Armor

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

Armor is a category of items that provide players and mobs with some amount of protection from common types of damage. These items include helmets, chestplates, leggings, and boots, which can be placed in designated slots in a player's inventory.

List of armor items

Helmet

• Leather Cap
• Golden Helmet
• Chainmail Helmet
• Iron Helmet
• Diamond Helmet
• Netherite Helmet
• Turtle Shell

Chestplate

• Leather Tunic
• Golden Chestplate
• Chainmail Chestplate
• Iron Chestplate
• Diamond Chestplate
• Netherite Chestplate

Leggings

• Leather Pants
• Golden Leggings
• Chainmail Leggings
• Iron Leggings
• Diamond Leggings
• Netherite Leggings

Boots

• Leather Boots
• Golden Boots
• Chainmail Boots
• Iron Boots
• Diamond Boots
• Netherite Boots

Horse armor

• Leather Horse Armor
• Iron Horse Armor
• Golden Horse Armor
• Diamond Horse Armor

Wolf armor

These items can be worn in armor slots, but do not provide protection against damage:

• Elytra
• Carved pumpkin
• mob or player heads

Tiers

There are seven different types of materials of armor, including turtle shells. The six full sets are shown below in order from weakest (offers the least protection and is the least durable) to strongest (offers the most protection and is the most durable).

• 

  Leather (on Steve)

• 

  Golden (on Steve)

• 

  Chainmail (on Steve)

• 

  Iron (on Steve)

• 

  Diamond (on Steve)

• 

  Netherite (on Steve)

• 

  Leather (on Alex)

• 

  Golden (on Alex)

• 

  Chainmail (on Alex)

• 

  Iron (on Alex)

• 

  Diamond (on Alex)

• 

  Netherite (on Alex)

Obtaining

Crafting

A full set of leather, iron, golden, or diamond armor requires 24 units of a given material to craft. Netherite armor cannot be crafted directly, and is obtained by upgrading diamond armor in a smithing table. A turtle shell is a type of helmet, but no other armor items can be crafted from turtle scutes. Chainmail armor is uncraftable, and can be obtained only from mob drops, trading, and generated loot.

Upgrading

Netherite armor is obtained by upgrading diamond armor in a smithing table. Each piece of netherite armor requires a netherite ingot and a netherite upgrade smithing template. A full set of netherite armor requires 4 netherite ingots and 4 netherite upgrade smithing templates.

Netherite armor retains the enchantments, prior work penalty, and number of durability points lost (instead of the remaining durability) from the diamond armor.

Natural generation

Two armor stands are found in each taiga village outdoor armory, one equipped with an iron helmet, the other with an iron chestplate.

Generated loot

Helmets[show]

Item	Structure	Container	Quantity	[hide]Chance
Java Edition
Leather Cap	Village	Tanner's chest	1	31.8% { "item": "Leather Cap", "stacksize": 1, "chance": 0.31807250976562496, "structure": "Village", "container": "Tanner's chest" }
Enchanted Leather Cap	Shipwreck	Supply chest	1	20.8% { "item": "Enchanted Leather Cap", "stacksize": 1, "chance": 0.20778331426627006, "structure": "Shipwreck", "container": "Supply chest" }
Iron Helmet	Stronghold	Altar chest	1	12% { "item": "Iron Helmet", "stacksize": 1, "chance": 0.12006249999999996, "structure": "Stronghold", "container": "Altar chest" }
	Village	Armorer's chest	1	31.8% { "item": "Iron Helmet", "stacksize": 1, "chance": 0.31807250976562496, "structure": "Village", "container": "Armorer's chest" }
		Weaponsmith's chest	1	25.6% { "item": "Iron Helmet", "stacksize": 1, "chance": 0.2564122099176498, "structure": "Village", "container": "Weaponsmith's chest" }
Enchanted Iron Helmet	End City	Chest	1	13.3% { "item": "Enchanted Iron Helmet", "stacksize": 1, "chance": 0.13275806146330638, "structure": "End City", "container": "Chest" }
Golden Helmet	Bastion Remnant	Generic chest	1	9.8% { "item": "Golden Helmet", "stacksize": 1, "chance": 0.09750000000000003, "structure": "Bastion Remnant", "container": "Generic chest" }
	Underwater Ruins	Big ruins chest	1	4.3% { "item": "Golden Helmet", "stacksize": 1, "chance": 0.04347826086956519, "structure": "Underwater Ruins", "container": "Big ruins chest" }
		Small ruins chest	1	8.3% { "item": "Golden Helmet", "stacksize": 1, "chance": 0.08333333333333337, "structure": "Underwater Ruins", "container": "Small ruins chest" }
Enchanted Golden Helmet	Bastion Remnant	Bridge chest	1	11.2% { "item": "Enchanted Golden Helmet", "stacksize": 1, "chance": 0.11242603550295849, "structure": "Bastion Remnant", "container": "Bridge chest" }
	Ruined Portal	Chest	1	20.5% { "item": "Enchanted Golden Helmet", "stacksize": 1, "chance": 0.20469270240551518, "structure": "Ruined Portal", "container": "Chest" }
Diamond Helmet	Bastion Remnant	Treasure chest	1	14.3% { "item": "Diamond Helmet", "stacksize": 1, "chance": 0.142625, "structure": "Bastion Remnant", "container": "Treasure chest" }
Enchanted Diamond Helmet	End City	Chest	1	13.3% { "item": "Enchanted Diamond Helmet", "stacksize": 1, "chance": 0.13275806146330638, "structure": "End City", "container": "Chest" }
Damaged Enchanted Diamond Helmet	Bastion Remnant	Treasure chest	1	16.9% { "item": "Damaged Enchanted Diamond Helmet", "stacksize": 1, "chance": 0.169416, "structure": "Bastion Remnant", "container": "Treasure chest" }
Bedrock Edition
Leather Cap	Village	Tanner's chest	1	31.8% { "item": "Leather Cap", "stacksize": 1, "chance": 0.31807250976562496, "structure": "Village", "container": "Tanner's chest" }
Enchanted Leather Cap	Shipwreck	Supply chest	1	20.8% { "item": "Enchanted Leather Cap", "stacksize": 1, "chance": 0.20778331426627006, "structure": "Shipwreck", "container": "Supply chest" }
Chainmail Helmet	Buried Treasure	Chest	1	57.2% { "item": "Chainmail Helmet", "stacksize": 1, "chance": 0.5722759899564946, "structure": "Buried Treasure", "container": "Chest" }
Iron Helmet	Stronghold	Altar chest	1	11.6% { "item": "Iron Helmet", "stacksize": 1, "chance": 0.11648616558453506, "structure": "Stronghold", "container": "Altar chest" }
	Village	Armorer's chest	1	31.8% { "item": "Iron Helmet", "stacksize": 1, "chance": 0.31807250976562496, "structure": "Village", "container": "Armorer's chest" }
		Weaponsmith's chest	1	25.6% { "item": "Iron Helmet", "stacksize": 1, "chance": 0.2564122099176498, "structure": "Village", "container": "Weaponsmith's chest" }
Enchanted Iron Helmet	End City	Chest	1	13.3% { "item": "Enchanted Iron Helmet", "stacksize": 1, "chance": 0.13275806146330638, "structure": "End City", "container": "Chest" }
Golden Helmet	Bastion Remnant	Generic chest	1	9.8% { "item": "Golden Helmet", "stacksize": 1, "chance": 0.09750000000000003, "structure": "Bastion Remnant", "container": "Generic chest" }
	Underwater Ruins	Big ruins chest	1	4.3% { "item": "Golden Helmet", "stacksize": 1, "chance": 0.04347826086956519, "structure": "Underwater Ruins", "container": "Big ruins chest" }
		Small ruins chest	1	8.3% { "item": "Golden Helmet", "stacksize": 1, "chance": 0.08333333333333337, "structure": "Underwater Ruins", "container": "Small ruins chest" }
Enchanted Golden Helmet	Bastion Remnant	Bridge chest	1	11.2% { "item": "Enchanted Golden Helmet", "stacksize": 1, "chance": 0.11242603550295849, "structure": "Bastion Remnant", "container": "Bridge chest" }
	Ruined Portal	Chest	1	20.5% { "item": "Enchanted Golden Helmet", "stacksize": 1, "chance": 0.20469270240551518, "structure": "Ruined Portal", "container": "Chest" }
Diamond Helmet	Bastion Remnant	Treasure chest	1	14.3% { "item": "Diamond Helmet", "stacksize": 1, "chance": 0.142625, "structure": "Bastion Remnant", "container": "Treasure chest" }
Enchanted Diamond Helmet	End City	Chest	1	13.3% { "item": "Enchanted Diamond Helmet", "stacksize": 1, "chance": 0.13275806146330638, "structure": "End City", "container": "Chest" }
Damaged Enchanted Diamond Helmet	Bastion Remnant	Treasure chest	1	16.9% { "item": "Damaged Enchanted Diamond Helmet", "stacksize": 1, "chance": 0.169416, "structure": "Bastion Remnant", "container": "Treasure chest" }

Chestplates[show]

