How do you get Chainmail Boots in Minecraft?

Chainmail Boots is obtained through mob drops, Chainmail Boots from trading with villagers, and Chainmail Boots from chest loot. Look for Chainmail Boots rather than build them; the game gives no recipe.

How much protection does Chainmail Boots give?

Chainmail Boots add 1 armor point of the 12 a full set of chainmail armor is worth, which is 4% off a light hit and 48% with the rest of the set. Against a hard hit some of that comes back off Chainmail Boots, and chainmail gives Chainmail Boots no armor toughness, so Chainmail Boots lose more of their value the harder you are hit.

How much durability does Chainmail Boots have?

Chainmail Boots start at 195 durability, and every use takes one off. Within chainmail that puts Chainmail Boots at 195, against the 240 of Chainmail Chestplate, which is the highest of the 4. On Chainmail Boots the bar is not the end of it, because Unbreaking makes every point last longer and Mending refills them from experience.

Can Chainmail Boots be enchanted?

Yes, and Chainmail Boots have a set of 4 that nothing else can wear: Feather Falling, Depth Strider, Frost Walker, and Soul Speed. The other 9 on Chainmail Boots are the usual armour ones, Protection, Fire Protection, and Blast Protection, all on Chainmail Boots, plus Projectile Protection, Thorns, and Unbreaking, and on Chainmail Boots also Mending, Curse of Vanishing, and Curse of Binding. Enchantability sits at 12 for Chainmail Boots, and that number is why two materials with the same table give different results.

How many Chainmail Boots can you stack?

Chainmail Boots does not stack, since each one carries its own wear, so a spare costs a second slot and gives a second 195 points of use. A shulker box tops out at 27 of them, one per slot.

When was Chainmail Boots added to Minecraft?

Chainmail Boots was added in the 1.0 full release.

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Chainmail Boots

Foot armor providing 1 armor point. Chainmail armor cannot be obtained through normal survival crafting and is found as loot or trades.

Stack Size

Durability

195

Chainmail Boots at a glance

Chainmail Boots, pieces of armor out of mob drops, trading with villagers, and chest loot, sit under Armor. No stacking for Chainmail Boots: a slot goes the moment a second one comes in, and a chest row of nine holds nine. 195 uses are what Chainmail Boots have before a repair, and every hit takes one off; they take enchantments too.

13 enchantments apply to Chainmail Boots, starting with Protection, Fire Protection, Blast Protection, and Projectile Protection. Worn, Chainmail Boots are worth 1 armor point of the 12 a full set of chainmail armor is worth. With 195 durability, Chainmail Boots last 195 light hits, or about 65 blows of twelve damage, because a piece loses one point of durability for every four damage in a single hit. Enchantability decides what the table hands back for the same levels, and Chainmail Boots sit at 12: netherite at 15 does better and diamond at 10 worse. They opens the Armor list, Chainmail Chestplate follows it, 43 entries in all.

How to obtain

Mob drops
Trading
Chest loot

Enchantments

Protection Fire Protection Blast Protection Projectile Protection Feather Falling Depth Strider Frost Walker Soul Speed Thorns Unbreaking Mending Curse of Vanishing Curse of Binding

Click an enchantment to view details on the Enchantments database.

Notes

Chainmail armor has no survival crafting recipe; it is obtained from zombie and skeleton drops, armorer villager trades, or chest loot.

Frequently asked questions about Chainmail Boots

How do you get Chainmail Boots in Minecraft?
Chainmail Boots is obtained through mob drops, Chainmail Boots from trading with villagers, and Chainmail Boots from chest loot. Look for Chainmail Boots rather than build them; the game gives no recipe.
How much protection does Chainmail Boots give?
Chainmail Boots add 1 armor point of the 12 a full set of chainmail armor is worth, which is 4% off a light hit and 48% with the rest of the set. Against a hard hit some of that comes back off Chainmail Boots, and chainmail gives Chainmail Boots no armor toughness, so Chainmail Boots lose more of their value the harder you are hit.
How much durability does Chainmail Boots have?
Chainmail Boots start at 195 durability, and every use takes one off. Within chainmail that puts Chainmail Boots at 195, against the 240 of Chainmail Chestplate, which is the highest of the 4. On Chainmail Boots the bar is not the end of it, because Unbreaking makes every point last longer and Mending refills them from experience.
What is Chainmail Boots used for?
Chainmail Boots is worn for protection, so it takes the hit instead of you. Foot armor providing 1 armor point. Chainmail armor cannot be obtained through normal survival crafting and is found as loot or trades.
Can Chainmail Boots be enchanted?
Yes, and Chainmail Boots have a set of 4 that nothing else can wear: Feather Falling, Depth Strider, Frost Walker, and Soul Speed. The other 9 on Chainmail Boots are the usual armour ones, Protection, Fire Protection, and Blast Protection, all on Chainmail Boots, plus Projectile Protection, Thorns, and Unbreaking, and on Chainmail Boots also Mending, Curse of Vanishing, and Curse of Binding. Enchantability sits at 12 for Chainmail Boots, and that number is why two materials with the same table give different results.
How many Chainmail Boots can you stack?
Chainmail Boots does not stack, since each one carries its own wear, so a spare costs a second slot and gives a second 195 points of use. A shulker box tops out at 27 of them, one per slot.
When was Chainmail Boots added to Minecraft?
Chainmail Boots was added in the 1.0 full release.

Building with it

One armour point and 195 uses, and no recipe anywhere. Chainmail boots turn up on armoured zombies and skeletons and in armourer trades, and they hold enchantments as well as iron does, so they are worth keeping if one drops.

In practice

Chainmail boots turn up on armoured mobs and in armourer trades, and they hold Feather Falling exactly as well as iron does. For a player who has not found much iron yet, a traded pair is a real upgrade rather than a stopgap.

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