Armor trim guide

Bolt Armor Trim

The Bolt armor trim is a sharp, angular trim pattern introduced with Trial Chambers. It gives armor a strong lightning-like line across the helmet, chestplate, leggings, and boots.

Find Bolt smithing templates from Trial Chambers vault rewards. Bolt is a rare Trial Chambers reward, so expect to open multiple vaults before building a full collection.

Bolt works best when you want a clean, energetic set. Bright materials such as diamond, quartz, and copper make the trim read clearly on dark armor. Use diamond for a high-contrast electric look, copper for a warmer Trial Chambers theme, or quartz for a bright clean outline.

Added in Minecraft 1.21 for Java and Bedrock gameplay.

Location

Trial Chambers vaults

Drop Chance

1.8%

Duplicate With

Block of Copper

Step 1

Find the Bolt Template

Trial Chambers vaults are the main source for the Bolt smithing template. The listed drop chance is 1.8%, so the practical search time depends on how quickly you can reach the structure and check its loot source.

Chance per loot source1.8%

Step 2

Duplicate the Template

Duplicate the template at a crafting table with 7 diamonds, 1 Block of Copper, and the original Bolt smithing template. The recipe returns 2 templates, which is the normal way to build a full armor set after finding one copy.

Step 3

Choose Materials for Bolt

Use diamond for a high-contrast electric look, copper for a warmer Trial Chambers theme, or quartz for a bright clean outline.

Diamond

Copper

Quartz

Step 4

Java /give Example

This command gives a netherite chestplate with Bolt trim using Diamond as the trim material.

/give @p minecraft:netherite_chestplate[minecraft:trim={pattern:"minecraft:bolt",material:"minecraft:diamond"}] 1

Bedrock Edition

On Bedrock, create the trim at a smithing table. Give yourself the armor piece first, then combine the armor, the Bolt smithing template, and a Diamond trim material in the smithing table UI.

/give @s netherite_chestplate

Bedrock commands cannot fully encode every trimmed armor combination the same way modern Java item components can, so the smithing table step is the reliable method.

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