How do you get Diamond Helmet in Minecraft?

Diamond Helmet is crafted from Diamond at a Crafting Table, in a single step. It also comes from End City chest loot, not just the recipe above.

Can Diamond Helmet be enchanted?

Yes. 9 of the 11 on Diamond Helmet are the ones any piece takes (Protection, Fire Protection, and Blast Protection, all on Diamond Helmet, plus Projectile Protection, Thorns, and Unbreaking, and on Diamond Helmet also Mending, Curse of Vanishing, and Curse of Binding), and 2 go only on a helmet: Respiration and Aqua Affinity. Enchantability sits at 10 for Diamond Helmet, and that number is why two materials with the same table give different results.

How much durability does Diamond Helmet have?

Diamond Helmet starts at 363 durability, and every use takes one off. Diamond Pickaxe carries 1561 of the same material, so 363 is what Diamond Helmet gives you next to it. On Diamond Helmet the bar is not the end of it, because Unbreaking makes every point last longer and Mending refills them from experience.

How many Diamond Helmet can you stack?

One Diamond Helmet per slot, since Diamond Helmet does not stack, and every one then costs 5 Diamond. A double chest holds 54 Diamond Helmet, one to a slot.

Where do you find Diamond Helmet in chests?

Diamond Helmet is chest loot in bastion treasure chests (about 26%) and end city chests (about 13%). Those odds are per chest, and Luck does not move them.

What is Diamond Helmet used for?

Diamond Helmet is worn for protection, so it takes the hit instead of you. A head armor piece providing 3 armor points. Part of the diamond armor set.

How much protection does Diamond Helmet give?

Diamond Helmet adds 3 armor points of the 20 a full set of diamond armor is worth, which is 12% off a light hit and 80% with the rest of the set. Against a hard hit some of that comes back off Diamond Helmet, and 2 armor toughness on Diamond Helmet is what limits how much: Diamond Helmet keeps more of its value the harder you are hit.

When was Diamond Helmet added to Minecraft?

Diamond Helmet was added in the 1.0 full release.

ArmorEnchantableCraftable

Diamond Helmet

A head armor piece providing 3 armor points. Part of the diamond armor set.

Stack Size

Durability

363

Diamond Helmet at a glance

Diamond Helmet, a piece of armor out of crafting and End City chest loot, sits under Armor. Each Diamond Helmet sits alone in a slot, which makes a spare one expensive to carry, and nine hotbar slots hold nine. Wear counts down from 363 on Diamond Helmet, and an anvil resets part of that; it takes enchantments too.

When enchanted, Diamond Helmet can carry 11 different enchantments, among them Protection, Fire Protection, Blast Protection, and Projectile Protection. Worn, Diamond Helmet is worth 3 armor points of the 20 a full set of diamond armor is worth. Diamond also carries 2 armor toughness, which is what keeps a heavy hit from cutting straight through the points. With 363 durability, Diamond Helmet lasts 363 light hits, or about 121 blows of twelve damage, because a piece loses one point of durability for every four damage in a single hit. Enchantability decides what the table hands back for the same levels, and Diamond Helmet sits at 10 (level with armadillo scute): chainmail at 12 does better and iron at 9 worse. Of the 2 kinds of generated chest that can hold Diamond Helmet, bastion treasure chests are the best bet at about 26% per chest. It sits between Diamond Chestplate and Diamond Horse Armor in Armor, number 7 of 43 there.

Crafting recipe

Crafting
Diamond
Diamond
Diamond
Diamond
Diamond
Diamond Helmet
Recipe data from Astroworld Crafting, where Diamond Helmet has the grid for Diamond Helmet

How to obtain

Crafting
End City chest loot

Enchantments

Protection Fire Protection Blast Protection Projectile Protection Respiration Aqua Affinity Thorns Unbreaking Mending Curse of Vanishing Curse of Binding

Click an enchantment to view details on the Enchantments database.

Notes

Provides 3 armor points and 2 armor toughness. Can be upgraded to netherite.

Frequently asked questions about Diamond Helmet

How do you get Diamond Helmet in Minecraft?
Diamond Helmet is crafted from Diamond at a Crafting Table, in a single step. It also comes from End City chest loot, not just the recipe above.
Can Diamond Helmet be enchanted?
Yes. 9 of the 11 on Diamond Helmet are the ones any piece takes (Protection, Fire Protection, and Blast Protection, all on Diamond Helmet, plus Projectile Protection, Thorns, and Unbreaking, and on Diamond Helmet also Mending, Curse of Vanishing, and Curse of Binding), and 2 go only on a helmet: Respiration and Aqua Affinity. Enchantability sits at 10 for Diamond Helmet, and that number is why two materials with the same table give different results.
How much durability does Diamond Helmet have?
Diamond Helmet starts at 363 durability, and every use takes one off. Diamond Pickaxe carries 1561 of the same material, so 363 is what Diamond Helmet gives you next to it. On Diamond Helmet the bar is not the end of it, because Unbreaking makes every point last longer and Mending refills them from experience.
How many Diamond Helmet can you stack?
One Diamond Helmet per slot, since Diamond Helmet does not stack, and every one then costs 5 Diamond. A double chest holds 54 Diamond Helmet, one to a slot.
Where do you find Diamond Helmet in chests?
Diamond Helmet is chest loot in bastion treasure chests (about 26%) and end city chests (about 13%). Those odds are per chest, and Luck does not move them.
What is Diamond Helmet used for?
Diamond Helmet is worn for protection, so it takes the hit instead of you. A head armor piece providing 3 armor points. Part of the diamond armor set.
How much protection does Diamond Helmet give?
Diamond Helmet adds 3 armor points of the 20 a full set of diamond armor is worth, which is 12% off a light hit and 80% with the rest of the set. Against a hard hit some of that comes back off Diamond Helmet, and 2 armor toughness on Diamond Helmet is what limits how much: Diamond Helmet keeps more of its value the harder you are hit.
When was Diamond Helmet added to Minecraft?
Diamond Helmet was added in the 1.0 full release.

Building with it

Five diamonds give a helmet worth three armour points and 363 uses. The helmet slot is where the situational enchantments live: Respiration for underwater work, Aqua Affinity for mining while swimming, and Protection for everything else, so most players enchant this piece before the rest of the set.

In practice

Respiration on a diamond helmet stacks three levels, and each one adds fifteen seconds underwater, which turns a monument raid from a series of panicked surfacings into steady work. Aqua Affinity competes for the same slot and matters more for mining, so most players end up owning two diamond helmets rather than choosing.

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