Minecraft:Enchanted Book

Template:Distinguish Template:Infobox item An enchanted book is a type of Minecraft:book that stores one or more Minecraft:enchantments of any type. It can be applied to any valid Minecraft:item using an Minecraft:anvil, which enchants the item and consumes the book.

Obtaining

Fishing

Template:Main Enchanted books are obtainable through fishing, with a 0.8% chance per attempt. See Minecraft:fishing for more details. The book has the equivalent of a level 30 enchantment from an enchantment table, but treasure enchantments are available and the chance of multiple enchantments is not reduced.

Trading

Template:Trade sources The price ranges between 5-64 Minecraft:emeralds per book. Based on the level of the enchantment and whether it is classified as a "Minecraft:treasure enchantment" (meaning they are not obtainable by enchanting, e.g. Minecraft:Mending), which doubles the cost, or not a price is determined.

Cost of enchanted books based on their level

Level	Lowest price	Highest price
I (1)	5	19
II (2)	8	32
III (3)	11	45
IV (4)	14	58
V (5)	17	71 (capped at 64)

They may contain any available enchantment (except Soul Speed, Swift Sneak, and Wind Burst) at any available level. See trading notes for more information on enchantments and prices.

Enchanting

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An enchanted book with multiple high level enchantments.

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An enchanted book with multiple enchantments that can be applied to the same item.

Players can create an enchanted book by enchanting a Minecraft:book on an Minecraft:enchantment table. Books have a decreased chance of getting multiple enchantments (specifically, if multiple enchantments would be added, then one is removed at random), and have a lower "enchantability level" than most other items. Treasure enchantments such as Mending cannot be obtained from an enchantment table.

Bartering

Players can barter with Minecraft:piglins by using or throwing Minecraft:gold ingots, and doing so has a Template:Frac (~1.07%) chance for piglins to give the player an enchanted book with any level of Minecraft:Soul Speed. Soul Speed enchanted books are obtainable only through Minecraft:bartering or Minecraft:chest loot inside a bastion remnant. They cannot be obtained through Minecraft:enchanting, Minecraft:trading, or Minecraft:fishing.

Usage

In Survival, enchanted books are the only method to obtain certain enchantments on certain tools, such as Unbreaking on Minecraft:shields. Enchanted books have a shine effect on their sprite.

To use an enchanted book, the player must place an item in the first slot in an Minecraft:anvil, and a book in the next. In order to complete the enchantment, the player must have the required amount of Minecraft:experience. Note that using an enchanted book gets significant discounts at the anvil. Enchanted books themselves can be combined to create a single book with increased or multiple enchantments, similar to combining tools or weapons.

When combining items, the compatible enchantments from the book in the second slot are transferred to the item from the first slot, keeping the highest level of any type. If two enchantments have the same level and a higher level is available, they combine into the next level. If a book is applied to an item that can't take all of its spells, the appropriate spells are transferred, while the unusable ones are lost. Enchanted books are single-use.

Enchanted books do not exhibit their enchantment. For example, a book with Sharpness IV as an enchantment does no more damage than an un-enchanted book, or any non-weapon item, would when used as a weapon. An exception is the Fire Aspect book which can ignite TNT and light candles and campfires, and the Fortune book if the block mined can be broken by fist.Template:Only

Available items

Enchanted books can enchant the usual items that can be enchanted at an Minecraft:enchanting table, but unlike an enchanting table, they are able to boost enchantments such as Sharpness or Thorns to their maximum power, and may apply the following enchantments to items (the table displays only netherite tools and armor, but any type can be enchanted):

Enchantment	Items not enchantable at an enchanting table	Note
Minecraft:Efficiency	Template:SimpleGridTemplate:SimpleGridTemplate:SimpleGridTemplate:SimpleGridTemplate:SimpleGrid	Increases mining speed
Minecraft:Thorns	Template:SimpleGridTemplate:SimpleGridTemplate:SimpleGrid	Inflicts damage on attacker
Minecraft:Unbreaking	Template:SimpleGridTemplate:SimpleGridTemplate:SimpleGridTemplate:SimpleGridTemplate:SimpleGridTemplate:SimpleGridTemplate:SimpleGridTemplate:SimpleGridTemplate:SimpleGrid Template:SimpleGridTemplate:SimpleGridTemplate:SimpleGridTemplate:SimpleGridTemplate:SimpleGridTemplate:SimpleGridTemplate:SimpleGrid Template:SimpleGridTemplate:SimpleGridTemplate:SimpleGridTemplate:SimpleGrid	Increasing the times that the items can be used
Minecraft:Frost Walker	Template:SimpleGrid	Creates walkable ice layer over water
Minecraft:Mending	Template:SimpleGridTemplate:SimpleGridTemplate:SimpleGridTemplate:SimpleGrid Template:SimpleGridTemplate:SimpleGridTemplate:SimpleGridTemplate:SimpleGridTemplate:SimpleGridTemplate:SimpleGridTemplate:SimpleGrid Template:SimpleGridTemplate:SimpleGridTemplate:SimpleGridTemplate:SimpleGridTemplate:SimpleGridTemplate:SimpleGridTemplate:SimpleGridTemplate:SimpleGridTemplate:SimpleGrid	Uses XP orbs to repair damaged items
Minecraft:Curse of Binding	Template:SimpleGridTemplate:SimpleGridTemplate:SimpleGridTemplate:SimpleGrid Template:SimpleGridTemplate:SimpleGridTemplate:SimpleGrid	Prevents removal of cursed item in the armor slots
Minecraft:Curse of Vanishing	Template:SimpleGridTemplate:SimpleGridTemplate:SimpleGridTemplate:SimpleGrid Template:SimpleGridTemplate:SimpleGridTemplate:SimpleGridTemplate:SimpleGridTemplate:SimpleGridTemplate:SimpleGridTemplate:SimpleGrid Template:SimpleGridTemplate:SimpleGridTemplate:SimpleGridTemplate:SimpleGridTemplate:SimpleGridTemplate:SimpleGridTemplate:SimpleGridTemplate:SimpleGrid Template:SimpleGridTemplate:SimpleGridTemplate:SimpleGrid Template:SimpleGridTemplate:SimpleGridTemplate:Only	Cursed item is destroyed upon death
Minecraft:Soul Speed	Template:SimpleGrid	The wearer's speed is increased when walking on Minecraft:soul sand or Minecraft:soul soil.
Minecraft:Swift Sneak	Template:SimpleGrid	The wearer's sneaking speed is increased.
Minecraft:Wind Burst	Template:SimpleGrid	A burst of wind is created upon impact.

Creative mode

Template:IN the player can enchant any item with any enchantment in Minecraft:Creative mode, allowing any applied effects to exhibit themselves. For example, a Minecraft:stick can be enchanted with Minecraft:Silk Touch to allow the player to successfully dig Minecraft:grass blocks. The enchanted item can still be used in Survival mode without any loss of enchantments.

Enchantments that are normally incompatible are still incompatible; for example, Piercing and Multishot cannot be both applied to the same item, even in Creative mode.

If a block is enchanted, it loses the enchantment upon being placed in the world.

Disenchanting

Disenchanting an enchanted book at a Minecraft:grindstone yields a normal Minecraft:book and some experience depending on the quality of the book. However, just like any other item that can hold enchantments, the Minecraft:Curse of Vanishing and Minecraft:Curse of Binding enchantments cannot be removed from a book.

Chiseled bookshelf

Template:Control the Minecraft:chiseled bookshelf while having an enchanted book in the main hand puts the book inside the chiseled bookshelf. Minecraft:Hoppers also interact with the chiseled bookshelf to insert and remove books, allowing it to act as an item filter in various mob farms.

Sounds

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Data values

ID

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Item data

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Data component format/stored enchantments

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History

Trivia

• When obtained through the Template:Cmd command with no stored enchantments, the enchanted book has no attached enchantments, but still shines as if it is enchanted.

Gallery

Renders

• An animation of an enchanted book.
  An animation of an enchanted book.

Screenshots

• First image of an enchanted book, released by Dinnerbone.
  First image of an enchanted book, released by Dinnerbone.
• An enchanted book found in a dungeon chest.
  An enchanted book found in a dungeon chest.