Minecraft isn’t a run-of-the-mill RPG or game where levels give you more health, damage, and other basic stats. You’re a farmer, a miner, and a survivor. These stats aren’t really going to change. Instead, you use levels to enchant your weapons, armor, and tools, to make them better at performing various tasks. We’ll discuss how you can get the most out of the enchanting system.
Making an Enchanting Table
When you’re ready to spend some experience levels, make an Enchanting Table. You need Diamonds, Obsidian, and a Book to do this. Make a Diamond Pick to mine the Obsidian, gather more Diamonds as needed, and use Leather and Paper to make your Book. When you’re done, you have an Enchanting Table ready to go, but it can’t handle major Enchantments. Basic Enchanting Tables only add low-cost Enchantments to items. These are nice, but the really incredible stuff requires more effort.
More Power for the Table
To give your Enchanting Table more options, place Bookshelves around it. It takes 15 Bookshelves to fully power an Enchanting Table. Arrange these Bookshelves two blocks away from the table, either in a “U” shape around the table or wedged into a nearby corner. Bookshelves only count if they’re two spaces away—they can’t be adjacent to the Enchanting Table. Stack the shelves two high but not three high. Diagonal spaces count just fine. Given these double stacks, you can have 18 Bookshelves in your “U,” which is more than you need.
