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How /enchant works
/enchant @p minecraft:sharpness 5It enchants the item in the target's main hand. Java and Bedrock write it almost the same way.
Why it fails
- Level too high: /enchant stops at the normal maximum.
- Wrong item: a sword cannot get Efficiency.
- Incompatible pair: Sharpness and Smite, or Mending and Infinity, cannot go together.
- Empty hand: there is nothing to enchant.
On Java, /give with components goes past these limits; see the strongest sword. Bedrock commands cannot exceed them.
Going past the maximum on Java
# Java 1.21.5 and later
/give @p minecraft:diamond_sword[enchantments={sharpness:10}]
# Java 1.20.5 to 1.21.4
/give @p minecraft:diamond_sword[enchantments={levels:{sharpness:10}}]/give writes the enchantment straight onto a new item, so the level cap and item checks do not apply. The enchant command generator builds this for your version.
Enchantments that cannot be combined
| Group | Only one of |
|---|---|
| Damage | Sharpness, Smite, Bane of Arthropods (and Density, Breach on a mace) |
| Protection | Protection, Fire, Blast and Projectile Protection |
| Bow | Infinity or Mending |
| Mining | Silk Touch or Fortune |
| Boots | Depth Strider or Frost Walker |
| Trident | Riptide or Loyalty, and Riptide or Channeling |
| Crossbow | Multishot or Piercing |
/enchant refuses these pairs. A Java /give with components can still put both on one item.
Weapons
| Enchantment | ID | Max |
|---|---|---|
| Sharpness | sharpness | V |
| Smite | smite | V |
| Bane of Arthropods | bane_of_arthropods | V |
| Knockback | knockback | II |
| Fire Aspect | fire_aspect | II |
| Looting | looting | III |
| Sweeping Edge | sweeping_edge | III (Java) |
| Power | power | V |
| Punch | punch | II |
| Flame | flame | I |
| Infinity | infinity | I |
| Multishot | multishot | I |
| Quick Charge | quick_charge | III |
| Piercing | piercing | IV |
| Loyalty | loyalty | III |
| Impaling | impaling | V |
| Riptide | riptide | III |
| Channeling | channeling | I |
| Density (mace) | density | V |
| Breach (mace) | breach | IV |
| Wind Burst (mace) | wind_burst | III |
The three mace enchantments arrived with the mace in 1.21.
Armor
| Enchantment | ID | Max |
|---|---|---|
| Protection | protection | IV |
| Fire Protection | fire_protection | IV |
| Blast Protection | blast_protection | IV |
| Projectile Protection | projectile_protection | IV |
| Feather Falling | feather_falling | IV |
| Respiration | respiration | III |
| Aqua Affinity | aqua_affinity | I |
| Thorns | thorns | III |
| Depth Strider | depth_strider | III |
| Frost Walker | frost_walker | II |
| Soul Speed | soul_speed | III |
| Swift Sneak | swift_sneak | III |
Tools and all items
| Enchantment | ID | Max |
|---|---|---|
| Efficiency | efficiency | V |
| Silk Touch | silk_touch | I |
| Fortune | fortune | III |
| Luck of the Sea | luck_of_the_sea | III |
| Lure | lure | III |
| Unbreaking | unbreaking | III |
| Mending | mending | I |
| Curse of Binding | binding_curse | I |
| Curse of Vanishing | vanishing_curse | I |
Common questions
- Remove an enchantment? Use a grindstone, or on Java give a fresh item without it. /enchant cannot remove anything.
- Enchant a book? /enchant does not work on books. On Java, give a ready-made book: see enchanted book command.
- Why can Bedrock not go higher? Bedrock commands do not support levels past the normal maximum.
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