How do you get Golden Leggings in Minecraft?

Golden Leggings is crafted from Gold Ingot, at a Crafting Table. Golden Leggings also comes from chest loot, and Golden Leggings from trading with villagers, not just the Golden Leggings recipe above.

What is Golden Leggings used for?

Golden Leggings is worn for protection, so Golden Leggings takes the hit instead of you. Leg armor providing 3 armor points. Crafted from gold ingots; high enchantability but low durability.

How many Golden Leggings can you stack?

One Golden Leggings per slot, since Golden Leggings does not stack, and every Golden Leggings costs 7 Gold Ingot. A shulker box of Golden Leggings tops out at 27, one per slot.

Can Golden Leggings be enchanted?

Yes. Alongside Protection, Fire Protection, and Blast Protection, all on Golden Leggings, plus Projectile Protection, Thorns, and Unbreaking, and on Golden Leggings also Mending, Curse of Vanishing, and Curse of Binding, Golden Leggings reach one that belongs to leggings alone: Swift Sneak. Enchantability sits at 25 for Golden Leggings, and that number is why two materials with the same table give different results.

How much durability does Golden Leggings have?

Golden Leggings have 105 points of durability, so they last about 105 uses. Golden Chestplate carries 112 of the same material, so 105 is what Golden Leggings give you next to it. Two enchantments touch that bar on Golden Leggings: Unbreaking stretches what Golden Leggings have, Mending puts it back as you collect experience.

How much protection does Golden Leggings give?

Golden Leggings add 3 armor points of the 11 a full set of gold armor is worth, which is 12% off a light hit and 44% with the rest of the set. Against a hard hit some of that comes back off Golden Leggings, and gold gives Golden Leggings no armor toughness, so Golden Leggings lose more of their value the harder you are hit.

Where do you find Golden Leggings in chests?

Golden Leggings is chest loot in ruined portal chests (about 21%), bastion bridge chests (about 11%), and bastion chests (roughly 1 in 10). Those odds on Golden Leggings are per chest, and Luck moves Golden Leggings no higher.

When was Golden Leggings added to Minecraft?

Golden Leggings was added in the 1.0 full release.

ArmorEnchantableCraftable

Golden Leggings

Leg armor providing 3 armor points. Crafted from gold ingots; high enchantability but low durability.

Stack Size

Durability

105

Overview

Golden Leggings are pieces of armor in the Armor category of Minecraft, obtained through crafting them, chest loot, and trading with villagers. Golden Leggings cannot be stacked, so they take up a full inventory slot each. With a base durability of 105 uses, they can be repaired and enchanted.

When enchanted, it can carry 10 different enchantments, including Protection, Fire Protection, Blast Protection, and Projectile Protection. Worn, Golden Leggings are worth 3 armor points of the 11 a full set of gold armor is worth. With 105 durability, Golden Leggings last 105 light hits, or about 35 blows of twelve damage, because a piece loses one point of durability for every four damage in a single hit. The table reads Golden Leggings at 25 enchantability, with nothing above it. Of the 3 kinds of generated chest that can hold it, ruined portal chests are the best bet at about 21% per chest.

Crafting Recipe

Crafting

How to Obtain

Crafting
Chest loot
Trading

Applicable Enchantments

Protection Fire Protection Blast Protection Projectile Protection Thorns Unbreaking Mending Swift Sneak Curse of Vanishing Curse of Binding

Click an enchantment to view details on the Enchantments database.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you get Golden Leggings in Minecraft?
Golden Leggings is crafted from Gold Ingot, at a Crafting Table. Golden Leggings also comes from chest loot, and Golden Leggings from trading with villagers, not just the Golden Leggings recipe above.
What is Golden Leggings used for?
Golden Leggings is worn for protection, so Golden Leggings takes the hit instead of you. Leg armor providing 3 armor points. Crafted from gold ingots; high enchantability but low durability.
How many Golden Leggings can you stack?
One Golden Leggings per slot, since Golden Leggings does not stack, and every Golden Leggings costs 7 Gold Ingot. A shulker box of Golden Leggings tops out at 27, one per slot.
Can Golden Leggings be enchanted?
Yes. Alongside Protection, Fire Protection, and Blast Protection, all on Golden Leggings, plus Projectile Protection, Thorns, and Unbreaking, and on Golden Leggings also Mending, Curse of Vanishing, and Curse of Binding, Golden Leggings reach one that belongs to leggings alone: Swift Sneak. Enchantability sits at 25 for Golden Leggings, and that number is why two materials with the same table give different results.
How much durability does Golden Leggings have?
Golden Leggings have 105 points of durability, so they last about 105 uses. Golden Chestplate carries 112 of the same material, so 105 is what Golden Leggings give you next to it. Two enchantments touch that bar on Golden Leggings: Unbreaking stretches what Golden Leggings have, Mending puts it back as you collect experience.
How much protection does Golden Leggings give?
Golden Leggings add 3 armor points of the 11 a full set of gold armor is worth, which is 12% off a light hit and 44% with the rest of the set. Against a hard hit some of that comes back off Golden Leggings, and gold gives Golden Leggings no armor toughness, so Golden Leggings lose more of their value the harder you are hit.
Where do you find Golden Leggings in chests?
Golden Leggings is chest loot in ruined portal chests (about 21%), bastion bridge chests (about 11%), and bastion chests (roughly 1 in 10). Those odds on Golden Leggings are per chest, and Luck moves Golden Leggings no higher.
When was Golden Leggings added to Minecraft?
Golden Leggings was added in the 1.0 full release.