How to Get Silk Touch in Minecraft

Silk touch is a very useful enchantment in Minecraft and has a number of applications. This blog post will highlight all the ways to get silk touch and its uses.

Method 1 (Loot)

1. Locate a structure such as an end city.

2. Loot the chests in the structure.

3. There is a chance you will find a silk touch tool in the chests.

Method 2 (Use an Anvil)

1. Locate a structure such as an end city.

2. Loot the chests in the structure.

3. There is a chance you will find a silk touch book in the chests.

4. By using an anvil, you can apply the book to your desired tool.

Method 3 (Enchanting)

1. Acquire lapis lazuli, a Minecraft mineral that can be obtained by mining lapis lazuli ore or by trading.

2. Acquire an enchanting table, by crafting with obsidian, diamonds, and a book.

3. Use lapis lazuli to enchant a tool in the enchanting table.

4. There is a chance you will be able to apply a silk touch!

Uses of Silk Touch

Silk touch has several uses. It can be used to collect the raw form of a block rather than an item it may drop. For example, when mining stone without silk touch, you will get cobblestone. When mining with silk touch, you will get normal stone. Silk touch can be applied to any tool except for a sword.

If you liked this blogpost, learn about Minecraft seed generation and how to play Bedwars in Minecraft.

If you are interested in more Minecraft content, checkout our Minecraft glossary, what horses eat in Minecraft, how to get scutes,how to get a barrier block, making pumpkin pie, villagers opening doors, getting Acacia wood, and our blogpost on how to kill mobs in Minecraft. You might also like our blogpost on Minecraft Player-vs-Player mode of gameplay. Also checkout and participate in Kodeclik's Minecraft Settlement Creation contest. Also learn about Minecraft MLG.

Want to learn Minecraft modding? Checkout Kodeclik's 1:1 and small group classes.