The ultimate guide to the best pickaxe enchantment combinations, Fortune vs Silk Touch, and optimal anvil ordering.
Your pickaxe is your most-used tool in Minecraft. A properly enchanted pickaxe turns mining from a chore into a breeze. Here are the best enchantment combinations.
Most serious Minecraft players keep two enchanted pickaxes: one with Fortune for mining ores, and one with Silk Touch for collecting blocks to relocate. This best pickaxe enchantments calculator helps you plan both efficiently.
The best pickaxe enchantments are: Efficiency V for instant mining, Unbreaking III for durability, and your choice of Fortune III (more ore drops) or Silk Touch (mine blocks whole). Mending keeps it repaired forever.
No. Fortune and Silk Touch are mutually exclusive — you can only have one. Fortune increases ore drops (diamonds, coal, etc.), while Silk Touch lets you mine blocks whole (ores, grass, etc.). Make one pickaxe of each type.
The optimal order is to combine the most expensive books first. Efficiency V costs the most, so pair it early. Use this calculator to find the exact cheapest order for your specific enchantments.
Yes. Efficiency V on a diamond pickaxe with a beacon Haste II buff allows instant mining of most blocks. It is the single most impactful pickaxe enchantment for mining productivity.
A typical pickaxe has 4 enchantments: Efficiency V, Unbreaking III, Mending, and Fortune III or Silk Touch. With optimal ordering, you can easily fit all of them without hitting "Too Expensive!".