You need four netherite ingots to upgrade a full set of diamond armor in Minecraft: one ingot for each piece. You need zero netherite blocks; the smithing-table upgrade recipe uses ingots, not blocks.
How many netherite ingots does full armor take?
A standard armor set has four pieces: a helmet, chestplate, leggings, and boots. Each diamond armor piece takes one netherite ingot to upgrade, for a total of four ingots. Minecraft’s official netherite ingot guide describes netherite as a material for upgrading existing equipment.
| Item | Netherite ingots required |
|---|---|
| Helmet | 1 |
| Chestplate | 1 |
| Leggings | 1 |
| Boots | 1 |
| Full set | 4 |
Why you do not need netherite blocks
A netherite block is not used to upgrade armor. The upgrade recipe calls for a netherite ingot, so crafting or collecting blocks will not replace the four ingots you need.
Materials for four netherite ingots
Each netherite ingot is made from four netherite scraps and four gold ingots. For the full armor set, that means:
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- 16 netherite scraps
- 16 gold ingots
Mojang’s netherite scrap guide gives the per-ingot quantities.
How to upgrade the armor
In current upgrade steps, each piece requires a smithing table, its matching diamond armor piece, one netherite ingot, and one Netherite Upgrade Smithing Template. Mojang added the template requirement in the Java Edition 1.19.4 release notes.
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- Gather a diamond helmet, chestplate, leggings, and boots.
- Gather four netherite ingots and four Netherite Upgrade Smithing Templates.
- Use a smithing table to upgrade each diamond armor piece, applying one ingot and one template per piece.
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