Swift Sneak Enchantments – Wiki Guide

This Minecraft tutorial explains the Swift Sneak enchantment with screenshots and step-by-step instructions.

Background

The Swift Sneak enchantment is a new enchantment that was introduced in the Wild Update. Swift Sneak increases your movement speed while sneaking. This is the first enchantment that is unique to leggings equipment.

You can add the Swift Sneak enchantment to any leggings using an enchanting table, anvil, or game command. Then you will need to wear the enchanted leggings to gain the increased speed while sneaking.

The maximum level for the Swift Sneak enchantment is Level 3. This means that you can enchant leggings with up to Swift Sneak III. The higher the level, the increased speed when you are sneaking.

Enchantment Name	Swift Sneak
Min Level	Level 1 (Swift Sneak I)
Max Level	Level 3 (Swift Sneak III)
Description	Increases your movement speed while sneaking
Applies To	Leggings
How to add Enchantment	1. Enchanting Table 2. Anvil 3. /enchant command

Items to Enchant with Swift Sneak

In Minecraft, you can enchant the following items with Swift Sneak:

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Wear the Enchanted Leggings

Once you have leggings that are enchanted with Swift Sneak, you need to wear the enchanted leggings. You will not gain the increased speed while sneaking until the leggings are worn.

Move the leggings with Swift Sneak from your inventory to your character’s leggings box.

You will see your character’s appearance change as the leggings are worn.

Now that you are wearing the enchanted leggings, your movement will be faster when you are sneaking.

Congratulations, you just learned all about the Swift Sneak enchantment in Minecraft.

Enchantment ID and Name

Minecraft Java Edition (PC/Mac)

In Minecraft, Swift Sneak has the following enchantment ID and Name values:

Enchantment (Minecraft ID Name)	Max Level	Minecraft ID	Platform	Version
Swift Sneak (minecraft:swift_sneak)	III		Java Edition (PC/Mac)	1.19

• Enchantment is what the enchantment is called and (Minecraft ID Name) is the string value used in the /enchant command.
• Max Level is the maximum level that you can apply for this enchantment.
• Minecraft ID is the Internal number for the enchantment.
• Platform is the platform that applies.
• Version is the Minecraft version number that the enchantment was introduced for the name and ID, if applicable.

See a complete list of Minecraft Enchantments that is interactive and searchable.

Enchant Command for Swift Sneak

Enchant Command in Minecraft Java Edition (PC/Mac)

Swift Sneak I:

/enchant @p swift_sneak 1

Swift Sneak II:

/enchant @p swift_sneak 2

Swift Sneak III:

/enchant @p swift_sneak 3

See more examples of how to use the /enchant command.

Other Enchantments

There are other enchantments in Minecraft such as: