Hell-Bound Book

| Type | Item |
|---|---|
| Replaces | Enchanted Book |
| Rarity | Rare |
| Stackable | Yes (64) |
| Effects | Stores: Curse of Binding |
| Resource location | minecraft:enchanted_book |
| Defined in | hell_bound_book.json |
A Hell-Bound Book is the Matcha Flavoured name for the enchanted book. A crafted Hell-Bound Book is the base of every blessing: it is surrounded with themed ingredients to make a book with fixed enchantments. The name applies to every enchanted book, so blessings, Ofuda and enchanted books found in chests are all Hell-Bound Books underneath.
Obtaining
Crafting
| Name | Ingredients | Recipe |
|---|---|---|
| Hell-Bound Book | Benzene + Stabilized Estus + Book |
The crafted book stacks to 64 and stores Curse of Binding I.[1] Both other ingredients are magic materials: Stabilized Estus is itself crafted from seven Estus Ash, a Benzene and a Stable Void, so one book costs two Benzene in total.
Crafting Stabilized Estus gives back the glass bottle of its benzene, and so does crafting a Hell-Bound Book. Through 1.12.2 the advancement that returns the bottle looked for the book's recipe under its old id, blessings:hell_bound_book, so the bottle was lost.[2]
Loot
Enchanted books are still found in many chests, in fishing treasure and through piglin bartering. These are ordinary enchanted books, so they also show the name "Hell-Bound Book". The Variant column gives their enchantment where the loot table fixes it. The enchanting table, which cannot be crafted in the pack, drops a Hell-Bound Book with no stored enchantments when broken, along with 2 diamonds and 4 obsidian.[3] See also Enchanting#Other sources.
Chest loot
| Source | Variant | Stack size | Chance | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abandoned mineshaft | Hell-Bound Book (random enchantment) | 1 | 17.9% | |
| Ancient city | Hell-Bound Book (Swift Sneak) | 1 | 48.1% | |
| Ancient city | Hell-Bound Book (random enchantment) | 1 | 33.3% | |
| Bastion other | Hell-Bound Book (Soul Speed) | 1 | 15.4% | |
| Desert pyramid | Hell-Bound Book (random enchantment) | 1 | 30.6% | |
| Jungle temple | Hell-Bound Book (random enchantment) | 1 | 7.10% | |
| Simple dungeon | Hell-Bound Book (random enchantment) | 1 | 13.3% | |
| Stronghold corridor | Hell-Bound Book (random enchantment) | 1 | 12.2% | |
| Stronghold crossing | Hell-Bound Book (random enchantment) | 1 | 6.94% | |
| Stronghold library | Hell-Bound Book (random enchantment) | 1 | 67.8% | |
| Trial chambers / reward | Hell-Bound Book (Riptide, Loyalty, Channeling, Impaling or Mending) | 1 | 7.27% | |
| Trial chambers / reward | Hell-Bound Book (Sharpness, Bane of Arthropods, Efficiency, Fortune, Silk Touch or Feather Falling) | 1 | 7.27% | |
| Trial chambers / reward ominous | Hell-Bound Book (random enchantment) | 1 | 10.5% | |
| Underwater ruin big | Hell-Bound Book (random enchantment) | 1 | 21.7% | |
| Woodland mansion | Hell-Bound Book (random enchantment) | 1 | 23.8% |
Fishing
| Source | Variant | Stack size | Chance | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fishing | Hell-Bound Book (random enchantment) | 1 | 0.877% | open water |
Gameplay
| Source | Variant | Stack size | Chance | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Piglin bartering | Hell-Bound Book (Soul Speed) | 1 | 2.27% |
Block drops
| Source | Variant | Stack size | Chance | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Enchanting table | Hell-Bound Book (no enchantments) | 1 | 100% |
Usage
Crafting ingredient
Every blessing recipe places the Hell-Bound Book in the center of the grid. The blessing that comes out stores only its own enchantments, not the Curse of Binding.
Anvil
A blank Hell-Bound Book can be combined with equipment in an anvil like any enchanted book, which applies its Curse of Binding to wearable equipment.
Advancements
| Advancement | Description | Requirement |
|---|---|---|
| Unholy Knowledge | Craft a Hell-Bound Book | Craft a Hell-Bound Book. Rewards 1 Obol and, since 1.12.9, unlocks the recipes of all 23 blessings, which crafting the book also unlocks through a recipe-unlock advancement.[4][5] |
History
| 1.12.3 | Crafting the book gives back the glass bottle of its benzene.[6] |
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Trivia
- The pack's English language file writes the name in red (the
§cformatting code), so every enchanted book's name shows in red.[7] - An enchanted book pulled up while fishing plays a custom "Caught Hell-Bound Book" sound, and the Angler's Almanac has an entry for it: "A mysterious enchanted book pulled from the water. Hopefully the magic works better when dry."
See also
References
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