Chainmail Armor

"Chainmail" redirects here. For other uses, see Chain (disambiguation).

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Chainmail Armor

Adult model

Baby model

Adult model

Baby model

Adult model

Baby model

Adult model

Baby model

Adult model

Baby model

Rarity tier	Uncommon
Armor	2 () 5 () 4 () 1 ()
Armor toughness	0 ()
Durability	Java Edition: 165 240 225 195 Bedrock Edition: 166 241 226 196
Enchantability	12
Knockback resistance	0
Renewable	Yes
Stackable	No

Chainmail armor is a type of armor that cannot be crafted. It is the fourth strongest armor, between iron and gold.

List of items

• Chainmail Helmet
• Chainmail Chestplate
• Chainmail Leggings
• Chainmail Boots

Obtaining

Unlike other armor, chainmail armor cannot be crafted.

Generated loot

Item	Structure	Container	Quantity	Chance
Java Edition
Chainmail Chestplate	Woodland Mansion	Chest	1	17.6% { "item": "Chainmail Chestplate", "stacksize": 1, "chance": 0.17554213743245484, "structure": "Woodland Mansion", "container": "Chest" }
Bedrock Edition
Chainmail Chestplate	Woodland Mansion	Chest	1	17.3% { "item": "Chainmail Chestplate", "stacksize": 1, "chance": 0.17252123311524303, "structure": "Woodland Mansion", "container": "Chest" }

Mob loot

Zombies, husks, zombie villagers‌^{[Java Edition only]}, skeletons, strays, bogged, and parched have a chance to spawn with armor on Normal and Hard difficulty, with a 9.73% chance of it being chainmail armor. If killed by a player, there is an 8.5% chance (9.5% with Looting I, 10.5% with Looting II and 11.5% with Looting III) for the mob to drop the armor they're wearing upon death. The dropped armor has a random durability and retains any enchantments it has.

Trading

Chainmail armor can be bought from armorers.

Villager		Probability		Villager wants	Player receives	Trades in stock	Villager experience	Price multiplier
		JE	BE
Armorer	Apprentice	50%	33%	3 × Emerald	Chainmail Leggings	12	5	0.2
		50%	33%	Emerald	Chainmail Boots	12	5	0.2
	Journeyman	40%	33%	Emerald	Chainmail Helmet	12	10	0.2
		40%	33%	4 × Emerald	Chainmail Chestplate	12	10	0.2

Villager gifts

This feature is exclusive to Java Edition.

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

Usage

Wearing chainmail armor reduces damage taken from most damage types.

Statistics

When a full set of chainmail armor is worn, the set provides 12 ( × 6) armor points.

Type	Armor	Armor toughness	Knockback resistance	Durability	Enchantability
Full Set	12 ( × 6)	0 ()	0	N/A	N/A
Chainmail Helmet	2 ()	0 ()	0	165	12
Chainmail Chestplate	5 ()	0 ()	0	240	12
Chainmail Leggings	4 ()	0 ()	0	225	12
Chainmail Boots	1 ()	0 ()	0	195	12

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.

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

Equipping

Players can equip chainmail armor by placing it in their inventory, using the item, or via a dispenser. When equipped, the armor is rendered. Some other humanoids can also render the armor, pick it up, equip it, and be equipped via a dispenser; see the table below.

Entity	Render the armor	Dispenser	Can pick up and equip
Player	Yes	Yes	-
Armor Stand	Yes	Yes	-
Mannequin‌[JE only]	Yes	Yes	-
Piglin	Yes, baby model if is baby	Yes	If they are without armor or have a non-golden worse armor
Piglin Brute	Yes	Yes	No
Bogged Parched Skeleton Stray Wither Skeleton	Yes	If they can pick up item	If they can pick up item and they are without armor or have worse armor
Drowned Husk Zombie Zombified Piglin Zombie Villager	Yes, baby model if is baby	If they can pick up item	If they can pick up item and they are without armor or have worse armor
Giant‌[JE only]	Yes	Only if the CanPickUpLoot nbt tag is true	Only if the CanPickUpLoot nbt tag is true, and they are without armor or have worse armor
Villager	No	Yes	No
Pillager	No	Yes	No
Sulfur Cube	No	Only without absorbed block	No

In Java Edition, with the exception of the allay, dolphin, fox, and panda, all other mobs with the CanPickUpLoot nbt tag true (1b) can equip armor from a dispenser (except happy ghast), and pick up and equip if are without armor or have worse armor (except ender dragon). All living entities can equip armor using commands, like /item or /data.

Repairing

Ingredients	Crafting recipe	Notes
Damaged Chainmail Helmet or  Damaged Chainmail Chestplate or  Damaged Chainmail Leggings or  Damaged Chainmail Boots		The durability of the two armor pieces is added together, plus an extra 5% durability.

Ingredients	Grinding recipe	Notes
Damaged Chainmail Helmet or  Damaged Chainmail Chestplate or  Damaged Chainmail Leggings or  Damaged Chainmail Boots		The durability of the two armor pieces is added together, plus an extra 5% durability.

