Minecraft:Chainmail Chestplate: Difference between revisions

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Template:For Template:Infobox item A chainmail chestplateTemplate:Fn is an uncommon variant of Minecraft:chestplate that cannot be crafted, and is only obtainable through other means such as Minecraft:trading. It is the fourth-highest tier of chestplate, having the same armor points as a Minecraft:golden chestplate but with higher durability.

Obtaining

Mob loot

Minecraft:Zombies, Minecraft:husks, Minecraft:skeletons, Minecraft:strays, and Minecraft:bogged have a small chance to spawn wearing armor. There is a 8.5% chance (9.5% with Minecraft:Looting I, 10.5% with Looting II and 11.5% with Looting III) for the mob to drop the chestplate they're wearing upon death unless they are spawned from an Minecraft:ominous trial spawner. The dropped chestplate is usually badly damaged, and may be Minecraft:enchanted with enchantment levels 5-19.

Template:IN, naturally spawned armor worn by a zombie has a 100% drop rate when a zombie is Minecraft:drowned.

Trading

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Villager gifts

Armorer villagers may give the players with the Minecraft:Hero of the Village effect a chainmail chestplate.Template:Only

Generated loot

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Usage

When worn, a chainmail chestplate provides Template:Armor Minecraft:armor points.

Smelting

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Repairing

Two damaged chainmail chestplates can be combined through Minecraft:crafting or using the Minecraft:grindstone. The durability of the used chainmail chestplates are added together, plus an extra 5% durability. Both the crafting table and grindstone methods do not keep the enchantments of either chestplate. Template:Crafting Template:Grinding

Unit repair

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A chainmail chestplate can also be repaired in an Minecraft:anvil by adding Minecraft:iron ingots, with each ingot restoring 25% the chestplates' maximum durability, rounded down. Two chestplates of the same tier can also be combined in an anvil. Both methods using the anvil preserves the chestplate's Minecraft:enchantments.

Enchantments

A chestplate can receive the following Minecraft:enchantments:


Name	Description	Max level	Method	Weight
Minecraft:Protection<ref group=note name=exc>Protection, Projectile Protection, Blast Protection, and Fire Protection are mutually exclusive.</ref>	Increases overall damage reduction.	IV	Template:BlockLink Template:BlockLink	10
Minecraft:Projectile Protection<ref group=note name="exc"/>	Increases damage reduction against projectiles.	IV	Template:BlockLink Template:BlockLink	5
Minecraft:Blast Protection<ref group=note name="exc"/>	Increases damage reduction against explosions.	IV	Template:BlockLink Template:BlockLink	2
Minecraft:Fire Protection<ref group=note name="exc"/>	Increases damage reduction against fire.	IV	Template:BlockLink Template:BlockLink	5
Minecraft:Thorns	Deals returning damage to attackers.	III	Template:BlockLink Template:BlockLink	1
Minecraft:Unbreaking	Grants a chance to negate durability consumption.	III	Template:BlockLink Template:BlockLink	5
Minecraft:Mending	Repairs the chestplate when obtaining Minecraft:experience.	I	Template:BlockLink	2
Minecraft:Curse of Vanishing	The chestplate vanishes on death, not dropping as an item.	I	Template:BlockLink	1
Minecraft:Curse of Binding	Removes the ability to de-equip the chestplate.	I	Template:BlockLink	1

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Armor trimming

It is possible to upgrade armor with trims. This requires a Minecraft:smithing template, a chestplate, and an ingot or crystal (Minecraft:iron ingot, Minecraft:copper ingot, Minecraft:gold ingot, Minecraft:netherite ingot, Minecraft:emerald, Minecraft:redstone dust, Minecraft:lapis lazuli, Minecraft:amethyst shard, Minecraft:nether quartz, Minecraft:diamond, or Minecraft:resin brick).

These trims have no effect on the gameplay or strength of the armor.

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Sounds

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Data values

ID

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History

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Issues

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Gallery

Renders

Enchanted appearance when worn

Enchanted appearance when worn
Enchanted appearance in inventory

Enchanted appearance in inventory

Screenshots

The old chainmail recipe as seen in Java Edition Beta 1.6 Test Build 3. However, this recipe is patched. Uses the obtainable Minecraft:Fire item.

