Minecraft Respiration enchantment
Respiration adds 1 to your oxygen bonus per level, so your air runs out more slowly underwater.
- Max level
- III
- Rarity
- Rare (weight 2)
- Anvil, from item
- ×4 per level
- Anvil, from book
- ×2 per level
Which items take Respiration
Helmets, and books.
None beyond the table items.
The table offers an enchantment only on its primary items; an anvil can add it to anything that can hold it. See every enchantment an item can hold in the max enchantments by item tool.
Conflicts
Nothing: Respiration combines with every other enchantment its item can hold.
Enchanting table odds
Chance that one offer in the bottom slot (level 30, 15 bookshelves) includes Respiration, on a diamond helmet and on a book.
| Level | Diamond helmet | Book |
|---|---|---|
| Respiration I | — | — |
| Respiration II | 1.6% | 0.4% |
| Respiration III | 27.3% | 1.5% |
| Any level | 28.9% | 1.9% |
Try other items, materials and bookshelf counts in the enchantment table calculator.
Power window per level
A table roll picks the highest level whose window contains the roll’s modified enchantment level. These are the registry’s min_cost and max_cost, not the level cost shown on the table.
| Level | Min | Max |
|---|---|---|
| Respiration I | 10 | 40 |
| Respiration II | 20 | 50 |
| Respiration III | 30 | 60 |
Anvil cost
An anvil charges ×4 per level when Respiration comes from another item and ×2 per level when it comes from a book, so adding Respiration III from a book costs 6 levels before any prior-work penalty. Work out a full combine in the anvil cost calculator.
Command
Hold the item in your main hand and run this with cheats on. /enchant refuses an item that can’t hold Respiration and any level above III.
/enchant @s minecraft:respiration 3Respiration: common questions
- What is the maximum level of Respiration?
- Respiration goes up to level III (3).
- Can you get Respiration from an enchanting table?
- Yes, on helmets, and on books.
- What does Respiration conflict with?
- Nothing: Respiration combines with every other enchantment its item can hold.