Best Armor Set Possible in Minecraft 1.20

Obtaining a reliable set of armor is crucial for every Minecraft survival gameplay- However, the “best” depends on players’ preferences and playstyle. In this article, we will cover the main aspects of the perfect armor set and the unique customizations you can make to adapt it to your personal requirements.

How do you pick the material to craft your armor with?

Regular players will jump to say Netherite is the superior material to craft. However, there are multiple reasons why someone may choose to wear a hybrid set of armor combining different pieces.

Overall, the best armor set for prioritizing overall protection is Netherite. Netherite offers the best base-level protection out of all armor sets. It also negates most knockback effects in combat, making it crucial in mob fights. Also, knockback may be advantageous in combat against players to create distance to avoid getting a critical strike. So, if you plan to fight players often, using a mix of diamond and Netherite armor can be better suited to your specific knockback preferences.

Some players may want to use golden boots or helmets in their armor set if they plan to be in the nether for much of their playtime. Golden boots are crucial to Nether exploration since Piglins will be hostile without wearing at least one piece of golden armor. Therefore, including golden boots in your set could save your life in many Nether adventures.

Players may also look into using leather boots in the overworld. Leather boots prevent sinking in powdered snow. Therefore, If you live in a snowy biome or travel through them often, leather boots will be helpful in the long run. Even if you don’t include leather boots in your final set, keeping them in your inventory would help if you often come across snowy regions.

Enchantments

Enchanting is the next step after picking out the material to make your armor. It would be best if you enchanted every piece of armor with Unbreaking III and Mending. Unbreaking III multiplies the durability of the armor piece by three. Mending makes it so that you can repair armor with experience, meaning it can last forever. Moreover, you can also add Thorns III to every piece. Thorns III makes it so any melee attack causes knockback and damage to the attacker (for both mobs and players).

For helmets, these are additional enchantments they should have:

Aqua Affinity: makes it so you can mine faster underwater.

Respiration III: allows you to stay underwater for much longer.

Protection IV: Overall best protection. It decreases every type of damage.

Mending: Makes it so you can repair the armor piece.

Unbreaking III: This Triples the armor piece’s durability to last much longer.

Additional enchantments for Chestplates:

Protection IV: Provides overall protection. Prevent using special protection on Chestplates since you will often swap it out for an Elytra.

Mending: Makes it so you can repair the armor piece.

Unbreaking III: This Triples the armor piece’s durability to last much longer.

Additional enchantments for Leggings:

Swift Sneak III: Boosts your crouched speed to the same speed as normal walking (can only be obtained from loot chests in the Ancient Ruins).

If you are worried about creepers or other explosive damage types, you should enchant your leggings with Blast Protection IV.

If you are often in the Nether or plan to swim in lava, enchant leggings with Fire Protection IV. However, this is ineffective since Netherite armor already provides fire protection and cannot be burned.

Mending: Makes it so you can repair the armor piece.

Unbreaking III: Triples the armor piece’s durability to last much longer.

Additional enchantments for Boots:

Feather Falling IV: Negates nearly 50% of fall damage, almost doubling the height you can drop from without dying.

Depth Strider III or Frost Walker II: Depth Strider increases swimming speed. Frost Walker turns water under your feet into ice.

Soul Speed III: Gives you a speed boost when running on soul sand or soul soil (can only be obtained through Piglin trading)

Mending: Makes it so you can repair the armor piece.

Unbreaking III: This Triples the armor piece’s durability to last much longer.

Conclusion

Finally, to fully personalize your armor set, you can choose to find and use Armor Trims on each set to customize the look. Although it is a purely cosmetic change, it is a good way to put your own unique touch to your armor set. To learn more about the different Armor Trims you can obtain, read our article on it!