Best Minecraft Enchantments for Every Item
By PickaxeKit Editorial Team · Updated 2026-11-08
Put Mending and Unbreaking on everything you want to keep, then add the main damage, mining or protection enchantment for that item. The table below lists a strong set for each item and how many levels it costs in the cheapest anvil order.
Recommended sets and their cheapest cost
| Item | Enchantments | Levels (best order) |
|---|---|---|
| Netherite Sword | Sharpness V, Unbreaking III, Mending, Looting III, Fire Aspect II, Sweeping Edge III | 44 |
| Netherite Pickaxe | Efficiency V, Fortune III, Unbreaking III, Mending | 23 |
| Netherite Axe | Sharpness V, Efficiency V, Unbreaking III, Mending | 22 |
| Netherite Shovel | Efficiency V, Unbreaking III, Mending | 14 |
| Bow | Power V, Unbreaking III, Mending, Punch II, Flame | 26 |
| Crossbow | Quick Charge III, Multishot, Unbreaking III, Mending | 17 |
| Trident | Loyalty III, Channeling, Impaling V, Unbreaking III, Mending | 33 |
| Netherite Helmet | Protection IV, Respiration III, Aqua Affinity, Unbreaking III, Mending | 27 |
| Netherite Chestplate | Protection IV, Unbreaking III, Mending | 13 |
| Netherite Leggings | Protection IV, Swift Sneak III, Unbreaking III, Mending | 28 |
| Netherite Boots | Protection IV, Feather Falling IV, Depth Strider III, Unbreaking III, Mending | 30 |
| Elytra | Unbreaking III, Mending | 6 |
| Fishing Rod | Luck of the Sea III, Lure III, Unbreaking III, Mending | 24 |
Tip: Costs assume fresh books and a fresh item, combined in the order the Enchantment Calculator gives you.
Enchantments that can't go together
- Sharpness, Smite and Bane of Arthropods: pick one. Sharpness is best against most mobs.
- Protection, Fire Protection, Blast Protection and Projectile Protection: one per armour piece.
- Fortune and Silk Touch: Fortune for more ores, Silk Touch to collect the blocks themselves.
- Mending and Infinity on bows: most players keep Mending so the bow lasts forever.
- Loyalty or Channeling versus Riptide on tridents.
- Depth Strider and Frost Walker on boots.
- Multishot and Piercing on crossbows.
Why Mending matters most
Mending repairs an item with the experience orbs you pick up, so a tool with Mending and Unbreaking can last forever without anvil repairs, which get more expensive every time. Get Mending books by trading with librarian villagers or from fishing and chests.