So I was playing Minecraft the other day and kept drowning while exploring ocean ruins. Super annoying right? Decided to finally test if that respiration enchantment everyone talks about is actually worth the grind. Here’s exactly what I did.
Getting the Enchantment
First I cleared out a big area in my survival world to build an enchanting setup. Farmed sugar cane for like an hour to make bookshelves. After wasting 15 levels trying to get respiration, all I got was blast protection junk. Seriously frustrating! Finally got Respiration III on my sixth try by placing bookshelves in this weird L-shape around the table. Took forever.
Testing Underwater
Wore my regular helmet and dove straight into this deep ocean trench near my base. Started timing with my phone clock. Ran out of bubbles in 15 seconds flat – had to panic-swim to the surface like always. Then slapped on the respiration helmet and jumped back in. Night and day difference! Could stay down for almost a full minute without gasping. Explored this whole shipwreck without coming up for air once.
- Major pro: No more drowning panic in ruins
- Bonus discovery: Those magma block air pockets? Didn’t even need them anymore!
The Big Tradeoff
But here’s the kicker – that fancy helmet makes you lazy. Was stripping copper from this underwater cave when suddenly… drowned mob gang jumped me. Normally I’d just swim up quick but with respiration I got cocky. They wrecked my enchanted helmet! Lost like 3 levels fixing it later. Also tried combining it with aqua affinity – total game changer for mining but now I’m stuck protecting this one helmet like it’s my baby.
Verdict?
Totally worth it if you do lots of ocean stuff. Shipwrecks? Ocean monuments? Big yes. But if you’re mostly mining underground or building farms, save your levels. The real killer is combining it with mending though – didn’t have that yet and constant repairing sucks.