Armor Stand
An armor stand is an utility object which a player can use to display wearable items, such as Armor, Pumpkins, Elytra, or Heads. It was added in Java Edition 1.8 and Bedrock Edition 1.2.0.
Mechanics[edit | edit source]
Players can use armor stands to hold armor, mob heads and pumpkins, and elytra; commands can be used to give them other items. There is no GUI for the armor stand; rather, players interact with it directly. They can be placed in different orientations, similar to signs or banners. Since armor stands are entities, they can be pushed by pistons, moved by flowing water, pulled with fishing rods, and bounced by slime blocks or honey blocks.
Armor stands can be customized further to have arms, pose, disobey gravity, dual wield and other things by summoning them using /summon
with NBT Tags.
There are thirteen possible poses for an armor stand.
Crafting[edit | edit source]
Armor Stand | ||
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Stick | Stick | Stick |
None | Stick | None |
Stick | Smooth Stone Slab | Stick |
Trivia[edit | edit source]
- Armor stands can only be placed in the middle of a block, but players can move it around a bit using pistons and water. They will also bounce if they fall on a bed or slime block. They are the only non-sentient entities to do this.
- They will burn extremely fast in lava, fire, and magma blocks.
- Though they can't be placed in water, one can get them in water by placing them on the side of a block over looking water. They will sink slower than other gravity affected blocks when they fall in water or lava. They are the only non sentient entities to do this.
- They will be carried by flowing water, and (briefly), flowing lava. They are the only non-sentient entities to do this.
- They will be destroyed instantly if they land on cactus. (They can't be placed on it normally). They, along with a few other items/blocks/non sentient entities, are the only non sentient entities to do this.
- If one places an armor stand on ice, then uses a piston, sticky piston, flowing water, or flowing lava (be extremely careful if using lava), and, if using a flowing liquid, one must stop it from flowing, the armor stands will slide a few blocks, like players and mobs do, though they will eventually stop in the middle of a block or slide off the ice entirely. They are the only non-sentient entities to do this.
- Bedrock Edition has a version exclusive armor stand model, which includes posable arms.
- As of 1.14, armor stands can now generate in some village buildings. They can also display some pieces of iron armor in taiga villages.
- There is an armor stand pose exclusive to Bedrock Edition that references the "Dab" meme from 2016, but it strangely has not yet been ported to the Java Edition of the game.
Gallery[edit | edit source]
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The first photo of an armor stand by Searge.
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An armor stand wearing a leather chestplate.
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Armor Stand with golden armor and an Iron Sword.
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Armor stand with Steve head and diamond armor.