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Chestplates are a type of armor that covers the upper body of the player. There are six types of chestplates: leather, chainmail, iron, diamond, gold and netherite.

Obtaining[]

Crafting[]

Ingredients Crafting recipe Description
Leather or
Gold Ingot or
Iron Ingot or
Diamond

Damaged Matching Chestplate


The durability of the two chestplates is added together, making a fully healed chestplate. You can get 5% more durability while using a grindstone to fix.

Upgrading[]

Netherite Upgrade +
Diamond Chestplate +
Netherite Ingot

Upgrade Gear

Repairing[]

Grinding[]

Ingredients Grinding recipe Description
Damaged Matching Chestplates
The durability of the two chestplates are added together, plus an extra 5% durability.

Unit repair[]

Chestplates can be repaired in an anvil by adding units of the armor material's repair material, with each repair material restoring 25% of the chestplate's maximum durability, rounded down.

Mob loot[]

Zombies and skeletons have a small chance to spawn wearing any armor. There is an 8.5% chance (9.5% with Looting I, 10.5% with Looting II and 11.5% with Looting III) for the mob to drop a chestplate upon death. The chestplate the mob drops is usually badly damaged, and rarely enchanted.

Vindicators and Pillagers spawning in raids have a 4.1% chance (5.12% on hard difficulty) to drop iron chestplate, which is almost always badly damaged and rarely enchanted.

Natural generation[]

Two armor stands are found in each taiga village outdoor armory, one of them equipped with an iron chestplate.

Chest loot[]

In Bedrock Edition, a sealed room in woodland mansions can appear that has a chest sometimes containing an Efficiency I leather tunic.[1]

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.

Trading[]

In Java Edition, novice-level armorer villagers have a 40% chance to sell an iron chestplate for 9 emeralds. Journeyman-level armorers have a 40% chance to sell a chainmail chestplate for 4 emeralds. Master-level armorers always sell an enchanted[note 1] diamond chestplate for 18-35 emeralds. Novice-level leatherworker villagers have a 23 chance to sell a leather tunic[note 2] for 7 emeralds. Journeyman-level Leatherworker villagers always offer the same trade.

Armorer villagers may give the players with the Hero of the Village effect a chainmail chestplate.

In Bedrock Edition, novice-level armorer villagers have a 25% chance to sell an iron chestplate for 9 emeralds. Journeyman-level armorers have a 13 chance to sell a chainmail chestplate for 4 emeralds. Master-level armorers have a 50% chance to sell an enchanted[note 1] diamond chestplate for 16 emeralds. Novice-level leatherworker villagers have a 50% chance to sell leather tunic for 7 emeralds. Master-level leatherworkers always sell an enchanted[note 1] leather tunic for 7 emeralds.

  1. a b c When creating an enchantment offer, the game uses a random enchantment level from 5 – 19. The enchantments are never treasure enchantments.
  2. The leather armor has a random color created by two dyes (possibly the same dye twice).

Usage[]

Chestplates can be placed in the 2nd armor slot of a player's inventory for activation.

Defense points[]

Defense points are each signified by chestplates in the armor bar above the health bar. 1 defense point is half of a chestplate in the armor bar. Each defense point reduces any damage dealt to the player, which is absorbed by armor by 4%, increasing additively with the number of defense points. Different materials and combinations of armor provide different levels of defense.

The following table shows the amount of defense points added by chestplates.

Material Defense points
Leather 3 (🛡🛡)
Golden 5 (🛡🛡🛡)
Chainmail
Iron 6 (🛡🛡🛡)
Diamond 8 (🛡🛡🛡🛡)
Netherite

Knockback Resistance[]

A netherite chestplate provides 10% knockback resistance.

Durability[]

The following table shows the amount of damage each piece of armor can absorb before being destroyed.

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). Damage taken that unenchanted armor does not protect against (such as falling or drowning) does not damage the armor, even if it is enchanted to protect against that type of damage. The following chart displays how many hits chest plates can endure.

Netherite armor is not damaged by lava or fire when worn.

Material Durability
Leather 80
Golden 112
Chainmail 240
Iron
Diamond 528
Netherite 592

Repair[]

Chestplates may be repaired by using them along with some of their crafting material (leather, gold ingots, iron ingots, diamonds, or netherite ingots) in an anvil. Chainmail chestplates may be repaired in this way with iron ingots. They may also be repaired by crafting them together with another chestplate of the same material.

