Axe Enchantment List – Wiki Guide
In Minecraft, you can enchant an axe with a number of different enchantments. Each enchantment has a name and ID value assigned to it. You can use these enchantment values in the /enchant command.
Here is a list of axe enchantments for the latest version of Minecraft Java Edition (PC/Mac).
| Enchantment (Minecraft ID Name) |
Max Level | Description | Minecraft ID | Version |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bane of Arthropods (bane_of_arthropods) |
V | Increases attack damage against arthropods | 18 | |
| Curse of Vanishing (vanishing_curse) |
I | Cursed item will disappear after player dies | 71 | 1.11 |
| Efficiency (efficiency) |
V | Increases how fast you can mine | 32 | |
| Fortune (fortune) |
III | Increases block drops from mining | 35 | |
| Mending (mending) |
I | Uses xp to mend your tools, weapons and armor | 70 | 1.9 |
| Sharpness (sharpness) |
V | Increases attack damage dealt to mobs | 16 | |
| Silk Touch (silk_touch) |
I | Mines blocks themselves (fragile items) | 33 | |
| Smite (smite) |
V | Increases attack damage against undead mobs | 17 | |
| Unbreaking (unbreaking) |
III | Increases durability of item, in effect, by decreasing the chance of the tool, weapon, or armor taking durability damage when used | 34 |
- Enchantment is what the enchantment is called and (Minecraft ID Name) is the string value used in the /enchant command.
- Max Level is the maximum level that you can apply for this enchantment.
- Description is the description of what the enchantment does.
- Minecraft ID is the Internal number for the enchantment.
- Version is the Minecraft version number that the enchantment was introduced for the name and ID, if applicable.
Example of how to Enchant an Axe
You can enchant an axe that you are holding by using the /enchant command.
For example, you can use the /enchant command to enchant the axe that the player is holding with Sharpness V.
/enchant player sharpness 5
In this example, sharpness is the name of the enchantment and 5 is the level of the enchantment to add. The command would result in the axe held by 9Minecraft to be enchanted with Sharpness V. This enchantment would significantly increase the attack damage of the axe.
Other Enchantment Lists
Here are some other enchantment lists in Minecraft:
