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item, but bear in mind that the number of times an item has been repaired attracts
an XP penalty that impacts its potential enchantment level.
6.
Drag the enchanted item back to your inventory. Hover your mouse over the item
to see the actual enchantments applied.
Tip:
Chancy Enchantment Tables
The formulas used by Minecraft for generating the list of enchantments aren't ex-
actly obvious. Too many random factors are involved to provide a generic table of
probabilities. A few sites online use the actual program code to generate a guide.
To gain some more insight, visit
www.minecraftenchantmentcalculator.com/
, se-
lect the material, tool, and enchantment level, and this neat utility will roll the die
10,000times,collatetheresults,andgiveyoualistofpossibleenchantmentsalong
with their likelihood.
Caution:
Crafting Table Repairs Remove Enchantments
Repairing an enchanted item by combining it with another on the craft-
ingtabledestroysanyattachedenchantments.Usetheanvilfortherepair
if you want to retain and combine the enchantments.
Improving Enchantment Chances with Bookshelves
Bookshelves open up higher levels of enchantment. Craft them from three topics and six
wood plank blocks—any wood will do.
The level-up from bookshelves works the following way:
Each bookshelf unit boosts the level by 1 to 2 points, with 15 bookshelves deliver-
ing the highest enchantment level possible.
