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For the armor that can be worn by adult horses, see Horse Armor. For the feature in Minecraft Dungeons, see MCD:Armor. For armor trims, see Smithing Template.
"Chainmail" redirects here. For the armor material, see Armor materials.

Armorc

Armor tiers. From left (weakest) to right (strongest): no armor, leather, golden, chainmail, iron, diamond and netherite. (Note that the turtle shell is not pictured. The turtle shell is between iron and diamond, having equal armor points and greater durability than iron.)

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
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[]

IngredientsSmithing recipe
Netherite Upgrade +
Diamond Boots or
Diamond Helmet or
Diamond Leggings or
Diamond Chestplate +
Netherite Ingot
Upgrade Gear

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]

Helmets
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%
  1. 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.
  2. 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.
  3. a b The item has between 80% and 100% of its total durability.
Chestplates
Item Structure Container Quantity Chance
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%
  1. 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.
  2. 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.
  3. a b The item has between 80% and 100% of its total durability.
Leggings
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%
  1. 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.
  2. 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.
  3. 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.
  4. a b The item has between 80% and 100% of its total durability.
Boots
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%
  1. 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.
  2. 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.
  3. a b Enchanted with a random level of Soul Speed.
  4. 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[]

Main article: Armor materials

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[]

Main article: Dye § Dyeing 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


0.1
Gold Nugget Any golden armor +
Any fuel


0.1

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:

The following types of damage are not reduced by armor and have no effect on the armor itself:

Defense points[]

🛡🛡🛡🛡🛡🛡🛡🛡🛡🛡
The armor bar as shown in game

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 43% (about 1.3333%), three decrease it to 87% (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 1611 (about 1.4545%), two decrease it to 87 (about 1.1428%), three decrease to 1617 (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.

Damage reduction v3 Damage dealt v4

In tabular form (with a toughness of 0), damages are:

Armor Attack damage
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[]

See also: Enchanting

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 2025 (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 Enchantments at 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:

The following do not naturally spawn with armor, but they do pick up dropped armor on normal or hard difficulty:

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:

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.

Horse armor[]

Main article: 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[]

Java Edition:

SoundSubtitlesSourceDescriptionResource locationTranslation keyVolumePitchAttenuation
distance
Leather armor rustlesPlayersWhen a piece of leather armor is equippeditem.armor.equip_leathersubtitles.item.armor.equip_leather1.01.016
Chain armor jinglesPlayersWhen a piece of chainmail armor is equippeditem.armor.equip_chainsubtitles.item.armor.equip_chain1.01.016
Iron armor clanksPlayersWhen a piece of iron armor is equippeditem.armor.equip_ironsubtitles.item.armor.equip_iron1.01.016
Gold armor clinksPlayersWhen a piece of gold armor is equippeditem.armor.equip_goldsubtitles.item.armor.equip_gold1.01.016
Diamond armor clangsPlayersWhen a piece of diamond armor is equippeditem.armor.equip_diamondsubtitles.item.armor.equip_diamond1.01.016
Netherite armor clanksPlayersWhen a piece of netherite armor is equippeditem.armor.equip_netheritesubtitles.item.armor.equip_netherite0.81.0/0.916
Turtle Shell thunksPlayersWhen a turtle shell is equippeditem.armor.equip_turtlesubtitles.item.armor.equip_turtle1.01.0/0.85/1.116
Item breaksEntity-DependentWhen a piece of armor's durability is exhaustedentity.item.breaksubtitles.entity.item.break0.80.8-1.216

Bedrock Edition:

SoundSourceDescriptionResource locationVolumePitch
PlayersWhen a piece of leather armor or a turtle shell is equippedarmor.equip_leather1.01.0
PlayersWhen a piece of chain armor is equippedarmor.equip_chain1.01.0
PlayersWhen a piece of iron armor is equippedarmor.equip_iron1.01.0
PlayersWhen a piece of gold armor is equippedarmor.equip_gold1.01.0
PlayersWhen a piece of diamond armor is equippedarmor.equip_diamond1.01.0
PlayersWhen a piece of netherite armor is equipped.armor.equip_netherite1.01.0
BlocksWhen a piece of leather armor is dyed using a cauldroncauldron.dyearmor0.11.0
BlocksWhen a piece of leather armor's dye is removed using a cauldroncauldron.cleanarmor0.11.0
PlayersWhen a piece of armor's durability is exhaustedrandom.break1.00.9

Data values[]

ID[]

Java Edition:

NameIdentifierItem tagsTranslation key
Leather Capleather_helmetfreeze_immune_wearablesitem.minecraft.leather_helmet
Leather Tunicleather_chestplatefreeze_immune_wearablesitem.minecraft.leather_chestplate
Leather Pantsleather_leggingsfreeze_immune_wearablesitem.minecraft.leather_leggings
Leather Bootsleather_bootsfreeze_immune_wearablesitem.minecraft.leather_boots
Chainmail Helmetchainmail_helmetNoneitem.minecraft.chainmail_helmet
Chainmail Chestplatechainmail_chestplateNoneitem.minecraft.chainmail_chestplate
Chainmail Leggingschainmail_leggingsNoneitem.minecraft.chainmail_leggings
Chainmail Bootschainmail_bootsNoneitem.minecraft.chainmail_boots
Iron Helmetiron_helmetNoneitem.minecraft.iron_helmet
Iron Chestplateiron_chestplateNoneitem.minecraft.iron_chestplate
Iron Leggingsiron_leggingsNoneitem.minecraft.iron_leggings
Iron Bootsiron_bootsNoneitem.minecraft.iron_boots
Diamond Helmetdiamond_helmetNoneitem.minecraft.diamond_helmet
Diamond Chestplatediamond_chestplateNoneitem.minecraft.diamond_chestplate
Diamond Leggingsdiamond_leggingsNoneitem.minecraft.diamond_leggings
Diamond Bootsdiamond_bootsNoneitem.minecraft.diamond_boots
Golden Helmetgolden_helmetNoneitem.minecraft.golden_helmet
Golden Chestplategolden_chestplateNoneitem.minecraft.golden_chestplate
Golden Leggingsgolden_leggingsNoneitem.minecraft.golden_leggings
Golden Bootsgolden_bootsNoneitem.minecraft.golden_boots
Turtle Shellturtle_helmetNoneitem.minecraft.turtle_helmet
Netherite Helmetnetherite_helmetNoneitem.minecraft.netherite_helmet
Netherite Chestplatenetherite_chestplateNoneitem.minecraft.netherite_chestplate
Netherite Leggingsnetherite_leggingsNoneitem.minecraft.netherite_leggings
Netherite Bootsnetherite_bootsNoneitem.minecraft.netherite_boots

Bedrock Edition:

NameIdentifierNumeric ID Item tags (JE)Translation key
Leather Capleather_helmet298minecraft:leather_tier
minecraft:is_armor
item.leather_helmet.name
Leather Tunicleather_chestplate299minecraft:leather_tier
minecraft:is_armor
item.leather_chestplate.name
Leather Pantsleather_leggings300minecraft:leather_tier
minecraft:is_armor
item.leather_leggings.name
Leather Bootsleather_boots301minecraft:leather_tier
minecraft:is_armor
item.leather_boots.name
Chainmail Helmetchainmail_helmet302minecraft:chainmail_tier
minecraft:is_armor
item.chainmail_helmet.name
Chainmail Chestplatechainmail_chestplate303minecraft:chainmail_tier
minecraft:is_armor
item.chainmail_chestplate.name
Chainmail Leggingschainmail_leggings304minecraft:chainmail_tier
minecraft:is_armor
item.chainmail_leggings.name
Chainmail Bootschainmail_boots305minecraft:chainmail_tier
minecraft:is_armor
item.chainmail_boots.name
Iron Helmetiron_helmet306minecraft:iron_tier
minecraft:is_armor
item.iron_helmet.name
Iron Chestplateiron_chestplate307minecraft:iron_tier
minecraft:is_armor
item.iron_chestplate.name
Iron Leggingsiron_leggings308minecraft:iron_tier
minecraft:is_armor
item.iron_leggings.name
Iron Bootsiron_boots309minecraft:iron_tier
minecraft:is_armor
item.iron_boots.name
Diamond Helmetdiamond_helmet310minecraft:diamond_tier
minecraft:is_armor
item.diamond_helmet.name
Diamond Chestplatediamond_chestplate311minecraft:diamond_tier
minecraft:is_armor
item.diamond_chestplate.name
Diamond Leggingsdiamond_leggings312minecraft:diamond_tier
minecraft:is_armor
item.diamond_leggings.name
Diamond Bootsdiamond_boots313minecraft:diamond_tier
minecraft:is_armor
item.diamond_boots.name
Golden Helmetgolden_helmet314minecraft:golden_tier
minecraft:is_armor
item.golden_helmet.name
Golden Chestplategolden_chestplate315minecraft:golden_tier
minecraft:is_armor
item.golden_chestplate.name
Golden Leggingsgolden_leggings316minecraft:golden_tier
minecraft:is_armor
item.golden_leggings.name
Golden Bootsgolden_boots317minecraft:golden_tier
minecraft:is_armor
item.golden_boots.name
Turtle Shellturtle_helmet469minecraft:is_armoritem.turtle_helmet.name
Netherite Helmetnetherite_helmet748minecraft:netherite_tier
minecraft:is_armor
item.netherite_helmet.name
Netherite Chestplatenetherite_chestplate749minecraft:netherite_tier
minecraft:is_armor
item.netherite_chestplate.name
Netherite Leggingsnetherite_leggings750minecraft:netherite_tier
minecraft:is_armor
item.netherite_leggings.name
Netherite Bootsnetherite_boots751minecraft:netherite_tier
minecraft:is_armor
item.netherite_boots.name