Item	Structure	Container	Quantity	[hide]Chance
Java Edition
Leather Tunic	Buried Treasure	Chest	1	25% { "item": "Leather Tunic", "stacksize": 1, "chance": 0.25, "structure": "Buried Treasure", "container": "Chest" }
	Underwater Ruins	Big ruins chest	1	4.3% { "item": "Leather Tunic", "stacksize": 1, "chance": 0.04347826086956519, "structure": "Underwater Ruins", "container": "Big ruins chest" }
		Small ruins chest	1	8.3% { "item": "Leather Tunic", "stacksize": 1, "chance": 0.08333333333333337, "structure": "Underwater Ruins", "container": "Small ruins chest" }
	Village	Tanner's chest	1	31.8% { "item": "Leather Tunic", "stacksize": 1, "chance": 0.31807250976562496, "structure": "Village", "container": "Tanner's chest" }
Enchanted Leather Tunic	Shipwreck	Supply chest	1	20.8% { "item": "Enchanted Leather Tunic", "stacksize": 1, "chance": 0.20778331426627006, "structure": "Shipwreck", "container": "Supply chest" }
Chainmail Chestplate	Woodland Mansion	Chest	1	14.9% { "item": "Chainmail Chestplate", "stacksize": 1, "chance": 0.14937636174484936, "structure": "Woodland Mansion", "container": "Chest" }
Iron Chestplate	Stronghold	Altar chest	1	12% { "item": "Iron Chestplate", "stacksize": 1, "chance": 0.12006249999999996, "structure": "Stronghold", "container": "Altar chest" }
	Village	Weaponsmith's chest	1	25.6% { "item": "Iron Chestplate", "stacksize": 1, "chance": 0.2564122099176498, "structure": "Village", "container": "Weaponsmith's chest" }
Enchanted Iron Chestplate	End City	Chest	1	13.3% { "item": "Enchanted Iron Chestplate", "stacksize": 1, "chance": 0.13275806146330638, "structure": "End City", "container": "Chest" }
Golden Chestplate	Bastion Remnant	Generic chest	1	9.8% { "item": "Golden Chestplate", "stacksize": 1, "chance": 0.09750000000000003, "structure": "Bastion Remnant", "container": "Generic chest" }
	Nether Fortress	Chest	1	19% { "item": "Golden Chestplate", "stacksize": 1, "chance": 0.1903699481480795, "structure": "Nether Fortress", "container": "Chest" }
Enchanted Golden Chestplate	Bastion Remnant	Bridge chest	1	11.2% { "item": "Enchanted Golden Chestplate", "stacksize": 1, "chance": 0.11242603550295849, "structure": "Bastion Remnant", "container": "Bridge chest" }
	Ruined Portal	Chest	1	20.5% { "item": "Enchanted Golden Chestplate", "stacksize": 1, "chance": 0.20469270240551518, "structure": "Ruined Portal", "container": "Chest" }
Diamond Chestplate	Bastion Remnant	Treasure chest	1	14.3% { "item": "Diamond Chestplate", "stacksize": 1, "chance": 0.142625, "structure": "Bastion Remnant", "container": "Treasure chest" }
	Woodland Mansion	Chest	1	7.7% { "item": "Diamond Chestplate", "stacksize": 1, "chance": 0.07669382792833823, "structure": "Woodland Mansion", "container": "Chest" }
Enchanted Diamond Chestplate	End City	Chest	1	13.3% { "item": "Enchanted Diamond Chestplate", "stacksize": 1, "chance": 0.13275806146330638, "structure": "End City", "container": "Chest" }
Damaged Enchanted Diamond Chestplate	Bastion Remnant	Treasure chest	1	16.9% { "item": "Damaged Enchanted Diamond Chestplate", "stacksize": 1, "chance": 0.169416, "structure": "Bastion Remnant", "container": "Treasure chest" }
Bedrock Edition
Leather Tunic	Underwater Ruins	Small ruins chest	1	8.3% { "item": "Leather Tunic", "stacksize": 1, "chance": 0.08333333333333337, "structure": "Underwater Ruins", "container": "Small ruins chest" }
		Big ruins chest	1	4.3% { "item": "Leather Tunic", "stacksize": 1, "chance": 0.04347826086956519, "structure": "Underwater Ruins", "container": "Big ruins chest" }
	Village	Tanner's chest	1	31.8% { "item": "Leather Tunic", "stacksize": 1, "chance": 0.31807250976562496, "structure": "Village", "container": "Tanner's chest" }
Enchanted Leather Tunic	Shipwreck	Supply chest	1	20.8% { "item": "Enchanted Leather Tunic", "stacksize": 1, "chance": 0.20778331426627006, "structure": "Shipwreck", "container": "Supply chest" }
Chainmail Chestplate	Buried Treasure	Chest	1	57.2% { "item": "Chainmail Chestplate", "stacksize": 1, "chance": 0.5722759899564946, "structure": "Buried Treasure", "container": "Chest" }
	Woodland Mansion	Chest	1	14.7% { "item": "Chainmail Chestplate", "stacksize": 1, "chance": 0.14718169857549623, "structure": "Woodland Mansion", "container": "Chest" }
Iron Chestplate	Stronghold	Altar chest	1	11.6% { "item": "Iron Chestplate", "stacksize": 1, "chance": 0.11648616558453506, "structure": "Stronghold", "container": "Altar chest" }
	Village	Weaponsmith's chest	1	25.6% { "item": "Iron Chestplate", "stacksize": 1, "chance": 0.2564122099176498, "structure": "Village", "container": "Weaponsmith's chest" }
Enchanted Iron Chestplate	End City	Chest	1	13.3% { "item": "Enchanted Iron Chestplate", "stacksize": 1, "chance": 0.13275806146330638, "structure": "End City", "container": "Chest" }
Golden Chestplate	Bastion Remnant	Generic chest	1	9.8% { "item": "Golden Chestplate", "stacksize": 1, "chance": 0.09750000000000003, "structure": "Bastion Remnant", "container": "Generic chest" }
	Nether Fortress	Chest	1	19% { "item": "Golden Chestplate", "stacksize": 1, "chance": 0.1903699481480795, "structure": "Nether Fortress", "container": "Chest" }
Enchanted Golden Chestplate	Bastion Remnant	Bridge chest	1	11.2% { "item": "Enchanted Golden Chestplate", "stacksize": 1, "chance": 0.11242603550295849, "structure": "Bastion Remnant", "container": "Bridge chest" }
	Ruined Portal	Chest	1	20.5% { "item": "Enchanted Golden Chestplate", "stacksize": 1, "chance": 0.20469270240551518, "structure": "Ruined Portal", "container": "Chest" }
Diamond Chestplate	Bastion Remnant	Treasure chest	1	14.3% { "item": "Diamond Chestplate", "stacksize": 1, "chance": 0.142625, "structure": "Bastion Remnant", "container": "Treasure chest" }
	Woodland Mansion	Chest	1	7.6% { "item": "Diamond Chestplate", "stacksize": 1, "chance": 0.07553570483040006, "structure": "Woodland Mansion", "container": "Chest" }
Enchanted Diamond Chestplate	End City	Chest	1	13.3% { "item": "Enchanted Diamond Chestplate", "stacksize": 1, "chance": 0.13275806146330638, "structure": "End City", "container": "Chest" }
Damaged Enchanted Diamond Chestplate	Bastion Remnant	Treasure chest	1	16.9% { "item": "Damaged Enchanted Diamond Chestplate", "stacksize": 1, "chance": 0.169416, "structure": "Bastion Remnant", "container": "Treasure chest" }

Leggings[show]

Item	Structure	Container	Quantity	[hide]Chance
Java Edition
Leather Pants	Village	Tanner's chest	1	31.8% { "item": "Leather Pants", "stacksize": 1, "chance": 0.31807250976562496, "structure": "Village", "container": "Tanner's chest" }
Enchanted Leather Pants	Shipwreck	Supply chest	1	20.8% { "item": "Enchanted Leather Pants", "stacksize": 1, "chance": 0.20778331426627006, "structure": "Shipwreck", "container": "Supply chest" }
Iron Leggings	Stronghold	Altar chest	1	12% { "item": "Iron Leggings", "stacksize": 1, "chance": 0.12006249999999996, "structure": "Stronghold", "container": "Altar chest" }
	Village	Weaponsmith's chest	1	25.6% { "item": "Iron Leggings", "stacksize": 1, "chance": 0.2564122099176498, "structure": "Village", "container": "Weaponsmith's chest" }
Enchanted Iron Leggings	Ancient City	Chest	1	23.2% { "item": "Enchanted Iron Leggings", "stacksize": 1, "chance": 0.23238142813184637, "structure": "Ancient City", "container": "Chest" }
	End City	Chest	1	13.3% { "item": "Enchanted Iron Leggings", "stacksize": 1, "chance": 0.13275806146330638, "structure": "End City", "container": "Chest" }
Golden Leggings	Bastion Remnant	Generic chest	1	9.8% { "item": "Golden Leggings", "stacksize": 1, "chance": 0.09750000000000003, "structure": "Bastion Remnant", "container": "Generic chest" }
Enchanted Golden Leggings	Bastion Remnant	Bridge chest	1	11.2% { "item": "Enchanted Golden Leggings", "stacksize": 1, "chance": 0.11242603550295849, "structure": "Bastion Remnant", "container": "Bridge chest" }
	Ruined Portal	Chest	1	20.5% { "item": "Enchanted Golden Leggings", "stacksize": 1, "chance": 0.20469270240551518, "structure": "Ruined Portal", "container": "Chest" }
Diamond Leggings	Bastion Remnant	Treasure chest	1	14.3% { "item": "Diamond Leggings", "stacksize": 1, "chance": 0.142625, "structure": "Bastion Remnant", "container": "Treasure chest" }
Enchanted Diamond Leggings	End City	Chest	1	13.3% { "item": "Enchanted Diamond Leggings", "stacksize": 1, "chance": 0.13275806146330638, "structure": "End City", "container": "Chest" }
Enchanted Diamond Leggings	Ancient City	Chest	1	16.1% { "item": "Enchanted Diamond Leggings", "stacksize": 1, "chance": 0.16110641166159667, "structure": "Ancient City", "container": "Chest" }
Damaged Enchanted Diamond Leggings	Bastion Remnant	Treasure chest	1	16.9% { "item": "Damaged Enchanted Diamond Leggings", "stacksize": 1, "chance": 0.169416, "structure": "Bastion Remnant", "container": "Treasure chest" }
Bedrock Edition
Leather Pants	Village	Tanner's chest	1	31.8% { "item": "Leather Pants", "stacksize": 1, "chance": 0.31807250976562496, "structure": "Village", "container": "Tanner's chest" }
Enchanted Leather Pants	Shipwreck	Supply chest	1	20.8% { "item": "Enchanted Leather Pants", "stacksize": 1, "chance": 0.20778331426627006, "structure": "Shipwreck", "container": "Supply chest" }
Chainmail Leggings	Buried Treasure	Chest	1	57.2% { "item": "Chainmail Leggings", "stacksize": 1, "chance": 0.5722759899564946, "structure": "Buried Treasure", "container": "Chest" }
Iron Leggings	Stronghold	Altar chest	1	11.6% { "item": "Iron Leggings", "stacksize": 1, "chance": 0.11648616558453506, "structure": "Stronghold", "container": "Altar chest" }
	Village	Weaponsmith's chest	1	25.6% { "item": "Iron Leggings", "stacksize": 1, "chance": 0.2564122099176498, "structure": "Village", "container": "Weaponsmith's chest" }
Enchanted Iron Leggings	Ancient City	Chest	1	23.2% { "item": "Enchanted Iron Leggings", "stacksize": 1, "chance": 0.23238142813184637, "structure": "Ancient City", "container": "Chest" }
	End City	Chest	1	13.3% { "item": "Enchanted Iron Leggings", "stacksize": 1, "chance": 0.13275806146330638, "structure": "End City", "container": "Chest" }
Golden Leggings	Bastion Remnant	Generic chest	1	9.8% { "item": "Golden Leggings", "stacksize": 1, "chance": 0.09750000000000003, "structure": "Bastion Remnant", "container": "Generic chest" }
Enchanted Golden Leggings	Bastion Remnant	Bridge chest	1	11.2% { "item": "Enchanted Golden Leggings", "stacksize": 1, "chance": 0.11242603550295849, "structure": "Bastion Remnant", "container": "Bridge chest" }
	Ruined Portal	Chest	1	20.5% { "item": "Enchanted Golden Leggings", "stacksize": 1, "chance": 0.20469270240551518, "structure": "Ruined Portal", "container": "Chest" }
Diamond Leggings	Bastion Remnant	Treasure chest	1	14.3% { "item": "Diamond Leggings", "stacksize": 1, "chance": 0.142625, "structure": "Bastion Remnant", "container": "Treasure chest" }
Enchanted Diamond Leggings	End City	Chest	1	13.3% { "item": "Enchanted Diamond Leggings", "stacksize": 1, "chance": 0.13275806146330638, "structure": "End City", "container": "Chest" }
Enchanted Diamond Leggings	Ancient City	Chest	1	16.1% { "item": "Enchanted Diamond Leggings", "stacksize": 1, "chance": 0.16110641166159667, "structure": "Ancient City", "container": "Chest" }
Damaged Enchanted Diamond Leggings	Bastion Remnant	Treasure chest	1	16.9% { "item": "Damaged Enchanted Diamond Leggings", "stacksize": 1, "chance": 0.169416, "structure": "Bastion Remnant", "container": "Treasure chest" }

