How to Enchantment in Minecraft

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This article shows you how to achieve and apply the highest level of enchantment to an enchantment in the game Minecraft. After deciding on the desired enchantment type and level, you can craft the enchantment in the form of a book and attach it to the desired item in all versions of Minecraft, including the PC version. ), Pocket Edition and the console version.

Table of Contents

Steps

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Know the enchantment’s name, effect, and maximum level, and the item that can be applied to the enchantment. The maximum level of enchantment can be increased depends on the enchantment itself: ^{[1] X Research Source}

Aqua Affinity – Level I – Helmet – Increases the speed at which you can dig blocks underwater
Bane of Arthropods – Level V – Sword, ax – Increases damage to Cave spider, Spider, Silverfish and Ender louse ( Endermite)
Blast Protection – Level IV – Hats, vests, leggings, boots – Reduces damage from explosions
Channeling – Level I – Trident – Summons lightning to hit the target monster when the enchanted item is thrown (the monster must be standing in the rain)
Curse of Binding ( PC and console versions only) – Level I – Hats, shirts, pants, boots – Curse-affected items cannot be removed from the player
Curse of Vanishing ( PC and console versions only) – Level I – Any item – Curse-affected items will not drop when the player dies
Deep Strider – Level III – Boots – Increases movement speed underwater
Performance (Efficiency) – Level V – Pickaxe, ax, shovel – Increases digging speed
Feather Falling – Level IV – Boots – Reduced damage from falling and teleporting
Fire Aspect – Level II – Sword – Set target on fire
Fire Protection – Level IV – Hat, shirt, pants, boots – Reduces damage from fire and lava
Fire (Flame) – Level I – Bow (Bow) – Turn arrows into flaming arrows
Lucky (Fortune) – Level III – Pickaxe, ax, shovel – Increases blocks dropped when digging
Cold Foot (Frost Walker) – Level II – Boots – Freezes water so you can walk on it
Impaling – Level V – Trident – Increases damage when attacking sea creatures
Infinite (Infinity) – Level I – Bow – Shoot arrows, but don’t use arrows in inventory (you still need at least one arrow in inventory).
Knockback – Level II – Sword – Increases knockback damage (enemy is knocked backwards)
Looting – Level III – Sword – Increases the amount of items dropped when a monster is killed
Loyalty – Level III – Trident – Returns the weapon to your hand when you throw it like a spear
Luck of the Sea – Level III – Fishing rod – Increased probability of picking up valuable items
Lure – Level III – Fishing Rod – Reduced waiting time for fish to bite
Mending – Level I – Any Item – Use experience to repair tools, weapons and armor
Multishot – Level I – Crossbow – Shoots 3 arrows at once but costs only 1 arrow (can only pick up one arrow)
Piercing – Level IV – Crossbow – IV – Arrow can pierce multiple targets
Power – Level V – Bow – Increases damage dealt with bows
Projectile Protection – Level IV – Hat, shirt, pants, boots –
Protection – Level IV – Hat, shirt, pants, boots – Comprehensive protection from attack, fire, lava and drops
Punch – Level II – Bow – Increases rebound damage (enemy is bounced backwards)
Quick Charge Level III – Crossbow – Reduces Recharge Time
Respiration – Level III – Extended time to breathe underwater (better underwater vision)
Riptide – Level III – Pushes player forward when enchanted item is thrown in water or rain
Sharpness – Level V – Sword, ax – Increases damage when attacking monsters
Softness (Silk Touch) – Level I – Pickaxe, ax, shovel – Dig block (soft item)
Smite (Smite) – Level V – Increases damage when attacking zombie monsters
Sweeping Edge (PC version only) – Level III – Sword – Increases damage of edge-sweeping attacks
Thorns – Level III – Hat, shirt, pants, boots – Deals damage to attacker
Unbreaking – Level III – Any item – Increases the durability of the item

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Gather the necessary materials. You need to collect materials for the following items:

Book – 3 pieces of paper and 1 piece of leather will make a book, but you need at least 46 books to create the enchantment table and bookshelf.
Enchanting table – 4 obsidian blocks, 2 diamonds and 1 book.
Bookshelf – 6 wooden planks and 3 books for each bookshelf. You need to get enough materials for 15 bookshelves.
Anvil – 3 iron blocks (iron) (created by combining 9 iron ingots) and 4 iron ingots (iron ingot)
Lapis Lazuli – You need to break the blue blocks with black dots on the ground to find this material and craft many enchanted things.

