Armor Stands Are The Best Minecraft Build Hack

– [Skip The Tutorial] 23 ridiculous ways to use armor stands in Minecraft. Sometimes the best way to use a block in Minecraft is unintended. So while we could use armor stands as is, there’s so much more that’s possible, and that’s what we’re showing today.

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Minecraft has plenty of mobs to witness in the base game, but once you’ve played as much as we have these things, we’re old hat. So if you’re tired of foxes that look like this, then maybe this is where the shot. See by using armor stands in a line like such,

We can use much smaller versions of the blocks to create our own special sculptures. And the best part is that all of these are possible without using mods. So while the complexity on display can clearly vary, there’s still plenty of creativity to see.

And while I can only imagine the headache would require to painstakingly lay out each piece of this tiger. I also can’t argue that the results are quite special. Number two. as it’s clear to see Minecraft is a game made of blocks, which is why it’s such a cursed sight

To see a circle like so, but even if it breaks MoJang’s unspoken rules, there are plenty cool things that we can still do with these. As is, the way that we pull these off is by summoning a bunch of armor, stands around a relative position. And then to give that subtle curve,

We have them face towards the center point and then give us that smooth out area. And while Mysticat has shown off how to make one of these into a pool of water. We could also just as well, make a tire swing out of these. And both of which are plenty. Cool to see.

Number three. If you’ve messed around with map-making, you’re plenty familiar with the concept of custom player heads and while these can work fine on their own, they get even cooler when we partner them with armor stands. And my favorite example is so, it would be this Tiki totem pole.

As this user showed off on Reddit, we can mix together placed heads and armor stands to add different scales into our tower, which I think gives a really cool option for decorating your next jungle temple base and come to think of it. This technique could also be used for some really convincing

Snowman. And whether you choose tropical or Tundra, I think both could be a worthwhile addition to the build. Number four. Thanks to the works of C418, Minecraft has plenty of music to listen to. And then through note blocks we can add in a fair bit of our own tunes as well,

But while those instruments are well and good to listen to what if we want something a bit more visual? Well, that’s where the dragon heads come in, but of course not like this, but rather if we follow along how others have done, we can push these dragon headed armor stands inside of

Other blocks, giving us a pretty convincing piano to use in our worlds. And hey, a partner this with some note blocks of your own, and we can get a pretty convincing illusion to put on your next base’s stage. Number five. Ask any builder furniture can really live in up a build,

But since Mojang doesn’t plan on adding in any furniture of their own, we’ll have to find our own way to do these without mods and who would have guessed it. But armor stands is the solution, though, what we’re doing here, doesn’t rely on any special NBT data,

But rather we’re just mixing the hit boxes through the help of snow layers. We can position our armor stands just right to use them as not only the legs of a table, but also the plates that we put on it. And I think that’s just adorable.

So if you’re not able to add MrCrayFish’s furniture Mod to the realm, then why not give these things a shot? Number six When it comes to building, custom trees are all the rage and GeminiTay will surely tell you that. But while that’s true, the flip side is that these full-sized blocks are only

Really good for making full sized trees. And if you try to make a smaller sapling, the result just seems off. So for that case, let’s change out our logs for sticks and use this option instead. If we crossed together multiple armor stands and pose their arms in a certain way,

We can then add in leaves to get something of a smaller tree. And while this is much easier to pull off in bedrock, where they have the arms by default with a data pack, this is plenty possible in all versions. Number seven. Now, if you’ve checked the various building subreddits and communities,

You’ve come across the fascination with making gaming computers with your gaming computer in a video game. And while I think that whole thing is overwhelmingly meta, I will say that this is the best candidate for a computer setup that I’ve seen. By giving a black shield to an

Invisible armor stand and then adjusting its position like so. We can get a pretty convincing monitor to put at your desk. Then at that point, adding your mouse and RGB keyboard, and that’s set up will be up and running. And Hey, if you ever want a different screen saver,

Simply switch out the design in the shield, you’ll be good to go. Number eight Clearly armor stands can be used for some pretty amazing things. And with the help of command blocks, we can push that even further. See all of these NBT data changes that we do like so.

