Luck of the Sea is a Minecraft Java Edition enchantment in the fishing group, with a maximum level of III.
minecraft:luck_of_the_sea
Raises the chance of treasure catches and lowers junk while fishing. Treasure climbs from 5% to about 11% at level III, while junk drops from 10% to about 4%.
Tip: The treasure pool includes enchanted books (Mending included), saddles, name tags, and nautilus shells. Pair with Lure III so the better odds actually get used often.
Luck of the Sea is about loot quality, not speed: it shifts catches away from junk and toward treasure. It slightly reduces plain fish catches, so for a food farm you might skip it — but for enchanted books, saddles, and name tags it is the one enchantment that matters. It stacks with Lure, and the classic god rod runs both at III plus Unbreaking and Mending.
Enchanting table (fishing rod), Librarian villager trades, structure chest loot, and fishing treasure — yes, you can fish up a better fishing rod.
Hold a valid item in your main hand, then run (Java Edition 1.13+; the level is optional and defaults to 1):
This example applies the maximum level III. An anvil combines two matching levels only up to this maximum — higher levels exist only through commands.
Or give yourself a Fishing Rod with Luck of the Sea III already applied (Java 1.20.5+ component format):
Luck of the Sea applies to fishing rods. Items from the reviewed catalog in this group:
Lure makes bites come faster; Luck of the Sea makes each catch better. They do different jobs and stack perfectly — Lure III + Luck of the Sea III is the standard treasure-fishing rod.
Bedrock Edition: Luck of the Sea works the same in Bedrock Edition, improving treasure odds and reducing junk by the same amounts.
The enchantment ID for Luck of the Sea is minecraft:luck_of_the_sea. Java Edition 1.13+ commands such as /enchant use this namespaced form. On Java 1.12.2 and earlier the numerical ID was 61.
Luck of the Sea goes up to level III (level 3). Run /enchant @p minecraft:luck_of_the_sea 3 while holding a valid item to apply the maximum level.
Enchanted books (including treasure-only ones like Mending), enchanted bows, enchanted fishing rods, saddles, name tags, nautilus shells, and lily pads. Luck of the Sea III raises the odds of this pool from 5% to about 11%.
No — it slightly reduces fish catches while shifting junk into treasure. If you only want food fish, use Lure alone.
Yes. Mending books are in the fishing treasure pool, and Luck of the Sea III improves your odds. It is slow but completely passive — the classic AFK fish farm strategy.
Yes, they are fully compatible and complement each other: Lure shortens the wait per catch, Luck of the Sea improves what each catch is.