Looting Enchantments Wiki Guide
This Minecraft tutorial explains the Looting enchantment with screenshots and step-by-step instructions.
Background
The Looting enchantment increases the amount of loot that is dropped when a mob is killed.
You can add the Looting enchantment to any sword using an enchanting table, anvil, or game command. Then use the enchanted sword to fight and see your enemies drop more items when they die!!
The maximum level for the Looting enchantment is Level 3. This means that you can enchant a sword with up to Looting III. The higher the level, the more powerful the enchantment.
| Enchantment Name | Looting |
|---|---|
| Min Level | Level 1 (Looting I) |
| Max Level | Level 3 (Looting III) |
| Description | Increases the amount of loot that is dropped when a mob is killed |
| Applies To |  Swords |
| How to add Enchantment | 1. Enchanting Table 2. Anvil 3. /enchant command |
Items to Enchant with Looting
In Minecraft, you can enchant the following items with Looting:
How to make an Enchanted Book
How to make a Golden Sword
How to make a Iron Sword
How to make a Stone Sword
How to make a Wooden Sword
How to make a Netherite Sword
Hold the Enchanted Sword
Once you have a sword that is enchanted with Looting, you need to hold the enchanted sword in your hand. When you kill a mob with this enchanted sword, you will see more items dropped by the mob.
Let’s show you what happens when we attack a witch with a sword that is enchanted with Looting.
Once the witch is killed, it will drop more items than normal. As you can see, the witch has dropped 3 spider eyes.
Congratulations, you just learned all about the Looting enchantment in Minecraft.
Enchantment ID and Name
Minecraft Java Edition (PC/Mac)
In Minecraft, Looting has the following enchantment ID and Name values:
| Enchantment (Minecraft ID Name) |
Max Level | Minecraft ID | Version |
|---|---|---|---|
| Looting (minecraft:looting) |
III | 21 |
Java Edition (PC/Mac)
- Enchantment is what the enchantment is called and (Minecraft ID Name) is the string value used in the /enchant command.
- Max Level is the maximum level that you can apply for this enchantment.
- Minecraft IDÂ is the Internal number for the enchantment.
- Platform is the platform that applies.
- Version is the Minecraft version number that the enchantment was introduced for the name and ID, if applicable.
Enchant Command for Looting
Enchant Command in Minecraft Java Edition (PC/Mac)
Looting I:
/enchant @p looting 1
Looting II:
/enchant @p looting 2
Looting III:
/enchant @p looting 3
See more examples of how to use the /enchant command.
Other Enchantments
There are other enchantments in Minecraft such as: