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{{Dungeons hatnote|type=armor}}
{{Infobox item
| group1 = Not Cracked
| 1-1 = Wolf Armor (model).png
| 1-2 = Wolf Armor.png
| group2 = Cracked (low)
| 2-1 = Wolf Armor Cracked Low.png
| group3 = Cracked (medium)
| 3-1 = Wolf Armor Cracked Medium.png
| group4 = Cracked (high)
| 4-1 = Wolf Armor Cracked High.png
| 1-1caption = Armor
| 1-2caption = Item
| invimage = Wolf Armor
| armorcustom = <abbr title="infinity">∞</abbr>
| armortoughnesscustom = <abbr title="infinity">∞</abbr>
| durability = 64
| renewable = Yes
| stackable = No
}}
'''Wolf armor''' is an [[Minecraft:item]] crafted from [[Minecraft:armadillo scute]]s that can be equipped on a [[Minecraft:wolf]] to completely protect it against most damage types. It has limited durability, but can be repaired by {{Control|using}} armadillo scutes on the wolf wearing it. It can also be [[Minecraft:dye]]d, and cannot be equipped on [[Minecraft:baby wolves]].

== Obtaining ==
=== Crafting ===
{{Crafting
|A1=Armadillo Scute
|A2=Armadillo Scute
|A3=Armadillo Scute
|B2=Armadillo Scute
|C2=Armadillo Scute
|C3=Armadillo Scute
|Output=Wolf Armor
|type=Combat
}}

=== Mob loot ===
[[Minecraft:Wolves]] wearing wolf armor always drop their wolf armor when they die, regardless of what kills them.

== Usage ==
[[File:Wolves with Dyed Wolf Armor.jpg|thumb|Wolves wearing wolf armor.]]
[[File:Wolf wearing Wolf Armor.png|thumb|200px|A pale wolf wearing wolf armor.]]
Only adult tamed [[Minecraft:wolves]] can wear armor.

=== Protection ===
{{Control|Using}} wolf armor on a wolf that the player has [[Minecraft:tamed]] equips it onto the wolf.

Wolf armor absorbs all damage done to the wolf with some exceptions (see the list below), until its durability runs out. When the armor absorbs damage, the wolf does not emit a hurt noise, but still turns red for 10 ticks. The +{{armor|11}} statistic in the tooltip of wolf armor is a result of a bug<ref>{{bug|MC-268913||Wolf armor tooltip displays "+11 Armor", despite protecting 100% of damage}}</ref> and should be ignored.

Wolf armor does not absorb damage dealt by the following damage sources:
* [[Minecraft:Drowning]]
* [[Minecraft:Freezing]]
* [[Minecraft:Suffocating]]
* [[Minecraft:Magic damage|Magic]]
* [[Minecraft:Thorns]]
* The [[Minecraft:Wither (effect)|Wither effect]]
* The [[Minecraft:void]]
* Being outside the [[Minecraft:world border]]{{only|je}}
* [[Minecraft:Entity cramming]]{{only|je}}
* {{cmd|kill}}

Wolf armor ''does'' absorb damage dealt by these sources that bypass other forms of armor:
* [[Minecraft:Fall damage]]
* Ongoing damage from being on [[Minecraft:fire]]
* The [[Minecraft:Ender Dragon]]'s [[Minecraft:Ender Dragon#Attacking|breath attack]]
* The [[Minecraft:Warden]]'s [[Minecraft:Warden#Attacks|sonic boom]]

If the owner uses [[Minecraft:shears]] on a wolf that is wearing armor, the armor gets unequipped from the wolf.

If a wolf dies while equipped with wolf armor, the armor is dropped.

=== Durability ===
<section begin="durability" /> 
[[File:Wolf armor breaking.mp4|thumb|right|muted|loop|A zombie damaging and breaking wolf armor]]
Wolf armor loses one point of durability for each point of damage absorbed. If the damage of an attack exceeds the remaining durability, all damage is absorbed anyway.

When the durability of wolf armor falls below some thresholds (when reaching 60, 44, and 20 durability points left), the armor produces a cracking sound effect and damage particles, and it becomes more visually damaged. Particles and a sound effect are also produced when wolf armor fully breaks.
<section end="durability" />

=== Repairing ===
{{control|Using}} an [[Minecraft:armadillo scute]] on a wolf wearing wolf armor heals 8 points of the armor's durability.

==== Combining ====
{{Crafting
|recipeType = Item repair
|showdescription = 1
|showname = 0
|ignoreusage = 1
|ingredients = Damaged Wolf Armor|Damaged Wolf Armor|Damaged Wolf Armor
|Output = Wolf Armor
|description = The durability of the two wolf armor is added together, plus an extra 5% durability.
}}
{{grinding
|showdescription=1
|ingredients=2× Damaged Wolf Armor
|Damaged Wolf Armor
|Damaged Wolf Armor
|Wolf Armor
|description=The durability of the two wolf armor is added together, plus an extra 5% durability.
}}

==== Anvil repair ====
{{main|Anvil mechanics#Unit repair}}
{{Repairing
| head=1
| Damaged Wolf Armor
| Damaged Wolf Armor; Armadillo Scute
| Wolf Armor
| tail=1
}}

A wolf armor can be repaired in an [[Minecraft:anvil]] by adding [[Minecraft:armadillo scute]]s, with each scute restoring 16 points of the armor's durability (25% of its maximum durability). Two wolf armor can also be combined in an anvil, which adds 7 points of durability (5% of maximum durability).

=== Enchanting ===
Wolf armor cannot be enchanted in survival mode. However, {{in|java}} creative mode, just like any other item, it can be enchanted with any enchantment using an anvil.

Effects of the enchantments on wolf armor:
* [[Minecraft:Thorns]] and [[Minecraft:Curse of Vanishing]] apply their effects to the wolf just as to the player.
* [[Minecraft:Fire Protection]] and [[Minecraft:Blast Protection]] offer no additional damage reduction, as even unenchanted wolf armor reduces those damage types by 100%. However, their secondary effects (burning time reduction and knockback reduction, respectively) work as expected.
* [[Minecraft:Protection]] causes the wolf armor to protect the wolf even against the damage sources that usually bypass it.
** Wolf armor enchanted with Protection only protects part of the damage from those damage types, just as it does for the player.
** [[Minecraft:Durability]] of wolf armor is not reduced by these damage types.
** Void damage and the /kill command completely bypass the Protection enchantment on wolf armor.
* [[Minecraft:Unbreaking]] increases the average effective durability by 100%, 200% and 300% on levels I, II and III, respectively.
** This is different from the effect that Unbreaking has on player armor. Instead, Unbreaking on wolf armor works as if wolf armor was rather a tool.
* [[Minecraft:Curse of Binding]] prevents the player in Survival mode from shearing the armor. However, players in Creative can still shear it.
* [[Minecraft:Mending]] works as expected, but wolf armor must be held in the hand of a player. Armor with Mending doesn't automatically repair itself on a wolf, as wolves can't absorb experience.
* Other enchantments have no effect on the wolf armor.

=== Dyeing ===
{{main|Dye#Dyeing armor}}

Wolf armor can be dyed by combining it with [[Minecraft:dye]](s) through crafting {{in|java}}, or by {{control|using}} it on a [[Minecraft:cauldron]] containing dyed water {{in|bedrock}}. {{control|Using}} dyed wolf armor on a cauldron containing ordinary water removes any dye from it.

