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How to Disenchant Items in Minecraft

A diamond chestplate from Minecraft, floating over a grassy field with trees and hills in the background.

Table of Content

  1. Why Disenchant Items?
  2. What You Need
  3. How to Make a Grindstone
  4. How to Disenchant an Item (Step-by-Step)

Disenchanting items in Minecraft might seem strange at first, but it's actually a very useful feature. 

Whether you want to remove unwanted enchantments or recover experience, this simple mechanic can help you optimize your inventory.

Why Disenchant Items?

Before getting into the tutorial, here's why you might want to remove enchantments from an item:

  • Reuse enchanted items found in chests or dropped by mobs.
  • Gain experience points by removing enchantments.

What You Need

To disenchant items in Minecraft, you'll need a grindstone.

How to Make a Grindstone

Required materials:

  • 2 sticks
  • 1 stone slab
  • 2 wooden planks (any type)
Crafting interface in Minecraft showing the recipe for creating a Grindstone using sticks, a stone slab, and wooden planks.

How to Disenchant an Item (Step by Step)

Follow the steps below to remove enchantments from any item (except curses):

    1. Place the grindstone on the ground
Minecraft grindstone placed on grass with a hilly terrain in the background.
    2. Open the grindstone interface
Minecraft repair and disenchant interface showing a diamond chestplate in the inventory.
    3. Insert the enchanted item in the left slot
Minecraft Repair & Disenchant interface with diamond chestplate in slots, set against a grassy background.
    4. Take the item from the right slot
Minecraft Repair & Disenchant interface with diamond chestplate in slots, grassy background visible.

The item will come out without enchantments (except curses), and you’ll receive experience automatically.

Important Notes

  • There are grindstones in villages, like the one in the taiga, for example.
  • Curses like Curse of Binding and Curse of Vanishing cannot be removed.
  • The grindstone can also repair two identical items when placed together.

Disenchanting items in Minecraft is simple, useful, and can become part of your regular gameplay, especially if you want to farm XP or prepare equipment for better enchantments.