Minecraft 1.21 Armor Guide - Best Enchantments For Armor, Secret Uses & More!

[@Eyecraftmc]

Thanks for watching, be sure to check out my Armor Trims Guide: kzbin.info/www/bejne/r4HcophvfZp-n7c

[@duirsage381]

I don't remember you covering this, but you can use the grindstone to combine pieces of armor together to repair armor, as well.

[@gamerz_world_gaming_channel]

never put thorns on your armour eyecraftmc it will lose durability way faster

[@nathanburgett1599]

Lvl wise, its also cheaper to combine the books before putting them on. Just make sure the book you make each time is always in the first slot, being added to a book with only one enchantment. Its a lot cheaper this way, than adding them one at a time to your armor.

[@Bloodfury96]

Thank you!!!

[@Ray5742]

yes

[@zxbzxbzxb1]

The first time I fought the Enderdragon my Thorns III armour probably did more damage to the Dragon than I managed to inflict directly 😂

[@Eyecraftmc]

lol that is hilarious

[@celiohelder1]

Thorns don’t stack, does it?

[@Viselc]

@@celiohelder1pretty sure it does

[@celiohelder1]

The damage doesn’t stack, it caps at 4 hearts. But what I think it may stack is the 45% chance of each thorns III. You have 4 pieces with 45% each

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Ermm… actually, the video is 21 minutes and 30 seconds long

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is 20 mins considered long now 💀

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[@Eyecraftmc]

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[@Hampter492]

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[@zxbzxbzxb1]

I find soul speed II and III too scary to use in the nether. It's to easy to be scooting along over the soul sand and career off a hidden cliff into a lava lake or whatever!

[@Jaxxson.]

True

[@Eyecraftmc]

Fair enough, I usually try to have fire resistance the whole time with elytra equipped so there's no instant deaths, then its a ton of fun to sort of surf through the soul sand valley!

[@AndrewSmith-xl1gl]

14:22 Having two pieces of armor with one type of specialized protection is still inefficient as that totals 96% damage reduction in that type, with 16% wasted after the 80% cap. Having one piece with projectile projection and three pieces with general protection still provides the full 80% reduction to projectile damage, with 48% reduction to all other damage types. Because only one piece of armor needs to be specialized, I like to dedicate that special protection to the head slot with projectile protection on a turtle shell, fire protection on a gold helmet and blast protection on a diamond/netherite helmet.

[@Skuzzyyyy]

So I should put fire prot IV on one piece of armor and regular prot IV on the other 3?

[@AndrewSmith-xl1gl]

@@Skuzzyyyy Exactly! If you want to maximize protection against a specific damage type it only takes a single piece of armor with that enchantment, so long as the other three have general protection.

[@jamesrichter8000]

Thanks for this break down, I’ll be using this in my build.

[@davidshmavid5]

Bedrock has an advantage over Java in terms of fire protection. The reduced burn time for fire protection is 15% times the level. This stacks in Bedrock so that you can get 100% less burn time if you have fire protection IV on one piece and III on another. However, in Java, it caps out at 60% no matter what, so you really only benefit from having level IV on one piece of armor. I'm not sure whether this difference in platforms applies to knockback reduction for blast protection.

[@bodaciouschad]

@@Skuzzyyyy The idea behind using a gold helmet is that gold prevents piglins from being aggressive toward you and fire protection is useful in the nether, thus a gold fire prot 4 helm is good in the nether for exploring. I think I'd still prefer regular protection for exploring the nether fortresses and bastions as you'll be encountering melee mobs in there no matter what you do, but if you're just mining in the nether, the gold isn't a bad idea if you already have a villager hall and xp farm.

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He's videos are really wholesome. The calm explanation, silent background. I love it! ❤

[@Eyecraftmc]

So glad you enjoy them!!

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[@Eyecraftmc]

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[@AndrewSmith-xl1gl]

15:12 Also a fun note, because the enchantment’s damage reduction is applied after the armor, the value of the enchantment is reduced on stronger armor types (because the remaining damage is lower), meaning that Protection IV on a set of iron armor is putting in more work than the same enchantment on a set of diamond armor. So while there is a considerable difference in durability, the difference in damage reduction between fully enchanted sets of iron and diamond armor is relatively insignificant.

