Does armour take damage when you fall?

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As of Minecraft 1.0, does armour take damage when you fall?

Ronan Forman · Accepted Answer · 2011-12-10 11:53:58Z

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No, armour does not get damaged from falling. This is tested in this video.

edited Dec 10 '11 at 11:53

answered Dec 10 '11 at 11:46

Ronan Forman
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	What good is Protection then? I thought environmental damage was fall damage. – John the Green Dec 11 '11 at 19:17
	@John Protection does reduce your damage, but not effect durability, I think it's a bug. – Ronan Forman Dec 11 '11 at 19:29

alexanderpas · Answer 2 · 2011-12-17 22:44:04Z

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As of 1.0, maybe not. But in beta 1.6/7, falling did damage armor, as it will damage life points.

edited Dec 17 '11 at 22:44

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answered Dec 17 '11 at 22:06

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Euridicus · Answer 3 · 2011-12-29 19:32:21Z

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Protection protects from fall damage, but doesn't reduce armor durability when doing so. Otherwise, protection would wear down armor more quickly.

answered Dec 29 '11 at 19:32

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kalina · Answer 4 · 2012-08-14 08:21:17Z

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In the later Minecraft betas, armor has its own health bar, so when you fall it will take a chunk from 1 of the 4 armor categories.

edited Aug 14 '12 at 8:21

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answered Feb 1 '12 at 20:45

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