Boots[show]

Item	Structure	Container	Quantity	[hide]Chance
Java Edition
Leather Boots	Village	Tanner's chest	1	31.8% { "item": "Leather Boots", "stacksize": 1, "chance": 0.31807250976562496, "structure": "Village", "container": "Tanner's chest" }
Enchanted Leather Boots	Shipwreck	Supply chest	1	20.8% { "item": "Enchanted Leather Boots", "stacksize": 1, "chance": 0.20778331426627006, "structure": "Shipwreck", "container": "Supply chest" }
Iron Boots	Stronghold	Altar chest	1	12% { "item": "Iron Boots", "stacksize": 1, "chance": 0.12006249999999996, "structure": "Stronghold", "container": "Altar chest" }
	Village	Weaponsmith's chest	1	25.6% { "item": "Iron Boots", "stacksize": 1, "chance": 0.2564122099176498, "structure": "Village", "container": "Weaponsmith's chest" }
Enchanted Iron Boots	End City	Chest	1	13.3% { "item": "Enchanted Iron Boots", "stacksize": 1, "chance": 0.13275806146330638, "structure": "End City", "container": "Chest" }
Golden Boots	Bastion Remnant	Generic chest	1	9.8% { "item": "Golden Boots", "stacksize": 1, "chance": 0.09750000000000003, "structure": "Bastion Remnant", "container": "Generic chest" }
Enchanted Golden Boots	Bastion Remnant	Bridge chest	1	11.2% { "item": "Enchanted Golden Boots", "stacksize": 1, "chance": 0.11242603550295849, "structure": "Bastion Remnant", "container": "Bridge chest" }
	Ruined Portal	Chest	1	20.5% { "item": "Enchanted Golden Boots", "stacksize": 1, "chance": 0.20469270240551518, "structure": "Ruined Portal", "container": "Chest" }
Enchanted Golden Boots with Soul Speed	Bastion Remnant	Generic chest	1	9.8% { "item": "Enchanted Golden Boots with Soul Speed", "stacksize": 1, "chance": 0.09750000000000003, "structure": "Bastion Remnant", "container": "Generic chest" }
Diamond Boots	Bastion Remnant	Treasure chest	1	14.3% { "item": "Diamond Boots", "stacksize": 1, "chance": 0.142625, "structure": "Bastion Remnant", "container": "Treasure chest" }
Damaged Enchanted Diamond Boots	Bastion Remnant	Treasure chest	1	16.9% { "item": "Damaged Enchanted Diamond Boots", "stacksize": 1, "chance": 0.169416, "structure": "Bastion Remnant", "container": "Treasure chest" }
Enchanted Diamond Boots	End City	Chest	1	13.3% { "item": "Enchanted Diamond Boots", "stacksize": 1, "chance": 0.13275806146330638, "structure": "End City", "container": "Chest" }
Bedrock Edition
Leather Boots	Village	Tanner's chest	1	31.8% { "item": "Leather Boots", "stacksize": 1, "chance": 0.31807250976562496, "structure": "Village", "container": "Tanner's chest" }
Enchanted Leather Boots	Shipwreck	Supply chest	1	20.8% { "item": "Enchanted Leather Boots", "stacksize": 1, "chance": 0.20778331426627006, "structure": "Shipwreck", "container": "Supply chest" }
Chainmail Boots	Buried Treasure	Chest	1	57.2% { "item": "Chainmail Boots", "stacksize": 1, "chance": 0.5722759899564946, "structure": "Buried Treasure", "container": "Chest" }
Iron Boots	Stronghold	Altar chest	1	11.6% { "item": "Iron Boots", "stacksize": 1, "chance": 0.11648616558453506, "structure": "Stronghold", "container": "Altar chest" }
	Village	Weaponsmith's chest	1	25.6% { "item": "Iron Boots", "stacksize": 1, "chance": 0.2564122099176498, "structure": "Village", "container": "Weaponsmith's chest" }
Enchanted Iron Boots	End City	Chest	1	13.3% { "item": "Enchanted Iron Boots", "stacksize": 1, "chance": 0.13275806146330638, "structure": "End City", "container": "Chest" }
Golden Boots	Bastion Remnant	Generic chest	1	9.8% { "item": "Golden Boots", "stacksize": 1, "chance": 0.09750000000000003, "structure": "Bastion Remnant", "container": "Generic chest" }
Enchanted Golden Boots	Bastion Remnant	Bridge chest	1	11.2% { "item": "Enchanted Golden Boots", "stacksize": 1, "chance": 0.11242603550295849, "structure": "Bastion Remnant", "container": "Bridge chest" }
	Ruined Portal	Chest	1	20.5% { "item": "Enchanted Golden Boots", "stacksize": 1, "chance": 0.20469270240551518, "structure": "Ruined Portal", "container": "Chest" }
Enchanted Golden Boots with Soul Speed	Bastion Remnant	Generic chest	1	9.8% { "item": "Enchanted Golden Boots with Soul Speed", "stacksize": 1, "chance": 0.09750000000000003, "structure": "Bastion Remnant", "container": "Generic chest" }
Diamond Boots	Bastion Remnant	Treasure chest	1	14.3% { "item": "Diamond Boots", "stacksize": 1, "chance": 0.142625, "structure": "Bastion Remnant", "container": "Treasure chest" }
Damaged Enchanted Diamond Boots	Bastion Remnant	Treasure chest	1	16.9% { "item": "Damaged Enchanted Diamond Boots", "stacksize": 1, "chance": 0.169416, "structure": "Bastion Remnant", "container": "Treasure chest" }
Enchanted Diamond Boots	End City	Chest	1	13.3% { "item": "Enchanted Diamond Boots", "stacksize": 1, "chance": 0.13275806146330638, "structure": "End City", "container": "Chest" }

In Bedrock Edition, a sealed room in woodland mansions can appear that has a chest always containing a chainmail boots piece enchanted with Efficiency I..

Mob loot

Zombies, skeletons, and their variants that spawn with armor have an 8.5% chance of dropping their armor when killed by the player. The dropped armor has a random durability and retains any enchantments it has.

In Bedrock Edition, pillagers and vindicators that spawn in raids have a small chance to drop an iron helmet, iron chestplate, iron leggings, or iron boots, in a badly damaged state, with a possibility of having a random enchantment.

In Java Edition, armorer villagers throw chainmail armor to players who have the Hero of the Village status effect.

Trading

Leather armor can be bought from leatherworker villagers. These armor pieces have randomly determined color.

Iron armor, chainmail armor and enchanted diamond armor can be bought from armorer villagers.

Bartering

Piglins may barter iron boots enchanted with Soul Speed when given a gold ingot.

Fishing

Leather boots, often badly damaged, can be obtained as a junk item from fishing.

Usage

Armor can be worn by a player or mob in order to protect them. See § Mechanics for more details.

Equipping

A player can equip a piece of armor on themself by using it in the main hand (or off hand in Java Edition) by placing it in the correct slot in their inventory, or by dispensing it from a dispenser onto themself.

Armor slots

Item	Correct slot
Helmet, Cap, Shell, Mob Head, or Carved Pumpkin	Head
Chestplate, Tunic, or Elytra	Chest
Leggings or Pants	Legs
Boots	Feet

If the armor's respective slot already contains a piece of armor, they are swapped, and the original armor ends up in the player's hand.

A chestplate provides the most protection per unit of material, followed by leggings. For leather, iron, and diamond armor, boots have equivalent armor points as the helmet, but for chainmail and gold armor, the helmet trumps boots. A turtle shell, in addition to providing protection, also gives the player the Water Breathing status effect.

Each armor piece fills one inventory slot, and armor pieces cannot be stacked.

Mob interactions

General

Wearing a mob head in the helmet armor slot reduces the distance the corresponding mob detects the player by 50%.

Endermen

A player wearing a carved pumpkin in the helmet slot does not aggravate endermen.

Piglins

While the player is wearing at least one piece of gold armor, piglins behave as neutral mobs instead of hostile. Piglin brutes do not become neutral and remain hostile.

Block interactions

Powder snow

Mobs are immune to freezing in powdered snow while wearing at least one piece of leather armor. Mobs do not sink in powder snow while wearing leather boots, and the player can move through the powder snow like scaffolding.

Magma blocks and campfires

A player wearing boots enchanted with Frost Walker does not take damage while walking on magma blocks or campfires.

Repairing

Armor can be repaired by placing two pieces of the same type (e.g., iron helmets) in a grindstone or in the crafting grid. The resulting item has 5% more durability left than the original items combined, but any enchantments are lost. If the total durability of both of the armor pieces is more than the total durability that a piece of armor would have fresh from a crafting table, the extra durability is lost. Repairing armor with an anvil preserves and combines the enchantments, with a rising experience cost for subsequent repairs on the same item.

Unit repair

A piece of armor can be repaired in an anvil by adding units of the armor material's repair material, with each repair material restoring 25% of the armor item's maximum durability, rounded down. Chainmail armor can be repaired in an anvil using iron ingots. Netherite armor can be repaired in an anvil using netherite ingots.

Grinding

2 pieces of armor can be grinded together in order to repair them.

Ingredients	Grinding recipe	[hide]Description
Two matching armor pieces		The durability of the two armor pieces is added together, plus an extra 5% durability.

A piece of armor can also be grinded to remove its enchantments.

Ingredients	Grinding recipe	[hide]Description
An enchanted armor piece		The enchantments on the armor are removed, but curses are not. This does not change the armor's durability or name.

Enchanted armor can be grinded with unenchanted armor, as long as they both have the same type (i.e. shape and material), which results in disenchanting the enchanted armor and then combining the 2 items together in the same process. 2 enchanted pieces of armor can also be disenchanted and combined in this way (as long as they both have the same type).

Dyeing leather armor

• In Java Edition, leather armor can be dyed by crafting it together with 1 or more dyes.
• In Bedrock Edition, leather armor can be dyed by using it on a cauldron filled with dyed water. This consumes 1 layer of water but does not change the color of the water.
  • Dyed leather armor also be undyed by using it on a cauldron with undyed water. This changes the water's color to the color of the armor's dye, and changes the leather armor to have no dye color.

Default color HEX code for leather armor is
 #A06540.

Armor trims

Armor can be given trims using an armor trim smithing template, a trim material and any armor piece. Trimmed armor has different patterns and different colors depending on the template and material used.

Ingredients	[hide]Smithing recipe
Any Armor Trim + Any Armor Piece + Any Ingot/Crystal

Display of all armor trims on netherite armor[show]

A display of all armor trims using ten materials on netherite armor.

