Minecraft: 6 BEST Boots Enchantments [280+ Hours Experience]

I grinded more than 280 hours in Minecraft and here are my recommendations for the best boot enchantments for your boots!

In Minecraft, you do not need to play with plain old boots. Instead, you can use a number of different enchantments on the boots. Then, not only will they give you the Armor that you normally get, but you’ll also get special benefits from the Enchantments. That is why it is necessary to have Enchantments on Boots to make them more useful in Minecraft.

Key Takeaways
  • There are a total of 13 Enchantments for Boots in Minecraft.
  • Including these, the boots have some unique Enchantments in Minecraft.
  • The unique Enchantments make the game a lot easier for you.
  • The Best Enchantments for Boots are Mending, Frost Walker, Depth Strider, Unbreaking, and Protection.
  • There are a variety of methods using which you can acquire Enchantments in Minecraft.

Best Boot Enchantments Picks And Comparison

It is essential that you go through my Boot Enchantments comparison table before getting into the details:

Enchantment NameMax Level DescriptionHow To AcquireBest For
MendingLevel 1Recharges the durability of your boots
at the expense of your experience points.
Search through chests in
dungeons, jungle/ desert temples, and strongholds.
Durability
Feather FallingLevel 4Reduces the damage taken by 12% at
Level 1 and 48% at Level 4 in case of a big fall.
Can be acquired by using the enchantment table.Damage Reduction
Frost WalkerLevel 2- Allows players to walk on water as it turns
water into ice for a short period of time.
- Protects you from magma blocks when you
walk on top of them.
Trading with villagers with armorer and librarian trade, fishing, and treasure chests.Walking on Water
Depth StriderLevel 3Allows players to travel faster when they are
underwater.
Can be acquired by using the enchantment tableTraveling Underwater
UnbreakingLevel 3Increases the durability of your boots.
- Level 1 increases durability by 100%. Level 2
by 200% and Level 3 by 300%.
- Trade it with a librarian villager
- Looting dungeon chests
Enhancement of Durability
ProtectionLevel 4- Level 1 gives 4% damage protection
- Level 2 gives 8% damage protection
- Level 3 gives 12% and Level 4 gives 16%
damage protection.
Can be acquired by using the enchantment tableDamage Protection

Boots are a type of Armor that gives you protection from attacks. There is a variety of boots available, ranging all the way from Leather boots to Netherite boots. They themselves are better at protecting you, but it can get better when you apply enchantments on them.

1) Mending

The Best Durability Recharge Enchantment.
Max Level Description How to Acquire
Level 1 Recharges the durability of your boots at the expense of your experience points. Search through chests in dungeons, jungle/ desert temples, and strongholds.

The first enchantment I talk about is Mending enchantment in Minecraft. Mending enchantment can be applied to any item in the game, whether it’s any armor piece, tool, or weapon.

Mending Enchantment Minecraft.
The Mending Enchantment repairs Boot’s durability with Experience Points. [Image taken by eXputer]
  • Why I Chose This Enchantment: The enchantment players to recharge the durability for the boots which comes in handy to not break them quick. 

Mending is an enchantment that allows you to recharge the durability of the boots; in other words, it repairs boots. It does that by using the experience points you gain from performing certain tasks in Minecraft. However, the experience points will be aimed only toward the boots when they are used. Once the durability level is fulfilled, you will receive XP after farming it for points normally again. 

The pros and cons for the Mending enchantment are below in my opinion: 

  • Durability recharge is useful for combat. 
  • Can get XP. 
  • Difficult to get. 

2) Feather Falling

The Best Damage Reduction Enchantment.
Max Level Description How to Acquire
Level 4 Reduces the damage taken by 12% at Level 1 and 48% at Level 4 in case of a big fall. Can be acquired by using the enchantment table.
  • Why I Chose This Enchantment: The enchantment reduces the total damage intake which helps the player survive. 

Feather Falling enchantment is actually used for boots specifically. It helps reduce damage by 12% in case of a big fall. Damage is reduced without affecting the speed at which you fall. So, instead of dying, you can survive and recover from the drop; for instance, it can be utilized while exploring and wandering about in caves.

Feather Falling Enchantment.
Feather Falling reduces the damage you take by falling down. [Screenshot by eXputer]
The pros and cons for the Feather Falling enchantment are listed here in my opinion: 

  • Decreases the damage intake. 
  • Does not affect the speed. 
  • None. 

3) Frost Walker

The Best Walking On Water Enchantment.
Max Level Description How to Acquire
Level 2
  • Allows players to walk on water as it turns water into ice for a short period of time.
  • Protects you from magma blocks when you walk on top of them.
Trading with villagers with armorer and librarian trade, fishing, and treasure chests.
  • Why I Chose This Enchantment: The Frost Walker enchantment allows you to walk on water, which can help with traveling. 

