Armor

If you find a typo, inconsistency, or error, please sign up and help out the wiki! We can't do it without your help! :D Thank you!

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 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.

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

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