Diamond Chestplate
A chest armor piece providing 8 armor points. The single best armor slot for damage reduction.
Stack Size
Stack Size1
Durability
Durability528
Category
CategoryArmor
Version Added
Version Added1.0
Item ID
Item IDdiamond_chestplate
Overview
Diamond Chestplate is a piece of armor in the Armor category of Minecraft, obtained through crafting it and End City chest loot. It cannot be stacked, so each Diamond Chestplate occupies a full inventory slot on its own. With a base durability of 528 uses, it can be repaired and enchanted.
When enchanted, it can carry 9 different enchantments, including Protection, Fire Protection, Blast Protection, and Projectile Protection. Worn, Diamond Chestplate is worth 8 armor points of the 20 a full set of diamond armor is worth. Diamond also carries 2 armor toughness, which is what keeps a heavy hit from cutting straight through the points. With 528 durability, Diamond Chestplate lasts 528 light hits, or about 176 blows of twelve damage, because a piece loses one point of durability for every four damage in a single hit. The table reads Diamond Chestplate at 10 enchantability (level with armadillo scute), with chainmail at 12 above it and iron at 9 below. Of the 5 kinds of generated chest that can hold it, bastion treasure chests are the best bet at about 26% per chest.
Crafting Recipe
Crafting
How to Obtain
- Crafting
- End City chest loot
Applicable Enchantments
Click an enchantment to view details on the Enchantments database.
Notes
Provides 8 armor points and 2 armor toughness. Cannot be worn with Elytra at the same time.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do you get Diamond Chestplate in Minecraft?
Diamond Chestplate is crafted from Diamond, at a Crafting Table. Diamond Chestplate also comes from End City chest loot, not just the Diamond Chestplate recipe above.
What is Diamond Chestplate used for?
Diamond Chestplate is worn for protection, so Diamond Chestplate takes the hit instead of you. A chest armor piece providing 8 armor points. The single best armor slot for damage reduction.
How many Diamond Chestplate can you stack?
One Diamond Chestplate per slot, since Diamond Chestplate does not stack, and every Diamond Chestplate costs 8 Diamond. A shulker box of Diamond Chestplate tops out at 27, one per slot.
Can Diamond Chestplate be enchanted?
Yes. 9 enchantments apply to Diamond Chestplate: Protection, Fire Protection, and Blast Protection, all on Diamond Chestplate, plus Projectile Protection, Thorns, and Unbreaking, and on Diamond Chestplate also Mending, Curse of Vanishing, and Curse of Binding. Diamond Chestplate has an enchantability of 10, so the same experience buys more here than on a material with a lower figure.
How much durability does Diamond Chestplate have?
Diamond Chestplate has 528 points of durability, so it lasts about 528 uses. Of the 13 diamond items with a bar, Diamond Chestplate sits at 528, while Diamond Pickaxe reaches 1561. Two enchantments touch that bar on Diamond Chestplate: Unbreaking stretches what Diamond Chestplate has, Mending puts it back as you collect experience.
How much protection does Diamond Chestplate give?
Diamond Chestplate adds 8 armor points of the 20 a full set of diamond armor is worth, which is 32% off a light hit and 80% with the rest of the set. Against a hard hit some of that comes back off Diamond Chestplate, and 2 armor toughness on Diamond Chestplate is what limits how much: Diamond Chestplate keeps more of its value the harder you are hit.
Where do you find Diamond Chestplate in chests?
Diamond Chestplate is chest loot in bastion treasure chests (about 26%), end city chests (about 13%), ominous trial chamber vaults (about 10%), and woodland mansion chests (roughly 1 in 11). It shows up in 5 kinds of chest in total. Those odds on Diamond Chestplate are per chest, and Luck moves Diamond Chestplate no higher.
When was Diamond Chestplate added to Minecraft?
Diamond Chestplate was added in the 1.0 full release.