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 |
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Leather or Gold Ingot or Iron Ingot or Diamond |
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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
Repairing[]
Grinding[]
Ingredients | Grinding recipe | Description |
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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]
- ↑ a b c d e f All enchantments are equally probable, including treasure enchantments (except Soul Speed, and Swift Sneak), and any level of the enchantment is equally probable.
- ↑ a b c d Enchantment probabilities are the same as a level-20 to level-39 enchantment would be on an enchantment table that had no cap at level 30, and that was able to apply treasure enchantments (except Soul Speed, and Swift Sneak), and where the chance of multiple enchantments is not reduced.
- ↑ a b The item has between 80% and 100% of its total durability.
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 2⁄3 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 1⁄3 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.
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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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] |
Smelting usage[]
Name | Ingredients | Smelting recipe |
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Iron Nugget or Gold Nugget |
Iron Chestplate or Chainmail Chestplate or Golden Chestplate + Any fuel |
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[]
Sound | Subtitles | Source | Description | Resource location | Translation key | Volume | Pitch | Attenuation distance |
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Leather armor rustles | Players | When a leather chestplate is equipped | item | subtitles | 1.0 | 1.0 | 16 | |
Chain armor jingles | Players | When a chainmail chestplate is equipped | item | subtitles | 1.0 | 1.0 | 16 | |
Iron armor clanks | Players | When an iron chestplate is equipped | item | subtitles | 1.0 | 1.0 | 16 | |
Gold armor clinks | Players | When a gold chestplate is equipped | item | subtitles | 1.0 | 1.0 | 16 | |
Diamond armor clangs | Players | When a diamond chestplate is equipped | item | subtitles | 1.0 | 1.0 | 16 | |
Netherite armor clanks | Players | When a netherite chestplate is equipped | item | subtitles | 0.8 | 1.0/0.9 | 16 | |
Item breaks | Entity-Dependent | When a chestplate's durability is exhausted | entity | subtitles | 0.8 | 0.8-1.2 | 16 |
Sound | Source | Description | Resource location | Volume | Pitch |
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Players | When a leather chestplate is equipped | armor | 1.0 | 1.0 | |
Players | When a chain chestplate is equipped | armor | 1.0 | 1.0 | |
Players | When an iron chestplate is equipped | armor | 1.0 | 1.0 | |
Players | When a gold chestplate is equipped | armor | 1.0 | 1.0 | |
Players | When a diamond chestplate is equipped | armor | 1.0 | 1.0 | |
Players | When a netherite chestplate is equipped. | armor | 1.0 | 1.0 | |
Blocks | When a leather chestplate is dyed using a cauldron | cauldron | 0.1 | 1.0 | |
Blocks | When a leather chestplate's dye is removed using a cauldron | cauldron | 0.1 | 1.0 | |
Players | When a chestplate's durability is exhausted | random | 1.0 | 0.9 |
Data values[]
ID[]
Name | Identifier | Form | Item tags | Translation key |
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Leather Tunic | leather_chestplate | Item | freeze_immune_wearables | item.minecraft.leather_chestplate |
Chainmail Chestplate | chainmail_chestplate | Item | None | item.minecraft.chainmail_chestplate |
Iron Chestplate | iron_chestplate | Item | None | item.minecraft.iron_chestplate |
Diamond Chestplate | diamond_chestplate | Item | None | item.minecraft.diamond_chestplate |
Golden Chestplate | golden_chestplate | Item | None | item.minecraft.golden_chestplate |
Netherite Chestplate | netherite_chestplate | Item | None | item.minecraft.netherite_chestplate |
Name | Identifier | Numeric ID | Form | Translation key |
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Leather Tunic | leather_chestplate | 336 | Item | item.leather_chestplate.name |
Chainmail Chestplate | chainmail_chestplate | 340 | Item | item.chainmail_chestplate.name |
Iron Chestplate | iron_chestplate | 344 | Item | item.iron_chestplate.name |
Diamond Chestplate | diamond_chestplate | 348 | Item | item.diamond_chestplate.name |
Golden Chestplate | golden_chestplate | 352 | Item | item.golden_chestplate.name |
Netherite Chestplate | netherite_chestplate | 610 | Item | item.netherite_chestplate.name |
Item data[]
When leather tunics are dyed, it has the following NBT:
- tag: Parent tag.
