Lapis Enhancements

Lapis equipment is crafted from Lapis Lazuli in the sword, axe, pickaxe, shovel and hoe forms, plus armour pieces. Each Lapis tool or armour piece receives one random low-level enchantment when it is crafted. Curses and the enchantments that repair or grant unlimited uses are excluded from these automatic enchantments. Lapis equipment has the mining speed of iron tools, 220 durability (30 fewer uses than iron), and an attack speed 0.1 lower than the iron equivalent. Lapis armour matches iron armour in protection and durability.

When a Lapis item is placed in the Lapis Lazuli slot of an Enchanting Table, it acts as a reusable catalyst. Another item of the same equipment type goes into the normal enchanting slot, and the player selects one of the available enchantment options. The catalyst makes the offer prefer its own enchantment with a 90% chance, while other compatible enchantments still appear as part of the normal result. A single Lapis tool or armour piece holds enough catalyst power to work across the three offer tiers. Catalysts cannot influence Enchanted Books, and the Lapis item is consumed when the enchantment is made.