Iron Man | Wear a full suit of Iron Armor. | — | 15G | Bronze | ||
Tie Dye Outfit | Use a cauldron to dye all 4 unique pieces of leather armor. | — | 15G | Bronze | ||
Cover me in debris | Wear a full set of Netherite armor | Have a full set of Netherite armor in your inventory. | 50G | Gold | ||
Oooh, shiny! | Distract a Piglin using gold | Give a piglin a gold item while it is aggressive toward the player. | 30G | Silver |
Advancements[]
Icon | Advancement | In-game description | Parent | Actual requirements (if different) | Resource location |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Suit Up | Protect yourself with a piece of iron armor | Acquire Hardware | Have any type of iron armor in your inventory. | story/obtain_armor
| |
Cover Me with Diamonds | Diamond armor saves lives | Diamonds! | Have any type of diamond armor in your inventory. | story/shiny_gear
| |
Oh Shiny | Distract Piglins with gold | Nether | While aggravated, give a piglin one of these 25 gold-related items in the #piglin_loved item tag:
| nether/distract_piglin
| |
Cover Me in Debris | Get a full suit of Netherite armor | Hidden in the Depths | Have a full set of netherite armor in your inventory. | nether/netherite_armor
| |
Crafting a New Look | Craft a trimmed armor at a Smithing Table | Adventure | — | adventure/trim_with_any_armor_pattern
| |
Smithing with Style | Apply these smithing templates at least once: Spire, Snout, Rib, Ward, Silence, Vex, Tide, Wayfinder | Crafting a New Look | — | adventure/trim_with_all_exclusive_armor_patterns
| |
Light as a Rabbit | Walk on Powder Snow... without sinking in it | Sweet Dreams | Walk on powder snow while wearing leather boots. | adventure/walk_on_powder_snow_with_leather_boots
|
History[]
2008 | Added leather armor to Legend of the Chambered. | ||||
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June 20, 2008 | Added studded, chain, and plate armor to Legend of the Chambered 2. | ||||
Java Edition Classic | |||||
June 14, 2009 | Notch discussed how armor would work in Survival mode: "Two types of swords, two types of armor, two types of helmets. The basic versions require iron. The advanced versions require steel, which you make by combining iron and coal. Carrying swords, armor or helmets take up inventory slots, but otherwise have no penalty and work pretty much as you expect (prevent some damage, or cause more damage)". | ||||
August 13, 2009 | Notch tested armor models on mob. Only chestplates and helmets were available. They were merely aesthetic at the time and had no effect on gameplay. | ||||
August 13, 2009 | Notch tested armor models with boots. | ||||
0.24_SURVIVAL_TEST | Added plate armor. | ||||
Added the model and the texture for unused chain armor. | |||||
Plate armor models have been tested on zombies and skeletons. It had no effect on gameplay. | |||||
Java Edition Indev | |||||
0.31 | 20091223-1 | Removed plate and chain armor. Textures are now unused. | |||
20091231-2 | Added items of leather, studded, chain and iron armor. | ||||
20100206 | Added items of diamond and golden armor. | ||||
Removed studded armor items. | |||||
February 9, 2010 | Notch revealed new models for armor, which included leggings and boots. | ||||
20100212-1 | Added armor models. | ||||
Armor models are now displayed on the player in the inventory. | |||||
Armor can now be crafted. | |||||
Chain armor now can be crafted by the item form of fire. | |||||
20100218 | Added models of leather, chain, iron, diamond and gold armor. | ||||
Armor now functions when worn. | |||||
All helmets give 3 (), all chestplates give 8 (), all leggings give 6 (), and all boots give 3 (). | |||||
Armors now have limited toughness, with lower tier armors less durable than higher tier armors. | |||||
Java Edition Alpha | |||||
v1.0.8 | Leather armor is now crafted with leather instead of cloth. | ||||
Java Edition | |||||
