BEST ENCHANTMENTS FOR PICKAXE
The optimal enchantment setup for your Minecraft pickaxe.6 enchantments are compatible with this item.
Recommended Combination
Essential
Recommended
Optional
Keep two pickaxes: one with Fortune III for ores and one with Silk Touch for glass, ice, and stone. Efficiency V with a diamond or netherite pickaxe allows instant mining of stone.
All Compatible Enchantments (6)
Causes the item to disappear (be deleted) upon the player's death instead of dropping.
Increases mining speed. When applied to an axe, increases the chance of stripping a log on use.
Increases the number of drops from mining blocks like ores, crops, and gravel.
Uses experience orbs to repair the item instead of adding to the player's experience bar.
Mined blocks drop themselves instead of their usual drops (e.g., stone instead of cobblestone).
Increases item durability by giving a chance to not consume durability on use.
Which pickaxe to enchant
Of these 6, 5 fit on a pickaxe at the same time. The rest of the list is alternatives, not extras.
Which of the 6 pickaxes you enchant changes what the table offers. Golden Pickaxe carries enchantability 22 where Netherite Pickaxe has 15, so gold buys better rolls for the same levels and pays for it in wear: 32 uses against 2,031.
| Item | Durability | Enchantability |
|---|---|---|
| Wooden Pickaxe | 59 | 15 |
| Stone Pickaxe | 131 | 5 |
| Iron Pickaxe | 250 | 14 |
| Golden Pickaxe | 32 | 22 |
| Diamond Pickaxe | 1,561 | 10 |
| Netherite Pickaxe | 2,031 | 15 |
Enchanting Cost Notes
Anvil Costs: Each time you combine items on an anvil, the prior work penalty increases. Plan your enchantment order to minimize total XP cost.
Order Matters: Combine the most expensive enchantments first, then add cheaper ones. This keeps anvil costs lower overall.
XP Limit: Anvil operations are capped at 39 levels in survival mode. If the cost exceeds this, you need to restructure your combination order.