Lure is a Minecraft Java Edition enchantment in the fishing group, with a maximum level of III.
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Reduces the wait time for a bite while fishing by about 5 seconds per level. It changes only how fast you catch, not what you catch.
Tip: Lure III plus an open-sky rain bonus makes bites come every few seconds. Fishing in rain is genuinely faster — use it.
Lure is the fishing speed enchantment: less waiting per cast means more catches per hour, whatever you are fishing for. It has zero effect on loot quality — that is Luck of the Sea's job — so the two are the natural pair on any serious fishing rod. Note the wait time also drops naturally when fishing in rain with the bobber in open water.
Enchanting table (fishing rod), Librarian villager trades, structure chest loot, and fishing treasure.
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 Lure III already applied (Java 1.20.5+ component format):
Lure applies to fishing rods. Items from the reviewed catalog in this group:
Lure is speed, Luck of the Sea is quality. If you fish for food or XP, Lure alone serves you well. If you fish for treasure — Mending books, saddles, name tags — you want both at III.
Bedrock Edition: Lure works the same in Bedrock Edition, shortening the bite wait by the same amount per level.
The enchantment ID for Lure is minecraft:lure. Java Edition 1.13+ commands such as /enchant use this namespaced form. On Java 1.12.2 and earlier the numerical ID was 62.
Lure goes up to level III (level 3). Run /enchant @p minecraft:lure 3 while holding a valid item to apply the maximum level.
No. Lure only shortens the wait for a bite. Loot quality is controlled by Luck of the Sea, and the two stack on the same rod.
Lure III in survival, cutting roughly 15 seconds off the maximum wait per cast.
Yes — fishing in rain shortens the wait time on its own, stacking with Lure. A Lure III rod in the rain catches noticeably faster than either alone.
Different jobs: Lure catches faster, Luck of the Sea catches better. For treasure hunting run both; for a simple food farm Lure is enough.