[@AlexRoberts-tk9qh]

I started playing Minecraft in 1.18 so it was initially overwhelming having such an abundance of possibilities with regards to armor, weapons, and farms. Your videos perfectly breakdown both the mechanics and potential applications of the game into both comprehensive theory and actually gameplay context which is intellectually satisfying and has massive practical value. Your approach is much appreciated because of the concise nature of getting right to the point whilst providing exhaustive analysis of how and why things function as they do. I find myself constantly referring to your videos particularly with regards to brewing and villager trades which has in turn enriched my Minecraft world exponentially more than anything I would have ever anticipated. Thank you so much!

[@Eyecraftmc]

Thank you so much!! I definitely try my best to keep the videos focused on what's practical and important and how to use these features most effectively.

[@nathanburgett1599]

Also, inorder to get these enchantments that he is, on the table, you need 15 bookshevles facing the table in a C around it. That is the max lvl enchantment table. 👍

[@lluminatll]

The amount of times I come into your videos thinking I know everything about the subject, and leave with notes is crazy 💀

[@Eyecraftmc]

You'd be surprised how much I have to leave out too, I've had 45 minutes of info on topics before, but oftentimes some of it isn't relevant to normal gameplay

[@sebastiannielson1952]

I love the pacing and calmness of your videos. So informative too I always learn so much! Keep it up!

[@Eyecraftmc]

Thank you! Will do!

[@tynytian]

16:40 the turtle helmet also allows you to instantly regain all your breath by peeking above water for any amount of time. No more waiting to catch your breath while swimming!

[@Eyecraftmc]

Just tested this in Java edition and it doesn't work

[@tynytian]

@@Eyecraftmc poking above water resets the 10 seconds of waterbreathing that comes with the helmet, allowing you to regain all your breath even if you immmediately back underwater. Technically not instantly, but may as well be.👍 I didn't see any notes on the wiki about a difference between java and bedrock, and I just tried it on mobile.

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Great video Eyecraft, keep up the good work!

[@Eyecraftmc]

Thank you, will do!!

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[@Eyecraftmc]

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[@Eyecraftmc]

I'll definitely be covering the new updates soon!

[@poughkeepsieblue]

Youre enchanting in the wrong order, always enchant the most expensive things first, and put mending last. Always use perfect books, which are books that havent been combined. Otherwise, if youre not enchanting in creative mode, your equipment will be too expensive before you get all enchantments on boots and helmets, swords too.

[@Atomiccr]

so only use books that have one thing

[@CarotaHD]

so what is the exact order?

[@Eternal_notfound]

Ain't no way I was thinking of upgrading to Netherite And Bro Uploaded 💀

[@Eyecraftmc]

Right on time :o

[@Master_Gabe_Gaming]

It’s a complicated mechanic but basically after you have protection IV on two pieces of armor it will not register the the protection effect anymore. So basically go for protection IV on two pieces of armor and on the other piece do either blast, fire, or projectile protection.

[@saxpoobielex7769]

Thanks

[@tdworwood]

That contradicts the video. Is that bedrock specific?

[@MrAlen08]

Thats completely wrong

[@Jaxxson.]

​@@tdworwoodno he's just a noob and it's a common misconception everyone always says that but EVERY good deep dive video that is about enchanting armor always says put all 4 with protection IV and that's been the exact same over all the years of Minecraft

[@Eyecraftmc]

Protection IV is never a waste even when on all 4 pieces, its specialized protection enchantments that are a waste to put on all four pieces, because it is SO effective that it hits the upper limit of 80% damage reduced after its on only 3 pieces, the max damage reduced from Protection IV only goes up to 64% (16% per piece) so it never hits the limit and is therefore always effective.

[@webyankee6558]

* An enchantment to make the Armor mostly invisible so a players skin that you worked hard to make shows through needs to be made. ** NOTE to point out: Leather boots allow you to walk on powdered snow and possible save your life. ** I fully enchant a gold helmet for the Nether since the normal helmet I wear does not help much in the Nether.

