Functional Armor Trims
Adds small but meaningful effects to wearing armor trims of different materials
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
Click a material below to view its effect in detail.
Gold
<div align="center"> <img src="https://static.wikia.nocookie.net/minecraft_gamepedia/images/8/8a/Gold_Ingot_JE4_BE2.png/revision/latest?cb=20200224211607" alt="Gold Ingot" width="200" style="border-radius:10px;"> <h3>Effect: <i>“Lord of the Nether”</i></h3> </div>
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<p>When wearing a <b>full set</b> of armor trimmed with this material:</p>
<ul> <li>Piglins and Piglin Brutes will become completely passive around you, even while mining gold ore, looting bastion chests, and even attacking them.</li> </ul>
Diamond
<div align="center"> <img src="https://static.wikia.nocookie.net/minecraft_gamepedia/images/a/ab/Diamond_JE3_BE3.png/revision/latest?cb=20230924193138" alt="Diamond" width="200" style="border-radius:10px;"> <h3>Effect: <i>“Shattering Resilience”</i></h3> </div>
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<p>When wearing a <b>full set</b> of armor trimmed with this material:</p>
<ul> <li>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.</li> </ul>
Netherite
<div align="center"> <img src="https://static.wikia.nocookie.net/minecraft_gamepedia/images/2/26/Netherite_Ingot_JE1_BE2.png/revision/latest?cb=20220318055311" alt="Netherite Ingot" width="200" style="border-radius:10px;"> <h3>Effect: <i>“Immoveable Object”</i></h3> </div>
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<p>When wearing a <b>full set</b> of armor trimmed with this material:</p>
<ul> <li>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.</li>
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Iron
<div align="center"> <img src="https://static.wikia.nocookie.net/minecraft_gamepedia/images/f/fc/Iron_Ingot_JE3_BE2.png/revision/latest?cb=20230613175240" alt="Iron Ingot" width="200" style="border-radius:10px;"> <h3>Effect: <i>“Unyielding Defense”</i></h3> </div>
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<p>When wearing a <b>full set</b> of armor trimmed with this material:</p>
<ul> <li>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.</li> </ul>
Copper
<div align="center"> <img src="https://static.wikia.nocookie.net/minecraft_gamepedia/images/9/91/Copper_Ingot_JE2_BE1.png/revision/latest?cb=20201111183617" alt="Copper Ingot" width="200" style="border-radius:10px;"> <h3>Effect: <i>“Supercharged Strike”</i></h3> </div>
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<p>When wearing a <b>full set</b> of armor trimmed with this material:</p>
<ul> <li>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.</li> </ul>
Amethyst
<div align="center"> <img src="https://static.wikia.nocookie.net/minecraft_gamepedia/images/6/61/Amethyst_Shard_JE2_BE1.png/revision/latest?cb=20201111173100" alt="Amethyst Shard" width="200" style="border-radius:10px;"> <h3>Effect: <i>“Resonating Vision”</i></h3> </div>
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<p>When wearing a <b>full set</b> of armor trimmed with this material:</p>
<ul> <li>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.</li> </ul>
Redstone
<div align="center"> <img src="https://static.wikia.nocookie.net/minecraft_gamepedia/images/e/e1/Redstone_Dust_JE2_BE2.png/revision/latest?cb=20210427032319" alt="Redstone Dust" width="200" style="border-radius:10px;"> <h3>Effect: <i>“Fully Conductive”</i></h3> </div>
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<p>When wearing a <b>full set</b> of armor trimmed with this material:</p>
<ul> <li>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.</li> </ul>
Emerald
<div align="center"> <img src="https://static.wikia.nocookie.net/minecraft_gamepedia/images/2/26/Emerald_JE3_BE3.png/revision/latest?cb=20191229174220" alt="Emerald" width="200" style="border-radius:10px;"> <h3>Effect: <i>“Explorer’s Fortune”</i></h3> </div>
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<p>When wearing a <b>full set</b> of armor trimmed with this material:</p>
<ul> <li>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).</li> </ul>
Resin
<div align="center"> <img src="https://static.wikia.nocookie.net/minecraft_gamepedia/images/b/b8/Resin_Brick_JE1_BE1.webp/revision/latest?cb=20251006025521" alt="Resin Brick" width="200" style="border-radius:10px;"> <h3>Effect: <i>“Adhesive Grip”</i></h3> </div>
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<p>When wearing a <b>full set</b> of armor trimmed with this material:</p>
<ul> <li>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.</li> </ul>
Quartz
<div align="center"> <img src="https://static.wikia.nocookie.net/minecraft_gamepedia/images/6/64/Nether_Quartz_JE2_BE2.png/revision/latest?cb=20191230024333" alt="Nether Quartz" width="200" style="border-radius:10px;"> <h3>Effect: <i>“Enriched Vitality”</i></h3> </div>
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<p>When wearing a <b>full set</b> of armor trimmed with this material:</p>
<ul> <li>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.</li> </ul>
Lapis Lazuli
<div align="center"> <img src="https://static.wikia.nocookie.net/minecraft_gamepedia/images/4/43/Lapis_Lazuli_JE2_BE2.png/revision/latest?cb=20190430045315" alt="Lapis Lazuli" width="200" style="border-radius:10px;"> <h3>Effect: <i>“Scholar’s Insight”</i></h3> </div>
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<p>When wearing a <b>full set</b> of armor trimmed with this material:</p>
<ul> <li>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.</li> </ul>
Compatibility
- Built for Quilt Loader - Requires Quilt Loader and Quilt Loader - 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
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