Armor

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Armor tiers. From left (weakest) to right (strongest): no armor, leather, copper, golden, chainmail, iron, diamond, and netherite.^{[note 1]}

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

Chestplate

Leggings

Boots

Horse Armor

Leather Horse Armor
Copper Horse Armor
Iron Horse Armor
Golden Horse Armor
Diamond Horse Armor
Netherite Horse Armor^{[upcoming Mounts of Mayhem]}

Nautilus Armor^{[upcoming Mounts of Mayhem]}

Wolf Armor

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

Armor materials

There are eight different types of materials of armor, including turtle shells. The seven full sets are shown below in order from weakest to strongest.

Leather (on Steve)
Leather (on Alex)
Copper (on Steve)
Copper (on Alex)
Golden (on Steve)
Golden (on Alex)
Chainmail (on Steve)
Chainmail (on Alex)
Iron (on Steve)
Iron (on Alex)
Diamond (on Steve)
Diamond (on Alex)
Netherite (on Steve)
Netherite (on Alex)

Obtaining

Crafting

Name	Ingredients	Crafting recipe
Helmet	Leather or Copper Ingot or Gold Ingot or Iron Ingot or Diamond
Chestplate	Leather or Copper Ingot or Gold Ingot or Iron Ingot or Diamond
Leggings	Leather or Copper Ingot or Gold Ingot or Iron Ingot or Diamond
Boots	Leather or Copper Ingot or Gold Ingot or Iron Ingot or Diamond
Turtle Shell	Turtle Scute

A full set of leather, copper, 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.

Name	Ingredients	Smithing recipe
Netherite Helmet	Netherite Upgrade + Diamond Helmet + Netherite Ingot
Netherite Chestplate	Netherite Upgrade + Diamond Chestplate + Netherite Ingot
Netherite Leggings	Netherite Upgrade + Diamond Leggings + Netherite Ingot
Netherite Boots	Netherite Upgrade + Diamond Boots + Netherite Ingot

Natural generation

This feature is exclusive to Java Edition.

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

Item	Structure	Container	Quantity	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^[A]	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	11.9% { "item": "Iron Helmet", "stacksize": 1, "chance": 0.1189215578748346, "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" }
	Village	Weaponsmith's chest	1	25.4% { "item": "Iron Helmet", "stacksize": 1, "chance": 0.25406025971014023, "structure": "Village", "container": "Weaponsmith's chest" }
Enchanted Iron Helmet^[B]	End City	Chest	1	13.1% { "item": "Enchanted Iron Helmet", "stacksize": 1, "chance": 0.13130776213833073, "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" }
	Underwater Ruins	Small ruins chest	1	8.3% { "item": "Golden Helmet", "stacksize": 1, "chance": 0.08333333333333337, "structure": "Underwater Ruins", "container": "Small ruins chest" }
Enchanted Golden Helmet^[A]	Bastion Remnant	Bridge chest	1	11.2% { "item": "Enchanted Golden Helmet", "stacksize": 1, "chance": 0.11242603550295849, "structure": "Bastion Remnant", "container": "Bridge chest" }
Enchanted Golden Helmet^[A]	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^[B]	End City	Chest	1	13.1% { "item": "Enchanted Diamond Helmet", "stacksize": 1, "chance": 0.13130776213833073, "structure": "End City", "container": "Chest" }
Damaged Enchanted Diamond Helmet^[A]^[C]	Bastion Remnant	Treasure chest	1	16.9% { "item": "Damaged Enchanted Diamond Helmet", "stacksize": 1, "chance": 0.169416, "structure": "Bastion Remnant", "container": "Treasure chest" }
Java Edition 1.21.11
Iron Helmet	Village	Weaponsmith's chest	1	22.9% { "item": "Iron Helmet", "stacksize": 1, "chance": 0.22884863260948196, "structure": "Village", "container": "Weaponsmith's chest" }
Enchanted Iron Helmet^[B]	End City	Chest	1	12.7% { "item": "Enchanted Iron Helmet", "stacksize": 1, "chance": 0.12714065479531, "structure": "End City", "container": "Chest" }
Diamond Helmet	Bastion Remnant	Treasure chest	1	12.8% { "item": "Diamond Helmet", "stacksize": 1, "chance": 0.1280385898779155, "structure": "Bastion Remnant", "container": "Treasure chest" }
Enchanted Diamond Helmet^[B]	End City	Chest	1	12.7% { "item": "Enchanted Diamond Helmet", "stacksize": 1, "chance": 0.12714065479531, "structure": "End City", "container": "Chest" }
Damaged Enchanted Diamond Helmet^[A]^[C]	Bastion Remnant	Treasure chest	1	15.2% { "item": "Damaged Enchanted Diamond Helmet", "stacksize": 1, "chance": 0.15225833637026243, "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^[A]	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": 0.11626969766271211, "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" }
	Village	Weaponsmith's chest	1	25.4% { "item": "Iron Helmet", "stacksize": 1, "chance": 0.25406025971014023, "structure": "Village", "container": "Weaponsmith's chest" }
Enchanted Iron Helmet^[B]	End City	Chest	1	13.1% { "item": "Enchanted Iron Helmet", "stacksize": 1, "chance": 0.13130776213833073, "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" }
	Underwater Ruins	Small ruins chest	1	8.3% { "item": "Golden Helmet", "stacksize": 1, "chance": 0.08333333333333337, "structure": "Underwater Ruins", "container": "Small ruins chest" }
Enchanted Golden Helmet^[A]	Bastion Remnant	Bridge chest	1	11.2% { "item": "Enchanted Golden Helmet", "stacksize": 1, "chance": 0.11242603550295849, "structure": "Bastion Remnant", "container": "Bridge chest" }
Enchanted Golden Helmet^[A]	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^[B]	End City	Chest	1	13.1% { "item": "Enchanted Diamond Helmet", "stacksize": 1, "chance": 0.13130776213833073, "structure": "End City", "container": "Chest" }
Damaged Enchanted Diamond Helmet^[A]^[C]	Bastion Remnant	Treasure chest	1	16.9% { "item": "Damaged Enchanted Diamond Helmet", "stacksize": 1, "chance": 0.169416, "structure": "Bastion Remnant", "container": "Treasure chest" }

↑ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g All enchantments are equally probable, including treasure enchantments (except Soul Speed, Swift Sneak, and Wind Burst), and any level of the enchantment is equally probable.
↑ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f Enchantment probabilities are the same as a level-20 to level-39 enchantment would be on an enchantment table that had no cap at level 30, and that was able to apply treasure enchantments (except Soul Speed, Swift Sneak, and Wind Burst), and where the chance of multiple enchantments is not reduced.
↑ ^a ^b ^c The item has between 80% and 100% of its total durability.

Chestplates

Item	Structure	Container	Quantity	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" }
	Underwater Ruins	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^[A]	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	11.9% { "item": "Iron Chestplate", "stacksize": 1, "chance": 0.1189215578748346, "structure": "Stronghold", "container": "Altar chest" }
Iron Chestplate	Village	Weaponsmith's chest	1	25.4% { "item": "Iron Chestplate", "stacksize": 1, "chance": 0.25406025971014023, "structure": "Village", "container": "Weaponsmith's chest" }
Enchanted Iron Chestplate^[B]	End City	Chest	1	13.1% { "item": "Enchanted Iron Chestplate", "stacksize": 1, "chance": 0.13130776213833073, "structure": "End City", "container": "Chest" }
Enchanted Iron Chestplate^[C]	Trial Chambers	Vault and reward chest	1	7% { "item": "Enchanted Iron Chestplate", "stacksize": 1, "chance": 0.06956521739130439, "structure": "Trial Chambers", "container": "Vault and reward chest" }
Golden Chestplate	Bastion Remnant	Generic chest	1	9.8% { "item": "Golden Chestplate", "stacksize": 1, "chance": 0.09750000000000003, "structure": "Bastion Remnant", "container": "Generic chest" }
Golden Chestplate	Nether Fortress	Chest	1	17.9% { "item": "Golden Chestplate", "stacksize": 1, "chance": 0.17904394543308721, "structure": "Nether Fortress", "container": "Chest" }
Enchanted Golden Chestplate^[A]	Bastion Remnant	Bridge chest	1	11.2% { "item": "Enchanted Golden Chestplate", "stacksize": 1, "chance": 0.11242603550295849, "structure": "Bastion Remnant", "container": "Bridge chest" }
Enchanted Golden Chestplate^[A]	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" }
Diamond Chestplate	Woodland Mansion	Chest	1	7.7% { "item": "Diamond Chestplate", "stacksize": 1, "chance": 0.07669382792833823, "structure": "Woodland Mansion", "container": "Chest" }
Enchanted Diamond Chestplate^[B]	End City	Chest	1	13.1% { "item": "Enchanted Diamond Chestplate", "stacksize": 1, "chance": 0.13130776213833073, "structure": "End City", "container": "Chest" }
Enchanted Diamond Chestplate^[D]	Trial Chambers	Vault and reward chest	1	3.5% { "item": "Enchanted Diamond Chestplate", "stacksize": 1, "chance": 0.034782608695652195, "structure": "Trial Chambers", "container": "Vault and reward chest" }
Enchanted Diamond Chestplate^[E]	Trial Chambers	Ominous Vault	1	8.3% { "item": "Enchanted Diamond Chestplate", "stacksize": 1, "chance": 0.08275862068965523, "structure": "Trial Chambers", "container": "Ominous Vault" }
Damaged Enchanted Diamond Chestplate^[A]^[F]	Bastion Remnant	Treasure chest	1	16.9% { "item": "Damaged Enchanted Diamond Chestplate", "stacksize": 1, "chance": 0.169416, "structure": "Bastion Remnant", "container": "Treasure chest" }
Java Edition 1.21.11
Leather Tunic	Buried Treasure	Chest	1	16.7% { "item": "Leather Tunic", "stacksize": 1, "chance": 0.16666666666666674, "structure": "Buried Treasure", "container": "Chest" }
Iron Chestplate	Village	Weaponsmith's chest	1	22.9% { "item": "Iron Chestplate", "stacksize": 1, "chance": 0.22884863260948196, "structure": "Village", "container": "Weaponsmith's chest" }
Enchanted Iron Chestplate^[B]	End City	Chest	1	12.7% { "item": "Enchanted Iron Chestplate", "stacksize": 1, "chance": 0.12714065479531, "structure": "End City", "container": "Chest" }
Diamond Chestplate	Bastion Remnant	Treasure chest	1	12.8% { "item": "Diamond Chestplate", "stacksize": 1, "chance": 0.1280385898779155, "structure": "Bastion Remnant", "container": "Treasure chest" }
Enchanted Diamond Chestplate^[B]	End City	Chest	1	12.7% { "item": "Enchanted Diamond Chestplate", "stacksize": 1, "chance": 0.12714065479531, "structure": "End City", "container": "Chest" }
Damaged Enchanted Diamond Chestplate^[A]^[F]	Bastion Remnant	Treasure chest	1	15.2% { "item": "Damaged Enchanted Diamond Chestplate", "stacksize": 1, "chance": 0.15225833637026243, "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" }
	Underwater Ruins	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^[A]	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" }
Chainmail Chestplate	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": 0.11626969766271211, "structure": "Stronghold", "container": "Altar chest" }
Iron Chestplate	Village	Weaponsmith's chest	1	25.4% { "item": "Iron Chestplate", "stacksize": 1, "chance": 0.25406025971014023, "structure": "Village", "container": "Weaponsmith's chest" }
Enchanted Iron Chestplate^[B]	End City	Chest	1	13.1% { "item": "Enchanted Iron Chestplate", "stacksize": 1, "chance": 0.13130776213833073, "structure": "End City", "container": "Chest" }
Enchanted Iron Chestplate^[C]	Trial Chambers	Vault and reward chest	1	1.7% { "item": "Enchanted Iron Chestplate", "stacksize": 1, "chance": 0.017391304347826098, "structure": "Trial Chambers", "container": "Vault and reward chest" }
Golden Chestplate	Bastion Remnant	Generic chest	1	9.8% { "item": "Golden Chestplate", "stacksize": 1, "chance": 0.09750000000000003, "structure": "Bastion Remnant", "container": "Generic chest" }
Golden Chestplate	Nether Fortress	Chest	1	17.9% { "item": "Golden Chestplate", "stacksize": 1, "chance": 0.17904394543308721, "structure": "Nether Fortress", "container": "Chest" }
Enchanted Golden Chestplate^[A]	Bastion Remnant	Bridge chest	1	11.2% { "item": "Enchanted Golden Chestplate", "stacksize": 1, "chance": 0.11242603550295849, "structure": "Bastion Remnant", "container": "Bridge chest" }
Enchanted Golden Chestplate^[A]	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" }
Diamond Chestplate	Woodland Mansion	Chest	1	7.6% { "item": "Diamond Chestplate", "stacksize": 1, "chance": 0.07553570483040006, "structure": "Woodland Mansion", "container": "Chest" }
Enchanted Diamond Chestplate^[B]	End City	Chest	1	13.1% { "item": "Enchanted Diamond Chestplate", "stacksize": 1, "chance": 0.13130776213833073, "structure": "End City", "container": "Chest" }
Enchanted Diamond Chestplate^[D]	Trial Chambers	Vault and reward chest	1	0.9% { "item": "Enchanted Diamond Chestplate", "stacksize": 1, "chance": 0.008695652173912993, "structure": "Trial Chambers", "container": "Vault and reward chest" }
Enchanted Diamond Chestplate^[E]	Trial Chambers	Ominous Vault	1	8.3% { "item": "Enchanted Diamond Chestplate", "stacksize": 1, "chance": 0.08275862068965523, "structure": "Trial Chambers", "container": "Ominous Vault" }
Damaged Enchanted Diamond Chestplate^[A]^[F]	Bastion Remnant	Treasure chest	1	16.9% { "item": "Damaged Enchanted Diamond Chestplate", "stacksize": 1, "chance": 0.169416, "structure": "Bastion Remnant", "container": "Treasure chest" }

↑ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g All enchantments are equally probable, including treasure enchantments (except Soul Speed, Swift Sneak, and Wind Burst), and any level of the enchantment is equally probable.
↑ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f Enchantment probabilities are the same as a level-20 to level-39 enchantment would be on an enchantment table that had no cap at level 30, and that was able to apply treasure enchantments (except Soul Speed, Swift Sneak, and Wind Burst), and where the chance of multiple enchantments is not reduced.
↑ ^a ^b Enchantment probabilities are the same as a level-0 to level-10 enchantment would be on an enchantment table that was able to apply treasure enchantments (except Soul Speed, Swift Sneak, and Wind Burst), and where the chance of multiple enchantments is not reduced.
↑ ^a ^b Enchantment probabilities are the same as a level-5 to level-15 enchantment would be on an enchantment table that was able to apply treasure enchantments (except Soul Speed, Swift Sneak, and Wind Burst), and where the chance of multiple enchantments is not reduced.
↑ ^a ^b Enchantment probabilities are the same as a level-10 to level-20 enchantment would be on an enchantment table that was able to apply treasure enchantments (except Soul Speed, Swift Sneak, and Wind Burst), and where the chance of multiple enchantments is not reduced.
↑ ^a ^b ^c The item has between 80% and 100% of its total durability.

Leggings

Item	Structure	Container	Quantity	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^[A]	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	11.9% { "item": "Iron Leggings", "stacksize": 1, "chance": 0.1189215578748346, "structure": "Stronghold", "container": "Altar chest" }
Iron Leggings	Village	Weaponsmith's chest	1	25.4% { "item": "Iron Leggings", "stacksize": 1, "chance": 0.25406025971014023, "structure": "Village", "container": "Weaponsmith's chest" }
Enchanted Iron Leggings^[B]	Ancient City	Chest	1	23.2% { "item": "Enchanted Iron Leggings", "stacksize": 1, "chance": 0.23238142813184637, "structure": "Ancient City", "container": "Chest" }
Enchanted Iron Leggings^[B]	End City	Chest	1	13.1% { "item": "Enchanted Iron Leggings", "stacksize": 1, "chance": 0.13130776213833073, "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^[A]	Bastion Remnant	Bridge chest	1	11.2% { "item": "Enchanted Golden Leggings", "stacksize": 1, "chance": 0.11242603550295849, "structure": "Bastion Remnant", "container": "Bridge chest" }
Enchanted Golden Leggings^[A]	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^[B]	End City	Chest	1	13.1% { "item": "Enchanted Diamond Leggings", "stacksize": 1, "chance": 0.13130776213833073, "structure": "End City", "container": "Chest" }
Enchanted Diamond Leggings^[C]	Ancient City	Chest	1	16.1% { "item": "Enchanted Diamond Leggings", "stacksize": 1, "chance": 0.16110641166159667, "structure": "Ancient City", "container": "Chest" }
Damaged Enchanted Diamond Leggings^[A]^[D]	Bastion Remnant	Treasure chest	1	16.9% { "item": "Damaged Enchanted Diamond Leggings", "stacksize": 1, "chance": 0.169416, "structure": "Bastion Remnant", "container": "Treasure chest" }
Java Edition 1.21.11
Iron Leggings	Village	Weaponsmith's chest	1	22.9% { "item": "Iron Leggings", "stacksize": 1, "chance": 0.22884863260948196, "structure": "Village", "container": "Weaponsmith's chest" }
Enchanted Iron Leggings^[B]	End City	Chest	1	12.7% { "item": "Enchanted Iron Leggings", "stacksize": 1, "chance": 0.12714065479531, "structure": "End City", "container": "Chest" }
Diamond Leggings	Bastion Remnant	Treasure chest	1	12.8% { "item": "Diamond Leggings", "stacksize": 1, "chance": 0.1280385898779155, "structure": "Bastion Remnant", "container": "Treasure chest" }
Enchanted Diamond Leggings^[B]	End City	Chest	1	12.7% { "item": "Enchanted Diamond Leggings", "stacksize": 1, "chance": 0.12714065479531, "structure": "End City", "container": "Chest" }
Damaged Enchanted Diamond Leggings^[A]^[D]	Bastion Remnant	Treasure chest	1	15.2% { "item": "Damaged Enchanted Diamond Leggings", "stacksize": 1, "chance": 0.15225833637026243, "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^[A]	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": 0.11626969766271211, "structure": "Stronghold", "container": "Altar chest" }
Iron Leggings	Village	Weaponsmith's chest	1	25.4% { "item": "Iron Leggings", "stacksize": 1, "chance": 0.25406025971014023, "structure": "Village", "container": "Weaponsmith's chest" }
Enchanted Iron Leggings^[B]	Ancient City	Chest	1	23.2% { "item": "Enchanted Iron Leggings", "stacksize": 1, "chance": 0.23238142813184637, "structure": "Ancient City", "container": "Chest" }
Enchanted Iron Leggings^[B]	End City	Chest	1	13.1% { "item": "Enchanted Iron Leggings", "stacksize": 1, "chance": 0.13130776213833073, "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^[A]	Bastion Remnant	Bridge chest	1	11.2% { "item": "Enchanted Golden Leggings", "stacksize": 1, "chance": 0.11242603550295849, "structure": "Bastion Remnant", "container": "Bridge chest" }
Enchanted Golden Leggings^[A]	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^[B]	End City	Chest	1	13.1% { "item": "Enchanted Diamond Leggings", "stacksize": 1, "chance": 0.13130776213833073, "structure": "End City", "container": "Chest" }
Enchanted Diamond Leggings^[C]	Ancient City	Chest	1	16.1% { "item": "Enchanted Diamond Leggings", "stacksize": 1, "chance": 0.16110641166159667, "structure": "Ancient City", "container": "Chest" }
Damaged Enchanted Diamond Leggings^[A]^[D]	Bastion Remnant	Treasure chest	1	16.9% { "item": "Damaged Enchanted Diamond Leggings", "stacksize": 1, "chance": 0.169416, "structure": "Bastion Remnant", "container": "Treasure chest" }

↑ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g All enchantments are equally probable, including treasure enchantments (except Soul Speed, Swift Sneak, and Wind Burst), and any level of the enchantment is equally probable.
↑ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f Enchantment probabilities are the same as a level-20 to level-39 enchantment would be on an enchantment table that had no cap at level 30, and that was able to apply treasure enchantments (except Soul Speed, Swift Sneak, and Wind Burst), and where the chance of multiple enchantments is not reduced.
↑ ^a ^b Enchantment probabilities are the same as a level-30 to level-50 enchantment would be on an enchantment table that had no cap at level 30, and that was able to apply treasure enchantments (except Soul Speed, Swift Sneak, and Wind Burst), and where the chance of multiple enchantments is not reduced.
↑ ^a ^b ^c The item has between 80% and 100% of its total durability.

Boots

Item	Structure	Container	Quantity	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^[A]	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	11.9% { "item": "Iron Boots", "stacksize": 1, "chance": 0.1189215578748346, "structure": "Stronghold", "container": "Altar chest" }
Iron Boots	Village	Weaponsmith's chest	1	25.4% { "item": "Iron Boots", "stacksize": 1, "chance": 0.25406025971014023, "structure": "Village", "container": "Weaponsmith's chest" }
Enchanted Iron Boots^[B]	End City	Chest	1	13.1% { "item": "Enchanted Iron Boots", "stacksize": 1, "chance": 0.13130776213833073, "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^[A]	Bastion Remnant	Bridge chest	1	11.2% { "item": "Enchanted Golden Boots", "stacksize": 1, "chance": 0.11242603550295849, "structure": "Bastion Remnant", "container": "Bridge chest" }
Enchanted Golden Boots^[A]	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^[C]	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^[A]^[D]	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^[B]	End City	Chest	1	13.1% { "item": "Enchanted Diamond Boots", "stacksize": 1, "chance": 0.13130776213833073, "structure": "End City", "container": "Chest" }
Java Edition 1.21.11
Iron Boots	Village	Weaponsmith's chest	1	22.9% { "item": "Iron Boots", "stacksize": 1, "chance": 0.22884863260948196, "structure": "Village", "container": "Weaponsmith's chest" }
Enchanted Iron Boots^[B]	End City	Chest	1	12.7% { "item": "Enchanted Iron Boots", "stacksize": 1, "chance": 0.12714065479531, "structure": "End City", "container": "Chest" }
Diamond Boots	Bastion Remnant	Treasure chest	1	12.8% { "item": "Diamond Boots", "stacksize": 1, "chance": 0.1280385898779155, "structure": "Bastion Remnant", "container": "Treasure chest" }
Damaged Enchanted Diamond Boots^[A]^[D]	Bastion Remnant	Treasure chest	1	15.2% { "item": "Damaged Enchanted Diamond Boots", "stacksize": 1, "chance": 0.15225833637026243, "structure": "Bastion Remnant", "container": "Treasure chest" }
Enchanted Diamond Boots^[B]	End City	Chest	1	12.7% { "item": "Enchanted Diamond Boots", "stacksize": 1, "chance": 0.12714065479531, "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^[A]	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": 0.11626969766271211, "structure": "Stronghold", "container": "Altar chest" }
Iron Boots	Village	Weaponsmith's chest	1	25.4% { "item": "Iron Boots", "stacksize": 1, "chance": 0.25406025971014023, "structure": "Village", "container": "Weaponsmith's chest" }
Enchanted Iron Boots^[B]	End City	Chest	1	13.1% { "item": "Enchanted Iron Boots", "stacksize": 1, "chance": 0.13130776213833073, "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^[A]	Bastion Remnant	Bridge chest	1	11.2% { "item": "Enchanted Golden Boots", "stacksize": 1, "chance": 0.11242603550295849, "structure": "Bastion Remnant", "container": "Bridge chest" }
Enchanted Golden Boots^[A]	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^[C]	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^[A]^[D]	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^[B]	End City	Chest	1	13.1% { "item": "Enchanted Diamond Boots", "stacksize": 1, "chance": 0.13130776213833073, "structure": "End City", "container": "Chest" }

↑ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g All enchantments are equally probable, including treasure enchantments (except Soul Speed, Swift Sneak, and Wind Burst), and any level of the enchantment is equally probable.
↑ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f Enchantment probabilities are the same as a level-20 to level-39 enchantment would be on an enchantment table that had no cap at level 30, and that was able to apply treasure enchantments (except Soul Speed, Swift Sneak, and Wind Burst), and where the chance of multiple enchantments is not reduced.
↑ ^a ^b Enchanted with a random level of Soul Speed.
↑ ^a ^b ^c The item has between 80% and 100% of its total durability.

Mob loot

Zombies, husks, zombie villagers, skeletons, strays, bogged, and piglins 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 a random level of 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 by placing it in the correct slot in the inventory, by using it while it's in the main hand or offhand, or by dispensing it from a dispenser onto themself. When using the armor piece, any equipped armor corresponding to the same slot is swapped out. Each armor piece fills one inventory slot, and armor pieces cannot be stacked.

Item	Equippable slot
	Head
	Chest
	Legs
	Feet

Statistics

The following tables represent the statistics of the different armor types, including the following values: armor, armor toughness, durability, enchantability, and knockback resistance.

Full sets
Type	Armor	Armor toughness	Knockback resistance
Leather Armor	7 ()	0 ()	0
Copper Armor	10 ()	0 ()	0
Golden Armor	11 ( × 5.5)	0 ()	0
Chainmail Armor	12 ( × 6)	0 ()	0
Iron Armor	15 ( × 7.5)	0 ()	0
Diamond Armor	20 ( × 10)	8 ()	0
Netherite Armor	20 ( × 10)	12 ( × 6)	4 (40%)

Helmets
Type	Armor	Armor toughness	Durability	Enchantability	Knockback resistance
Leather Cap	1 ()	0 ()	55	15	0
Golden Helmet	2 ()	0 ()	77	25	0
Copper Helmet	2 ()	0 ()	121	8	0
Iron Helmet	2 ()	0 ()	165	9	0
Chainmail Helmet	2 ()	0 ()	165	12	0
Turtle shell	2 ()	0 ()	275	9	0
Diamond Helmet	3 ()	2 ()	363	10	0
Netherite Helmet	3 ()	3 ()	407	15	1 (10%)

Chestplates
Type	Armor	Armor toughness	Durability	Enchantability	Knockback resistance
Leather Tunic	3 ()	0 ()	80	15	0
Copper Chestplate	4 ()	0 ()	176	8	0
Golden Chestplate	5 ()	0 ()	112	25	0
Chainmail Chestplate	5 ()	0 ()	240	12	0
Iron Chestplate	6 ()	0 ()	240	9	0
Diamond Chestplate	8 ()	2 ()	528	10	0
Netherite Chestplate	8 ()	3 ()	592	15	1 (10%)

Leggings
Type	Armor	Armor toughness	Durability	Enchantability	Knockback resistance
Leather Pants	2 ()	0 ()	75	15	0
Golden Leggings	3 ()	0 ()	105	25	0
Copper Leggings	3 ()	0 ()	165	8	0
Chainmail Leggings	4 ()	0 ()	225	12	0
Iron Leggings	5 ()	0 ()	225	9	0
Diamond Leggings	6 ()	2 ()	495	10	0
Netherite Leggings	6 ()	3 ()	555	15	1 (10%)

Boots
Type	Armor	Armor toughness	Durability	Enchantability	Knockback resistance
Leather Boots	1 ()	0 ()	65	15	0
Golden Boots	1 ()	0 ()	91	25	0
Copper Boots	1 ()	0 ()	143	8	0
Chainmail Boots	1 ()	0 ()	195	12	0
Iron Boots	2 ()	0 ()	195	9	0
Diamond Boots	3 ()	2 ()	429	10	0
Netherite Boots	3 ()	3 ()	481	15	1 (10%)

Damage reduction

Wearing armor reduces incoming damage according to two values: armor, and armor toughness. Each piece of armor provides a given armor and armor toughness value, and the values from each armor piece are added together when calculating damage reduction.

The strength of incoming damage also determines the damage reduction of worn armor, as armor does not protect in a linear fashion, and instead drops off more and more as incoming damage increases. For example, a full set of diamond armor reduces the damage of a zombie's attack by 77%, but reduces the damage of a piglin brute's attack by only 67%. The total damage reduction of armor cannot drop off below 20% of its maximum.

The following tables represent the damage reduction of the different armor types depending on the incoming damage, accounting for armor toughness:

Leather Armor
	Minimum	25%	50%	75%	Maximum
Damage reduction	5.6%	11.2%	16.8%	22.4%	28%
Incoming damage	11.2HP × 5.6	8.4HP × 4.2	5.6HP × 2.8	2.8HP × 1.4	0HP
Copper Armor
	Minimum	25%	50%	75%	Maximum
Damage reduction	8%	16%	24%	32%	40%
Incoming damage	16HP × 8	12HP × 6	8HP	4HP	0HP
Golden Armor
	Minimum	25%	50%	75%	Maximum
Damage reduction	8.8%	17.6%	26.4%	35.2%	44%
Incoming damage	17.6HP × 8.8	13.2HP × 6.6	8.8HP × 4.4	4.4HP × 2.2	0HP
Chainmail Armor
	Minimum	25%	50%	75%	Maximum
Damage reduction	9.6%	19.2%	28.8%	38.4%	48%
Incoming damage	19.2HP × 9.6	14.4HP × 7.2	9.6HP × 4.8	4.8HP × 2.4	0HP
Iron Armor
	Minimum	25%	50%	75%	Maximum
Damage reduction	12%	24%	36%	48%	60%
Incoming damage	24HP × 12	18HP × 9	12HP × 6	6HP	0HP
Diamond Armor
	Minimum	25%	50%	75%	Maximum
Damage reduction	16%	32%	48%	64%	80%
Incoming damage	64HP × 32	48HP × 24	32HP × 16	16HP × 8	0HP
Netherite Armor
	Minimum	25%	50%	75%	Maximum
Damage reduction	16%	32%	48%	64%	80%
Incoming damage	80HP × 40	60HP × 30	40HP × 20	20HP × 10	0HP

Armor points

The armor bar as shown in game

Armor, also known as armor points, represents the base defensive value of worn armor. The total number of armor points that the 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 formulas 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.

Armor toughness

Armor becomes less effective for higher damage values, reducing the damage by smaller and smaller percentages until it reaches the minimum percentage. 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.

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.

Damage formulas

Percent damage reduction

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

Since without commands, the toughness of 20 is impossible, this can be simplified to:

$D a m a g e r e d u c t i o n % = \min (80, \max (\frac{4}{5} \times a r m o r P o i n t s, 4 \times a r m o r P o i n t s - \frac{16 \times d a m a g e}{t o u g h n e s s + 8}))$

We can define from this equation a meaningful representation for total armor:

$T o t a l A r m o r = \frac{a r m o r P o i n t s \times (t o u g h n e s s + 8)}{5}$

This value of total armor represents the amount of damage of an attack required to "break through" the toughness of the armor (so that only regular armor points are used to mitigate the damage). Therefore, the formula above can be rewritten as:

$D a m a g e r e d u c t i o n % = {\begin{cases} \frac{4}{5} \times a r m o r P o i n t s, & if d a m a g e \geq T o t a l A r m o r \\ 4 \times a r m o r P o i n t s - \frac{16 \times d a m a g e}{t o u g h n e s s + 8}, & if d a m a g e < T o t a l A r m o r \end{cases}$ capped at maximum 80%.

Note that even without toughness, there is still a "breakthrough" point of damage where the armor just starts being less effective. For armor sets that do not include any armor with toughness (no diamond or netherite), it is simpler to understand as:

$D a m a g e r e d u c t i o n % = {\begin{cases} \frac{4}{5} \times a r m o r P o i n t s, & if \frac{d a m a g e}{a r m o r P o i n t s} \geq \frac{8}{5} \\ 4 \times a r m o r P o i n t s - 2 \times d a m a g e, & if \frac{d a m a g e}{a r m o r P o i n t s} < \frac{8}{5} \end{cases}$ capped at maximum 80%.

Therefore, another way to describe toughness is: A value that decreases the amount of reduction to the reduction of damage caused by higher amounts of damage.

Percent damage reduction with Breach

The percent damage reduction when attacked with a mace enchanted with Breach:

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

Damage taken

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

Damage taken with Breach

The damage taken when attacked with a mace enchanted with Breach:

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

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

Armor	Attack damage
Armor	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.

Damage sources

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^{[upcoming JE Combat Tests]} or snow golem.^{[more information needed]}
Getting hit with an egg from a player^{[upcoming JE Combat Tests]}

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

Ranged sonic boom attacks from the warden.
Fall damage (including using ender pearls).
Ongoing damage from being on fire.
Suffocating inside a block or due to entity cramming (also includes the world border)‌^{[JE only]}.
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.

All the types of damage that are not italicized can be reduced by the protection enchantments.

Knockback resistance

Each netherite armor piece gives a knockback resistance of 1 (10%), which results in a knockback reduction of 40% with a full set. The Blast Protection enchantment can be applied to armor to increase the user's explosion knockback resistance.

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. The strength of enchantments received through an enchanting table is dependent on the armor piece's enchantability.

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

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 except warden's ranged attack, starvation, void and `/kill`	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, having a maximum of 20, and a minimum of 0 (when the game is calculating the reduced damage). The damage reduction is resultingEPF / 25, giving a minimum reduction of 0 and a maximum reduction of ²⁰⁄₂₅ or 80%. This means the player cannot be immune to damage from projectile or explosion in a world without cheating, even they wear armors with the maximum level of relative enchantments applied on every part of them.

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 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.

Mob interactions

General: Wearing a mob head in the helmet armor slot reduces the distance the corresponding mob detects the player by 50%, with the exception being the dragon head.

Creakings: A player wearing a carved pumpkin in the helmet slot does not cause creakings to become immobile when looking at them.

Endermen: A player wearing a carved pumpkin in the helmet slot does not aggravate endermen by looking at them.

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: Players and mobs can't freeze in powder snow while wearing at least one piece of leather armor. They also 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 standing on magma blocks or lit campfires.

Soul sand and soul soil: A player wearing boots enchanted with Soul Speed gains a speed boost when moving on soul sand and soul soil blocks.

Water: A player wearing boots enchanted with Frost Walker converts nearby water source blocks into frosted ice.

Locator bar

Wearing heads or carved pumpkins hides the player from the locator bar.

Repairing

Armor, like tools and weapons, can be repaired by placing two pieces of the same type (e.g., iron helmets) in a grindstone or in the crafting grid.

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

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

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, and netherite armor can be repaired in an anvil using netherite ingots.

Repairing helmets

Name	Ingredients	Anvil recipe
Leather Cap	Damaged Leather Cap + Leather	Leather Cap
Copper Helmet	Damaged Copper Helmet + Copper Ingot	Copper Helmet
Iron Helmet	Damaged Iron Helmet + Iron Ingot	Iron Helmet
Chainmail Helmet	Damaged Chainmail Helmet + Iron Ingot	Chainmail Helmet
Golden Helmet	Damaged Golden Helmet + Gold Ingot	Golden Helmet
Diamond Helmet	Damaged Diamond Helmet + Diamond	Diamond Helmet
Netherite Helmet	Damaged Netherite Helmet + Netherite Ingot	Netherite Helmet

Repairing chestplates

Name	Ingredients	Anvil recipe
Leather Tunic	Damaged Leather Tunic + Leather	Leather Tunic
Copper Chestplate	Damaged Copper Chestplate + Copper Ingot	Copper Chestplate
Iron Chestplate	Damaged Iron Chestplate + Iron Ingot	Iron Chestplate
Chainmail Chestplate	Damaged Chainmail Chestplate + Iron Ingot	Chainmail Chestplate
Golden Chestplate	Damaged Golden Chestplate + Gold Ingot	Golden Chestplate
Diamond Chestplate	Damaged Diamond Chestplate + Diamond	Diamond Chestplate
Netherite Chestplate	Damaged Netherite Chestplate + Netherite Ingot	Netherite Chestplate

Repairing leggings

Name	Ingredients	Anvil recipe
Leather Pants	Damaged Leather Pants + Leather	Leather Pants
Copper Leggings	Damaged Copper Leggings + Copper Ingot	Copper Leggings
Iron Leggings	Damaged Iron Leggings + Iron Ingot	Iron Leggings
Chainmail Leggings	Damaged Chainmail Leggings + Iron Ingot	Chainmail Leggings
Golden Leggings	Damaged Golden Leggings + Gold Ingot	Golden Leggings
Diamond Leggings	Damaged Diamond Leggings + Diamond	Diamond Leggings
Netherite Leggings	Damaged Netherite Leggings + Netherite Ingot	Netherite Leggings

Repairing boots

Name	Ingredients	Anvil recipe
Leather Boots	Damaged Leather Boots + Leather	Leather Boots
Copper Boots	Damaged Copper Boots + Copper Ingot	Copper Boots
Iron Boots	Damaged Iron Boots + Iron Ingot	Iron Boots
Chainmail Boots	Damaged Chainmail Boots + Iron Ingot	Chainmail Boots
Golden Boots	Damaged Golden Boots + Gold Ingot	Golden Boots
Diamond Boots	Damaged Diamond Boots + Diamond	Diamond Boots
Netherite Boots	Damaged Netherite Boots + Netherite Ingot	Netherite Boots

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.

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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	Smithing recipe
Any Armor Trim + Any Armor Piece + Any Ingot/Crystal

Display of all armor trims on netherite armor

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

Smelting ingredient

Name	Ingredients	Smelting recipe
Iron Nugget	Any iron armor or Any chainmail armor or Iron Horse Armor or Iron Nautilus Armor + Any fuel	0.1
Gold Nugget	Any golden armor or Golden Horse Armor or Golden Nautilus Armor + Any fuel	0.1
Copper Nugget	Any copper armor or Copper Horse Armor or Copper Nautilus 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 when spawned from an ominous trial spawner. Some mobs also have a chance to spawn with the ability to pick up armor on the ground and equip it. ^{[more information needed]}

Chances of different armor types
Armor Type	Chance^{[verify for Bedrock Edition]}
Leather	23.60%
Copper	32.23%
Gold	33.29%
Chainmail	9.73%
Iron	1.10%
Diamond	0.04%

It is impossible for zombies, skeletons, and their variants to naturally spawn with turtle shells, netherite armor, or mob heads.

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

The following mobs can spawn with armor:

Zombie
- Baby Zombie
- Zombie Villager‌^{[JE only]}
  - Baby Zombie Villager‌^{[JE only]}
- Husk
  - Baby Husk
Skeleton
- Stray
- Bogged
Piglin^[1]

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^{[BE only]}
- Baby Zombie Villager‌^{[BE only]}

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

Fox‌^{[BE only]}
- Baby Fox‌^{[BE only]}

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^{[Java Edition only]}^[2] 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^{[Java Edition only]}
Pillager‌^{[Bedrock Edition only]}
Vindicator‌^{[Bedrock Edition only]}
Evoker‌^{[Bedrock Edition only]}

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 (mainly undead mobs) 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. These do not have a durability and as such cannot break.

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

Leather (on a zombie, or giant)
Copper (on a zombie)
Golden (on a zombie)
Chainmail (on a zombie)
Iron (on a zombie)
Diamond (on a zombie)
Netherite (on a zombie)

Leather (on a skeleton)
Copper (on a skeleton)
Golden (on a skeleton)
Chainmail (on a skeleton)
Iron (on a skeleton)
Diamond (on a skeleton)
Netherite (on a skeleton)
A skeleton horseman spawned by a skeleton trap horse, with an 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^{[BE only]}	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. Golden horse armor is more protective than iron horse armor.


Type	Armor	Armor toughness	Knockback resistance
Leather	3 ()	0 ()	0
Copper	4 ()	0 ()	0
Iron	5 ()	0 ()	0
Gold	7 ()	0 ()	0
Diamond	11 ( × 5.5)	2 ()	0
Netherite^{[upcoming Mounts of Mayhem]}	19 ( × 9.5)	3 ()	1

Wolf armor

Wolf armor can be equipped on a tamed wolf to protect it from most forms of damage. Wolf armor functions differently than player armor and horse armor. Instead, it absorbs all damage it protects against, and decreases its durability by the number of points of damage absorbed. The armor can be repaired using armadillo scutes.

Nautilus armor

This article describes content that is currently in development.

This content has appeared in development versions for Mounts of Mayhem, but the full update adding it has not been released yet.

Nautilus armor can be equipped on a tamed nautilus to protect it from most forms of damage. Like horse armor, nautilus armor does not have a durability and does not break. Golden nautilus armor is more protective than iron nautilus armor.


Type	Armor	Armor toughness	Knockback resistance
Copper	4 ()	0 ()	0
Iron	5 ()	0 ()	0
Gold	7 ()	0 ()	0
Diamond	11 ( × 5.5)	2 ()	0
Netherite	19 ( × 9.5)	3 ()	1

Sounds

Java Edition:

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
	Copper armor clonks	Players	When a piece of copper armor is equipped	`item.armor.equip_copper`	`subtitles.item.armor.equip_copper`	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:

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 copper armor is equipped	`armor.equip_copper`	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	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	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^{[note 2]}
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- [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.

