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Enchantment · Java 26.2

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

Enchanting table

Helmets, and books.

Not from the table

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.

LevelDiamond helmetBook
Respiration I——
Respiration II1.6%0.4%
Respiration III27.3%1.5%
Any level28.9%1.9%
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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.

LevelMinMax
Respiration I1040
Respiration II2050
Respiration III3060
Modified enchantment level, per enchantment level

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
/enchant @s minecraft:respiration 3

Respiration: 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.