Enchantments[]

A chestplate can receive the following enchantments:

Enchantment Max Level Notes
Fire Protection IV [note 1]
Projectile Protection IV [note 1]
Blast Protection IV [note 1]
Protection IV [note 1]
Unbreaking III
Thorns III [note 2]
Mending I [note 3]
Curse of Binding I [note 3]
Curse of Vanishing I [note 3]
  1. a b c d Fire Protection, Blast Protection, Projectile Protection and Protection are mutually exclusive
  2. The max level obtainable in the enchanting table is 2
  3. a b c Only from chest loot, fishing, or an anvil and enchanted books.

Smelting usage[]

Name Ingredients Smelting recipe
Iron Nugget or
Gold Nugget
Iron Chestplate or
Chainmail Chestplate or
Golden Chestplate +
Any fuel


0.1

Piglins[]

Piglins are attracted to golden chestplates and pick them up, examining them for 6 to 8 seconds. Piglins can wear other chestplates but are not attracted to them. They prefer stronger chestplates over weaker chestplates, with one exception: They always prefer golden chestplates over all other chestplates, throwing out stronger chestplates to equip them. Enchanted chestplates are preferred over unenchanted chestplates.

Sounds[]

Java Edition:

SoundSubtitlesSourceDescriptionResource locationTranslation keyVolumePitchAttenuation
distance
File:Equip leather1.oggFile:Equip leather2.oggFile:Equip leather3.oggFile:Equip leather4.oggFile:Equip leather5.oggFile:Equip leather6.oggLeather armor rustlesPlayersWhen a leather chestplate is equippeditem.armor.equip_leathersubtitles.item.armor.equip_leather1.01.016
File:Equip chain1.oggFile:Equip chain2.oggFile:Equip chain3.oggFile:Equip chain4.oggFile:Equip chain5.oggFile:Equip chain6.oggChain armor jinglesPlayersWhen a chainmail chestplate is equippeditem.armor.equip_chainsubtitles.item.armor.equip_chain1.01.016
File:Equip iron1.oggFile:Equip iron2.oggFile:Equip iron3.oggFile:Equip iron4.oggFile:Equip iron5.oggFile:Equip iron6.oggIron armor clanksPlayersWhen an iron chestplate is equippeditem.armor.equip_ironsubtitles.item.armor.equip_iron1.01.016
File:Equip gold1.oggFile:Equip gold2.oggFile:Equip gold3.oggFile:Equip gold4.oggFile:Equip gold5.oggFile:Equip gold6.oggGold armor clinksPlayersWhen a gold chestplate is equippeditem.armor.equip_goldsubtitles.item.armor.equip_gold1.01.016
File:Equip diamond1.oggFile:Equip diamond2.oggFile:Equip diamond3.oggFile:Equip diamond4.oggFile:Equip diamond5.oggFile:Equip diamond6.oggDiamond armor clangsPlayersWhen a diamond chestplate is equippeditem.armor.equip_diamondsubtitles.item.armor.equip_diamond1.01.016
File:Equip netherite1.oggFile:Equip netherite2.oggFile:Equip netherite3.oggFile:Equip netherite4.oggNetherite armor clanksPlayersWhen a netherite chestplate is equippeditem.armor.equip_netheritesubtitles.item.armor.equip_netherite0.81.0/0.916
File:Random break.oggItem breaksEntity-DependentWhen a chestplate's durability is exhaustedentity.item.breaksubtitles.entity.item.break0.80.8-1.216

Bedrock Edition:

SoundSourceDescriptionResource locationVolumePitch
File:Equip leather1.oggFile:Equip leather2.oggFile:Equip leather3.oggFile:Equip leather4.oggFile:Equip leather5.oggFile:Equip leather6.oggPlayersWhen a leather chestplate is equippedarmor.equip_leather1.01.0
File:Equip chain1.oggFile:Equip chain2.oggFile:Equip chain3.oggFile:Equip chain4.oggFile:Equip chain5.oggFile:Equip chain6.oggPlayersWhen a chain chestplate is equippedarmor.equip_chain1.01.0
File:Equip iron1.oggFile:Equip iron2.oggFile:Equip iron3.oggFile:Equip iron4.oggFile:Equip iron5.oggFile:Equip iron6.oggPlayersWhen an iron chestplate is equippedarmor.equip_iron1.01.0
File:Equip gold1.oggFile:Equip gold2.oggFile:Equip gold3.oggFile:Equip gold4.oggFile:Equip gold5.oggFile:Equip gold6.oggPlayersWhen a gold chestplate is equippedarmor.equip_gold1.01.0
File:Equip diamond1.oggFile:Equip diamond2.oggFile:Equip diamond3.oggFile:Equip diamond4.oggFile:Equip diamond5.oggFile:Equip diamond6.oggPlayersWhen a diamond chestplate is equippedarmor.equip_diamond1.01.0
File:Equip netherite1.oggFile:Equip netherite2.oggFile:Equip netherite3.oggFile:Equip netherite4.oggPlayersWhen a netherite chestplate is equipped.armor.equip_netherite1.01.0
File:Water Splash Old.oggBlocksWhen a leather chestplate is dyed using a cauldroncauldron.dyearmor0.11.0
BlocksWhen a leather chestplate's dye is removed using a cauldroncauldron.cleanarmor0.11.0
File:Random break.oggPlayersWhen a chestplate's durability is exhaustedrandom.break1.00.9

Data values[]

ID[]

Java Edition:

NameIdentifierFormItem tagsTranslation key
Leather Tunicleather_chestplateItemfreeze_immune_wearablesitem.minecraft.leather_chestplate
Chainmail Chestplatechainmail_chestplateItemNoneitem.minecraft.chainmail_chestplate
Iron Chestplateiron_chestplateItemNoneitem.minecraft.iron_chestplate
Diamond Chestplatediamond_chestplateItemNoneitem.minecraft.diamond_chestplate
Golden Chestplategolden_chestplateItemNoneitem.minecraft.golden_chestplate
Netherite Chestplatenetherite_chestplateItemNoneitem.minecraft.netherite_chestplate

Bedrock Edition:

NameIdentifierNumeric ID FormTranslation key
Leather Tunicleather_chestplate336Itemitem.leather_chestplate.name
Chainmail Chestplatechainmail_chestplate340Itemitem.chainmail_chestplate.name
Iron Chestplateiron_chestplate344Itemitem.iron_chestplate.name
Diamond Chestplatediamond_chestplate348Itemitem.diamond_chestplate.name
Golden Chestplategolden_chestplate352Itemitem.golden_chestplate.name
Netherite Chestplatenetherite_chestplate610Itemitem.netherite_chestplate.name

Item data[]

When leather tunics are 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[2]

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

History[]

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 chestplates on the human. They were merely aesthetic at the time and had no effect on gameplay.
0.24_SURVIVAL_TESTPlate Chestplate Added the plate chestplate.
Chainmail Chestplate JE1 Added the model and the texture for the unused chain chestplate.
Zombie full set Skeleton helmet The plate chestplate has been tested on zombies and skeletons. It had no effect on gameplay.
Java Edition Indev
0.3120091223-1Plate and chain armor chestplates are no longer used.
20091231-2Leather Tunic (item) JE1 BE1 Studded Chestplate (item) JE1 Chainmail Chestplate (item) JE1 BE1 Iron Chestplate (item) JE1 BE1 Added the single item form of relation to leather, studded, chainmail, and plate (iron) chestplates.
The textures of the cloth chestplate are taken from one of Notch's previous games, Legend of the Chambered. The rest are from Legend of the Chambered 2.
20100206Golden Chestplate (item) JE1 BE1 Diamond Chestplate (item) JE1 BE1 Added the item form of golden and diamond chestplates.
Removed the leather-chain chestplate.
February 9, 2010Notch revealed armor Notch revealed new models for armor - including chestplates.
20100212-1Added armor models.
Indev 20100212 armor Armor models are now displayed on the player in the inventory.
20100218Leather Tunic JE1 BE1 Chainmail Chestplate JE2 BE1 Iron Chestplate JE1 BE1 Golden Chestplate JE1 BE1 Diamond Chestplate JE1 BE1 Added models of cloth, chainmail, iron, gold, and diamond chestplates.
Chestplates can now be crafted and worn.
Chestplates now functions. All chestplates give 8 (🛡🛡🛡🛡). Chestplates have limited durability, with lower tier chestplates less durable than higher tier chestplates.
Java Edition Alpha
v1.0.8With the introduction of leather, "Cloth Chestplate" has been renamed to "Leather Tunic".
Leather tunics 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 chestplates are revealed.
Beta 1.9 Prerelease 3Iron chestplates can now be found in the new stronghold altar chests.
Beta 1.9 Prerelease 4Chestplates can now be enchanted.
1.112w01aIron chestplates can now be found in the new blacksmith chests in villages.
1.3.112w15a⇧ Shift+clicking can now be used to wear chestplates.
12w21aChainmail chestplates can now be obtained legitimately in survival mode through trading.
Blacksmith villagers now sell chainmail chestplates for 11–14 emeralds.
Blacksmith villagers now sell diamond chestplates for 16–18 emeralds.
Blacksmith villagers now sell iron chestplates for 10–13 emeralds.
Butchers now sell 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 chestplates.
12w34aLeather tunics can now be dyed by crafting a leather tunic piece with dyes. Dyes can be removed by using dyed leather tunics on a cauldron with water.
Leather Tunic JE2 Leather Tunic (item) JE2 Default leather tunic textures are now slightly darker and have buttons.
12w34bLeather Tunic JE3 BE2 Leather Tunic (item) JE3 BE2 Diamond Chestplate JE2 The texture of leather and diamond chestplates has been changed. Leather tunics now have longer sleeves. Diamond chestplates now have notches under the shoulders.
12w36aDyed leather tunics are now more saturated and have a slight tint of tan in respect to the default armor color.
12w37aLeather Cap JE3 BE2 Leather Boots JE2 BE2 Leather Cap (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 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 chainmail 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.
18w09aLeather tunics now have a chance of generating in underwater ruins.
18w10aLeather tunics can now generate in buried treasure chests.
18w11aEnchanted leather tunics can now generate in the chests of shipwrecks.
18w20aChain armor pieces have been renamed to "chainmail".
1.1418w43aLeather Tunic JE4 BE2 Chainmail Chestplate JE3 BE2 Iron Chestplate JE2 BE2 Golden Chestplate JE2 BE2 Diamond Chestplate JE3 BE2 Leather Tunic (item) JE4 BE3 Chainmail Chestplate (item) JE2 BE2 Iron Chestplate (item) JE2 BE2 Golden Chestplate (item) JE2 BE2 Diamond Chestplate (item) JE2 BE2 The textures of all types of armor have been changed.
18w48aLeather tunics can now be found in chests in village tanneries.
18w50aIron chestplates can now be found on armor stands in taiga villages.
19w08aGolden Chestplate (item) JE3 BE3 The textures of gold chestplate item have been changed.
19w11aLeatherworker villagers now sell randomly dyed leather tunics, instead of enchanted leather tunics.
19w13aArmorer villagers now give chainmail chestplates to players under the Hero of the Village effect.
1.1620w06aNetherite Chestplate JE1 Netherite Chestplate (item) JE1 Added netherite chestplate.
20w10aNetherite Chestplate JE2 BE1 Netherite Chestplate (item) JE2 BE1 The texture of netherite chestplate have been changed.
Netherite chestplate can no longer be crafted.
