Boots

Rarity	Common
Durability	Varies
Renewable	Yes
Stackable	No
Data values	See § Data values
Namespaced ID	See § Data values

	“	Boots are the cheapest type of armour to craft. Four leather or four ingots (diamond, gold, or iron) in the bottom left and right corners of the crafting grid gets you a pair. You can also find them in chests, for purchase, or even by fishing them up. It’s said that you can only get to know a zombie, skeleton, or zombie pigman by walking a mile in their boots. Which can only be acquired by killing them. But then you’re a mile away and you’ve got a free pair of boots. So that’s a win-win.	„
		— Duncan Geere^[1]

Boots are a type of armor that covers the feet of the player. There are five types of boots: leather boots, chainmail boots, iron boots, diamond boots and gold boots.

Obtaining[edit]

Crafting[edit]

Ingredients	Crafting recipe	Description
Leather or Gold Ingot or Iron Ingot or Diamond
Damaged Matching Boots		The durability of the two boots is added together, plus an extra 5% durability.

Mobs[edit]

If a zombie, zombie pigman or skeleton is wearing armor, there is a 8.5% chance (9.5% with Looting I, 10.5% with Looting II and 11.5% with Looting III) for the mob to drop boots upon death. The boots are usually badly damaged, and may be enchanted.

In Bedrock Edition, vindicators and pillagers that spawn in raids have a chance to drop iron boots, which are usually badly damaged and have a 50% chance to be enchanted.

Natural generation[edit]

Leather boots can be found in 31.8% of village tannery chests in groups of 1.

Enchanted leather boots^{[note 1]} can be found in 22.4% of shipwreck supply chests in groups of 1.

Iron boots can be found in 12.1% of stronghold altar chests and 25.6% of village weaponsmith chests in groups of 1.

In Bedrock Edition, they can be found in 11.8% of stronghold altar chests in groups of 1.

Enchanted iron boots^{[note 2]} can be found in 13.3% of End city chests in groups of 1.

In Bedrock Edition, chainmail boots can be found in 57.2% of buried treasure chests in groups of 1.

Enchanted diamond boots^{[note 2]} can be found in 13.3% of End city chests in groups of 1.

Notes

↑ All enchantments are equally probable, except treasure enchantments, and any level of the enchantment is equally probable.
↑ ^a ^b Enchantment probabilities are the same as a level-20 to level-39 enchantment would be on an enchantment table that had no cap at level 30, and that was able to apply treasure enchantments, and where the chance of multiple enchantments is not reduced.

Villagers[edit]

In Java Edition, novice-level armorer villagers have 40% chance to sell iron boots for 4 emeralds. Apprentice-level armorers have a 50% chance to sell chainmail boots for an emerald. Expert-level armorers always sell enchanted^{[note 1]} diamond boots for 11-27 emeralds. Apprentice-level leatherworker villagers have ²⁄₃ chance to sell leather boots for 4 emeralds.

Armorer villagers may give the players with the Hero of the Village effect chainmail boots.

In Bedrock Edition, novice-level armorer villagers have a 25% chance to sell iron boots for 4 emeralds. Apprentice-level armorers have a ¹⁄₃ chance to sell chainmail boots for an emerald. Expert-level armorers have a 50% chance to sell enchanted^{[note 1]} diamond boots for 8 emeralds. Apprentice-level leatherworker villagers have a 50% chance to sell leather boots for 4 emeralds.

↑ ^a ^b When creating an enchantment offer, the game uses a random enchantment level from 5 – 19. The enchantments are never treasure enchantments.

Fishing[edit]

Leather boots can be caught as a "junk" item when fishing.

Usage[edit]

Boots can be placed in the fourth armor slot of a player's inventory for activation.

Defense points[edit]

Defense points are each signified by half of a chestplate in the armor bar above the health bar. Each defense point reduces any damage dealt to the player that is absorbed by armor by 4%, increasing additively with the number of defense points. Different materials and combinations of armor provide different levels of defense.

The following table shows the amount of defense points added by boots.

Material
Leather	1 ()
Golden	1 ()
Chainmail	1 ()
Iron	2 ()
Diamond	3 ()

Durability[edit]

The following table shows the amount of damage each piece of armor can absorb before being destroyed.