Achievements[]
Icon | Achievement | In-game description | Actual requirements (if different) | Gamerscore earned | Trophy type (PS4) | |
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PS4 | Other | |||||
Iron Man | Wear a full suit of Iron Armor. | — | 15G | Bronze | ||
Tie Dye Outfit | Use a cauldron to dye all 4 unique pieces of leather armor. | — | 15G | Bronze | ||
Cover me in debris | Wear a full set of Netherite armor | Have a full set of Netherite armor in your inventory. | 50G | Gold | ||
Oooh, shiny! | Distract a Piglin using gold | Give a piglin a gold item while it is aggressive toward the player. | 30G | Silver |
Advancements[]
Icon | Advancement | In-game description | Parent | Actual requirements (if different) | Resource location |
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Suit Up | Protect yourself with a piece of iron armor | Acquire Hardware | Have any type of iron armor in your inventory. | story/obtain_armor
| |
Cover Me with Diamonds | Diamond armor saves lives | Diamonds! | Have any type of diamond armor in your inventory. | story/shiny_gear
| |
Oh Shiny | Distract Piglins with gold | Nether | While aggravated, give a piglin one of these 25 gold-related items in the #piglin_loved item tag:
| nether/distract_piglin
| |
Cover Me in Debris | Get a full suit of Netherite armor | Hidden in the Depths | Have a full set of netherite armor in your inventory. | nether/netherite_armor
|
History[]
Java Edition Classic | |||||
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June 14, 2009 | Notch discussed how armor would work in Survival mode: "Two types of swords, two types of armor, two types of helmets. The basic versions require iron. The advanced versions require steel, which you make by combining iron and coal. Carrying swords, armor or helmets take up inventory slots, but otherwise have no penalty and work pretty much as you expect (prevent some damage, or cause more damage)". | ||||
August 13, 2009 | Notch tested chestplates on the human. They were merely aesthetic at the time and had no effect on gameplay. | ||||
0.24_SURVIVAL_TEST | Added the plate chestplate. | ||||
Added the model and the texture for the unused chain chestplate. | |||||
The plate chestplate has been tested on zombies and skeletons. It had no effect on gameplay. | |||||
Java Edition Indev | |||||
0.31 | 20091223-1 | Plate and chain armor chestplates are no longer used. | |||
20091231-2 | 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. | |||||
20100206 | Added the item form of golden and diamond chestplates. | ||||
Removed the leather-chain chestplate. | |||||
February 9, 2010 | Notch revealed new models for armor - including chestplates. | ||||
20100212-1 | Added armor models. | ||||
Armor models are now displayed on the player in the inventory. | |||||
20100218 | 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 | |||||
v1.0.8 | With the introduction of leather, "Cloth Chestplate" has been renamed to "Leather Tunic". | ||||
Leather tunics is now crafted with leather instead of cloth. | |||||
Java Edition | |||||
1.0.0 | Beta 1.9 Prerelease | The armor protection behavior has been changed. Previous to this update, the total armor protection is based in this equation: ((total equipped armor damage reduction − 1) × (all equipped armor max damage − total equipped armor damage)) ÷ (total equipped armor max damage + 1)). Armor no longer reduces certain damage types to be covered by enchantments. | |||
October 3, 2011 | The first images of a player wearing enchanted chestplates are revealed. | ||||
Beta 1.9 Prerelease 3 | Iron chestplates can now be found in the new stronghold altar chests. | ||||
Beta 1.9 Prerelease 4 | Chestplates can now be enchanted. | ||||
1.1 | 12w01a | Iron chestplates can now be found in the new blacksmith chests in villages. | |||
1.3.1 | 12w15a | ⇧ Shift+clicking can now be used to wear chestplates. | |||
12w21a | Chainmail 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. | |||||
1.4.2 | 12w32a | Mob armor has been reintroduced. A partial or full set of any armor is now sometimes worn by zombies, skeletons and zombie pigmen, with the likelihood increasing with difficulty. | |||
August 17, 2012 | Jeb and Dinnerbone tweeted pictures of dyeable leather chestplates. | ||||
12w34a | Leather 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. | ||||
Default leather tunic textures are now slightly darker and have buttons. | |||||
12w34b | The texture of leather and diamond chestplates has been changed. Leather tunics now have longer sleeves. Diamond chestplates now have notches under the shoulders. | ||||
