In bedrock edition protection does not reduce damage.
Protection enchantment minecraft. You will then need to wear the enchanted armor to gain the protection. 1 usage 2 incompatibilities 3 data values 3 1 id 4 history 5 issues protection has no effect on damage from the void the kill command or hunger. The fishing rod can now be enchanted without the use of books. 1 4 6 12w49a enchant now works with id 0 meaning it can be used to apply protection.
You can add the protection enchantment to any piece of armor such as helmets chestplates leggings or boots using an enchanting table anvil or game command. The player can now enchant books to then be used to enchant a tool. Protection is an enchantment applied to armor that increases the armor s damage reduction. However protection is unavailable due to a bug.
In general protection is better but in certain situations it could be useful to have something else. The protection enchantment is a comprehensive protection against all types of damage such as damage from attacks fire lava and falling. Enchantments can now be applied using enchant.