Smelting ingredient

Name	Ingredients	[hide]Smelting recipe
Iron Nugget	Any iron armor or Any chainmail armor + Any fuel	0.1
Gold Nugget	Any golden armor + Any fuel	0.1

Mob armor

Armor equipped on mobs

Some mobs have a chance to spawn with armor equipped. When a mob spawns with armor, the number of pieces of armor, the type of armor pieces, and whether the armor is enchanted, depends on the difficulty; although, the tier of armor (leather, gold, etc.) has a fixed probability. Mobs can spawn with trimmed armor only from trial spawners. Some mobs also spawn with the ability to pick up armor on the ground and equip it.

Armor Type	Chance
Leather	37.06%
Gold	48.73%
Chainmail	12.90%
Iron	1.27%
Diamond	0.04%

It is impossible for zombies and skeletons to naturally spawn with netherite armor.

The protection provided by armor and armor enchantments works the same with mobs as it does with players.

The following mobs can spawn with armor:

• Zombie
  • Baby Zombie
  • Zombie Villager‌
    • Baby Zombie Villager‌
  • Husk
    • Baby Husk
• Skeleton
  • Stray
• Piglin

The following mobs do not naturally spawn with armor, but they can pick up dropped armor (on Normal and Hard difficulty):

• Drowned
  • Baby Drowned
• Zombified Piglin
  • Baby Zombified Piglin
• Wither Skeleton
• Zombie Villager‌
  • Baby Zombie Villager‌

The following mobs do not naturally spawn with armor, and their armor does not render, but they can pick up dropped armor:

• Fox‌
  • Baby Fox‌

This mob can have armor equipped on it via a dispenser, and the armor does render, but this mob cannot pick up the armor:

• Piglin Brute

These mobs can have armor equipped on them via a dispenser‌ or via commands, but the armor does not render, and these mobs cannot pick up the armor:

• Villager
  • Baby Villager

These mobs do not spawn with armor and it cannot be equipped in survival mode, but if equipped with commands, their armor is visible:

• Giant‌
• Pillager‌
• Vindicator‌
• Evoker‌

All other mobs can be equipped with armor via commands, but the armor cannot be seen.

A helmet protects a mob that burns in sunlight from burning, but this depletes the helmet's durability as it absorbs the damage. Eventually, the helmet loses all of its durability and breaks, and then the mob burns in the sunlight. A carved pumpkin, mob head, or anything placed into the head slot using commands, can also protect the mob from burning in sunlight.

Damage caused by any other source does not cause a mob's armor durability to decrease, unless the armor is horse armor or wolf armor.

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  Leather (on a zombie, or giant)

• 

  Golden (on a zombie)

• 

  Chainmail (on a zombie)

• 

  Iron (on a zombie)

• 

  Diamond (on a zombie)

• 

  Netherite (on a zombie)

• 

  Leather (on a skeleton)

• 

  Golden (on a skeleton)

• 

  Chainmail (on a skeleton)

• 

  Iron (on a skeleton)

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  Diamond (on a skeleton)

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  Netherite (on a skeleton)

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  A skeleton spawned by skeleton trap horse, with enchanted iron helmet and bow.

Natural armor

Some mobs have armor points even when they are not wearing armor. These "natural" armor points stack with any armor worn by the mob.

Mob	Armor
Zombie Zombified Piglin Zombie Villager Husk Drowned Evoker‌	2 ()
Magma Cube (small)	3 ()
Wither	4 ()
Magma Cube (medium)	6 ()
Killer Rabbit	8 ()
Magma Cube (large)	12 ( × 6)
Shulker (when closed)	20 ( × 10)

Other types of armor

Horse armor

Horse armor can be equipped on a horse to protect it from most forms of damage similarly to player armor. Horse armor does not have a durability, and does not break.

Material	Armor	Armor toughness
Leather	3 ()	0
Iron	5 ()	0
Gold	7 ()	0
Diamond	11 ( × 5.5)	2

Wolf armor

Wolf armor can be equipped on a tamed wolf to protect it from most forms of damage. Wolf armor does not work like player armor. Instead, it absorbs all damage it protects against, and decreases its durability by the number of points of damage absorbed.

Mechanics

In-game, "armor points" are just referred to as "armor" (e.g. in the tooltip shown when hovering over the item), but the term "armor points" is being used in this article to differentiate between the game mechanic and armor items.

Each piece of armor has two values associated with it: armor points, and armor toughness. The number of armor points or armor toughness the player has is the sum of the armor points or armor toughness of the individual pieces of armor.

The amount of damage that armor prevents depends on the total armor points and armor toughness the player has, and on the strength of the incoming damage. Armor becomes less effective as the amount of damage increases. That is, armor reduces a smaller percent of damage for larger damage values. For example, a full set of diamond armor reduces the damage of a zombie's attack by 77% (3HP damage to 0.69HP × 0.345 damage), but reduces the attack damage of a piglin brute by only 67% (13HP × 6.5 damage to 4.29HP × 2.145 damage). There is a minimum amount of damage that armor protects against (20% of the maximum damage reduction) that depends on the total number of armor points (not armor toughness).

Armor is an attribute modifier and temporarily increases two attributes of the player or mob wearing the armor: armor and armor_toughness. These attributes can also be modified with commands, and the player or mob takes a reduced amount of damage as if they were wearing armor with the same total armor points and armor toughness.

The maximum possible damage reduction from armor alone is 80%. Damage can further be reduced by up to 80% from enchantments, and up to an additional 80% by effects (excluding resistance V). Through armor, enchantments, and effects, the maximum possible damage reduction is 99.2%.

Base protection of each full set of armor by tier

Tier	Minimum	Maximum
Leather	5.6%	28%
Golden	8.8%	44%
Chainmail	9.6%	48%
Iron	12%	60%
Diamond	16%	80%
Netherite	16%	80%

Damage types

The following types of damage are reduced by armor and, consequently, damage the armor itself:

• Direct (melee) attacks from mobs and players. This includes the Strength and the Weakness effects and damage-increasing enchantments.
• Getting hit with an arrow, a shulker bullet or a thrown trident. This includes extra damage from enchantments (except shulker bullets).
• Getting hit with a fireball from a ghast or blaze, or a fire charge.
• Laser beam of a guardian or an elder guardian.
• Damage from Thorns enchantment, or spikes of guardians and elder guardians.
• Touching a damaging block (fire, lava, magma block, cactus or sweet berry bush).
  • This excludes netherite armor which is not damaged by fire-related sources.
• Touching a pufferfish.
• Explosions.
• Fireworks with at least a firework star in the recipe.
• Lightning.
• Getting hit with a falling anvil.
• Getting hit with a snowball from a player​ or snow golem.​
• Getting hit with an egg from a player​​

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

• Ranged sonic boom attacks from wardens.
• Fall damage (including ender pearls, but Protection and Feather Falling enchantments reduce it).
• Ongoing damage from being on fire.
• Suffocating inside a block or due to entity cramming (also includes the world border)‌.
• Drowning in water (partially for turtle shells).
• Starvation.
• Colliding with a block while flying with elytra.
• Magic (Evoker fangs, status effects and instant damage from a potion of Harming or Dragon's Breath) (but Protection does reduce magical damage.)
• Falling into the void or /kill.
• Being inside of a powder snow block.
  • This excludes if the player or mob wears any piece of leather armor.

Armor points

The armor bar as shown in game

The total number of armor points that player has is the sum of the armor points of the individual pieces of armor worn, and is visually represented by the armor bar. The armor increases the player's armor attribute while worn. Armor points determine the minimum amount of damage armor reduces. See Damage reduction below to see how damage reduction is calculated.

The armor attribute is capped at 30. If commands are used to give the player armor with more than 30 armor points, or to set the player's armor attribute above 30, damage is calculated as if the player had 30 armor points. The armor bar does not show armor points above 20.

The following table shows the number of armor points provided by each type of armor that can be worn by the player.

Material	Full set	Helmet / Cap	Chestplate / Tunic	Leggings / Pants	Boots
Turtle Shell	2 ()	2 ()	N/A	N/A	N/A
Leather	7 ()	1 ()	3 ()	2 ()	1 ()
Golden	11 ( × 5.5)	2 ()	5 ()	3 ()	1 ()
Chainmail	12 ( × 6)	2 ()	5 ()	4 ()	1 ()
Iron	15 ( × 7.5)	2 ()	6 ()	5 ()	2 ()
Diamond	20 ( × 10)	3 ()	8 ()	6 ()	3 ()
Netherite	20 ( × 10)	3 ()	8 ()	6 ()	3 ()

Armor toughness

Armor becomes less effective for higher damage values, reducing the damage by smaller and smaller percentages. Armor toughness mitigates this behavior to a degree. The amount of damage reduced still decreases for higher damage values, but not as much. The total number of armor toughness the player has is the sum of the armor toughness of the individual pieces of armor worn. Armor toughness does not have a visual indicator like armor points. Armor increases the player's armor_toughness attribute while worn. See Damage reduction below to see how armor toughness affects damage calculation.

Currently, only diamond and netherite armor have armor toughness.

The armor_toughness attribute is capped at 20. If commands are used to give the player armor with more than 20 armor toughness, or to set the player's armor_toughness attribute above 20, damage is calculated as if the player has 20 armor toughness.

The following table shows the amount of armor toughness given by armor that can be worn by the player.

Material	Full set	Helmet / Cap	Chestplate / Tunic	Leggings / Pants	Boots
Turtle Shell	0 ()	0 ()	N/A	N/A	N/A
Leather	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()
Golden	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()
Chainmail	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()
Iron	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()
Diamond	8 ()	2 ()	2 ()	2 ()	2 ()
Netherite	12 ( × 6)	3 ()	3 ()	3 ()	3 ()

Damage reduction

Percent damage reduction

$\mathsf{P}\mathsf{e}\mathsf{r}\mathsf{c}\mathsf{e}\mathsf{n}\mathsf{t}\mathsf{d}\mathsf{a}\mathsf{m}\mathsf{a}\mathsf{g}\mathsf{e}\mathsf{r}\mathsf{e}\mathsf{d}\mathsf{u}\mathsf{c}\mathsf{t}\mathsf{i}\mathsf{o}\mathsf{n}=\frac{\min (20,\max (\frac{\mathsf{a}\mathsf{r}\mathsf{m}\mathsf{o}\mathsf{r}\mathsf{P}\mathsf{o}\mathsf{i}\mathsf{n}\mathsf{t}\mathsf{s}}{5},\mathsf{a}\mathsf{r}\mathsf{m}\mathsf{o}\mathsf{r}\mathsf{p}\mathsf{o}\mathsf{i}\mathsf{n}\mathsf{t}\mathsf{s}-\frac{4\times \mathsf{d}\mathsf{a}\mathsf{m}\mathsf{a}\mathsf{g}\mathsf{e}}{\min (\mathsf{t}\mathsf{o}\mathsf{u}\mathsf{g}\mathsf{h}\mathsf{n}\mathsf{e}\mathsf{s}\mathsf{s},20)+8}))}{25}\times 100$

