Minecraft: The Best Armor Enchantments to Get First

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The Caves and Cliffs update for Minecraft has caused a huge influx of players, both returning and new, to the game this past month. Usually, when players are late in their survival worlds, they'll begin to use an enchantment table to enchant their best pieces of armor or weapons. Most players will wait until they've found enough diamonds from mining to make diamond armor before enchanting any of their armor pieces, so, there's no need to worry about enchanting until players are ready to tackle the game's tougher challenges like the Nether or the End Dragon boss. Regardless of when players decide to enchant their gear, there are definitely Enchantments that players are going to want to look out for first.

The two most important enchantments on any piece of equipment, armor or weapon, are Unbreaking and Mending. The Unbreaking enchantment will make armor and tools last much longer before they break. There are 3 levels for the Unbreaking enchantment; Unbreaking I is the weakest/least expensive level of the enchantment while Unbreaking III is the strongest/most expensive level of the enchantment. The other enchantment, Mending, is essential in Minecraft's survival mode. Mending will repair any piece of armor being worn whenever the player gains any XP. This means players can repair any of their gear passively and without an anvil taking their levels upon repair.

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While Mending and Unbreaking will make players gear nearly indestructible, there is still one armor exclusive enchantment that's sometimes a real lifesaver in survival, and that is the Protection enchantment. The Protection enchantment will reduce any damage taken by the player based on what level the