{{Calculator|armorColor|icon=wolf}}

== Sounds ==
{{JE}}
{{SoundTable
| type = java
| {{SoundLine
|sound =Wolf armor equip1 JE1 BE1.ogg
|sound2=Wolf armor equip2 JE1 BE1.ogg
|subtitle=Wolf Armor is fastened
|source=neutral
|description=When wolf armor is equipped to a wolf
|id=item.armor.equip_wolf
|translationkey=subtitles.item.armor.equip_wolf
|volume=1.0
|pitch=1.0/1.1
|distance=16}}
| {{SoundLine
|sound=Wolf armor unequip1 JE1 BE1.ogg
|sound2=Wolf armor unequip2 JE1 BE1.ogg
|subtitle=Wolf Armor snips away
|source=neutral
|description=When wolf armor is removed from a wolf
|id=item.armor.unequip_wolf
|translationkey=subtitles.item.armor.unequip_wolf
|volume=1.0
|pitch=1.0
|distance=16}}
| {{SoundLine
|sound=Wolf armor damage1 JE1 BE1.ogg
|sound2=Wolf armor damage2 JE1 BE1.ogg
|sound3=Wolf armor damage3 JE1 BE1.ogg
|sound4=Wolf armor damage4 JE1 BE1.ogg
|subtitle=Wolf Armor takes damage
|source=neutral
|description=When wolf armor absorbs damage
|id=item.wolf_armor.damage
|translationkey=subtitles.item.wolf_armor.damage
|volume=1.0
|pitch=0.8-1.2 (Baby: 1.3-1.7)
|distance=16}}
| {{SoundLine
|sound=Wolf armor crack1 JE1 BE1.ogg
|sound2=Wolf armor crack2 JE1 BE1.ogg
|sound3=Wolf armor crack3 JE1 BE1.ogg
|sound4=Wolf armor crack4 JE1 BE1.ogg
|subtitle=Wolf Armor cracks
|source=neutral
|description=When wolf armor cracks
|id=item.wolf_armor.crack
|translationkey=subtitles.item.wolf_armor.crack
|volume=1.0
|pitch=1.0
|distance=16}}
| {{SoundLine
|sound=Wolf armor break JE1 BE1.ogg
|subtitle=Wolf Armor breaks
|source=neutral
|description=When wolf armor breaks
|id=item.wolf_armor.break
|translationkey=subtitles.item.wolf_armor.break
|volume=0.8
|pitch=0.8-1.2
|distance=16}}
| {{SoundLine
|sound=Wolf armor repair1 JE1 BE1.ogg
|sound2=Wolf armor repair2 JE1 BE1.ogg
|sound3=Wolf armor repair3 JE1 BE1.ogg
|sound4=Wolf armor repair4 JE1 BE1.ogg
|subtitle=Wolf Armor is repaired
|source=neutral
|description=When wolf armor is repaired
|id=item.wolf_armor.repair
|translationkey=subtitles.item.wolf_armor.repair
|volume=1.0
|pitch=1.0
| distance = 16
}}
}}

{{BE}}:
{{SoundTable
| type = bedrock
| {{SoundLine
| sound =Wolf armor equip1 JE1 BE1.ogg
|sound2=Wolf armor equip2 JE1 BE1.ogg
|source=neutral
|description=When wolf armor is equipped to a wolf
|id=armor.equip_wolf
|volume=1.0
|pitch=1.1}}
| {{SoundLine
|sound=Wolf armor unequip1 JE1 BE1.ogg
|sound2=Wolf armor unequip2 JE1 BE1.ogg
|source=neutral
|description=When wolf armor is removed from a wolf
|id=armor.unequip_wolf
|volume=1.0
|pitch=1.0}}
| {{SoundLine
|sound=Wolf armor damage1 JE1 BE1.ogg
|sound2=Wolf armor damage2 JE1 BE1.ogg
|sound3=Wolf armor damage3 JE1 BE1.ogg
|sound4=Wolf armor damage4 JE1 BE1.ogg
|source=neutral
|description=When wolf armor absorbs damage
|id=armor.damage_wolf
|volume=1.0
|pitch=0.8-1.2 (Baby: 1.3-1.7)}}
| {{SoundLine
|sound=Wolf armor crack1 BE2.wav
|sound2=Wolf armor crack2 BE2.wav
|sound3=Wolf armor crack3 BE2.wav
|sound4=Wolf armor crack4 BE2.wav
|source=neutral
|description=When wolf armor cracks
|id=armor.crack_wolf
|volume=1.0
|pitch=1.0}}
| {{SoundLine
|sound=Wolf armor break JE1 BE1.ogg
|source=neutral
|description=When wolf armor breaks
|id=armor.break_wolf
|volume=1.0
|pitch=1.0}}
| {{SoundLine
|sound=Wolf armor repair1 BE2.wav
|sound2=Wolf armor repair2 BE2.wav
|sound3=Wolf armor repair3 BE2.wav
|sound4=Wolf armor repair4 BE2.wav
|source=neutral
|description=When wolf armor is repaired
|id=armor.repair_wolf
|volume=1.0
| pitch = 1.0
}}
}}