Percent damage reduction with Breach

Percent damage reduction when attacked with a mace enchanted with Breach

$(\max (0,\left(\frac{\min (20,\max (\frac{\mathsf{a}\mathsf{r}\mathsf{m}\mathsf{o}\mathsf{r}\mathsf{p}\mathsf{o}\mathsf{i}\mathsf{n}\mathsf{t}\mathsf{s}}{5},\mathsf{a}\mathsf{r}\mathsf{m}\mathsf{o}\mathsf{r}\mathsf{p}\mathsf{o}\mathsf{i}\mathsf{n}\mathsf{t}\mathsf{s}-\frac{4\times \mathsf{w}\mathsf{e}\mathsf{a}\mathsf{p}\mathsf{o}\mathsf{n}\mathsf{d}\mathsf{a}\mathsf{m}\mathsf{a}\mathsf{g}\mathsf{e}}{\mathsf{min}(\mathsf{t}\mathsf{o}\mathsf{u}\mathsf{g}\mathsf{h}\mathsf{n}\mathsf{e}\mathsf{s}\mathsf{s},20)+8}))}{25}\right)-\mathsf{B}\mathsf{r}\mathsf{e}\mathsf{a}\mathsf{c}\mathsf{h}\mathsf{l}\mathsf{e}\mathsf{v}\mathsf{e}\mathsf{l}\times 15\%))$

Damage taken

$\mathsf{D}\mathsf{a}\mathsf{m}\mathsf{a}\mathsf{g}\mathsf{e}\mathsf{t}\mathsf{a}\mathsf{k}\mathsf{e}\mathsf{n}=\mathsf{d}\mathsf{a}\mathsf{m}\mathsf{a}\mathsf{g}\mathsf{e}\times (1-\frac{\min (20,\max (\frac{\mathsf{a}\mathsf{r}\mathsf{m}\mathsf{o}\mathsf{r}\mathsf{p}\mathsf{o}\mathsf{i}\mathsf{n}\mathsf{t}\mathsf{s}}{5},\mathsf{a}\mathsf{r}\mathsf{m}\mathsf{o}\mathsf{r}\mathsf{p}\mathsf{o}\mathsf{i}\mathsf{n}\mathsf{t}\mathsf{s}-\frac{4\times \mathsf{d}\mathsf{a}\mathsf{m}\mathsf{a}\mathsf{g}\mathsf{e}}{\mathsf{min}(\mathsf{t}\mathsf{o}\mathsf{u}\mathsf{g}\mathsf{h}\mathsf{n}\mathsf{e}\mathsf{s}\mathsf{s},20)+8}))}{25})$

Damage taken with Breach

Damage taken when attacked with a mace enchanted with Breach

$\mathsf{D}\mathsf{a}\mathsf{m}\mathsf{a}\mathsf{g}\mathsf{e}\mathsf{t}\mathsf{a}\mathsf{k}\mathsf{e}\mathsf{n}=\mathsf{w}\mathsf{e}\mathsf{a}\mathsf{p}\mathsf{o}\mathsf{n}\mathsf{d}\mathsf{a}\mathsf{m}\mathsf{a}\mathsf{g}\mathsf{e}\times (1-(\max (0,\left(\frac{\min (20,\max (\frac{\mathsf{a}\mathsf{r}\mathsf{m}\mathsf{o}\mathsf{r}\mathsf{p}\mathsf{o}\mathsf{i}\mathsf{n}\mathsf{t}\mathsf{s}}{5},\mathsf{a}\mathsf{r}\mathsf{m}\mathsf{o}\mathsf{r}\mathsf{p}\mathsf{o}\mathsf{i}\mathsf{n}\mathsf{t}\mathsf{s}-\frac{4\times \mathsf{w}\mathsf{e}\mathsf{a}\mathsf{p}\mathsf{o}\mathsf{n}\mathsf{d}\mathsf{a}\mathsf{m}\mathsf{a}\mathsf{g}\mathsf{e}}{\mathsf{min}(\mathsf{t}\mathsf{o}\mathsf{u}\mathsf{g}\mathsf{h}\mathsf{n}\mathsf{e}\mathsf{s}\mathsf{s},20)+8}))}{25}\right)-\mathsf{B}\mathsf{r}\mathsf{e}\mathsf{a}\mathsf{c}\mathsf{h}\mathsf{l}\mathsf{e}\mathsf{v}\mathsf{e}\mathsf{l}\times 15\%)))$

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

Armor	Attack damage
	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20
0	1.00	2.00	3.00	4.00	5.00	6.00	7.00	8.00	9.00	10.00	11.00	12.00	13.00	14.00	15.00	16.00	17.00	18.00	19.00	20.00
1	0.98	1.98	2.98	3.97	4.96	5.95	6.94	7.94	8.93	9.92	10.91	11.90	12.90	13.89	14.88	15.87	16.86	17.86	18.85	19.84
2	0.94	1.92	2.94	3.94	4.92	5.90	6.89	7.87	8.86	9.84	10.82	11.81	12.79	13.78	14.76	15.74	16.73	17.71	18.70	19.68
3	0.90	1.84	2.82	3.84	4.88	5.86	6.83	7.81	8.78	9.76	10.74	11.71	12.69	13.66	14.64	15.62	16.59	17.57	18.54	19.52
4	0.86	1.76	2.70	3.68	4.70	5.76	6.78	7.74	8.71	9.68	10.65	11.62	12.58	13.55	14.52	15.49	16.46	17.42	18.39	19.36
5	0.82	1.68	2.58	3.52	4.50	5.52	6.58	7.68	8.64	9.60	10.56	11.52	12.48	13.44	14.40	15.36	16.32	17.28	18.24	19.20
6	0.78	1.60	2.46	3.36	4.30	5.28	6.30	7.36	8.46	9.52	10.47	11.42	12.38	13.33	14.28	15.23	16.18	17.14	18.09	19.04
7	0.74	1.52	2.34	3.20	4.10	5.04	6.02	7.04	8.10	9.20	10.34	11.33	12.27	13.22	14.16	15.10	16.05	16.99	17.94	18.88
8	0.70	1.44	2.22	3.04	3.90	4.80	5.74	6.72	7.74	8.80	9.90	11.04	12.17	13.10	14.04	14.98	15.91	16.85	17.78	18.72
9	0.66	1.36	2.10	2.88	3.70	4.56	5.46	6.40	7.38	8.40	9.46	10.56	11.70	12.88	13.92	14.85	15.78	16.70	17.63	18.56
10	0.62	1.28	1.98	2.72	3.50	4.32	5.18	6.08	7.02	8.00	9.02	10.08	11.18	12.32	13.50	14.72	15.64	16.56	17.48	18.40
11	0.58	1.20	1.86	2.56	3.30	4.08	4.90	5.76	6.66	7.60	8.58	9.60	10.66	11.76	12.90	14.08	15.30	16.42	17.33	18.24
12	0.54	1.12	1.74	2.40	3.10	3.84	4.62	5.44	6.30	7.20	8.14	9.12	10.14	11.20	12.30	13.44	14.62	15.84	17.10	18.08
13	0.50	1.04	1.62	2.24	2.90	3.60	4.34	5.12	5.94	6.80	7.70	8.64	9.62	10.64	11.70	12.80	13.94	15.12	16.34	17.60
14	0.46	0.96	1.50	2.08	2.70	3.36	4.06	4.80	5.58	6.40	7.26	8.16	9.10	10.08	11.10	12.16	13.26	14.40	15.58	16.80
15	0.42	0.88	1.38	1.92	2.50	3.12	3.78	4.48	5.22	6.00	6.82	7.68	8.58	9.52	10.50	11.52	12.58	13.68	14.82	16.00
16	0.38	0.80	1.26	1.76	2.30	2.88	3.50	4.16	4.86	5.60	6.38	7.20	8.06	8.96	9.90	10.88	11.90	12.96	14.06	15.20
17	0.34	0.72	1.14	1.60	2.10	2.64	3.22	3.84	4.50	5.20	5.94	6.72	7.54	8.40	9.30	10.24	11.22	12.24	13.30	14.40
18	0.30	0.64	1.02	1.44	1.90	2.40	2.94	3.52	4.14	4.80	5.50	6.24	7.02	7.84	8.70	9.60	10.54	11.52	12.54	13.60
19	0.26	0.56	0.90	1.28	1.70	2.16	2.66	3.20	3.78	4.40	5.06	5.76	6.50	7.28	8.10	8.96	9.86	10.80	11.78	12.80
20	0.22	0.48	0.78	1.12	1.50	1.92	2.38	2.88	3.42	4.00	4.62	5.28	5.98	6.72	7.50	8.32	9.18	10.08	11.02	12.00

These damage values are lower if a player wears pieces of diamond or netherite armor or has toughness added to the armor through commands.

Knockback reduction

Each netherite armor piece gives a knockback resistance (or reduction) of 10%, protecting 40% of all knockback with a full set.

Enchantments

Armor can be enchanted to provide various benefits. Enchantments can provide more protection or allow armor to resist certain types of damage that armor doesn't normally protect against, such as fall damage or fire. Damage reduction from enchantments does not decrease the armor's durability. Armor enchantments do not appear on the armor bar.

An armor's material determines how enchantable it is. The higher a material's enchantability, the greater the chances of getting multiple and high-level enchantments.

Leather	Golden	Chainmail	Iron	Turtle Shell	Diamond	Netherite
15	25	12	9	9	10	15

As with several enchantments, several different levels of protection are possible. The maximum level of a protection enchantment is currently IV (4). Protection enchantments from multiple pieces of armor stack together, up to a calculated maximum.

Each protection enchantment protects against specific types of damage. The amount of damage reduction depends on the Enchantment Protection Factor (EPF) provided by that enchantment.

Enchantment	Damage reduced for	Type Modifier	EPF Level I	EPF Level II	EPF Level III	EPF Level IV
Protection	All	1	1	2	3	4
Fire Protection	Fire, lava, and blaze fireballs	2	2	4	6	8
Blast Protection	Explosions	2	2	4	6	8
Projectile Protection	Arrows, thrown tridents, ghast and blaze fireballs	2	2	4	6	8
Feather Falling	Fall damage (including ender pearls)	3	3	6	9	12

When a player or mob wearing armor is subjected to damage, the EPFs of all applicable enchantments are added together, capped at 20, and then damage reduction is cappedEPF / 25, giving a maximum reduction of ²⁰⁄₂₅ (80%) at EPF 20.

Because of the caps in the calculation, it is possible to achieve maximum protection against specific types of damage with just three pieces of armor. For example, two pieces of armor with Blast Protection IV (EPF 8 each) and a single piece with Protection IV (EPF 4) would give a total EPF of 20 versus explosions. Any additional EPF would be wasted against explosions (but might be useful against other types of damage, if applicable).

If the damage is of a type that armor protects against normally, this reduction applies only to the damage that got through the armor.

It is possible using /give to obtain armor with an enchantment level higher than what is normally obtainable via normal survival. Using this method, a player could give themselves, for example, a full set of diamond armor with a Protection V enchantment on every piece. Following the algorithm above, we find that, because Protection V has an EPF of 5, the armor reaches the maximum EPF of 20 for all types of damage. Any higher Protection enchantments could be used to reach the cap with just one level XX (20) enchantment, rather than having a full set of enchanted armor, but would be wasted if all pieces shared the same level enchantment.