Item data[]

When leather armor is dyed, it has the following NBT:

  •  tag: Parent tag.
    •  display: Display properties.
      •  color: The color of the leather armor. The tooltip displays "Dyed" if advanced tooltips are disabled, otherwise it displays the hexadecimal color value. Color codes are calculated from the Red, Green and Blue components using this formula:
        Red<<16 + Green<<8 + Blue[5]

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.
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 ManWear a full suit of Iron Armor.15GBronze
Tie Dye OutfitUse a cauldron to dye all 4 unique pieces of leather armor.15GBronze
Cover me in debrisWear a full set of Netherite armorHave a full set of Netherite armor in your inventory.50GGold
Oooh, shiny!Distract a Piglin using goldGive a piglin a gold item while it is aggressive toward the player.30GSilver

Advancements[]

Icon Advancement In-game description Parent Actual requirements (if different) Resource location
Advancement-plain-rawSuit Up
Protect yourself with a piece of iron armor Acquire HardwareHave any type of iron armor in your inventory.story/obtain_armor
Advancement-plain-rawCover Me with Diamonds
Diamond armor saves lives Diamonds!Have any type of diamond armor in your inventory.story/shiny_gear
Advancement-plain-rawOh Shiny
Distract Piglins with gold NetherWhile aggravated, give a piglin one of these 25 gold-related items in the #piglin_loved item tag: Other gold-related items do not distract the piglin and do not trigger this advancement.nether/distract_piglin
Advancement-fancy-rawCover Me in Debris
Get a full suit of Netherite armor Hidden in the DepthsHave a full set of netherite armor in your inventory.nether/netherite_armor
Advancement-plain-rawCrafting a New Look
Craft a trimmed armor at a Smithing Table Adventureadventure/trim_with_any_armor_pattern
Advancement-fancy-rawSmithing with Style
Apply these smithing templates at least once: Spire, Snout, Rib, Ward, Silence, Vex, Tide, Wayfinder Crafting a New Lookadventure/trim_with_all_exclusive_armor_patterns
Advancement-plain-rawLight as a Rabbit
Walk on Powder Snow... without sinking in it Sweet DreamsWalk on powder snow while wearing leather boots.adventure/walk_on_powder_snow_with_leather_boots

History[]

