Protection – Minecraft Enchantment

The Protection enchantment is a Minecraft enchantment that is applied to armor and increases the damage reduction of the armor you are wearing. Protection grants you full protection against all types of damage such as attack damage, fire damage, lava damage and fall damage.

Protection Minecraft enchantment
Protection Minecraft

Protection Enchantment Details

You can add the Protection enchantment to any piece of armor, such as a helmet, breastplate, leggings, or boots, using an enchantment table, anvil, or game command. You must then wear the enchanted armor to gain the protection of the enchantment.

The maximum level for the protection enchantment is level 4. This means that you can enchant an item with protection level IV. The higher the level, the more powerful the enchantment.

Incompatibility of the enchantment protection

In Minecraft, the enchantment Protection cannot be combined with the following enchantments:

  • Blast Protection
  • Fire Protection
  • Projectile Protection

Important: Although the Protection enchantment is less effective than the ones listed above, it allows you to protect against everything at once.

Aqua AffinityBane of ArthropodsBlast Protection
ChannelingCleavingCurse of Binding
Curse of VanishingDepth StriderEfficiency
Feather FallingFire AspectFire Protection
FlameFortuneFrost Walker
ImpalingInfinityKnockback
LootingLoyaltyLuck of the Sea
LureMendingMultishot
PiercingPowerProjectile Protection
ProtectionPunchQuick Charge
RespirationRiptideSharpness
Silk TouchSmiteSoul Speed
Sweeping EdgeThornsUnbreaking
List of all Minecraft enchantments
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