BestPickaxeEnchantments

Quick Summary

Choose Fortune or Silk Touch first, then stack Efficiency, Unbreaking, and Mending in the cheapest combine order.

Requirements

• A pickaxe

• An anvil and/or enchanting table

• XP levels for multiple combines

• Books or gear with the enchants

Step-by-Step

• Decide Fortune or Silk Touch based on your goal.

• Combine matching books first to reduce costs.

• Apply Fortune or Silk Touch to the pickaxe.

• Add Efficiency next for speed.

• Finish with Unbreaking, then Mending.

Common Mistakes

• Trying to stack Fortune and Silk Touch (they conflict).

• Applying books one-by-one to the pickaxe.

• Adding Mending too early and raising costs.

• Ignoring prior-work penalties on the anvil.

Variations

• Fortune miner: Fortune + Efficiency + Unbreaking + Mending.

• Builder: Silk Touch + Efficiency + Unbreaking + Mending.

• Early game: Efficiency + Unbreaking only, add Mending later.

FAQ

• Q: Can I have Fortune and Silk Touch together? A: No, they are incompatible.

• Q: Unbreaking or Mending first? A: Usually Unbreaking first, Mending last.

• Q: Java or Bedrock? A: The order logic is the same in both.