12w36a | Dyed leather tunics are now more saturated and have a slight tint of tan in respect to the default armor color. | ||||
12w37a | Leather armor now have non-dyed parts on cap, pants and boots. This has been implemented so that players can distinguish between other types of armor and similarly colored leather armor. | ||||
1.4.6 | 12w50a | The Thorns enchantment can now be enchanted on chestplates. | |||
1.5 | 13w04a | Armor in the player's hand can now be equipped by right-clicking. | |||
Dispensers can now equip nearby players with armor. | |||||
1.6.1 | 13w18a | Golden chestplates are now found in the new chests in nether fortresses. | |||
1.7.2 | 13w36a | Leather boots can now be obtained as one of the "junk" items by fishing. | |||
1.8 | 14w02a | Trades changed: armorer villagers now sell chain boots for 5–7 emeralds, chain leggings for 9–11 emeralds, chain chestplates for 11–15 emeralds and chain helmets for 5–7 emeralds. | |||
Armorer villagers now sell enchanted diamond chestplates for 16–19 emeralds, and no longer sell other diamond armor. | |||||
Armorer villagers now sell iron chestplates for 10–14 emeralds and iron helmets for 4–6 emeralds, and no longer sell other iron armor. | |||||
Leatherworkers now sell enchanted leather tunics for 7–12 emeralds, and no longer sell other leather armor. | |||||
14w05a | Armor no longer turns red when mobs and players are hurt. | ||||
14w06a | Armor is now visible on giants. | ||||
14w25a | Chain armor cannot be crafted anymore due to the item form of fire being removed. | ||||
1.9 | 15w31a | Enchanted iron and diamond armor can now be found in end city ship chests. | |||
Mobs now wear armor from the bottom to the top, rather than from the top to the bottom. This means that a mob with three armor pieces, for example, spawn with all armor except a helmet. | |||||
15w34b | Armor durability now affects armor value. | ||||
15w36a | Armor and armor enchantment calculations have been changed. For the original values, see here. | ||||
15w36d | Armor durability affecting value has been removed. | ||||
Armor now has an attribute controlling the defense points. | |||||
15w43a | The average yield of gold chestplates in nether fortress chests has been decreased. | ||||
15w50a | Added equip sounds for all types of armor. | ||||
16w02a | Armor and armor enchantment calculations have been changed again. | ||||
16w05a | Armor calculations have been changed, once again. | ||||
1.11 | 16w39a | Diamond and chainmail chestplates are now found in the new woodland mansion chests. | |||
1.11.1 | 16w50a | Golden, chain and iron armor can now be smelted down into one of their respective nuggets. | |||
1.13 | 17w47a | Prior to The Flattening, these items' numeral IDs were 298 through 317. | |||
18w09a | Leather tunics now have a chance of generating in underwater ruins. | ||||
18w10a | Leather tunics can now generate in buried treasure chests. | ||||
18w11a | Enchanted leather tunics can now generate in the chests of shipwrecks. | ||||
18w20a | Chain armor pieces have been renamed to "chainmail". | ||||
1.14 | 18w43a | The textures of all types of armor have been changed. | |||
18w48a | Leather tunics can now be found in chests in village tanneries. | ||||
18w50a | Iron chestplates can now be found on armor stands in taiga villages. | ||||
19w08a | The textures of gold chestplate item have been changed. | ||||
19w11a | Leatherworker villagers now sell randomly dyed leather tunics, instead of enchanted leather tunics. | ||||
19w13a | Armorer villagers now give chainmail chestplates to players under the Hero of the Village effect. | ||||
1.16 | 20w06a | Added netherite chestplate. | |||
20w10a | 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. | |||||
20w16a | All parts of golden and netherite chestplates now generate randomly enchanted, and sometimes damaged, in bastion remnant and ruined portal chests. | ||||
20w17a | Diamonds chestplates now generates in place of netherite armor in bastion remnant chests. | ||||
1.17 | 20w48a | Wearing any piece of leather armor now prevents freezing entirely. | |||
1.18.2 | 22w03a | Netherite chestplate knockback resistance is no longer random. | |||
1.20 (Experimental) | 23w04a | Non-leather chestplates can now be trimmed using a smithing table. | |||
There are 10 types of material that determine the color of the trim:
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Upgrading diamond chestplate to netherite chestplate now requires the netherite upgrade smithing template. | |||||
23w05a | Leather 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. | |||||
23w06a | Swapped iron and iron_darker palette, then made iron_darker darker overall. | ||||