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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


Icon		Achievement	In-game description	Actual requirements (if different)	Gamerscore earned	Trophy type (PS)
PS4	Other	Achievement	In-game description	Actual requirements (if different)	Gamerscore earned	Trophy type (PS)
		Tie Dye Outfit	Use a cauldron to dye all 4 unique pieces of leather armor.	—	15	Bronze
		Iron Man	Wear a full suit of Iron Armor.	—	15	Bronze
		Smithing with style	Apply these smithing templates at least once: Spire, Snout, Rib, Ward, Silence, Vex, Tide, Wayfinder	Each of these smithing templates must be used.	30	Gold
		Cover me in debris	Wear a full set of Netherite armor	Have a full set of Netherite armor in your inventory.	50	Gold
		Oooh, shiny!	Distract a Piglin using gold	Give a piglin a gold item^{[more information needed]} while it is aggressive toward the player.	30	Silver

Advancements

Advancement	In-game description	Actual requirements (if different)
Suit Up	Protect yourself with a piece of iron armor	Have any type of iron armor in the inventory.
Cover Me with Diamonds	Diamond armor saves lives	Have any type of diamond armor in the inventory.
Oh Shiny	Distract Piglins with gold	While aggravated, give a piglin one of these 25/27^[upcoming] gold-related items in the `#piglin_loved` item tag: Bell Block of Gold Block of Raw Gold Clock Deepslate Gold Ore Enchanted Golden Apple Gilded Blackstone Glistering Melon Slice Gold Ingot Gold Ore Golden Apple Golden Axe Golden Boots Golden Carrot Golden Chestplate Golden Helmet Golden Hoe Golden Horse Armor Golden Leggings Golden Nautilus Armor^{[upcoming Mounts of Mayhem]} Golden Pickaxe Golden Shovel Golden Spear^{[upcoming Mounts of Mayhem]} Golden Sword Light Weighted Pressure Plate Nether Gold Ore Raw Gold The player must not be wearing any gold armor. Other gold-related items do not distract the piglin and do not trigger this advancement.
Cover Me in Debris	Get a full suit of Netherite armor	Have a full set of netherite armor in the inventory.
Crafting a New Look	Craft a trimmed armor at a Smithing Table	—
Smithing with Style	Apply these smithing templates at least once: Spire, Snout, Rib, Ward, Silence, Vex, Tide, Wayfinder	—
Light as a Rabbit	Walk on Powder Snow... without sinking in it	Walk on powder snow while wearing leather boots.

History

Before Minecraft

Before Minecraft
2008							Added leather armor to Legend of the Chambered.
June 20, 2008							Added studded, chain, and plate armor to Legend of the Chambered 2.

Java Edition

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.
Java Edition Indev
0.31	20091223-0040	Removed plate and chain armor. Textures are now unused.
0.31	20091231-2147	Added items of cloth, studded, chain and iron armor.
20100212-1210		Added items of diamond and golden armor.
20100212-1210		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.
20100218-0011		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.
Java Edition Alpha
v1.0.8		With the introduction of leather, "cloth" armor has been renamed to leather armor.
v1.0.8		Leather armor is now crafted with leather instead of cloth.
Java Edition
1.0.0	Beta 1.9 Prerelease	The armor protection behavior has been changed. Previous to this update, the total armor protection is based in this equation: (((total equipped armor damage reduction − 1) × (all equipped armor max damage − total equipped armor damage)) ÷ (total equipped armor max damage + 1)). Armor no longer reduces certain damage types to be covered by enchantments. Basically, before this, taking damage would decrease the durability (depleting the armor bar) , and the lower the durability, the lower the protection amount.
	Beta 1.9 Prerelease	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.
	12w34a	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.
1.5	13w04a	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.
	15w31a	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.^[3]
	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.
	15w36d	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, do not have an assigned texture, and therefore use the missing texture.^[4]
	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^[5]^[6] has been removed.
	21w13a	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.^[7]
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.^[8]
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.
	23w06a	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.
1.21.9	25w31a	Added copper armor.

Bedrock Edition

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.
v0.14.0	build 1	Leather armor can now be dyed.
v0.15.0	build 1	Armor can now be obtained from strays and husks that naturally spawn with armor.
v0.15.10		Capes no longer clip through armor.
Pocket Edition
1.0.0	alpha 0.17.0.1	Enchanted iron armor and enchanted diamond armor can now be found inside chests within end city.
1.0.4	alpha 1.0.4.0	Iron helmets, iron chestplates, enchanted diamond chestplates and 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.
1.1.0	alpha 1.1.0.0	Diamond chestplates and chain chestplates can now be found inside woodland mansion chests.
Bedrock Edition
1.4.0	beta 1.2.14.2	Chain helmets, chestplates, leggings and boots now generate in buried treasure chests.
	beta 1.2.14.2	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 pants are now sold by leatherworker 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 again.
1.13.0	beta 1.13.0.1	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 1.16.200.52	Leather boots now prevent sinking in powder snow.
	beta 1.16.200.53	Netherite Armor now gives a 90% reduction in Knockback.
1.16.210	beta 1.16.210.53	Wearing any piece of leather armor now prevents freezing entirely.
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.
	Preview 1.19.80.21	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.
1.21.100 Experiment Drop 3 2025	Preview 1.21.100.23	Added copper armor.
1.21.111	Preview 1.21.110.20	Hostile monsters now have a chance to spawn with copper armor equipped.
	Preview 1.21.110.20	Hostile monsters can pick up and use copper armor.
	Preview 1.21.110.22	Armor and armor toughness values are now visible as tooltips, rather than being hidden.

Legacy Console Edition

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.
TU5							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.
TU34	CU22	1.25	1.25	1.25	Patch 4		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.
TU54	CU44	1.52	1.52	1.52	Patch 24	1.0.4	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.

New Nintendo 3DS Edition

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

First image of armor.
Notch wearing multiple armor types.
Dinnerbone's first screenshot of dyed armor.
First screenshot of armor in the Pocket Edition.
Equipping armor in the early Pocket Edition.
Jeb showing advanced armor tooltips.
A comparison of the two historical armor models
Plate armor.
Chain armor.
How the plate would look on a player.
A zombie wearing a plate helmet.
A zombie wearing a plate chestplate.
A zombie wearing a full set of plate armor.
A skeleton wearing a plate helmet.
A skeleton wearing a plate chestplate.
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.

Trivia

Considering all 29 armor pieces, 16,777,216 colors of dyed leather armor, 18 armor trims, 11 trim materials, every durability level of each armor piece and every survival-obtainable combination of armor enchantments, the total number of armor pieces obtainable in survival is 40,139,103,939,010,560 or 40 quadrillion.
- Helmets have 20,480 enchantment combinations, chestplates have 2,560, leggings have 10,240, and boots have 153,600.

