All Armor Trim Locations In Minecraft 1.20 And 1.21 And How To Use

In this article, players can discover how to locate each armor trim in Minecraft 1.20 & 1.21.

Armor Trims guide
Read and learn where to find every Armor Trim in Minecraft. | © Mojang Studios

While being purely cosmetic items in Minecraft, Armor Trims gained much recognition among try-harders and average players.

As of Minecraft 1.20, there are 16 armor trims in the game. They vary across dimensions, biomes, and even structures.

In this article, you'll discover all Armor Trim locations in Minecraft 1.20 & 1.21. For newbies, we've also explained how to use Armor Trims in the current Minecraft version.

How To Use Armor Trims In Minecraft 1.20 & 1.21

To use Armor Trim in Minecraft, players need to have a Smithing Table, which can be crafted from 2 Iron Ingots + 4 Planks.

While opening a Smithing Table, you'll find 3 slots: for Armor Trim, Armor, and ingot or crystal. Put the necessary items into the corresponding slots and then take out the trimmed piece of armor.

Voila! You've just used your Armor Trim!

Note: We will be updating this guide once the Minecraft 1.21 update comes out.

Sentry Armor Trim Minecraft Location

Sentry armor trim
Sentry Armor Trim Minecraft. | © Mojang Studios

Sentry Armor Trim has a 25% chance of being found inside pillager outposts. On average, you'll need to raid four outposts to get it.

Silence Armor Trim Minecraft Location

Slience armor trim minecraft
Silence Armor Trim Minecraft. | © Mojang Studios

Silence Armor Trim is one of the most challenging armor trims to find. Players have a 1.2% chance to find it in chests located in ancient cities. You need to go very deep underground!

Ward Armor Trim Minecraft Location

Ward armor trim minecraft
Ward Armor Trim Minecraft. | © Mojang Studios

Ward Armor Trim can be found inside every chest located in ancient cities, except for the Ice Box chests with a 5% chance.

Wayfinder Armor Trim Minecraft Location

Wayfinder
Wayfinder Armor Trim Minecraft. | © Mojang Studios

Wayfinder Armor Trim is found in the suspicious gravel of the trail ruins.

The chance of finding that trim when brushing suspicious gravel is 8.3%.

Raiser Armor Trim Minecraft Location

Raiser Armor Trim Minecraft
Raiser Armor Trim Minecraft. | © Mojang Studios

Raiser Armor Trim is located in the suspicious gravel that is inside the trail ruins.

Like with the previous trim, the chance of obtaining it is 8.3%.

Shaper Armor Trim Minecraft Location

Shaper Armor Trim Minecraft
Shaper Armor Trim Minecraft. | © Mojang Studios

Shaper Armor Trim can be found in the same way as the previous two.

The chances of obtaining it are also the same at 8.3%.

Host Armor Trim Minecraft Location

Host Armor Trim Minecraft
Host Armor Trim Minecraft. | © Mojang Studios

Host Armor Trim is the last armor trim found in suspicious gravel inside the trail ruins. Like all the others, it has an 8.3% chance of being found.

Snout Armor Trim Minecraft Location

Snout Armor Trim Minecraft
Snout Armor Trim Minecraft. | © Mojang Studios

To obtain Snout Armor Trim, players should venture into the Nether and search for bastion remnants.

Inside the chests, there is an 8.3% chance of finding the Snout Armor Trim.

Rib Armor Trim Minecraft Location

Rib Armor Trim Minecraft
Rib Armor Trim Minecraft. | © Mojang Studios

To get Rib Armor Trim, gamers need to head to the Nether and look for nether fortresses.

In the interior of each fortress, you'll find a couple of chests that have a 6.7 chance of containing Rib Armor Trim.

Vex Armor Trim Minecraft Location

Vex Armor Trim Minecraft
Vex Armor Trim Minecraft. | © Mojang Studios

To get Vex Armor Trim, players must locate and loot woodland mansion. The location doesn't have many chests, so the odds of finding Vex Armor Trim in each one is 50%.

Wild Armor Trim Minecraft Location

Wild Armor Trim Minecraft
Wild Armor Trim Minecraft. | © Mojang Studios

To get Wild Armor Trim, players must look for jungle temples in the jungle biome. There is 33.3% of finding Armor Trim here.

Dune Armor Trim Minecraft Location

Dune Armor Trim Minecraft
Dune Armor Trim Minecraft. | © Mojang Studios

To find Dune Armor Trim, players need to locate the heart of the desert biome and find a desert temple.

There is a 14.3% chance of finding Dune Armor Trim in each chest.

Coast Armor Trim Minecraft Location

Coast Armor Trim Minecraft
Coast Armor Trim Minecraft. | © Mojang Studios

Coast Armor Trim is the easiest one found in the Overworld. It can be found with a 16.7% chance in any of three chests across shipwrecks.

Tide Armor Trim Minecraft Location

Tide Armor Trim Minecraft
Tide Armor Trim Minecraft. | © Mojang Studios

Tide Armor Trim can be obtained by killing elder guardians, which are the largest aquatic mobs in Minecraft.

Elder guardians have a 20% chance to drop Tide Armor Trim, making them quite difficult to obtain.

Eye Armor Trim Minecraft Location

Eye Armor Trim Minecraft
Eye Armor Trim Minecraft. | © Mojang Studios

Eye Armor Trim can be found in stronghold structures (stronghold libraries). There is a 100% chance to find Eye Armor Trim in every library chest.

Spire Armor Trim Minecraft Location

Spire Armor Trim Minecraft
Spire Armor Trim Minecraft. | © Mojang Studios

Spire Armor Trim can be found inside chests in End City. There is 6.7% of finding it in each chest.

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