Armor Stand

Armor Stand

Type	Decorations
Durability	N/A
Renewable	Yes
Stackable	Yes (16)
Internal ID	30
Network ID	78
Entity ID	armor_stand
Health points	2 ()
First appearances	See History
Data value	dec: 416 hex: 1A0 bin: 110100000
Name	armor_stand

Armor stands are entities that are able to hold and display wearable items.

Obtaining

An armor stand can be broken by attacking it twice quickly.

Crafting

Ingredients	Crafting recipe
Stick + Stone Slab

Usage

Players can use armor stands to hold armor, mob heads and pumpkins, and commands can be used to give them other items. The stand does not have a GUI, so players interact with it directly. Armor stands are also able to be placed in different orientations, similar to banners or signs. Armor stands are entities, allowing them to be pushed by pistons, transported by minecarts, moved by flowing water, and bounced by slime blocks.

Using armor on the stand will place the armor, if done on a bare spot. Conversely, clicking on armor with a bare hand will remove the armor and place it in the highlighted hot-bar slot. By default, it is not possible to take or place items from the armor stand's hands.

Armor, a mob head or a pumpkin can be automatically placed on armor stands with a dispenser.

Armor stands can be customized further to have arms, pose, disobey gravity, dual wield and other things by summoning them using /summon with NBT tags.

Behavior

Because armor stands are entities, they obey gravity, allowing them to fall and rest on non-full blocks such as enchanting tables, snow layers and slabs.

Armor on the stand will drop when the stand is broken. Armor stands are able to accurately render enchanted and all forms of dyed armor. The effects of enchanted armor have no effect when on an armor stand, except for Frost Walker which works if an armor stand is pushed with a piston.

Armor stands are not damaged by cactus. An armor stand destroyed by an explosion will not drop as an item. An armor stand in water and lava at the same time will not be consumed by the lava.

The stand will wobble slightly when being hit by the player.

Data values

Armor stands have entity data associated with them that contain various properties of the entity. Their entity ID is armor_stand.

Entity data

Main article: Armor Stand/ED

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ID

Object	ID name	ID number
Item	armor_stand	416
Entity	armor_stand	30

History

Official release
1.8		August 5, 2014		Searge tweeted a picture of an armor stand. The appearance was changed before release.
		August 5, 2014		Searge tweeted a picture of the crafting recipe, which was changed before release too.
		14w32a		Added armor stands.
		14w32b		Pick-block can now be used on armor stands.
				Armor stands can no longer be crafted using slabs other than stone slabs.
		14w32c		Added a NoBasePlate tag.
		14w33a		Added breaking particles.
1.9		15w31a		Can now dual wield.
				HandItems and ArmorItems tags added, intended to replace the Equipment tag.
		15w33a		Equipment tag removed.
		15w47a		The armor stand now wobbles when hit by the player.
1.11		16w32a		The entity ID is changed from ArmorStand to armor_stand.
Console Edition
TU31	CU19	1.22	Patch 3	Added armor stands.
TU43	CU33	1.36	Patch 13	Added sounds for armor stands.

Issues

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Gallery

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  The first image of the armor stand.

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  Armor stands in various positions with various armor.

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  Armor stands can wear blocks on their heads. This is accessible with commands such as /replaceitem.

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  Armor stands in the 1.8 poster.

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