2008Leather Cap (item) JE1 BE1 Leather Tunic (item) JE1 BE1 Leather Pants (item) JE1 BE1 Leather Boots (item) JE1 BE1 Added leather armor to Legend of the Chambered.
June 20, 2008Studded Helmet (item) JE1 Studded Chestplate (item) JE1 Studded Leggings (item) JE1 Studded Boots (item) JE1 Chainmail Helmet (item) JE1 BE1 Chainmail Chestplate (item) JE1 BE1 Chainmail Leggings (item) JE1 BE1 Chainmail Boots (item) JE1 BE1 Iron Helmet (item) JE1 BE1 Iron Chestplate (item) JE1 BE1 Iron Leggings (item) JE1 BE1 Iron Boots (item) JE1 BE1 Added studded, chain, and plate armor to Legend of the Chambered 2.
Java Edition Classic
June 14, 2009Notch 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, 2009Notch 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, 2009Notch tested armor models with boots.
0.24_SURVIVAL_TESTPlate Helmet Plate Chestplate Added plate armor.
Chainmail Helmet JE1 Chainmail Chestplate JE1 Added the model and the texture for unused chain armor.
Zombie full set Skeleton helmet Plate armor models have been tested on zombies and skeletons. It had no effect on gameplay.
Java Edition Indev
0.3120091223-1Removed plate and chain armor. Textures are now unused.
20091231-2Leather Cap (item) JE1 BE1 Leather Tunic (item) JE1 BE1 Leather Pants (item) JE1 BE1 Leather Boots (item) JE1 BE1 Studded Helmet (item) JE1 Studded Chestplate (item) JE1 Studded Leggings (item) JE1 Studded Boots (item) JE1 Chainmail Helmet (item) JE1 BE1 Chainmail Chestplate (item) JE1 BE1 Chainmail Leggings (item) JE1 BE1 Chainmail Boots (item) JE1 BE1 Iron Helmet (item) JE1 BE1 Iron Chestplate (item) JE1 BE1 Iron Leggings (item) JE1 BE1 Iron Boots (item) JE1 BE1 Added items of leather, studded, chain and iron armor.
20100206Diamond Helmet (item) JE1 BE1 Diamond Chestplate (item) JE1 BE1 Diamond Leggings (item) JE1 BE1 Diamond Boots (item) JE1 BE1 Golden Helmet (item) JE1 BE1 Golden Chestplate (item) JE1 BE1 Golden Leggings (item) JE1 BE1 Golden Boots (item) JE1 BE1 Added items of diamond and golden armor.
Removed studded armor items.
February 9, 2010Notch revealed armor Notch revealed new models for armor, which included leggings and boots.
20100212-1Added armor models.
Indev 20100212 armor 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.
20100218Leather Cap JE1 BE1 Leather Tunic JE1 BE1 Leather Pants JE1 BE1 Leather Boots JE1 BE1 Chainmail Helmet JE2 BE1 Chainmail Chestplate JE2 BE1 Chainmail Leggings JE1 BE1 Chainmail Boots JE1 BE1 Iron Helmet JE1 BE1 Iron Chestplate JE1 BE1 Iron Leggings JE1 BE1 Iron Boots JE1 BE1 Diamond Helmet JE1 BE1 Diamond Chestplate JE1 BE1 Diamond Leggings JE1 BE1 Diamond Boots JE1 BE1 Golden Helmet JE1 BE1 Golden Chestplate JE1 BE1 Golden Leggings JE1 BE1 Golden Boots JE1 BE1 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
v1.0.8Leather armor is now crafted with leather instead of cloth.
Java Edition
1.0.0Beta 1.9 PrereleaseThe 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 damagetotal equipped armor damage)) ÷ (total equipped armor max damage + 1)). Armor no longer reduces certain damage types to be covered by enchantments.
October 3, 2011The first images of a player wearing enchanted armor are revealed.
Beta 1.9 Prerelease 3Iron armor can now be found in the new stronghold altar chests.
Beta 1.9 Prerelease 4Armor can now be enchanted.
Beta 1.9 Prerelease 6Armor durability increased.
1.112w01aIron armor can now be found in the new blacksmith chests in villages.
1.2.112w06aZombies now drop iron helmets on rare occasions and zombie pigmen now drop golden helmets.
1.3.112w15a⇧ Shift+clicking can now be used to wear armor.
12w21aChain 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.
1.4.212w32aMob 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, 2012Jeb and Dinnerbone tweeted pictures of dyeable leather armor.
12w34aLeather 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.
Leather Cap JE2 Leather Tunic JE2 Leather Pants JE2 Leather Boots JE2 BE1 Leather Cap (item) JE2 Leather Tunic (item) JE2 Leather Pants (item) JE2 Leather Boots (item) JE2 Default leather armor textures are now slightly darker and leather tunics now have buttons.