1.0.0 | Beta 1.9 Prerelease | The armor protection behavior has been changed. Previous to this update, the total armor protection is based in this equation: (((total equipped armor damage reduction − 1) × (all equipped armor max damage − total equipped armor damage)) ÷ (total equipped armor max damage + 1)). Armor no longer reduces certain damage types to be covered by enchantments. | |||
October 3, 2011 | The first images of a player wearing enchanted armor are revealed. | ||||
Beta 1.9 Prerelease 3 | Iron armor can now be found in the new stronghold altar chests. | ||||
Beta 1.9 Prerelease 4 | Armor can now be enchanted. | ||||
Beta 1.9 Prerelease 6 | Armor durability increased. | ||||
1.1 | 12w01a | Iron armor can now be found in the new blacksmith chests in villages. | |||
1.2.1 | 12w06a | Zombies now drop iron helmets on rare occasions and zombie pigmen now drop golden helmets. | |||
1.3.1 | 12w15a | ⇧ Shift+clicking can now be used to wear armor. | |||
12w21a | Chain armor can now be obtained legitimately in survival mode through trading. | ||||
Blacksmith villagers now sell chain boots for 5–6 emeralds, chain leggings for 9–10 emeralds, chain chestplates for 11–14 emeralds and chain helmets for 5–6 emeralds. | |||||
Blacksmith villagers now sell diamond boots for 7 emeralds, diamond leggings for 11–13 emeralds, diamond chestplates for 16–18 emeralds and diamond helmets for 7 emeralds. | |||||
Blacksmith villagers now sell iron boots for 4–5 emeralds, iron leggings for 8–9 emeralds, iron chestplates for 10–13 emeralds and iron helmets for 4–5 emeralds. | |||||
Butchers now sell leather boots, caps and pants each for 2–3 emeralds, and leather tunics for 4 emeralds. | |||||
1.4.2 | 12w32a | Mob armor has been reintroduced. A partial or full set of any armor is now sometimes worn by zombies, skeletons and zombie pigmen, with the likelihood increasing with difficulty. | |||
August 17, 2012 | Jeb and Dinnerbone tweeted pictures of dyeable leather armor. | ||||
12w34a | Leather armor can now be dyed by crafting a leather armor piece with dyes. Dyes can be removed by using dyed leather armor on a cauldron with water. | ||||
Default leather armor textures are now slightly darker and leather tunics now have buttons. | |||||
12w34b | The texture of leather and diamond chestplate has been changed. Leather tunics now have longer sleeves. Diamond chestplates now have notches under the shoulders. | ||||
12w36a | Dyed leather armor are now more saturated and have a slight tint of tan in respect to the default armor color. | ||||
12w37a | Leather armor now have non-dyed parts on cap, pants and boots. This has been implemented so that players can distinguish between other types of armor and similarly colored leather armor. | ||||
1.4.6 | 12w50a | The Thorns enchantment can now be enchanted on chestplates. | |||
1.5 | 13w04a | Armor in the player's hand can now be equipped by right-clicking. | |||
Dispensers can now equip nearby players with armor. | |||||
1.6.1 | 13w18a | Golden chestplates are now found in the new chests in nether fortresses. | |||
1.7.2 | 13w36a | Leather boots can now be obtained as one of the "junk" items by fishing. | |||
1.8 | 14w02a | Trades changed: armorer villagers now sell chain boots for 5–7 emeralds, chain leggings for 9–11 emeralds, chain chestplates for 11–15 emeralds and chain helmets for 5–7 emeralds. | |||
Armorer villagers now sell enchanted diamond chestplates for 16–19 emeralds, and no longer sell other diamond armor. | |||||
Armorer villagers now sell iron chestplates for 10–14 emeralds and iron helmets for 4–6 emeralds, and no longer sell other iron armor. | |||||
Leatherworkers now sell leather pants for 2–4 emeralds and enchanted leather tunics for 7–12 emeralds, and no longer sell other leather armor. | |||||
14w05a | Armor no longer turns red when mobs and players are hurt. | ||||
14w06a | Armor is now visible on giants. | ||||
14w25a | Chain armor cannot be crafted anymore due to the item form of fire being removed. | ||||
1.9 | 15w31a | Enchanted iron and diamond armor can now be found in end city ship chests. | |||
Mobs now wear armor from the bottom to the top, rather than from the top to the bottom. This means that a mob with three armor pieces, for example, spawn with all armor except a helmet. | |||||
