How do you get Diamond Horse Armor in Minecraft?

Diamond Horse Armor is obtained through chest loot. No crafting recipe exists for Diamond Horse Armor. The best odds are ancient city chests, about 17% per chest.

How many Diamond Horse Armor can you stack?

Diamond Horse Armor does not stack, so a second one is a second slot, and ancient city chests hand over one at a time. A double chest holds 54 Diamond Horse Armor, one to a slot.

When was Diamond Horse Armor added to Minecraft?

Diamond Horse Armor was added in version 1.6.

What is Diamond Horse Armor used for?

Diamond Horse Armor is worn for protection, so it takes the hit instead of you. Horse armor equipped on a horse to grant 11 armor points of protection. It is the strongest horse armor in the game.

Where do you find Diamond Horse Armor in chests?

Diamond Horse Armor is chest loot in ancient city chests (about 17%), nether fortress chests (about 11%), dungeon chests (roughly 1 in 15), and desert pyramid chests (roughly 1 in 17). It shows up in 8 kinds of chest in total. Those odds are per chest, and Luck does not move them.

Can Diamond Horse Armor be enchanted?

No. An enchanting table has nothing to offer Diamond Horse Armor, and neither has an anvil.

Armor

Diamond Horse Armor

Horse armor equipped on a horse to grant 11 armor points of protection. It is the strongest horse armor in the game.

Stack Size

Durability

N/A

Diamond Horse Armor at a glance

Diamond Horse Armor, a piece of armor out of chest loot, sits under Armor. It claims a slot each, so nine hotbar slots hold nine and a double chest of 54 slots takes 54.

Diamond gear is high tier, capable of handling the toughest blocks and mobs, and any diamond tool or armor piece can be upgraded to Netherite at a smithing table. Of the 8 kinds of generated chest that can hold Diamond Horse Armor, ancient city chests are the best bet at about 17% per chest. It sits between Diamond Helmet and Diamond Leggings in Armor, number 8 of 43 there.

How to obtain

Chest loot

Notes

Horse armor cannot be crafted; it is found only in chest loot such as dungeons, temples, mineshafts and end cities. Horse armor never wears out and cannot be enchanted.

Frequently asked questions about Diamond Horse Armor

How do you get Diamond Horse Armor in Minecraft?
Diamond Horse Armor is obtained through chest loot. No crafting recipe exists for Diamond Horse Armor. The best odds are ancient city chests, about 17% per chest.
How many Diamond Horse Armor can you stack?
Diamond Horse Armor does not stack, so a second one is a second slot, and ancient city chests hand over one at a time. A double chest holds 54 Diamond Horse Armor, one to a slot.
When was Diamond Horse Armor added to Minecraft?
Diamond Horse Armor was added in version 1.6.
What is Diamond Horse Armor used for?
Diamond Horse Armor is worn for protection, so it takes the hit instead of you. Horse armor equipped on a horse to grant 11 armor points of protection. It is the strongest horse armor in the game.
Where do you find Diamond Horse Armor in chests?
Diamond Horse Armor is chest loot in ancient city chests (about 17%), nether fortress chests (about 11%), dungeon chests (roughly 1 in 15), and desert pyramid chests (roughly 1 in 17). It shows up in 8 kinds of chest in total. Those odds are per chest, and Luck does not move them.
Can Diamond Horse Armor be enchanted?
No. An enchanting table has nothing to offer Diamond Horse Armor, and neither has an anvil.

Building with it

Diamond horse armour gives a horse eleven armour points, the most of any barding, and it cannot be crafted at all. It comes from dungeon, temple and stronghold chests, so putting it on a horse means that horse is now the most protected creature in your world.

In practice

Horse armour never wears out, which changes how it should be treated: put it on the horse you actually ride rather than saving it in a chest. Diamond barding gives eleven armour points, enough that the horse survives falls and creeper blasts that would otherwise end a long journey.

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