Chainmail Helmet

Chainmail Helmet

Rarity tier	Uncommon
Durability	165
Armor	2 ()
Renewable	Yes
Stackable	No

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A chainmail helmet is a type of helmet that is only obtainable through mob drops or trading.

Obtaining

Mob loot

Zombies, husks, skeletons, strays, bogged, piglins, and zombified piglins have a small chance to spawn 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 the helmet they're wearing upon death unless they are spawned from an ominous trial spawner. The dropped helmet is usually badly damaged, and may be enchanted with enchantment levels 5-19.

Trading

Villager	Probability		Villager wants	Player receives
	JE	BE
Journeyman Armorer	40%	33%	Emerald	Chainmail Helmet

Villager gifts

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

Usage

When worn, a chainmail helmet provides 2 () armor points.

Repairing

Combining

Ingredients	Crafting recipe	[hide]Description
Damaged Chainmail Helmet		The durability of the two helmets is added together, plus an extra 5% durability.

Ingredients	Grinding recipe	[hide]Description
2x Damaged Chainmail Helmet		The durability of the two helmets is added together, plus an extra 5% durability.

Unit repair

Ingredients	[hide]Anvil recipe
Damaged Chainmail Helmet + Iron Ingot	Chainmail Helmet

A chainmail helmet can be repaired in an anvil by adding iron ingots, with each ingot restoring 25% the helmet's maximum durability, rounded down. Two chainmail helmets can also be combined in an anvil. Both methods preserve the helmet's enchantments.

Enchantments

A chainmail 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.

Name	Description	Max level	Method	Weight
Protection	Increases overall damage reduction.	IV	Enchanting Table Anvil	10
Projectile Protection	Increases damage reduction against projectiles.	IV	Enchanting Table Anvil	5
Blast Protection	Increases damage reduction against explosions.	IV	Enchanting Table Anvil	2
Fire Protection	Increases damage reduction against fire.	IV	Enchanting Table Anvil	5
Thorns	Deals returning damage to attackers.	III	Enchanting Table Anvil	1
Respiration	Extends breathing time underwater.	III	Enchanting Table Anvil	2
Aqua Affinity	Increases underwater mining speed.	I	Enchanting Table Anvil	2
Unbreaking	Grants a chance to negate durability consumption.	III	Enchanting Table Anvil	5
Mending	Repairs the helmet when obtaining experience.	I	Anvil	2
Curse of Vanishing	The helmet vanishes on death, not dropping as an item.	I	Anvil	1
Curse of Binding	Removes the ability to de-equip the helmet.	I	Anvil	1

Armor trimming

It is possible to upgrade armor with trims. This requires a smithing template, a chainmail helmet, and an ingot or crystal (iron ingot, copper ingot, gold ingot, netherite ingot, emerald, redstone dust, lapis lazuli, amethyst shard, nether quartz, diamond, or resin brick).

These trims have no effect on the gameplay or strength of the armor.

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

Smelting

Name	Ingredients	[hide]Smelting recipe
Iron Nugget	Chainmail Helmet + Any fuel	0.1

Sounds

Java Edition:

[hide]Sounds
Sound	Subtitles	Source	Description	Resource location	Translation key	Volume	Pitch	Attenuation distance
	​Chain armor jingles	Players	When a chainmail helmet is equipped	item.armor.equip_chain	subtitles.item.armor.equip_chain​	1.0	1.0	16
	​Item breaks	Entity-Dependent	When a helmet'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 chain helmet is equipped	armor.equip_chain	1.0	1.0
	Players	When a helmet's durability is exhausted	random.break	1.0	0.9

Data values

ID

Java Edition:

Name	Identifier	Form	Item tags	[hide]Translation key
Chainmail Helmet	chainmail_helmet	Item	None	item.minecraft.chainmail_helmet

Bedrock Edition:

Name	Identifier	Numeric ID	Form	[hide]Translation key
Chainmail Helmet	chainmail_helmet	339	Item	item.chainmail_helmet.name

