| Maximum level | III |
|---|---|
| Primary items |               
|
| Secondary items |       
|
| Enchantment weight | 5 |
| Overleveling behavior | Linear |
Unbreaking is an enchantment that gives a chance for an item to avoid durability reduction when it is used, effectively increasing the item's durability.
Obtaining
Unbreaking can be obtained from enchanting tables, drops from mobs that have spawned in a raid,[Bedrock Edition only] books obtained by fishing, librarian villagers, and non-village structure loot.
Usage
For tools and weapons, there is a 100%÷(level+1) chance that using the item reduces durability, which means that the item has a 50%/66.66……%/75% chance of not using any durability. On average, tools last 2/3/4 times as long.
| No enchanting | Unbreaking | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I | II | III | |||
| Average lifetime increase | +0% | +100% | +200% | +300% | |
 Wood
|
60 | 120 | 180 | 240 | |
 Stone
|
132 | 264 | 396 | 528 | |
 Copper
|
191 | 382 | 573 | 764 | |
 IronTrident[BE only]
|
251 | 502 | 753 | 1004 | |
 Gold
|
33 | 66 | 99 | 132 | |
 Diamond
|
1562 | 3124 | 4686 | 6248 | |
 Netherite
|
2032 | 4064 | 6096 | 8128 | |
| Fishing rod [JE only]Flint and steelBrush [JE only]
|
64 | 128 | 192 | 256 | |
| Fishing rod [BE only]Bow
|
384 | 768 | 1152 | 1536 | |
| Crossbow
|
464 | 928 | 1392 | 1856 | |
| Mace
|
500 | 1000 | 1500 | 2000 | |
| Carrot on a stick
|
25 | 50 | 75 | 100 | |
| Warped fungus on a stick
|
100 | 200 | 300 | 400 | |
| Elytra
|
Durability | 432 | 864 | 1296 | 1728 |
| Flight time | 7 min 12 sec | 14 min 24 sec | 21 min 36 sec | 28 min 48 sec | |
| Shears
|
238 | 476 | 714 | 952 | |
| Shield
|
336 | 672 | 1008 | 1344 | |
| Trident[JE only]
|
250 | 500 | 750 | 1000 | |
For armor, there is a 60%+40%÷(level+1) chance a use reduces durability, meaning each durability hit against Unbreaking armor has a 20%/26.66……%/30% chance of being ignored. On average, armor lasts 1.25/1.3636……/1.428571428571…… times as long. Technically, only level below 0 of Unbreaking can lower the reduce-durability chance less than 60%.
When durability is reduced by multiple points, for example, when hooking a mob with fishing rods or getting blown up with TNT, Unbreaking is applied for each point of decision of actual reduction.
| No enchanting | Unbreaking | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I | II | III | |||
| Chance of reducing durability | 100% (1⁄1) | 80% (4⁄5) | 73.3% (11⁄15) | 70% (7⁄10) | |
| Average lifetime increase | +0% (0⁄1) | +25% (1⁄4) | +36.4% (4⁄11) | +42.9% (3⁄7) | |
| Turtle shell
|
275 | 344 | 375 | 393 | |
 Leather
|
 Cap
|
55 | 69 | 75 | 79 |
 Tunic
|
80 | 100 | 109 | 114 | |
 Pants
|
75 | 94 | 102 | 107 | |
 Boots
|
65 | 81 | 89 | 93 | |
| Golden
|
 Helmet
|
77 | 96 | 105 | 110 |
 Chestplate
|
112 | 140 | 153 | 160 | |
 Leggings
|
105 | 131 | 143 | 150 | |
 Boots
|
91 | 113 | 124 | 130 | |
| Copper
|
 Helmet
|
121 | 151 | 165 | 173 |
 Chestplate
|
176 | 220 | 240 | 252 | |
 Leggings
|
165 | 206 | 225 | 236 | |
 Boots
|
143 | 178 | 195 | 204 | |
| Chainmail |  Helmet
|
165 | 206 | 225 | 236 |
 Chestplate
|
240 | 300 | 327 | 343 | |
 Leggings
|
225 | 281 | 307 | 322 | |
 Boots
|
195 | 244 | 266 | 279 | |
| Iron
|
Helmet
|
165 | 206 | 225 | 236 |
| Chestplate
|
240 | 300 | 327 | 343 | |
| Leggings
|
225 | 281 | 307 | 322 | |
| Boots
|
195 | 244 | 266 | 279 | |
| Diamond
|
 Helmet
|
363 | 454 | 495 | 519 |
 Chestplate
|
528 | 660 | 720 | 755 | |
 Leggings
|
495 | 619 | 675 | 707 | |
 Boots
|
429 | 536 | 585 | 613 | |
| Netherite
|
 Helmet
|
407 | 509 | 555 | 582 |
 Chestplate
|
592 | 740 | 807 | 846 | |
 Leggings
|
555 | 694 | 757 | 793 | |
 Boots
|
481 | 601 | 656 | 687 | |
Data values
ID
| Name | Identifier | Translation key |
|---|---|---|
| Unbreaking | unbreaking |
enchantment |
| Name | Identifier | Numeric ID | Translation key |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unbreaking | unbreaking | 17 |
enchantment |
Enchantment definition
{
"anvil_cost": 2,
"description": {
"translate": "enchantment.minecraft.unbreaking"
},
"effects": {
"minecraft:item_damage": [
{
"effect": {
"type": "minecraft:remove_binomial",
"chance": {
"type": "minecraft:fraction",
"denominator": {
"type": "minecraft:linear",
"base": 10.0,
"per_level_above_first": 5.0
},
"numerator": {
"type": "minecraft:linear",
"base": 2.0,
"per_level_above_first": 2.0
}
}
},
"requirements": {
"type": "minecraft:match_tool",
"predicate": {
"items": "#minecraft:enchantable/armor"
}
}
},
{
"effect": {
"type": "minecraft:remove_binomial",
"chance": {
"type": "minecraft:fraction",
"denominator": {
"type": "minecraft:linear",
"base": 2.0,
"per_level_above_first": 1.0
},
"numerator": {
"type": "minecraft:linear",
"base": 1.0,
"per_level_above_first": 1.0
}
}
},
"requirements": {
"type": "minecraft:inverted",
"term": {
"type": "minecraft:match_tool",
"predicate": {
"items": "#minecraft:enchantable/armor"
}
}
}
}
]
},
"max_cost": {
"base": 55,
"per_level_above_first": 8
},
"max_level": 3,
"min_cost": {
"base": 5,
"per_level_above_first": 8
},
"slots": [
"any"
],
"supported_items": "#minecraft:enchantable/durability",
"weight": 5
}
History
Java Edition
| Java Edition | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1.0.0 | Beta 1.9 Prerelease 4 | Added Unbreaking. | |||||
| 1.4.6 | 12w50a | Unbreaking can now be added to anything that has durability using enchanted books. | |||||
| 1.7.2 | 13w36a | Armor can now receive Unbreaking without the use of books from mob drops. | |||||
| 1.11 | pre1 | Mending and Unbreaking III enchanted books now appear in the combat tab in addition to the tools tab in the Creative inventory.[1] | |||||
Bedrock Edition
| Pocket Edition Alpha | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| v0.12.1 | build 1 | Added Unbreaking. | |||||
Legacy Console Edition
| Legacy Console Edition | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Xbox 360 | Xbox One | PS3 | PS4 | PS Vita | Wii U | Switch | |
| TU7 | CU1 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | Patch 1 | 1.0.1 | Added Unbreaking. |
New Nintendo 3DS Edition
| New Nintendo 3DS Edition | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0.1.0 | Added Unbreaking. | ||||||
Issues
Issues relating to "Unbreaking" are maintained on the bug tracker. Issues should be reported and viewed there.
![Actually Unbreaking [Forge]](https://media.forgecdn.net/avatars/thumbnails/336/162/256/256/637472004625948453.png)
![Actually Unbreaking [Fabric]](https://media.forgecdn.net/avatars/thumbnails/339/423/256/256/637479723994205946.png)