Minecraft All Enchantments List (Every Enchantment And Max Level)

This minecraft all enchantments list covers every enchantment currently in the game, sorted by the gear they apply to. You will find the max level for each one, what it actually does, and whether you need a treasure source to get it. Use this as a quick reference whenever you are planning a build or deciding what to put on your anvil.

TL;DR

• Minecraft has enchantments for armor, weapons, tools, bows, crossbows, tridents, and fishing rods.
• Most enchantments max out at level III, but some go up to level V and others are capped at level I.
• Treasure enchantments like Mending, Frost Walker, Soul Speed, Swift Sneak, and Wind Burst cannot come from the enchanting table.
• You get enchantments from the enchanting table, anvil, villager trading, fishing, loot chests, and mob drops.
• Some enchantments are incompatible and cannot go on the same item, such as Silk Touch and Fortune.

Armor Enchantments

• Protection (Max IV): Reduces most types of incoming damage.
• Fire Protection (Max IV): Reduces fire and lava damage and burn time.
• Blast Protection (Max IV): Reduces explosion damage and knockback.
• Projectile Protection (Max IV): Reduces damage from arrows, tridents, and other projectiles.
• Thorns (Max III): Reflects a portion of damage back at attackers.
• Respiration (Max III): Extends underwater breathing time and improves underwater vision.
• Aqua Affinity (Max I): Increases underwater mining speed to match normal speed.
• Depth Strider (Max III): Increases movement speed in water.
• Frost Walker (Max II, treasure): Turns water beneath your feet into ice as you walk.
• Soul Speed (Max III, treasure): Increases movement speed on soul sand and soul soil.
• Swift Sneak (Max III, treasure): Increases movement speed while sneaking.
• Curse of Binding (Max I, treasure): Prevents the item from being removed once equipped.

Sword And Axe Enchantments

• Sharpness (Max V): Increases melee damage against all mobs.
• Smite (Max V): Increases damage against undead mobs.
• Bane of Arthropods (Max V): Increases damage and adds slowness against spiders and similar mobs.
• Knockback (Max II): Increases knockback dealt to enemies.
• Fire Aspect (Max II): Sets the target on fire when hit.
• Looting (Max III): Increases mob drop quantity and rare drop chances.
• Sweeping Edge (Max III): Increases sweep attack damage with a sword.

Mace Enchantments

• Density (Max V): Increases mace damage based on fall distance.
• Breach (Max IV): Reduces the effectiveness of armor against mace attacks.
• Wind Burst (Max III, treasure): Launches the player upward after a mace smash attack, helping you chain attacks.

Tool Enchantments (Pickaxe, Shovel, Axe, Hoe)

• Efficiency (Max V): Increases mining speed.
• Silk Touch (Max I): Makes certain blocks drop themselves instead of their normal item. See our full how to get silk touch in Minecraft guide for every method.
• Fortune (Max III): Increases the quantity of items dropped from blocks.

Bow Enchantments

• Power (Max V): Increases arrow damage.
• Punch (Max II): Increases knockback on arrow hits.
• Flame (Max I): Sets arrows on fire, igniting the target.
• Infinity (Max I): Allows shooting without consuming arrows, as long as you have at least one in your inventory.

Crossbow Enchantments

• Multishot (Max I): Fires three arrows at once while only using one.
• Piercing (Max IV): Allows arrows to pass through multiple targets.
• Quick Charge (Max III): Reduces crossbow reload time.

Trident Enchantments

• Loyalty (Max III): Makes the trident return to you after being thrown.
• Impaling (Max V): Increases damage against aquatic mobs.
• Riptide (Max III): Launches the player along with the trident when thrown in water or rain.
• Channeling (Max I, treasure): Summons a lightning bolt on a hit target during a thunderstorm.

Fishing Rod Enchantments

• Luck of the Sea (Max III): Increases the chance of catching treasure items while fishing.
• Lure (Max III): Decreases the time it takes for a fish to bite.

Universal Enchantments

• Mending (Max I, treasure): Repairs the item’s durability using collected experience orbs instead of XP levels going to your player level.
• Unbreaking (Max III): Increases item durability and reduces the chance of losing durability per use.
• Curse of Vanishing (Max I, treasure): Destroys the item on death instead of dropping it.

How To Get These Enchantments

There are several ways to get enchantments in Minecraft:

• Using an enchanting table with lapis lazuli and experience levels
• Applying enchanted books or merging gear on an anvil, including how to combine enchantments on an anvil
• Trading with librarian villagers for emeralds
• Fishing, which can produce enchanted books as treasure loot
• Finding enchanted gear or books in loot chests and structures
• Killing mobs that spawn holding enchanted weapons or armor

Treasure Enchantments You Cannot Get From The Table

A few enchantments never appear at the enchanting table and must come from specific sources:

• Mending, from librarian trades, fishing, or loot chests
• Frost Walker, from villager trades or loot chests
• Soul Speed, from bartering with piglins or loot chests
• Swift Sneak, found in ancient city chests
• Wind Burst, found in ominous vaults inside trial chambers
• Channeling and Curse enchantments, from loot chests or fishing

Incompatible Enchantments

Some enchantments cannot exist on the same item at the same time, including:

• Silk Touch and Fortune
• Sharpness, Smite, and Bane of Arthropods
• Protection, Fire Protection, Blast Protection, and Projectile Protection
• Infinity and Mending
• Riptide with Loyalty or Channeling
• Multishot and Piercing

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