REFERENCE

MINECRAFT ENCHANTMENTS

Complete reference for all Java & Bedrock Edition enchantments — max levels, compatible items, and incompatibilities.

ENCHANTMENTS39
CATEGORIES8
TREASURE ONLY4
CURSES2

39 enchantments

🔩General3
ENCHANTMENTDESCRIPTIONAPPLIES TO / CONFLICTS
UNBREAKING
I–III

Reduces the chance of durability being lost when the item is used.

Most Items
MENDING
ITREASURE

Repairs the item using XP orbs collected while it is held.

Most Items
Infinity
VANISHING CURSE
ICURSE

The item vanishes on death instead of being dropped.

Most Items
🛡️Armor13
ENCHANTMENTDESCRIPTIONAPPLIES TO / CONFLICTS
PROTECTION
I–IV

Reduces all incoming damage by a percentage.

All Armor
Blast ProtectionFire ProtectionProjectile Protection
BLAST PROTECTION
I–IV

Reduces explosion damage and knockback.

All Armor
ProtectionFire ProtectionProjectile Protection
FIRE PROTECTION
I–IV

Reduces fire damage and burn duration.

All Armor
ProtectionBlast ProtectionProjectile Protection
PROJECTILE PROTECTION
I–IV

Reduces damage from arrows, fireballs, and other projectiles.

All Armor
ProtectionBlast ProtectionFire Protection
THORNS
I–III

Damages attackers when the wearer is hit.

All Armor
BINDING CURSE
ICURSE

The item cannot be removed from the armor slot (except on death or in creative mode).

All Armor
RESPIRATION
I–III

Extends underwater breathing time and improves vision.

Helmet
AQUA AFFINITY
I

Increases underwater mining speed to match normal speed.

Helmet
SWIFT SNEAK
I–IIITREASURE

Increases movement speed while sneaking.

Leggings
FEATHER FALLING
I–IV

Reduces fall damage taken.

Boots
DEPTH STRIDER
I–III

Increases underwater movement speed.

Boots
Frost Walker
FROST WALKER
I–IITREASURE

Turns water into frosted ice beneath the wearer's feet.

Boots
Depth Strider
SOUL SPEED
I–IIITREASURE

Increases movement speed on soul sand and soul soil.

Boots
⚔️Sword7
ENCHANTMENTDESCRIPTIONAPPLIES TO / CONFLICTS
SHARPNESS
I–V

Increases melee damage dealt.

SwordAxe
SmiteBane of Arthropods
SMITE
I–V

Increases damage dealt to undead mobs (zombies, skeletons, wither, etc.).

SwordAxe
SharpnessBane of Arthropods
BANE OF ARTHROPODS
I–V

Increases damage against spiders, cave spiders, bees, silverfish, and endermites. Also applies Slowness IV.

SwordAxe
SharpnessSmite
KNOCKBACK
I–II

Increases knockback dealt when attacking.

Sword
FIRE ASPECT
I–II

Sets the target on fire on hit.

Sword
LOOTING
I–III

Increases the amount and rarity of items dropped by mobs.

Sword
SWEEPING EDGE
I–III

Increases sweep attack damage. (Java Edition only)

Sword
⛏️Tools3
ENCHANTMENTDESCRIPTIONAPPLIES TO / CONFLICTS
EFFICIENCY
I–V

Increases mining and chopping speed.

PickaxeAxeShovelHoeShears
SILK TOUCH
I

Mined blocks drop themselves instead of their usual drops (e.g. glass, ice, grass block).

PickaxeAxeShovelHoeShears
Fortune
FORTUNE
I–III

Increases the number of items dropped when mining certain blocks.

PickaxeAxeShovelHoe
Silk Touch
🏹Bow4
ENCHANTMENTDESCRIPTIONAPPLIES TO / CONFLICTS
POWER
I–V

Increases arrow damage dealt.

Bow
PUNCH
I–II

Increases arrow knockback.

Bow
FLAME
I

Arrows set targets on fire.

Bow
INFINITY
I

Shooting does not consume arrows (requires at least one arrow in inventory).

Bow
Mending
🎯Crossbow3
ENCHANTMENTDESCRIPTIONAPPLIES TO / CONFLICTS
MULTISHOT
I

Shoots 3 arrows at once, consuming only 1.

Crossbow
Piercing
PIERCING
I–IV

Arrows pass through entities, hitting multiple targets.

Crossbow
Multishot
QUICK CHARGE
I–III

Reduces crossbow charging time.

Crossbow
🔱Trident4
ENCHANTMENTDESCRIPTIONAPPLIES TO / CONFLICTS
LOYALTY
I–III

Thrown trident returns to the player after hitting.

Trident
Riptide
CHANNELING
I

Summons a lightning bolt when a thrown trident hits a mob during a thunderstorm.

Trident
Riptide
RIPTIDE
I–III

Throws the player forward when using the trident in water or rain.

Trident
LoyaltyChanneling
IMPALING
I–V

Increases damage against aquatic mobs (and all mobs in water in Bedrock Edition).

Trident
🎣Fishing Rod2
ENCHANTMENTDESCRIPTIONAPPLIES TO / CONFLICTS
LUCK OF THE SEA
I–III

Increases the chance of catching treasure items while fishing.

Fishing Rod
LURE
I–III

Decreases the time it takes to catch something while fishing.

Fishing Rod

ABOUT MINECRAFT ENCHANTING

HOW TO ENCHANT

Place an enchanting table surrounded by bookshelves (up to 15) to reach the maximum enchantment level of 30. Higher levels unlock stronger enchantments.

TREASURE ENCHANTMENTS

4 enchantments (Mending, Frost Walker, Soul Speed, Swift Sneak, and the curses) cannot be obtained from an enchanting table — they must be found in chests, traded, or fished.

INCOMPATIBILITIES

Some enchantments cannot be combined on the same item. For example, Silk Touch and Fortune are mutually exclusive, as are the four protection types (Protection, Blast, Fire, Projectile).

ANVIL COMBINING

Use an anvil to combine enchanted books onto items or merge two enchanted items. Each operation increases the prior work penalty, eventually making further repairs too costly.

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