ENCHANTMENTS · UTILITY
Luck of the Sea in Minecraft - Anvil Cost & Compatibility
Increases the chance of catching treasure when fishing.
Max Level
3
Book Cost
2/lvl
Conflicts
-
Treasure
No
Added
vanilla
Anvil Calculator
Up to 8 books · Level cost · Survival capPick the gear you want to enchant. Books you add below will be merged onto it in the cheapest order we can find.
Compatible items
How to get Luck of the Sea
- Enchanting table: Included in the Java 26.3 table pool. Check the actual offer on a compatible item or book; inclusion is not a guaranteed maximum-level roll.
- Ordinary librarian pool: Included in the pinned version’s tradeable tag. Inspect the exact book, level and price before trading. The optional Villager Trade Rebalance changes the trading rules.
- Loot and other sources: The relevant loot table and generated book determine the result.
Read the default versus experimental trading explanation before changing a villager setup.
Anvil cost worked example
Applying a level-3 Luck of the Sea book onto a brand-new
item costs 6
XP levels (book multiplier 2 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.
The book also has its own work count. A previously combined book adds its penalty even when the target is fresh. Check all selected enchantments together: the related links below describe pairwise compatibility, not one mutually compatible loadout. Use the planner to compare both slot orientations of book combinations.
Data and method
Compatibility, maximum levels and anvil multipliers are checked against Java Edition 26.3 (released 2026-09-15). The enchantment definitions (anvil cost, maximum level, supported items, exclusive sets) and the table, trade and loot tags are the same as in 1.21.11. The book fee is half the definition’s anvil_cost, rounded down with a minimum of one, multiplied by the resulting enchantment level. Prior-work penalties are added separately.
These are worked planning examples and editorial loadout choices, not claims of in-game testing or guaranteed match results. The calculator handles an unenchanted target and up to eight single-enchantment book rows; it does not model repair materials, renaming, mods or newer version changes.
Individually compatible with Luck of the Sea
FAQ
- What does Luck of the Sea do in Minecraft?
- Increases the chance of catching treasure when fishing.
- What is the maximum level of Luck of the Sea?
- Luck of the Sea caps at level 3.
- Which items can have Luck of the Sea?
- Fishing Rod.
- What enchantments conflict with Luck of the Sea?
- Luck of the Sea does not conflict with any other enchantment.
- How many levels does Luck of the Sea cost on the anvil?
- A fresh maximum-level Luck of the Sea book adds 6 experience levels to a compatible unenchanted item: 2 per resulting enchantment level. Add prior-work penalties from both inputs. These are levels, not raw XP points.
- Can I get Luck of the Sea from an enchanting table?
- Luck of the Sea is in the Java 26.3 table pool. This does not guarantee a particular offer or maximum level; item type, enchantability and the random offer matter.