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Armor isn't necessary for Mine Blocks, but it makes survival easier by shielding damage dealt by mobs. By placing it in the armor slots in the inventory menu, armor can be worn. There are 5 types of armor in the game thus far: leather, iron, gold, diamond and the dragon scale tier.
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 chart:
| Types
|
% of damage protection per item worn
|
| Leather
|
7 ±2%
|
| Iron
|
13 ±5%
|
| Gold
|
10 ±4%
|
| Diamond
|
15 ±7%
|
| Dragon scale
|
15 ±9%
|
Crafting
Leather Armor
Leather Helmet
|
Leather Chestplate
|
Leather Leggings
|
Leather Boots
|
Dyed Leader Armor
Leader 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
|
History
| Version
|
Date
|
Changes
|
| 1.21
|
May 17, 2012
|
- 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
|
color
|
String
For leather armor types only.
Sets the item to be dyed to any valid color value, excluding rainbow.
| 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.
|
|
Trivia
- Armor can be damaged in a series of ways: preventing damage from a cactus, fall damage, mob attacks, lava, acid, explosions, etc.
- In 1.28, fall damage can greatly damage armor depending on the height.
Gallery
The player wearing full leather armor
See Also
