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Armor Stand
MiscellaneousCraftable

Armor Stand

An entity used to display wearable armor, mob heads and held items. It is crafted from sticks and a smooth stone slab.

Stack Size

16

Durability

N/A

Category

Miscellaneous

Version Added

1.8

Item ID

armor_stand

Armor Stand at a glance

Minecraft files Armor Stand under Miscellaneous: an item you get from crafting. Carrying Armor Stand is cheap: 16 to a slot, 144 across the hotbar, 432 in a chest.

Armor Stand sits between Amethyst Shard and Beetroot Seeds in Miscellaneous, number 2 of 147 there.

Crafting recipe

Crafting
StickStick
StickStick
StickStick
StickStick
StickStick
StickStick
Armor StandArmor Stand

How to obtain

  • Crafting

Notes

Stacks to 16 as an item. The Java Edition stand cannot move its arms or pose without commands.

Frequently asked questions about Armor Stand

  1. Stick, Smooth Stone Slab going into Armor Stand, the recipe this answer describes

    How do you get Armor Stand in Minecraft?

    Armor Stand is crafted from Stick and Smooth Stone Slab at a Crafting Table, in a single step.

  2. Armor Stand coming forward out of the past, in the game since 1.8

    When was Armor Stand added to Minecraft?

    Armor Stand was added in version 1.8.

  3. 16 Armor Stand drawn together, the full slot the answer counts

    How many Armor Stand can you stack?

    16 Armor Stand fills a slot, and that slot costs 96 Stick and 16 Smooth Stone Slab, which is 16 crafts at the crafting table.

  4. Armor Stand on its own, since nothing in the game is crafted from it

    What is Armor Stand used for?

    An entity used to display wearable armor, mob heads and held items. It is crafted from sticks and a smooth stone slab.

Building with it

Six sticks and a smooth stone slab make an armour stand, and it holds a full set of armour on display. Beyond decoration it is genuinely useful: a stand near a portal holding gold armour is how many players keep their piglin outfit ready.

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