Simple Guide to Minecraft/Enchanting

The enchanting process in Minecraft is one that can be seen as complicated. However, this page will help you crush the confusion that stands in between the clear window of level 30 enchanting. Enchanting is a simple thing that takes little practice (though practice does help) to master, even small youtube videos on this subject are very helpful and could answer many question that this article might fail to bring to subject.

To start you will need a few late game items. One of the most noticeable on this list being the use of a Diamond Pickaxe. See the full list below:


 * An Enchanting Table (Enchantment Table in Minecraft: Bedrock Edition) Crafted with 4 obsidian (thus the Diamond Pickaxe), 2 diamonds, and one book.
 * 0-15 Bookshelves (Depends on enchantment level, see Enchantment Levels section for further information.)
 * Lapis Lazuli 1-3 (Preferably a stack of 64)

Gather your materials (listed above) to begin, if you don't have 15 bookshelves, skip the second step, if you do, continue as normal.

The first step is to place down you're enchanting table/enchantment table on a flat space, it can be inside a house, on a flat turf, of floating in the middle of the End.

The second step is to place your 15 bookshelves in the configuration shown below (Important note: make sure there are no blocks obscuring the view between the bookshelves and the enchanting table):

And the third and final step is to place your Lapis Lazuli and your item in the enchanting table and click the enchant level you want. And there you go, you have enchanted for your first time.