Top 10 Best Minecraft Axe Enchantments

Updated:

04 May 2020

If you’re going to build anything fast, your best bet is going to be enchanting some axes before you collect materials. Not only can axe enchantments save you from mobs, they’ll also save you hours of time.

10. Curse of Vanishing

Let's say you’re on a PvP server, and you really don’t want people looting your body when or if they manage to kill you. Carrying an item with the Curse of Vanishing will cause your inventory to disappear upon death.

Makes Curse of Vanishing Great:

Perfect method of revenge
Prevents looting
Fueled by spite

Curse of Vanishing details:

Regular attack speed

Regular damage

9. Bane of Arthropods

Like the title says, your local pest control will wish this one existed in real life. Spiders, Silverfish, and Bees are all arthropods, and will retain increased amounts of damage.

Makes Bane of Arthropods Great:

Saves time dealing with pests
Spiders are terrifying (even in Minecraft)
Handy for Spider EXP Farms

Bane of Arthropods details:

Regular attack speed
Regular damage

8. Smite

If the name doesn’t sell it to you, the fact that it devastates Nether mobs will. If you’re headed into the Nether anytime soon, this is an enchant to keep your eye on.

Makes Smite Great:

Increases damage done to Undead mobs
e.g. Skeletons, Zombies, Strays, Husks, and Drowned

Smite details:

Regular attack speed
Regular damage
Increases up to Smite V

7. Silk Touch

Having to rearrange your house is such a bother, and as you’re aware by now, many enchantments are structured around making the game dynamics more convenient. Silk Touch will allow for you to collect the block of items which would typically split apart upon destruction.

Makes Silk Touch Great:

No more books flying everywhere when you destroy a bookshelf
Prevents total campfire desecration
Gather fragile objects without hurting them
e.g. turtle eggs

Silk Touch details:

Regular attack speed
Regular damage

6. Mending

Mending is less straight-forwards than some of the other enchantments, but it has incredible value once you know how to use it. With the additional use of Experience Orbs, you can restore an item back to its original state.

Makes Mending Great:

Continuous usage
If you don’t die, and gain XP, your enchanted items can last forever

Mending details:

Regular attack speed
Regular damage
Need EXP orbs to use

5. Sharpness

Sharpness increases the amount of damage done for Melee attacks, and can increase up to level V. Useful against both mobs and other players.

Makes Sharpness Great:

Can be applied to swords and axes
In Java it adds +3 damage
In Bedrock it can add up to +6 damage

Sharpness details:

Regular attack speed
12 Attack Damage (+3 from Regular)

4. Chopping

This enchantment has been kept hush hush for the Java Edition, but supposedly it will increase both the damage of the axe, as well as the shield disabling.

Makes Chopping Great:

Increases likelihood of players using axes for melee
Shield disabling will be an asset to fighting mobs

Chopping details:

Chopping adds an extra heart per level
It also gives half a second more stun damage per level
Maximum level of 3

3. Unbreaking

If you’re tired of burning through axes, this is the enchantment made for you. Unbreaking will allow for your axes to last while you mine materials in bulk.