How do you get Enchanted Iron Leggings in Minecraft?

Enchanted Iron Leggings is obtained through chest loot. Look for Enchanted Iron Leggings rather than build them; the game gives no recipe.

How much durability does Enchanted Iron Leggings have?

Enchanted Iron Leggings start at 225 durability, and every use takes one off. Of the 13 iron items with a bar, Enchanted Iron Leggings sit at 225, while Iron Pickaxe reaches 250. On Enchanted Iron Leggings the bar is not the end of it, because Unbreaking makes every point last longer and Mending refills them from experience.

How many Enchanted Iron Leggings can you stack?

Enchanted Iron Leggings does not stack, since each one carries its own wear, so a spare costs a second slot and gives a second 225 points of use. A shulker box tops out at 27 of them, one per slot.

How strong are the enchantments on Enchanted Iron Leggings?

Enchanted Iron Leggings generates in ancient city chests (about 24%, 20 to 39 levels) and end city chests (about 13%, 20 to 39 levels). The range on Enchanted Iron Leggings differs per structure, so Enchanted Iron Leggings is worth more out of one chest than another.

Can Enchanted Iron Leggings be enchanted?

Yes, and there are 10 to choose from on Enchanted Iron Leggings: Protection, Fire Protection, and Blast Protection, all on Enchanted Iron Leggings, plus Projectile Protection, Swift Sneak, and Thorns, and on Enchanted Iron Leggings also Unbreaking, Mending, and Curse of Vanishing, with Enchanted Iron Leggings taking Curse of Binding.

When was Enchanted Iron Leggings added to Minecraft?

Enchanted Iron Leggings was added in the 1.0 full release.

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Enchanted Iron Leggings

Iron Leggings that spawn already enchanted as structure loot, providing 5 armor points. Mechanically identical to normal Iron Leggings but with random enchantments pre-applied.

Stack Size

Durability

225

Enchanted Iron Leggings at a glance

Enchanted Iron Leggings, pieces of armor out of chest loot, sit under Armor. Each Enchanted Iron Leggings sits alone in a slot, which makes a spare one expensive to carry, and nine hotbar slots hold nine. They last 225 uses before they break, and an anvil brings them back; they take enchantments too.

The enchantment pool for Enchanted Iron Leggings runs to 10, including Protection, Fire Protection, Blast Protection, and Projectile Protection. They is the same piece as Iron Leggings, generated with an enchantment already on it: ancient city chests roll it at the equivalent of 20 to 39 levels on an enchanting table, so no two copies of Enchanted Iron Leggings come out alike. They sits between Enchanted Iron Helmet and Golden Boots in Armor, number 18 of 43 there.

How to obtain

Chest loot

Enchantments

Protection Fire Protection Blast Protection Projectile Protection Swift Sneak 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 Leggings that generate in end city, trial chamber and ancient city chest loot with random enchantments. Identical durability to standard Iron Leggings.

Frequently asked questions about Enchanted Iron Leggings

How do you get Enchanted Iron Leggings in Minecraft?
Enchanted Iron Leggings is obtained through chest loot. Look for Enchanted Iron Leggings rather than build them; the game gives no recipe.
What is Enchanted Iron Leggings used for?
Enchanted Iron Leggings is worn for protection, so it takes the hit instead of you. Iron Leggings that spawn already enchanted as structure loot, providing 5 armor points. Mechanically identical to normal Iron Leggings but with random enchantments pre-applied.
How much durability does Enchanted Iron Leggings have?
Enchanted Iron Leggings start at 225 durability, and every use takes one off. Of the 13 iron items with a bar, Enchanted Iron Leggings sit at 225, while Iron Pickaxe reaches 250. On Enchanted Iron Leggings the bar is not the end of it, because Unbreaking makes every point last longer and Mending refills them from experience.
How many Enchanted Iron Leggings can you stack?
Enchanted Iron Leggings does not stack, since each one carries its own wear, so a spare costs a second slot and gives a second 225 points of use. A shulker box tops out at 27 of them, one per slot.
How strong are the enchantments on Enchanted Iron Leggings?
Enchanted Iron Leggings generates in ancient city chests (about 24%, 20 to 39 levels) and end city chests (about 13%, 20 to 39 levels). The range on Enchanted Iron Leggings differs per structure, so Enchanted Iron Leggings is worth more out of one chest than another.
Can Enchanted Iron Leggings be enchanted?
Yes, and there are 10 to choose from on Enchanted Iron Leggings: Protection, Fire Protection, and Blast Protection, all on Enchanted Iron Leggings, plus Projectile Protection, Swift Sneak, and Thorns, and on Enchanted Iron Leggings also Unbreaking, Mending, and Curse of Vanishing, with Enchanted Iron Leggings taking Curse of Binding.
When was Enchanted Iron Leggings added to Minecraft?
Enchanted Iron Leggings was added in the 1.0 full release.

Building with it

Enchanted iron leggings give five armour points across 225 uses. Iron is cheap enough that many players enchant leggings early rather than waiting for diamonds, and any enchantment applied here transfers to nothing later, so it is a piece worth wearing out fully.

In practice

An enchanted iron pair is worth wearing out rather than saving, since the enchantment cannot be transferred to diamond later without an anvil and a second enchanted item. Using them hard through the iron stage of a world is what they are for. Enchantments on iron cannot be transferred to diamond without a second enchanted item and an anvil, so the practical approach is to wear an enchanted iron pair until it breaks. 225 uses is a long time in a world that has not yet found diamonds.

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