How do you get Enchanted Iron Chestplate in Minecraft?

Enchanted Iron Chestplate is obtained through chest loot. There is no crafting grid that makes Enchanted Iron Chestplate.

How strong are the enchantments on Enchanted Iron Chestplate?

Enchanted Iron Chestplate generates in end city chests (about 13%, 20 to 39 levels) and trial chamber vaults (roughly 1 in 11, 0 to 10 levels). The range on Enchanted Iron Chestplate differs per structure, so Enchanted Iron Chestplate is worth more out of one chest than another.

Can Enchanted Iron Chestplate be enchanted?

Yes. 9 enchantments apply to Enchanted Iron Chestplate: Protection, Fire Protection, and Blast Protection, all on Enchanted Iron Chestplate, plus Projectile Protection, Thorns, and Unbreaking, and on Enchanted Iron Chestplate also Mending, Curse of Vanishing, and Curse of Binding.

How many Enchanted Iron Chestplate can you stack?

Enchanted Iron Chestplate does not stack, since each one carries its own wear, so a spare costs a second slot and gives a second 240 points of use. A full backpack of 36 inventory slots carries 36 of them, one apiece.

How much durability does Enchanted Iron Chestplate have?

240 points. That is how many uses Enchanted Iron Chestplate has before breaking. Iron Pickaxe carries 250 of the same material, so 240 is what Enchanted Iron Chestplate gives you next to it. Unbreaking and Mending both fit Enchanted Iron Chestplate, and between them the bar stops being a hard limit: one slows the wear, the other undoes it.

When was Enchanted Iron Chestplate added to Minecraft?

Enchanted Iron Chestplate was added in the 1.0 full release.

ArmorEnchantable

Enchanted Iron Chestplate

Iron Chestplate that spawns already enchanted as structure loot, providing 6 armor points. Mechanically identical to a normal Iron Chestplate but with random enchantments pre-applied.

Stack Size

Durability

240

Enchanted Iron Chestplate at a glance

Chest loot gives you Enchanted Iron Chestplate, a piece of armor filed under Armor. Each Enchanted Iron Chestplate sits alone in a slot, which makes a spare one expensive to carry, and nine hotbar slots hold nine. Durability on Enchanted Iron Chestplate is 240, so 240 swings, blocks or shots are the run of one; it takes enchantments too.

When enchanted, Enchanted Iron Chestplate can carry 9 different enchantments, among them Protection, Fire Protection, Blast Protection, and Projectile Protection. It is the same piece as Iron Chestplate, generated with an enchantment already on it: end city chests roll it at the equivalent of 20 to 39 levels on an enchanting table, so no two copies of Enchanted Iron Chestplate come out alike. It sits between Enchanted Iron Boots and Enchanted Iron Helmet in Armor, number 16 of 43 there.

How to obtain

Chest loot

Enchantments

Protection Fire Protection Blast Protection Projectile Protection Thorns Unbreaking Mending Curse of Vanishing Curse of Binding

Click an enchantment to view details on the Enchantments database.

Notes

Not a separate craftable item: this is the pre-enchanted Iron Chestplate that generates in end city, trial chamber and ancient city chest loot with random enchantments. Identical durability to standard Iron Chestplate.

Frequently asked questions about Enchanted Iron Chestplate

How do you get Enchanted Iron Chestplate in Minecraft?
Enchanted Iron Chestplate is obtained through chest loot. There is no crafting grid that makes Enchanted Iron Chestplate.
What is Enchanted Iron Chestplate used for?
Enchanted Iron Chestplate is worn for protection, so it takes the hit instead of you. Iron Chestplate that spawns already enchanted as structure loot, providing 6 armor points. Mechanically identical to a normal Iron Chestplate but with random enchantments pre-applied.
How strong are the enchantments on Enchanted Iron Chestplate?
Enchanted Iron Chestplate generates in end city chests (about 13%, 20 to 39 levels) and trial chamber vaults (roughly 1 in 11, 0 to 10 levels). The range on Enchanted Iron Chestplate differs per structure, so Enchanted Iron Chestplate is worth more out of one chest than another.
Can Enchanted Iron Chestplate be enchanted?
Yes. 9 enchantments apply to Enchanted Iron Chestplate: Protection, Fire Protection, and Blast Protection, all on Enchanted Iron Chestplate, plus Projectile Protection, Thorns, and Unbreaking, and on Enchanted Iron Chestplate also Mending, Curse of Vanishing, and Curse of Binding.
How many Enchanted Iron Chestplate can you stack?
Enchanted Iron Chestplate does not stack, since each one carries its own wear, so a spare costs a second slot and gives a second 240 points of use. A full backpack of 36 inventory slots carries 36 of them, one apiece.
How much durability does Enchanted Iron Chestplate have?
240 points. That is how many uses Enchanted Iron Chestplate has before breaking. Iron Pickaxe carries 250 of the same material, so 240 is what Enchanted Iron Chestplate gives you next to it. Unbreaking and Mending both fit Enchanted Iron Chestplate, and between them the bar stops being a hard limit: one slows the wear, the other undoes it.
When was Enchanted Iron Chestplate added to Minecraft?
Enchanted Iron Chestplate was added in the 1.0 full release.

Building with it

Six armour points, 240 uses, and enchantments included. The enchanted iron chestplate is the piece that carries most players through their first serious cave dive, since Protection on the largest slot is worth more than a bare diamond piece would be.

In practice

For most players the enchanted iron chestplate is the piece that makes caving routine rather than risky. Six armour points with Protection on top handles skeletons and creepers well enough that the trip becomes about torches and inventory space instead of survival. This is the piece that turns caving from risky into routine for most players. Six armour points plus Protection covers the creeper blast that otherwise ends a trip, and iron is cheap enough that wearing it hard is the right approach rather than saving it.

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