How to Light and Decorate Around Your Enchanting Table

Bookshelf Obstruction Rules

In vanilla gameplay, the space between bookshelves and an enchanting table must remain completely empty air. Placing torches to stop hostile mob spawns or adding vegetation inadvertently breaks the connection, reducing the level of enchantments the table can provide.

Placing Hitbox-Free Blocks

Easy Magic updates how the enchanting table checks its surroundings, allowing blocks without a collision hitbox to occupy the empty space:

1. Set up your enchanting table surrounded by bookshelves in your preferred layout.

2. Place torches on the floor or walls directly in the gap between the enchanting table and your bookshelves to light the area.

3. Place tall grass or similar decorative blocks without hitboxes in the perimeter if desired.

Because torches and tall grass lack a hitbox, they will no longer block bookshelf power from reaching the table. You can freely illuminate your enchanting area without weakening high-tier enchantment choices. If you already had an enchanting setup built in an existing world, simply break and place the enchanting table again to apply the new detection rules.