The table below shows all armor enchantments at their max levels:

Armor Enchantments at Max Levels

Armor Enchantment	Max Level
Protection	IV
Fire Protection
Blast Protection
Projectile Protection
Feather Falling
Respiration	III
Thorns
Depth Strider
Unbreaking
Soul Speed
Swift Sneak
Frost Walker	II
Aqua Affinity	I
Mending
Curse of Binding
Curse of Vanishing

Only one form of protection can be applied to a piece of armor (i.e. a chestplate cannot have both Fire Protection and Blast Protection, unless using commands to get all protection enchants in one piece of armor). Feather Falling, Frost Walker, Depth Strider and Soul Speed are enchantments applicable only to boots. Respiration and Aqua Affinity are enchantments applicable only to helmets. Swift Sneak is an enchantment applicable only to leggings.

Durability

Any hit from a damage source that can be blocked by armor removes one point of durability from each piece of armor worn for every 4HP of incoming damage (rounded down, but never below 1). The following chart displays how many hits each piece of armor can endure.

Material	Helmet	Chestplate	Leggings	Boots
Turtle Shell	275	N/A	N/A	N/A
Leather	55	80	75	65
Golden	77	112	105	91
Chainmail	165	240	225	195
Iron	165	240	225	195
Diamond	363	528	495	429
Netherite	407	592	555	481

The chart below shows the durability per unit of material for each piece of armor, compared to that of the boots. The durability per unit does not depend on the tier of the armor.

	Helmet	Chestplate	Leggings	Boots
Durability/Unit	68%	61%	66%	100%

This means that for the same number of leather/iron ingots/gold ingots/chainmail/diamond, boots can take 1.5 more damage than leggings. Thus, chestplates and leggings offer more defense points per unit, but have less durability per unit.

This other chart shows the durability of each piece of armor in a set, as a percentage of the chestplate's durability. Additionally, the maximum durability of the chestplate is always a multiple of 16, leggings a multiple of 15, boots a multiple of 13, and helmets a multiple of 11.

	Helmet	Chestplate	Leggings	Boots
Durability percentage	68.75%	100%	93.75%	81.25%

Armor worn by a non-player mob does not lose durability when attacked by any means. Helmets that are worn by undead mobs lose durability when exposed to sunlight due to absorbing the mob's damage from sunlight.

Netherite armor does not lose durability from lava or fire damage.

Sounds

Java Edition:

[hide]Sounds
Sound	Subtitles	Source	Description	Resource location	Translation key	Volume	Pitch	Attenuation distance
	​Leather armor rustles	Players	When a piece of leather armor is equipped	item.armor.equip_leather	subtitles.item.armor.equip_leather​	1.0	1.0	16
	​Chain armor jingles	Players	When a piece of chainmail armor is equipped	item.armor.equip_chain	subtitles.item.armor.equip_chain​	1.0	1.0	16
	​Iron armor clanks	Players	When a piece of iron armor is equipped	item.armor.equip_iron	subtitles.item.armor.equip_iron​	1.0	1.0	16
	​Gold armor clinks	Players	When a piece of gold armor is equipped	item.armor.equip_gold	subtitles.item.armor.equip_gold​	1.0	1.0	16
	​Diamond armor clangs	Players	When a piece of diamond armor is equipped	item.armor.equip_diamond	subtitles.item.armor.equip_diamond​	1.0	1.0	16
	​Netherite armor clanks	Players	When a piece of netherite armor is equipped	item.armor.equip_netherite	subtitles.item.armor.equip_netherite​	0.8	1.0/0.9	16
	​Turtle Shell thunks	Players	When a turtle shell is equipped	item.armor.equip_turtle	subtitles.item.armor.equip_turtle​	1.0	1.0/0.85/1.1	16
	​Item breaks	Entity-Dependent	When a piece of armor's durability is exhausted	entity.item.break	subtitles.entity.item.break​	0.8	0.8-1.2	16

Bedrock Edition:

[hide]Sounds
Sound	Source	Description	Resource location	Volume	Pitch
	Players	When a piece of leather armor or a turtle shell is equipped	armor.equip_leather	1.0	1.0
	Players	When a piece of chain armor is equipped	armor.equip_chain	1.0	1.0
	Players	When a piece of iron armor is equipped	armor.equip_iron	1.0	1.0
	Players	When a piece of gold armor is equipped	armor.equip_gold	1.0	1.0
	Players	When a piece of diamond armor is equipped	armor.equip_diamond	1.0	1.0
	Players	When a piece of netherite armor is equipped.	armor.equip_netherite	1.0	1.0
	Blocks	When a piece of leather armor is dyed using a cauldron	cauldron.dyearmor	0.1	1.0
	Blocks	When a piece of leather armor's dye is removed using a cauldron	cauldron.cleanarmor	0.1	1.0
	Players	When a piece of armor's durability is exhausted	random.break	1.0	0.9

Data values

ID

Java Edition:

Name	Identifier	Item tags	[hide]Translation key
Leather Cap	leather_helmet	freeze_immune_wearables	item.minecraft.leather_helmet
Leather Tunic	leather_chestplate	freeze_immune_wearables	item.minecraft.leather_chestplate
Leather Pants	leather_leggings	freeze_immune_wearables	item.minecraft.leather_leggings
Leather Boots	leather_boots	freeze_immune_wearables	item.minecraft.leather_boots
Chainmail Helmet	chainmail_helmet	None	item.minecraft.chainmail_helmet
Chainmail Chestplate	chainmail_chestplate	None	item.minecraft.chainmail_chestplate
Chainmail Leggings	chainmail_leggings	None	item.minecraft.chainmail_leggings
Chainmail Boots	chainmail_boots	None	item.minecraft.chainmail_boots
Iron Helmet	iron_helmet	None	item.minecraft.iron_helmet
Iron Chestplate	iron_chestplate	None	item.minecraft.iron_chestplate
Iron Leggings	iron_leggings	None	item.minecraft.iron_leggings
Iron Boots	iron_boots	None	item.minecraft.iron_boots
Diamond Helmet	diamond_helmet	None	item.minecraft.diamond_helmet
Diamond Chestplate	diamond_chestplate	None	item.minecraft.diamond_chestplate
Diamond Leggings	diamond_leggings	None	item.minecraft.diamond_leggings
Diamond Boots	diamond_boots	None	item.minecraft.diamond_boots
Golden Helmet	golden_helmet	None	item.minecraft.golden_helmet
Golden Chestplate	golden_chestplate	None	item.minecraft.golden_chestplate
Golden Leggings	golden_leggings	None	item.minecraft.golden_leggings
Golden Boots	golden_boots	None	item.minecraft.golden_boots
Turtle Shell	turtle_helmet	None	item.minecraft.turtle_helmet
Netherite Helmet	netherite_helmet	None	item.minecraft.netherite_helmet
Netherite Chestplate	netherite_chestplate	None	item.minecraft.netherite_chestplate
Netherite Leggings	netherite_leggings	None	item.minecraft.netherite_leggings
Netherite Boots	netherite_boots	None	item.minecraft.netherite_boots

Bedrock Edition:

Name	Identifier	Numeric ID	Item tags	[hide]Translation key
Leather Cap	leather_helmet	298	minecraft:leather_tier minecraft:is_armor	item.leather_helmet.name
Leather Tunic	leather_chestplate	299	minecraft:leather_tier minecraft:is_armor	item.leather_chestplate.name
Leather Pants	leather_leggings	300	minecraft:leather_tier minecraft:is_armor	item.leather_leggings.name
Leather Boots	leather_boots	301	minecraft:leather_tier minecraft:is_armor	item.leather_boots.name
Chainmail Helmet	chainmail_helmet	302	minecraft:chainmail_tier minecraft:is_armor	item.chainmail_helmet.name
Chainmail Chestplate	chainmail_chestplate	303	minecraft:chainmail_tier minecraft:is_armor	item.chainmail_chestplate.name
Chainmail Leggings	chainmail_leggings	304	minecraft:chainmail_tier minecraft:is_armor	item.chainmail_leggings.name
Chainmail Boots	chainmail_boots	305	minecraft:chainmail_tier minecraft:is_armor	item.chainmail_boots.name
Iron Helmet	iron_helmet	306	minecraft:iron_tier minecraft:is_armor	item.iron_helmet.name
Iron Chestplate	iron_chestplate	307	minecraft:iron_tier minecraft:is_armor	item.iron_chestplate.name
Iron Leggings	iron_leggings	308	minecraft:iron_tier minecraft:is_armor	item.iron_leggings.name
Iron Boots	iron_boots	309	minecraft:iron_tier minecraft:is_armor	item.iron_boots.name
Diamond Helmet	diamond_helmet	310	minecraft:diamond_tier minecraft:is_armor	item.diamond_helmet.name
Diamond Chestplate	diamond_chestplate	311	minecraft:diamond_tier minecraft:is_armor	item.diamond_chestplate.name
Diamond Leggings	diamond_leggings	312	minecraft:diamond_tier minecraft:is_armor	item.diamond_leggings.name
Diamond Boots	diamond_boots	313	minecraft:diamond_tier minecraft:is_armor	item.diamond_boots.name
Golden Helmet	golden_helmet	314	minecraft:golden_tier minecraft:is_armor	item.golden_helmet.name
Golden Chestplate	golden_chestplate	315	minecraft:golden_tier minecraft:is_armor	item.golden_chestplate.name
Golden Leggings	golden_leggings	316	minecraft:golden_tier minecraft:is_armor	item.golden_leggings.name
Golden Boots	golden_boots	317	minecraft:golden_tier minecraft:is_armor	item.golden_boots.name
Turtle Shell	turtle_helmet	469	minecraft:is_armor	item.turtle_helmet.name
Netherite Helmet	netherite_helmet	748	minecraft:netherite_tier minecraft:is_armor	item.netherite_helmet.name
Netherite Chestplate	netherite_chestplate	749	minecraft:netherite_tier minecraft:is_armor	item.netherite_chestplate.name
Netherite Leggings	netherite_leggings	750	minecraft:netherite_tier minecraft:is_armor	item.netherite_leggings.name
Netherite Boots	netherite_boots	751	minecraft:netherite_tier minecraft:is_armor	item.netherite_boots.name

Item data

Java Edition:

• [NBT Compound / JSON Object] components: the item's components tag.
  • [Int] minecraft:dyed_color: The color applied of this leather armor or wolf armor item. More generally, it is used as the minecraft:dye color provider in item model definitions. Color codes are the hex code of the color converted to a decimal number, or can be calculated from the red, green and blue components using this formula:
    Red<<16 + Green<<8 + Blue
  • [NBT List / JSON Array] minecraft:dyed_color: Another format. A list containing 3 floats corresponding to red, green and blue values as a fraction (ranged 0 to 1, inclusive) that is automatically converted to the int format.

• • [NBT Compound / JSON Object] minecraft:trim: Contains the trim applied to this armor piece.
    • [String] pattern: The ID of the trim pattern.
    • [String] material: The ID of the trim material, which applies a color to the trim.