Any "hit" from a damage source that can be blocked by armor removes one point of durability from each piece of armor worn. Damage taken that armor doesn't protect (such as falling or drowning) does not damage the armor, even if it is enchanted to protect against that type of damage. The following chart displays how many hits boots can endure.

Material
Leather	66
Golden	92
Chainmail/Iron	196
Diamond	430

Repair[edit]

Boots may be repaired by using them along with some of their crafting material (leather, gold ingots, iron ingots or diamonds) in an anvil. Chainmail boots may be repaired in this way with iron ingots. They may also be repaired by crafting them together with another pair of boots of like material, or with the Mending enchant.

Enchantments[edit]

Boots can receive the following enchantments:

Enchantment	Max Level	Notes
Fire Protection	IV	^{[note 1]}
Projectile Protection	IV	^{[note 1]}
Blast Protection	IV	^{[note 1]}
Protection	IV	^{[note 1]}
Feather Falling	IV
Unbreaking	III
Thorns	III	^{[note 2]}
Frost Walker	II	^{[note 3]}^{[note 4]}
Depth Strider	III	^{[note 4]}
Mending	-	^{[note 3]}
Curse of Binding	-	^{[note 3]}
Curse of Vanishing	-	^{[note 3]}

↑ ^a ^b ^c ^d Fire Protection, Blast Protection, Projectile Protection and Protection are mutually exclusive
↑ Only from using an anvil and enchanted books.
↑ ^a ^b ^c ^d Only from using an anvil and enchanted books, or by finding enchanted boots in an End city chest.
↑ ^a ^b Frost Walker and Depth Strider are mutually exclusive

Smelting usage[edit]

Name	Ingredients	Smelting recipe
Iron Nugget or Gold Nugget	Iron Boots or Chainmail Boots or Golden Boots + Any fuel

Achievements[edit]

Main article: Achievements

Icon	Achievement	In-game description	Actual requirements (if different)	Availability				Xbox points earned	Trophy type (PS)
Icon	Achievement	In-game description	Actual requirements (if different)	Xbox	PS	Bedrock	Nintendo	Xbox points earned	Trophy type (PS)
	Let it Go!	Using the Frost Walker boots, walk on at least one block on frozen water on a deep ocean		Yes	Yes	Yes	Wii U, Switch	20G	Bronze

Data values[edit]

Item	Namespaced ID	Numeric ID‌^{[BE only]}
Leather Boots	`leather_boots`	301
Chainmail Boots	`chainmail_boots`	305
Iron Boots	`iron_boots`	309
Diamond Boots	`diamond_boots`	313
Golden Boots	`golden_boots`	317

History[edit]

