Functional Armor Trims

A mod that gives purpose to every armor trim.
Functional Trims reimagines Minecraft’s armor trims by turning them into unique, gameplay-affecting abilities — each material grants a distinct passive or triggered effect when worn on a full set of armor.

Overview

Tired of trims being purely cosmetic?
This mod makes them functional by assigning fun, balanced abilities that encourage strategic equipment choices.
Every trim material brings something new to the table, from survival perks to combat mechanics.

Trim Effects

Gold — “Lord of the Nether”

• When wearing a full set of armor trimmed with this material:
  • Piglins and Piglin Brutes will become completely passive around you, even while mining gold ore, looting bastion chests, and even attacking them.

Diamond — “Shattering Resilience”

• When wearing a full set of armor trimmed with this material:
  • Your armor will take the full force of a fatal attack, shattering itself in the process. When this happens a massive burst of energy is released, knocking back and damaging enemies nearby to give you room to get to safety.

Netherite — “Immoveable Object”

• When wearing a full set of armor trimmed with this material:
  • You become completely immune to knockback. Strikes, projectiles, and explosions have no effect on your position. (Does not affect fluids, pistons, or status effects like Levitation.)

Iron — “Unyielding Defense”

• When wearing a full set of armor trimmed with this material:
  • Incoming projectiles have a 50% chance to be completely nullified and dropped as items.
  • Critical hits deal half damage.
  • Shields no longer have cooldown and knock back the attacker when struck.

Copper — “Supercharged Strike”

• When wearing a full set of armor trimmed with this material:
  • Lightning is more likely to strike you.
  • When struck, you become charged for 60 seconds.
  • Your next attack deals double damage, summons lightning, and ignites your target.

“Lightning strikes you once, and you strike back harder.”

Amethyst — “Resonating Vision”

• When wearing a full set of armor trimmed with this material:
  • You can see all entities in a 25m radius through walls by standing still for 3 seconds or crouching for 1.5 seconds.
  • The vision fades when you move again.

Redstone — “Fully Conductive”

• When wearing a full set of armor trimmed with this material:
  • The block you stand on emits a strong redstone signal, powering adjacent blocks while you remain on it.

Emerald — “Explorer’s Fortune”

• When wearing a full set of armor trimmed with this material:
  • Loot chests with randomized loot tables contain more loot per chest, making rare finds easier to obtain.

Resin — “Adhesive Grip”

• When wearing a full set of armor trimmed with this material:
  • Crouch near a wall to stick to it.
  • You can slide slightly when falling, resetting fall distance to zero.

Quartz — “Enriched Vitality”

• When wearing a full set of armor trimmed with this material:
  • Food and potion effects last 25% longer.
  • Food restores more hunger and saturation.

Lapis Lazuli — “Scholar’s Insight”

• When wearing a full set of armor trimmed with this material:
  • Experience orbs grant 50% more experience.
  • Does not affect non-orb sources of XP.

Compatibility

• Built for Minecraft 1.21.8+
• Requires Fabric API and Cloth Config API
• Tested with most common modpacks
• Loosely tested with Quilt. Use at your own risk

Installation

1. Download the latest .jar from the Files tab
2. Place it in your mods folder
3. Launch Minecraft with Fabric

Feedback & Support

Report bugs on the GitHub Issues page.

Credits

Created by RubberToe

Support

If you enjoy the mod, consider supporting me!
Buy Me a Coffee

A mod that gives purpose to every armor trim.
Functional Trims reimagines Minecraft’s armor trims by turning them into unique, gameplay-affecting abilities — each material grants a distinct passive or triggered effect when worn on a full set of armor.

Overview

Tired of trims being purely cosmetic?
This mod makes them functional by assigning fun, balanced abilities that encourage strategic equipment choices.
Every trim material brings something new to the table, from survival perks to combat mechanics.

Trim Effects

Click a material below to view its effect in detail.

Gold

Effect: “Lord of the Nether”

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When wearing a full set of armor trimmed with this material:

• Piglins and Piglin Brutes will become completely passive around you, even while mining gold ore, looting bastion chests, and even attacking them.

Diamond

Effect: “Shattering Resilience”

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When wearing a full set of armor trimmed with this material:

• Your armor will take the full force of a fatal attack, shattering itself in the process. When this happens a massive burst of energy is released, knocking back and damaging enemies nearby to give the user room to get to safety.

Netherite

Effect: “Immoveable Object”

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When wearing a full set of armor trimmed with this material:

• You become completely* immune to knockback. Strikes, projectiles, and explosions have no effect on your position. Doesn't effect fluids, pistons, and status efects like Levitation.

Iron

Effect: “Unyielding Defense”

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When wearing a full set of armor trimmed with this material:

• Incoming projectiles have a 50% chance to be completely nullified, dropped as items, critical hits do significantly less damage, and shields have no cooldown and knock back the attacker when struck.

Copper

Effect: “Supercharged Strike”

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When wearing a full set of armor trimmed with this material:

• Lightning is more likely to strike you. But when it does, for the next 60s you become charged, similar to a charged creeper. Your next attack does double damage and is accompanied by a lightning strike and sets your target ablaze.

Amethyst

Effect: “Resonating Vision”

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When wearing a full set of armor trimmed with this material:

• You gain the ability to see all entities in a 25m radius through walls by sitting still for 3 seconds or crouching for 1.5 seconds. The effect goes away when you start moving again.

Redstone

Effect: “Fully Conductive”

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When wearing a full set of armor trimmed with this material:

• The blocks you step on will receive a strong redstone signal, powering neighboring blocks. The signal goes away when you step off of the block.

Emerald

Effect: “Explorer’s Fortune”

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When wearing a full set of armor trimmed with this material:

• Loot chests with randomized loot tables grant more loot per chest. This makes rarer finds easier to obtain, simulating luck (note: not related to the vanilla “luck” effect).

Resin

Effect: “Adhesive Grip”

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When wearing a full set of armor trimmed with this material:

• You gain the ability to stick to walls by crouching next to a block. The faster you are falling, you will slide a little bit farther when attaching to the wall. This resets your fall height to zero, making it a handy way to slide down walls.

Quartz

Effect: “Enriched Vitality”

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When wearing a full set of armor trimmed with this material:

• Every potion and food item you consume will grant longer lasting positive effects, more saturation, and more hunger points restored. The default is a 25% increase for all three bonuses.

Lapis Lazuli

Effect: “Scholar’s Insight”

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When wearing a full set of armor trimmed with this material:

• Experience orbs will grant a whopping 50% more experience to the player. This does not apply to sources of experience that don’t spawn orbs.

Compatibility

• Built for Minecraft 1.21.8+
• Requires Fabric API and Cloth Config API
• Tested with most common modpacks
• Loosely tested with Quilt Loader. Use at your own risk

Installation

1. Download the latest .jar from the Files tab
2. Place it in your mods folder
3. Launch Minecraft with either Fabric or Quilt

Feedback & Support

Report bugs on the GitHub Issues page.

Credits

Created by RubberToe

Support

If you enjoy the mod, consider supporting me!
Buy Me a Coffee