MinecraftMendingEnchantment

Minecraft Mending Enchantment | Java Edition (JE) & Bedrock Edition (BE)

Mending is a treasure enchantment that allows enchanted items to repair themselves by consuming nearby experience orbs instead of adding them to the player’s XP bar. This makes it one of the most powerful enchantments for maintaining high-tier tools, weapons, and armor, especially during extended gameplay. Mending is commonly combined with Unbreaking for maximum durability efficiency.

Items You Can Enchant

Bow

Axe

Hoe

Select an item to see how Mending performs on it and explore the best enchantment combinations.

Max Level

Mending can be applied up to level 1.

Incompatible Enchantments

✕ Infinity

Best Enchantments to Pair with Mending

• Always Pair With

These enchantments are almost always used together with Mending:

Unbreaking

• Great Additions

Highly beneficial alongside Mending for most situations:

Efficiency Protection

• Situational Pairings

Useful combinations with Mending depending on your playstyle:

FortuneResource gathering

Pairs well on pickaxes and shovels for maximum drops.

Silk TouchBlock collecting

Use on tools where durability matters most.

How to Get Mending in Minecraft

• Loot Chests

Enchanted books containing Mending can be found inside loot chests throughout the world — in dungeons, mineshafts, desert temples, jungle temples, and strongholds. Some chests may also contain items pre-enchanted with Mending. Loot chest drops are random, so exploration is key.

• Villager Trading

Librarian villagers can offer enchanted books including Mending in exchange for emeralds. By resetting a librarian's trades (breaking and replacing their lectern), you can cycle through available enchantments until Mending appears. This is one of the most reliable ways to target a specific enchantment in survival mode.

How to Apply Mending

• Anvil

Use an anvil to combine an enchanted book containing Mending with your item. This gives you precise control over which enchantment is applied.

How to Apply Mending with a Command in Minecraft

The /enchant command applies Mending directly to the item held in the player's main hand. Best used in creative mode or with cheats enabled. The item must already be in your inventory. This is the fastest way to add a specific enchantment without needing an enchanting table or anvil.

Syntax

/enchant <player> mending [level]

Label

/enchant @s mending 1

@s targets yourself (the command executor)

@p targets the nearest player

Replace the player argument with a player name or target selector

The enchantment ID (shown in the command above)

A number from 1 to the maximum level for this enchantment