# Swift Sneak Enchantment in Minecraft: What It Does and How to Use It

_Published October 16, 2026_

Swift Sneak adds 15% of normal walking speed per level while sneaking — a rare leggings enchantment found only in Ancient City chests.

Swift Sneak makes sneaking almost as fast as normal walking — one of the rarest enchantments in the game to actually obtain.

## What Swift Sneak actually does

Each level increases sneaking speed by 15% of your normal walking speed. At level III, that's a substantial, very noticeable speed boost while sneaking compared to vanilla's famously slow sneak speed.

## How to use it

Swift Sneak is purely a quality-of-life pick for anyone who sneaks often — around ledges, warded/sculk areas (where sneaking avoids triggering sculk sensors), or just general building. The real obstacle isn't deciding whether you want it — it's getting it at all: it only comes from ancient city loot chests, at roughly a 23.7% chance per relevant chest, making it genuinely non-renewable and one of the harder enchantments in the game to acquire.

## Well-known builds that use it

Swift Sneak is the one leggings-specific pick on [The Ideal Leggings Enchantments](/guides/ideal-leggings), alongside Protection, Unbreaking, and Mending.

[Build these leggings in the calculator →](https://anvilcalc.com/#eyJpIjoiZGlhbW9uZF9sZWdnaW5ncyIsImUiOltdLCJwIjowLCJuIjoiIiwidCI6W1sicHJvdGVjdGlvbiIsNF0sWyJzd2lmdF9zbmVhayIsM10sWyJ1bmJyZWFraW5nIiwzXSxbIm1lbmRpbmciLDFdXX0)

## Frequently asked questions

**Where do you get Swift Sneak?**

Only from ancient city loot chests — it's never offered at the enchanting table and can't be bought from a villager. It has roughly a 23.7% chance of appearing in a relevant chest.

**How much faster is sneaking with Swift Sneak III?**

45% faster than normal sneak speed (15% per level) — a substantial, clearly noticeable improvement over vanilla's slow sneaking.