Fortune

Increases the number of drops from mining blocks like ores, crops, and gravel.

Overview

Fortune is a rare mining enchantment in Minecraft 1.21. 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

3 (III)

Applicable To

Pickaxe, Shovel +2

Rarity

Rare

Effects Per Level

ILevel 1: 33% chance of 2x drops (avg 1.33x)

IILevel 2: 25% chance each of 2x and 3x drops (avg 1.75x)

IIILevel 3: 20% chance each of 2x, 3x, and 4x drops (avg 2.2x)

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

Pickaxe Shovel Axe Hoe

Incompatible With

Silk Touch

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

Enchanting TableAnvilLoot ChestVillager Trading

How to Get It

Fortune can be rolled directly at an enchanting table, where reaching its top level of III on a pickaxe generally wants a fully bookshelf-powered table at roughly level 12. 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.

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

EfficiencyLvl 5

Increases mining speed. When applied to an axe, increases the chance of stripping a log on use.

Silk TouchLvl 1

Mined blocks drop themselves instead of their usual drops (e.g., stone instead of cobblestone).

Fortune FAQ

What is the maximum level of Fortune in Minecraft?

Fortune reaches a maximum of level 3 (III) on a pickaxe, which is the highest you can get legitimately in 1.21 without commands or external tools.

How do you get Fortune in survival?

The easiest source of Fortune is the enchanting table — a bookshelf-maxed table can offer level III from about experience level 12. Alternatively, pick up a Fortune book from loot chest and villager trading and fuse it onto your pickaxe at an anvil.

Which items can Fortune go on?

Fortune can be applied to pickaxe, shovel, axe and hoe — those are the only items in 1.21 that accept it.

Which blocks does Fortune affect?

Ores that drop raw materials — coal, diamond, emerald, lapis, redstone, nether quartz, copper, nether gold and amethyst — plus glowstone, gravel (for flint) and several crops. It does nothing for blocks that drop themselves, like iron or gold ore, which need smelting anyway.

Should I use Fortune or Silk Touch on diamonds?

Fortune, if you want the diamonds directly — Fortune III can multiply a vein several times over. Silk Touch only collects the ore block itself, which is useful for moving the vein but yields no extra diamonds without later mining it.

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