MinecraftLootingEnchantment
Minecraft Looting Enchantment | Java Edition (JE) & Bedrock Edition (BE)
Looting enhances mob drops by increasing both the quantity of common drops and the chance of rare ones. Applied to swords, it improves farming efficiency for mob-based resources and pairs well with Fire Aspect for collecting hard-to-obtain items.
Max Level
123
Looting can be applied up to level 3.
Incompatible Enchantments
No incompatibilities — Looting works alongside all other enchantments.
Best Enchantments to Pair with Looting
• Situational Pairings
Useful combinations with Looting depending on your playstyle:
Sweeping EdgeMob farms
Sweep and loot multiple mobs simultaneously.
SmiteUndead farms
Maximize drops from zombie and skeleton farms.
How to Get Looting in Minecraft
• Enchanting Table
You can obtain Looting by using an enchanting table. Surround it with up to 15 bookshelves to unlock higher enchantment levels. Place your item and lapis lazuli in the table, and Looting may appear as one of the offered enchantments. The outcome is random, so you may need multiple attempts.
• Loot Chests
Enchanted books containing Looting 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 Looting. Loot chest drops are random, so exploration is key.
• Villager Trading
Librarian villagers can offer enchanted books including Looting in exchange for emeralds. By resetting a librarian's trades (breaking and replacing their lectern), you can cycle through available enchantments until Looting appears. This is one of the most reliable ways to target a specific enchantment in survival mode.
How to Apply Looting
• Enchanting Table
Place your item and lapis lazuli in the enchanting table to apply Looting directly. The enchantment is randomly selected, so results may vary.
• Anvil
Use an anvil to combine an enchanted book containing Looting with your item. This gives you precise control over which enchantment is applied.
How to Apply Looting with a Command in Minecraft
The /enchant command applies Looting 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> looting [level]
Label
/enchant @s looting 3
@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