History

[hide]Java Edition Classic
0.24_SURVIVAL_TEST							Added the model and the texture for unused chain helmets.
[hide]Java Edition Indev
0.31			20091223-0040				Chain armor models are removed.
			20091231-2255				Added chain helmets.
							The texture is taken from one of Notch's previous games, Legend of the Chambered 2.
20100212-1210							Chain helmets can be crafted using the item form of fire.
							Chain helmet models now appear at the inventory.​
20100218							Added models of chain helmets.
							Chain helmets can now be worn.
							Helmets now give 3 () and have durability.
[hide]Java Edition
1.3.1			12w21a				Chain helmets can now be obtained legitimately in Survival mode through trading.
							Blacksmith villagers now sell chain helmets for 5–6 emeralds.
1.8			14w02a				Trades changed: armorer villagers now sell chain helmets for 5–7 emeralds.
			14w05a				Chain helmets no longer turn red when mobs and players are hurt.
			14w25a				Chain helmets cannot be crafted anymore due to the item form of fire being removed.
1.9			15w36d				Chain helmets now have an attribute controlling the defense points.
1.13			18w20a				"Chain Helmet" has now been renamed to "Chainmail Helmet".
1.14			18w43a				The texture of chainmail helmet has been changed.
			19w11a				Armorer villagers now sell chainmail helmets for 1 emerald.
			19w13a				Armorer villagers now give chainmail helmets to players under the Hero of the Village effect.
1.16			20w07a				Added textures and models for chainmail helmets when they are used by piglins.
			pre3				The special helmet models and textures created for piglins have been removed except for leather helmets.
1.19.4 Experiment Update 1.20			23w04a				Helmets 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, and Quartz
1.21.2			24w33a				The rarity of chainmail helmets has been changed from "Common" to "Uncommon".
[hide]Pocket Edition Alpha
v0.6.0							Added chainmail helmets.
v0.12.1			build 1				Chainmail helmets can now be obtained in survival mode from a mob wearing it.
v0.15.0			build 1				Helmets can now be obtained from strays and husks that naturally spawn with armor.
[hide]Pocket Edition
1.0.4			alpha 1.0.4.0				Chainmail helmets are now sold by armorer smith villagers via trading.
1.1.0			alpha 1.1.0.0				Chain helmets can now be smelted down into iron nuggets.
[hide]Bedrock Edition
1.4.0			beta 1.2.14.2				Chainmail helmets now generate in buried treasure chests.
1.10.0			beta 1.10.0.3				The texture of chainmail helmet has been changed.
1.19.80 Experiment Next Major Update			Preview 1.19.80.21				Helmets can now be trimmed using a smithing table.
1.21.30			Preview 1.21.30.21				Change rarity from "Common" to "Uncommon".
			Preview 1.21.30.22				Changed name from "Chain Helmet" to "Chainmail Helmet" to match Java Edition.
[hide]Legacy Console Edition
Xbox 360	Xbox One	PS3	PS4	PS Vita	Wii U	Switch
TU5	CU1	1.00	1.00	1.00	Patch 1	1.0.1	Added chainmail helmets.
TU14		1.05					Item repair can now repair helmets.
							Blacksmith villagers now sell chain helmets for 5–6 emeralds.
TU24	CU12	1.16	1.16	1.16			Chain helmets no longer turn red when mobs and players are hurt.
TU25	CU14	1.17	1.17	1.17			Chain helmets now have the quick equip functionality.
TU31	CU19	1.22	1.22	1.22	Patch 3		Trades changed: armorer villagers now sell chain helmets for 5–7 emeralds.
TU46	CU36	1.38	1.38	1.38	Patch 15		Chain helmets now have an attribute controlling the defense points.
TU53	CU43	1.49	1.50	1.49	Patch 23	1.0.3	Chain helmets can now be smelted down into iron nuggets.
TU69		1.76	1.76	1.76	Patch 38		Chainmail helmets now generate in buried treasure chests.
			1.90				The texture of chainmail helmet items has been changed.
[hide]New Nintendo 3DS Edition
0.1.0							Added chainmail helmets.

Data history

[hide]Java Edition
1.13			17w47a				Prior to The Flattening, these items' numeral IDs were 298, 302, 306, 310 and 314.​

Issues

Issues relating to "Chainmail helmet" or "Chain helmet" are maintained on the bug tracker. Issues should be reported and viewed there.

Gallery

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  Enchanted appearance when worn

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  Enchanted appearance in inventory

External links

• Taking Inventory: Helmet – Minecraft.net on February 20, 2020