Crafting
How to Make Armor Stand in Minecraft
Craft an Armor Stand from 6 Sticks and 1 Smooth Stone Slab. Use it to display armor, mob heads, and pumpkins.
You'll need
- 6× Stick
- 1× Smooth Stone Slab
Station / tools
- Crafting Table
Yields: 1 Armor Stand
Step by step
- 1
Arrange the recipe
Top row: a single Stick in the center. Middle row: Stick, Stick, Stick. Bottom row: Stick, Smooth Stone Slab, Stick.
- 2
Equip it
Right-click the Armor Stand with armor, a mob head, a carved pumpkin, or an Elytra to display it.
Tips
- It must be a Smooth Stone Slab specifically — not a regular Stone or Cobblestone slab.
- In Bedrock you can pose Armor Stands; in Java they're static without commands.
FAQ
Which slab does an Armor Stand need?
A Smooth Stone Slab — made by smelting Stone into Smooth Stone, then crafting it into slabs.
Related
- Armor Stand item page — ID, properties, and the /give command.
- Armor Stand crafting recipe — the visual crafting grid.
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