Fortune Enchantment in Minecraft

Fortune is a Minecraft enchantment for pickaxe, axe, shovel, hoe. Increases drops from ores and some crops. Its maximum level through normal enchanting is III. This page lists what it does, which items accept it, how to get it and the command to apply it in Java Edition and Bedrock Edition.

Fortune at a glance

How to get Fortune

• Enchanting table: it can appear as one of the offered enchantments when you spend lapis lazuli and levels on a compatible item.
• Enchanted books: find them in chests, trade with librarian villagers or fish them up, then combine the book on an anvil. Our anvil calculator shows the level cost.
• Commands: see below.

Fortune command

Apply it to the item in your main hand:

/enchant @s fortune 3

The /enchant command only accepts levels up to the normal maximum and only on items that can take the enchantment. To make an item with any level, use the give command generator on Java Edition. See the /enchant wiki page for the full syntax.

Tips for Fortune

• Enchantments that conflict cannot be on the same item. Cannot be combined with Silk Touch.
• Combine two books of the same level on an anvil to raise the level by one, up to the maximum.
• Prior work penalty makes each extra anvil step cost more, so plan the order of combinations. See how to use an anvil.

When to use it

Fortune is for ore. It raises the number of items dropped by blocks such as coal, diamond, lapis, redstone and emerald ore, and it affects some crops and melons. Switch to Silk Touch when you want the block itself, and keep a separate Fortune pickaxe for mining.

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Fortune FAQ

What is the maximum level of Fortune?

III with the enchanting table and anvil.

What items can have Fortune?

Pickaxe, axe, shovel, hoe.

What is the command for Fortune?

/enchant @s fortune 3 while holding a compatible item, with cheats enabled.