Optimal Enchanting Table Setup
Enchanting table (4 obsidian+2 diamonds+1 book) needs surrounding bookshelves. Optimal layout: 15 bookshelves in a 5x5 square around the table, with 1-block air gap. Any block in the gap reduces effective bookshelves. 14 bookshelves gives level 28 (vs 30 with 15).
Sword Enchantment Recommendations
Sharpness V (+6.25 melee damage). Smite V (+12.5 vs undead, conflicts with Sharpness). Bane of Arthropods V (+12.5 vs arthropods). Knockback II (+6 blocks). Fire Aspect II (ignites targets). Looting III (+3 max drops). Sweeping Edge III (increased sweep damage). Mending (repairs with XP).
Tool Enchantment Recommendations
Efficiency V (faster mining). Fortune III (~2.2x ore drops). Silk Touch (collect blocks intact). Mending (reduces repair cost). Unbreaking III (~43% longer life). Best combo: Fortune III+Efficiency V+Mending+Unbreaking III for mining; Silk Touch+Efficiency V+Mending for special blocks.
Armor Enchantment Recommendations
Protection IV (16% all damage reduction). Projectile Protection IV (32% vs arrows). Fire Protection IV (32% vs fire). Blast Protection IV (32% vs explosions). Thorns III (45% damage reflect, +3 durability cost). Respiration III (+45s underwater). Depth Strider III (faster underwater). Mending+Unbreaking III are essential for all armor pieces.
Fishing Rod & Bow Enchantments
Fishing rod: Luck of the Sea III, Lure III, Mending, Unbreaking III. Bow: Power V (+150% damage), Punch II (+3 blocks knockback), Flame, Infinity (1 arrow only, conflicts with Mending), Mending (recommended over Infinity for repairability).