Minecraft Enchantment Tool
Axe enchantments
Use this Axe page to choose compatible enchantments and plan the cheapest anvil order before the final combine gets too expensive.
Anvil planner
Enchanting Workbench
Choose an item, tune rules, and add the enchantments you want to forge.
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Item to enchant
Current itemAxe
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Build and enchantments
Selected enchantments
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Bane of Arthropods
EfficiencyFortune
MendingSharpnessSilk TouchSmite
Unbreaking
Curse of VanishingAxe
Compatible enchantments
Axe can use these enchantments in the calculator. Open an enchantment page for details, then return here to compare build orders.
- Bane of ArthropodsMax level 5
- EfficiencyMax level 5
- FortuneMax level 3
- MendingMax level 1
- SharpnessMax level 5
- Silk TouchMax level 1
- SmiteMax level 5
- UnbreakingMax level 3
- Curse of VanishingMax level 1
Recommended axe enchantments
An axe can be a chopping tool, a weapon, or a hybrid. That mixed identity is the main planning risk. A work axe usually cares about Efficiency, Unbreaking, Mending, and sometimes Fortune or Silk Touch. A combat axe may add Sharpness or another damage route. Decide the role first so the anvil route is not pulled in two directions.
Recommended set
- EfficiencyUse Efficiency for a work axe because chopping speed is the main practical upgrade.
- SharpnessAdd Sharpness only when the axe is meant to double as a weapon.
- FortuneUse Fortune for leaf or crop-adjacent utility, but keep it separate from Silk Touch planning.
- Silk TouchUse Silk Touch when preserving blocks matters more than extra drops.
- MendingPlan Mending before the axe collects repair history from heavy chopping sessions.
Planning priority
- Choose work axe, combat axe, or hybrid before selecting source books.
- Resolve Fortune versus Silk Touch if the axe will be used for utility drops.
- Stage Efficiency and durability support first, then test damage books only when needed.
- Keep optional combat upgrades off a simple work axe if they push the route too high.
Conflict warnings
- Fortune and Silk Touch conflict, and the main sword-style damage enchantments conflict with each other.
- A hybrid axe can become expensive faster than two simpler axes with clearer jobs.
Least XP vs Least Prior Work
- Least XP
- Use Least XP when building a practical chopping axe that is unlikely to receive more anvil work.
- Least Prior Work
- Use Least Prior Work when the axe is a netherite tool or a hybrid weapon you may keep for a long time.
Planning notes
- Minecraft adds prior work penalty every time an item goes through an anvil, so balanced combine trees usually cost less.
- Conflicting enchantments cannot be applied together unless the workbench compatibility override is enabled.
- Keep the final combine under the Too Expensive cap by testing the full set before spending levels in-game.