Hardened Gear

Hardened gear is the ultimate equipment tier — unbreakable items with maximum enchantments. Upgrade your Reforged gear at Hammerhand the Smith.

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Requirements

To create Hardened gear, you need:

• Your Reforged item as a base

• Hardened Ingots (crafted at the Smith)

• Additional rare materials

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Hardened Recipes

Armor

Item	Materials Required
Helmet	Reforged Helmet, 10 Hardened Netherite Ingots, 8 Echo Shards
Chestplate	Reforged Chestplate, 12 Hardened Netherite Ingots, 32 Crying Obsidian
Leggings	Reforged Leggings, 10 Hardened Gold Ingots, 1 Enchanted Golden Apple
Boots	Reforged Boots, 8 Hardened Copper Ingots, 4 Breeze Rods

Weapons

Item	Materials Required
Sword	Reforged Sword, 14 Hardened Netherite Ingots, 1 Nether Star
Bow	Reforged Bow, 10 Hardened Gold Ingots, 48 Phantom Membrane
Axe	Reforged Axe, 12 Hardened Netherite Ingots, 8 Ancient Debris
Crossbow	Reforged Crossbow, 12 Hardened Copper Ingots, 64 Wind Charges
Trident	Reforged Trident, 14 Hardened Gold Ingots, 2 Hearts of the Sea
Mace	Reforged Mace, 16 Hardened Netherite Ingots, 1 Heavy Core

Tools

Item	Materials Required
Pickaxe	Reforged Pickaxe, 10 Hardened Copper Ingots, 256 Deepslate
Shovel	Reforged Shovel, 8 Hardened Copper Ingots, 24 Sculk Catalyst
Hoe	Reforged Hoe, 8 Hardened Gold Ingots, 32 Chorus Flowers
Fishing Rod	Reforged Fishing Rod, 8 Hardened Gold Ingots, 16 Nautilus Shells

Other

Item	Materials Required
Shield	Reforged Shield, 10 Hardened Netherite Ingots, 48 Crying Obsidian

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Hardened Enchantments

All Hardened items are Unbreakable (never lose durability) and have maximum enchantments:

Armor

Piece	Enchantments
Helmet	Protection VIII, Blast/Fire/Projectile Protection V, Respiration IV, Aqua Affinity I
Chestplate	Protection VIII, Blast/Fire/Projectile Protection V
Leggings	Protection VIII, Blast/Fire/Projectile Protection V, Swift Sneak IV
Boots	Protection VIII, Blast/Fire/Projectile Protection V, Feather Falling V, Depth Strider IV, Soul Speed IV

Weapons

Item	Enchantments
Sword	Sharpness VIII, Smite V, Bane of Arthropods V, Looting V, Sweeping Edge IV
Bow	Power VIII, Flame I, Infinity I
Axe (Fortune)	Efficiency VIII, Fortune V, Sharpness VIII
Axe (Silk Touch)	Efficiency VIII, Silk Touch I, Sharpness VIII
Crossbow	Multishot I, Piercing V, Quick Charge V
Trident	Impaling VIII, Channeling I, Loyalty IV, Riptide IV
Mace	Density VIII, Sharpness VIII, Wind Burst IV
Shield	Protection VIII

Tools

Item	Enchantments
Pickaxe (Fortune)	Efficiency VIII, Fortune V
Pickaxe (Silk Touch)	Efficiency VIII, Silk Touch I
Shovel (Fortune)	Efficiency VIII, Fortune V
Shovel (Silk Touch)	Efficiency VIII, Silk Touch I
Hoe	Efficiency VIII
Fishing Rod	Luck of the Sea VIII, Lure IV

Tool Choices: When crafting Hardened Axe, Pickaxe, or Shovel, you can choose between Fortune V or Silk Touch variants. Same recipe cost for both options!

• Axe: Fortune for saplings/sticks or Silk Touch for bookshelves/logs

• Pickaxe: Fortune for ores or Silk Touch for building materials

• Shovel: Fortune for extra flint or Silk Touch for grass blocks/snow

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Why Hardened Gear?

Feature	Benefit
Unbreakable	Never needs repair or Mending
Efficiency VIII	Instant deepslate mining with Haste II
Protection VIII	Maximum damage reduction
Fortune/Looting V	Better drops than vanilla max

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Tips

1. Craft ingots first — Stock up on all three ingot types before upgrading

2. Start with Pickaxe — Makes farming other materials faster

3. Choose tool variants wisely — Fortune for drops, Silk Touch for block preservation (Axe, Pickaxe, Shovel all have both options)

4. Full set bonus — Complete armor set for maximum protection stacking

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Full Progression Path

Netherite Gear
     ↓
Reforged Gear (Hammerhand - Shop 1)
     ↓
Hardened Ingots (Hammerhand - Shop 2)
     ↓
Hardened Gear (Hammerhand - Shop 3)

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Related Pages

• Smith Overview

• Reforged Gear

• Hardened Ingots