Which are the best capes in Minecraft?

Capes have been one of the most brilliant additions to the game and with a good cause since they boost the players' appearance a lot, although they don't have a practical use they still look pretty cool! It really is a shame that capes are only obtainable through special events or by buying skins and they are not customizable at all, which would be a pretty cool feature to have, but until Mojang designs to add customization to capes, here is a list of the top 10 cape designs that are awesome!

10. Birthday Cape

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This cape was given to one of Mojang´s employees and it shows how much dedication they put into their designs, the cake a balloon design looks very cool and simple.

What makes this design great:

• This cape has a unique design for when using your elytra

9. Julian Clarks cape

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This very cool and unique cape displays a snowman raising its hands, the cape was given to Julian Clark 

What makes this design great:

• Very cool and unique design when flying with your elytra 

8. Cobalt cape

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The design of this beautiful cape is based on the wasp enemy from the game cobalt, and it was awarded to the winners of the level-making competitions and the cobalt league tourmates of 2016

What makes this design great:

• Very cool design and very unique when using an elytra 

7. Christmas cape

This cape was given to the players during the winter of 2010 and the cape design displays a pixelated Christmas tree with a red background, unfortunately, the cape could not be kept in the player's inventory after the event.

What makes this design great:

• Beautiful Christmas tree design 

6. Migrator's cape

This cape is obtainable when migrating your Mojang account to a Microsoft account, to obtain this cape you had to buy Minecraft before December of 2020. The cape displays some sort of curtain-like texture that's very elegant and stylish. 

What makes this design great:

• Unique design when using it with an elytra

5. Turtle cape

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This cape was given to billyK_ for suggesting the addition of turtles to the game, the cape displays a beautiful turtle design and when used with elytra it looks like a turtle's shell.

What makes this design great:

• Unique cape design that looks beautiful while wearing an elytra

4. Mojang Studio cape

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Inspired by Mojang´s logo, The design you see on this cape is quite elegant and has been around since 2021.

What makes this design great:

• Distinctive design with a unique texture when used with an elytra

3. Minecon 2016 cape

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This cape was given as a gift for all the players who attended Minecon 2016, the design looks like an Enderman and when used with elytra it makes it look as if it were angry.

What makes this design great:

• Very cool and unique elytra design

2. Mojang cape

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The design of this cape is based on Mojang's original wave-like logo, and it was used from 2015 until 2021 when it was replaced by the newer version of the logo.

What makes this design great:

• Unique Mojang-inspired cape with unique texture when using an elytra

1. Ender Dragon cape

Inspired by the Enderdragons wings, this cape will make you look and feel as if you were wearing the wings from the Ender Dragon. 

What makes this design great:

• Beautiful and unique Ender Dragon-inspired design