12w34bLeather Tunic JE3 BE2 Leather Tunic (item) JE3 BE2 Diamond Chestplate JE2 The texture of leather and diamond chestplate has been changed. Leather tunics now have longer sleeves. Diamond chestplates now have notches under the shoulders.
12w36aDyed leather armor are now more saturated and have a slight tint of tan in respect to the default armor color.
12w37aLeather Cap JE3 BE2 Leather Pants JE3 BE2 Leather Boots JE2 BE2 Leather Cap (item) JE3 BE2 Leather Pants (item) JE3 BE2 Leather Boots (item) JE3 BE2 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.
1.4.612w50aThe Thorns enchantment can now be enchanted on chestplates.
1.513w04aArmor in the player's hand can now be equipped by right-clicking.
Dispensers can now equip nearby players with armor.
1.6.113w18aGolden chestplates are now found in the new chests in nether fortresses.
1.7.213w36aLeather boots can now be obtained as one of the "junk" items by fishing.
1.814w02aTrades 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.
14w05aArmor no longer turns red when mobs and players are hurt.
14w06aArmor is now visible on giants.
14w25aChain armor cannot be crafted anymore due to the item form of fire being removed.
1.915w31aEnchanted 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.
15w34bArmor durability now affects armor value.
15w36aArmor and armor enchantment calculations have been changed. For the original values, see here.
15w36dArmor durability affecting value has been removed.
Armor now has an attribute controlling the defense points.
15w43aThe average yield of gold chestplates in nether fortress chests has been decreased.
15w50aAdded equip sounds for all types of armor.
16w02aArmor and armor enchantment calculations have been changed again.
16w05aArmor calculations have been changed, once again.
1.1116w39aDiamond and chain chestplates are now found in the new woodland mansion chests.
1.11.116w50aGolden, chain and iron armor can now be smelted down into one of their respective nuggets.
1.1317w47aPrior to The Flattening, these items' numeral IDs were 298 through 317.
18w07aTurtle Shell Turtle Shell (item) JE1 BE1 Added turtle shells.
18w09aLeather tunics and golden helmets now have a chance of generating in underwater ruins.
18w10aLeather tunics can now generate in buried treasure chests.
18w11aEnchanted leather caps, tunics, pants and boots can now generate in the chests of shipwrecks.
18w20a"Chain" armor have been renamed to "Chainmail".
1.1418w43aLeather Cap JE4 BE2 Leather Tunic JE4 BE2 Leather Pants JE4 BE2 Leather Boots JE3 BE2 Chainmail Helmet JE3 BE2 Chainmail Chestplate JE3 BE2 Chainmail Leggings JE2 BE2 Chainmail Boots JE2 BE2 Iron Helmet JE2 BE2 Iron Chestplate JE2 BE2 Iron Leggings JE2 BE2 Iron Boots JE2 BE2 Golden Helmet JE2 BE2 Golden Chestplate JE2 BE2 Golden Leggings JE2 BE2 Golden Boots JE2 BE2 Diamond Helmet JE2 BE2 Diamond Chestplate JE3 BE2 Diamond Leggings JE2 BE2 Diamond Boots JE2 BE2
Leather Cap (item) JE4 BE3 Leather Tunic (item) JE4 BE3 Leather Pants (item) JE4 BE3 Leather Boots (item) JE4 BE3 Chainmail Helmet (item) JE2 BE2 Chainmail Chestplate (item) JE2 BE2 Chainmail Leggings (item) JE2 BE2 Chainmail Boots (item) JE2 BE2 Iron Helmet (item) JE2 BE2 Iron Chestplate (item) JE2 BE2 Iron Leggings (item) JE2 BE2 Iron Boots (item) JE2 BE2 Golden Helmet (item) JE2 BE2 Golden Chestplate (item) JE2 BE2 Golden Leggings (item) JE2 BE2 Golden Boots (item) JE2 BE2 Diamond Helmet (item) JE2 BE2 Diamond Chestplate (item) JE2 BE2 Diamond Leggings (item) JE2 BE2 Diamond Boots (item) JE2 BE2 The textures of all types of armor have been changed.
18w48aLeather armor can now be found in chests in village tanneries.
18w50aArmor stands equipped with iron armor now generate in updated taiga villages.
19w08aGolden Helmet (item) JE3 BE3 Golden Chestplate (item) JE3 BE3 Golden Leggings (item) JE3 BE3 Golden Boots (item) JE3 BE3 The textures of gold armor items have been changed.
19w11aArmorer 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.
19w13aArmorer villagers now give chainmail armor to players under the Hero of the Village effect.
1.1620w06aNetherite Helmet JE1 Netherite Chestplate JE1 Netherite Leggings JE1 Netherite Boots JE1 Netherite Helmet (item) JE1 Netherite Chestplate (item) JE1 Netherite Leggings (item) JE1 Netherite Boots (item) JE1 Added netherite armor.
20w07aLeather piglin helmet Chainmail piglin helmet Iron piglin helmet Golden piglin helmet Diamond piglin helmet Netherite piglin helmet JE1 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 Shell piglin MC-172110 Turtle shells, when used by piglins and zombified piglins, result in a missing texture when being displayed.[6]
20w09aDiamond Helmet (item) JE3 BE3 Diamond Leggings (item) JE3 BE3 Diamond Boots (item) JE3 BE3 The textures of diamond helmets, leggings and boots items have been changed.
20w10aNetherite Helmet JE2 BE1 Netherite Chestplate JE2 BE1 Netherite Leggings JE2 Netherite Boots JE2 BE1 Netherite Helmet (item) JE2 BE1 Netherite Chestplate (item) JE2 BE1 Netherite Leggings (item) JE2 BE1 Netherite Boots (item) JE2 The texture of netherite armor have been changed.
Netherite piglin helmet 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.
20w16aAll parts of golden and netherite armor now generate randomly enchanted, and sometimes damaged, in bastion remnant and ruined portal chests.
20w17aDiamonds armor now generates in place of netherite armor in bastion remnant chests.
pre3The special helmet models and textures created for piglins have been removed except for leather armor.
1.16.220w30aUnenchanted diamond armor in treasure bastion remnant chests is no longer damaged.
1.16.4Pre-release 1Netherite Leggings JE3 BE2 The texture of netherite leggings has been changed.
1.1720w46aLeather boots now prevent sinking in powder snow.
20w48aWearing any piece of leather armor now prevents freezing entirely.
21w13aThe 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.
1.18.222w03aNetherite armor knockback resistance is no longer random.
1.1922w13aIron and diamond leggings may now be found in ancient city chests.
Pre-release 1Equipping armor through the inventory now plays a sound.[9]
1.20
(Experimental)
23w04aNon-leather armor can now be trimmed using a smithing table.
There are 10 types of material that determine the color of the trim:
  • Iron
  • Copper
  • Gold
  • Lapis
  • Emerald
  • Diamond
  • Netherite
  • Redstone
  • Amethyst
  • Quartz
Upgrading diamond armor to netherite armor now requires the netherite upgrade smithing template.
23w05aLeather 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.
23w06aSwapped iron and iron_darker palette, then made iron_darker darker overall.
Added a darkest pixel to chestplate_trim trim item texture.
1.19.423w05aArmor 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.
1.2023w17aThe 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
v0.6.0Leather Cap JE1 BE1 Leather Tunic JE1 BE1 Leather Pants JE1 BE1 Leather Boots JE1 BE1 Chainmail Helmet JE2 BE1 Chainmail Chestplate JE2 BE1 Chainmail Leggings JE1 BE1 Chainmail Boots JE1 BE1 Iron Helmet JE1 BE1 Iron Chestplate JE1 BE1 Iron Leggings JE1 BE1 Iron Boots JE1 BE1 Diamond Helmet JE1 BE1 Diamond Chestplate JE1 BE1 Diamond Leggings JE1 BE1 Diamond Boots JE1 BE1 Golden Helmet JE1 BE1 Golden Chestplate JE1 BE1 Golden Leggings JE1 BE1 Golden Boots JE1 BE1
Leather Cap (item) JE1 BE1 Leather Tunic (item) JE1 BE1 Leather Pants (item) JE1 BE1 Leather Boots (item) JE1 BE1 Chainmail Helmet (item) JE1 BE1 Chainmail Chestplate (item) JE1 BE1 Chainmail Leggings (item) JE1 BE1 Chainmail Boots (item) JE1 BE1 Iron Helmet (item) JE1 BE1 Iron Chestplate (item) JE1 BE1 Iron Leggings (item) JE1 BE1 Iron Boots (item) JE1 BE1 Diamond Helmet (item) JE1 BE1 Diamond Chestplate (item) JE1 BE1 Diamond Leggings (item) JE1 BE1 Diamond Boots (item) JE1 BE1 Golden Helmet (item) JE1 BE1 Golden Chestplate (item) JE1 BE1 Golden Leggings (item) JE1 BE1 Golden Boots (item) JE1 BE1 Added armor.
v0.8.0build 2Leather Cap (item) JE3 BE2 Leather Tunic (item) JE3 BE2 Leather Pants (item) JE3 BE2 Leather Boots (item) JE3 BE2 The leather armor sprites have been changed to that of Java Edition, but its armor model remains that of older versions.
v0.9.0build 1Iron armor now naturally generates in village chests and a stronghold altar chest.
v0.11.0build 11Armor now protects against damage from mobs only.
