Bow Enchantments in Minecraft are a great way to make your bows effective for killing and looting. This helps you rely on a single bow and put your resources and effort into upgrading it, rather than cluttering your inventory with several bows that die out a lot quicker.
- Enchanted bows can be obtained by finding them in chests or enchanting them using an enchantment table.
- There are 7 in-game enchantments for bows in Minecraft, and each has unique abilities, benefits, and drawbacks.
- These enchantments permanently upgrade your bow and can be removed with a grindstone for re-enchanting.
- You can apply multiple enchantments to a single bow, making it a versatile tool.
- Unfortunately, you can’t tell which enchantment you’re applying to your bow until after you’ve applied it.
- Note that some enchantments, like Infinity and Mending, cannot be combined, so you must select one.
- Author’s Note: I’ve played Minecraft for roughly 300 hours via Xbox, experiencing every mechanic and element the title offers.
Best Bow Enchantments In Minecraft
Before I begin, let’s have a quick look at all of the Bow Enchantments in the game:
| Rank | Enchantment Name | Max Level | Description/Buffs |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Power | Level 5 | Increase the damage done to enemies. |
| 2 | Unbreaking | Level 3 | Increase the durability points of your bow. |
| 3 | Flame | Level 3 | Changes your arrows into flame arrows and allows you to set mobs and other players on fire. |
| 4 | Punch | Level 2 | Knocks back the enemy after you hit them |
| 5 | Mending | Level 1 | Increases the durability of your weapon in exchange for Experience points. |
| 6 | Infinity | Level 1 | Get unlimited shots with a single arrow in your inventory. |
1. Power V
| Max Level | Description/Buffs | How to Apply |
| Power Level 5 |
|
Use an enchantment table to apply this enchantment. |
- Why I Chose This: Increasing your weapon’s time-to-kill is crucial for surviving in PvE and PvP, so Power V is necessary for any player’s bow.
When Power V is used with a Bow, it tremendously increases the damage done to enemies. With each level, it increases the Bow damage by 25%. It significantly improved compared to the average hit (just 3).
On top of that, after update 1.8, you no longer need the Anvil to get this Enchantment on the Bow. All in all, I recommend having this enchantment on your bow. Undoubtedly, it is the best Bow enchantment you can use. It is simple and doesn’t require you to put in any extra effort. All you usually do is use your Bow.
- One of the most potent enchantments in Minecraft.
- Damage can be stacked.
- Reduces Durability Cost.
- Cannot apply Mending to the same bow.
- Tough to obtain.
2. Unbreaking III
| Max Level | Description/Buffs | How to Apply |
| Unbreaking Level 3 |
|
Use an enchantment table or anvil to apply this enchantment. |
- Why I Chose This: If you’re on a long adventure, the last thing you want is your bow breaking mid-combat, so applying Unbreaking III removes that doubt entirely.
Unbreaking III works weirdly to increase the Item’s durability, in my opinion. In Minecraft, when an item is used, it costs durability. What Unbreaking does is that it reduces the chances for the Item to use durability. Honestly, from my testing, this is a much better alternative to Mending since Mending has several restrictions and prerequisites.
- Greatly increases a bow’s durability.
- Alternative to Mending.
- Can be combined with other enchantments.
- Bow will eventually break, unlike Mending.
3. Flame
| Max Level | Description/Buffs | How to Apply |
| Flame Level 3 |
|
Use an enchantment table or anvil to apply this enchantment. |
- Why I Chose This: From my experience, having Flame applied to enemies to make them instantly cook is the most significant convenience possible during expeditions.
Flame sets mobs and other players on fire and causes them damage over time. It’s worth noting that increasing the level of Flame through commands will not affect damage or the time it lasts. Mobs that are killed by flame only will not drop any XP points. Unless you damage them between the five seconds, Flame lasts.
Flame can only burn players, mobs, TNT, and candles. It will not affect other blocks, such as trees, and you can not use it as a light source. Also, the Flame doesn’t work in Rain or Ocean.
- Effective for DoT.
- Can be amplified with other items.
- Useless against Nether mobs.
4. Punch
| Max Level | Description/Buffs | How to Apply |
| Punch Level 2 |
|
Use an enchantment table or anvil to apply this enchantment. |
- Why I Chose This: Punch is the ideal enchantment when mobs surround you since it gives you time to tackle every nearby enemy.
Punch is a very situational or rather playstyle-based Bow Enchantment in Minecraft. It knows the enemy back by three additional blocks with each level. The enchantment has a total of two levels. It’s a handy tool against Mobs that move around a lot. But it can also backfire with steady mobs; in that case, you will drive them away. It’s worth noting that Punch doesn’t increase your damage in any way at all.
- Can reduce pressure mid-combat.
- Gives time to reposition or retreat.
- No boost to enemies.
- Ineffective against bigger enemies
5. Mending
| Max Level | Description/Buffs | How to Apply |
| Mending Level 1 |
|
Use an enchantment table or anvil to apply this enchantment. |
- Why I Chose This: With the right XP supply, you virtually have a bow with infinite durability, which is something no enchantment can do.
If you’re asking me, Mending is one of the best Enchantments for any type of weapon or armor in Minecraft, including Bows. It takes the experience orbs the player gains and uses them to repair anything with Mending. The exact rate at which it increases the durability is for each point of experience orb, and you gain two durability points. It’s pretty sweet, in my opinion, but it does have its flaws.
- Potentially everlasting bow.
- Can be stacked with Unbreaking.
- Can’t work alongside the most powerful enchantments.
- Gets overshadowed by Unbreaking.
- Constantly getting XP might become tedious.
6. Infinity
| Max Level | Description/Buffs | How to Apply |
| Infinity Level 1 | Allows players to use their bows infinitely, as using bows costs nothing from their inventory. | Use an enchantment table or anvil to apply this enchantment. |
- Why I Chose This: With infinite arrows, you won’t have to worry about clogging your inventory with a single item type.
As the name suggests, this Enchantment grants you infinite arrows for the Bow in Minecraft. In almost all the situations you will face at the beginning of the game, this is a fantastic upgrade for the Bow. But later in the game, you will have many arrows to spare. On top of that, you will be using special arrows when you are advanced In the game.
- Reduces load on inventory.
- Everlasting ammunition.
- Effect doesn’t apply to arrows with potion effects.
My Favorite Bow Enchantment
In my honest experience, I mostly used bows against certain powerful mobs like the Enderman and the Ravager. In those cases, Power V was undoubtedly the only enchantment that had a significant impact during those encounters, where it easily knocked out the stronger and weaker enemies.
However, for regular expeditions to find new settlements or diamonds, the Flame enchantment sometimes came in handy. As you know, finding animals is tedious, and cooking them is even more tedious. Flame helped me save that time and effort, so, in my opinion, it’s also a must-have enchantment.
Minecraft allows for vast customization on almost all the things that it offers. Unfortunately, it’s not the case with Bow, Crossbow, and Fishing Rod items. All these items have a minimal amount of customization to them. This is no different when it comes to Enchantments for the Bow, and you only get 7 Enchantments.
Be sure to check out Abdul Haddi’s review of Minecraft to see where he feels the game succeeded and could’ve succeeded.
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