⚡ Enchantment Order Calculator
🔧 Item & Enchantments Setup
✨ Select Enchantments
📋 Selected Enchantments
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🧠 How Enchantment Order Optimization Works
💰 Cost Calculation
Each enchantment operation has a cost based on:
- Base enchantment level
- Number of previous operations on the item
- Compatibility between enchantments
Cost = Base Cost + Prior Work Penalty
⚠️ "Too Expensive!" Error
This error occurs when:
- Operation cost exceeds 39 levels
- Item has been worked on too many times
- Inefficient enchanting order is used
Maximum cost per operation: 39 levels
🎯 Optimization Strategy
Our calculator uses advanced algorithms to:
- Minimize total experience cost
- Avoid the "Too Expensive!" error
- Find the most efficient combination order
Combine expensive enchantments first
📚 Prior Work Penalty
Each anvil operation increases future costs:
- 1st operation: +0 levels
- 2nd operation: +1 level
- 3rd operation: +3 levels
- 4th operation: +7 levels
- 5th operation: +15 levels
- 6th operation: +31 levels (often "Too Expensive!")
💡 Enchanting Tips & Best Practices
📖 Use Enchanted Books
Combine enchanted books first, then apply to your item. This reduces the prior work penalty on your main item.
🔄 Plan Ahead
Always plan your entire enchanting sequence before starting. One wrong step can make your item "Too Expensive!"
💎 Start with Fresh Items
Use fresh, unenchanted items when possible. Items with existing enchantments have higher prior work penalties.
⚡ Expensive First
Generally, combine the most expensive enchantments first to minimize the total cost and avoid hitting the limit.
🎯 Single Enchantments
When possible, use single-enchantment books rather than multi-enchantment books for better cost control.
🔧 Repair Separately
Repair your items using materials, not other items, to avoid unnecessary prior work penalties.
📋 Example Enchanting Orders
⚔️ Perfect Sword Build
Optimal Strategy:
- Combine expensive enchantments first
- Balance prior work penalties
- Save cheapest enchantments for last
- Apply final combination to fresh sword
Estimated Cost: 30-40 levels
⛏️ Efficient Pickaxe Build
Smart Approach:
- Get high-level books from villagers
- Never combine lower-level books
- Use our calculator for optimal order
- Apply to fresh unenchanted pickaxe
Estimated Cost: 25-35 levels
🛡️ Ultimate Armor Piece
Key Points:
- Thorns is expensive - combine early
- Protection conflicts with other protections
- Plan before you start enchanting
- Use fresh armor pieces when possible
Estimated Cost: 20-30 levels