15w34b | Armor durability now affects armor value. | ||||
15w36a | Armor and armor enchantment calculations have been changed. For the original values, see here. | ||||
15w36d | Armor durability affecting value has been removed. | ||||
Armor now has an attribute controlling the defense points. | |||||
15w43a | The average yield of gold chestplates in nether fortress chests has been decreased. | ||||
15w50a | Added equip sounds for all types of armor. | ||||
16w02a | Armor and armor enchantment calculations have been changed again. | ||||
16w05a | Armor calculations have been changed, once again. | ||||
1.11 | 16w39a | Diamond and chain chestplates are now found in the new woodland mansion chests. | |||
1.11.1 | 16w50a | Golden, chain and iron armor can now be smelted down into one of their respective nuggets. | |||
1.13 | 17w47a | Prior to The Flattening, these items' numeral IDs were 298 through 317. | |||
18w07a | Added turtle shells. | ||||
18w09a | Leather tunics and golden helmets now have a chance of generating in underwater ruins. | ||||
18w10a | Leather tunics can now generate in buried treasure chests. | ||||
18w11a | Enchanted leather caps, tunics, pants and boots can now generate in the chests of shipwrecks. | ||||
18w20a | "Chain" armor have been renamed to "Chainmail". | ||||
1.14 | 18w43a | The textures of all types of armor have been changed. | |||
18w48a | Leather armor can now be found in chests in village tanneries. | ||||
18w50a | Armor stands equipped with iron armor now generate in updated taiga villages. | ||||
19w08a | The textures of gold armor items have been changed. | ||||
19w11a | Armorer villagers now sell enchanted diamond helmets, leggings and boots, making all 4 pieces of diamond armor effectively renewable again. | ||||
Armorer villagers can now sell all 4 pieces of iron armor. Previously, they only sell iron helmets and chestplates. | |||||
Leatherworker villagers now sell all 4 pieces of leather armor, and the armor is randomly dyed. | |||||
19w13a | Armorer villagers now give chainmail armor to players under the Hero of the Village effect. | ||||
1.16 | 20w06a | Added netherite armor. | |||
20w07a | Added textures and models for all helmets when they are used by piglins. | ||||
Netherite armor is now obtained by combining one diamond armor piece and one netherite ingot in a smithing table. | |||||
Turtle shells, when used by piglins and zombified piglins, result in a missing texture when being displayed.[6] | |||||
20w09a | The textures of diamond helmets, leggings and boots items have been changed. | ||||
20w10a | The texture of netherite armor have been changed. | ||||
The texture of netherite helmets for piglin has been changed. | |||||
Netherite armor can no longer be crafted. | |||||
Netherite armor is now obtained by combining one diamond armor piece and one netherite ingot in a smithing table. | |||||
20w16a | All parts of golden and netherite armor now generate randomly enchanted, and sometimes damaged, in bastion remnant and ruined portal chests. | ||||
20w17a | Diamonds armor now generates in place of netherite armor in bastion remnant chests. | ||||
pre3 | The special helmet models and textures created for piglins have been removed except for leather armor. | ||||
1.16.2 | 20w30a | Unenchanted diamond armor in treasure bastion remnant chests is no longer damaged. | |||
1.16.4 | Pre-release 1 | The texture of netherite leggings has been changed. | |||
1.17 | 20w46a | Leather boots now prevent sinking in powder snow. | |||
20w48a | Wearing any piece of leather armor now prevents freezing entirely. | ||||
21w13a | The two unused textures of the leather cap for piglin[7][8] has been removed. | ||||
Leather boots now prevent fall damage when landing on powder snow. | |||||
1.18.2 | 22w03a | Netherite armor knockback resistance is no longer random. | |||
1.19 | 22w13a | Iron and diamond leggings may now be found in ancient city chests. | |||
Pre-release 1 | Equipping armor through the inventory now plays a sound.[9] | ||||
