Armor Refurbished
by phosphr
Armor Refurbished reworks armor so that each material set grants its own bonus when a player wears the full set, and adds an Emerald Armor set with a separate way to obtain it.
What it does
Each armor tier, from leather through netherite, gains a set bonus that applies only while every piece of that material is worn. The bonuses differ by tier, which gives players a reason to choose among the armor types instead of always taking the strongest one. A new Emerald Armor set sits between iron and diamond in defense and durability.
The mod adds a Mr Moneybags villager profession that trades emeralds for rare ores and minerals, and the Emerald Armor set is obtained by selling pieces to that villager up to its maximum level. The mod runs on Forge for 1.20.1 only, and both the server and every player need it, since it changes combat and villager trades. It is released under the MIT License and is not open source. Its one dependency list is empty, so no other mod is required.
Key features
Set bonuses for each tier
Leather, chainmail, iron, gold, diamond, netherite and emerald armor each add an effect when the full set is worn.
Emerald Armor set
A new armor set that scores between iron and diamond in both defense and durability.
Mr Moneybags profession
A new villager profession that gives emeralds for a range of rare ores and minerals.
Advancements
Two new advancements: one for completing the Emerald Armor set, and one for netherite armor that starts to corrode in the cold.
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Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.
Use cases
Choosing armor by effect
Players who want a particular bonus can pick a material for its set effect rather than for raw protection alone.
Emerald progression
Players can turn surplus ores into emeralds with the Mr Moneybags villager and work toward the Emerald Armor set.
Who it’s for: Players who want armor choices to matter in survival play, and server owners who want armor sets with effects and an emerald-based progression path.
How it compares
Simply More Armor is a Forge mod for 1.20.1, released under the MIT License and not open source, and it runs on client and server. Unchained is a Forge mod for 1.20.1 under All rights reserved, also client and server and not open source. Armor Refurbished shares the Forge and 1.20.1 target and the client and server environment, but adds set bonuses for each tier instead of extra armor types.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Armor Refurbished | Forge | 1.20.1 | Client and server | 2024-08-05 |
| Simply More Armor | Forge | 1.20.1 | Client and server | 2025-01-20 |
| Unchained | Forge | 1.20.1 | Client and server | 2024-01-30 |
Questions
Does Armor Refurbished need any other mod?
Does the server need the mod?
How is the Emerald Armor set obtained?
In the catalog
Armor Refurbished is one of 11,058 Mobs mods on ModsFinder, and one of 6,527 Mobs mods for Forge. 34,764 mods support Minecraft 1.20.1.
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What the author says
!!The mod file is named "Minecraft Refurbished", thats just because when I was origonally working on it this mod was meant to be a whole lot bigger than it is and I can't really change the file name anymore!! I lost the files for this mod when I got my new pc, so there isn't gonna be updates in the forseeable future.
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/armor-refurbished
- Owner
- phosphr
- Published
- 2024-08-05
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2024-08-05
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15