Survival & combat
Armor and Defense
Reduce damage with armor, toughness, enchantments and shields. This guide summarizes the stable core rules and identifies where edition or version checks are required.
Armor and Defense- System
- Armor and Defense
- Category
- Survival & combat
- Coverage
- Core rules and edition notes
Core rules
- Armor and toughness reduce many damage sources.
- Protection enchantments apply additional reductions.
- Some damage bypasses armor or uses special rules.
Edition and version notes
The core concept exists in the current game, but exact timings, update order, available recipes, commands and edge cases can differ between Java and Bedrock or change between releases. Use the versioned data pages for identifiers and the Java-vs-Bedrock guides for known edition differences.