v0.12.1build 1Armor 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.
v0.14.0build 1Leather Cap JE3 BE2 Leather Tunic JE3 BE2 Leather Pants JE3 BE2 Leather Boots JE2 BE2 The textures of leather armor have been changed.
Leather armor can now be dyed.
v0.15.0build 1Armor can now be obtained from strays and husks that naturally spawn with armor.
v0.15.10Capes no longer clip through armor.
Pocket Edition
1.0.0alpha 0.17.0.1Enchanted iron armor and enchanted diamond armor can now be found inside chests within end city.
1.0.4alpha 1.0.4.0Iron helmets, iron chestplates, enchanted diamond chestplates and chain armor are now sold by armorer smith villagers via trading.
1.1.0alpha 1.1.0.0Golden, 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
1.4.0beta 1.2.14.2Chain helmets, chestplates, leggings and boots now generate in buried treasure chests.
Enchanted leather armor can now be found inside shipwreck supply room chests.
beta 1.2.20.1Leather chestplates and golden helmets can now be found inside underwater ruins chests.
1.5.0beta 1.5.0.4Turtle Shell Turtle Shell (item) JE1 BE1 Added turtle shells.
1.10.0beta 1.10.0.3Leather Cap JE4 BE2 Leather Tunic JE4 BE2 Leather Pants JE4 BE2 Leather Boots JE3 BE2 Chainmail Helmet JE3 BE2 Chainmail Chestplate JE3 BE2 Chainmail Leggings JE2 BE2 Chainmail Boots JE2 BE2 Iron Helmet JE2 BE2 Iron Chestplate JE2 BE2 Iron Leggings JE2 BE2 Iron Boots JE2 BE2 Golden Helmet JE2 BE2 Golden Chestplate JE2 BE2 Golden Leggings JE2 BE2 Golden Boots JE2 BE2 Diamond Helmet JE2 BE2 Diamond Chestplate JE3 BE2 Diamond Leggings JE2 BE2 Diamond Boots JE2 BE2
Leather Cap (item) JE4 BE3 Leather Tunic (item) JE4 BE3 Leather Pants (item) JE4 BE3 Leather Boots (item) JE4 BE3 Chainmail Helmet (item) JE2 BE2 Chainmail Chestplate (item) JE2 BE2 Chainmail Leggings (item) JE2 BE2 Chainmail Boots (item) JE2 BE2 Iron Helmet (item) JE2 BE2 Iron Chestplate (item) JE2 BE2 Iron Leggings (item) JE2 BE2 Iron Boots (item) JE2 BE2 Golden Helmet (item) JE2 BE2 Golden Chestplate (item) JE2 BE2 Golden Leggings (item) JE2 BE2 Golden Boots (item) JE2 BE2 Diamond Helmet (item) JE2 BE2 Diamond Chestplate (item) JE2 BE2 Diamond Leggings (item) JE2 BE2 Diamond Boots (item) JE2 BE2 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.
1.11.0beta 1.11.0.1Iron 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 1.11.0.4Pillagers 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 1.11.0.5Golden Helmet (item) JE3 BE3 Golden Chestplate (item) JE3 BE3 Golden Leggings (item) JE3 BE3 Golden Boots (item) JE3 BE3 The textures of gold armor items have been changed.
1.12.0beta 1.12.0.2Armor Stand with Leather Armor MCPE-44669 Leather armor no longer show as being dyed properly when worn by armor stands.
1.13.0beta 1.13.0.1Leather armor now appears dyed properly when worn by armor stands.
1.16.0beta 1.16.0.51Netherite Helmet JE2 BE1 Netherite Chestplate JE2 BE1 Netherite Leggings BE1 Netherite Boots JE2 BE1 Netherite Helmet (item) JE2 BE1 Netherite Chestplate (item) JE2 BE1 Netherite Leggings (item) JE2 BE1 Netherite Boots (item) BE1 Added netherite armor.
Diamond Helmet (item) JE3 BE3 Diamond Leggings (item) JE3 BE3 Diamond Boots (item) JE3 BE3 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 1.16.0.57All 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 1.16.0.63Diamonds armor now generates in place of netherite armor in bastion remnant chests.
1.16.200beta 1.16.200.52Netherite Leggings JE3 BE2 The texture of netherite leggings has been changed.
beta 1.16.200.53Netherite Armor now gives a 90% reduction in Knockback.
beta 1.16.200.52Leather boots now prevent sinking in powder snow.
1.16.210beta 1.16.210.53Wearing any piece of leather armor now prevents freezing entirely.
Legacy Console Edition
TU1CU1 1.0 Patch 11.0.1Leather Cap JE1 BE1 Leather Tunic JE1 BE1 Leather Pants JE1 BE1 Leather Boots JE1 BE1 Chainmail Helmet JE2 BE1 Chainmail Chestplate JE2 BE1 Chainmail Leggings JE1 BE1 Chainmail Boots JE1 BE1 Iron Helmet JE1 BE1 Iron Chestplate JE1 BE1 Iron Leggings JE1 BE1 Iron Boots JE1 BE1 Diamond Helmet JE1 BE1 Diamond Chestplate JE1 BE1 Diamond Leggings JE1 BE1 Diamond Boots JE1 BE1 Golden Helmet JE1 BE1 Golden Chestplate JE1 BE1 Golden Leggings JE1 BE1 Golden Boots JE1 BE1