One of the best enchantments in Minecraft for the boots is the Frost Walker enchantment. Once again, it is a boots-only enchantment, meaning you can’t get it on anything else. It allows you to be able to commute through the water as it enables you to walk on water. It temporarily turns water into ice to quickly just commute through water from one place to another without wasting any time.

Frost Walker enchantment of boots minecraft.
Frost Walker enchantment lets players walk on water. [Image taken by eXputer]
The pros and cons for the Frost Walker are listed below as I have tested them: 

  • You can walk on water. 
  • Easy exploration with boots. 
  • Difficult to obtain. 

4) Depth Strider

The Best Travel Enchantment.
Max Level Description How to Acquire
Level 3 Allows players to travel faster when they are underwater. Can be acquired by using the enchantment table
  • Why I Chose This Enchantment: The enchantment grants the ability to travel faster whenever you are swimming underwater. 

Another enchantment that is exclusive to Boots is the Depth Strider enchantment. Depth Stricker Enchantment helps you to travel faster when underwater. It reduces the power of water, slowing you down by ⅓ at level I. But that reduction increases as you level up the enchantment. 

Depth Strider ability.
Depth Strider lets players move faster underwater. [Screenshot by eXputer]
The pros and cons to get Depth Strider are all below in my opinion: 

  • Can travel underwater faster. 
  • Best for exploring abandoned ruins. 
  • None

5) Unbreaking

The Best Durability Enhancement Enchantment.
Max Level Description How to Acquire
Level 3 Increases the durability of your boots. 

  • Level 1 increases durability by 100%.
  • Level 2 by 200%.
  • Level 3 by 300%.
  • Trade it with a librarian villager 
  • Looting dungeon chests
  • Why I Chose This Enchantment: The Unbreaking Enchantment allows for enhancement of the durability of your boots which increases its lifespan. 

Unbreaking is one of the most useful Enchantments in all of Minecraft. That is because you can use it on almost all of the game’s equipment, armor pieces, tools, or weapons. You can consider it a universal enchantment in the game.

Unbreaking enchantment.
The Unbreaking enchantment makes Boots more durable. [Image taken by eXputer]
As for the Unbreaking enchantment, the advantages and disadvantages are present as follows:

  • One of the best enchantments
  • Boot durability is enhanced. 
  • None

6) Protection

The Best Damage Protection Enchantment.
Max Level Description How to Acquire
Level 4
  • Level 1 gives 4% damage protection.
  • Level 2 gives 8% damage protection.
  • Level 3 gives 12% damage protection.
  • Level 4 gives 16% damage protection.
Can be acquired by using the enchantment table
  • Why I Chose This Enchantment: The Protection enchantment grants damage protection, which can help while fighting mobs. 

Protection enchantment may be easily considered one of the best enchantments. It reduces the damage taken from all sources. But, if you use specific Protection enchantments like Blast Protection or Fire Protection, they will reduce their respective damages. But the Protection Enchantment affects all types of damages at once.

Protection enchantment.
With the Protection enchantment, you will take less damage. [Screenshot by eXputer]
The pros and cons for the Protection Boots are mentioned below as follows:

  • Damage Protection is broken. 
  • Decreases damage taken. 
  • Might be tricky to work with. 

Best Enchantment Combinations For Boots

Although there are tons of combinations that you can get on the boots, some of them are more useful than others. So, here are some of the best combinations of Enchantments on Boots. 

  • Feather Falling + Soul Speed + Protection + Unbreaking
  • Protection + Unbreaking + Mending
  • Protection + Depth Strider 
  • Thorns + Unbreaking + Mending
  • Thorns + Feather Falling + Unbreaking + Mending
  • Unbreaking + Mending
  • Unbreaking + Feather Falling

Enchantments in Minecraft make the game a lot easier for you. Not only will they increase the Boots’ durability, but they also make them much more useful. In addition to that, you can get enchantment on Helmet enchantment for players, Bow, Axe, or even best Swords enchantment

My Thoughts On The Best Boot Enchantments 

After spending a good amount of hours grinding out Minecraft, I believe that the best boot enchantments include Unbreaking as it can enhance the durability of your boots, as well as Depth Strider which can enhance your walking speed. With that, let’s wrap up the Minecraft Best Boot Enchantments guide! 

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Daniyal is a Guides Writer and Editor at eXputer with over one year of experience in content writing. He's had a passion for tech and gaming for more than 15 years. Ever since his first console, the PS2, he's constantly branching off to different genres, and his go-to at the moment is the Souls experience pioneered by FromSoftware, which is evident by his 1,500+ hours of game time on Elden Ring. You can learn some more about Daniyal's gaming journey on his Steam & Xbox profiles.

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