How to Get Silk Touch Enchantment in Minecraft
Dec. 3, 2024Most Minecraft blocks are easily obtainable just by mining them with the right tools. However, a certain portion of blocks aren’t like this. Instead, they require a special enchantment on your tool to get them in item form. This enchantment is called silk touch and is the main focus of this Minecraft guide. So, buckle up, and let’s learn how to get the silk touch enchantment in Minecraft right now.
1. Using an Enchanting Table
TheEnchanting tableis the main source of enchantments in Minecraft. Once you’re done making it, you can make 15bookshelvesand place them around the table to increase the level of offered enchantments. Then, insert a tool like a pickaxe and lapis lazuli into it.
The silk touch text may or may not appear when you hover over one of the three possibilities. But even though it’s not showing up, you can still get it. In addition, make sure you first have theXP levelsnecessary for this process.
When you’re ready, select one of the options and see if your tool has the silk touch. If not, you candisenchant the tooland try again, or use a new tool if you’re satisfied with the other enchantments.b As you can assume, this is not quite a reliable method of getting the silk touch enchantment and it can take a lot of resources and time.
The second method of obtaining silk touch is byusing enchanted books. These are items you can find in an in-game structure or byfishingand trading withvillagers. If you find a book with silk touch enchantment, you can apply it to the tool in aMinecraft anvil. This will require XP levels. This may seem even less reliable than the first method, but it’s far better.
The only thing that matters is how you get the enchanted books. If it’s through the librarian villagers, then you can easily set up avillager trading halland get as many silk touch books as your heart desires. Though, if you’re relying on fishing or looting chests, this isn’t a great option at all.
Note:Silk touch is incompatible with fortune, which means you cannot have both enchantments on the same tool.
The final option to get the silk touch enchantment is by looting structures and getting a tool attached to this ability. This is the worst method of obtaining enchantments, asit’s very random. Though, you could still get lucky and find a really good tool with a silk touch, especially in anEnd City.
Now that you know how to get silk touch, let’s see what it does. The silk touch enchantment allows you to break and obtain certain blocks that cannot be obtained otherwise. For example, every time you break grass blocks with a regular tool you get dirt. But with the silk touch on that tool, you’ll get the grass block itself. How is this useful?
Well, some blocks likeamethystbuds,coral blocks, leaves, and others can be used in building and decorating. On the other hand, blocks like an ender chest need to be broken with silk touch, otherwise, you’ll just getobsidian. Furthermore, you can evenget the Creaking Heartthrough it whendefeating the Creaking mob.
There are quite a lot of blocks affected by silk touch enchantment, but we’ve listed some of the most common ones below:
With that said, now you know how to get the silk touch enchantment in Minecraft and what it does. This may seem like a strange and not overly useful enchantment if you’re new to the game, but you’ll realize with time that it can be quite important. So, don’t hesitate to get a silk touch right away!
Silk touch is a low-level enchantment, so you won’t need more than 9 bookshelves. However, adding more bookshelves will increase the chances of getting higher tool enchantments, which is also very good.
You cannot get silk touch 2 as silk touch 1 is the only level for this enchantment.
No, spawners and some other blocks are completely unobtainable with or without silk touch. This is because the game would be quite easy and uninteresting if it were the case.
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