== Data values ==
=== ID ===
{{JE}}:
{{ID table
|edition=java
|showforms=y
|generatetranslationkeys=y
|displayname=Wolf Armor
|spritetype=item
|nameid=wolf_armor
|form=item
|foot=1}}

{{BE}}:
{{ID table
|edition=bedrock
|shownumericids=y
|showforms=y
|notshowbeitemforms=y
|generatetranslationkeys=y
|displayname=Wolf Armor
|spritetype=item
|nameid=wolf_armor
|id=708
|form=item
|foot=1}}

=== Item data ===
{{JE}}:
{{see also|Data component format}}
<div class="treeview">
* {{nbt|compound|components}}: the item's '''components''' tag.
{{:Data component format/damage}}
{{:Data component format/dyed_color}}
</div>

{{Calculator|decimalColor}}

{{BE}}:
{{see also|Bedrock Edition level format/Item format}}

== Advancements ==
{{load advancements|Shear Brilliance;Good As New}}

== History ==
=== Announcement ===
{{HistoryTable
|{{HistoryLine||October 4, 2023|link=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DnY5xz11lR0&ab_channel=Minecraft|Wolf armor is announced in the preview video for the [[Minecraft:armadillo]].}}
|{{HistoryLine||October 15, 2023|link=https://youtu.be/wSh29Dm3Jck?t=88&ab_channel=Minecraft|The [[Minecraft:armadillo]] wins the 2023 mob vote, making wolf armor a planned feature.}}
}}

=== ''Java Edition'' ===
{{HistoryTable
|{{HistoryLine|java}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.20.5|dev=23w51a|[[File:Wolf Armor (model) JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Wolf wearing Wolf Armor JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Wolf Armor JE1 BE1.png|32px]] Added wolf armor.}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=24w03a|[[File:Wolf Armor (model) JE2 BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Wolf wearing Wolf Armor JE2.png|32px]] [[File:Wolf Armor JE2 BE2.png|32px]] The texture of wolf armor has been changed.}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=24w05a|The armor and armor toughness values of wolf armor are now visible in the inventory.|Wolf armor no longer loses its data when equipped to wolves. This allows the [[Minecraft:Thorns]], [[Minecraft:Protection]], [[Minecraft:Fire Protection]], [[Minecraft:Blast Protection]], [[Minecraft:Projectile Protection]], [[Minecraft:Feather Falling]] and [[Minecraft:Curse of Vanishing]] enchantments to work for the wolf.}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=24w09a|Wolves wearing wolf armor now take no damage from damage sources that are affected by wolf armor.
|Wolf armor can now be dyed.
|Wolf armor now has durability, which decreases when the wolf wearing the armor takes damage.
|[[File:Wolf Armor JE3 BE3.png|32px]] The wolf armor item texture has been raised by two pixels to create space for the durability bar.
|[[File:Wolf wearing Wolf Armor_crackiness_low JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Wolf wearing Wolf Armor_crackiness_medium JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Wolf wearing Wolf Armor_crackiness_high JE1 BE1.png|32px]] Wolf armor now cracks as it takes damage.
|The durability of wolf armor can now be healed by using an [[Minecraft:armadillo scute]].
|The [[Minecraft:Curse of Binding]] enchantment now works on wolf armor worn by [[Minecraft:wolves]].}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=24w11a|[[File:Wolf wearing Wolf Armor_crackiness_low JE2.png|32px]] [[File:Wolf wearing Wolf Armor_crackiness_medium JE2.png|32px]] [[File:Wolf wearing Wolf Armor_crackiness_high JE2.png|32px]] The cracking textures on wolf armor have been changed.}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=pre2|Wolf armor enchanted with [[Minecraft:Curse of Binding]] can now be removed from wolves in creative mode.<ref>{{bug|MC-270648}}</ref>}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.21.2|dev=pre1|Wolf armor now shows the [[Minecraft:enchantment glint]] on [[Minecraft:wolves]] when enchanted.}}
|{{HistoryLine||26.1|dev=snap1|Wolf armor no longer renders on baby wolves.}}
}}