1.20 (Experimental) | 23w04a | Non-leather armor can now be trimmed using a smithing table. | |||
There are 10 types of material that determine the color of the trim:
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Upgrading diamond armor to netherite armor now requires the netherite upgrade smithing template. | |||||
23w05a | Leather armor can now be trimmed using a smithing table. | ||||
Armor can now have trims of the same material it is made out of. | |||||
The texture of the dune armor trim has been tweaked, so that the symbol on the chestplate is moved up a few pixels. | |||||
23w06a | Swapped iron and iron_darker palette, then made iron_darker darker overall. | ||||
Added a darkest pixel to chestplate_trim trim item texture. | |||||
1.19.4 | 23w05a | Armor can now be swapped by using them in the hotbar.[10] | |||
Armor can now be swapped in armor stands by using them in the armor stand's slot. | |||||
1.20 | 23w17a | The player now gets the advancement "Crafting a New Look" when they craft a trimmed armor at a smithing table, and "Smithing with Style" when they apply these smithing templates at least once on their armor: Spire, Snout, Rib, Ward, Silence, Vex, Tide, and Wayfinder. | |||
Pocket Edition Alpha | |||||
v0.6.0 | Added armor. | ||||
v0.8.0 | build 2 | The leather armor sprites have been changed to that of Java Edition, but its armor model remains that of older versions. | |||
v0.9.0 | build 1 | Iron armor now naturally generates in village chests and a stronghold altar chest. | |||
v0.11.0 | build 11 | Armor now protects against damage from mobs only. | |||
v0.12.1 | build 1 | Armor can now be worn by mobs. | |||
Golden chestplates can now be found in nether fortress chests. | |||||
Chain armor can now be obtained in survival mode from a mob wearing it. | |||||
Leather boots can now be obtained from fishing as a "junk" item. | |||||
? | Armor no longer turns red when mobs and players are hurt. | ||||
v0.14.0 | build 1 | The textures of leather armor have been changed. | |||
Leather armor can now be dyed. | |||||
v0.15.0 | build 1 | Armor can now be obtained from strays and husks that naturally spawn with armor. | |||
v0.15.10 | Capes no longer clip through armor. | ||||
Pocket Edition | |||||
1.0.0 | alpha 0.17.0.1 | Enchanted iron armor and enchanted diamond armor can now be found inside chests within end city. | |||
1.0.4 | alpha 1.0.4.0 | Iron helmets, iron chestplates, enchanted diamond chestplates and chain armor are now sold by armorer smith villagers via trading. | |||
1.1.0 | alpha 1.1.0.0 | Golden, chain and iron armor can now be smelted down into one of their respective nuggets. | |||
Diamond chestplates and chain chestplates can now be found inside woodland mansion chests. | |||||
Bedrock Edition | |||||
1.4.0 | beta 1.2.14.2 | Chain helmets, chestplates, leggings and boots now generate in buried treasure chests. | |||
Enchanted leather armor can now be found inside shipwreck supply room chests. | |||||
beta 1.2.20.1 | Leather chestplates and golden helmets can now be found inside underwater ruins chests. | ||||
1.5.0 | beta 1.5.0.4 | Added turtle shells. | |||
1.10.0 | beta 1.10.0.3 | The textures of all types of armor have been changed. | |||
Iron armor now can be found in plains village weaponsmith chests. | |||||
Leather armor can now be found inside plains village tannery chests. | |||||
1.11.0 | beta 1.11.0.1 | Iron armor now can be found in savanna, taiga, desert, snowy taiga and snowy tundra village weaponsmith chests. | |||
Leather armor can now be found inside savanna, taiga, desert, snowy taiga and snowy tundra village tannery chests. | |||||
Iron helmets can now be found in village armorer chests. | |||||
beta 1.11.0.4 | Pillagers and vindicators that spawn in raids can now drop iron armor. | ||||
Leather leggings and pants are now sold by leather worker villagers. | |||||
Iron leggings, and boots, diamond helmets, leggings, and boots are now sold by armorer villagers. | |||||
beta 1.11.0.5 | The textures of gold armor items have been changed. | ||||
