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Chainmail Armor Crafting

by Syhmac

Chainmail Armor Crafting lets players craft chainmail armor from chains, a recipe that was earlier only obtainable differently.

FabricForgeNeoForgeQuiltServer required, client optionalCustom license1.20 – 26.2

What it does

Chainmail armor becomes craftable with chain items, and since Minecraft 1.20.5 a craft yields a Sturdy variant. The recipe cost was raised to one chain plus two iron ingots per piece, which places chainmail between iron and diamond in protection. A full set of Sturdy chainmail gives 8 armor points on the HUD bar, while a full iron set gives 7.5. The mod covers 1.20 – 26.2 across Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt, and a data pack build is available for servers. Only the server needs it, so players may add it on their side as well. The license is custom and the code is not open source.

Key features

  1. Chainmail crafting

    Players craft chainmail armor pieces from chains, adding a route to chainmail that the vanilla game does not offer.

  2. Sturdy variant

    Crafting chainmail armor since Minecraft 1.20.5 yields a Sturdy variant with higher protection.

  3. Balanced recipe cost

    Each piece costs one chain and two iron ingots, so chainmail ranks between iron and diamond tiers.

Compatibility

Latest build for each game version and loader.

26.x5 of 5 versions with builds
26.31.7+mod1.7+mod1.7+mod1.7+mod
26.21.7+mod1.7+mod1.7+mod1.7+mod
26.1.21.7+mod1.7+mod1.7+mod1.7+mod
26.1.11.7+mod1.7+mod1.7+mod1.7+mod
26.11.7+mod1.7+mod1.7+mod1.7+mod
1.21.x12 of 12 versions with builds
1.21.111.6.2+mod1.6.2+mod1.6.2+mod1.6.2+mod
1.21.101.6.2+mod1.6.2+mod1.6.2+mod1.6.2+mod
1.21.91.6.2+mod1.6.2+mod1.6.2+mod1.6.2+mod
1.21.81.6.2+mod1.6.2+mod1.6.2+mod1.6.2+mod
1.21.71.6.2+mod1.6.2+mod1.6.2+mod1.6.2+mod
1.21.61.6.2+mod1.6.2+mod1.6.2+mod1.6.2+mod
1.21.51.6.2+mod1.6.2+mod1.6.2+mod1.6.2+mod
1.21.41.6.2+mod1.6.2+mod1.6.2+mod1.6.2+mod
1.21.31.6.2+mod1.6.2+mod1.6.2+mod1.6.2+mod
1.21.21.6.2+mod1.6.2+mod1.6.2+mod1.6.2+mod
1.21.11.6.2+mod1.6.2+mod1.6.2+mod1.6.2+mod
1.211.6.2+mod1.6.2+mod1.6.2+mod1.6.2+mod
1.20.x7 of 7 versions with builds
ReleaseBetaAlphaNot available

This mod also publishes snapshot builds. Snapshots are not shown in the matrix.

How it compares

Full comparison

Craftable Chainmail Armor by Sumbaii999 needs the server, with the client optional, under an MIT License and files for 1.16 – 26.2. Better Chainmail is a client and server mod under the Apache License 2.0 and covers 1.19.2 – 26.1.2, but only on Fabric, NeoForge and Quilt.

ModLoadersGame versionsEnvironmentUpdated
Chainmail Armor CraftingFabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt1.20 – 26.2Server required, client optional2026-07-14
Craftable Chainmail ArmorFabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt1.16 – 26.2Server required, client optional2026-08-05
Better ChainmailFabric, NeoForge and Quilt1.19.2 – 26.1.2Client and server2026-08-12

Questions

Does Chainmail Armor Crafting need to be installed on the client?

No. The server must run it, while players may leave it out.

In the catalog

Chainmail Armor Crafting is one of 17,631 Equipment mods on ModsFinder, and one of 8,894 Equipment mods for Fabric. 13,894 mods support Minecraft 26.2.

Equipment mods17,631Fabric modsMods for 26.213,894

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What the author says

Since Minecraft 1.20.5 crafting chainmail armor with CAC will result in getting a "_Sturdy_" variant that is a bit better than iron armor. This change is meant to recompensate the higher cost of crafting (1 chain is 1.(2) iron ingot). This means that chainmail armor crafted by the player is ranked between iron and…
Syhmac, on the Modrinth page

Official listing

Owner
Syhmac
Published
2024-06-12
Updated on Modrinth
2026-07-14
Facts verified
2026-10-15

Tags

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