ENCHANTMENTS · UTILITY

Fortune in Minecraft - Anvil Cost & Compatibility

Increases block drops (ores, crops, leaves) with extra dice rolls.

Max Level

3

Book Cost

4/lvl

Conflicts

Silk Touch

Treasure

No

Added

vanilla

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0 = brand new. Every anvil use raises this by 1.

Pick the gear you want to enchant. Books you add below will be merged onto it in the cheapest order we can find.

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How to get Fortune

  • Enchanting table: Surround a level 30 table with 15 bookshelves and roll until Fortune appears.
  • Villager trading: Reroll librarian villagers until one stocks Fortune.
  • Loot: Bastions, end cities and trial chambers regularly drop enchanted gear with Fortune.
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Anvil cost worked example

Applying a level-3 Fortune book onto a brand-new item costs 12 XP levels (book multiplier 4 times level 3). Adding it on top of an item that has already been on the anvil once raises the cost by another 1 level for the prior-work penalty; twice and the penalty jumps to 3; three times, 7; and so on by 2^n - 1.

Pair Fortune with cheap stuff first if you can - Unbreaking and Mending have low multipliers and don't conflict, so they're usually the cheapest path to a full endgame loadout.

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FAQ

What does Fortune do in Minecraft?
Increases block drops (ores, crops, leaves) with extra dice rolls.
What is the maximum level of Fortune?
Fortune caps at level 3.
Which items can have Fortune?
Pickaxe, Axe, Shovel, Hoe.
What enchantments conflict with Fortune?
Fortune cannot share an item with Silk Touch.
How much XP does Fortune cost on the anvil?
Each level of Fortune adds bookMultiplier 4 times the new level to the anvil cost. At max level (3) that is 12 XP plus any prior-work penalty.

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