How to Increase Level for Enchanted Book in Minecraft

This Minecraft tutorial explains how to increase the level of an enchanted book using an anvil with screenshots and step-by-step instructions.

In Minecraft, enchanted books can come in different levels for a particular enchantment. For example, an enchanted book may be enchanted with Sharpness I, Sharpness II, Sharpness III, Sharpness IV, or Sharpness V. The higher the level, the more powerful the enchantment. Lower level enchantment books are easier to acquire.

If you have two enchanted books that are the same enchantment and level, you can combine the two enchanted books to create one enchanted book that is one level higher. For example, combining two Level 1 enchanted books will result in a single Level 2 enchanted book.

Here are the levels that you can combine (but must be same enchantment on both books):

Books to Combine Result Level 1 + Level 1 = Level 2 Level 2 + Level 2 = Level 3 Level 3 + Level 3 = Level 4 Level 4 + Level 4 = Level 5

Let's explore how to increase the level for an enchanted book using an anvil.

Required Materials to Increase Level of Enchanted Book

In Minecraft, these are the materials you can use to increase the level of an enchanted book using an anvil:

TIP: The two enchanted books must have the same enchantment and the same enchantment level to be combined into a higher book.

Steps to Increase the Level of an Enchanted Book

1. Place the Anvil

Once you have two enchanted books that are the same and an anvil, add the anvil to your hotbar so that it is an item that you can use.

Next, position your pointer (the plus sign) on the block where you want to place the anvil. You should see the block become highlighted in your game window.

The game control to place the anvil depends on the version of Minecraft:

For Java Edition (PC/Mac), right click on the block.

For Pocket Edition (PE), you tap on the block.

For Xbox 360 and Xbox One, press the LT button on the Xbox controller.

For PS3 and PS4, press the L2 button on the PS controller.

For Wii U, press the ZL button on the gamepad.

For Nintendo Switch, press the ZL button on the controller.

For Windows 10 Edition, right click on the block.

For Education Edition, right click on the block.

2. Use the Anvil

To use the anvil, you need to stand in front of it.

The game control to use the anvil depends on the version of Minecraft:

For Java Edition (PC/Mac), right click on the anvil.

For Pocket Edition (PE), you tap on the anvil.

For Xbox 360 and Xbox One, press the LT button on the Xbox controller.

For PS3 and PS4, press the L2 button on the PS controller.

For Wii U, press the ZL button on the gamepad.

For Nintendo Switch, press the ZL button on the controller.

For Windows 10 Edition, right click on the anvil.

For Education Edition, right click on the anvil.

Now your anvil is open and you can see the Repair & Name menu.

As you can see, there are 2 enchanted books with Sharpness I in our inventory. These are the books that we will combine.

3. Combine the Enchanted Books

To combine the two enchanted books, both books must have the same enchantment and the same level. In this example, we have placed an enchanted book with Sharpness I in the first slot and an enchanted book with Sharpness I in the second slot.

In the third slot, you will see the enchanted book with Sharpness II. It will cost 2 experience levels to combine the Sharpness I books into Sharpness II.

4. Move the Enchanted Item to Inventory

Now, move the enchanted book with Sharpness II from the third slot to your inventory hotbar.

TIP: If you hover over the enchanted book, you will see the name and level of the enchantment.

Congratulations, you just learned how to increase the level of an enchanted book using an anvil in Minecraft.

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