Commands/enchant

enchant

Permission level required	2‌[JE only] 1‌[BE only]
Restrictions	Cheat only‌[BE only]

Adds an enchantment to a player's selected item, subject to the same restrictions as an anvil.

Syntax

• Java Edition

enchant <targets> <enchantment> [<level>]

• Bedrock Edition

enchant <player: target> <enchantmentId: int> [level: int]

enchant <player: target> <enchantmentName: Enchant> [level: int]

Arguments

JE: <targets>: entity
BE: player: target: CommandSelector<Actor>

Specifies the target(s).

Must be a player name, a target selector or a UUID‌^{[Java Edition only]}. 

JE: <enchantment>: item_enchantment
BE: enchantmentId: int: int or <enchantmentName: Enchant>

Specifies the enchantment to be added to the item held in main hand by the target.

JE: <level>: integer
BE: level: int: int

Specifies the enchantment level. Should be not greater than the maximum level for the specified enchantment. If not specified, defaults to 1.

Must be a 32-bit integer number. In Java Edition, it must be between 0 and 2147483647 (inclusive). In Bedrock Edition, it must be between 1 and 2147483647 (inclusive).

Result

Command	Trigger	Java Edition	Bedrock Edition
any	the arguments are not specified correctly	Unparseable	Failed
	<targets> or player: target fails to resolve to one or more entities (named player must be online)	Failed
	<level> or level: int is greater than the maximum level for the specified enchantment
	every selected players meets one or more of the following conditions: there's no item in its hand the enchantment is not valid for items in its main hand the enchantment conflicts with current enchantments (for example, "Piercing" cannot be given to a crossbow which already has "Multishot", and "Sharpness III" cannot be given to a sword which already has "Sharpness I") items in its main hand already have this enchantment
	On success	Adds the specified enchantment to the item held by the target.

Output

Command	Edition	Situation	Success Count	/execute store success ...	/execute store result ...
any	Java Edition	On fail	0	0	0
		On success	1	1	the number of players whose items are successfully enchanted.
	Bedrock Edition	On fail	0	N/A	N/A
		On success	the number of players whose items are successfully enchanted.	N/A	N/A

Examples

• To give the Infinity enchantment to all players holding a bow:

  /enchant @a infinity

• To enchant the nearest player's held sword with Sharpness 5:

  /enchant @p sharpness 5

History

Java Edition
1.4.4		pre			Added /enchant.
1.13		17w45a			Removed /enchant.
		18w06a			Re-added /enchant.
Pocket Edition Alpha
v0.16.0		build 5			Added /enchant.

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