ENCHANTMENTS · PROTECTION
Protection in Minecraft - Anvil Cost & Compatibility
Reduces most types of damage. Doesn't stack with the more specialised protections in any meaningful way.
Max Level
4
Book Cost
1/lvl
Conflicts
Fire Protection, Blast Protection, Projectile Protection
Treasure
No
Added
vanilla
Anvil Calculator
Optimal order · XP cost · Too-Expensive guardPick the gear you want to enchant. Books you add below will be merged onto it in the cheapest order we can find.
Compatible items
How to get Protection
- Enchanting table: Surround a level 30 table with 15 bookshelves and roll until Protection appears.
- Villager trading: Reroll librarian villagers until one stocks Protection.
- Loot: Bastions, end cities and trial chambers regularly drop enchanted gear with Protection.
Anvil cost worked example
Applying a level-4 Protection book onto a brand-new
item costs 4
XP levels (book multiplier 1 times level
4). Adding it on top of an item that has already been on
the anvil once raises the cost by another 1
level for the prior-work penalty; twice and the penalty jumps to
3; three times, 7;
and so on by 2^n - 1.
Pair Protection with cheap stuff first if you can - Unbreaking and Mending have low multipliers and don't conflict, so they're usually the cheapest path to a full endgame loadout.
Pair Protection with
FAQ
- What does Protection do in Minecraft?
- Reduces most types of damage. Doesn't stack with the more specialised protections in any meaningful way.
- What is the maximum level of Protection?
- Protection caps at level 4.
- Which items can have Protection?
- Helmet, Chestplate, Leggings, Boots, Turtle Shell.
- What enchantments conflict with Protection?
- Protection cannot share an item with Fire Protection, Blast Protection, Projectile Protection.
- How much XP does Protection cost on the anvil?
- Each level of Protection adds bookMultiplier 1 times the new level to the anvil cost. At max level (4) that is 4 XP plus any prior-work penalty.