Protection Enchantments Overhaul
by NotEvenBelow
Protection Enchantments Overhaul reworks the protection enchantments so each one covers a narrower set of damage sources, and it adds a new Magic Protection enchantment.
What it does
Physical Protection replaces the vanilla protection enchantment. It reduces only physical hits, melee damage and fall damage, by 5.25% per level with a cap of 75% total reduction. Items enchanted with Physical Protection are not destroyed by cactus contact. Fire Protection reduces fire and lava burning damage by 6.25% per level, to a maximum of 87%, and protects items from being destroyed by fire and lava. Blast Protection covers explosions from creepers, TNT, beds and respawn anchors.
The mod is aimed at survival play and at server owners who want the enchantments to matter for different kinds of threats. Its author describes the changes as a way to make the protection system more balanced, and the reworked values can be adjusted in the config file if a different balance is preferred. The mod requires Fabric API and runs on client and server, so the server and every player need it. Cloth Config API and Mod Menu are optional and add a settings screen. The license is the GNU Lesser General Public License v3.0 only, and the source code is open source.
Key features
Specialized protection
Each protection enchantment is limited to its own damage type, so armor choices involve trade-offs rather than one general reduction.
Physical Protection
Physical Protection replaces the vanilla protection enchantment and covers melee, physical and fall damage, capped at 75% total.
Fire Protection
Fire Protection reduces fire and lava burning damage and keeps items from being destroyed by fire and lava.
Magic Protection
A new enchantment is added for magic damage, extending the set of protection types available to players.
Configurable values
The reduction amounts and caps can be changed in the config file for players who want a different balance.
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Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.
Requirements
Dependencies declared by the latest file for each loader.
Required 1
Optional 2
How it compares
Modifiable Damage is server-side only, open source under the MIT License and published for 1.20.4, so players can join without installing it. Only Old Boom Damage is server-side only as well, under the MIT-0 license, and it is not open source; its files target 1.21.11. Item Protection is client-side only, under the MIT License, and it is not open source; its files cover 1.19.4 – 1.20.4. Protection Enchantments Overhaul is client and server and covers 1.20.1.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Protection Enchantments Overhaul | Fabric | 1.20.1 | Client and server | 2025-11-07 |
| Modifiable Damage | Fabric | 1.20.4 | Server-side only | 2024-04-05 |
| Only Old Boom Damage | Fabric | 1.21.11 | Server-side only | 2026-01-30 |
| Item Protection | Fabric | 1.19.4 – 1.20.4 | Client-side only | 2024-01-08 |
Questions
Does Protection Enchantments Overhaul need Fabric API?
Does the server need the mod installed?
Can the protection values be changed?
In the catalog
Protection Enchantments Overhaul is one of 29,952 Game mechanics mods on ModsFinder, and one of 19,630 Game mechanics mods for Fabric. 34,764 mods support Minecraft 1.20.1.
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What the author says
Overhauling all protection enchantments and adding new one to make the game balanced 🔰 Physical Protection (replaces vanilla protection)
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/protection-enchantments-overhaul
- Owner
- NotEvenBelow
- Published
- 2025-09-11
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2025-11-07
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15