Material	[String] material
Amethyst Shard	minecraft:amethyst
Copper Ingot	minecraft:copper
Diamond	minecraft:diamond
Emerald	minecraft:emerald
Gold Ingot	minecraft:gold
Iron Ingot	minecraft:iron
Lapis Lazuli	minecraft:lapis
Netherite Ingot	minecraft:netherite
Nether Quartz	minecraft:quartz
Redstone Dust	minecraft:redstone

Pattern	[String] pattern
Bolt Armor Trim	minecraft:bolt
Coast Armor Trim	minecraft:coast
Dune Armor Trim	minecraft:dune
Eye Armor Trim	minecraft:eye
Flow Armor Trim	minecraft:flow
Rib Armor Trim	minecraft:rib
Sentry Armor Trim	minecraft:sentry
Snout Armor Trim	minecraft:snout
Spire Armor Trim	minecraft:spire
Tide Armor Trim	minecraft:tide
Vex Armor Trim	minecraft:vex
Ward Armor Trim	minecraft:ward
Wild Armor Trim	minecraft:wild

Bedrock Edition:

Achievements

[hide]
Icon		Achievement	In-game description	Actual requirements (if different)	Gamerscore earned	Trophy type (PS)
PS4	Other
		Cover me in debris	Wear a full set of Netherite armor	Have a full set of Netherite armor in your inventory.	50	Gold
		Iron Man	Wear a full suit of Iron Armor.	—	15	Bronze
		Oooh, shiny!	Distract a Piglin using gold	Give a piglin a gold item while it is aggressive toward the player.	30	Silver
		Tie Dye Outfit	Use a cauldron to dye all 4 unique pieces of leather armor.	—	15	Bronze

Advancements

Icon	Advancement	In-game description	Actual requirements (if different)
	Cover Me in Debris	Get a full suit of Netherite armor	Have a full set of netherite armor in the inventory.
	Cover Me with Diamonds	Diamond armor saves lives	Have any type of diamond armor in the inventory.
	Crafting a New Look	Craft a trimmed armor at a Smithing Table	—
	Light as a Rabbit	Walk on Powder Snow... without sinking in it	Walk on powder snow while wearing leather boots.
	Oh Shiny	Distract Piglins with gold	While aggravated, give a piglin one of these 25 gold-related items in the #piglin_loved item tag:[hide] The player must not be wearing any gold armor. Other gold-related items do not distract the piglin and do not trigger this advancement.
	Smithing with Style	Apply these smithing templates at least once: Spire, Snout, Rib, Ward, Silence, Vex, Tide, Wayfinder	—
	Suit Up	Protect yourself with a piece of iron armor	Have any type of iron armor in the inventory.

