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Diamond in Minecraft, shown for the Cover Me with Diamonds advancement (Minecraft tab)
Diamond in Minecraft, shown here for Cover Me with Diamonds in the Minecraft tab. Image: Black cat with diamonds.jpeg from minecraft.wiki, CC BY-NC-SA 3.0.
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Cover Me with Diamonds advancement icon in Minecraft, Diamond Chestplate in medium difficulty

Cover Me with Diamonds

Diamond armor saves lives

Requirements: Craft a full set of diamond armor (helmet, chestplate, leggings, boots) requiring 24 diamonds total.

Cover Me with Diamonds advancement icon in MinecraftAdvancement Made!Cover Me with Diamonds

Overview

Cover Me with Diamonds is a task advancement in the Minecraft tab of Minecraft's advancement system, carrying the in-game description "Diamond armor saves lives." It branches directly off Diamonds!, so that earlier advancement is its prerequisite and must be earned first. The Minecraft tab covers the main story progression tree. Cover Me with Diamonds was added in Minecraft 1.12 and is still in the 26.2 advancement set.

It is rated Medium difficulty on this site: requires some preparation or specific resources. Part of normal gameplay progression. It uses the standard task frame, meaning it is a normal step in the tree rather than a goal or challenge milestone. Nothing else in the tree depends on it, so it is a leaf at the tip of its branch.

In tree terms, Cover Me with Diamonds sits sixth along its line: the full path from the Minecraft root reads Minecraft -> Stone Age -> Getting an Upgrade -> Acquire Hardware -> Isn't It Iron Pick -> Diamonds! -> Cover Me with Diamonds. That means 6 advancements must be completed before this one becomes available, and Cover Me with Diamonds is one of 16 total advancements in the Minecraft tab. It shares its parent, Diamonds!, with one sibling, Enchanter, which unlocks from the same point.

How to Complete Cover Me with Diamonds

Earning Cover Me with Diamonds comes down to the following, performed in order:

  1. Craft a full set of diamond armor (helmet, chestplate, leggings, boots) requiring 24 diamonds total.
  2. Equip all four pieces to complete this advancement.

Tips & Fastest Route

  • Fastest route: Craft and equip all four diamond armour pieces, which costs 24 diamonds total.
  • Helmet (5), chestplate (8), leggings (7) and boots (4) must all be worn at once for the check to pass.
  • Make sure Diamonds! is already ticked off before you start, otherwise Cover Me with Diamonds will not be tracked even if you perform the steps correctly.
  • At Medium difficulty, Cover Me with Diamonds is a routine step once you have the prerequisites in hand; no special grinding is usually needed beyond the items the steps call for.

Common Mistakes

  • Remember that Cover Me with Diamonds will not appear as available until Diamonds! is done, since the game only tracks an advancement once its parent has been unlocked.

Reward & What It Unlocks

Cover Me with Diamonds grants no experience directly; its value is progression rather than a point payout.

It is a leaf advancement, so nothing further unlocks from it; it stands as a completed tip of its branch.

Details

Advancement ID
minecraft:story/shiny_gear
Category
Minecraft
Difficulty
Medium
XP Reward
None
Version Added
1.12

Advancement Tree

Parent Advancement

Diamonds!
Acquire diamonds

Child Advancements

Leaf advancement (no children)