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Java Edition Classic
June 14, 2009					Notch discussed how armor would work in Survival mode: "Two types of swords, two types of armor, two types of helmets. The basic versions require iron. The advanced versions require steel, which you make by combining iron and coal. Carrying swords, armor or helmets take up inventory slots, but otherwise have no penalty and work pretty much as you expect (prevent some damage, or cause more damage)".
August 13, 2009					Notch tested with armor models. Only chestplates and helmets were available. They were merely aesthetic at the time and had no effect on gameplay.
0.24_SURVIVAL_TEST					Added plate armor.
					Added the model and the texture for chain armor.
					Plate armor model have now been tested with zombies and skeletons.
Java Edition Indev
(December 23, 2009, 1)					Plate and chain armor models have now become unused.
(December 31, 2009, 2)					Studded armor can now be seen in the inventory.
(February 9, 2010)					Notch revealed new models for armor, which included leggings and boots.
February 18, 2010					Added the cloth set, which have been given the textures from one of Notch's previous games, Legend of the Chambered.
					Added the chain set.
					Added the iron set.
					Added the gold set.
					Added the diamond set.
					Armor can now be crafted and worn.
					Armor now functions. All helmets give 3 (), all chestplates give 8 (), all leggings give 6 (), and all boots give 3 (). Armors have limited durability, with lower tier armors less durable than higher tier armors.
Java Edition Alpha
v1.0.8					"Wool armor" has now been renamed to "leather armor".
v1.0.8					Leather armor is now crafted with leather instead of wool.
Java Edition
1.0.0		Beta 1.9 Prerelease			The armor protection behavior has now been changed. Previous to this update, the total armor protection is based in this equation: (((Total equipped armor damage reduction - 1) * (All equipped armor max damage - Total equipped armor damage)) / (Total equipped armor max damage + 1)).
		October 3, 2011			The first images of a player wearing enchanted armor are revealed.
		Beta 1.9 Prerelease 3			Iron armor can now be found in the new stronghold altar chests.
		Beta 1.9 Prerelease 4			Armor can now be enchanted.
1.1		12w01a			Iron armor can now be found in the new blacksmith chests in villages.
1.2.1		12w06a			Zombies now drop iron helmets on rare occasions and zombie pigmen now drop golden helmets.
1.3.1		12w15a			`⇧ Shift`+clicking can now be used to wear armor.
		12w21a			Chain armor can now be obtained legitimately in survival mode through trading.
					Blacksmith villagers now sell chain boots for 5–6 emeralds, chain leggings for 9–10 emeralds, chain chestplates for 11–14 emeralds and chain helmets for 5–6 emeralds.
					Blacksmith villagers now sell diamond boots for 7 emeralds, diamond leggings for 11–13 emeralds, diamond chestplates for 16–18 emeralds and diamond helmets for 7 emeralds.
					Blacksmith villagers now sell iron boots for 4–5 emeralds, iron leggings for 8–9 emeralds, iron chestplates for 10–13 emeralds and iron helmets for 4–5 emeralds.
					Butchers now sell leather boots, caps and pants each for 2–3 emeralds, and leather tunics for 4 emeralds.
1.4.2		12w32a			Mob armor has now been reintroduced. A partial or full set of any armor is now sometimes worn by zombies, skeletons and zombie pigmen, with the likelihood increasing with difficulty.
		August 17, 2012			Jeb and Dinnerbone tweeted pictures of dyeable leather armor.
		12w34a			Leather armor can now be dyed by crafting a leather armor piece with dyes. Dyes can be removed by using dyed leather armor on a cauldron with water.
		12w34a			Default leather armor textures are now slightly darker and leather tunics now have buttons.
		12w34b			Leather tunics now have longer sleeves.
		12w34b			Diamond chestplates now have notches under the shoulders, which has changed the texture from to .
		12w36a			Dyed leather armor are now more saturated and have a slight tint of tan in respect to the default armor color.
		12w36a			Wither skeletons can now spawn with random armor.
		12w37a			^{[more information needed]} Leather armor now have non-dyed parts. This has been implemented so that players can distinguish between other types of armor and similarly colored leather armor.
					Leather caps no longer have a central, narrow protrusion, which has changed the texture from to .
					Leather pants now have knee pads, which has changed the texture from to .
1.4.6		12w50a			The Thorns enchantment can now be enchanted on chestplates.
1.5		13w04a			Armor in the player's hand can now be equipped by right-clicking.
1.5		13w04a			Dispensers can now equip nearby players with armor.
1.6.1		13w18a			Golden chestplates are now found in the new chests in nether fortresses.
1.7.2		13w36a			Leather boots can now be obtained as one of the "junk" items by fishing.
1.8		14w02a			Trades changed: armorer villagers now sell chain boots for 5–7 emeralds, chain leggings for 9–11 emeralds, chain chestplates for 11–15 emeralds and chain helmets for 5–7 emeralds.
					Armorer villagers now sell enchanted diamond chestplates for 16–19 emeralds, and no longer sell other diamond armor.
					Armorer villagers now sell iron chestplates for 10–14 emeralds and iron helmets for 4–6 emeralds, and no longer sell other iron armor.
					Leatherworkers now sell leather pants for 2–4 emeralds and enchanted leather tunics for 7–12 emeralds, and no longer sell other leather armor.
		14w05a			Armor no longer turns red when mobs and players are hurt.
		14w06a			Armor is now visible on giants.
		14w25a			Chain armor can no longer be crafted anymore due to the item form of fire being removed.
1.9		15w31a			Enchanted iron and diamond armor can now be found in end city ship chests.
		15w31a			Mobs now wear armor from the bottom to the top, rather than from the top to the bottom. This means that a mob with three armor pieces, for example, spawn with all armor except a helmet.
		15w34b			Armor durability now affects armor value.
		15w36a			Armor and armor enchantment calculations have now been changed. For the original values, see here.
		15w36d			Armor durability affecting value has now been removed.
		15w36d			Armor now has an attribute controlling the defense points.
		15w43a			The average yield of gold chestplates in nether fortress chests has now been decreased.
		15w50a			Added `equip` sounds for all types of armor.
		16w02a			Armor and armor enchantment calculations have now been changed again.
		16w05a			Armor calculations have now been changed, once again.
1.11		16w39a			Diamond and chainmail chestplates are now found in the new woodland mansion chests.
1.11.1		16w50a			Golden, chain and iron armor can now be smelted down into one of their respective nuggets.
1.13		17w47a			Prior to The Flattening, these items' numeral IDs were 298 through 317.
		18w07a			Added turtle shells.
		18w09a			Leather tunics and golden helmets now have a chance of generating in underwater ruins.
		18w10a			Leather tunics can now generate in buried treasure chests.
		18w11a			Enchanted leather caps, tunics, pants and boots can now generate in the chests of shipwrecks.
		18w20a			Chain armor pieces have now been renamed to "chainmail".
1.14		18w43a			The textures of leather armor have now been changed.
					The textures of chainmail armor have now been changed.
					The textures of diamond armor have now been changed.
					The textures of gold armor have now been changed.
					The textures of diamond armor have now been changed.
		19w08a			The textures of gold armor items have now been changed.
Pocket Edition Alpha
0.6.0					Added boots.
0.8.0		?			The leather boots sprites have now been changed to that of the PC version, but its armor model remains that of older versions.
0.9.0		build 1			Iron boots now naturally generates in village chests and a stronghold altar chest.
0.12.1		build 1			Chainmail boots can now be obtained in survival mode from a mob wearing it.
0.12.1		build 1			Leather boots can now be obtained from fishing as a "junk" item.
0.14.0		build 1			Leather armor can now be dyed and the model has been updated.
Pocket Edition
1.0.0		alpha 0.17.0.1			Enchanted iron boots and enchanted diamond boots can now be found inside chests within end city.
1.0.4		alpha 1.0.4.0			Chainmail boots are now sold by armorer smith villagers via trading.
1.1.0		alpha 1.1.0.0			Golden, chain and iron boots can now be smelted down into one of their respective nuggets.
Bedrock Edition
1.4.0		beta 1.2.14.2			Chainmail boots now generate in buried treasure chests.
1.4.0		beta 1.2.14.2			Enchanted leather boots can now be found inside shipwreck supply room chests.
1.10.0		beta 1.10.0.3			Iron boots now can be found in plains village weaponsmith chests.
					Leather boots can now be found inside plains village tannery chests.
					The textures of leather boots have now been changed.
1.11.0		beta 1.11.0.1			Iron boots now can be found in savanna, taiga, desert, snowy taiga and snowy tundra village weaponsmith chests.
		beta 1.11.0.1			Leather boots can now be found inside savanna, taiga, desert, snowy taiga and snowy tundra village tannery chests.
		beta 1.11.0.4			Pillagers and vindicators that spawn in raids can now drop iron boots.
		beta 1.11.0.4			Iron boots and diamond boots are now sold by armorer villagers.
		beta 1.11.0.5			The textures of golden boots items have now been changed.
Legacy Console Edition
TU1	CU1	1.0	Patch 1	1.0.1	Added the leather set.
					Added the iron set.
					Added the golden set.
					Added the diamond set.
TU5					Added the chain set.
TU5					Added a quick equip for armor to the inventory interface.
TU12		1.03			The textures for leather armor items have now been changed.
TU14		1.05			Leather armor can now be dyed.
TU14		1.05			Item repair can now repair armor.
TU25	CU13	1.16			Armor now have the quick equip functionality.
TU53	CU43	1.49	Patch 23	1.0.3	Golden, chain and iron armor can now be smelted down into one of their respective nuggets.
PlayStation 4 Edition
1.90					The textures of leather armor have now been changed.
					The textures of chainmail armor have now been changed.
					The textures of diamond armor have now been changed.
					The textures of gold armor have now been changed.
					The textures of diamond armor have now been changed.
New Nintendo 3DS Edition
0.1.0					Added the leather set.
					Added the chain set.
					Added the iron set.
					Added the golden set.
					Added the diamond set.