History

2008							Added leather armor to Legend of the Chambered.
June 20, 2008							Added studded, chain, and plate armor to Legend of the Chambered 2.
[hide]Java Edition Classic
June 14, 2009							Notch discussed how armor would work in Survival mode: "Two types of swords, two types of armor, two types of helmets. The basic versions require iron. The advanced versions require steel, which you make by combining iron and coal. Carrying swords, armor or helmets take up inventory slots, but otherwise have no penalty and work pretty much as you expect (prevent some damage, or cause more damage)".
August 13, 2009							Notch tested armor models on mob. Only chestplates and helmets were available. They were merely aesthetic at the time and had no effect on gameplay.
August 13, 2009							Notch tested armor models with boots.
0.24_SURVIVAL_TEST							Added plate armor.
							Added the model and the texture for unused chain armor.
							Plate armor models have been tested on zombies and skeletons. It had no effect on gameplay.
[hide]Java Edition Indev
0.31			20091223-0040				Removed plate and chain armor. Textures are now unused.
			20091231-2255				Added items of cloth, studded, chain and iron armor.
20100206-2034							Added items of diamond and golden armor.
							Removed studded armor items.
February 9, 2010							Notch revealed new models for armor, which included leggings and boots.
20100212-1210							Added armor models.
							Armor models are now displayed on the player in the inventory.
							Armor can now be crafted.
							Chain armor now can be crafted by the item form of fire.
20100218							Added models of cloth, 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.
[hide]Java Edition Alpha
v1.0.8							With the introduction of leather, "Cloth" Armors have been renamed to Leather Armor.
							Leather armor is now crafted with leather instead of cloth.
[hide]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. Basically, before this, taking damage would decrease the durability (depleting the armor bar) , and the lower the durability, the lower the protection amount.
							Armor durability increased.
			October 3, 2011				The first images of a player wearing enchanted armor are revealed.
			Beta 1.9 Prerelease 3				Iron armor can now be found in the new stronghold altar chests.
			Beta 1.9 Prerelease 4				Armor can now be enchanted.
1.1			12w01a				Iron armor can now be found in the new blacksmith chests in villages.
1.2.1			12w06a				Zombies now drop iron helmets on rare occasions and zombie pigmen now drop golden helmets.
1.3.1			12w15a				⇧ Shift+clicking can now be used to wear armor.
			12w21a				Chain armor can now be obtained legitimately in survival mode through trading.
							Blacksmith villagers now sell chain boots for 5–6 emeralds, chain leggings for 9–10 emeralds, chain chestplates for 11–14 emeralds and chain helmets for 5–6 emeralds.
							Blacksmith villagers now sell diamond boots for 7 emeralds, diamond leggings for 11–13 emeralds, diamond chestplates for 16–18 emeralds and diamond helmets for 7 emeralds.
							Blacksmith villagers now sell iron boots for 4–5 emeralds, iron leggings for 8–9 emeralds, iron chestplates for 10–13 emeralds and iron helmets for 4–5 emeralds.
							Butchers now sell leather boots, caps and pants each for 2–3 emeralds, and leather tunics for 4 emeralds.
1.4.2			12w32a				Mob armor has been reintroduced. A partial or full set of any armor is now sometimes worn by zombies, skeletons and zombie pigmen, with the likelihood increasing with difficulty.
			August 17, 2012				Jeb and Dinnerbone tweeted pictures of dyeable leather armor.
			12w34a				Leather armor can now be dyed by crafting a leather armor piece with dyes. Dyes can be removed by using dyed leather armor on a cauldron with water.
							Default leather armor textures are now slightly darker and leather tunics now have buttons.
			12w34b				The texture of leather and diamond chestplate has been changed. Leather tunics now have longer sleeves. Diamond chestplates now have notches under the shoulders.
			12w36a				Dyed leather armor are now more saturated and have a slight tint of tan in respect to the default armor color.
			12w37a				Leather armor now have non-dyed parts on cap, pants and boots. This has been implemented so that players can distinguish between other types of armor and similarly colored leather armor.
1.4.6			12w50a				The Thorns enchantment can now be enchanted on chestplates.
1.5			13w04a				Armor in the player's hand can now be equipped by right-clicking.
							Dispensers can now equip nearby players with armor.
1.6.1			13w18a				Golden chestplates are now found in the new chests in nether fortresses.
1.7.2			13w36a				Leather boots can now be obtained as one of the "junk" items by fishing.
1.8			14w02a				Trades changed: armorer villagers now sell chain boots for 5–7 emeralds, chain leggings for 9–11 emeralds, chain chestplates for 11–15 emeralds and chain helmets for 5–7 emeralds.
							Armorer villagers now sell enchanted diamond chestplates for 16–19 emeralds, and no longer sell other diamond armor.
							Armorer villagers now sell iron chestplates for 10–14 emeralds and iron helmets for 4–6 emeralds, and no longer sell other iron armor.
							Leatherworkers now sell leather pants for 2–4 emeralds and enchanted leather tunics for 7–12 emeralds, and no longer sell other leather armor.
			14w05a				Armor no longer turns red when mobs and players are hurt.
			14w06a				Armor is now visible on giants.
			14w25a				Chain armor cannot be crafted anymore due to the item form of fire being removed.
1.9			15w31a				Enchanted iron and diamond armor can now be found in end city 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, spawns with all armor except a helmet.
			15w34b				Armor durability now affects armor value.
			15w36a				Armor and armor enchantment calculations have been changed. For the original values, see here.
			15w36d				Armor durability affecting value has been removed.
							Armor now has an attribute controlling the defense points.
			15w43a				The average yield of gold chestplates in nether fortress chests has been decreased.
			15w50a				Added equip sounds for all types of armor.
			16w02a				Armor and armor enchantment calculations have been changed again.
			16w05a				Armor calculations have been changed, once again.
1.11			16w39a				Diamond and chain chestplates are now found in the new woodland mansion chests.
1.11.1			16w50a				Golden, chain and iron armor can now be smelted down into one of their respective nuggets.
1.13			17w47a				Prior to The Flattening, these items' numeral IDs were 298 through 317.
			18w07a				Added turtle shells.
			18w09a				Leather tunics and golden helmets now have a chance of generating in underwater ruins.
			18w10a				Leather tunics can now generate in buried treasure chests.
			18w11a				Enchanted leather caps, tunics, pants and boots can now generate in the chests of shipwrecks.
			18w20a				"Chain" armor have been renamed to "Chainmail".
1.14			18w43a				The textures of all types of armor have been changed.
			18w48a				Leather armor can now be found in chests in village tanneries.
			18w50a				Armor stands equipped with iron armor now generate in updated taiga villages.
			19w08a				The textures of gold armor items have been changed.
			19w11a				Armorer villagers now sell enchanted diamond helmets, leggings and boots, making all 4 pieces of diamond armor effectively renewable again.
							Armorer villagers can now sell all 4 pieces of iron armor. Previously, they sell only iron helmets and chestplates.
							Leatherworker villagers now sell all 4 pieces of leather armor, and the armor is randomly dyed.
			19w13a				Armorer villagers now give chainmail armor to players under the Hero of the Village effect.
1.16			20w06a				Added netherite armor.
			20w07a				Added textures and models for all helmets when they are used by piglins.
							Netherite armor is now obtained by combining one diamond armor piece and one netherite ingot in a smithing table.
							Turtle shells, when used by piglins and zombified piglins, result in a missing texture when being displayed.
			20w09a				The textures of diamond helmets, leggings and boots items have been changed.
			20w10a				The texture of netherite armor have been changed.
							The texture of netherite helmets for piglin has been changed.
							Netherite armor can no longer be crafted.
							Netherite armor is now obtained by combining one diamond armor piece and one netherite ingot in a smithing table.
			20w16a				All parts of golden and netherite armor now generate randomly enchanted, and sometimes damaged, in bastion remnant and ruined portal chests.
			20w17a				Diamonds armor now generates in place of netherite armor in bastion remnant chests.
			20w20a				The player now gets the advancement "Cover Me in Debris" when they have a full set of netherite armor in their inventory.
			pre3				The special helmet models and textures created for piglins have been removed except for leather armor.
1.16.2			20w30a				Unenchanted diamond armor in treasure bastion remnant chests is no longer damaged.
1.16.4			Pre-release 1				The texture of netherite leggings has been changed.
1.17			20w46a				Leather boots now prevent sinking in powder snow.
			20w48a				Wearing any piece of leather armor now prevents freezing entirely.
			21w13a				The two unused textures of the leather cap for piglin has been removed.
							Leather boots now prevent fall damage when landing on powder snow.
1.18.2			22w03a				Netherite armor knockback resistance is no longer random.
1.19			22w13a				Iron and diamond leggings may now be found in ancient city chests.
			22w17a				Changed the leather cap texture from to , to extend the center bar on the back face to the bottom.
			Pre-release 1				Equipping armor through the inventory now plays a sound.
1.19.4 Experiment Update 1.20			23w04a				Non-leather armor can now be trimmed using a smithing template at 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.
1.19.4			23w05a				Armor can now be swapped by using them in the hotbar.
1.19.4 Experiment Update 1.20			23w05a				Leather armor can now be trimmed using a smithing table.
							Armor can now have trims of the same material it is made out of.
							The texture of the dune armor trim has been tweaked, so that the symbol on the chestplate is moved up a few pixels.
			23w06a				Swapped iron and iron_darker palette, then made iron_darker darker overall.
							Added a darkest pixel to chestplate_trim trim item texture.
1.20			23w17a				The player now gets the advancement "Crafting a New Look" when they craft a trimmed armor at a smithing table, and "Smithing with Style" when they apply these smithing templates at least once on their armor: Spire, Snout, Rib, Ward, Silence, Vex, Tide, and Wayfinder.
1.21.2			24w33a				Mobs now once again wear armor from the top to the bottom, rather than from the bottom to the top. This means that a mob with three armor pieces, for example, spawns with all armor except boots.
[hide]Pocket Edition Alpha
v0.6.0							Added armor.
v0.8.0			build 2				The leather armor sprites have been changed to that of Java Edition, but its armor model remains that of older versions.
v0.9.0			build 1				Iron armor now naturally generates in village chests and a stronghold altar chest.
v0.11.0			build 11				Armor now protects against damage from mobs only.
v0.12.1			build 1				Armor can now be worn by mobs.
							Golden chestplates can now be found in nether fortress chests.
							Chain armor can now be obtained in survival mode from a mob wearing it.
							Leather boots can now be obtained from fishing as a "junk" item.
v0.14.0			build 1				The textures of leather armor have been changed.
							Leather armor can now be dyed.
v0.15.0			build 1				Armor can now be obtained from strays and husks that naturally spawn with armor.
v0.15.10							Capes no longer clip through armor.
[hide]Pocket Edition
1.0.0			alpha 0.17.0.1				Enchanted iron armor and enchanted diamond armor can now be found inside chests within end city.
1.0.4			alpha 1.0.4.0				Iron helmets, iron chestplates, enchanted diamond chestplates and chain armor are now sold by armorer smith villagers via trading.
1.1.0			alpha 1.1.0.0				Golden, chain and iron armor can now be smelted down into one of their respective nuggets.
							Diamond chestplates and chain chestplates can now be found inside woodland mansion chests.
[hide]Bedrock Edition
1.4.0			beta 1.2.14.2				Chain helmets, chestplates, leggings and boots now generate in buried treasure chests.
							Enchanted leather armor can now be found inside shipwreck supply room chests.
			beta 1.2.20.1				Leather chestplates and golden helmets can now be found inside underwater ruins chests.
1.5.0			beta 1.5.0.4				Added turtle shells.
1.10.0			beta 1.10.0.3				The textures of all types of armor have been changed.
							Iron armor now can be found in plains village weaponsmith chests.
							Leather armor can now be found inside plains village tannery chests.
1.11.0			beta 1.11.0.1				Iron armor now can be found in savanna, taiga, desert, snowy taiga and snowy tundra village weaponsmith chests.
							Leather armor can now be found inside savanna, taiga, desert, snowy taiga and snowy tundra village tannery chests.
							Iron helmets can now be found in village armorer chests.
			beta 1.11.0.4				Pillagers and vindicators that spawn in raids can now drop iron armor.
							Leather leggings and pants are now sold by leather worker villagers.
							Iron leggings, and boots, diamond helmets, leggings, and boots are now sold by armorer villagers.
			beta 1.11.0.5				The textures of gold armor items have been changed.
1.12.0			beta 1.12.0.2				Leather armor no longer show as being dyed properly when worn by armor stands.
1.13.0			beta 1.13.0.1				Leather armor now appears dyed properly when worn by armor stands.
							Armor no longer turns red when mobs and players are hurt.
1.16.0			beta 1.16.0.51				Added netherite armor.
							The textures of diamond helmets, leggings and boots items have been changed.
							Armor can now be obtained from piglins that naturally spawn with golden armor.
			beta 1.16.0.57				All parts of golden and netherite armor now generate randomly enchanted, and sometimes damaged, in bastion remnant chests.
							Netherite armor can no longer be crafted.
							Netherite armor is now obtained by combining one diamond armor piece and one netherite ingot in a smithing table.
			beta 1.16.0.63				Diamonds armor now generates in place of netherite armor in bastion remnant chests.
			release				Added the achievement "Cover me in debris", unlocked when the player has a full set of netherite armor in their inventory.
1.16.200			beta 1.16.200.52				The texture of netherite leggings has been changed.
			beta 1.16.200.53				Netherite Armor now gives a 90% reduction in Knockback.
			beta 1.16.200.52				Leather boots now prevent sinking in powder snow.
1.16.210			beta 1.16.210.53				Wearing any piece of leather armor now prevents freezing entirely.
1.19.80 Experiment Next Major Update			Preview 1.19.80.21				Armor can now be trimmed using a smithing template at a smithing table.
							Upgrading diamond armor to netherite armor now requires the netherite upgrade smithing template.
			Preview 1.20.0.24				Added the achievement "Smithing with style", unlocked when the player applies these smithing templates at least once on their armor: Spire, Snout, Rib, Ward, Silence, Vex, Tide, and Wayfinder.
[hide]Legacy Console Edition
Xbox 360	Xbox One	PS3	PS4	PS Vita	Wii U	Switch
TU1	CU1	1.00	1.00	1.00	Patch 1	1.0.1	Added leather, iron, diamond, and golden armor.
TU5							Added chainmail armor.
							Added a quick equip for armor to the inventory interface.
TU12							The textures for leather armor have been changed.
TU14		1.04					Leather armor can now be dyed.
							Item repair can now repair armor.
							Chain armor can now be obtained legitimately in survival mode through trading.
							Blacksmith villagers now sell chain boots for 5–6 emeralds, chain leggings for 9–10 emeralds, chain chestplates for 11–14 emeralds and chain helmets for 5–6 emeralds.
							Blacksmith villagers now sell diamond boots for 7 emeralds, diamond leggings for 11–13 emeralds, diamond chestplates for 16–18 emeralds and diamond helmets for 7 emeralds.
							Blacksmith villagers now sell iron boots for 4–5 emeralds, iron leggings for 8–9 emeralds, iron chestplates for 10–13 emeralds and iron helmets for 4–5 emeralds.
							Butchers now sell leather boots, caps and pants each for 2–3 emeralds, and leather tunics for 4 emeralds.
TU19	CU7	1.12	1.12	1.12			Dispensers can now equip nearby players with armor.
TU24	CU12	1.16	1.16	1.16			Armor no longer turns red when mobs and players are hurt.
TU25	CU14	1.17	1.17	1.17			Armor now have the quick equip functionality.
TU31	CU19	1.22	1.22	1.22	Patch 3		Leather boots can now be obtained as one of the "junk" items by fishing.
							Trades changed: armorer villagers now sell chain boots for 5–7 emeralds, chain leggings for 9–11 emeralds, chain chestplates for 11–15 emeralds and chain helmets for 5–7 emeralds.
							Armorer villagers now sell enchanted diamond chestplates for 16–19 emeralds, and no longer sell other diamond armor.
							Armorer villagers now sell iron chestplates for 10–14 emeralds and iron helmets for 4–6 emeralds, and no longer sell other iron armor.
							Leatherworkers now sell leather pants for 2–4 emeralds and enchanted leather tunics for 7–12 emeralds, and no longer sell other leather armor.
TU34	CU22	1.25	1.25	1.25	Patch 4		Armor can now be swapped by using them in the hotbar.
							Equipping armor using the quick equip functionality in creative mode no longer duplicates the armor.
TU36	CU25	1.28	1.28	1.28	Patch 7		Equipping armor with the quick equip functionality now plays a sound, which is unused in Java Edition.
TU46	CU36	1.38	1.38	1.38	Patch 15		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.
							Armor now shows armor points in tooltips.
							Changed armor equipping sounds.
							Enchanted iron and diamond armor can now be found in end city chests.
TU53	CU43	1.49	1.50	1.49	Patch 23	1.0.3	Golden, chain and iron armor can now be smelted down into one of their respective nuggets.
TU54	CU44	1.52	1.52	1.52	Patch 24	1.0.4	Diamond and chain chestplates are now found in the new woodland mansion chests.
							Equipping armor using the quick equip functionality in creative mode now duplicates the armor just like on Java Edition.
TU60	CU51	1.64	1.64	1.64	Patch 30	1.0.11	Leather armor can now be dyed with a cauldron.
TU69		1.76	1.76	1.76	Patch 38		Added turtle shells.
							Chain helmets, chestplates, leggings and boots now generate in buried treasure chests.
							Enchanted leather armor can now be found inside shipwreck supply room chests.
							Leather chestplates and golden helmets can now be found inside underwater ruins chests.
							Mobs now once again wear armor from the top to the bottom, rather than from the bottom to the top. This means that a mob with three armor pieces, for example, spawns with all armor except boots.
			1.90				The textures of all types of armor items have been changed (except for the leather one).
			1.91				Pillagers and vindicators that spawn in raids can now drop iron armor.
[hide]New Nintendo 3DS Edition
0.1.0							Added armor.
1.9.19							Diamond and chain chestplates are now found in the new woodland mansion chests.

• February 20, 2024: A Mojang video about bugs shows early textures of netherite items, including armor: [1].

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

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  First image of armor.

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  Notch wearing multiple armor types.

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  Dinnerbone's first screenshot of dyed armor.

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  First screenshot of armor in the Pocket Edition.

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  Equipping armor in the early Pocket Edition.

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  Jeb showing advanced armor tooltips.

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  A comparison of the two historical armor models

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  Plate armor.

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  Chain armor.

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  How the plate would look on a player.

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  A zombie wearing a plate helmet.

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  A zombie wearing a plate chestplate.

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  A zombie wearing a full set of plate armor.

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  A skeleton wearing a plate helmet.

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  A skeleton wearing a plate chestplate.

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  First image of dyed armor in Bedrock Edition.

Issues

Issues relating to "Armor" or "Armour" are maintained on the bug tracker. Issues should be reported and viewed there.

Gallery

Renders

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Screenshots

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  Trading for chainmail armor with a villager.

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  A player equipped with a full set of dyed leather armor.

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  An entire set of enchanted netherite armor on an armor stand.

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  A display of all armor trims in every color on netherite armor.

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  A display of all armor trims on netherite armor, using emerald as the trim material.

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  A display of all armor trim colors, using the ward trim on a netherite helmet.

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  Noor in trimmed iron armor.

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  Ditto, but in netherite armor.

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  A zombified piglin with full netherite armor.

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  A bogged wearing full diamond armor.

In other media

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  Alex wearing iron armor in the Nether.

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  Champion’s Armor, a unique armor set featured in Minecraft Dungeons.

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  The Diamond Armor Mii Swordfighter costume in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate.

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  A crafting grid for a diamond chestplate for official T-shirts made by JINX.

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  Still of old netherite items taken from "WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE BUG FROM MINECRAFT?"

See also

• Blocking
• Shield