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Best enchantments for a pickaxe in Minecraft

Efficiency and Unbreaking for speed and longevity. Run Fortune III for ores; keep a separate Silk Touch pick for blocks you want whole.

Best-in-slot loadout
Efficiency V
Fortune III
Unbreaking III
Mending
Cheapest anvil cost: 33 levelsAnvil uses: 4Priciest step: 19 levels
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Cheapest way to combine them

  1. Combine Mending I into book — 2 levels
  2. Combine Efficiency V into book — 5 levels
  3. Combine book into book — 7 levels
  4. Combine book into your item — 19 levels

FAQ

What are the best enchantments for a pickaxe?

Efficiency V, Fortune III, Unbreaking III, Mending. Efficiency and Unbreaking for speed and longevity. Run Fortune III for ores; keep a separate Silk Touch pick for blocks you want whole.

How much does it cost to enchant a pickaxe?

Combining this full loadout in the cheapest order costs about 33 XP levels across 4 anvil uses, with no step hitting the “Too Expensive!” cap.

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