Unit repair

Name	Ingredients	Anvil recipe
Chainmail Helmet	Damaged Chainmail Helmet + Iron Ingot	Chainmail Helmet
Chainmail Chestplate	Damaged Chainmail Chestplate + Iron Ingot	Chainmail Chestplate
Chainmail Leggings	Damaged Chainmail Leggings + Iron Ingot	Chainmail Leggings
Chainmail Boots	Damaged Chainmail Boots + Iron Ingot	Chainmail Boots

Smelting ingredient

Name	Ingredients	Smelting recipe
Iron Nugget	Any Chainmail Armor + Any fuel	0.1

Sounds

Java Edition:

Bedrock Edition:

Data values

ID

Java Edition:

Name	Identifier	Form	Item tags	Translation key
Chainmail Helmet	chainmail_helmet	Item	None	item.minecraft.chainmail_helmet
Chainmail Chestplate	chainmail_chestplate	Item	None	item.minecraft.chainmail_chestplate
Chainmail Leggings	chainmail_leggings	Item	None	item.minecraft.chainmail_leggings
Chainmail Boots	chainmail_boots	Item	None	item.minecraft.chainmail_boots

Bedrock Edition:

Name	Identifier	Numeric ID	Form	Translation key
Chainmail Helmet	chainmail_helmet	302	Item	item.chainmail_helmet.name
Chainmail Chestplate	chainmail_chestplate	303	Item	item.chainmail_chestplate.name
Chainmail Leggings	chainmail_leggings	304	Item	item.chainmail_leggings.name
Chainmail Boots	chainmail_boots	305	Item	item.chainmail_boots.name

History

Java Edition

Java Edition Classic
0.24_SURVIVAL_TEST							Added the model and the texture for unused chain helmets and chain chestplates.
Java Edition Indev
0.31			20091231-2147				Added chain armor.
20100212-1210							Chain armor is now displayed on the player in the inventory.
							Chain armor now can be crafted by the item form of fire.
20100218-0011							Added chain armor models.
Java Edition
1.3.1			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.
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.
			14w25a				Chain armor cannot be crafted anymore due to the item form of fire being removed.
1.11			16w39a				Chain chestplates are now found in the new woodland mansion chests.
1.11.1			16w50a				Chain armor can now be smelted down into iron nuggets.
1.13			18w20a				"Chain" armor has been renamed to "Chainmail".
1.14			18w43a				The textures of chainmail armor have been changed.
26.1			snap7				Added specific textures and models for when the armor is worn by a humanoid baby mob.
			snap11				Changed the texture for chainmail helmets when worn by humanoid baby mobs.

Bedrock Edition

Pocket Edition Alpha
v0.6.0							Added chain armor.
v0.12.1			build 1				Chain armor can now be obtained in Survival mode from a mob wearing it.
Pocket Edition
1.0.4			alpha 1.0.4.0				Chain helmets, leggings, and boots are now sold by armorer smith villagers via trading.
1.1.0			alpha 1.1.0.0				Chain armor can now be smelted down into iron nuggets.
Bedrock Edition
1.4.0			beta 1.2.14.2				Chain armor now generates in buried treasure chests.
1.10.0			beta 1.10.0.3				The textures of chain armor have been changed.
1.21.30			Preview 1.21.30.21				The rarity of chain armor items has been changed from "Common" to "Uncommon".
			Preview 1.21.30.22				"Chain" armor has been renamed to "Chainmail" armor to match Java Edition.
26.10			Preview 26.10.23				Added specific textures and models for when the armor is worn by a humanoid baby mob.

Legacy Console Edition

Legacy Console Edition
Xbox 360	Xbox One	PS3	PS4	PS Vita	Wii U	Switch
TU5	CU1	1.00	1.00	1.00	Patch 1	1.0.1	Added chain armor.
TU31	CU19	1.22	1.22	1.22	Patch 3		Trades changed: armorer villagers now sell chain armor.
TU53	CU43	1.49	1.50	1.49	Patch 23	1.0.3	Chain armor can now be smelted down into iron nuggets.
TU54	CU44	1.52	1.52	1.52	Patch 24	1.0.4	Chain chestplates are now found in the new woodland mansion chests.
TU69		1.76	1.76	1.76	Patch 38		Chainmail armor now generates in buried treasure chests.
			1.90				The textures of chainmail armor have been changed.

New Nintendo 3DS Edition

New Nintendo 3DS Edition
0.1.0							Added chain armor.
1.9.19							Chainmail chestplates are now found in the new woodland mansion chests.

Issues

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

Gallery

Renders

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  Enchanted appearance when worn
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  Enchanted appearance in inventory
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  Enchanted appearance when worn
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  Enchanted appearance in inventory
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  Enchanted appearance when worn
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  Enchanted appearance in inventory
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  Enchanted appearance when worn
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  Enchanted appearance in inventory
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  Steve wearing the armor
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  Alex wearing the armor