The old chainmail recipe as seen in Java Edition Beta 1.6 Test Build 3. However, this recipe is patched. Uses the obtainable Minecraft:Fire item.

Notes

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Navigation

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Minecraft:fr:Plastron#Mailles Minecraft:pt:Peitoral de Malha

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 {{Infobox item
 | title = Chainmail Chestplate
-| othernames = '''Mail Chestplate''' ({{abbr|CA|Canadian English}})
+| othernames = '''Mail Chestplate''' {{evb|CA}}
 | image2 = Baby Chainmail Chestplate.png
 | imagecaption = Adult model
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 | renewable = Yes
 | stackable = No
-}}
+|rarity=Uncommon}}
-A '''chainmail chestplate'''{{fn|Named '''Mail Chestplate''' in [[Minecraft:Language#Differences between English variants|Canadian English]].}} is an [[Minecraft:Rarity#Uncommon|uncommon]] variant of [[Minecraft:chestplate]] that cannot be crafted, and is only obtainable through other means such as [[Minecraft:trading]]. It is the fourth-highest [[Minecraft:Armor materials|tier]] of chestplate, having the same armor points as a [[Minecraft:golden chestplate]] but with higher durability.
+A '''chainmail chestplate'''{{fn|Also known as a '''mail chestplate''' in [[Minecraft:Language#Differences between English variants|Canadian English]].}} is an [[Minecraft:Rarity#Uncommon|uncommon]] variant of [[Minecraft:chestplate]] that cannot be crafted, and is only obtainable through other means such as [[Minecraft:trading]]. It is the fourth-highest [[Minecraft:Armor materials|tier]] of chestplate, having the same armor points as a [[Minecraft:golden chestplate]] but with higher durability.
 == Obtaining ==
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 |sound5=Equip chain5.ogg
 |sound6=Equip chain6.ogg
+|subtitle=Chain armor jingles
 |source=player
 |description=When a chain chestplate is equipped
 |id=armor.equip_chain
+|translationkey=subtitles.item.armor.equip_chain
 |volume=1.0
 |pitch=1.0}}
 | {{SoundLine
 |sound=Random break.ogg
+|subtitle=Item breaks
 |source=player
 |description=When a chestplate's durability is exhausted
 |id=random.break
+|translationkey=subtitles.entity.item.break
 |volume=1.0
 | pitch = 0.9
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 == History ==
 {{more sounds|section=1|type=old|Legacy Console Edition exclusive equipping sound and version range}}
+=== Before ''Minecraft'' ===
+{{HistoryTable
+|{{HistoryLine||''Legend of the Chambered'' 2008 v2|link=Legend of the Chambered|[[File:Chainmail Chestplate (item) JE1 BE1.png|32px]] The chain shirt appears in Notch's 2008 game ''[[Minecraft:Legend of the Chambered]]'', using the same texture as would be later added to ''Minecraft''.}}
+}}
 === ''Java Edition'' ===
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 |There are 10 types of material that determine the color of the trim: Iron, Copper, Gold, Lapis, Emerald, Diamond, Netherite, Redstone, Amethyst, and Quartz}}
 |{{HistoryLine||1.21.2|dev=24w33a|The rarity of chainmail chestplates has been changed from "Common" to "Uncommon".}}
-|{{HistoryLine||26.1|dev=snap7|[[File:Baby Chainmail Chestplate JE1 BE1.png|32px]] Added a specific texture and model for when the armor piece is worn by a humanoid baby mob.}}
+|{{HistoryLine||26.1|dev=snap7|[[File:Baby Chainmail Chestplate JE1 BE1.png|32px]] Added a specific texture and model for when the armor piece is worn by a humanoid baby mob.
+|[[File:Baby Chainmail Chestplate (small armor stand) JE1.png|32px]] If equipped on a "small"-type [[Minecraft:armor stand]], it will appear broken; presumably the game is applying the adult armor texture to the baby mesh.}}
+|{{HistoryLine|||dev=snap10|"Small" armor stands now display a scaled-down adult armor model as was done before snapshot 7.<ref>{{bug|MC-306376}}</ref>}}
 }}
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+[[Minecraft:fr:Plastron#Mailles]]
 [[Minecraft:pt:Peitoral de Malha]]