[@kevinmartinez6893]

Your a goat bro thank you for showing me all about this cause I’m back into Minecraft and sm stuff has been added and now ik what to do 💪🏽🙏🏽

[@eldoriyah8236]

I carry a shield in the right most inv slot and a totem offhand its saved me more times than I can count! And feather falling IV is a must. Much love brother barthum!! Your tutorials are soothing to the ears

[@Eyecraftmc]

Thank you so much! and I agree, I would say for me feather falling IV has prevented more deaths than anything else lol

[@persistantcontender8528]

and reduced ender pearl damage is nice@@Eyecraftmc

[@ansemthetrueseekerofdarkne2730]

To this day, Frost Walker feels like a mod.

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[@Eyecraftmc]

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[@GabrielRolland-l4n]

Speaking of Projectile Protection, there should also be Bash Protection and Soaring Protection. If you've heard a lot about "Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions", you might see where I'm going with this.

[@peterstrong772]

Don't just put the books straight onto the armour etc, join books together, try combinations of books, even if you have only two books, swap the order you are combining them, as it's different most of the time, and a lot cheaper to install. Also don't go to the end for diamond armour, a trading hub is by far the best and easiest way to most things.

[@racoonofficial]

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[@retributionofdreams]

Protection IV is great, can swim in lava on hard mode with diamond armor, though don't outlast your stay in it, otherwise your armor may break

[@Mecha2103]

Nice video Eyecraft! I wasn't expecting a new guide, that's awesome. Btw, what's the seed at the first part of the video?

[@Eyecraftmc]

The video was recorded on this seed: 7018994093265642231, hope that helps :)

[@Mecha2103]

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[@davidpotter7484]

The absolutely best way to get diamond gear is buying it from fully upgraded armor, weapon and tool smiths. I just wall off whole cities, spawn proof it, and add a bunch of beds and profession blocks.

[@GabrielRolland-l4n]

Chainmail Armor should've been repaired using Iron Nuggets, if you catch my drift, wood.

[@KhaosRhythm]

You can sprint while crouched with swift sneak 3 if you didn't know.

[@waveplays5255]

waited long for a video and finally

[@trackrang]

thank you for making these informative vids w

[@Eyecraftmc]

You're welcome!

[@lukassnakeman]

It could be cool if wearing leather armor that was dyed a certain color had some effect on mobs perception of you like camouflage. Maybe wearing all green armor would make creepers not notice you until you came much closer

[@snazzyeee]

skip to 3:53 if you already know the basic knowledge

[@Globert]

I don't even play Minecraft and I find your videos very entertaining

[@Eyecraftmc]

You should try it one day :)

[@Globert]

​@@Eyecraftmc oh no I have played it of course, but only on mobile and it was years ago. I don't really have the courage to play anymore, but the endless amount of high quality content always hooks me on it. Thanks for the recommendation though

[@nathanburgett1599]

Lol. Dont worry. If you cant be bothered to actually look for diamonds, you can face the dragon in iron then make your way to an rnd city to get enchanted D armor. 🤦‍♂️. All you need is an iron pick, fortune enchantment, a few trees, stacks of coal. You run through every deepslate level tunnel laying torches as you go. Almost every diamond you find, also has more like a block away under it. Just dig out two blocks in each direction around before you break. Prefereably you want to do the villager cleric job force trick on two, till you get mending and fortune. Its not really hard. It is faster to face the dragon in iron, but its definitly not easier.

[@elicreatesplus7]

Bro I just hopped off of Minecraft listening to this exact intro song

[@IsaiahSmith-yc1mq]

You actually only need one piece of armor with a specialized protection enchant to reach the 80% cap. So 4% damage reduction x Level 4 x 3 Pieces = 48%. 8% damage reduction x Level 4 x 1 piece = 32%. 48% + 32% = exactly 80%. That's why a Fire Protection IV gold helmet or boots make sense for the nether because you still get almost full armor bars and get max fire protection and pacify piglins. (Also if you do boots instead of a helmet you'll get more durability and the ability to swap out Depth Strider (useless in the Nether) for Frost Walker to walk safely on magma. You're also more likely to be able to get Soul Speed III on gold boots.) Of course, that's without Elytra, so it may be worth it to have 1 piece of standard protection + 2 pieces of special protection which also equals exactly 80%.

