ENCHANTMENTS · PROTECTION
Projectile Protection in Minecraft - Anvil Cost & Compatibility
Reduces damage from arrows, tridents, ghast fireballs, llama spit, and other projectiles.
Max Level
4
Book Cost
2/lvl
Conflicts
Protection, Fire Protection, Blast 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 Projectile Protection
- Enchanting table: Surround a level 30 table with 15 bookshelves and roll until Projectile Protection appears.
- Villager trading: Reroll librarian villagers until one stocks Projectile Protection.
- Loot: Bastions, end cities and trial chambers regularly drop enchanted gear with Projectile Protection.
Anvil cost worked example
Applying a level-4 Projectile Protection book onto a brand-new
item costs 8
XP levels (book multiplier 2 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 Projectile 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 Projectile Protection with
FAQ
- What does Projectile Protection do in Minecraft?
- Reduces damage from arrows, tridents, ghast fireballs, llama spit, and other projectiles.
- What is the maximum level of Projectile Protection?
- Projectile Protection caps at level 4.
- Which items can have Projectile Protection?
- Helmet, Chestplate, Leggings, Boots, Turtle Shell.
- What enchantments conflict with Projectile Protection?
- Projectile Protection cannot share an item with Protection, Fire Protection, Blast Protection.
- How much XP does Projectile Protection cost on the anvil?
- Each level of Projectile Protection adds bookMultiplier 2 times the new level to the anvil cost. At max level (4) that is 8 XP plus any prior-work penalty.