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An enchanted book is an item which allows players to add enchantments to certain items.

Obtaining

Natural generation

Level-30 books

Item Structure Container Quantity Chance
Java Edition
Enchanted Book[A] Jungle temple Chest 1 4.5%
Stronghold Altar chest 1 2.5%
Storeroom chest 1 4%
Library chest 1 67.8%
Bedrock Edition
Enchanted Book[A] Jungle temple Chest 1 5.3%
Stronghold Altar chest 1 2.9%
Storeroom chest 1 3.8%
Library chest 1 72.9%
  1. a b Enchantment probabilities are the same as a level-30 enchantment on an enchantment table that was able to apply treasure enchantments (except Soul Speed, and Swift Sneak), and where the chance of multiple enchantments is not reduced.

Enchantment probabilities are the same as a level 30 enchantment on an enchantment table, but treasure enchantments are available and the chance of multiple enchantments is not reduced.

Random enchantment books

Item Structure Container Quantity Chance
Java Edition
Enchanted Book[A] Dungeon Chest 1 14.7%
Mineshaft Chest 1 14.1%
Ancient City Chest 1 35.9%
Desert temple Chest 1 23.5%
Pillager Outpost Chest 1 11%
Underwater ruins Big ruins chest 1 21.7%
Woodland mansion Chest 1 14.9%
Bedrock Edition
Enchanted Book[A] Dungeon Chest 1 14.7%
Mineshaft Chest 1 14.1%
Ancient City Chest 1 35.9%
Desert temple Chest 1 23.5%
Pillager Outpost Chest 1 11%
Underwater ruins Big ruins chest 1 21.7%
Woodland mansion Chest 1 17.5%
  1. a b All enchantments are equally probable, including treasure enchantments (except Soul Speed, and Swift Sneak), and any level of the enchantment is equally probable.

These books have an equal chance of having any single enchantment, and an equal chance of any level of the enchantment.

Fishing

Enchanted books can be obtained as a "treasure" item from fishing with a fishing rod as part of the "treasure" category. 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

Enchanted books can be bought from librarian villagers as part of their tier 1, 4 and 5 trades, meaning each librarian villager will sell up to three books. The cost varies from 5-64 emeralds, based only on the level of the enchantment (for example, Infinity I and Protection I both cost 5-19 emeralds), although treasure enchantments such as Mending cost double. They may contain any available enchantment at any available level.

Enchanting

File:Enchanted Book 4x.PNG

An enchanted book with multiple high level enchantments.

File:Similar enchantments.PNG

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

Players can create an enchanted book by enchanting a book on an enchantment table. Books have a decreased chance of getting multiple enchantments (specifically, if multiple enchantments would be added then one will be 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.

Usage

See also: Anvil mechanics

In Survival, enchanted books are the only method to obtain certain enchantments on certain tools, such as Unbreaking on 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 anvil, and a book in the next. In order to complete the enchantment, the player must have the required amount of 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 will combine into the next level. If a book is applied to an item which 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 will do no more damage than an un-enchanted book, or any non-weapon item, would when used as a weapon.

Available items

See also: Enchantments

Enchanted books can enchant the usual items that can be enchanted at an 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:

Enchantment Items unenchantable
at an enchanting table
Note
Efficiency Increases mining speed
Thorns Will inflict damage on attacker
Unbreaking Increases durability
Sharpness Increases damage
Smite Increases damage to "undead" mobs
Bane of Arthropods Increases damage to "arthropod" mobs
Frost Walker Creates walkable ice layer over water
Mending


Uses XP Orbs to repair tool / weapon damage

Creative mode

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

If a block is enchanted, it will lose the enchantments upon being placed in the world.

Data values

Enchanted books have a data value of 403 , and an ID name of minecraft:enchanted_book. They use their item data to determine what enchantments are stored for enchanting in anvil.

Item data

Enchanted books use an NBT tag StoredEnchantments to indicate the enchantment. The allowed sub-tags are id and lvl, equivalent to the format of the ench tag which is used for enchantments applied to items.

The following NBT structure is provided to show how the StoredEnchantments tag is organized, and is not comprehensive above the tag tag. The full NBT for an item can be found here.

  • Entity data
    •  Item: The item
      •  tag: Additional information about the item. This tag is optional for most items.
        •  StoredEnchantments: The list of enchantments on this book.
            •  id: The enchantment numeric ID
            •  lvl: The enchantment level

History

release
24 November 2012Dinnerbone stated that he wanted to add a way to enchant items in an anvil using paper at MineCon 2012.
6 December 2012Dinnerbone released the first image of enchanting a diamond sword using an enchanted book that has Looting II for 6 levels. He also stated that "this is the reason I originally added the anvil".
1.4.612w49aEnchanted books added. Their enchantments can be applied to any item.
12w50aIn Survival mode, enchanted books now can be used with limited kind of items. In Creative mode, they can still be used with any item. It was stated that the remaining functionality in Creative mode is intentional.[1][2]
Librarian villagers would sell enchanted books at a cost of 1 book at 5–64 emeralds.
Enchanted books will now spawn in dungeon, abandoned mineshaft, desert and jungle temple, stronghold and village blacksmith chests.
1.4.6-preEnchanted books are added to the creative inventory.
1.5.113w11aThe player can now combine enchanted books of the same level to create a higher level variation.
1.7.213w36aEnchanted books can be obtained by fishing as a "treasure" item. It is possible for the book to have multiple enchantments.
13w39aWhen enchanting books, books can now gain multiple enchantments.
1.814w25aEnchanted book Depth Strider added, can go up to Level III and allows for faster underwater moving.
1.915w43aMore than tripled the average yield of enchanted books found in stronghold library chests.
15w44aSubstantially increased the average yield from desert temple, mineshaft and dungeon chests. The enchantments on these books are now fully random, rather than enchanted only at level 30.
Pocket Edition Alpha
0.12.1build 1Added enchanted books.
Legacy Console Edition
TU14CU1 1.04 Patch 1Added enchanted books.

Issue list

Issues relating to "Enchanted Book" are maintained on the bug tracker. Report issues there.

Trivia

  • When obtained through the /give command, if you do not include any stored enchantments the enchanted book will have no attached enchantments, but will still shine as if it is enchanted.

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