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Craft an enchanting table. Open the crafting table, then add obsidian blocks to each box in the bottom row, add an obsidian block to the center slot, add diamonds to either side of the obsidian square. center, and place the book in the center box of the top row. After you see the enchanted table icon appear, you can press ⇧ Shift and click the icon to move the table into the inventory.

In Minecraft PE, you just need to touch the enchantment table icon after creating it to move it to the inventory.
In the console version, you need to select the crafting table icon in the “Structures” tab, then scroll down to the Enchantment Table icon and press A (on Xbox) or X (on PlayStation).

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Place bookshelf around the enchantment table. Each bookshelf must be placed exactly two blocks away from the enchantment table, and there should be nothing between the bookshelf and the table (no flowers, snow, etc.).

Bookshelves are created by placing wood planks in the top and bottom rows of the crafting table, and then placing multiple books in the middle row.
There should be an empty block between the bookshelf ring and the enchantment table.

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Craft an anvil. Place three iron blocks in the top row of the crafting table, place one iron bar in the center slot of the crafting table, and place the remaining three iron bars in the bottom row of the crafting table.

In the console version, you need to select the crafting table icon in the “Structures” tab, then scroll down to the Anvil icon and press A or X .

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Make sure your experience level is 30. To unlock the best spells, your character must be level 30 or higher. You can level up by killing monsters and performing other actions in the game (such as mining ore). ^{[2] X Research Source}

Don’t worry about getting your character to level 30—you’ll spend exp on enchanting items, and it’ll be easier to level up from 27 to 30 than to level up from 30 to 33.

Book spells

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Open the enchanting table. Select the enchanted table to do this.

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Place a book on the enchantment table. Select a normal book, then select the box with the picture of the book in the crafting table.

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Place lapis lazuli on the table. Select the lapis lazuli, then select the box to the right of the box where the book is placed. You need at least three lapis lazuli for each enchantment.

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Select the spell type. To the right of the crafting table interface, you will see many types of enchantments in the list. Choose the type of enchantment you want, but if you don’t see it, you should choose the one with the lowest level.

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Move the enchanted book to the inventory. The book will now be purple and pink, indicating that it is enchanted.

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Repeat the above step if necessary. Usually you won’t find the enchantment you want the first time, so you’ll need to keep enchanting the book until you find the enchantment you want.

You’re better off creating the lowest level enchantment when the enchantment panel gives you three unsatisfactory enchantment options.
After creating an enchanted book, you need to once again increase your character’s level to 30.

Create high level enchantments

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Understand the mechanics of combining enchantments. If you own two enchantment books of the same enchantment and level, you can combine them in the anvil to create a higher level enchantment.

Combining two enchantments of the same level I will produce a level II enchantment (if successful).
Combining two enchantments of the same level II will produce a level III enchantment (if successful).
Combining two enchantments of the same level III will produce a level IV enchantment (if successful).
Combining two enchantments of the same level IV will create a level V enchantment (if successful).

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Make sure you have two enchantments of the same type. Example: If there are two “Power III” enchantments, you can combine them to create a “Power IV” enchantment.

You cannot combine enchantments of different tiers (such as “Power I” and “Power II”).

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Open the anvil. Select the anvil to open it.

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Place both enchantment books in the anvil. Select a book and click on the box to the left of the anvil, then select the second book and click on the other box. You will see a new book appear to the right of the anvil’s window.

Item enchantment

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Open the anvil. Now that you have the enchantment you want to cast, you can add it to an offensive or defensive item (such as a sword or armor shard).

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Place the item you want to enchant into the anvil. You need to put this item in the leftmost box.

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More enchanted books. Select the book, then select the box in the center of the anvil window.

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Move the enchanted item into the inventory. You will see the newly enchanted item appear on the far right of the anvil; Make a selection and move it to the inventory to complete the process.

Advice

You can also buy enchantments from villagers, but buying this type often costs a lot of emeralds.
Having a villager breeder can help you regularly obtain enchantments and equipment, as well as the required number of emeralds to buy them from the villagers. (Swap wheat, potatoes, carrots, etc.)
If the zombie exp blanket is right next to the breeder villager, you’ll get the required number of emeralds to buy the enchanted book.
If you are combining two item enchantments, you should put the item with the best durability in the first box, this will reduce the cost of repair or completely free, saving you some money.

Warning

You cannot attach softness (silk touch) and luck (fortune) to the same pickaxe.
An item cannot have two copies of the same enchantment type.
If the combined item costs too much, a red “X” will appear, and you’ll see “Too Expensive!”