[MCPE-13582] Can't enchant items with more than one enchantment Created: 16/Feb/16  Updated: 18/Jun/16  Resolved: 18/Jun/16

Status: Resolved
Project: Minecraft (Bedrock codebase)
Component/s: None
Affects Version/s: 0.14.0 Beta 1, 0.14.0 Beta 2, 0.14.0 Beta 3, 0.14.0 Beta 4, 0.14.0 Beta 5, 0.14.0 Beta 6, 0.14.0 Beta 7, 0.14.2, 0.14.3, 0.15.0, 0.15.1 Beta 1
Fix Version/s: None

Type: Bug
Reporter: Tobias Rothe
Resolution: Works As Intended Votes: 2
Labels: None

Issue Links:
Relates
relates to MCPE-12004 Block Entities renamed from an anvil ... Resolved
relates to MCPE-15620 Unable to enchant fishing rod Resolved
Confirmation Status: Confirmed
Platform: Android
CHK:

 Description   

When trying to Combine an enchanted Sword, bow or armor with the same or a different enchantment book it will not work. Its like the game doesn't know how to combine enchanted books with enchanted items.
Reproduce bug by doing these steps:

1. Load/Start a world in Creative or Survival mode.
2. gather 2 enchantment books , an anvil and an item for enchanting.
3. Enchant the item with Enchantment book 1 using the Anvil.
4. Put the sword into the Anvil again and place the second book.

There will be no item at the slot where you usually take out the sword that has been combined with the 2 enchantments. That slot will stay empty instead.

gatharian added:
You're unable to add 2 or more enchantments to a sword for example Sharpness and Bane of Arthropods.



 Comments   
Comment by [Mojang] Mega_Spud (Jay Wells) [ 18/Jun/16 ]

Works as Intended
Certain enchants are mutually exclusive meaning you can only have one or the other, not both (Sharpness, Smite, and Bane of Arthropods are mutually exclusive.) See wiki reference.

That's why, in your given example, you can't add Bane of Arthropods to a sword that already has Sharpness.

Combining the same book does work, for instance adding a Sharpness I books onto a sword twice will give you a Sharpness II sword.

Comment by AMAN4700 [ 01/Jun/16 ]

Confirmed on Samsung Galaxy Note 5. Android 6.0.1 Version: 0.14.3

Comment by Tobias Rothe [ 19/Feb/16 ]

Combining sharpness with ban of authrapod doesnt work. Tried to combine these on a diamond sword. It works on Pc but not here. You can test it if you dont believe me. I am using the 0.14.0 release. I also noticed it wont display more than 2 enchantments or am I wrong there?

Comment by DanTDM [ 16/Feb/16 ]

if the enchanted book was (flame or punch or knock back or loot or efficiency or unbreaking or ban of authrapod or smit.... etc ) it suppose to work, if no it will not work as if it was protection,feather falling or else like u cant enchant or combine sword with feather falling or luck of the sea every item have his own enchanting thanks for your report however you can check minecraft wiki for help like this to check if this was a bug , but now its not a bug

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