Minecraft Enchantments List 2026: All 43 Enchantments, Max Levels, Incompatibilities and Best Picks

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Minecraft enchantments list: all 43 with max level and items

Since 1.21 every Java enchantment is a data file inside the game. We read all 43 files and the enchantment tags of the Java 26.3 game data, so the max levels, items and conflicts below are the game's own values, not a guess. "Table items" can get the enchantment from an enchanting table. "Anvil only" items can carry it, but only from an enchanted book in an anvil.

Two names are newer than most guides. Tricky Trials (1.21) added Density, Breach and Wind Burst for the mace in June 2024. Mounts of Mayhem (1.21.11) added spears in December 2025, which take every sword enchantment except Sweeping Edge, plus the new Lunge. The three 2026 drops (26.1, 26.2, 26.3) added no new enchantment. For the dates of every update, see every Minecraft version in order.

Max enchantment levels in Minecraft

The max level is the highest level you can reach in survival, from a table, a book, a trade or an anvil. Commands such as /give can go up to level 255, but many effects stop scaling long before that, and those items are not part of normal play.

There is no "Sharpness X", "Protection V" or "Efficiency X" in survival. Anvils stop at the max level: two Sharpness V books do not make Sharpness VI. If you see higher levels on a server, they came from commands or plugins.

Minecraft enchantment incompatible list: which ones conflict

Each enchantment can name an "exclusive set" in the game data. If either enchantment lists the other, they can never sit on the same item in survival. The table will not roll both, and an anvil drops the conflicting enchantment from the sacrificed item in Java (Bedrock shows a red X and refuses).

The mace is the one that confuses people. Density and Breach exclude each other, and both exclude Smite and Bane of Arthropods, so a mace gets one damage enchantment out of four. Wind Burst, Fire Aspect, Unbreaking and Mending have no conflicts and fit on top. On the trident, Loyalty and Channeling are a pair, and Riptide replaces both. Impaling is listed in the damage set, but no item can take both Impaling and Sharpness, so the conflict only shows when you try to merge two books.

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Treasure enchantments: the 7 you cannot get from a table

The game's treasure tag holds seven enchantments. They never appear in an enchanting table, on mob gear or on enchanted items sold by villagers. Four of them can still come from librarians and fishing. Soul Speed, Swift Sneak and Wind Burst cannot: each one is tied to a single structure or mechanic. The chances below are our calculation from the Java 26.3 loot tables.

Wind Burst is the slowest to max out. Mojang's 1.21 changelog says "only Wind Burst I can be found", so Wind Burst III takes four level I books: two pairs make two level II books, and those make III. Swift Sneak counts as non-renewable, because ancient city chests do not refill. The Heavy Core you need to craft the mace in the first place also comes from ominous vaults; our rarest Minecraft items guide has the full ominous vault odds.

Best Minecraft enchantments for every item

These are the end-game sets most players aim for, using only what survival allows. Where two enchantments conflict, the table shows both options and when to pick each. Unbreaking III and Mending go on nearly everything, because together they make gear last as long as you keep collecting experience.

Protection IV beats the special protections for daily use because it covers almost every damage type. Four pieces give 64% reduction, and all protection enchantments together are capped at 80%. The common pro setup is three pieces of Protection IV and one piece of Blast Protection IV, which still reaches the 80% cap against explosions.

How to get level 30 enchantments: 15 bookshelves

An enchanting table offers three options. The bottom one gets stronger with nearby bookshelves, and the effect stops at 15. With 15 bookshelves the bottom slot always shows exactly 30 levels.

1. Place the table on the floor with free space around it.
2. Leave a one-block gap. Each bookshelf must sit exactly two blocks from the table, at the same height or one block higher. In Java the block in the gap must be air or another replaceable block such as a snow layer or short grass; a torch or carpet there blocks the shelf. Bedrock needs air at table height and one block above.
3. Build a 5 by 5 ring. The ring two blocks out has 16 spots. Fill 15 and leave one open as a door, or stack shelves two high on fewer spots. Only plain bookshelves count; chiseled bookshelves do not.
4. Enchant books, not only gear. The table only works on items that are not enchanted yet. Enchanting books at level 30 and then applying them in an anvil lets you pick the item later.
5. Reroll for free. The offers stay the same until you enchant something. Enchanting a cheap item, such as a book at level 1, changes the seed and gives new offers.

You need at least 30 levels to click the bottom slot, but it only takes 3 levels and 3 lapis lazuli. Going from level 30 to 27 costs far less experience than earning levels 0 to 3 again, so it is cheaper to enchant at high levels. Gold has the highest enchantability (25 for armor, 22 for tools), netherite has 15, and diamond only 10, which is why gold gear rolls more extra enchantments.

Anvil "Too Expensive": the 39-level limit

In survival and adventure mode an anvil only accepts jobs that cost 39 levels or less. At 40 or more, it shows "Too Expensive!" and refuses, no matter how many levels you have. Only Creative mode ignores it. The limit is the same in Java and Bedrock.

The cost grows because of the prior work penalty. Every anvil use, except a plain rename, adds to the penalty of the result, and the penalty roughly doubles each time. Mojang's own anvil column puts it simply: the more times you rework an item, the more expensive it gets.

On top of the penalties of both items, Java charges each enchantment's final level times a cost multiplier. The multiplier is lower when the enchantment comes from a book (half the item value, at least 1), which is why books are the cheap way to enchant.

How to avoid Too Expensive

• Merge books first. Combine books with each other in pairs, then pairs of pairs, and put the finished book on the item last. That keeps the number of anvil uses on the item low.
• Put expensive enchantments on early. Mending, Silk Touch and Thorns cost the most per level, so add them while the item still has a low penalty.
• Repair with Mending, not the anvil. Each anvil repair adds penalty. Once an item has Mending, let experience orbs fix it.
• Rename during another job. Renaming costs 1 level plus the penalty, so do it while you add a book.
• Reset with a grindstone only as a last step. A grindstone clears the penalty, but it also removes every enchantment except curses.

Bedrock counts differently: it only charges for the levels an enchantment actually gains, not the final level, so the same merge is often cheaper there.

Java vs Bedrock enchantments: what is different

Both editions share the same enchantment names and max levels, with one missing on Bedrock. The rules around them differ more than most players expect. Bedrock values come from minecraft.wiki and apply to Bedrock 26.63.

If you play on both editions, the biggest practical change is the sword. A Bedrock Sharpness V sword hits much harder than a Java one, and Bedrock has no sweep attack to enchant. Our Minecraft updates 2026 page tracks what each drop changed on both editions.

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Sources and editorial scope

Reviewed 7 November 2026. Current versions: Java 26.3 per the launcher's version manifest (26.4 is still in snapshots), Bedrock 26.63 per minecraft.wiki. Max levels, items, incompatibilities, treasure status and anvil multipliers: the Java 26.3 enchantment definitions and enchantment tags, extracted by the open-source mcmeta project. Treasure odds: our calculation from the 26.3 loot tables. Effects, table mechanics and Bedrock differences: minecraft.wiki pages Enchantment, Enchanting mechanics and Anvil mechanics. Mojang: Java 1.21 changelog, Java 1.21.11 changelog, Java 26.1 and 26.3 changelogs, Taking Inventory: Anvil, Taking Inventory: Mace. Modded, plugin and command-only levels are not covered.

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