Instructions in this article apply to Minecraft on all platforms.

How to Use Enchanted Books in Minecraft

How Do You Enchant Books in Minecraft?

Use4 Wood Planksof the same bang out of wood.

A Crafting Table in Minecraft

Place your Crafting Table on the ground and open it up.

In the top row, put2 Papersin the first and second boxes.

In the middle row, put1 Paperin the second box.

A Book in a Crafting Table in Minecraft

In the bottom row, put1 Leatherin the second box.

To make Paper, put 3 Sugar Cane in the middle row of the Crafting Table.

To make Leather, use 4 Hides.

An Enchantment Table in a Crafting Table in Minecraft

Craft an Enchantment Table.

In the top row, put1 Bookin the second box.

In the middle row, put2 Diamondsin the first and third boxes, then putObsidianin the middle box.

Mining Lapis Lazuli in Minecraft

In the bottom row, put3 Obsidianin all three boxes.

Look underground near bedrock.

Use a stone pickaxe or stronger.

An Enchantment Table in Minecraft

You’ll need one per enchantment.

Place your Enchantment Table on the ground and interact with it to open it.

Put aBookin the first slot, then put aLapis Lazuliin the second slot.

A Book and Lapis Lazuli in an Enchantment Table in Minecraft

Select one of the three random enchantments.

Drag the Enchanted Book back to your inventory.

How Do You Use Enchanted Books in Minecraft?

Enchantment options in Minecraft

To make Iron Ingots, place an Iron Block in the crafting grid.

Place your Anvil on the ground and interact with it to pop swing open the anvil menu.

Put the item you wish to enchant in the first box.

Enchanted Book in an Enchanted Table in Minecraft

Put the Enchanted Book in the second box.

Drag the enchanted item to your inventory.

Using the Anvil, it’s also possible to combine Enchanted Books to make stronger enchantments.

An Anvil in a Crafting Table in Minecraft

However, if the books have different effects, one of them might be lost.

Why Won’t It Let Me Use an Enchanted Book in Minecraft?

When you venture to enchant an item, you’ll see anEnchantment Cost.

An Anvil in Minecraft

If the number is red, your experience level isn’t high enough.

For example, Power enchantments only work on bows, and Smite enchantments only work on swords.

Tools can’t be enchanted more than once.

A Bow in the Anvil in Minecraft

so you’re able to’t use more than one book per item.

How Do I Make More Powerful Enchantments in Minecraft?

Make bookshelvesto upgrade your Enchantment Table and create stronger enchantments.

An Enchanted Book in the Anvil in Minecraft

Place bookshelves one block away from the table, leaving an empty space in between.

Arrange 15 around the Crafting Table to reach the maximum enchantment level of 30.

Without a bookshelf, the available enchantments will not exceed level 8.

An Enchanted Bow in an Anvil in Minecraft

FAQ

Despite being books, you don’t “read” these items.

it’s possible for you to’t decide which options your Enchantment Table will serve up.

Combining Enchanted Books in Minecraft

An X in the Anvil in Minecraft

An Enchantment Table surrounded by bookshelves in Minecraft