How do you get Chainmail Chestplate in Minecraft?

Chainmail Chestplate is obtained through mob drops, Chainmail Chestplate from trading with villagers, and Chainmail Chestplate from chest loot. There is no recipe: Chainmail Chestplate is found, and woodland mansion chests give the best chance at about 18%.

When was Chainmail Chestplate added to Minecraft?

Chainmail Chestplate was added in the 1.0 full release.

How much durability does Chainmail Chestplate have?

Chainmail Chestplate starts at 240 durability, and every use takes one off. Among chainmail gear Chainmail Chestplate is the long one, ahead of Chainmail Leggings and its 225. On Chainmail Chestplate the bar is not the end of it, because Unbreaking makes every point last longer and Mending refills them from experience.

Can Chainmail Chestplate be enchanted?

Yes. 9 enchantments apply to Chainmail Chestplate: Protection, Fire Protection, and Blast Protection, all on Chainmail Chestplate, plus Projectile Protection, Thorns, and Unbreaking, and on Chainmail Chestplate also Mending, Curse of Vanishing, and Curse of Binding. It has an enchantability of 12, so the same experience buys more here than on a material with a lower figure.

How much protection does Chainmail Chestplate give?

Chainmail Chestplate adds 5 armor points of the 12 a full set of chainmail armor is worth, which is 20% off a light hit and 48% with the rest of the set. Against a hard hit some of that comes back off Chainmail Chestplate, and chainmail gives Chainmail Chestplate no armor toughness, so Chainmail Chestplate loses more of its value the harder you are hit.

How many Chainmail Chestplate can you stack?

Chainmail Chestplate does not stack, so a second one is a second slot, and woodland mansion chests hand over one at a time. A shulker box tops out at 27 of them, one per slot.

Where do you find Chainmail Chestplate in chests?

Chainmail Chestplate is chest loot in one place and one only: woodland mansion chests (about 18%). No other generated chest lists it, so that single structure is the whole search, and every other chest in the game will disappoint you.

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Chainmail Chestplate

Chest armor providing 5 armor points. Chainmail armor cannot be obtained through normal survival crafting and is found as loot or trades.

Stack Size

Durability

240

Chainmail Chestplate at a glance

Chainmail Chestplate, a piece of armor out of mob drops, trading with villagers, and chest loot, sits under Armor. No stacking for Chainmail Chestplate: a slot goes the moment a second one comes in, and a chest row of nine holds nine. Expect 240 uses out of Chainmail Chestplate, with repairs on an anvil to stretch it further; it takes enchantments too.

When enchanted, Chainmail Chestplate can carry 9 different enchantments, among them Protection, Fire Protection, Blast Protection, and Projectile Protection. Worn, Chainmail Chestplate is worth 5 armor points of the 12 a full set of chainmail armor is worth. With 240 durability, Chainmail Chestplate lasts 240 light hits, or about 80 blows of twelve damage, because a piece loses one point of durability for every four damage in a single hit. The table reads Chainmail Chestplate at 12 enchantability, with netherite at 15 above it and diamond at 10 below. Generated chests only ever hold Chainmail Chestplate in one place: woodland mansion chests (about 18%). It sits between Chainmail Boots and Chainmail Helmet in Armor, number 2 of 43 there.

How to obtain

Mob drops
Trading
Chest loot

Enchantments

Protection Fire Protection Blast Protection Projectile Protection 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 Chestplate

How do you get Chainmail Chestplate in Minecraft?
Chainmail Chestplate is obtained through mob drops, Chainmail Chestplate from trading with villagers, and Chainmail Chestplate from chest loot. There is no recipe: Chainmail Chestplate is found, and woodland mansion chests give the best chance at about 18%.
What is Chainmail Chestplate used for?
Chainmail Chestplate is worn for protection, so it takes the hit instead of you. Chest armor providing 5 armor points. Chainmail armor cannot be obtained through normal survival crafting and is found as loot or trades.
When was Chainmail Chestplate added to Minecraft?
Chainmail Chestplate was added in the 1.0 full release.
How much durability does Chainmail Chestplate have?
Chainmail Chestplate starts at 240 durability, and every use takes one off. Among chainmail gear Chainmail Chestplate is the long one, ahead of Chainmail Leggings and its 225. On Chainmail Chestplate the bar is not the end of it, because Unbreaking makes every point last longer and Mending refills them from experience.
Can Chainmail Chestplate be enchanted?
Yes. 9 enchantments apply to Chainmail Chestplate: Protection, Fire Protection, and Blast Protection, all on Chainmail Chestplate, plus Projectile Protection, Thorns, and Unbreaking, and on Chainmail Chestplate also Mending, Curse of Vanishing, and Curse of Binding. It has an enchantability of 12, so the same experience buys more here than on a material with a lower figure.
How much protection does Chainmail Chestplate give?
Chainmail Chestplate adds 5 armor points of the 12 a full set of chainmail armor is worth, which is 20% off a light hit and 48% with the rest of the set. Against a hard hit some of that comes back off Chainmail Chestplate, and chainmail gives Chainmail Chestplate no armor toughness, so Chainmail Chestplate loses more of its value the harder you are hit.
How many Chainmail Chestplate can you stack?
Chainmail Chestplate does not stack, so a second one is a second slot, and woodland mansion chests hand over one at a time. A shulker box tops out at 27 of them, one per slot.
Where do you find Chainmail Chestplate in chests?
Chainmail Chestplate is chest loot in one place and one only: woodland mansion chests (about 18%). No other generated chest lists it, so that single structure is the whole search, and every other chest in the game will disappoint you.

Building with it

Five armour points and 240 uses put the chainmail chestplate between gold and iron in practice. Since there is no recipe, every one in a world came from an armourer villager, a zombie drop or a chest, which makes a full chainmail set a real collector's project.

In practice

A chainmail chestplate protects as well as a golden one and lasts as long as an iron one, which makes it a genuine find rather than a curiosity. Zombies and skeletons occasionally spawn wearing pieces, and killing one carefully is the cheapest way to start a set. Armoured zombies and skeletons sometimes spawn wearing chainmail, and killing one carefully gives a piece that no crafting table can produce. Looting raises the chance the armour drops at all, which is the only way to influence a source that is otherwise pure chance.

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