Minecraft Enchanting Guides

The mechanics behind the calculator - anvil costs, XP math, the 39-level cap and enchantment conflicts - explained in plain language.

Best Enchantments

The best enchantments for every gear slot in Minecraft, with the god set for each item.

How anvil combining really works: costs, prior work penalty and the 39-level cap.

Levels vs XP points, the level-cost formula, and what enchanting really costs.

Calculate anvil XP costs before you spend levels: the formula, prior work penalty table and the 39-level cap.

Why your anvil says 'Too Expensive!' and every legitimate way to fix it.

Every mutually exclusive enchantment pair in Minecraft, and the allow-conflicts trick.

Get every max-level enchanted book from librarian villagers - the cheapest way to god gear.

How the enchanting table works: bookshelves, levels, lapis and getting max-level enchants.

How Mending works, why it is a treasure enchantment, and how to get it.

How Silk Touch works, what it lets you collect, and how to get it.

How Fortune multiplies drops, its levels, and which blocks it affects.

How Unbreaking extends durability, its levels, and why it pairs with Mending.

How Efficiency speeds up mining, its five levels, and which tools it fits.

How Depth Strider removes water drag, its levels, and its conflict with Frost Walker.

How Looting boosts mob drops, its three levels, and when it pays off.

How Feather Falling reduces fall damage, its four levels, and the boots kit.

How Protection reduces all damage, the four levels, and the mutually exclusive variants.

How Sharpness adds melee damage, its five levels, and what it conflicts with.

The maximum level of every enchantment in Minecraft, in one table.

The best experience farms for enchanting — mob, gold, enderman and more.

Ready to enchant?

Jump into the calculator and get the cheapest anvil order for your gear.