How to Fly While Maintaining Armor Defense

Preparing for Armored Flight

In standard gameplay, wearing an elytra requires sacrificing your chest armor slot, leaving you vulnerable to attacks. Using an armored elytra solves this dilemma.

1. Equip the armored elytra directly into your torso armor equipment slot.

2. Check your armor bar above your health meter to verify that your defensive values are active.

3. Equip firework rockets in your hand or off-hand for mid-air propulsion.

Launching and Gliding Safely

Jump from a high ledge or jump and activate a firework rocket while pressing your jump key to deploy your wings. The armored elytra functions identically to a regular elytra in terms of glide speed and flight controls. However, because it carries the defensive capabilities of your armor, taking hits from hostile mobs or enduring impact damage during flight is significantly less dangerous.