What is Feather Falling in Minecraft?
Feather falling is a status effect that was introduced to Minecraft in v1.13, and allows the player to fall slowly to the ground negating fall damage for a short period of time. This makes the player unable to destroy crops by jumping on them. This also allows players to jump across gaps up to 6…
Feather falling is a status effect that was introduced to Minecraft in v1.13, and allows the player to fall slowly to the ground negating fall damage for a short period of time. This makes the player unable to destroy crops by jumping on them. This also allows players to jump across gaps up to 6 blocks in length.
What are the uses of Feather falling?
Diamond Boots enchanted with feather falling IV (via screenshot)
Feather falling is most popularly used with Protection, Fire Protection, Blast Protection, and Projectile Protection which stacks to an upper limit cap. Fall damage is reduced by 12% per level with a maximum of 48% at level IV (4). It can be stacked up to 80% protection with the Protection enchantment on the armor set.
How to obtain Feather falling?
As feather falling is one of the rarest enchantments to get from an enchanting table but there is a 2.7% chance of Feather Falling IV appearing on a pair of diamond boots. Another way to obtain feather falling IV is by combining two Feather Falling III enchantments on an anvil or trading with villagers.
Enchantments for a pair of diamond boots (via screenshot)
Another way is to find an enchanted book with the feather falling enchantment on it, now with the help of an anvil players can apply the enchantment to their desired piece of equipment. Both processes require the player to have a high enough experience level.
Using an anvil to apply feather falling to a diamond boots (via screenshot)
Conclusion
Feather Falling is a useful enchantment that is applied to boots if you are careless enough to fall off of cliffs regularly. Getting the enchantment can prove to be a challenge but it is worth the trouble.
FAQ about Feather Falling Enchantment in Minecraft
Q. Is Feather Falling better than Protection?
A. Technically protecting provides better damage reduction but feather falling will protect against all kinds of damage and fall damage which normal protection doesn’t.
Q. What is the highest level of feather falling?
A. The highest level of feather falling that can be achieved is IV (4).
Q. Does feather falling increase jump range?
A. When jumping and holding space with feather falling equipped the maximum length that can be crossed is 6 blocks.
