Armor Damage Limit
by Hakujoucho
Armor Damage Limit caps how much armor durability a single hit can remove, so one enormous blow cannot break a player's gear at once.
What it does
Armor loses durability in proportion to the damage it absorbs. Some mods can deal a massive amount of damage in one hit, for instance a petrifying attack that deals damage up to the integer limit, which would wear armor out instantly. This mod changes the durability calculation through Mixin so that each hit wears armor by no more than a set fraction of its maximum durability.
The mod runs on the server alone, so players join without installing anything. It is supported on Fabric, Forge and NeoForge across game versions 1.19.2, 1.20.1, 1.21, 1.21.1, 1.21.2, 1.21.3 and 1.21.4. The mod is open source under the MIT License, and its source code is public. Snapshot builds are not published.
Key features
Per-hit durability cap
Each hit removes no more durability than a fixed fraction of the armor piece's maximum durability.
Protection from extreme damage
Armor survives single attacks that would otherwise break it instantly, such as petrification effects from other mods.
Mixin-based logic
The change is applied at the code level, altering how the game computes armor wear for each hit.
Server-side behavior
Only the server applies the limit, so the rule holds in multiplayer without any client changes.
Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.
Use cases
Modpacks with high-damage mobs
Pack builders can use the cap where mobs from other mods deal extreme single-hit damage to players.
Who it’s for: Server owners and modpack builders who run mods with very high single-hit damage and want armor to last through those attacks.
How it compares
Health Plus is a client and server mod under the Apache License 2.0, supporting 1.20 – 26.2 on Fabric, Forge and NeoForge; it changes health rather than armor wear. Double Hit Damage is server required with client optional, under All rights reserved, and targets 1.21 – 26.3 on Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt. TrimEffects is server required with client optional and under the MIT License, covering 1.21 – 26.3 on the same four loaders.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Armor Damage Limit | Fabric, Forge and NeoForge | 1.19.2 – 1.21.4 | Server-side only | 2025-02-28 |
| Health Plus | Fabric, Forge and NeoForge | 1.20 – 26.2 | Client and server | 2026-06-22 |
| Double Hit Damage | Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt | 1.21 – 26.3 | Server required, client optional | 2025-08-20 |
| TrimEffects | Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt | 1.21 – 26.3 | Server required, client optional | 2026-09-19 |
Questions
Does Armor Damage Limit need to be installed on the client?
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In the catalog
Armor Damage Limit is one of 29,952 Game mechanics mods on ModsFinder, and one of 19,630 Game mechanics mods for Fabric. 17,979 mods support Minecraft 1.21.4.
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What the author says
In Minecraft, the durability loss of armor is directly related to the amount of damage taken. When playing certain modpacks and mods, players may receive a MASSIVE amount of damage in a single hit, which can cause their armors to break very quickly. For example, Gorgon from Ice and Fire can deal damage up to the…
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/armor-damage-limit
- Owner
- Hakujoucho
- Published
- 2025-01-18
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2025-02-28
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15