All 18 Armor Trims in Minecraft (And Where to Find Them)

Guide Java Bedrock

Quick answer: There are 18 armor trims, each a smithing template looted from a specific structure - from Coast in shipwrecks to Flow in ominous vaults. Duplicate any trim with 7 diamonds plus its matching block so you only ever need to find one.

What you need

Access to the structure that holds each trim
7 diamonds plus the trim's duplication block (cobblestone, terracotta, blackstone, etc.)
A smithing table and a trim material (iron, gold, emerald, diamond, amethyst, quartz, redstone, lapis, copper, netherite, resin)

Step by step

Coast - shipwreck chests. Sentry - pillager outposts. Vex - woodland mansion chests.
Wild - jungle temples. Dune - desert temples. Eye - strongholds.
Ward and Silence - ancient cities (Silence is the rarest chest loot in the deep dark).
Tide - dropped by elder guardians (20% chance, unaffected by Looting) in ocean monuments.
Snout and the Netherite Upgrade - bastion remnant chests. Rib - nether fortress chests. Spire - end city chests.
Wayfinder, Raiser, Shaper, Host - trail ruins: brush suspicious gravel to extract them.
Bolt - standard vaults and chests in trial chambers. Flow - ominous vaults, which need ominous trial keys.
Duplicate before you use: combine a trim with 7 diamonds and its matching block to craft two - always keep a spare before applying one.
Apply at a smithing table: template plus armor piece plus a trim material sets the pattern color. Trims are cosmetic - no stats.

Java vs Bedrock

Silence and Ward only generate in ancient city chests, and Flow only in ominous vaults - those three gate the rarest trims behind the deep dark and ominous trials.

Versions: All 18 trims exist on Java and Bedrock. Bedrock lets Dune, Tide and Spire duplicate with more block variants than Java.

Frequently asked questions

Which armor trim is the rarest?

Silence - ancient city chests have the lowest roll for it, and it is rated epic rarity. Ward, Eye, Vex and Spire are the rare tier just behind.

Do armor trims do anything?

They are purely cosmetic. A trim changes the armor's look based on the material color - it adds no protection or effects.

Can trims be removed?

No - applying a trim is permanent for that armor piece. Duplicate the template first and trim a spare set if you like to experiment.