Minecraft Armor Trims: Uses, locations, recipes, more

Anmol David
Three armor sets with armor trims in Minecraft.

Armor Trims have been adored ever since their arrival in Minecraft in a long time. If you want to customize your armor, here’s how to use armor trims in Minecraft.

Armor Trims came to Minecraft with the 1.20 Trails and Tales update, serving as a way to customize armor sets like never before. Players can get several unique designs from these items, which they can show off during their journey in the Overworld, Nether, or End dimensions.

As with many things introduced with the 1.20 update, players might struggle to find these items around the Minecraft world. Here’s everything you need to know about armor trims in Minecraft, including their locations, how to use them, and more.

Several armor sets with armor trims in Minecraft.
Armor trims give players unique looks.

How to customize your armor in Minecraft

You’ll need to find an ore and an armor trim in order to customize a piece of armor in Minecraft. You can determine the color of your armor piece on the basis of the ore you’ve chosen to use for the process. As for the ore, you can choose any one of the ten ores in Minecraft, all of them being:

  • Amethyst
  • Copper
  • Diamond
  • Emerald
  • Gold
  • Iron
  • Lapis Lazuli
  • Netherite
  • Quartz
  • Redstone

You’ll need a Smithing Table to fuse the armor trim and ore with the armor piece, so once you have that, you’ll be able to get your armor customized.

All armor trim recipes in Minecraft

Here’s a list of every armor trim in Minecraft, and their locations in the game’s world.

ARMOR TRIMRECIPELOCATION OF ARMOR TRIM
Sentry ArmorSentry Armor Trim, 1 Ore, 1 piece of armorPillager Outpost
Dune ArmorDune Armor Trim, 1 Ore, 1 piece of armorDesert Pyramid
Coast ArmorCoast Armor Trim, 1 Ore, 1 piece of armorShipwreck
Wild ArmorWild Armor Trim, 1 Ore, 1 piece of armorJungle Temple
Tide ArmorTide Armor Trim, 1 Ore, 1 piece of armorOcean Monument
Ward ArmorWard Armor Trim, 1 Ore, 1 piece of armorAncient City
Silence ArmorSilence Armor Trim, 1 Ore, 1 piece of armorAncient City
Vex ArmorVex Armor Trim, 1 Ore, 1 piece of armorWoodland Mansion
Rib ArmorRib Armor Trim, 1 Ore, 1 piece of armorNether Fortress
Snout ArmorSnout Armor Trim, 1 Ore, 1 piece of armorBastion Remnant
Eye Armor Eye Armor Trim, 1 Ore, 1 piece of armorStronghold
Spire ArmorSpire Armor Trim, 1 Ore, 1 piece of armorEnd City
Wayfinder ArmorWayfinder Armor Trim, 1 Ore, 1 piece of armorTrail Ruins
Raiser ArmorRaiser Armor Trim, 1 Ore, 1 piece of armorTrail Ruins
Shaper ArmorShaper Armor Trim, 1 Ore, 1 piece of armorTrail Ruins
Host ArmorHost Armor Trim, 1 Ore, 1 piece of armorTrail Ruins

That’s everything you need to know about armor trims in Minecraft. For more on the game, check out our guides below:

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