Armored Arms
by Artur114
With Armored Arms installed, a player sees their own worn armour on their character's hands in first person, and the look is drawn from the armour's own model.
What it does
The mod is a small client-side visual add-on. It draws the hands in first-person view so that armour worn on the hands appears there, using the armour model that the item already has. The visual output is controlled by a list of armour item IDs, so a server owner or player can decide which armour should show on the hands. The author notes that most armour is handled, and that the mod works with armour from other mods through the same ID list.
Because it only changes rendering on the client, a server does not need it and players join without installing anything on the server side. The mod is released under the MIT License and is open source, with the source code and issue tracker publicly linked. Files target Forge and NeoForge for 1.20.1 and 1.21.1, and older builds exist for 1.7.10 and 1.12.2.
Key features
First-person armour hands
Armour worn by the player is drawn on the hands in first-person view, matching what the character wears.
Vanilla armour models
Hand visuals reuse the armour's own model, so mods with custom armour models display their intended look.
Armour ID list
Armour items are chosen by ID, so only the listed pieces, including those from other mods, are shown on the hands.
Adjustable hand size
The hand scale can be set lower to avoid oversized arms, which the author found looked wrong at the default size.
Gallery
Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.
How it compares
Armor Stand Arms is a server-side mod for armour stands, open source under the MIT License and published for Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt across 1.16 – 26.3, so it needs the server but not the client. Armor Stand Overhaul is also server-side, covers 1.20.3 – 1.21.11, and is not open source. Armored Arms works on the client alone and changes how the player's own hands look rather than armour stands.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Armored Arms | Forge and NeoForge | 1.7.10 – 1.21.1 | Client-side only | 2026-10-08 |
| Armor Stand Arms | Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt | 1.16 – 26.3 | Server required, client optional | 2026-10-14 |
| Armor Stand Overhaul | Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt | 1.20.3 – 1.21.11 | Server required, client optional | 2025-12-12 |
Questions
Does Armored Arms need to be installed on the server?
Which loaders and versions does Armored Arms support?
How is armour from other mods shown on the hands?
In the catalog
Armored Arms is one of 12,078 Decoration mods on ModsFinder, and one of 6,149 Decoration mods for Forge. 32,366 mods support Minecraft 1.21.1.
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What the author says
A small client mod that adds first-person visualization of armour on the hand, as well as enchantments. If you find any incompatibility, write to me on GitHub or Discord and I'll fix it!
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/armored-arms
- Owner
- Artur114
- Published
- 2025-08-23
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-10-08
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15