=== ''Bedrock Edition'' ===
{{HistoryTable
|{{HistoryLine|bedrock}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.20.60|exp=Armadillo and Wolf Armor|dev=Preview 1.20.60.23|[[File:Wolf Armor (model) JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Wolf wearing Wolf Armor JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Wolf Armor JE1 BE1.png|32px]] Added wolf armor.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.20.70|exp=Armadillo and Wolf Armor|dev=Preview 1.20.70.20|[[File:Wolf Armor (model) JE2 BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Wolf wearing Wolf Armor BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Wolf Armor JE2 BE2.png|32px]] The texture of wolf armor has been changed.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.20.80|dev=Preview 1.20.80.20|Wolf armor is now available without using the "Armadillo and Wolf Armor" experimental toggle.
|Wolves wearing wolf armor now take no damage from damage sources that are affected by wolf armor.
|Wolf armor can now be dyed.
|Wolf armor now has durability, which decreases when the wolf wearing the armor takes damage.
|[[File:Wolf Armor JE3 BE3.png|32px]] The wolf armor item texture has been raised by two pixels to create space for the durability bar.
|[[File:Wolf wearing Wolf Armor_crackiness_low JE2.png|32px]] [[File:Wolf wearing Wolf Armor_crackiness_medium JE2.png|32px]] [[File:Wolf wearing Wolf Armor_crackiness_high JE2.png|32px]] Wolf armor now cracks as it takes damage.
|The durability of wolf armor can now be healed by using an [[Minecraft:armadillo scute]].}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=Preview 1.20.80.22|Wolf armor can now be repaired with armadillo scutes on [[Minecraft:anvil]]s.|Wolf armor now emits particles when it breaks.|Wolf armor can now partially block damage from [[Minecraft:guardian]]s' and [[Minecraft:elder guardian]]s' laser beams.|Changed crack sounds from {{Sound||Wolf armor crack1 JE1 BE1.ogg|Wolf armor crack2 JE1 BE1.ogg|Wolf armor crack3 JE1 BE1.ogg|Wolf armor crack4 JE1 BE1.ogg}} to {{Sound||Wolf armor crack1 BE2.wav|Wolf armor crack2 BE2.wav|Wolf armor crack3 BE2.wav|Wolf armor crack4 BE2.wav}}.|Changed repair sounds from {{Sound||Wolf armor repair1 JE1 BE1.ogg|Wolf armor repair2 JE1 BE1.ogg|Wolf armor repair3 JE1 BE1.ogg|Wolf armor repair4 JE1 BE1.ogg}} to {{Sound||Wolf armor repair1 BE2.wav|Wolf armor repair2 BE2.wav|Wolf armor repair3 BE2.wav|Wolf armor repair4 BE2.wav}}.}}
|{{HistoryLine||26.0|dev=Preview 26.0.23|Wolf armor now displays its [[Minecraft:toughness]], [[Minecraft:Armor#Armor points|armor]], and [[Minecraft:Armor#Knockback resistance|knockback]] resistance values when greater than 0.}}
}}

== Issues ==
{{Issue list}}

== Gallery ==
=== Screenshots ===
<gallery>
All Dyes on Collars and Wolf Armor.png|Sixteen wolves with matching dyed collars and wolf armor.
</gallery>

=== Development images ===
<gallery>
Armored paws are there.jpg|A wolf wearing wolf armor.
The Spawn Chunks Thumbnail Wolf Armor and Armadillo.jpg|A first look at a second version of the wolf armor texture, from [https://thespawnchunks.com/2024/01/15/the-spawn-chunks-280-the-gnembon-phenomenon/ The Spawn Chunks] podcast.
</gallery>

== Notes ==
{{notelist}}

== References ==
{{reflist}}

== Navigation ==
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{{Navbox combat|armor}}

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