Gallery

Renders

Helmets

Chestplates

Leggings

Boots

Full Armor Sets

Screenshots

Trading for chainmail armor with a villager.
A player equipped with a full set of dyed leather armor.
An entire set of enchanted netherite armor on an armor stand.
A display of all armor trims in every color on netherite armor.
A display of all armor trims on netherite armor, using emerald as the trim material.
A display of all armor trim colors, using the ward trim on a netherite helmet.
Noor in trimmed iron armor.
Ditto, but in netherite armor.
A zombified piglin with full netherite armor.
A bogged wearing full diamond armor.

In other media

Pixel art of Alex in trimmed iron armor.
Alex wearing iron armor in the Nether.
Champion’s Armor, a unique armor set featured in Minecraft Dungeons.
The Diamond Armor Mii Swordfighter costume in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate.
A crafting grid for a diamond chestplate for official T-shirts made by JINX.
Still of old netherite items taken from "WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE BUG FROM MINECRAFT?"
A set of golden armor as seen in A Minecraft Movie.

Notes

↑ 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 diamond.
↑ For positive values larger than 0x00FFFFFF, the top byte is ignored. All negative values produce white.

References

↑ Piglins spawn naturally only with gold, although other armor types can be picked up.
↑ "Villagers cannot be equipped with anything by a dispenser, but that would be a separate issue and a feature request rather than a bug." — Cannot dispense armor or mob heads onto villagers or zombies — resolved as "Cannot Reproduce".
↑ MC-182478
↑ "[MC-172110] Texture of turtle shells is missing when worn by a piglin or zombified piglin - Jira" – Mojira, February 14, 2020.
↑ /assets/minecraft/textures/models/armor/piglin_leather_layer_1.png
↑ /assets/minecraft/textures/models/armor/piglin_leather_layer_1_overlay.png
↑ MC-94060 — Equipping armor/elytra through inventory or dispenser doesn't play sounds — resolved as "Fixed".
↑ MC-216270 — resolved as "Fixed".

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[enchant-randomly-2] ↑ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g All enchantments are equally probable, including treasure enchantments (except Soul Speed, Swift Sneak, and Wind Burst), and any level of the enchantment is equally probable.

[enchant-with-levels-20-39-3] ↑ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f Enchantment probabilities are the same as a level-20 to level-39 enchantment would be on an enchantment table that had no cap at level 30, and that was able to apply treasure enchantments (except Soul Speed, Swift Sneak, and Wind Burst), and where the chance of multiple enchantments is not reduced.

[damaged-0.8-1.0-4] The item has between 80% and 100% of its total durability.

[enchant-randomly-5] ↑ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g All enchantments are equally probable, including treasure enchantments (except Soul Speed, Swift Sneak, and Wind Burst), and any level of the enchantment is equally probable.

[enchant-with-levels-20-39-6] ↑ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f Enchantment probabilities are the same as a level-20 to level-39 enchantment would be on an enchantment table that had no cap at level 30, and that was able to apply treasure enchantments (except Soul Speed, Swift Sneak, and Wind Burst), and where the chance of multiple enchantments is not reduced.

[enchant-with-levels-0-10-7] Enchantment probabilities are the same as a level-0 to level-10 enchantment would be on an enchantment table that was able to apply treasure enchantments (except Soul Speed, Swift Sneak, and Wind Burst), and where the chance of multiple enchantments is not reduced.

[enchant-with-levels-5-15-8] Enchantment probabilities are the same as a level-5 to level-15 enchantment would be on an enchantment table that was able to apply treasure enchantments (except Soul Speed, Swift Sneak, and Wind Burst), and where the chance of multiple enchantments is not reduced.

[enchant-with-levels-10-20-9] Enchantment probabilities are the same as a level-10 to level-20 enchantment would be on an enchantment table that was able to apply treasure enchantments (except Soul Speed, Swift Sneak, and Wind Burst), and where the chance of multiple enchantments is not reduced.

[damaged-0.8-1.0-10] The item has between 80% and 100% of its total durability.

[enchant-randomly-11] ↑ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g All enchantments are equally probable, including treasure enchantments (except Soul Speed, Swift Sneak, and Wind Burst), and any level of the enchantment is equally probable.

[enchant-with-levels-20-39-12] ↑ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f Enchantment probabilities are the same as a level-20 to level-39 enchantment would be on an enchantment table that had no cap at level 30, and that was able to apply treasure enchantments (except Soul Speed, Swift Sneak, and Wind Burst), and where the chance of multiple enchantments is not reduced.

[enchant-with-levels-30-50-13] Enchantment probabilities are the same as a level-30 to level-50 enchantment would be on an enchantment table that had no cap at level 30, and that was able to apply treasure enchantments (except Soul Speed, Swift Sneak, and Wind Burst), and where the chance of multiple enchantments is not reduced.

[damaged-0.8-1.0-14] The item has between 80% and 100% of its total durability.

[enchant-randomly-15] ↑ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g All enchantments are equally probable, including treasure enchantments (except Soul Speed, Swift Sneak, and Wind Burst), and any level of the enchantment is equally probable.

[enchant-with-levels-20-39-16] ↑ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f Enchantment probabilities are the same as a level-20 to level-39 enchantment would be on an enchantment table that had no cap at level 30, and that was able to apply treasure enchantments (except Soul Speed, Swift Sneak, and Wind Burst), and where the chance of multiple enchantments is not reduced.

[enchant-randomly-soul-speed-17] Enchanted with a random level of Soul Speed.

[damaged-0.8-1.0-18] The item has between 80% and 100% of its total durability.

[1] 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 diamond.

[21] For positive values larger than 0x00FFFFFF, the top byte is ignored. All negative values produce white.

[19] Piglins spawn naturally only with gold, although other armor types can be picked up.

[20] "Villagers cannot be equipped with anything by a dispenser, but that would be a separate issue and a feature request rather than a bug." — Cannot dispense armor or mob heads onto villagers or zombies — resolved as "Cannot Reproduce".

[22] MC-182478

[23] "[MC-172110] Texture of turtle shells is missing when worn by a piglin or zombified piglin - Jira" – Mojira, February 14, 2020.

[24] /assets/minecraft/textures/models/armor/piglin_leather_layer_1.png

[25] /assets/minecraft/textures/models/armor/piglin_leather_layer_1_overlay.png

[26] MC-94060 — Equipping armor/elytra through inventory or dispenser doesn't play sounds — resolved as "Fixed".

[27] MC-216270 — resolved as "Fixed".

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v t e Armor and other wearables
Helmet	Leather Copper Chainmail Iron Golden Diamond Netherite Turtle Shell Carved Pumpkin Head
Chestplate	Leather Copper Chainmail Iron Golden Diamond Netherite Elytra
Leggings	Leather Copper Chainmail Iron Golden Diamond Netherite
Boots	Leather Copper Chainmail Iron Golden Diamond Netherite
Horse Armor	Leather Copper Iron Golden Diamond Netherite^{[upcoming Mounts of Mayhem]}
Nautilus Armor^{[upcoming Mounts of Mayhem]}	Copper Iron Golden Diamond Netherite
Other	Saddle Wolf Armor

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