In order to complete the enchantment, the player must have the required amount of experience. To use an enchanted book, the player must place an item in the first slot in an anvil, and a book in the next. Enchanted books have a shine effect on their sprite. In Survival, enchanted books are the only method to obtain certain enchantments on certain tools, such as Unbreaking on shields. Soul Speed enchanted books are only obtainable through bartering, chest loot inside a bastion remnant, fishing, and raid loot. They cannot be obtained through enchanting or trading. Players can barter with piglins by using or throwing gold ingots, and doing so has a 5⁄ 459 chance for piglins to give the player an enchanted book with any level of Soul Speed. Treasure enchantments such as Mending cannot be obtained from an enchantment table. Books have a decreased chance of getting multiple enchantments (specifically, if multiple enchantments would be added, then one is removed at random), and have a lower "enchantability level" than most other items. Players can create an enchanted book by enchanting a book on an enchantment table. Vindicators and pillagers that spawn from raids have a small chance to drop an enchanted book with a level 30 enchantment, which may be a treasure enchantment. Enchanting Īn enchanted book with multiple high level enchantments.Īn enchanted book with multiple enchantments that can be applied to the same item. See trading for more information on enchantments and prices. They may contain any available enchantment (except Soul Speed) at any available level.
They are bought for 1 book and 5-64 emeralds, based only on the level of the enchantment (for example, Infinity and Protection I both cost 5-19 emeralds), although treasure enchantments (such as Mending) double the cost. In Java Edition, librarian villagers have a 2⁄ 3 chance to sell enchanted books as part of their trades at the novice, apprentice, and journeyman level, and have a 50% chance to sell an enchanted book at the expert level, meaning each librarian can sell up to four books. In Bedrock Edition, librarian villagers have a 50% chance to sell enchanted books as part of their trades at novice, apprentice, and journeyman-level, and have 1⁄ 3 chance to sell enchanted books at expert-level as part of their trades, meaning each librarian villager can sell up to four books. 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. ↑ a b Enchanted with a random level of Soul Speed.Įnchanted books can be obtained as a "treasure" item from fishing with a fishing rod as part of the "treasure" category.