Added a darkest pixel to chestplate_trim trim item texture. | |||||
1.19.4 | 23w05a | Chestplates 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. | ||||
1.20 | 23w12a | The 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 | |||||
v0.6.0 | Added chestplates. | ||||
v0.8.0 | build 2 | The leather armor sprites have been changed to that of Java Edition, but its armor model remains that of older versions. | |||
v0.9.0 | build 1 | Iron armor now naturally generates in village chests and a stronghold altar chest. | |||
v0.11.0 | build 11 | Armor now protects against damage from mobs only. | |||
v0.12.1 | build 1 | Armor can now be worn by mobs. | |||
Golden chestplates can now be found in nether fortress chests. | |||||
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. | ||||
v0.14.0 | build 1 | The textures of leather chestplate have been changed. | |||
Leather armor can now be dyed. | |||||
v0.15.0 | build 1 | Armor can now be obtained from strays and husks that naturally spawn with armor. | |||
v0.15.10 | Capes no longer clip through armor. | ||||
Pocket Edition | |||||
1.0.0 | alpha 0.17.0.1 | Enchanted iron armor and enchanted diamond armor can now be found inside chests within end city. | |||
1.0.4 | alpha 1.0.4.0 | Iron helmets, iron chestplates, enchanted diamond chestplates and chainmail armor are now sold by armorer smith villagers via trading. | |||
1.1.0 | alpha 1.1.0.0 | Golden, chain and iron armor can now be smelted down into one of their respective nuggets. | |||
Diamond chestplates and chainmail chestplates can now be found inside woodland mansion chests. | |||||
Bedrock Edition | |||||
1.4.0 | beta 1.2.14.2 | Chainmail chestplates now generate in buried treasure chests. | |||
Enchanted leather armor can now be found inside shipwreck supply room chests. | |||||
beta 1.2.20.1 | Leather chestplates can now be found inside underwater ruins chests. | ||||
1.10.0 | beta 1.10.0.3 | 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. | |||||
1.11.0 | beta 1.11.0.1 | Iron armor now can be found in savanna, taiga, desert, snowy taiga and snowy tundra village weaponsmith chests. | |||
Leather armor can now be found inside savanna, taiga, desert, snowy taiga and snowy tundra village tannery chests. | |||||
beta 1.11.0.4 | Pillagers and vindicators that spawn in raids can now drop iron armor. | ||||
beta 1.11.0.5 | The textures of gold chestplate item have been changed. | ||||
1.12.0 | beta 1.12.0.2 | Leather armor no longer show as being dyed properly when worn by armor stands. | |||
1.13.0 | beta 1.13.0.1 | Leather armor now appears dyed properly when worn by armor stands. | |||
1.16.0 | beta 1.16.0.51 | Added netherite chestplate. | |||
Armor can now be obtained from piglins that naturally spawn with golden armor. | |||||
beta 1.16.0.57 | All parts of golden and netherite armor now generate randomly enchanted, and sometimes damaged, in bastion remnant chests. | ||||
Netherite armor can no longer be crafted. | |||||
Netherite armor is now obtained by combining one diamond armor piece and one netherite ingot in a smithing table. | |||||
beta 1.16.0.63 | Diamonds armor now generates in place of netherite armor in bastion remnant chests. | ||||
beta 1.16.200.53 | Netherite Armor now gives a 90% reduction in Knockback. | ||||
1.16.210 | beta 1.16.210.53 | Wearing any piece of leather armor now prevents freezing entirely. | |||
Legacy Console Edition | |||||
TU1 | CU1 | 1.0 | Patch 1 | 1.0.1 | Added chestplates. |
Added a quick equip for armor to the inventory interface. | |||||
TU12 | 1.03 | The textures for leather chestplate have been changed. | |||
TU14 | 1.05 | Leather armor can now be dyed. | |||
Item repair can now repair armor. | |||||
TU25 | CU13 | 1.16 | Armor now have the quick equip functionality. | ||
TU53 | CU43 | 1.49 | Patch 23 | 1.0.3 | Golden, chain and iron armor can now be smelted down into one of their respective nuggets. |
PlayStation 4 Edition | |||||
1.90 | The textures of all types of chestplate items have been changed (except for the leather one). | ||||
New Nintendo 3DS Edition | |||||
0.1.0 | Added chestplates. |
- Armor durability from Indev until late Beta
Material | Helmet | Chestplate | Leggings | Boots |
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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[]
Gallery[]
Enchanted Chestplates[]
References[]
- ↑ MCPE-109048
- ↑ For positive values larger than 0x00FFFFFF, the top byte is ignored. All negative values produce white.
- ↑ MC-216270 — resolved as "Fixed".
- ↑ MC-25512
- ↑ MCPE-30000
External Links[]
- Taking Inventory: Chestplate – Minecraft.net on August 4, 2021