How to Enchant in Minecraft Dungeons 2

Enchanting in Minecraft Dungeons II works nothing like the first game. Items no longer drop with a random set of enchantments you have to live with. Instead you collect enchantment books, keep them forever, and stamp them onto your gear at an Enchantsmith using two currencies: Enchantment Points and Echo Shards. Once you understand those three pieces, enchanting stops being a gamble and becomes a planning decision.

This guide explains how the system works, what every enchantment costs, where each of the 32 books comes from, and which enchantments have the strongest numbers. All values come from the game's own files (build 1.1.1.0) and its in-game tutorial log, the same data behind our enchantments database. Where we calculated something from the raw tables, we say so.

How does enchanting work in Minecraft Dungeons 2?

The Enchantsmith's own tutorial text sums up the loop: you enchant and improve items using the enchantment books you've collected, you can use the same book on multiple items, and if you disenchant an item your Enchantment Points are refunded. Salvaging an enchanted item refunds them as well.

1. 1
   Collect an enchantment book

   Books come from quests, Dungeons and Rifts, and from area loot. Picking one up adds it to your personal library permanently. Your first three come from the quest Training with the Enchantsmith in Howling Woods.

2. 2
   Find an Enchantsmith

   There are five Enchantsmiths across four settlements: Brave Haven, Howling Woods (two), Rainy Plains and Frozen Highlands. You can teleport to Brave Haven from anywhere. See them all on the merchants page.

3. 3
   Pick the item

   Enchantments go on your melee weapon, your ranged weapon and your four armor pieces. Each enchantment only fits certain slots: a melee "wave" enchantment will not show up for a bow.

4. 4
   Choose the book and pay

   The cost depends on the item's rarity and the enchantment level. You pay Enchantment Points plus Echo Shards.

5. 5
   Upgrade it later

   Once the Enchantsmith is levelled up with Echo Shards, you can raise enchantments you already applied to level II and III for more Echo Shards and Enchantment Points.

How much does it cost to enchant? (Enchantment Points and Echo Shards)

The game's enchant cost table has one row per item rarity. Level I costs a base number of points, and each higher level costs more than the one before. Rarer items cost more to enchant, which is the trade-off for their extra effects and higher item power.

How we read the table: Common items start at 1 point and add 1 more per level (1, then 2, then 3, for a running total of 6 at level III). Rare items start at 1 and add 2 per level, Special items start at 2 and add 2, and Unique items start at 3 and add 2. The base Echo Shard cost is 1 in every row, with no per-level Echo Shard increase listed. The per-level totals are our calculation; the base values are the game's.

Every enchantment in Minecraft Dungeons 2 (with level values)

There are 34 enchantments in the game files. 32 have books you can collect, and two, Primed Enchantment and Ichor Blast, only exist as the fixed effect of a Unique weapon. Here is every one, grouped by the slot it fits, with its level I, II and III values.

Melee weapon enchantments

Most melee enchantments create a wave that fires on your combo's final hit and on jump attacks. The wave deals a percentage of your weapon damage and applies an element. Pick them on the melee weapon you hit hardest with.

Melee and ranged weapon enchantments

Ranged weapon enchantments

Armor enchantments

Armor enchantments are where most of the build-defining effects live. They trigger on rolls, artifact use or potions rather than on hits.

Every enchantment has its own page with the full text, the items that can carry it and the Unique items that come with it built in. Start from the enchantments list.

Where do you get enchantment books in Minecraft Dungeons 2?

The in-game guide says books come from completing quests and exploring Dungeons and Rifts. The loot tables are more specific: books are split into one shared pool and three regional pools, plus a few quest rewards.

So if you want Dynamo or Lightning Surge, any area can give it. If you want Health Synergy or Chain Reaction, you need to be in the Ravines. Swirling, Power Amplifier and Tumbleshot only come from The Sift, and Shadowcloak, Somersault and Ricochet from the dungeons of The Deep Dark.

Enchantsmith vs Blacksmith: which one do you need?

The level 15 vendor upgrade

At player level 15 you can upgrade the Brave Haven vendors for the first time. It costs 300 emeralds, 50 Echo Shards and 4 enchantment books, and raises the Merchant and the Enchantsmith to level 2. Plan for it: 50 Echo Shards is half your carrying cap, so start saving a few levels early. The progression page lists the requirements.

What are the best enchantments in Minecraft Dungeons 2?

There is no settled meta yet, so these picks are reasoned from the numbers, not from win rates. The rule of thumb: at level III, look for enchantments that either scale with your weapon's damage or trigger on something you do constantly.

Best melee enchantments

• Lightning Surge has the biggest wave in the game at 90% of weapon damage at level III. The zap makes mobs weaker but also faster, so it suits builds that kill quickly.
• Soul Blast deals 75% at level III plus soul damage over time, with no speed trade-off. Its book comes from the Ravines.
• Swirling adds 100% of weapon damage to nearby enemies at level III and also fires on projectiles, so it works on either weapon.
• Thundering triggers on any hit rather than the final hit: a 50% chance to spread 50% of the damage at level III.

Best ranged enchantments

• Chain Reaction gives each projectile a 40% chance to spawn 8 more at level III, the strongest crowd option for bows.
• Piercing (5 enemies at level III) is free from the tutorial quest and makes lines of mobs trivial.
• Ricochet (3 bounces) is the pick for scattered enemies where piercing has nothing to line up.

Best armor enchantments

• Dynamo amplifies your next attack by 40% at level III every time you roll, and it drops from any area.
• Power Amplifier does the same on artifact use, a natural fit for artifact builds.
• Health Synergy heals 35% of your max health per artifact use at level III, one of the strongest sustain effects in the game.
• Bottomless Brew (+3 potions) and Somersault (+3 rolls) are simple, always-useful defensive picks.

Enchantment synergies: build around one trigger

Enchantments share triggers, and stacking several on the same trigger is how builds come together. Our database groups them by what makes them fire:

• Roll build: Somersault gives you up to three extra rolls, and every roll feeds Dynamo's 40% amplification. Pair it with the Armadillo Amulet talisman (up to 45% shorter roll cooldown) or Rascal's Razor (40% shorter roll cooldown).
• Artifact build: Power Amplifier, Health Synergy and Artifact Amplifier all fire on artifact use. Essence of Efficiency cuts artifact cooldowns by up to 14%, so you trigger them more often.
• Potion build: Bottomless Brew for more potions, then Ancient Alchemy (up to 60 souls per potion) to fuel artifacts. Glowstone Flask shortens the potion cooldown by up to 25%.

Want to test a combination before spending points? Load it into the build planner, which totals the Enchantment Points and lists every effect. For finished loadouts, see our best builds guide.

Common enchanting mistakes

• Finish Training with the Enchantsmith for Piercing, Healing Smite and Ancient Alchemy
• Enchant every weapon and armor slot at level I as soon as you have points
• Save 50 Echo Shards, 300 emeralds and 4 books for the level 15 vendor upgrade
• Visit the Ravines, The Sift and The Deep Dark dungeons for their regional books
• Re-check your enchantments every time you replace a piece of gear