You want to use Efficiency V, Fortune III or Silk Touch, Unbreaking III and Mending. The order of enchantments affects the total xp cost of adding them. The cheapest way is to combine them in pairs from most expensive making a binary tree (found by gnembonmc). So in case of pickaxes you want to combine. All Minecraft Axe Enchantments (And When To Use Them) 1. Curse of Vanishing. Not able to disenchant. Only appliable with an anvil. Curse of Vanishing is definitely an 2. Mending. Mending is definitely a unique enchantment. If you pick up XP orbs anywhere, and if you are holding or 3. Bane of What are the best axe enchantments? Can someone tell me what are the best enchantmts for axe and sword for fighting and also farming with the axe? I was thinking sharp on the axe and smite on the sword. What do you think? Archived post. New comments cannot be posted and votes cannot be cast. Sort by: Open comment sort options Non_Interesting_Weeb 1) Mending. Mending enchanted book (Image via Minecraft) Of course, better than elongating their axe's life, players would want their axes to never break. This is where mending enchantment comes The available enchantments for Axes are: Bane of Arthropods Curse of Vanishing Efficiency Fortune Mending Sharpness Silk Touch Smite Unbreaking Some enchantments cannot coexist in the same item, so we will see all the incompatibilities for every single enchantment. Best combination What are the best Axe enchantments in Minecraft? 1. Sharpness. Sharpness is a five-level enchantment that increases the damage you will do to mobs and other players with an Axe. Sharpness is a great enchantment for the axe as it increases its damage against all enemies — unlike Smite or Bane of Anthropods. Axes make a great weapon against enemies, although they are slow to charge. Adding Sharpness will increase the damage dealt by the axe, while countering its slower charge. Now due to this change, the enchantments from the earlier days of the Axe and now differ a lot. Some of the best enchantments are Smite, Unbreaking, Mending, Sharpness, and Efficiency. There are many enchantments to choose from, and you can choose what playstyle you want from your Axe. Axe in the enchantment table. If you are carrying Enchanted Books, you can put them on your Axe by combining them both in an Anvil. Here, you can also assign a custom name to the axe. Best Axe Enchantments in Minecraft. Here's a list of the Best Axe Enchantments in the order you should try and get them. Some benefit woodcutting, some benefit Contents 1 Armor 1.1 Helmet 1.2 Chestplate 1.3 Leggings 1.4 Boots 1.4.1 Feather Falling 2 Weapons 2.1 Sword 2.2 Axe 2.3 Bow 2.4 Crossbow 2.5 Trident 3 Tools 3.1 Pickaxe 3.2 Shovel 3.3 Hoe 3.4 Axe 3.5 Fishing Rod 3.6 Shears 3.7 Flint and Steel 3.8 Shield 3.9 Carrot on a Stick 3.10 Warped Fungus on a Stick 3.11 Elytra 4 Conflicting Enchantments MtClVtf.