[@Dan_Tactics]

Currently, fire resistance potions are cheap, and completely obliterate wasting an enchantment on Fire Protection. A shield mostly aids against blasts and projectiles. Once the fire, projectile, and blast Protections are revamped completely, that might make a use for them other than regular Protection IV.

[@Astroman10]

Thanks for another great, informative video.

[@Eyecraftmc]

You're welcome!

[@ABDERRAHMEN-q8p]

does repairing your diamond armor with diamonds once or twice prevent you from getting the perfect armor by making it too expensive?

[@mytekk_wysi727]

no

[@nathanburgett1599]

Unless you use the mod that allows you to register those extra points of defense 😮😊

[@GabrielRolland-l4n]

I know for a fact they're going to change the fact that special types of the Protection enchantment are worth less than the main Protection enchantment. Mojang are not idiots.

[@Astroman10]

That poor village is dead … ☠️ 😢

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[@Wzfer]

Wow great job pls upload more

[@CreactorOfficial]

Thank you so much for correct armour enchantments. Can you pls also make a video on correct weapon enchantments???😊

[@ethicz297]

Does upgrading diamond armor remove the enchantments on the diamond armor?

[@Eyecraftmc]

Great question, no it doesn't remove the enchantments, so you can make perfect diamond armor before netherite upgrading if you want.

[@candydroplets5626]

thank you very helpful

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Eyecraftmc is vital for learning how to play minecraft.

[@Jordan-gf3zt]

I’m such a big fan. Hope I see you someday.

[@Silvermeow]

If you do this to diamond armor that is already enchantmented fully, does this removed the enchantments?

[@karelstoks3310]

You keep all of your upgrades if you upgrade your diamond armor or weapons to netherite armor/weapons.

[@Snaxophone]

I was today years old when I found out you can enchant more than just books at the enchanting table

[@Eyecraftmc]

I'd recommend my enchanting guide to learn more about that: kzbin.info/www/bejne/aKuuinZ8htGqrdk

[@spaceghostcoasttocoast9343]

hey eyecraft! will you upload videos on the new mace and other features from 1.21?

[@Eyecraftmc]

Definitely! 1.21 videos are coming soon!

[@stant_t1507]

Missed you!

[@graydonhively5909]

Only thing that irritates me is that they did more work with armor, but they didn't decide to release copper armor and tools at the same time? That would have been sick

[@stooned4428]

I didn't think I learn something but I did

[@GGBlaster]

My personal recommendation: have a couple of armor sets for different purposes. For example, I like to have a set with chestplate, leggings, boots and turtle shell, with enchantments for water exploration. I also usually only use Netherite armor for the Nether and Overworld, as it won’t be destroyed in lava, but if you fall in the void in the End, your stuff is gone.

[@BloodRaven1045]

Could you also make a weapon enchant guide as well

[@chevyfeltz8788]

Nothing new

[@Eyecraftmc]

I might make a dedicated video on it, but for now I did cover it here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/nWfboph3etmimZo

[@rodneyi.5359]

Im telling my kids this is Notch

[@Eyecraftmc]

LOL

[@WA7K3R]

can we get a dedicated video on new weapon mace ...?

[@Eyecraftmc]

I'll definitely have a dedicated mace video soon!

[@snixftbl]

Make the ultimate mace guide

[@DTNMGL]

finally a new vod

[@taotician]

i've been on peaceful after returning to mc after a while and the first clip honestly gives me so much confidence (i do have netherite)

[@Eyecraftmc]

Yes! with great armor and using a shield, fighting huge groups of mobs becomes quite easy!

[@ChessWithJoee]

Easily the best Minecraft tutorial KZbinr

[@Eyecraftmc]

Thank you!!

