How do you get Iron Boots in Minecraft?

Iron Boots is crafted from Iron Ingot at a Crafting Table, in a single step. They also comes from mob drops, Iron Boots from trading with villagers, and Iron Boots from chest loot, not just the recipe above.

When was Iron Boots added to Minecraft?

Iron Boots was added in the 1.0 full release.

What is Iron Boots used for?

Iron Boots is worn for protection, so it takes the hit instead of you. Foot armor providing 2 armor points. Crafted from four iron ingots.

How much durability does Iron Boots have?

Iron Boots start at 195 durability, and every use takes one off. Iron Pickaxe carries 250 of the same material, so 195 is what Iron Boots give you next to it. On Iron Boots the bar is not the end of it, because Unbreaking makes every point last longer and Mending refills them from experience.

How much protection does Iron Boots give?

Iron Boots add 2 armor points of the 15 a full set of iron armor is worth, which is 8% off a light hit and 60% with the rest of the set. Against a hard hit some of that comes back off Iron Boots, and iron gives Iron Boots no armor toughness, so Iron Boots lose more of their value the harder you are hit.

Can Iron Boots be enchanted?

Yes. Alongside Protection, Fire Protection, and Blast Protection, all on Iron Boots, plus Projectile Protection, Thorns, and Unbreaking, and on Iron Boots also Mending, Curse of Vanishing, and Curse of Binding, Iron Boots reach 4 that belong to boots alone: Feather Falling, Depth Strider, Frost Walker, and Soul Speed. Enchantability sits at 9 for Iron Boots, and that number is why two materials with the same table give different results.

How many Iron Boots can you stack?

One Iron Boots per slot, since Iron Boots does not stack, and every one then costs 4 Iron Ingot. A full backpack of 36 inventory slots carries 36 of them, one apiece.

Where do you find Iron Boots in chests?

Iron Boots is chest loot in village weaponsmith chests (about 23%), end city chests (about 13%), and stronghold corridor chests (about 12%). Those odds are per chest, and Luck does not move them.

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Iron Boots

Foot armor providing 2 armor points. Crafted from four iron ingots.

Stack Size

Durability

195

Iron Boots at a glance

Armor hold Iron Boots: pieces of armor out of crafting, mob drops, trading with villagers, and chest loot. They claim a slot each, so nine hotbar slots hold nine and a double chest of 54 slots takes 54. Wear counts down from 195 on Iron Boots, and an anvil resets part of that; they take enchantments too.

The enchantment pool for Iron Boots runs to 13, including Protection, Fire Protection, Blast Protection, and Projectile Protection. Worn, Iron Boots are worth 2 armor points of the 15 a full set of iron armor is worth. With 195 durability, Iron Boots last 195 light hits, or about 65 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 Iron Boots sit at 9 (level with turtle scute): armadillo scute at 10 does better and copper at 8 worse. Of the 3 kinds of generated chest that can hold Iron Boots, village weaponsmith chests are the best bet at about 23% per chest. They sits between Golden Leggings and Iron Chestplate in Armor, number 24 of 43 there.

Crafting recipe

Crafting
Iron Ingot
Iron Ingot
Iron Ingot
Iron Ingot
Iron Boots
Recipe data from Astroworld Crafting, where Iron Boots has the grid for Iron Boots

How to obtain

Crafting
Mob drops
Trading
Chest loot

Enchantments

Protection Fire Protection Blast Protection Projectile Protection Feather Falling Depth Strider Frost Walker Soul Speed Thorns Unbreaking Mending Curse of Vanishing Curse of Binding

Click an enchantment to view details on the Enchantments database.

Frequently asked questions about Iron Boots

How do you get Iron Boots in Minecraft?
Iron Boots is crafted from Iron Ingot at a Crafting Table, in a single step. They also comes from mob drops, Iron Boots from trading with villagers, and Iron Boots from chest loot, not just the recipe above.
When was Iron Boots added to Minecraft?
Iron Boots was added in the 1.0 full release.
What is Iron Boots used for?
Iron Boots is worn for protection, so it takes the hit instead of you. Foot armor providing 2 armor points. Crafted from four iron ingots.
How much durability does Iron Boots have?
Iron Boots start at 195 durability, and every use takes one off. Iron Pickaxe carries 250 of the same material, so 195 is what Iron Boots give you next to it. On Iron Boots the bar is not the end of it, because Unbreaking makes every point last longer and Mending refills them from experience.
How much protection does Iron Boots give?
Iron Boots add 2 armor points of the 15 a full set of iron armor is worth, which is 8% off a light hit and 60% with the rest of the set. Against a hard hit some of that comes back off Iron Boots, and iron gives Iron Boots no armor toughness, so Iron Boots lose more of their value the harder you are hit.
Can Iron Boots be enchanted?
Yes. Alongside Protection, Fire Protection, and Blast Protection, all on Iron Boots, plus Projectile Protection, Thorns, and Unbreaking, and on Iron Boots also Mending, Curse of Vanishing, and Curse of Binding, Iron Boots reach 4 that belong to boots alone: Feather Falling, Depth Strider, Frost Walker, and Soul Speed. Enchantability sits at 9 for Iron Boots, and that number is why two materials with the same table give different results.
How many Iron Boots can you stack?
One Iron Boots per slot, since Iron Boots does not stack, and every one then costs 4 Iron Ingot. A full backpack of 36 inventory slots carries 36 of them, one apiece.
Where do you find Iron Boots in chests?
Iron Boots is chest loot in village weaponsmith chests (about 23%), end city chests (about 13%), and stronghold corridor chests (about 12%). Those odds are per chest, and Luck does not move them.

Building with it

Four ingots, two armour points, 195 uses. Iron boots are worth enchanting with Feather Falling long before diamonds appear, since fall damage kills more early players than mobs do, and the enchantment carries over if you later upgrade the set.

In practice

Fall damage is the most common cause of death in the first week of a world, and iron boots with Feather Falling remove most of it for four ingots and a few levels. That is the cheapest survivability upgrade available before diamond armour is realistic.

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