Netherite chestplate is now obtained by combining one diamond armor piece and one netherite ingot in a smithing table.
20w16aAll parts of golden and netherite chestplates now generate randomly enchanted, and sometimes damaged, in bastion remnant and ruined portal chests.
20w17aDiamonds chestplates now generates in place of netherite armor in bastion remnant chests.
1.1720w48aWearing any piece of leather armor now prevents freezing entirely.
1.18.222w03aNetherite chestplate knockback resistance is no longer random.
1.20
(Experimental)
23w04aNon-leather chestplates 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 chestplate to netherite chestplate now requires the netherite upgrade smithing template.
23w05aLeather tunics can now be trimmed using a smithing table.
Chestplates 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.
1.19.423w05aChestplates can now be swapped by using them/elytra in the hotbar.[3]
?Chestplates can now be swapped in armor stands by using them/elytra in the armor stand's slot.
1.2023w12aThe pattern textures of dune and sentry armor trims are changed.
Those previous patterns were left with different names: dune was renamed sentry and sentry was renamed shaper.
Pocket Edition Alpha
v0.6.0Leather Tunic JE1 BE1 Chainmail Chestplate JE2 BE1 Iron Chestplate JE1 BE1 Golden Chestplate JE1 BE1 Diamond Chestplate JE1 BE1 Leather Tunic (item) JE1 BE1 Chainmail Chestplate (item) JE1 BE1 Iron Chestplate (item) JE1 BE1 Golden Chestplate (item) JE1 BE1 Diamond Chestplate (item) JE1 BE1 Added chestplates.
v0.8.0build 2Leather Tunic (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.
Chainmail armor can now be obtained in survival mode from a mob wearing it.
?Armor no longer turns red when mobs and players are hurt.
v0.14.0build 1Leather Tunic JE3 BE2 The textures of leather chestplate 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 chainmail 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 chainmail chestplates can now be found inside woodland mansion chests.
Bedrock Edition
1.4.0beta 1.2.14.2Chainmail chestplates now generate in buried treasure chests.
Enchanted leather armor can now be found inside shipwreck supply room chests.
beta 1.2.20.1Leather chestplates can now be found inside underwater ruins chests.
1.10.0beta 1.10.0.3Leather Tunic JE4 BE2 Chainmail Chestplate JE3 BE2 Iron Chestplate JE2 BE2 Golden Chestplate JE2 BE2 Diamond Chestplate JE3 BE2 Leather Tunic (item) JE4 BE3 Chainmail Chestplate (item) JE2 BE2 Iron Chestplate (item) JE2 BE2 Golden Chestplate (item) JE2 BE2 Diamond Chestplate (item) JE2 BE2 The textures of all types of chestplates 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.
beta 1.11.0.4Pillagers and vindicators that spawn in raids can now drop iron armor.
beta 1.11.0.5Golden Chestplate (item) JE3 BE3 The textures of gold chestplate item 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 Chestplate JE2 BE1 Netherite Chestplate (item) JE2 BE1 Added netherite chestplate.
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.
beta 1.16.200.53Netherite Armor now gives a 90% reduction in Knockback.
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 Tunic JE1 BE1 Chainmail Chestplate JE2 BE1 Iron Chestplate JE1 BE1 Golden Chestplate JE1 BE1 Diamond Chestplate JE1 BE1 Leather Tunic (item) JE1 BE1 Chainmail Chestplate (item) JE1 BE1 Iron Chestplate (item) JE1 BE1 Golden Chestplate (item) JE1 BE1 Diamond Chestplate (item) JE1 BE1 Added chestplates.
Added a quick equip for armor to the inventory interface.
TU12 1.03 Leather Tunic JE3 BE2 Leather Tunic (item) JE3 BE2 The textures for leather chestplate 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 Chestplate (item) JE2 BE2 Iron Chestplate (item) JE2 BE2 Golden Chestplate (item) JE2 BE2 Diamond Chestplate (item) JE2 BE2 The textures of all types of chestplate items have been changed (except for the leather one).
New Nintendo 3DS Edition
0.1.0Leather Tunic JE1 BE1 Chainmail Chestplate JE2 BE1 Iron Chestplate JE1 BE1 Golden Chestplate JE1 BE1 Diamond Chestplate JE1 BE1 Leather Tunic (item) JE3 BE2 Chainmail Chestplate (item) JE1 BE1 Iron Chestplate (item) JE1 BE1 Golden Chestplate (item) JE1 BE1 Diamond Chestplate (item) JE1 BE1 Added chestplates.
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[]

Issues relating to "Chestplate" are maintained on the bug tracker. Report issues there.

Trivia[]

  • Chestplates do not render on the player's arm in first person view.[4][5]

Gallery[]

Enchanted Chestplates[]

References[]

  1. MCPE-109048
  2. For positive values larger than 0x00FFFFFF, the top byte is ignored. All negative values produce white.
  3. MC-216270 — resolved as "Fixed".
  4. MC-25512
  5. MCPE-30000

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