[@plantsngames4923]

Bedrock also got the armour toughness thingy recently.

[@LunaBit985]

I thought netherite armor also gave a small amount of natural fire resistance compared to diamond armor. might just be a false thing I've heard, but it definitely feels like you barely take fire damage while wearing netherite, even without fire prot 4.

[@zhoon8143]

bro I was surprised to hear your voice cause your old videos sound so different haha

[@AquamentusLives]

He’s Eye-live!

[@praneethpallapothu3524]

Dude can u tell me easy way to go to bastion in bastion

[@Eyecraftmc]

The easiest way to find a bastion is to locate it with chunkbase, and the easiest way to raid it is to ride a camel there and capture the piglins in boats, I also have a bastion guide: kzbin.info/www/bejne/hl7Op3qIoqalq7M That has even more info on how to raid bastions.

[@yvindseltveit99]

Hey eyecraftmc Are you using Xbox live for log in to minecraft? I have had some huge problem with log in the last days. And support doesnt work. Microsoft log in is ok, but the xbox live app is a problem. And it doesnt help to reinstall. Do you have any advice?

[@dananab140]

So if I understand this right if I want to make let's say another exploring set with fire protection I only run two pieces with fire protection and two pieces with protection to get the most overall Fire Protection

[@isaellmendes4597]

Your vidéos are so goood

[@groverpropst7475]

The best netherite armor needs to have 2 peices of armor with fire protection with that you take no damage in lava

[@jonnyblaze2692]

1 Fire 4 and 3 Prot 4 on diamond gear will let you swim in lava for over a minute before the armor gets destroyed from taking durability. You just have to have something like steak or golden carrots to keep your hunger bar filled

[@LunaBit985]

you don't even need fire protection. standard protection 4 on netherite still allows you to swim in lave until it breaks, given you have some food on you. more than enough, even if you fall into a massive lava pit in the nether.

[@groverpropst7475]

With 2 prices of fire protection on my armor I can stay in lava forever can u say the same with your all protection

[@dananab140]

So to get best fire protection I would only need 2 pieces of fire protection and 2 protection or am I just not understanding this

[@SandhyaSharma-wr1vv]

Gear Enchantments Helmet: Mending; Unbreaking III; Protection IV; Thorns III; Aqua Affinity; Respiration III Chestplate: Mending; Unbreaking III; Protection IV; Thorns III; Leggings: Mending; Unbreaking III; Protection IV; Thorns III; Swift Sneak III Boots: Mending; Unbreaking III; Protection IV; Thorns III; Feather Falling IV; Soul Speed III; Depth Strider III

[@ZeroF557]

I always sort of hated how linear armor upgrading is in the sense that the player is always incentivized to go for netherite. One possible solution for that imo could that they could make "chained" versions of armor where it would not have any travel penalties. For example, wearing a full plate diamond armor provides more protection, but it would make the player travel 4% (or some amt.) slower or something similar to that. This way, players would have consider the tradeoff between safety and speed, which would make the game less linear and more interesting.

[@thebottomoftheinternet8996]

You can also *brew the turtle shell helmet into the Potion of the Turtle Master

[@gerardmatthieu907]

Why add enchants 1 at a time instead of combining books in anvil first ? The later let us hit the enchantments cost limit later on ( thus allowing for more enchantment added by anvil ) ..

[@sabinayeasmin3394]

Make a 1.21 weapon guide

[@kevthatguy1248]

Glad to see you again, Don’t be a stranger! 🖤🤘

[@Anurag_Shukla]

please make a sprinting guide, explaing everfything about sprint and how we can use it in pvp

[@thebalgamreal]

If only we could craft chainmail armor with chains…

[@Eyecraftmc]

I would love this idea so much, and honestly it would work really well because 1 chain costs a bit over 1 iron ingot so it would be a similar crafting price to iron armor!

[@kolkagaming1234]

Before I fight the ender dragon I often use half Netherite & half diamond armour. I don’t want to waste a lot of time grinding for Netherite.