Minecraft Enchantment Tool
Looting enchantment
Use this Looting enchantment page to confirm max level 3, compatible items, conflicts, and how to plan the anvil order before Too Expensive appears.
Quick answer
Looting increases drop value from mobs, which makes it one of the defining sword enchantments. It is often worth protecting with a clean route because the benefit is practical across farms, hunting, and rare drop attempts. The sword should be planned around Looting early, not after every damage and utility book is already attached.
Best use
Use Looting on a main sword, farm sword, or rare-drop sword. It is especially useful when the weapon is used for wither skeleton skulls, ender pearls, mob drops, or general survival supplies.
Looting
Max level
Looting can be applied up to level 3. Use that cap when planning books, item combines, and final anvil cost.
Compatible items
Looting works on the items below. Open one to see its supported enchantments and plan the full build.
Incompatible enchantments
This enchantment has no direct conflicts.
Looting planning notes
Tradeoffs and conflicts
Looting has no major conflict in the catalog, but it can be made expensive by an old sword or a messy damage book. Fire Aspect can also change drops or combat behavior, so it should be considered separately.
Best pairings
- SharpnessSharpness and Looting form the usual general-purpose sword core.
- MendingMending keeps a valuable Looting sword useful after many fights.
- UnbreakingUnbreaking reduces wear during farm or hunting sessions.
Example planning note
Pair Looting with the chosen damage enchantment or a clean support branch, then test optional Fire Aspect later. If Looting III is rare in your world, keep it out of experimental chains until the final sword plan is clear.
Anvil planning notes
- Add Looting after checking every compatible item and conflict, especially when the build already has high prior work penalty.
- Minecraft raises anvil cost every time an item or book is worked, so balanced combine trees help keep the final step cheaper.
- Test the complete set in the workbench before spending levels in-game to reduce Too Expensive risk.