Leather armor - Reduces all damage by 28 percent. It’s the weakest armor in Minecraft, but it requires no smelting and no special tools (e. g. , pickaxes) to obtain. Iron armor - Reduces all damage by 60 percent. Gold armor - Reduces all damage by 44 percent. Since iron is infinitely more plentiful than gold, gold armor is a comparative waste of time and resources. Diamond armor - Reduces all damage by 80 percent. Requires no smelting. Objectively the best armor in Minecraft, but extremely difficult to create due to diamonds’ rareness.

Leather - Kill cows to pick up their leather. You may need to kill more or fewer than 24 cows depending on how much leather each drops. Iron - Mine iron blocks, which resemble grey stone with orange speckles, with a stone pickaxe or better. You will need to mine 24 iron blocks to get 24 iron ore. Gold - Mine gold blocks, which resemble grey stone with yellow speckles, with an iron pickaxe or better. You will need to mine 24 gold blocks to get 24 gold ore. Gold blocks are typically found deep underground. Diamond - Mine diamond blocks, which resemble grey stone with light-blue speckles, with an iron or diamond pickaxe. You will need 24 diamond ore. Diamond is very deep underground, and very rare.

Cobblestone - Mine 8 grey cobblestone. You’ll use this for a furnace. Fuel - Either chop 6 wooden blocks down to create 24 planks, or mine at least 10 coal blocks. Coal is represented by grey blocks with black spots. If you’re crafting leather or diamond armor, skip ahead to crafting your armor.

If you don’t have a crafting table, chop an extra block of wood, use your inventory’s crafting space to create four planks, and then create a crafting table with those four planks arranged in a square.

In Minecraft PE, tap the furnace icon, which resembles a block of stone with a black hole in it, then tap 1 x. On the console edition, scroll over to select the crafting table icon, scroll down one, and press A or X.

In Minecraft PE, tap the space on the ground in which you want to place your furnace. On the console edition, face the space on the ground and press the left trigger.

In Minecraft PE, tap the crafting material (e. g. , iron ore), then tap the “Fuel” box and tap the fuel stack. Tap the bar in the “Result” box to transfer it to your inventory. On the console edition, select the crafting material and press Y or triangle, select the fuel and press Y or triangle, then select the smelted product and press Y or triangle.

In Minecraft PE, tap the helmet icon, then tap 1 x on the far-right side of the screen. On the console edition, press RB or R1 three times to get to the “Armor” page, scroll up or down to select your helmet type, and press A or X to craft it.

In Minecraft PE, tap the chestplate icon, then tap 1 x. On the console edition, scroll right to select the chestplate tab, scroll up or down to select your chestplate type, and press A or X to craft it.

In Minecraft PE, tap the leggings icon, then tap 1 x. On the console edition, scroll right to select the leggings tab, scroll up or down to select your leggings type, and press A or X to craft them.

In Minecraft PE, tap the boots icon, then tap 1 x. On the console edition, scroll right to select the boots tab, scroll up or down to select your boots type, and press A or X to craft them.

In Minecraft PE, tap ⋯, tap the chestplate tab on the left side of the screen, and tap each piece of armor on the left side of the screen to equip it. On the console edition, press Y or triangle to open the inventory, select an armor piece, press Y or triangle, and repeat for all armor pieces.