Helmet/Cap Enchantment List

In Minecraft, you can enchant a helmet/cap with a number of different enchantments. Each enchantment has a name and ID value assigned to it. You can use these enchantment values in the /enchant command.

Here is a list of helmet/cap enchantments for the latest version of Minecraft Java Edition (PC/Mac).

Enchantment (Minecraft ID Name)	Max Level	Description	Minecraft ID	Version
Aqua Affinity (aqua_affinity)	I	Speeds up how fast you can mine blocks underwater	6
Blast Protection (blast_protection)	IV	Reduces blast and explosion damage	3
Curse of Binding (binding_curse)	I	Cursed item can not be removed from player	10	1.11
Curse of Vanishing (vanishing_curse)	I	Cursed item will disappear after player dies	71	1.11
Fire Protection (fire_protection)	IV	Reduces damage caused by fire and lava	1
Mending (mending)	I	Uses xp to mend your tools, weapons and armor	70	1.9
Projectile Protection (projectile_protection)	IV	Reduces projectile damage (arrows, fireballs, fire charges)	4
Protection (protection)	IV	General protection against attacks, fire, lava, and falling	0
Respiration (respiration)	III	Extends underwater breathing (see better underwater)	5
Thorns (thorns)	III	Causes damage to attackers	7	1.4.6
Unbreaking (unbreaking)	III	Increases durability of item, in effect, by decreasing the chance of the tool, weapon, or armor taking durability damage when used	34

Definitions

Enchantment is what the enchantment is called and (Minecraft ID Name) is the string value used in the /enchant command.
Max Level is the maximum level that you can apply for this enchantment.
Description is the description of what the enchantment does.
Minecraft ID is the Internal number for the enchantment.
Version is the Minecraft version number that the enchantment was introduced for the name and ID, if applicable.

Example of how to Enchant a Helmet/Cap

You can enchant a helmet/cap that you are holding by using the /enchant command.

For example, you can use the /enchant command to enchant the helmet/cap that the player called DigMinecraft is holding with Respiration III.

/enchant DigMinecraft respiration 3

In this example, respiration is the name of the enchantment and 3 is the level of the enchantment to add. The command would result in the helmet/cap held by DigMinecraft to be enchanted with Respiration III. This enchantment would extend how long you can breathe underwater.