How to Apply a Golden Trim to Pacify Piglins

To stop piglins from attacking you on sight without wearing fragile golden armor, you need to apply a gold trim to your existing gear at a Smithing Table. Distracting Trims Mod extends the piglin-pacifying effect of gold armor to any armor piece carrying a golden trim.

Gathering the Required Materials

Before heading into the Nether, collect three items from vanilla progression:

1. Any Armor Piece: Choose a helmet, chestplate, leggings, or boots from your preferred set, such as iron, diamond, or Netherite.

2. Any Armor Trim Smithing Template: Any pattern found in structures works, since the visual pattern itself does not change the distraction mechanic—only the material matters.

3. A Gold Ingot: You must use a Gold Ingot as the trim material so the resulting design is golden.

Applying the Trim at a Smithing Table

1. Place and open a Smithing Table.

2. Put your Smithing Template into the leftmost slot.

3. Place the armor piece you want to wear into the middle slot.

4. Put a Gold Ingot into the rightmost material slot.

5. Pull the newly trimmed armor out of the output slot and equip it.

Remember that applying a trim consumes the Smithing Template. If you want to save that pattern for future sets, duplicate it at a Crafting Table using diamonds and its matching base block before trimming your armor. Once equipped, piglins treat your gold-trimmed piece just like standard golden armor.