In Minecraft, many of the things players craft are made for the purpose of protection. When it comes to weapons and armor, this couldn't be any more true. That said, some players may end up finding themselves with some extra armor lying around, and rather than stuff into some chest where it will never be seen again, why not put it to good use? Through the use of armor stands, players can turn old armor into awesome decorations for their houses or other builds, and they are actually very easy to craft as well.
Armor stands allow Minecraft players to display armor out in the open for all to see. Aside from the storage of armor, these items serve no gameplay purpose, and are purely aesthetic in nature. That said, it's a great way to show off to friends on a server or to preserve a sentimental set of armor, so players should know how to craft them.
There are only two main materials needed to craft armor stands: sticks and stone slabs. Sticks can of course be obtained by putting wooden planks into a crafting table, while stone slabs are crafted by placing three stone blocks in a row on the crafting table. Gather together six sticks and a stone slab and arrange them in the pattern shown below. This will produce one armor stand, meaning players that want more to display even more sets of armor will need to gather up all of the materials again to make another one.
This is only scratching the surface of what players can do with armor stands, however. It may interest some players to know that other equippable items can also be displayed on an armor stand, including elytra, carved pumpkins, and even mob heads. What's more, sneaking next to an armor stand and right clicking it will cause the stand to change into one of 13 different poses. Finally, with the use of certain commands in Minecraft, players can even make armor stands spin around or change whether or not the stand has arms.
Since crafting an armor stand is easy, players shouldn't be shy about trying to use them as a decoration. All of those enchanted gold armor pieces that players have collected from zombies aren't doing any good in a chest, but they would definitely look impressive in a home. Likewise, given how rare monster heads are in Minecraft, players should definitely display them proudly.
Minecraft is available now on Mobile, PC, PS4, Switch, and Xbox One.
