MC-100919Not possible to use /enchant command on books
The bug
Using /enchant on an unenchanted book results in the message "The selected enchantment can't be added to the target item". It may be expected that using this command on an unenchanted book converts the book into an enchanted book with the enchantment specified when using the command applied.
How to reproduce
- Obtain a book
- While holding the book, run the command /enchant @s minecraft:sharpness 3
The sharpness enchantment is not applied to the book
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Created Issue:
Not possible to use /enchant command on books
Using /enchant on an unenchanted book results in the message "The selected enchantment can't be added to the target item".
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The bug
Using /enchant on an unenchanted book results in the message "The selected enchantment can't be added to the target item". It may be expected that using this command on an unenchanted book converts the book into an enchanted book with the enchantment specified when using the command applied.
How to reproduce
- Obtain a book
- While holding the book, run the command /enchant @s minecraft:sharpness 3
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We're actually already tracking this issue in MC-100919, so I resolved and linked this ticket as a duplicate.
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We're already tracking this issue at MC-100919, so I will resolve and link this ticket as a duplicate.
Enchanted books can't be enchanted using /enchant for technical reasons.
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There is diffence between a stored enchantment and an enchantment, enchanted books only have stored enchantments, not enchantments themselves, they can't get flame and when hitting make the enemy burn. /enchant adds enchantments, not stored enchantments.
If you want enchanted books with stored enchantments, use the creative inventory (search tab contains all levels).
Considering the restrictions the /enchant command imposes already, it would be intuitive that it works as expected on books.
That'd be a feature/change suggestion, which belong here.
Reopening because it is incosistent to how /enchant usually behaves.
Video attached.
Can confirm in 21w07a.
Can confirm in 21w11a.
Affects 1.17 Pre-release 2
Affects 1.17
Can confirm in 1.17.1 Pre-release 1. The message displayed now is: "Book cannot support that enchantment".
Can confirm in 1.17.1.
Can confirm this in 21w39a. Here are some extra details regarding this problem.
The Bug:
Books cannot be enchanted by using the "/enchant" command.
Steps to Reproduce:
Observed Behavior:
Books cannot be enchanted by using the "/enchant" command. If you were to attempt to do so, the error message, "Book cannot support that enchantment" would be displayed in chat.
Expected Behavior:
Books would be able to be enchanted by using the "/enchant" command.
Can confirm in 1.18.1.
Can confirm in 1.18.2 and 22w11a.
Can confirm in 1.19.
Can confirm in 1.19.2.
This duplicates MC-261942