Armor

The armor is an equipment that allows the player to have more resistance from several damage sources.

While it is not necessary for Mine Blocks, it makes survival easier by shielding damage dealt principally by mobs. By placing it in the armor slots in the inventory menu, the armor can be worn. There are 5 types of armor in the game: leather, iron, gold, diamond, and the dragon scale tier. Armor can be damaged in a series of ways such as preventing damage from a Cactus, taking fall damage, mob attacks, lava, acid, explosions, anvil fall (affects only the helmet), fall damage (from v1.28 and onwards), etc.

Armor provides a random amount of protection (based off of its tier), so calculating the exact amount of damage with armor isn't possible. However, there is a way to estimate how good a set of armor is by the following table:

Types	% of damage protection per item worn	Total % of damage protection from full set
Leather	7 ±2%	28 ±8%
Iron	13 ±5%	52 ±20%
Gold	10 ±4%	40 ±16%
Diamond	15 ±7%	60 ±28%
Dragon scale	15 ±9%	60 ±36%

Crafting

Name	Ingredients	Recipe	Description
Helmet	Five Leather or Iron Ingot or Gold Ingot or Diamond or Dragon Scale		None

Leather Armor

Leather Cap	Leather Tunic
Leather Pants	Leather Boots

Dyed Leather Armor

Leather armor can be dyed by combining a piece of armor with any dye color.

The color can be later removed from the item by using it on a cauldron containing water.

Iron Armor

Iron Helmet	Iron Chestplate
Iron Leggings	Iron Boots

Gold Armor

Gold Helmet	Gold Chestplate
Gold Leggings	Gold Boots

Diamond Armor

Diamond Helmet	Diamond Chestplate
Diamond Leggings	Diamond Boots

Dragon Scale Armor

Dragon Scale Boots	Dragon Scale Leggings
Dragon Scale Chestplate	Dragon Scale Helmet

Enchanting

Armor can receive various different enchantments through enchanting.

Enchant	Armor Pieces	Purpose	Maximum Level
Protection	All	Reduces all damage taken	5
Projectile Protection	All	Reduces damage taken from projectile such as bows	3
Fire Protection	All	Reduces damage taken from fire and lava	3
Blast Protection	All	Reduces Damage Taken From Explosions	3
Unbreaking	All	Increases durability	4
Aqua Affinity	Helmet	Increases mining speed underwater	1
Respiration	Helmet	Increases time a player can stay underwater	3
Thorns	Chestplate	Damages mobs that deal damage to the player	3
Feather Falling	Boots	Decreases fall damage	3
Depth Strider	Boots	Increases swim speed	3
Frost Walker	Boots	Creates a layer of ice underneath the player when on water	2

Armor points

Armor points show how much protection each peice of armor supplies and can be found in the armor HUD. Armor pieces give different armor points based on their tier.

Armor Tier	Armor points
Leather Piece	1 ()
Full Leather	4 ()
Gold Piece	1.5 ( × 1.5)
Full Gold	6 ()
Iron Piece	1.75 ( × 1.75)
Full Iron	7 ()
Diamond Piece	2.25 ( × 2.25)
Full Diamond	9 ()
Dragon Scale Piece	2.5 ( × 2.5)
Full Dragon Scale	10 ()

History

Version	Date	Changes
1.21	May 17, 2012	Added armor Iron, leather, and diamond
1.23	Oct 31, 2012	Added dragon scale armor Golden armor Added the armor bar to HUD Armor deletion bug fixed Swapping items in the shoe armor spot fixed Fixed armor not disappearing on the player
1.25	May 11, 2013	Tweaked damage, health, and armor Fixed diamond and dragon scale armor protection values
1.27	Nov 13, 2015	Shift-clicking armor on the hotbar equips it Option to hide armor Skin and armor changes show instantly The armor bar shows and hides properly in different game modes
1.28	Oct 08, 2016	Leather armor can be dyed Armor enchantments are no longer lost on respawn

Data Tags

Main article: Data tags

Name	Description
name	String Renames the item.
enchantments	Array of Strings Enchants the item (see enchanting).
anvilUses	Integer Number of times an anvil was used on the item.
color	String For leather armor types only. Sets the item to be dyed to any valid color value, excluding rainbow.

Trivia

• In the game files there are sprites of a Chainmail Armor
• Each armor piece, such as a chestplate or helmet, gives the same amount of armor protection, so a chestplate and boots offer the same amount of protection, unlike in Minecraft, where each armor piece offers different levels of protection.

Gallery

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  The player wearing full leather armor

See also

• Health
• Armor enchantments