Potion of Armor
by Nyfaria
Potion of Armor gives players armor points from brewed potions, so a character can take on protection without wearing a chestplate.
What it does
The mod adds a Potion Armor item in four tiers, each with stats matching a chestplate: leather, iron, diamond and netherite. A player brews the potion and drinks it to gain the passive armor, and the armor applies without any armor piece being equipped. Potion of Armor needs Fabric API and is published for Fabric and Forge on 1.20.1.
Upgrading works through familiar materials. Iron Potion Armor is brewed with an Iron Diamond Block as the upgrade step toward diamond tier, and Netherite Potion Armor is brewed with Netherite Scrap. Every player and the server need a copy of the mod. The code is under All rights reserved and is not open source.
Key features
Passive armor from potions
Drinking a Potion Armor potion grants armor points without any armor item equipped in the armor slots.
Four armor tiers
Potion Armor, Potion Iron Armor, Potion Diamond Armor and Potion Netherite Armor each match a chestplate's stats.
Material upgrades
Iron tier is brewed with an Iron Diamond Block and netherite tier with Netherite Scrap, so the potions progress through the tiers.
Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.
Requirements
Dependencies declared by the latest file for each loader.
Required 1
Use cases
Keeping armor slots free
A player can carry protection in the potion slot and keep the armor slots open for other equipment.
Who it’s for: Players who want armor effects through brewing rather than crafting and wearing chestplates. Server owners running a Fabric or Forge 1.20.1 world can add it, as long as Fabric API is also installed.
How it compares
Reforged Armor is a Forge-only mod for 1.20.1 that is not open source and uses the same client and server environment. XP Alchemy covers Fabric and Forge for 1.20 – 1.20.6 under the GNU General Public License v3.0 only, and it is open source. No Netherite Upgrades is server-side only for 1.20 – 1.21.1 and is open source under the MIT License, so players can join without installing it. Light's Extended Potions is a Forge mod for 1.20.1 that shares the client and server environment and is not open source.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Potion of Armor | Fabric and Forge | 1.20.1 | Client and server | 2023-09-09 |
| Reforged Armor | Forge | 1.20.1 | Client and server | 2025-12-14 |
| XP Alchemy | Fabric and Forge | 1.20 – 1.20.6 | Client and server | 2025-03-30 |
| No Netherite Upgrades | Fabric and Forge | 1.20 – 1.21.1 | Server-side only | 2024-08-11 |
| Light's Extended Potions | Forge | 1.20.1 | Client and server | 2024-09-18 |
Questions
Does Potion of Armor need Fabric API?
Does the server need Potion of Armor installed?
Which game versions does Potion of Armor support?
In the catalog
Potion of Armor is one of 7,216 Magic mods on ModsFinder, and one of 3,630 Magic mods for Fabric. 34,764 mods support Minecraft 1.20.1.
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What the author says
Potion of Armor adds potions that give armor stats equivalent to their corresponding chestplates. To upgrade it to Iron or Diamond, brew a Potion of Armor with an Iron or Diamond Block. To upgrade it to Netherite, brew a Potion of Armor with a Netherite Scrap
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/potion-of-armor
- Owner
- Nyfaria
- Published
- 2023-08-31
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2023-09-09
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15