We could automate with repeating commands, meaning we can turn an armor stand like this into a working ceiling fan. Which I’ll fully admit seems ridiculous, but I also can’t argue with the results. And while this option with swords maybe takes the term propeller blades a bit too literally,

We could just as well use shields like this example. So whether it’s a ceiling fan or helicopter’s top, I think this could add a great bit of motion to a future build. Number nine. I’ll be the first to admit, the paintings do not get a lot of use in my world.

And while that’s true, I think an implementation like this has a lot more of a reason to exist. By doing this, we go from a bland piece of wall decor into a nice piece of world building. And I think that’s a worthwhile trade-off. Plus this is fairly simple to build.

All we need to do is push a trap door in a place with our armor stand and then add a one by one painting to the front and we’ll get ourselves a pretty sweet looking painting on the easel. And I, for one would gladly put one of these

In any park next to my house. Number 10 I’m sure we’ve all wanted x-ray vision at some point. And while some players get it through questionable methods, there are some interesting ways to do this in the base game. And this option using armor stands, definitely fits that bill.

See when an armor stand holds a glass block, the transparency is rendered in a weird way, meaning that certain things don’t show up and we see through the glass. And that allows us to see through oceans or even paintings on a wall. So while it’s not a perfect replacement for

The Ocarina of Time Lens of Truth, I will say that if you’re in the bedrock addition, this could make for a fun puzzle to add into your maps. Number 11 All right, this might seem a little strange. But what if I told you,

There’s a way to show off your armor using an armor stand without ever seen that armor stand, let me explain. See, by using chains in the invisible tag in our armor stands, we can give off the impression that the armor set is hanging like so. Which I think looks quite nice.

And Hey, if you add boots to the set, then it could look like shoes are lined up along the floor. So while they’re functionally just the same, if you’re looking for something a bit more unique to show off your elytra then this might be right up your alley. Number 12

Recently Minecraft’s ores got a new look and while that’s great, especially for helping out colorblind players, we can push this redesign even further. See by merging armor sets with our stone blocks. We can make our very own kinds of ores within the cave systems. Are they convincing? Not necessarily,

But they do add a fun bit of variation to the dark depths, especially when placed in the distance. So while you couldn’t use this to try and prank your friend on the next mining trip, I think it’s also worth implementing into a new found cave base. Though with the cost of materials,

You might want to use this sparingly or at the very least have a good fortune pickaxe on hand. Number 13 As we know, armor stands are entities not blocks, which means there’s a lot of opportunity that comes from overlapping multiple blocks and armor stand hit boxes.

And with the caves and cliffs update that came in the form of the telescope. After aligning the legs of the armor stands just right. We can fashion ourselves a base to then lay out our copper lightning rods. And while I wouldn’t recommend looking through this on

Stormy day, this might be a neat detail to add to your next observatory. Or someone pointed out, You could easily play this off as a piece of weaponry, just as well. In which case I think it’s a must have for your next battle reenactment. Number 14 When you’re making a big build,

Sometimes the littlest details can go a long way. And for that, I think particle effects definitely fit the bill. And while there are plenty of existing ones to put on display with command blocks, that doesn’t stop us from making our own. For example,

Take this vat of acid. By itself it looks pretty bland, more like a green pool than anything else. But add some invisible armor stands into position with slime blocks in their head. And now we’ve got a bubbling mixture fit for radiation warning. Or hey, do what these folks did

And add some custom leaves fallen off your cherry tree. All of which is a nice touch for sure. Number 15 As you’ll see form any pro builder, not everything has to be functional to have its place in the build. And actually a lot of the admittedly pointless things in a

Build might do a lot for the aesthetic. And I think this arcade machine is a good example of that. Now, sure you’re not going to be playing Galaga on the thing. But with the right painting. You can get a cool display set up for your house’s gaming room.

And as the channel BeastinnFeastin shows off, all you need is some snow layers to line up the armor stands and then you’ll have the perfect joysticks as well. Which all is cool, but it does make me wish the Donkey Kong painting was one by one instead. Number 16

Armor stands not only let us display our armor, but also use that armor as a decoration. In this here’s my favorite instance. See, all this looks like a regular chest to the outside world. When you open it up, we’re treated to a proper golden treasure inside. And the setup is surprisingly simple.

All we need to do is layer our armor stand on a block with a shorter hit box, in this case an enchantment table, and then push a regular block and a chest into its place with a piston. And from there, what I love most about this is that the helmet fits right

Within the spot of the chest texture. Almost like it’s meant to be. Number 17 If you think about it composters would make for great barrels. At least they would, if we could fill them with something other than the podzol texture, but luckily with armor stands,

We don’t have to give up on that wooden barrel dream. Rather if we chuck one of these statues inside the hit box and throw block on its head, we can make a custom barrel filled with our choice. And I think that’s better than this trap door option.

And one key way we can have varying Heights of liquid, which basically lets us create our own cauldrons. So whether it’s honey slime or any other block that you choose, I think this is a cool opportunity to try. Number 18 One of the staples of Minecraft exploration is setting up

Camp wherever and whenever you need, which is nice. But something tells me placing your bed on the floor, isn’t nearly as pretty as this. Though unfortunately setting up a tent in Minecraft can be just as confusing as it is in real life.

Though once you take the time to lay out the armor stands at correct rotations and adding your banners, tripwire, hooks, and chains, the results are clear to see, so I’m not saying this is going to be a common thing that you’ll build along the trip to your horizon.

I do think it’s great to have in your world as an art piece. And you’ll definitely be familiar with the armor statues data pack after you build this one. Number 19 With a different item frame variants, there are plenty of ways to display your stuff, but understandably, you might want something even more.

So in that case, I should tell you about this way to encase your items in glass. As I’m sure you guessed by tossing together our invisible armor stands within the glass block. We can make something of a display case to put in our world, which I think looks great.

And it would definitely open up some nifty possibilities. So whether you’re building this to showcase items in a vending machine or a shop, or you just want to snow globe on the holidays, I think there’s plenty of creativity. This allows us to see Number 20

Let’s face it torches are over done in Minecraft builds. I mean, sure they’re functional, but a tiny piece of coal on a stick. Isn’t the most impressive site, especially when you’re building on a grand scale. So if you’re looking to light up your base in a way befitting to the size,

I think these supersized torches are a big improvement. Now from this angle, the physics don’t make much sense, but what’s actually happening here is that we have an armor stand strategically placed on top of water log slab. And then we bathe in lava giving us that flame particle

Effect to play with then with the light given off from the lava, we get a pretty nifty pyrotechnic to put to use Number 21 As much as I love using armor stands when they’re invisible, I think it is worth giving credits to the item itself.

After all they do share the same texture with Oak planks, which means that we can use these some pretty natural looking illusions and as Grian and others have shown, we can use that with the fact that they behave as entities to get some impressive results.

Like so where we place a bunch of these armor stands at different rotations within the same block. And then we can use their necks and shoulders, the base for a campfire. And while it might not cook a medium rare, it does offer up a smaller, more subtle choice compared to its bigger cousin.

Number 22 Now in my time playing Minecraft, I’ve seen plenty of pool tables built in different servers while some are much cooler than others. I felt like some of them still have something to be desired because at least for me, my go-to game is foosball, not pool.

But luckily we have the perfect no arm statues to make these no arm players work. Though admittedly to pull this off it is a multi-step process. But after lining up the stands along a chorus plant, we can turn this mess of armor stands into a pretty spiffy looking setup.

So even though Foosball is the devil, I would still gladly set this up for a conversation starter at my next base. Number 23 As any game designer knows it, Isn’t always easy to get the players to follow the correct path. And more often than not, when someone gets lost,

They also get frustrated. And that’s the last thing we want. So it would help guide our players along the straight and narrow. Why not eliminate the path like so? By chucking an armor, stand with a helmet into a mine cart, we can clip the top of its noggin outside to give an

Animated motion to our road. And, while it’s weird, I do think it gives a solid opportunity to guide people along, especially when the route has a few twists and turns. So if you’re tired of standard signs, this animation might be the best bet. And with that folks slash that red sub button below

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