Simple Armor Expansion 1.21.120+

Adds many new armor sets, swords, and tools crafted from vanilla materials, each with unique abilities and balanced stats for varied playstyles.

Overview

Have you ever felt like Minecraft was lacking armor or tools? This add-on introduces a variety of armor, tools, and swords made from existing vanilla materials. Each set grants unique effects and abilities to expand gameplay while remaining balanced and familiar.

Materials and effects

Cactus

Cactus tools, which are better than stone but worse than copper.

Cactus armor has the Thorns ability, dealing damage when hit! Cactus tools have the ability to deal area damage!

Cactus armor provides more armor than leather but less than copper.

Cobweb

Cobweb tools are the same as wooden ones, but they have a chance to slow enemies on impact!

Cobweb armor has the Slow ability; you slow down when you take damage!

Cobweb armor provides the same armor level as leather armor.

Redstone

Redstone tools are superior to stone tools but inferior to copper tools; they can attract items/XP when held in hand.

Redstone armor has the ability to attract items/XP; each piece provides a greater or lesser amount of attraction points!

Redstone armor provides more armor than leather but less than copper.

Lapis Lazuli

Lapis lazuli armor/tools: The armor has the same durability as gold armor and offers protection equal to leather, but it has the ability to increase the amount of XP gained from killing monsters.

Lapis lazuli tools are equivalent to stone tools and also grant the ability to increase XP when killing monsters.

Stone

Stone armor provides 6 points of armor (the full set) and has low durability.

Quartz

Quartz tools are the same as copper ones.

Quartz armor is the same as copper armor, but equipping the full set grants you Haste and also Weakness. It's useful for mining, not combat.

Bone

Bone tools are equivalent to stone tools but have the same damage/efficiency as iron tools; their durability is lower than stone but higher than wood. Bone armor is slightly inferior to iron armor and has low durability.

Log / Stem

Log/stem armor sets are among the weaker options; the full set provides only 5 armor points and very low durability. They can be crafted from any log/stem type, making them ideal for early game.

Coal

Coal tools have the same speed as copper tools and slightly better durability than stone, but less than copper tools.

Coal armor provides the same armor points as stone armor but has slightly greater durability.

Dirt

Dirt tools are the weakest, with extremely low durability; they break after only a few uses.

Dirt armor provides a total of 4 armor points and has extremely low durability.

Obsidian

Obsidian tools have double the durability of iron tools, placing them between iron and diamond (they cannot break some blocks a diamond pickaxe can). Obsidian armor offers greater durability than iron but less than diamond, and provides more armor points than iron but less than diamond.

Bedrock

Bedrock tools are superior to netherite tools but are impossible to craft in survival mode. Bedrock armor, when fully equipped, grants Resistance 3.

Amethyst

Amethyst tools are equivalent to copper tools but slightly more durable. Amethyst armor is slightly inferior to copper armor, but equipping the full set grants Regeneration.

Emerald

Emerald tools are slightly superior to iron tools, falling between iron and diamond (they can't break blocks as well as a diamond pickaxe).

Emerald armor offers greater durability than iron, but less than diamond, and also provides more armor points than iron but less than diamond.

Wither Skull

Wither skull tools are slightly more durable than diamond tools, and on hit they inflict the Wither effect for a few seconds. Wither skull armor is slightly more durable than diamond armor; when you take damage it inflicts Wither on melee attackers, with each piece increasing the effect level.