How do you get Iron Helmet in Minecraft?

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

When was Iron Helmet added to Minecraft?

Iron Helmet was added in the 1.0 full release.

What is Iron Helmet used for?

Iron Helmet is worn for protection, so it takes the hit instead of you. Head armor providing 2 armor points. Crafted from five iron ingots.

How many Iron Helmet can you stack?

One Iron Helmet per slot, since Iron Helmet does not stack, and every one then costs 5 Iron Ingot. A full backpack of 36 inventory slots carries 36 of them, one apiece.

How much durability does Iron Helmet have?

Iron Helmet has 165 points of durability, so it lasts about 165 uses. Within iron that puts Iron Helmet at 165, against the 250 of Iron Pickaxe, which is the highest of the 13. Two enchantments touch that bar on Iron Helmet: Unbreaking stretches what it has, Mending puts it back as you collect experience.

How much protection does Iron Helmet give?

Iron Helmet adds 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 Helmet, and iron gives Iron Helmet no armor toughness, so Iron Helmet loses more of its value the harder you are hit.

Where do you find Iron Helmet in chests?

Iron Helmet is chest loot in village armorer chests (about 32%), 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.

Can Iron Helmet be enchanted?

Yes. Alongside Protection, Fire Protection, and Blast Protection, all on Iron Helmet, plus Projectile Protection, Thorns, and Unbreaking, and on Iron Helmet also Mending, Curse of Vanishing, and Curse of Binding, Iron Helmet reaches 2 that belong to a helmet alone: Respiration and Aqua Affinity. The material rates 9 for enchantability, which is what decides how much you get out of a level of experience on Iron Helmet.

ArmorEnchantableCraftable

Iron Helmet

Head armor providing 2 armor points. Crafted from five iron ingots.

Stack Size

Durability

165

Iron Helmet at a glance

Crafting, mob drops, trading with villagers, and chest loot give you Iron Helmet, a piece of armor filed under Armor. Each Iron Helmet sits alone in a slot, which makes a spare one expensive to carry, and nine hotbar slots hold nine. It lasts 165 uses before it breaks, and an anvil brings it back; it takes enchantments too.

When enchanted, Iron Helmet can carry 11 different enchantments, among them Protection, Fire Protection, Blast Protection, and Projectile Protection. Worn, Iron Helmet is worth 2 armor points of the 15 a full set of iron armor is worth. With 165 durability, Iron Helmet lasts 165 light hits, or about 55 blows of twelve damage, because a piece loses one point of durability for every four damage in a single hit. The table reads Iron Helmet at 9 enchantability (level with turtle scute), with armadillo scute at 10 above it and copper at 8 below. Of the 4 kinds of generated chest that can hold Iron Helmet, village armorer chests are the best bet at about 32% per chest. It sits between Iron Chestplate and Iron Horse Armor in Armor, number 26 of 43 there.

Crafting recipe

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

How to obtain

Crafting
Mob drops
Trading
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.

Frequently asked questions about Iron Helmet

How do you get Iron Helmet in Minecraft?
Iron Helmet is crafted from Iron Ingot at a Crafting Table, in a single step. It also comes from mob drops, Iron Helmet from trading with villagers, and Iron Helmet from chest loot, not just the recipe above.
When was Iron Helmet added to Minecraft?
Iron Helmet was added in the 1.0 full release.
What is Iron Helmet used for?
Iron Helmet is worn for protection, so it takes the hit instead of you. Head armor providing 2 armor points. Crafted from five iron ingots.
How many Iron Helmet can you stack?
One Iron Helmet per slot, since Iron Helmet does not stack, and every one then costs 5 Iron Ingot. A full backpack of 36 inventory slots carries 36 of them, one apiece.
How much durability does Iron Helmet have?
Iron Helmet has 165 points of durability, so it lasts about 165 uses. Within iron that puts Iron Helmet at 165, against the 250 of Iron Pickaxe, which is the highest of the 13. Two enchantments touch that bar on Iron Helmet: Unbreaking stretches what it has, Mending puts it back as you collect experience.
How much protection does Iron Helmet give?
Iron Helmet adds 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 Helmet, and iron gives Iron Helmet no armor toughness, so Iron Helmet loses more of its value the harder you are hit.
Where do you find Iron Helmet in chests?
Iron Helmet is chest loot in village armorer chests (about 32%), 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.
Can Iron Helmet be enchanted?
Yes. Alongside Protection, Fire Protection, and Blast Protection, all on Iron Helmet, plus Projectile Protection, Thorns, and Unbreaking, and on Iron Helmet also Mending, Curse of Vanishing, and Curse of Binding, Iron Helmet reaches 2 that belong to a helmet alone: Respiration and Aqua Affinity. The material rates 9 for enchantability, which is what decides how much you get out of a level of experience on Iron Helmet.

Building with it

Five iron ingots give two armour points and 165 uses. Iron is the armour of the middle game, and the helmet is the piece worth making first, since it also protects against falling anvils and suffocation while digging upward.

In practice

An iron helmet takes the same enchantments a diamond one does, and at five ingots it is cheap enough to enchant early rather than waiting. Protection and Respiration both work as well on iron, and the levels spent are not wasted, since the helmet lasts 165 uses of real fighting.

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