How to Make Netherite Armored Elytra in Minecraft: A Comprehensive Guide

You cannot directly craft or combine Netherite armor with Elytra in Minecraft to create “Netherite Armored Elytra.” This is because Elytra occupy the chestplate slot, competing with Netherite chestplates. The only way to get enhanced protection while flying with Elytra is through enchantments and by strategically using armor pieces in other slots. This article will explore how to maximize your defense while soaring through the skies, along with frequently asked questions about Elytra, Netherite, and general survival in Minecraft.

Maximizing Protection While Flying with Elytra

Since directly crafting Netherite Armored Elytra isn’t possible, you need to rely on other strategies to protect yourself:

• Enchantments: This is your primary method for increasing Elytra durability and overall defense.
• Strategic Armor Usage: Equip Netherite armor pieces in the helmet, leggings, and boots slots to maximize your overall protection.
• Potions: Use potions like Resistance or Regeneration to mitigate damage.
• Totem of Undying: Keep a Totem of Undying in your off-hand. This item will save you from a fatal blow, making it an invaluable asset when exploring dangerous areas with Elytra.

Enchantments for Elytra

These enchantments are crucial for enhancing your Elytra’s performance and durability:

Mending

This enchantment is absolutely essential. Mending allows your Elytra to regenerate durability using XP orbs you collect. Without it, your Elytra will eventually break from use and you will lose it, no matter how careful you are. To get Mending, the most reliable ways are:

• Trading with Villagers: Librarian villagers can offer Mending books. You might need to refresh their trades multiple times to find it.
• Fishing: While rare, you can fish up enchanted books, including Mending.
• Loot Chests: Explore structures like dungeons and temples. Mending books can sometimes be found in loot chests.

Unbreaking III

This enchantment increases the durability of your Elytra. Unbreaking III significantly reduces the chance that your Elytra will lose durability each time it’s used. You can apply this enchantment at an enchanting table using experience levels and lapis lazuli.

Curse of Binding

This enchantment prevents you from removing the Elytra once equipped. This is obviously a negative enchantment, so avoid applying it. However, this is usually only found on loot and rarely from an enchanting table.

Curse of Vanishing

This enchantment causes the Elytra to disappear upon death. Just like Curse of Binding, avoid this enchantment. This is also mostly found on loot and rarely from an enchanting table.

Utilizing Netherite Armor Strategically

Since you can’t directly combine Netherite armor with Elytra, you should focus on equipping Netherite pieces in the remaining armor slots:

Netherite Helmet

A Netherite helmet provides excellent head protection. Enchant it with Protection IV for maximum damage reduction. Also consider adding enchantments like Respiration III (for underwater breathing), Aqua Affinity (for faster underwater mining), and Thorns III (to reflect damage back at attackers).

Netherite Leggings

Netherite leggings offer substantial leg protection. Enchant them with Protection IV for optimal damage mitigation.

Netherite Boots

Netherite boots provide superior foot protection. Enchant them with Protection IV. You can also add enchantments like Feather Falling IV (to reduce fall damage) and Depth Strider III (for faster underwater movement). Soul Speed III is helpful in the Nether to move much faster on soul sand and soul soil.

Tips and Tricks for Safe Elytra Flight

• Practice: Before venturing into dangerous areas, practice flying in a safe environment to become comfortable with Elytra controls.
• Firework Rockets: Use firework rockets (without gunpowder) to boost your Elytra flight. This will allow you to cover greater distances and gain altitude.
• Awareness: Pay attention to your surroundings. Watch out for obstacles like trees, mountains, and hostile mobs.
• Emergency Landing: If you’re about to crash, try to land in water to minimize fall damage.
• Carry Repair Materials: Bring resources like Phantom Membrane to repair your Elytra on the go.
• Stay Healthy: Maintain a full hunger bar to regenerate health.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)

1. Can you combine Elytra and a chestplate in Minecraft?

No, you cannot combine Elytra and a chestplate in Minecraft. Elytra occupy the chestplate armor slot, preventing you from equipping both simultaneously.

2. What is the best enchantment for Elytra?

The best enchantment for Elytra is Mending. Without Mending, your Elytra will eventually break from use and you will lose it. Unbreaking III is also extremely important for extending its durability.

3. How do you repair Elytra in Minecraft?

You can repair Elytra in several ways:

• Anvil: Combine Elytra with Phantom Membrane at an anvil. Each Phantom Membrane repairs a significant amount of durability.
• Mending Enchantment: If your Elytra has the Mending enchantment, it will automatically repair itself using XP orbs you collect.

4. Where can I find Phantom Membrane?

Phantom Membrane is dropped by Phantoms, hostile mobs that spawn when you haven’t slept in your Minecraft world for three or more in-game days.

5. Can Elytra be crafted?

No, Elytra cannot be crafted. They can only be found in End Cities, located in the Outer End dimension.

6. How do I get to the End City?

To reach the End City, you must first defeat the Ender Dragon. This opens up a portal which leads to the Outer End. You will need to build a bridge or use ender pearls to traverse the void and reach the End Cities. The end cities often have ships that have elytra stored away.

7. What other ways can I protect myself from damage?

You can protect yourself with potions, enchantments, and a totem of undying. Resistance potions, protection enchantments, and a totem of undying are excellent.

8. How to use a Firework Rocket with Elytra?

Equip the firework rocket in your hand and use it while flying with Elytra. This will propel you forward and increase your altitude. Make sure the firework rocket does NOT have a damage dealing effect.

9. Do all Firework Rockets work with Elytra?

No. Only Firework Rockets without a damage effect (without gunpowder) will propel you forward. Firework Rockets with gunpowder explosions will damage you.

10. Is it possible to enchant Elytra with Protection?

No, Elytra cannot be enchanted with Protection. The only enchantments available for Elytra are Mending and Unbreaking.

11. What are the best enchantments for Netherite armor?

The best enchantments for Netherite armor include:

• Protection IV: Reduces all types of damage.
• Mending: Repairs the armor using XP orbs.
• Unbreaking III: Increases the armor’s durability.
• Thorns III: Reflects damage back at attackers (can damage the player too).

12. Can you use the Curse of Vanishing on Netherite armor?

Yes, you can get Curse of Vanishing on Netherite armor. But you should absolutely avoid it.

13. Can you use the Curse of Binding on Netherite armor?

Yes, you can get Curse of Binding on Netherite armor. But you should absolutely avoid it.

14. Where is the best place to find Netherite scraps?

Netherite Scraps are found in the Nether within ancient debris blocks. These blocks are most commonly found at Y-level 15 in the Nether. Use beds to blow up the area, but be careful of the explosion.

15. What is the recipe to create Netherite Ingots?

To create one Netherite Ingot, you need four Netherite Scraps and four Gold Ingots. Combine them in a crafting table. You will need 9 netherite ingots to fully equip yourself with netherite armor.