Fire Protection Enchantment in Minecraft

Fire Protection is a Minecraft enchantment for armor. Reduces fire and lava damage and shortens burning time. Its maximum level through normal enchanting is IV. This page lists what it does, which items accept it, how to get it and the command to apply it in Java Edition and Bedrock Edition.

Fire Protection at a glance

How to get Fire Protection

• Enchanting table: it can appear as one of the offered enchantments when you spend lapis lazuli and levels on a compatible item.
• Enchanted books: find them in chests, trade with librarian villagers or fish them up, then combine the book on an anvil. Our anvil calculator shows the level cost.
• Commands: see below.

Fire Protection command

Apply it to the item in your main hand:

/enchant @s fire_protection 4

The /enchant command only accepts levels up to the normal maximum and only on items that can take the enchantment. To make an item with any level, use the give command generator on Java Edition. See the /enchant wiki page for the full syntax.

Tips for Fire Protection

• Enchantments that conflict cannot be on the same item. Cannot be combined with other protection types.
• Combine two books of the same level on an anvil to raise the level by one, up to the maximum.
• Prior work penalty makes each extra anvil step cost more, so plan the order of combinations. See how to use an anvil.

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Fire Protection FAQ

What is the maximum level of Fire Protection?

IV with the enchanting table and anvil.

What items can have Fire Protection?

Armor.

What is the command for Fire Protection?

/enchant @s fire_protection 4 while holding a compatible item, with cheats enabled.