How to make Golden Leggings in Minecraft

This Minecraft tutorial explains how to craft golden leggings with screenshots and step-by-step instructions.

In Minecraft, golden leggings are one of the many items of armor that you can make.

golden leggings

Let's explore how to make golden leggings.

Supported Platforms

Golden leggings are available in the following versions of Minecraft:

PlatformSupported (Version*)
Java Edition (PC/Mac) Java Edition (PC/Mac)Yes
Pocket Edition (PE) Pocket Edition (PE)Yes (0.6.0)
Xbox 360 Xbox 360Yes
Xbox One Xbox OneYes
PS3 PS3Yes
PS4 PS4Yes
Wii U Wii UYes
Nintendo Switch Nintendo SwitchYes
Windows 10 Edition Windows 10 EditionYes
Education Edition Education EditionYes

* The version that it was added or removed, if applicable.
NOTE: Pocket Edition (PE), Xbox One, PS4, Nintendo Switch, and Windows 10 Edition are now called Bedrock Edition. We will continue to show them individually for version history.

Where to find Golden Leggings in Creative Mode

Required Materials to make Golden Leggings

In Minecraft, these are the materials you can use to craft golden leggings:

How to craft Golden Leggings in Survival Mode

1. Open the Crafting Menu

First, open your crafting table so that you have the 3x3 crafting grid that looks like this:

3x3 crafting area

2. Add Items to make Golden Leggings

In the crafting menu, you should see a crafting area that is made up of a 3x3 crafting grid. To make golden leggings, place 7 gold ingots in the 3x3 crafting grid.

When making golden leggings, it is important that the gold ingots are placed in the exact pattern as the image below. In the first row, there should be 3 gold ingots. In the second row, there should be 2 gold ingots at either sides (the middle box should be left empty). In the third row, there should be 2 gold ingots at either sides (the middle box should be left empty). This is the Minecraft crafting recipe for golden leggings.

Crafting recipe for golden leggings

Now that you have filled the crafting area with the correct pattern, the golden leggings will appear in the box to the right.

golden leggings

3. Move the Golden Leggings to Inventory

Once you have crafted golden leggings, you need to move the new item to your inventory.

Completed golden leggings

Congratulations, you have made golden leggings in Minecraft!

Item ID and Name

Give Command for Golden Leggings

Durability

Durability represents how long the item will last. For tools, weapons and transportation, durability is the number of useful actions before the item is destroyed. For armor items, durability is the number of hits (that can be blocked by armor) before the item is destroyed. So the higher the durability number, the longer the item will last.

The following table shows the durability for each pair of leggings/pants in Minecraft:

Name Durability
Netherite Leggings 555
Diamond Leggings 495
Chain Leggings 225
Iron Leggings 225
Golden Leggings 105
Dyed Leather Pants 75
Leather Pants 75

Enchantments for Golden Leggings

In Minecraft, you can enchant golden leggings with the following enchantments:

Enchantment Description
Blast Protection Reduces blast and explosion damage
Curse of Binding Cursed item can not be removed from player
Curse of Vanishing Cursed item will disappear after player dies
Fire Protection Reduces damage caused by fire and lava
Mending Uses xp to mend your tools, weapons and armor
Projectile Protection Reduces projectile damage (arrows, fireballs, fire charges)
Protection General protection against attacks, fire, lava, and falling
Swift Sneak Increases movement speed while sneaking
Thorns Causes damage to attackers
Unbreaking Increases durability of item, in effect, by decreasing the chance of the tool, weapon, or armor taking durability damage when used

See a complete list of Minecraft Enchantments that is interactive and searchable.

Things to Make with Golden Leggings

You can use golden leggings to make items in Minecraft such as:

Things to Do with Golden Leggings

Here are some activities that you can do with golden leggings in Minecraft: