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Helmets are a type of armor that covers the head of the player. There are seven types of helmets: leather cap, chainmail helmet, iron helmet, diamond helmet, gold helmet, netherite helmet, and turtle shell.

Obtaining

Crafting

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

Damaged Matching Helmet


The durability of the two helmets is added together, plus an extra 5% durability.

Upgrading

Diamond Helmet +
Netherite Ingot +
Netherite Helmet

Upgrade Gear

Repairing

Grinding

Ingredients Grinding recipe Description
2x Damaged Leather Cap or
2x Damaged Chainmail Helmet or
2x Damaged Iron Helmet or
2x Damaged Golden Helmet or
2x Damaged Diamond Helmet or
2x Damaged Netherite Helmet or
2x Damaged Turtle Shell
The durability of the two helmets are added together, plus an extra 5% durability.

Unit repair

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

Mobs

If a zombie, husk, stray or skeleton is wearing armor, there is a 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 helmet upon death. The dropped helmet is usually badly damaged, and may be enchanted with enchantment levels 5-19.

In Bedrock Edition, vindicators and pillagers spawned in raids have a 8.3525% chance (10.28% on hard) to drop iron helmets. The dropped helmets are usually badly damaged, and have a 50% chance of being enchanted with a random enchantment.

Natural generation

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.

Villagers

In Java Edition, novice-level armorer villagers have a 40% chance to sell an iron helmet for 4 emeralds. Journeyman-level armorers have a 40% chance to sell a chainmail helmet for 1 emerald. Master-level armorers always sell an enchanted diamond helmet for 11-27 emeralds. Apprentice-level leatherworker villagers have a 23 chance to sell a leather cap[note 1] for 5 emeralds. Master-level leatherworker villagers offer the same trade.

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

In Bedrock Edition, novice-level armorer villagers have a 25% chance to sell iron helmet for 5 emeralds, 13 chance to sell chainmail helmet at journeyman-level for an emerald, and 50% chance to sell enchanted diamond helmet for 8 emeralds at master-level. Apprentice-level leatherworker villagers have a 50% chance to sell leather cap for 5 emeralds as part of their trades, and 50% chance to sell an enchanted leather cap for 5 emeralds at the master level.

  1. The leather armor has a random color created by two dyes (possibly the same dye twice.)

Usage

Helmets can be placed in the top armor slot of a player's inventory for activation.

Defense points

Defense points are each signified by half of a shirt of mail in the armor bar above the health bar. Each defense point reduces any damage dealt to the player that 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 number of defense points added by helmets.

Material
Leather 1 (🛡)
Golden 2 (🛡)
Chainmail 2 (🛡)
Iron 2 (🛡)
Turtle Shell 2 (🛡)
Diamond 3 (🛡🛡)
Netherite 3 (🛡🛡)

Knockback Resistance

A netherite helmet provides 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. Damage taken that armor doesn't protect (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 helmets can endure.

Netherite armor is not damaged by fire when worn.

Material
Leather 55
Golden 77
Chainmail 165
Iron
Turtle Shell 275
Diamond 363
Netherite 407

Repair

Helmets may be repaired by using them along with some of their crafting material (leather, gold ingots, iron ingots, diamonds or netherite) in an anvil. Chainmail helmets may be repaired in this way with iron ingots. They may also be repaired by crafting them together with another helmet of like material.

Enchantments

A helmet can receive the following enchantments. Note that while iron and chainmail have the same durability, chainmail has a higher enchantability than iron or diamond.

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
Respiration III
Aqua Affinity I
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. Only from using an anvil and enchanted books.
  3. a b c Only from chest loot, fishing, or an anvil and enchanted books.

Status effects

Equipping a turtle shell provides the Water Breathing status effect. The time that this effect lasts does not begin to count down until the player dives underwater, then the 10 seconds are counted down. The effect immediately recharges after exposure to air.

Smelting usage

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


0.1

Piglins

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

Data values

ID

Java Edition:

NameIdentifierItem tags (JE)Translation key
Leather Capleather_helmetfreeze_immune_wearables‌[upcoming: JE 1.17]item.minecraft.leather_helmet
Chainmail Helmetchainmail_helmetNoneitem.minecraft.chainmail_helmet
Iron Helmetiron_helmetNoneitem.minecraft.iron_helmet
Diamond Helmetdiamond_helmetNoneitem.minecraft.diamond_helmet
Golden Helmetgolden_helmetNoneitem.minecraft.golden_helmet
Netherite Helmetnetherite_helmetNoneitem.minecraft.netherite_helmet
Turtle Shellturtle_helmetNoneitem.minecraft.turtle_helmet

Bedrock Edition:

NameIdentifierNumeric ID Translation key
Leather Capleather_helmet298item.leather_helmet.name
Chainmail Helmetchainmail_helmet302item.chainmail_helmet.name
Iron Helmetiron_helmet306item.iron_helmet.name
Diamond Helmetdiamond_helmet310item.diamond_helmet.name
Golden Helmetgolden_helmet314item.golden_helmet.name
Netherite Helmetnetherite_helmet748item.netherite_helmet.name
Turtle Shellturtle_helmet469item.turtle_helmet.name

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-fancy-rawA Furious Cocktail
Have every potion effect applied at the same time Local BreweryHave all of these 13 status effects applied to the player at the same time: The source of the effects is irrelevant for the purposes of this advancement. Other status effects may be applied to the player, but are ignored for this advancement.nether/all_potions
Advancement-fancy-rawHow Did We Get Here?
Have every effect applied at the same time A Furious CocktailHave all of these 27 status effects applied to the player at the same time: The source of the effects is irrelevant for the purposes of this advancement. Other status effects may be applied to the player, but are ignored for this advancement.
This is a hidden advancement, meaning that it can be viewed by the player only after completing it, regardless of if its child advancement(s), if any, have been completed.
nether/all_effects

History

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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.[1]
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[2][3] 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.[4]
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.[5]
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

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

Trivia

  • Unlike the other helmets, the netherite helmet covers most of the player's face, courtesy of a unique nose guard and large cheek plates.
  • The turtle shell is the only helmet that is not part of a complete set.

Gallery

Enchanted Helmets


  1. "[MC-172110] Texture of turtle shells is missing when worn by a piglin or zombified piglin - Jira"Mojira, February 14, 2020.
  2. /assets/minecraft/textures/models/armor/piglin_leather_layer_1.png
  3. /assets/minecraft/textures/models/armor/piglin_leather_layer_1_overlay.png
  4. MC-94060 — "Equipping armor/elytra through inventory or dispenser doesn't play sounds" — resolved as "Fixed".
  5. MC-216270 — resolved as "Fixed".
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