Minecraft crafting guide

How to craft Enchanting Table in Minecraft

To craft an enchanting table in Minecraft, place 1× Book, 2× Diamond, 4× Obsidian in the exact pattern on a crafting table to craft 1 enchanting table

Enchanting Table crafting recipe

Produces 1× Enchanting Table.

Book
Diamond
Obsidian
Diamond
Obsidian
Obsidian
Obsidian
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  • This is a shaped recipe, meaning the items must be placed in this specific arrangement on the grid.
  • Enchanting Table requires a crafting table to craft.

About the Enchanting Table

The Enchanting Table is the block you use to add enchantments to tools, weapons, armor, and books. Right-click it to open the enchanting screen, put an item in the left slot and lapis lazuli in the right slot, then choose one of the offered enchantments. Each enchantment costs experience levels and lapis lazuli.

Key facts:

  • The table gives off a faint light.
  • Higher-level enchantments need bookshelves placed nearby.
  • You need 15 bookshelves for level 30 enchantments.

How to get the Enchanting Table

You can only get an Enchanting Table by crafting it. The recipe needs one book, two diamonds, and four obsidian. Obsidian requires a diamond pickaxe to mine, so this is normally a mid-game block. Once placed, you can break it with any pickaxe to pick it back up.

Materials needed

Ingredient amounts for one craft, producing 1× Enchanting Table.

Materials required for one craft
MaterialPer craftAccepted items
1Exact item
2Exact item
ObsidianObsidian
4Exact item

Quantity table

Crafts are rounded up when a recipe produces more than one item.

Ingredient quantities for common target amounts
WantedCraftsProducedBookDiamondObsidian
111124
161616163264
3232323264128
64646464128256

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