About Armored Elytra
From SpigotMCYou will never have to choose between the protection of chest armor and the epicness of an elytra!
If you have a problem with this plugin, please contact me either via PM, Discord, or the discussion section before / instead of leaving a review first! Not (only) because I don't like bad reviews for things I can and will fix/add quickly, but primarily because it is simply much easier to communicate via any one of those ways than via the review section!
This is a very simple plugin that allows you to combine an elytra with a chest plate in a smithing table (or an anvil, if configured).
The result will be an armored elytra.
Armored elytras offer the same amount of protection as a diamond chest plate and they can have the same enchantments as well. This means that you can add protection, fire protection etc to the armored elytra as well.
By default, you can only see the elytra when a player wears an armored elytra. However, you will be able to see both the armor and the elytra at the same time if you install THIS Fabric mod on the client!
List of features:
- Combine an elytra with any type of chest plate armor to create an armored elytra! It will have the same amount of armor as the type of armor it was combined with!
- Supports enchantments.
- Configurable list of allowed enchantments (and curses).
- Configurable repair cost.
- Permissions for giving / wearing / crafting different tiers of armored elytras.
- Add enchantments using enchanted books.
- Receive notification when the plugin is out-of-date.
- Permissions support.
- Configurable messages, elytra names and elytra lores.
- Uninstaller for when you no longer want to use this plugin.
I am always looking to improve upon this plugin, so if you have any tips, ideas or requests, let me know! I'll be happy to help!
NOTE: Armored elytras will remain in the world even after uninstalling this plugin, please use the uninstall feature if you want to uninstall this plugin.
NOTE2: By default, this plugin checks if there are any updates available. If the version you are using is found to be outdated, you will receive a message in the console (and upon logging in if you have the armoredelytra.admin permission node). The update checking can be disabled in the config file.
If you encounter a bug or a problem, please contact me first before leaving a review, then I'll try my hardest to fix it as soon as possible.
If you like this plugin, please don't forget to let me know in the review section, it really does help me keep motivated to provide support for this plugin!
Permissions:
armoredelytra.wear.<tier>
Allows you to wear armored elytras of a specific tier.
armoredelytra.craft.<tier>
Allows you to craft armored elytras of a specific tier.
armoredelytra.give.<tier>
/ArmoredElytra [receiver] <tier>
Allows you to give armored elytras of a specific tier. Will be given to the player that issued the command if no target is specified.
armoredelytra.admin
With this node you will receive a notification if the plugin is out of date upon joining the server.
Available armor tiers: leather, gold, chain, iron, diamond.
Translations:
- (2.4.13) Spanish (es_AR), provided by @legionparley.
- (2.4.13) German (de_DE), provided by @Eldoria.
- (2.4.14) Polish (pl_PL), provided by @aronreich.
- (2.4.14) Russian (ru_RU), provided by @DarkSumrak.
Got your own translation? Let me know!
Note that translations created for older versions may still work. If there are any missing translations you'll be notified in the log.
Uninstalling this plugin:
Highlights
From source dataGame versions
Supports 7 Minecraft versions, the newest being 1.21.
Loaders
Runs on Spigot and Paper.
Footprint
Rated a light load on a server.
Armored Elytra on Nxeon
From our catalogue- One-click install
- Supported on Nxeon Minecraft servers, for Paper servers. We download it from SpigotMC, place it, and restart the server.
- Server side
- Required on the server
- Server type needed
- Spigot, Paper
- Server load
- light
- Smallest plan we suggest
- Minecraft — 2 GB (2 GB RAM). This follows our own load rating above, not a benchmark.
- Latest build
- 3.8, released 2025-11-14
Game versions by loader
| Loader | Game versions | Newest |
|---|---|---|
| Paper | 1.16 to 1.21 (7 versions) | 1.21 |
| Spigot | 1.16 to 1.21 (7 versions) | 1.21 |
From 10 recorded builds of Armored Elytra.
Recent builds
| Build | Released | Game versions | Loaders |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3.8 | 2025-11-14 | 1.16 to 1.21 (7 versions) | Spigot, Paper |
| 3.7 | 2025-10-05 | n/a | Spigot, Paper |
| 3.6 | 2025-03-15 | n/a | Spigot, Paper |
| 3.5 | 2025-02-12 | n/a | Spigot, Paper |
| 3.4 | 2024-12-13 | n/a | Spigot, Paper |
| 3.3 | 2024-10-19 | n/a | Spigot, Paper |
Run Armored Elytra on a Minecraft server
Pick a server or deploy a new one above; it is installed in one click.
What kind of mod it is
From the catalogWeapons, items & crafting
New weapons, gear, items and the recipes to make them.
Runs on your server
From source side supportSpigotMC lists Armored Elytra as required on the server. Check its SpigotMC page to see whether players need it too.
Compatibility
- Game
- Minecraft
- Loaders
- SpigotPaper
- Runs on
- Serverrequired on the server
- Game versions
- 1.21 and 6 earlier
- Requires
- One-click install needs a Paper server.
Verified at the source
- ✓SpigotMCOfficial listing, checked 2026-10-01Open ↗
- ✓Authorpim16aap2, as published on SpigotMC
- ✓LicenseNot published by the sourceFree
