Piercing Enchantments Wiki Guide
This Minecraft tutorial explains the Piercing enchantment with screenshots and step-by-step instructions.
Background
The Piercing enchantment allows the arrow fired from a crossbow to pierce through multiple entities.
You can add the Piercing enchantment to any crossbow using an enchanting table, anvil, or game command. Then use the enchanted crossbow to fight, just line up your enemies and then fire an arrow through them all!!
The maximum level for the Piercing enchantment is Level 4. This means that you can enchant a crossbow with up to Piercing IV. The higher the level, the more powerful the enchantment.
| Enchantment Name | Piercing |
|---|---|
| Min Level | Level 1 (Piercing I) |
| Max Level | Level 4 (Piercing IV) |
| Description | Allows the arrow fired from a crossbow to pierce through multiple entities |
| Applies To |  Crossbows |
| How to add Enchantment | 1. Enchanting Table 2. Anvil 3. /enchant command |
Incompatible Enchantments
In Minecraft, the Piercing enchantment can not be combined with the following enchantments:
- Multishot
Items to Enchant with Piercing
In Minecraft, you can enchant the following items with Piercing:
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Hold the Enchanted Crossbow
Once you have a crossbow that is enchanted with Piercing, you need to hold the enchanted crossbow in your hand and use it. When you attack with this enchanted crossbow, you will see arrows fired from the crossbow pierce through more than one entity.
Let’s show you what happens when we attack 2 creepers (lined up) with a crossbow that is enchanted with Piercing.
Once the arrow strikes the first entity, it will pass through and strike the next object behind it. In this example, the arrow fired from the crossbow pierced through the first creeper and killed the creeper behind it.
Congratulations, you just learned all about the Piercing enchantment in Minecraft.
Enchantment ID and Name
Minecraft Java Edition (PC/Mac)
In Minecraft, Piercing has the following enchantment ID and Name values:
| Enchantment (Minecraft ID Name) |
Max Level | Minecraft ID | Version |
|---|---|---|---|
| Piercing (minecraft:piercing) |
IV | 1.14 |
Java Edition (PC/Mac)
- 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 IDÂ 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.
Enchant Command for Piercing
Enchant Command in Minecraft Java Edition (PC/Mac)
Piercing I:
/enchant @p piercing 1
Piercing II:
/enchant @p piercing 2
Piercing III:
/enchant @p piercing 3
Piercing IV:
/enchant @p piercing 4
See more examples of how to use the /enchant command.
Other Enchantments
There are other enchantments in Minecraft such as: