ENCHANTMENTS · UTILITY
Unbreaking in Minecraft - Anvil Cost & Compatibility
Gives the item a chance to ignore durability damage.
Max Level
3
Book Cost
2/lvl
Conflicts
-
Treasure
No
Added
vanilla
Anvil Calculator
Optimal order · XP cost · Too-Expensive guardPick 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 Unbreaking
- Enchanting table: Surround a level 30 table with 15 bookshelves and roll until Unbreaking appears.
- Villager trading: Reroll librarian villagers until one stocks Unbreaking.
- Loot: Bastions, end cities and trial chambers regularly drop enchanted gear with Unbreaking.
Anvil cost worked example
Applying a level-3 Unbreaking 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.
Pair Unbreaking 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.
Pair Unbreaking with
FAQ
- What does Unbreaking do in Minecraft?
- Gives the item a chance to ignore durability damage.
- What is the maximum level of Unbreaking?
- Unbreaking caps at level 3.
- Which items can have Unbreaking?
- Sword, Pickaxe, Axe, Shovel, Hoe, Bow, Crossbow, Trident, Mace, Fishing Rod, Shears, Flint and Steel, Brush, Shield, Carrot on a Stick, Warped Fungus on a Stick, Helmet, Chestplate, Leggings, Boots, Turtle Shell, Elytra.
- What enchantments conflict with Unbreaking?
- Unbreaking does not conflict with any other enchantment.
- How much XP does Unbreaking cost on the anvil?
- Each level of Unbreaking adds bookMultiplier 2 times the new level to the anvil cost. At max level (3) that is 6 XP plus any prior-work penalty.