How to Make Enchanting Table in Minecraft

If you take into consideration the variety of mobs, limited food, and contrasting biomes, survival in Minecraft isn’t an easy task. Due to limited supply and durability, you have to carefully budget your tools and weapons. Not to forget, each mob and block might require you to use different equipment to defeat or break them. If it weren’t for potions and enchantments, life would be a nightmare in the game.

So, we will focus on Minecraft enchantments in the guide to make your tools stronger and improve your survivability. And the most basic thing for that is to learn how to make an enchanting table in Minecraft. We go over the crafting recipe for an enchanting table, along with how you can obtain all the required ingredients below.

Items Required to Craft an Enchanting Table

To make an enchanting table in Minecraft, you need the following items for the crafting recipe:

• 1 Book
• 2 Diamonds
• 4 Obsidian blocks

Books can either be obtained from the loot chests inside Villages or Strongholds, or you can simply craft them using a leather and 3 pieces of paper. You can find diamonds by mining deep underground near Y levels of -58. Finally, obsidian can be obtained by combining water on a lava source block. To combine these ingredients, you will need to make a crafting table in Minecraft. You can use it to craft most in-game items, including an enchanting table.

How to Make Enchanting Table in Minecraft

Once you have all the required ingredients, making an Enchanting table is easy. Perform the following steps to craft the item:

• Open the crafting table UI by right-clicking on it.
• Place 3 obsidian blocks in the 3 cells at the bottom of the crafting area.
• Then, place another obsidian block in the middle cell of the center row.
• Now, place diamonds on either side of the obsidian block in the middle row.
• Finally, place the book in the middle cell of the top row of the Crafting table.

And there you have it. You have successfully crafted an enchanting table in Minecraft. Drag and drop the item from the right cell to store it in your inventory.

How to Use Enchanting Table in Minecraft

Once the Enchanting table is ready, you can right-click on it to activate it. Now perform the given steps to give your tools, weapons, or gear a powerful enchantment:

• Put your tools and weapons into the left slot and a lapis lazuli in the right.
• Doing so will unlock the list of available enchantments in Minecraft.
• You can select any one of them, and it will be applied to your tool in exchange for your experience points.

The list on the right shows the minimum XP levels, the player must have to apply the enchantments. Remember that the shown levels won’t get consumed; rather, you will pay only 1,2, or 3 levels and Lapis Lazuli in the process.

Moreover, in order to get better enchantments, you can try placing bookshelves around the Enchanting Table. Placing a minimum of 15 bookshelves around the table with a 1 block gap in between can help you get the best ones in the game.

With that ends the guide to make an Enchanting table in Minecraft. Now, you are ready to upgrade all your tools and weapons in the game. What enchantments are your favorite in the game? Do tell us in the comments below.