Updated 25 October 2026. Facts on this page come from minecraft.wiki, minecraft.net and the live Artemis PvP server; sources are listed at the bottom.
Blast Protection Enchantment in Minecraft: What It Does
Blast Protection reduces explosion damage from creepers, TNT, end crystals and beds in the Nether, and on Java also cuts explosion knockback by 15% per level. It cannot share a piece with the other protection enchantments.
Blast Protection at a glance
| Max level | IV |
| Goes on | Armor |
| Cannot combine with | Protection, Fire Protection and Projectile Protection. |
| Where to get it | Enchanting tables, librarians, fishing and loot. |
Get enchantments from an enchanting table with bookshelves, from enchanted books on an anvil, from librarian villagers, or as loot (a few, like Wind Burst, only come from special loot such as ominous vaults); see enchanting and anvils.
What does Blast Protection do?
It lowers explosion damage much more than plain Protection does. The knockback reduction stacks across pieces on Java. More: explosions.
More about Blast Protection
End crystal and bed explosions are the main threat in some PvP styles, which is why Blast Protection leggings are popular there. For normal Survival, Protection is still the better all-rounder.
Enchanting tables use lapis lazuli and experience levels, anvils combine books and gear, and librarians sell books. Treasure enchantments only come from loot, trading and fishing, never the table, and higher levels cost more experience to apply and repair.
An enchanted book combines with an item of the right type at an anvil, and two books or items with the same enchantment at the same level merge into the next level up. Each anvil use raises the item's repair cost, so plan the order of your combinations and add Mending early.
Tips for Blast Protection
Wear one Blast Protection IV piece for crystal PvP, TNT cannons or creeper farms, and Protection IV on the rest. Every enchantment: every enchantment.
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Frequently asked questions
What does Blast Protection protect against?
Explosions: creepers, TNT, end crystals and beds.
Sources
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