ENCHANTMENTS · COMBAT
Channeling in Minecraft - Anvil Cost & Compatibility
Summons a lightning bolt on mobs hit during a thunderstorm.
Max Level
1
Book Cost
8/lvl
Conflicts
Riptide
Treasure
No
Added
vanilla
Anvil Calculator
Optimal order · XP cost · Too-Expensive guardPick the gear you want to enchant. Books you add below will be merged onto it in the cheapest order we can find.
Compatible items
How to get Channeling
- Enchanting table: Surround a level 30 table with 15 bookshelves and roll until Channeling appears.
- Villager trading: Reroll librarian villagers until one stocks Channeling.
- Loot: Bastions, end cities and trial chambers regularly drop enchanted gear with Channeling.
Anvil cost worked example
Applying a level-1 Channeling book onto a brand-new
item costs 8
XP levels (book multiplier 8 times level
1). Adding it on top of an item that has already been on
the anvil once raises the cost by another 1
level for the prior-work penalty; twice and the penalty jumps to
3; three times, 7;
and so on by 2^n - 1.
Pair Channeling with cheap stuff first if you can - Unbreaking and Mending have low multipliers and don't conflict, so they're usually the cheapest path to a full endgame loadout.
Pair Channeling with
FAQ
- What does Channeling do in Minecraft?
- Summons a lightning bolt on mobs hit during a thunderstorm.
- What is the maximum level of Channeling?
- Channeling caps at level 1.
- Which items can have Channeling?
- Trident.
- What enchantments conflict with Channeling?
- Channeling cannot share an item with Riptide.
- How much XP does Channeling cost on the anvil?
- Each level of Channeling adds bookMultiplier 8 times the new level to the anvil cost. At max level (1) that is 8 XP plus any prior-work penalty.