Overview
Netherite Leggings hold 6 armour points and 555 durability, second only to the chestplate on both counts, and they are the only slot that can carry Swift Sneak. That enchantment is the whole reason serious players prioritise this piece: Swift Sneak III raises crouched movement from a crawl to roughly 75% of walking speed, and crouching is how you move through an ancient city without waking the Warden. The books come only from ancient city chests, so the enchantment and the danger it solves share a source. Beyond that, leggings behave like the rest of the netherite tier — fire and lava immunity, a slice of knockback resistance, and toughness that cushions heavy hits. Protection IV, Unbreaking III, Mending and Swift Sneak III is the finished article, and it is worth building deliberately because the anvil cost of combining four enchantments climbs fast. As always, enchant the diamond leggings first and upgrade afterwards; the smithing table carries everything across without adding levels. Anyone planning a deep dark base should build this piece before the helmet or the boots, because the sneaking speed matters more down there than two armour points ever will.
6 armour points plus the only slot that accepts Swift Sneak — which is what makes crouching through an ancient city fast enough to be survivable.
Netherite Leggings is one of the 6 variants of this shape in the game. What changes between them is the material, and with it the hardness, the drops, the durability and the recipe — so every figure on this page is this variant's own. Chainmail Leggings is the same shape in a different material.
Netherite Leggings is an armour item in Minecraft 1.21.4. It has 555 points of durability. Use Netherite Ingot on an anvil to repair it.
Enchanting it is possible and generally recommended. It does not stack — each one takes its own slot. You cannot craft it at a bench — take Diamond Leggings and Netherite Ingot to a smithing table instead.
No recipe takes it as an ingredient.
About the netherite armour set
How to get it
Upgrade Diamond Leggings at a Smithing Table using 1 Netherite Ingot and a Netherite Upgrade Smithing Template. Swift Sneak books come only from ancient city chests.
Tips
- Swift Sneak III raises crouch speed to about 75% of walking; without it, a deep dark trip takes twice as long.
- Combine enchantments in a planned order on the anvil, because the prior-work penalty makes late additions expensive.
- Leggings are the second-best armour slot, so upgrade them after the chestplate and before the helmet or boots.
- Swift Sneak cannot be obtained from an enchanting table at all — the books are ancient city loot only.
Properties
Netherite Leggings lasts 555 uses before it breaks, and Netherite Ingot repairs it on an anvil. Two worn copies can also be merged, on an anvil or a grindstone. Unbreaking III roughly quadruples the lifespan, and Mending replaces the repair cost with experience. Worn, it adds 6 armour points, and 3 armour toughness, which is what keeps heavy hits from cutting straight through. Its enchantability of 15 decides how good the enchanting table's offers are: the higher the number, the more often a level-30 table offers the top-tier enchantment rather than a weak one. Netherite Leggings does not stack — each one occupies an inventory slot of its own.
- Knockback resistance
- 0.1
- Enchantability
- 15
- Repaired with
- Netherite Ingot
- Category
- Armour
How it compares to the rest of the set
Every tier of leggings in the game, side by side, so the trade-off is visible in one place: Netherite Leggings sits 6 of 6.
The armour column is the points each piece adds and the toughness column is what blunts a heavy hit. Gold looks cheap on paper and wears out fastest; Netherite Leggings is the end of the line at 555 durability.
| Item | Durability | Armour | Armour toughness | Enchantability |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leather Pants | 75 | 2 | — | 15 |
| Chainmail Leggings | 225 | 4 | — | 12 |
| Iron Leggings | 225 | 5 | — | 9 |
| Golden Leggings | 105 | 3 | — | 25 |
| Diamond Leggings | 495 | 6 | 2 | 10 |
| Netherite Leggings | 555 | 6 | 3 | 15 |
How to get it
Smithing Table
Netherite Leggings
Enchantments it can take
9 enchantments can be applied to Netherite Leggings: Curse of Binding, Blast Protection, Fire Protection, Mending, Projectile Protection, Protection, Swift Sneak, Thorns, and Unbreaking.
Curse of Binding, Mending, and Swift Sneak are treasure enchantments and never appear at an enchanting table — they come from loot chests, fishing or villager trades only.
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Frequently asked questions
How do you make Netherite Leggings in Minecraft?
Netherite Leggings is not crafted at a bench. Put Netherite Upgrade in the left slot of a smithing table, Diamond Leggings in the middle and Netherite Ingot on the right.
What is the stack size of Netherite Leggings?
Netherite Leggings does not stack at all. Every one you carry takes an inventory slot of its own, which is the practical limit on how many you take on a trip.
How much durability does Netherite Leggings have?
Netherite Leggings has 555 durability, and can be repaired on an anvil with Netherite Ingot.
Can Netherite Leggings be enchanted?
Yes — 9 enchantments apply to it, at an enchanting table with fifteen bookshelves, or from an enchanted book on an anvil. Mending is usually the one worth hunting for, because it removes the repair cost entirely.
The rest of the set
Netherite Leggings is one of 6 variants of the same shape. The others are made from different materials, so their numbers differ:
