Tutorial:Best enchantments guide

This guide will give an explanation and walk-through of the best enchantments that can be applied to all enchantable items.

This page assumes that the world is created and played in the latest game version.

An anvil sign next to an enchantment means that the enchantment cannot be obtained via the enchanting table and must be added by using an anvil.

There are several sets of mutually exclusive enchantments with distinct and useful applications. For some armor and tools, a player may prefer one option and ignore others; alternatively, a player may elect to have multiples of the same armor or tools with different enchantment combinations.

Unbreaking is not as necessary on armor as on tools and weapons. Unbreaking III only makes a piece of armor last about 43% longer but effectively quadruples the durability of a tool or a weapon.

👁 Invicon Netherite Helmet.png: Inventory sprite for Netherite Helmet in Minecraft as shown in-game with description: Protection IV Respiration III Unbreaking III Aqua Affinity Thorns III Mending When on Head: +3 Armor +3 Armor Toughness +1 Knockback Resistance +3 Oxygen Bonus +400% Submerged Mining Speed
Helmet

• Mending 👁 BlockSprite anvil.png: Sprite image for anvil in Minecraft
  
• Protection IV^[a]
• Unbreaking III
• Respiration III
• Aqua Affinity
• Thorns III 👁 BlockSprite anvil.png: Sprite image for anvil in Minecraft
  
  • Optional
  • Consumes extra durability
  • May be inconvenient for mob transport as mobs may die to the effect.

There are multiple enchantment orders with the same cost in levels. At the same total costs in levels the cost in XP can still be different. For example two steps costing 2 and 4 levels require more XP than two steps costing 3 levels each.

The optimal enchantment order with Thorns III is:

1. Add 👁 ItemSprite enchanted-book.png: Sprite image for enchanted-book in Minecraft
   Thorns III (12XP)
2. Combine and add 👁 ItemSprite enchanted-book.png: Sprite image for enchanted-book in Minecraft
   Respiration III + 👁 ItemSprite enchanted-book.png: Sprite image for enchanted-book in Minecraft
   Unbreaking III (3XP + 11XP)
3. Combine and add 👁 ItemSprite enchanted-book.png: Sprite image for enchanted-book in Minecraft
   Mending + 👁 ItemSprite enchanted-book.png: Sprite image for enchanted-book in Minecraft
   Aqua Affinity (2XP + 8XP)
4. Add 👁 ItemSprite enchanted-book.png: Sprite image for enchanted-book in Minecraft
   Protection IV (14XP)

with a cost of 12 + 3 + 11 + 2 + 8 + 14 = 50 levels.

The optimal enchantment order without Thorns III is:

1. Add 👁 ItemSprite enchanted-book.png: Sprite image for enchanted-book in Minecraft
   Respiration III (6XP)
2. Combine and add 👁 ItemSprite enchanted-book.png: Sprite image for enchanted-book in Minecraft
   Protection IV + 👁 ItemSprite enchanted-book.png: Sprite image for enchanted-book in Minecraft
   Mending (2XP + 8XP)
3. Combine and add 👁 ItemSprite enchanted-book.png: Sprite image for enchanted-book in Minecraft
   Unbreaking III + 👁 ItemSprite enchanted-book.png: Sprite image for enchanted-book in Minecraft
   Aqua Affinity (2XP + 9XP)

with a cost of 6 + 2 + 8 + 2 + 9 = 27 levels.

👁 Invicon Netherite Chestplate.png: Inventory sprite for Netherite Chestplate in Minecraft as shown in-game with description: Protection IV Unbreaking III Thorns III Mending When on Chest: +8 Armor +3 Armor Toughness +1 Knockback Resistance
Chestplate

• Mending 👁 BlockSprite anvil.png: Sprite image for anvil in Minecraft
  
• Protection IV^[a]
• Unbreaking III
• Thorns III 👁 BlockSprite anvil.png: Sprite image for anvil in Minecraft
  
  • Optional
  • Consumes extra durability
  • May be inconvenient for mob transport as mobs may die to the effect.

The optimal enchantment order with Thorns III is:

1. Add 👁 ItemSprite enchanted-book.png: Sprite image for enchanted-book in Minecraft
   Thorns III (12XP)
2. Combine and add 👁 ItemSprite enchanted-book.png: Sprite image for enchanted-book in Minecraft
   Unbreaking III + 👁 ItemSprite enchanted-book.png: Sprite image for enchanted-book in Minecraft
   Mending (2XP + 7XP)
3. Add 👁 ItemSprite enchanted-book.png: Sprite image for enchanted-book in Minecraft
   Protection IV (7XP)

with a cost of 12 + 2 + 7 + 7 = 28 levels.

The optimal enchantment order without Thorns III is:

1. Add 👁 ItemSprite enchanted-book.png: Sprite image for enchanted-book in Minecraft
   Protection IV (4XP)
2. Combine and add 👁 ItemSprite enchanted-book.png: Sprite image for enchanted-book in Minecraft
   Unbreaking III + 👁 ItemSprite enchanted-book.png: Sprite image for enchanted-book in Minecraft
   Mending (2XP + 7XP)

with a cost of 4 + 2 + 7 = 13 levels.

Swift Sneak can be obtained only from loot chests in ancient cities. The chests can contain enchanted books with any level of Swift Sneak (up to 3).

👁 Invicon Netherite Leggings.png: Inventory sprite for Netherite Leggings in Minecraft as shown in-game with description: Protection IV Swift Sneak III Unbreaking III Thorns III Mending When on Legs: +6 Armor +3 Armor Toughness +1 Knockback Resistance +0.45 Sneaking Speed
Leggings

• Mending 👁 BlockSprite anvil.png: Sprite image for anvil in Minecraft
  
• Protection IV ^[a]
• Unbreaking III
• Thorns III 👁 BlockSprite anvil.png: Sprite image for anvil in Minecraft
  
  • Optional
  • Consumes extra durability
  • May be inconvenient for mob transport as mobs may die to the effect.
• Swift Sneak III 👁 BlockSprite anvil.png: Sprite image for anvil in Minecraft
  

The optimal enchantment order with Thorns III is:

1. Add 👁 ItemSprite enchanted-book.png: Sprite image for enchanted-book in Minecraft
   Swift Sneak III (12XP)
2. Combine and add 👁 ItemSprite enchanted-book.png: Sprite image for enchanted-book in Minecraft
   Thorns III + 👁 ItemSprite enchanted-book.png: Sprite image for enchanted-book in Minecraft
   Mending (2XP + 16XP)
3. Combine and add 👁 ItemSprite enchanted-book.png: Sprite image for enchanted-book in Minecraft
   Protection IV + 👁 ItemSprite enchanted-book.png: Sprite image for enchanted-book in Minecraft
   Unbreaking III (3XP + 11XP)

with a cost of 12 + 2 + 16 + 3 + 11 = 44 levels.

The optimal enchantment order without Thorns III is:

1. Add 👁 ItemSprite enchanted-book.png: Sprite image for enchanted-book in Minecraft
   Swift Sneak III (12XP)
2. Combine and add 👁 ItemSprite enchanted-book.png: Sprite image for enchanted-book in Minecraft
   Unbreaking III + 👁 ItemSprite enchanted-book.png: Sprite image for enchanted-book in Minecraft
   Mending (2XP + 7XP)
3. Add 👁 ItemSprite enchanted-book.png: Sprite image for enchanted-book in Minecraft
   Protection IV (7XP)

with a cost of 12 + 2 + 7 + 7 = 28 levels.

👁 Invicon Netherite Boots.png: Inventory sprite for Netherite Boots in Minecraft as shown in-game with description: Protection IV Unbreaking III Feather Falling IV Depth Strider III Soul Speed III Thorns III Mending When on Feet: +3 Armor +3 Armor Toughness +1 Knockback Resistance +1 Water Movement Efficiency
Boots

• Mending 👁 BlockSprite anvil.png: Sprite image for anvil in Minecraft
  
• Protection IV^[a]
• Feather Falling IV
• Unbreaking III
• Depth Strider III or Frost Walker II
  • Depth Strider is typically preferred, as it is used in more circumstances. Frost Walker can be an inconvenience if you want to go underwater, and also can break water streams used for item transportation.
• Soul Speed III 👁 BlockSprite anvil.png: Sprite image for anvil in Minecraft
  
  • Optional
  • Consumes extra durability
• Thorns III 👁 BlockSprite anvil.png: Sprite image for anvil in Minecraft
  
  • Optional
  • Consumes extra durability
  • May be inconvenient for mob transport as mobs may die from the effect. Also gives mobs 0.5 seconds of invincibility.

There are multiple enchantment orders with the same cost in levels. At the same total costs in levels the cost in XP can still be different. For example two steps costing 2 and 4 levels require more XP than two steps costing 3 levels each.

The optimal enchantment order with Thorns III is:

1. Add 👁 ItemSprite enchanted-book.png: Sprite image for enchanted-book in Minecraft
   Soul Speed III (12XP)
2. Combine and add 👁 ItemSprite enchanted-book.png: Sprite image for enchanted-book in Minecraft
   Thorns III + 👁 ItemSprite enchanted-book.png: Sprite image for enchanted-book in Minecraft
   Mending (2XP + 16XP)
3. Combine and add 👁 ItemSprite enchanted-book.png: Sprite image for enchanted-book in Minecraft
   Depth Strider III + 👁 ItemSprite enchanted-book.png: Sprite image for enchanted-book in Minecraft
   Feather Falling IV (4XP + 14XP)
4. Combine and add 👁 ItemSprite enchanted-book.png: Sprite image for enchanted-book in Minecraft
   Protection IV + 👁 ItemSprite enchanted-book.png: Sprite image for enchanted-book in Minecraft
   Unbreaking III (3XP + 15XP)

with a cost of 12 + 2 + 16 + 4 + 14 + 3 + 15 = 66 levels.

The optimal enchantment order without Thorns III and Soul Speed III is:

1. Add 👁 ItemSprite enchanted-book.png: Sprite image for enchanted-book in Minecraft
   Depth Strider III (6XP)
2. Combine and add 👁 ItemSprite enchanted-book.png: Sprite image for enchanted-book in Minecraft
   Protection IV + 👁 ItemSprite enchanted-book.png: Sprite image for enchanted-book in Minecraft
   Unbreaking III (3XP + 9XP)
3. Combine and add 👁 ItemSprite enchanted-book.png: Sprite image for enchanted-book in Minecraft
   Feather Falling IV + 👁 ItemSprite enchanted-book.png: Sprite image for enchanted-book in Minecraft
   Mending (2XP + 10XP)

with a cost of 6 + 3 + 2 + 9 + 10 = 30 levels.

When obtaining Feather Falling from an enchanting table, the player should not enchant at level 30, but reduce to levels 22, 24 or 26. At level 30, there is only about a 3% chance to obtain Feather Falling on a pair of diamond boots; but using level 24 and 26, the chance is a much-higher 30%; at level 22, the chance is as high as 44%. The enchantment level can be reduced by placing torches or most other blocks between the enchanting table and bookshelves, preventing the enchanting table from detecting the bookshelves.

👁 Invicon Netherite Sword.png: Inventory sprite for Netherite Sword in Minecraft as shown in-game with description: Sharpness V Sweeping Edge III Looting III Unbreaking III Fire Aspect II Knockback II Mending When in Main Hand:  8 Attack Damage  1.6 Attack Speed +0.75% Sweeping Damage Ratio
Sword

• Unbreaking III
• Mending 👁 BlockSprite anvil.png: Sprite image for anvil in Minecraft
  
• Sharpness V (for general use)
  • or Smite V
    • For fighting undead mobs, such as the wither and wither skeletons.
    • Allows one-hit killing of most common undead mobs.
• Sweeping Edge III‌^{[Java Edition only]}
  • Deals more damage to multiple mobs while standing still, useful for XP farms.
  • May deal high amounts of damage to friendly mobs if they're too close to the target.
• Looting III
  • Increases the amount of loot from fighting mobs, very useful for farming.
• Fire Aspect II
  • Optional
  • Makes endermen more difficult to fight because they constantly teleport as a result of the fire.
  • Zombies and their variants ignite the player if aflame when they hit their target.
  • Looting bonuses do not apply when a mob dies from fire damage.
  • Cooks the meat dropped by all mobs, even if they're underwater.
  • Useful against players because of the obscuring effects of fire.
• Knockback II
  • Optional
  • Makes ranged targets more difficult to fight.
  • Makes chaining hits together much harder without a wall.
  • May push targets into environmental hazards such as lava.
  • Effective against pressuring melee attackers such as creepers and piglin brutes.

To reduce the various negative effects of Knockback, it may be wise to enchant a sword with Knockback I or to forgo it altogether.

The optimal enchantment order is:

1. Add 👁 ItemSprite enchanted-book.png: Sprite image for enchanted-book in Minecraft
   Looting III (6XP)
2. Combine and add 👁 ItemSprite enchanted-book.png: Sprite image for enchanted-book in Minecraft
   Sweeping Edge III + 👁 ItemSprite enchanted-book.png: Sprite image for enchanted-book in Minecraft
   Unbreaking III (3XP + 11XP)
3. Combine and add 👁 ItemSprite enchanted-book.png: Sprite image for enchanted-book in Minecraft
   Sharpness V + 👁 ItemSprite enchanted-book.png: Sprite image for enchanted-book in Minecraft
   Knockback II (2XP + 11XP)
4. Combine and add 👁 ItemSprite enchanted-book.png: Sprite image for enchanted-book in Minecraft
   Fire Aspect II + 👁 ItemSprite enchanted-book.png: Sprite image for enchanted-book in Minecraft
   Mending (2XP + 14XP)

with a cost of 6 + 3 + 11 + 2 + 11 + 2 + 14 = 49 levels.

👁 Invicon Netherite Axe.png: Inventory sprite for Netherite Axe in Minecraft as shown in-game with description: Efficiency V Sharpness V Silk Touch Unbreaking III Mending When in Main Hand:  10 Attack Damage  1 Attack Speed +26 Mining Efficiency
Axe

• Unbreaking III
• Mending 👁 BlockSprite anvil.png: Sprite image for anvil in Minecraft
  
• Efficiency V
• Sharpness V 👁 BlockSprite anvil.png: Sprite image for anvil in Minecraft
  
  • or Smite V 👁 BlockSprite anvil.png: Sprite image for anvil in Minecraft
    
    • Allows killing most undead mobs (e.g., zombies, wither skeletons, and phantoms) with one hit
    • Allows killing a Zombified Piglin with one hit and without a critical strike, preventing others from attacking.
    • The combination of a smite axe with a sharpness sword is a versatile setup for dealing with both undead and other mobs with minimal inventory clutter.
  • or Cleaving III​^{[upcoming: JE Edition Combat Tests]}
    • Increases damage and extends shield stun duration.
    • Useful for PVP.
• Silk Touch
  • Incompatible with Fortune.
  • Useful for getting melons, bookshelves, beehives, and mushroom blocks.
  • Allows collection of leaves, which may be unintentional when harvesting trees for wood.
• Fortune III
  • Incompatible with Silk Touch.
  • Has less versatility because most blocks mined with axes are better harvested by Silk Touch.

The optimal enchantment order is:

1. Add 👁 ItemSprite enchanted-book.png: Sprite image for enchanted-book in Minecraft
   Sharpness V (5XP)
2. Combine and add 👁 ItemSprite enchanted-book.png: Sprite image for enchanted-book in Minecraft
   Efficiency V + 👁 ItemSprite enchanted-book.png: Sprite image for enchanted-book in Minecraft
   Mending (2XP + 8XP)
3. Combine and add 👁 ItemSprite enchanted-book.png: Sprite image for enchanted-book in Minecraft
   Silk Touch + 👁 ItemSprite enchanted-book.png: Sprite image for enchanted-book in Minecraft
   Unbreaking III (3XP + 11XP)

with a cost of 5 + 3 + 8 + 2 + 11 = 29 levels

👁 Invicon Bow.png: Inventory sprite for Bow in Minecraft as shown in-game with description: Power V Flame Punch II Unbreaking III Mending
Bow

• Power V
• Unbreaking III
• Infinity
  • Mutually exclusive with Mending.
  • Allows for infinite usage of normal arrows.
    • Incompatible with tipped arrows and spectral arrows.
  • Will require replacing the bow after some time.
• or Mending 👁 BlockSprite anvil.png: Sprite image for anvil in Minecraft
  
  • Mutually exclusive with Infinity.
  • Allows for infinite durability at the cost of finite arrows.
• Flame
• Punch II

There are multiple enchantment orders with the same cost in levels. At the same total costs in levels the cost in XP can still be different. For example two steps costing 2 and 4 levels require more XP than two steps costing 3 levels each.

The optimal enchantment order is:

1. Add 👁 ItemSprite enchanted-book.png: Sprite image for enchanted-book in Minecraft
   Power V (5XP)
2. Combine and add 👁 ItemSprite enchanted-book.png: Sprite image for enchanted-book in Minecraft
   Infinity or Mending + 👁 ItemSprite enchanted-book.png: Sprite image for enchanted-book in Minecraft
   Unbreaking III (3XP + 9XP)
3. Combine and add 👁 ItemSprite enchanted-book.png: Sprite image for enchanted-book in Minecraft
   Punch II + 👁 ItemSprite enchanted-book.png: Sprite image for enchanted-book in Minecraft
   Flame (2XP + 10XP)

with a cost of 5 + 3 + 2 + 9 + 10 = 29 levels.

👁 Invicon Crossbow.png: Inventory sprite for Crossbow in Minecraft as shown in-game with description: Piercing IV Quick Charge III Unbreaking III Mending
👁 Invicon Arrow Loaded Crossbow.png: Inventory sprite for Arrow Loaded Crossbow in Minecraft as shown in-game with description: Crossbow Projectile: [Arrow] Piercing IV Quick Charge III Unbreaking III Mending
👁 Invicon Firework Loaded Crossbow.png: Inventory sprite for Firework Loaded Crossbow in Minecraft as shown in-game with description: Crossbow Projectile: [Firework Rocket]  Flight Duration: 3 Piercing IV Quick Charge III Unbreaking III Mending
👁 Invicon Crossbow.png: Inventory sprite for Crossbow in Minecraft as shown in-game with description: Multishot Quick Charge III Unbreaking III Mending
👁 Invicon Arrow Loaded Crossbow.png: Inventory sprite for Arrow Loaded Crossbow in Minecraft as shown in-game with description: Crossbow Projectile: 3 x [Arrow] Multishot Quick Charge III Unbreaking III Mending
👁 Invicon Firework Loaded Crossbow.png: Inventory sprite for Firework Loaded Crossbow in Minecraft as shown in-game with description: Crossbow Projectile: 3 x [Firework Rocket]  Flight Duration: 3 Multishot Quick Charge III Unbreaking III Mending
Crossbow

• Quick Charge III 👁 BlockSprite anvil.png: Sprite image for anvil in Minecraft
  
• Multishot
  • Incompatible with Piercing.
  • May unintentionally hit other mobs.
  • Cannot hit the same target multiple times in one shot.
  • Uses 3 durability per shot.
• Piercing IV
  • Incompatible with Multishot.
  • May hit other mobs if they're in the path of the arrow.
  • Arrows can be retrieved, including tipped arrows.
• Unbreaking III
• Mending 👁 BlockSprite anvil.png: Sprite image for anvil in Minecraft
  

Crossbows can only receive up to Quick Charge II through an enchanting table. Quick Charge III must be obtained via other means: either by combining two crossbows in an anvil, using enchanted books, or via mob drops.

👁 Invicon Trident.png: Inventory sprite for Trident in Minecraft as shown in-game with description: Riptide III Impaling V Unbreaking III Mending When in Main Hand:  9 Attack Damage  1.1 Attack Speed
👁 Invicon Trident.png: Inventory sprite for Trident in Minecraft as shown in-game with description: Channeling Loyalty III Impaling V Unbreaking III Mending When in Main Hand:  9 Attack Damage  1.1 Attack Speed
Trident

• Mending 👁 BlockSprite anvil.png: Sprite image for anvil in Minecraft
  
  • Highly recommended as tridents can otherwise only be repaired with other tridents.
• Unbreaking III
• Loyalty III
• Channeling
  • Large crowd control while a thunderstorm is occurring.
    • May unintentionally lead to some mobs transforming into more powerful versions of themselves.
• Riptide III
  • Incompatible with Loyalty and Channeling.
  • Replaces the throw attack with a dash that allows rapid transport while touching water.
    • Rain counts as water for these purposes, allowing incredibly fast transport while using an elytra.
    • Snow does not count as water for these purposes.
• Impaling V
  • On Java Edition, Impaling makes the trident deal increased damage to marine mobs (not including Drowned). On Bedrock Edition, Impaling makes the trident deal increased damage to any entities that are touching water or rain.

👁 Invicon Mace.png: Inventory sprite for Mace in Minecraft as shown in-game with description: Wind Burst III Density V Fire Aspect II Unbreaking III Mending When in Main Hand:  6 Attack Damage  0.6 Attack Speed
👁 Invicon Mace.png: Inventory sprite for Mace in Minecraft as shown in-game with description: Wind Burst III Breach IV Fire Aspect II Unbreaking III Mending When in Main Hand:  6 Attack Damage  0.6 Attack Speed
Mace

• Unbreaking III
• Density V
  • or Smite V
    • For fighting undead mobs, such as wither and wither skeleton farms.
    • Allows for the one-hit killing of most common undead mobs.
  • or Breach IV
    • Reduces the effectiveness of armor by 60%
    • For fighting other players, as most other entities do not have strong enough armor for it to make a difference compared to the other damage enchantments
• Mending 👁 BlockSprite anvil.png: Sprite image for anvil in Minecraft
  
• Wind Burst III 👁 BlockSprite anvil.png: Sprite image for anvil in Minecraft
  
  • Optional
  • Very difficult to obtain.
  • Creates a wind charge when a player, after falling from a great height, hits a mob

• Fire Aspect II 👁 BlockSprite anvil.png: Sprite image for anvil in Minecraft
  
  • Optional
  • Causes immunity to be applied to the mob, which may cause the Wind Burst enchantment not to activate.

👁 Invicon Netherite Spear.png: Inventory sprite for Netherite Spear in Minecraft as shown in-game with description: Sharpness V Lunge III Looting III Unbreaking III Fire Aspect II Knockback II Mending When in Main Hand:  4 Attack Damage  0.95 Attack Speed
Spear

• Unbreaking III
• Mending
• Sharpness V
  • or Smite V (deals more damage to undead mobs)
• Looting III
• Fire Aspect II
• Knockback II
• Lunge III
  • Optional
  • Changes weapon drastically to discourage frequent jab attacks as they drain hunger. A spear with Lunge may be better used as a secondary weapon or movement tool.

👁 Invicon Netherite Pickaxe.png: Inventory sprite for Netherite Pickaxe in Minecraft as shown in-game with description: Netherite Pickaxe Efficiency V Fortune III Unbreaking III Mending When in Main Hand:  6 Attack Damage  1.2 Attack Speed +26 Mining Efficiency
👁 Invicon Netherite Pickaxe.png: Inventory sprite for Netherite Pickaxe in Minecraft as shown in-game with description: Netherite Pickaxe Efficiency V Silk Touch Unbreaking III Mending When in Main Hand:  6 Attack Damage  1.2 Attack Speed +26 Mining Efficiency
Pickaxe

• Unbreaking III
• Mending 👁 BlockSprite anvil.png: Sprite image for anvil in Minecraft
  
• Fortune III
  • Incompatible with Silk Touch.
  • Multiplies block drops, increases the chances for rare drops.
    • Massively increases yield from ores.
• Silk Touch
  • Incompatible with Fortune.
  • Useful for collecting the base form of blocks rather than what they drop, such as ice, stone, and ender chests.
  • Since both Fortune III and Silk Touch pickaxes are useful, many players make both pickaxes.
• Efficiency V
  • Allows instant mining of many blocks depending on the level.
    • Efficiency V combined with Haste II allows the instant mining of stone.
  • Efficiency V pickaxes can be too powerful for delicate tasks, especially when working with netherrack. A weaker pickaxe can come in handy depending on the situation.

👁 Invicon Netherite Shovel.png: Inventory sprite for Netherite Shovel in Minecraft as shown in-game with description: Netherite Shovel Efficiency V Silk Touch Unbreaking III Mending When in Main Hand:  6.5 Attack Damage  1 Attack Speed +26 Mining Efficiency
👁 Invicon Netherite Shovel.png: Inventory sprite for Netherite Shovel in Minecraft as shown in-game with description: Netherite Shovel Efficiency V Fortune III Unbreaking III Mending When in Main Hand:  6.5 Attack Damage  1 Attack Speed +26 Mining Efficiency
Shovel

• Unbreaking III
• Mending 👁 BlockSprite anvil.png: Sprite image for anvil in Minecraft
  
• Efficiency V
  • Optional
  • Most materials mined using shovels are soft. Efficiency V shovels can be too powerful for delicate tasks.
  • Efficiency IV is already enough to instant-mine every block whose preferred tool is the shovel as long as the shovel is stone or better
• Fortune II or III
  • Incompatible with Silk Touch.
  • Fortune II is useful for getting both flint and gravel, as Fortune III gives only flint.
• Silk Touch
  • Incompatible with Fortune.
  • Allows the collection of gravel without the chance of flint.

👁 Invicon Netherite Hoe.png: Inventory sprite for Netherite Hoe in Minecraft as shown in-game with description: Netherite Hoe Efficiency V Silk Touch Unbreaking III Mending When in Main Hand:  1 Attack Damage  4 Attack Speed +26 Mining Efficiency
👁 Invicon Netherite Hoe.png: Inventory sprite for Netherite Hoe in Minecraft as shown in-game with description: Netherite Hoe Efficiency V Fortune III Unbreaking III Mending When in Main Hand:  1 Attack Damage  4 Attack Speed +26 Mining Efficiency
Hoe

• Unbreaking III
• Mending 👁 BlockSprite anvil.png: Sprite image for anvil in Minecraft
  
• Efficiency V
  • Allows instant mining of all blocks mineable with a hoe except sculk catalysts, sensors, and shriekers.
• Silk Touch
  • Incompatible with Fortune
  • Useful for obtaining leaves or blocks in the sculk family
• Fortune III
  • Incompatible with Silk Touch
  • Useful for obtaining apples and saplings from leaves, or obtaining more Potato or Carrot from Crops

👁 Invicon Fishing Rod.png: Inventory sprite for Fishing Rod in Minecraft as shown in-game with description: Luck of the Sea III Lure III Unbreaking III Mending
Fishing Rod

• Unbreaking III
• Mending 👁 BlockSprite anvil.png: Sprite image for anvil in Minecraft
  
• Luck of the Sea III
  • Optional
  • Can sometimes be a liability as it make certain items you'd want rarer to catch.
• Lure III

If a fishing rod is used only for fishing, the Unbreaking enchantment can be skipped in favor of only including Mending, as a damaged fishing rod with Mending will repair itself with the experience gained from fishing at a faster rate than it is damaged by fishing even without any Unbreaking enchantment.