Leather Cap (item) JE1 BE1 Leather Tunic (item) JE1 BE1 Leather Pants (item) JE1 BE1 Leather Boots (item) JE1 BE1 Chainmail Helmet (item) JE1 BE1 Chainmail Chestplate (item) JE1 BE1 Chainmail Leggings (item) JE1 BE1 Chainmail Boots (item) JE1 BE1 Iron Helmet (item) JE1 BE1 Iron Chestplate (item) JE1 BE1 Iron Leggings (item) JE1 BE1 Iron Boots (item) JE1 BE1 Diamond Helmet (item) JE1 BE1 Diamond Chestplate (item) JE1 BE1 Diamond Leggings (item) JE1 BE1 Diamond Boots (item) JE1 BE1 Golden Helmet (item) JE1 BE1 Golden Chestplate (item) JE1 BE1 Golden Leggings (item) JE1 BE1 Golden Boots (item) JE1 BE1 Added armor.
Added a quick equip for armor to the inventory interface.
TU12 1.03 Leather Cap JE3 BE2 Leather Tunic JE3 BE2 Leather Pants JE3 BE2 Leather Boots JE2 BE2 Leather Cap (item) JE3 BE2 Leather Tunic (item) JE3 BE2 Leather Pants (item) JE3 BE2 Leather Boots (item) JE3 BE2 The textures for leather armor have been changed.
TU14 1.05 Leather armor can now be dyed.
Item repair can now repair armor.
TU25CU13 1.16 Armor now have the quick equip functionality.
TU53CU43 1.49 Patch 231.0.3Golden, chain and iron armor can now be smelted down into one of their respective nuggets.
PlayStation 4 Edition
1.90Chainmail Helmet (item) JE2 BE2 Chainmail Chestplate (item) JE2 BE2 Chainmail Leggings (item) JE2 BE2 Chainmail Boots (item) JE2 BE2 Iron Helmet (item) JE2 BE2 Iron Chestplate (item) JE2 BE2 Iron Leggings (item) JE2 BE2 Iron Boots (item) JE2 BE2 Golden Helmet (item) JE2 BE2 Golden Chestplate (item) JE2 BE2 Golden Leggings (item) JE2 BE2 Golden Boots (item) JE2 BE2 Diamond Helmet (item) JE2 BE2 Diamond Chestplate (item) JE2 BE2 Diamond Leggings (item) JE2 BE2 Diamond Boots (item) JE2 BE2 The textures of all types of armor items have been changed (except for the leather one).
New Nintendo 3DS Edition
0.1.0Leather Cap JE1 BE1 Leather Tunic JE1 BE1 Leather Pants JE1 BE1 Leather Boots JE1 BE1 Chainmail Helmet JE2 BE1 Chainmail Chestplate JE2 BE1 Chainmail Leggings JE1 BE1 Chainmail Boots JE1 BE1 Iron Helmet JE1 BE1 Iron Chestplate JE1 BE1 Iron Leggings JE1 BE1 Iron Boots JE1 BE1 Diamond Helmet JE1 BE1 Diamond Chestplate JE1 BE1 Diamond Leggings JE1 BE1 Diamond Boots JE1 BE1 Golden Helmet JE1 BE1 Golden Chestplate JE1 BE1 Golden Leggings JE1 BE1 Golden Boots JE1 BE1
Leather Cap (item) JE1 BE1 Leather Tunic (item) JE1 BE1 Leather Pants (item) JE1 BE1 Leather Boots (item) JE1 BE1 Chainmail Helmet (item) JE1 BE1 Chainmail Chestplate (item) JE1 BE1 Chainmail Leggings (item) JE1 BE1 Chainmail Boots (item) JE1 BE1 Iron Helmet (item) JE1 BE1 Iron Chestplate (item) JE1 BE1 Iron Leggings (item) JE1 BE1 Iron Boots (item) JE1 BE1 Diamond Helmet (item) JE1 BE1 Diamond Chestplate (item) JE1 BE1 Diamond Leggings (item) JE1 BE1 Diamond Boots (item) JE1 BE1 Golden Helmet (item) JE1 BE1 Golden Chestplate (item) JE1 BE1 Golden Leggings (item) JE1 BE1 Golden Boots (item) JE1 BE1 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


Issues[]

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Gallery[]

Renders[]

Helmets[]

Chestplates[]

Leggings[]

Boots[]

Full Armor Sets[]

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In other media[]

See also[]

Notes[]


References[]

  1. MCPE-109048
  2. 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_
  3. I've been tweaking damage/armor values for 1.9 again. Previously not even diamond armor would protect against backstabbing creepers ;( - @jeb_)
  4. They can only spawn naturally with gold, although other armor type can picked up.
  5. For positive values larger than 0x00FFFFFF, the top byte is ignored. All negative values produce white.
  6. "[MC-172110] Texture of turtle shells is missing when worn by a piglin or zombified piglin - Jira"Mojira, February 14, 2020.
  7. /assets/minecraft/textures/models/armor/piglin_leather_layer_1.png
  8. /assets/minecraft/textures/models/armor/piglin_leather_layer_1_overlay.png
  9. MC-94060 — "Equipping armor/elytra through inventory or dispenser doesn't play sounds" — resolved as "Fixed".
  10. MC-216270 — resolved as "Fixed".
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