1.12.0 | beta 1.12.0.2 | Leather armor no longer show as being dyed properly when worn by armor stands. | |||
1.13.0 | beta 1.13.0.1 | Leather armor now appears dyed properly when worn by armor stands. | |||
1.16.0 | beta 1.16.0.51 | Added netherite armor. | |||
The textures of diamond helmets, leggings and boots items have been changed. | |||||
Armor can now be obtained from piglins that naturally spawn with golden armor. | |||||
beta 1.16.0.57 | All parts of golden and netherite armor now generate randomly enchanted, and sometimes damaged, in bastion remnant chests. | ||||
Netherite armor can no longer be crafted. | |||||
Netherite armor is now obtained by combining one diamond armor piece and one netherite ingot in a smithing table. | |||||
beta 1.16.0.63 | Diamonds armor now generates in place of netherite armor in bastion remnant chests. | ||||
1.16.200 | beta 1.16.200.52 | The texture of netherite leggings has been changed. | |||
beta 1.16.200.53 | Netherite Armor now gives a 90% reduction in Knockback. | ||||
beta 1.16.200.52 | Leather boots now prevent sinking in powder snow. | ||||
1.16.210 | beta 1.16.210.53 | Wearing any piece of leather armor now prevents freezing entirely. | |||
Legacy Console Edition | |||||
TU1 | CU1 | 1.0 | Patch 1 | 1.0.1 | Added armor. |
Added a quick equip for armor to the inventory interface. | |||||
TU12 | 1.03 | The textures for leather armor have been changed. | |||
TU14 | 1.05 | Leather armor can now be dyed. | |||
Item repair can now repair armor. | |||||
TU25 | CU13 | 1.16 | Armor now have the quick equip functionality. | ||
TU53 | CU43 | 1.49 | Patch 23 | 1.0.3 | Golden, chain and iron armor can now be smelted down into one of their respective nuggets. |
PlayStation 4 Edition | |||||
1.90 | The textures of all types of armor items have been changed (except for the leather one). | ||||
New Nintendo 3DS Edition | |||||
0.1.0 | Added armor. |
- Armor durability from Indev until late Beta
Material | Helmet | Chestplate | Leggings | Boots |
---|---|---|---|---|
Leather | 33 | 48 | 45 | 39 |
Golden | 66 | 96 | 90 | 78 |
Chainmail | 66 | 96 | 90 | 78 |
Iron |
132 | 192 | 180 | 156 |
Diamond | 264 | 384 | 360 | 312 |
Notch wearing multiple armor types.
Dinnerbone's first screenshot of dyed armor.
How the plate would look on a player.
A zombie wearing a plate chestplate.
A zombie wearing a full set of plate armor.
A skeleton wearing a plate helmet.
A skeleton wearing a plate chestplate.
Issues[]
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Gallery[]
Renders[]
Helmets[]
Chestplates[]
Leggings[]
Boots[]
Full Armor Sets[]
Screenshots[]
Trading for chainmail armor with a villager.
A player equipped with a full set of dyed leather armor.
An entire set of enchanted netherite armor on an armor stand.
Noor in trimmed iron armor.
In other media[]
Pixel art of Alex in trimmed iron armor.
Alex wearing iron armor in the Nether.
Champion’s Armor, a unique armor set featured in Minecraft Dungeons.
The Diamond Armor Mii Swordfighter costume in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate.
A crafting grid for a diamond chestplate for official T-shirts made by JINX.
See also[]
Notes[]
References[]
- ↑ MCPE-109048
- ↑ Minecraft armor is weaker in 1.9, but one redditor pointed out there's little difference between iron and diamond now. I have an idea... - @jeb_
- ↑ I've been tweaking damage/armor values for 1.9 again. Previously not even diamond armor would protect against backstabbing creepers ;( - @jeb_)
- ↑ They can only spawn naturally with gold, although other armor type can picked up.
- ↑ For positive values larger than 0x00FFFFFF, the top byte is ignored. All negative values produce white.
- ↑ "[MC-172110] Texture of turtle shells is missing when worn by a piglin or zombified piglin - Jira" – Mojira, February 14, 2020.
- ↑
/assets/minecraft/textures/models/armor/piglin_leather_layer_1.png
- ↑
/assets/minecraft/textures/models/armor/piglin_leather_layer_1_overlay.png
- ↑ MC-94060 — "Equipping armor/elytra through inventory or dispenser doesn't play sounds" — resolved as "Fixed".
- ↑ MC-216270 — resolved as "Fixed".