
Metal Wings
Server sided, vanilla compatible armored elytra
Like Vanilla Tweaks' Armored Elytra, available for 1.20.6, 1.21(.1), and 1.21.4
Usage
You can combine elytra with a chestplate in an anvil, make sure you put the chestplate in the left slot.

You can then separate them by putting them in a grindstone.

The mod works perfectly fine server only, and when on the client it'll render both the elytra and chestplate on players and armor stands.
Vanilla Tweaks
This mod supports Vanilla Tweaks' format for armored elytra, meaning if the datapack is used on a server, this mod will render both the chestplate and elytra when installed on the client.
It can also store its armored elytra using Vanilla Tweaks' format (this is the default).
Keep in mind that Vanilla Tweaks will act weirdly when using modded chestplate or elytra, and may act weirdly or break compatibility after an update.
Storage Format
You can change the format armored elytra are stored in using the command
/metalwings storageMode [CUSTOM_DATA|BUNDLE_CONTENTS]
You will either need to be in a singleplayer world or have op to be able to use this command. When upgrading from 1.0.0, you will probably want to change the storage format to custom data.
- Edition: Minecraft Java
- File type: .jar
- Minecraft version listed: 1.21.4
- How to install: Install the matching mod loader (Forge, Fabric or NeoForge) for your Minecraft version. → Download the .jar. → Put it in the .minecraft/mods folder and launch that loader profile.
- Where to get it: Opens on Modrinth — not every file is mirrored on our own servers.
Install steps are the general flow for this file type — How to install Minecraft Java mods & modpacks walks through it step by step.
- Ships as metalwings-1.1.0+1.21.4.jar — drop this file into the mods folder
- Download size: 115 KB
- Download link checked 30 Aug 2026 — working
These come from our own check of the pack file, not from the source page.