# Luck of the Sea Enchantment in Minecraft: What It Does and How to Use It

_Published October 16, 2026_

Luck of the Sea shifts fishing loot odds toward treasure and away from junk — the exact probability numbers per level.

Luck of the Sea shifts fishing odds toward treasure and away from junk — it doesn't make fish bite faster, it just changes what you pull up when they do.

## What Luck of the Sea actually does

Each level increases the treasure-catch chance by roughly 2.1 percentage points (from a 5% baseline — up to around 11.3% at level III) while decreasing junk-catch chance by roughly 1.9-2.0 points per level (from 10% down to around 4.2% at level III). Plain fish catches shift down only slightly (under 1% total across all three levels) to make room for the treasure/junk changes.

## How to use it

Luck of the Sea is for maximizing treasure drops specifically — enchanted books, name tags, saddles, nautilus shells — at the cost of slightly fewer junk items (which most players don't want anyway). It doesn't affect how often you get a bite at all; that's Lure's job instead, and the two stack together with no conflict.

## Well-known builds that use it

Luck of the Sea III is standard on [The Ideal Fishing Rod Enchantments](/guides/max-fishing-rod), alongside Lure, Unbreaking, and Mending — see also [The Cheapest Way to Get Enchanted Books](/guides/cheapest-enchanted-books), since fishing is a real source of enchanted books.

**Fishing Rod:** Luck of the Sea III, Lure III, Unbreaking III, Mending I

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## Frequently asked questions

**Does Luck of the Sea make you catch fish faster?**

No — that's Lure's job. Luck of the Sea only changes what you catch (more treasure, less junk) once you do get a bite.

**Does Luck of the Sea conflict with Lure?**

No — they stack freely on the same fishing rod with no conflict at all.