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Blast Protection is an armor enchantment that reduces explosion and firework damage.

Usage

The formula for damage reduction by explosions is (8 × level)%, meaning that for every additional level another 8% of the damage is absorbed. The highest level (Blast Protection IV) absorbs 32% (4 x 8%) of the damage inflicted by any explosion. Theoretically at level 13 no damage from explosions is possible (because it should absorb 100%), but the damage reduction is capped at 80%.

In Java Edition, Blast Protection also reduces explosion knockback by (15 × level)%. However, the amount of reduction is rounded down to the nearest integer (100%), so the knockback reduction is only noticeable if the player has Blast Protection VII or higher and is close to the explosion.[1] If multiple pieces have the enchantment, ony the highest level's knockback reduction is used.

Damage reduction from Protection, Fire Protection, Feather Falling, Blast Protection, and Projectile Protection stacks up to an upper limit cap (see armor enchantments).

Incompatibilities

Protection, Blast Protection, Fire Protection, and Projectile Protection are mutually exclusive. However, if commands or mob drops are used to have something with two or more of these enchantments on the same item, the effects stack.

Data values

ID

Java Edition:

NameIdentifierTranslation key
Blast Protectionblast_protectionenchantment.minecraft.blast_protection

Bedrock Edition:

NameIdentifierNumeric ID Translation key
Blast Protectionblast_protection3enchantment.protect.explosion

Video

History

Java Edition
1.0.0Beta 1.9 Prerelease 3Added Blast Protection.
1.1419w02aProtection enchantments are no longer mutually exclusive.
1.14.3Pre-Release 2Protection enchantments are again mutually exclusive.
Pocket Edition Alpha
v0.12.1build 1Added Blast Protection.
Legacy Console Edition
TU7CU1 1.0 Patch 11.0.1Added Blast Protection.

Issues

Issues relating to "Blast Protection" are maintained on the bug tracker. Report issues there.

References

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