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How to Craft Enchanting Table in Minecraft

Enchanting Table in Minecraft, drawn from the game's own block model. Enchanting tools, weapons and armor.

Making an Enchanting Table takes 1 Book, 2 Diamonds, and 4 Obsidian at a Crafting Table. Read it row by row: a Book in the middle column, then two Diamonds in the left and right columns and Obsidian in the middle column, then three Obsidian. The grid returns 1 Enchanting Table.

Enchanting Table Item ID and Give Command

The item ID for Enchanting Table is minecraft:enchanting_table. In commands the namespace may be left off, so enchanting_table works too. Checked against Minecraft Java 26.2.

Give yourself one
/give @p enchanting_table
Give a full stack of 64
/give @p enchanting_table 64
Give it to a named player
/give Steve enchanting_table 1

Cheats have to be on for Enchanting Table to appear this way, and the same command works on Bedrock Edition, where the name is written the same.

Overview

The Enchanting Table applies enchantments to items using experience levels and lapis lazuli. Surround with bookshelves (up to 15) for higher-level enchantments. Enchanting Table uses a shaped recipe: the ingredients only work in the pattern shown.

The enchanting table was already in the game in Minecraft 1.12, the release that first filed recipes as data, so this recipe is at least that old.

The materials come together from a few sources: you will be working with book (craft from paper and leather), diamond (mine diamond ore), and obsidian (mine obsidian with diamond pickaxe).

The Full Stack Sum

Counted per stack: 64 obsidian, 16 crafts, 16 enchanting tables. The recipe wants 32 diamonds beside it. Nothing is wasted: craft 16 takes the rest.

Materials Needed

ItemAmountWhere to Find
BookBookBook1xCraft from paper and leather
DiamondDiamondDiamond2xMine diamond ore
Obsidian4xMine obsidian with diamond pickaxe

Enchanting Table needs Book (craft from paper and leather), 2x Diamond (mine diamond ore), and 4x Obsidian (mine obsidian with diamond pickaxe), worked together at a Crafting Table.

The Full Chain

Paper, then Book, then the Enchanting Table. All in: 2 Diamond, 4 Obsidian, 1 Leather and 3 Sugar Cane.

  1. 1
    Sugar CaneSugar Cane3PaperPaper3Paper
  2. 2
    PaperPaper3LeatherLeatherBookBookBook
  3. 3
    Enchanting Tablethis page

Gather this first

DiamondDiamond2Diamond4ObsidianLeatherLeatherLeatherSugar CaneSugar Cane3Sugar Cane

Step-by-Step Instructions

  1. 1

    BookBookBook

  2. 2

    DiamondDiamond2x Diamond

  3. 3

    4x Obsidian

  4. 4

    Enchanting Table

Minecraft crafting recipe for Enchanting Table: 1 x Book, 2 x Diamond, 4 x Obsidian in a crafting table, making 1 Enchanting Table.

Tips & Notes

  • One craft costs 1x Book, 2x Diamond, and 4x Obsidian. Start with the Book: craft from paper and leather.

Uses for Enchanting Table

  • Enchanting tools, weapons and armor
  • Requires bookshelves for higher-level enchantments

View detailed item stats, durability and properties for Enchanting Table on the Astroworld Items Database.

Frequently Asked Questions

What do I need to craft an Enchanting Table in Minecraft?
an Enchanting Table asks for 1 Book, 2 Diamonds and 4 Obsidian, and the work happens at a Crafting Table. Copy the grid above cell for cell, and one craft produces one Enchanting Table.
What do you need to make an Enchanting Table from scratch?
Counting all the way down, an Enchanting Table comes to 2 Diamonds, 4 Obsidian, 1 Leather and 3 Sugar Canes, spread over 3 crafts.
Can you craft an Enchanting Table without a crafting table?
No, an Enchanting Table needs a crafting table. It is laid out as a single Book in the top-middle cell, two Diamonds side by side in the middle row, and four Obsidian, and that takes 3 rows, more than the 2x2 grid in your inventory can hold.
Where do you find the materials for an Enchanting Table?
Each ingredient in an Enchanting Table has its own source. Book: craft from paper and leather. Diamond: mine diamond ore. Obsidian: mine obsidian with diamond pickaxe.
What should I craft first for an Enchanting Table?
For an Enchanting Table, start with a Paper: 3 Sugar Canes gives you 3 Papers. After that the order is Book, and then the Enchanting Table itself.
How many Enchanting Tables do you get from one craft?
The Enchanting Table recipe makes one Enchanting Table per craft.
What is the item ID for Enchanting Table in Minecraft?
In Java 26.2 the Enchanting Table goes by minecraft:enchanting_table; enchanting_table without the namespace does the same job in a command.
What is the give command for Enchanting Table?
/give @p enchanting_table gives you an Enchanting Table. Swap @p for a player name to hand it to someone else, and put 64 on the end for a whole stack.
Is the Enchanting Table recipe the same in Java and Bedrock Edition?
Yes, the Enchanting Table recipe is the same in both editions. Java and Bedrock both build an Enchanting Table from 1 Book, 2 Diamonds and 4 Obsidian at a Crafting Table, in the same layout, one at a time.
How many crafting steps does an Enchanting Table take?
An Enchanting Table takes 3 crafts once you count the parts: Paper and Book, and then the Enchanting Table. The chain section above walks through them in order.
What version of Minecraft added the Enchanting Table?
The enchanting table was in Minecraft 1.12, the first release to store recipes as data, so this one predates anything the game wrote down. The Enchanting Table recipe above matches the current release.

Sources

Grid, ingredients and yield
1 Book and 2 Diamonds and 4 Obsidian in, 1 Enchanting Table out, Crafting Table. Java 26.2, .
That Bedrock agrees
Bedrock 1.26.40.05, same 3 ingredients.
How far back it goes
Present in Minecraft Java 1.12, the oldest release whose recipes exist to check. From all 163 released Java clients, rd-132211 to 26.2.
Stack size
The Astroworld Items Database, built from the same jar.
The recipe book unlock
What unlocks it in the recipe book. Java 26.2.
The stack sum
Counted, not played: 1 Enchanting Table per craft against the stack size.

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