Projectile Protection
Reduces damage from projectiles (arrows, tridents, ghast fireballs, shulker bullets, etc.) by 8% per level per armor piece, stacking toward the 80% cap across the full armor set.
Max level
4
Category
Armor
Applies to
Helmet, Chestplate, Leggings, Boots
Conflicts with
Protection, Fire Protection, Blast Protection
Best uses
Ideal for PvP environments or fighting skeleton-heavy mobs and Pillager raids. Gives substantially more projectile mitigation per armor slot than general Protection when ranged combat is the primary threat.
How to get Projectile Protection
Enchanting table (primary item on all armor), librarian villager trades (enchanted books), fishing, raid mob drops, and dungeon/structure loot chests.