👁 Invicon Shears.png: Inventory sprite for Shears in Minecraft as shown in-game with description: Efficiency V Unbreaking III Mending
Shears

• Unbreaking III 👁 BlockSprite anvil.png: Sprite image for anvil in Minecraft
  
• Mending 👁 BlockSprite anvil.png: Sprite image for anvil in Minecraft
  
• Efficiency V 👁 BlockSprite anvil.png: Sprite image for anvil in Minecraft
  
  • Allows instant mining of wool.

It is usually not recommended to enchant shears at all as they can only be enchanted through an anvil and are crafted with iron ingots which are very easy to come by in late-game. If shears are to be enchanted, note that despite being enchantable with Silk Touch in Bedrock Edition, this has no practical purpose and can be skipped.

👁 Invicon Flint and Steel.png: Inventory sprite for Flint and Steel in Minecraft as shown in-game with description: Unbreaking III Mending
Flint and Steel, 👁 Invicon Shield.png: Inventory sprite for Shield in Minecraft as shown in-game with description: Unbreaking III Mending
Shield, 👁 Invicon Carrot on a Stick.png: Inventory sprite for Carrot on a Stick in Minecraft as shown in-game with description: Unbreaking III Mending
Carrot on a Stick, 👁 Invicon Warped Fungus on a Stick.png: Inventory sprite for Warped Fungus on a Stick in Minecraft as shown in-game with description: Unbreaking III Mending
Warped Fungus on a Stick, 👁 Invicon Brush.png: Inventory sprite for Brush in Minecraft as shown in-game with description: Unbreaking III Mending
Brush, and 👁 Invicon Elytra.png: Inventory sprite for Elytra in Minecraft as shown in-game with description: Unbreaking III Mending
Elytra

• Unbreaking III 👁 BlockSprite anvil.png: Sprite image for anvil in Minecraft
  
• Mending 👁 BlockSprite anvil.png: Sprite image for anvil in Minecraft
  

Similar to shears, it is not recommended to enchant the flint and steel, carrot on a stick, warped fungus on a stick, or brush, but it may prove useful at times.

When a pair of elytra does not have Mending, it can only be repaired with phantom membranes or another pair of elytra in an anvil. The XP level cost increases with every anvil operation. Eventually, the repair becomes too expensive to perform. The optimal enchantment order is:

1. Add 👁 ItemSprite enchanted-book.png: Sprite image for enchanted-book in Minecraft
   Unbreaking III (3XP)
2. Add 👁 ItemSprite enchanted-book.png: Sprite image for enchanted-book in Minecraft
   Mending (3XP)

with a cost of 3 + 3 = 6 levels.

Mutually-exclusive enchantments are enchantments that cannot be combined on the same armor, weapon or tool without /give‌^{[Java Edition only]} or changing the playerdata.nbt file using a NBT editor. The following enchantments cannot be combined:

• Protection, Projectile Protection, Blast Protection, and Fire Protection cannot be combined in most versions, however between 19w02a and 1.14.3 Pre-Release 1, they could be combined. Armor with multiple protection enchantments obtained in these versions still functions normally after being upgraded to 1.14.3 Pre-Release 2 and later.
• Sharpness, Smite, Bane of Arthropods, and Cleaving​^{[upcoming: JE Combat Tests]} cannot be combined.
• Silk Touch and Fortune cannot be combined.
• Infinity and Mending cannot be combined since 16w50a. Bows that had both enchantments obtained prior to that version still function normally after being upgraded to 16w50a and later.
• Piercing and Multishot cannot be combined.
• Loyalty and Channeling cannot be combined with Riptide, but they can be combined with each other.
• Frost Walker and Depth Strider cannot be combined.