How to make a helmet in Minecraft: materials needed, uses and more!


Minecraft has a wide variety of items that can be used in crafting and surviving in the world. Here's how to make a helmet in Minecraft to use in defense.

Summary Helmet in Minecraft Helmet Variety Stats Provided by Helmets Helmet spells How to make a helmet in Minecraft? Gold, iron, leather, scute and diamond helmets Netherite helmet

The world of Minecraft is full of dangers in every dimension of the world. There are frequent spawns of monsters that can kill the player and even some other players in PvP modes. So players need protection and this is where armor comes in handy. Armor is a player's primary defense and can be made from a variety of materials.



We take a look at helmet armor, the Helmet in Minecraft.

helmet in minecraft

How to make a helmet in Minecraft: materials needed, uses and more!
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The Helmet is a piece of armor that covers the player's head. They vary depending on their stats and the materials they are made of.

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Players can find helmets spawning naturally on armor stands found in villages, village chests, shipwrecks, strongholds, final cities, bastion remains, and underwater ruins. They can also drop from mob loot from a skeleton, husk, vagrant, or zombies that are wearing a helmet. However, this has an 8,5% chance of dropping.

Beginning Gunsmith villagers also have a chance to sell them for emeralds.

varieties of helmets

How to make a helmet in Minecraft: materials needed, uses and more!
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Helmets in Minecraft are divided into the material they are made of:



  • leather helmet
  • chain mail helmet
  • Iron Helmet
  • golden helmet
  • Diamond helmet
  • Netherite Helmet
  • turtle shell

Among these, the Chain Vest Helmet cannot be made by players, it can only be found. Turtle Shell is also a helmet that doesn't use ores to make and instead requires turtle shields.

Stats provided by Helmets

How to make a helmet in Minecraft: materials needed, uses and more!
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Helmets are part of the armor and can be used by the player and provide defense points. This is shown above the health bar and can absorb damage taken.

leather helmet

  • 1 defense point
  • Durability 55

golden helmet

  • 2 defense points
  • 77 Durability

Chain mail helmet

  • 2 defense points
  • Durability 165

iron helmet

  • 2 defense points
  • Durability 165

turtle shell

  • 2 defense points
  • Durability 275
  • Also provides water breathing effect

Diamond helmet


  • 3 defense points
  • Durability 363

Netherite Helmet

  • 3 defense points
  • Durability 407

Spells for helmets

These are the following enchantments that helmets can be imbued:


  • Fire protection
  • Projectile Protection
  • explosion protection
  • Protection
  • Unbreakable
  • Breath
  • Aqua Affinity
  • thorns
  • patching
  • binding curse
  • Curse of Disappearance
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How to make a helmet in Minecraft?

Gold, iron, leather, scute and diamond helmets

Players need to collect 5 materials from the corresponding helmet and these are:


  • (Leather, Gold Ingot, Iron Ingot, Diamond, Scute) x5
How to make a helmet in Minecraft: materials needed, uses and more!
Helmet in Minecraft recipe

Place them on the Crafting Table as shown above to make the helmet.

Netherite Helmet

How to make a helmet in Minecraft: materials needed, uses and more!
Recipe Netherite Helmet

Players need to place a Diamond Helmet and a Netherite Ingot on the Smithing Table to make a Netherite Helmet.

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