Minecraft wolf armor guide: All you need to know

The Minecraft 1.20.5 update introduced a brand new item called wolf armor, which can protect wolves tamed by players. Players can equip their pets for added protection by obtaining scutes dropped by Armadillos, another new feature in the patch. These little critters can drop scutes that can be combined to create this armor.

Follow this guide to learn about wolf armor in Minecraft.

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Wolf armor in Minecraft

The wolf armor crafting recipe in Minecraft (Image via Mojang)

To craft a suit of wolf armor in Minecraft, players will need six armadillo scutes. This will require (outside of the use of commands or Creative Mode) players to head to a savanna biome where armadillos can be found. From there, fans will need to craft a brush by combining a stick, a copper ingot, and a feather. They must then use the brush to collect scutes from a living armadillo.

Once players have at least six scutes, they can open their nearest crafting table and combine them to create wolf armor. The crafting recipe can be seen above.

Wolf armor can help keep a Minecraft player's canine companion safe (Image via Mojang)

Wolf armor can only be equipped on wolf mobs tamed by players (by feeding them bones). This isn't necessarily a bad thing, as the armor does exactly what it is designed for. Wolf armor is capable of reducing the damage inflicted on tamed wolves.

Its value is 11, which is the same as that of diamond horse armor, but the difference is that the latter gives an armor toughness effect. Wolf armor's durability is also limited, like the player's armor, which can wear off and break after prolonged use. You can replace/unequip a wolf armor by using a shear on the wolf armor wearing it.

Wolf armor effectively protects against most mob attacks, fall damages and explosions, but it does not shield against certain types of damage, such as drowning, freezing, suffocation, magic, Thorns, the Wither effect, the Void, or the Warden’s sonic shriek.

Players can also add dyes to wolf armor for customization, giving them the option to create colored wolf armor. With nine wolf variants and sixteen dye colors, players can create a wide variety of wolf appearances in Minecraft.

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Conclusion

Wolf armor is a great addition to the sandbox title, as no player wants to send their canine companion into battle without assistance. Wolves may not be able to wield weapons quite yet, but giving them armor offers them some assurance as they combat the creatures of the game's many dimensions.