ENCHANTMENTS · PROTECTION
Blast Protection in Minecraft - Anvil Cost & Compatibility
Reduces explosion damage and knockback from blasts (creepers, TNT, end crystals).
Max Level
4
Book Cost
4/lvl
Conflicts
Protection, Fire Protection, Projectile Protection
Treasure
No
Added
vanilla
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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 Blast Protection
- Enchanting table: Surround a level 30 table with 15 bookshelves and roll until Blast Protection appears.
- Villager trading: Reroll librarian villagers until one stocks Blast Protection.
- Loot: Bastions, end cities and trial chambers regularly drop enchanted gear with Blast Protection.
Anvil cost worked example
Applying a level-4 Blast Protection book onto a brand-new
item costs 16
XP levels (book multiplier 4 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 Blast 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 Blast Protection with
FAQ
- What does Blast Protection do in Minecraft?
- Reduces explosion damage and knockback from blasts (creepers, TNT, end crystals).
- What is the maximum level of Blast Protection?
- Blast Protection caps at level 4.
- Which items can have Blast Protection?
- Helmet, Chestplate, Leggings, Boots, Turtle Shell.
- What enchantments conflict with Blast Protection?
- Blast Protection cannot share an item with Protection, Fire Protection, Projectile Protection.
- How much XP does Blast Protection cost on the anvil?
- Each level of Blast Protection adds bookMultiplier 4 times the new level to the anvil cost. At max level (4) that is 16 XP plus any prior-work penalty.