Fortune
Increases the number of drops from mining blocks like ores, crops, and gravel.
Overview
Fortune is a rare mining enchantment in Minecraft. Fortune multiplies the drops you get from mining certain blocks, rolling for bonus output every time you break an eligible ore, crop or gravel.
Its opening level already delivers a noticeable boost (33% chance of 2x drops (avg 1.33x)), and it climbs from there to a maximum of level 3 (III) on your pickaxe.
Max Level
Applicable To
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Added InEffects Per Level
Max Level & Effect Scaling
Fortune tops out at level 3, shown as III on the pickaxe, and the gap between the levels is where the enchantment's character really lives.
Higher levels widen the range of possible multipliers: Fortune I averages about 1.33x drops, Fortune II about 1.75x, and Fortune III about 2.2x, with the top end reaching quadruple drops on a lucky swing. It changes only the quantity dropped, never the type, and it cannot coexist with Silk Touch.
Compatible Items
Incompatible With
These enchantments cannot be combined with Fortune on the same item.
Compatibility & Conflicts
Fortune can be placed on pickaxe, shovel, axe and hoe, giving you a handful of choices for where it does the most good depending on how you play.
Fortune cannot share an item with Silk Touch. Because of that single conflict you have to pick either Fortune or Silk Touch for any given item, never both.
How to Obtain
How to Get It
Fortune can be rolled directly at an enchanting table, where the level you pay and the enchantability of a pickaxe together decide which level of it you can be offered, up to III. Players who would rather not gamble for Fortune can hunt the book down through loot chest and villager trading and apply it at an anvil.
Its selection weight of 2 makes Fortune a rare roll: it surfaces only now and then on a pickaxe, so you may need to re-roll several times or simply trade a villager for the book.
What the Table Has to Roll
Enchantability decides how much the table adds to your experience level, and a golden axe has the most of anything that accepts Fortune: 22, good for up to 10 extra points.
The top level is the one worth aiming for: at level 30 the power hits the Fortune III window 85% of the time.
| Level | Enchanting power | At a level 30 slot |
|---|---|---|
| I | 15 to 23 | never |
| II | 24 to 32 | 15% |
| III | 33 to 83 | 85% |
Applying the book on an anvil costs 4 levels per enchantment level, before the anvil adds its own charge for the work you have already done to the item.
Tips & Best Combinations
A top priority for any serious mining run. The compounding bonus on diamonds, emeralds, lapis, redstone and coal pays for itself almost immediately, and on gravel it dramatically improves flint yields. Keep it on a separate tool from Silk Touch, since the two enchantments are mutually exclusive.
For the strongest setup, pair Fortune with Efficiency, Unbreaking and Mending: the durability enchantments in particular keep the item alive long enough to make the investment worthwhile.
Worth remembering: works on coal, diamond, emerald, lapis lazuli, nether quartz, amethyst, redstone ore, nether gold ore, copper ore, crops (wheat seeds, beetroot seeds, carrots, potatoes), and glowstone.
Related Enchantments
Fortune FAQ
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