Piercing

Piercing is an enchantment in Minecraft. It can be applied up to level 4.

Piercing is a versatile crossbow enchantment in Minecraft that allows arrows to pass through multiple entities, enabling efficient crowd control and infinite arrow recovery for sustainable ranged combat. This penetration-focused enchantment hits up to level + 1 entities per shot, making it invaluable for mob farming and group combat scenarios.

Piercing arrows maintain their trajectory after hitting targets, passing through entities equal to the enchantment level while remaining collectible for reuse. This includes all arrow types: regular arrows, spectral arrows, and tipped arrows, providing infinite ammunition potential. The enchantment bypasses shields completely, ignoring blocking mechanics for guaranteed damage delivery.

Players can obtain Piercing through enchanting tables, librarian villager trades, fishing for enchanted books, raid drops in Bedrock Edition, and various structure loot sources. However, Piercing is incompatible with Multishot enchantment and doesn't affect firework rockets. The enchantment excels in linear combat situations, mob farms, and resource conservation, making it essential for players prioritizing ammunition efficiency and multi-target engagement capabilities.

Max Level

Weight

Treasure Only

Curse

Current for Java 26.2 and Bedrock 1.26.30

What can you enchant with Piercing?

The following item can be enchanted with Piercing

Item	Crafting Station
Crossbow

				Item Wanted	Item Given
Librarian	Novice	2	1.28%	5-64 × Emerald 1 × Book	Piercing	12	1
Librarian	Apprentice	4	1.28%	5-64 × Emerald 1 × Book	Piercing	12	5
Librarian	Journeyman	6	1.28%	5-64 × Emerald 1 × Book	Piercing	12	10
Librarian	Expert	8	0.85%	5-64 × Emerald 1 × Book	Piercing	12	15


Ancient City tile-chest-name	35.9%	0.44	2.8
Desert Pyramid	23.5%	0.26	4.3
Woodland Mansion	17.5%	0.19	5.7
Monster Room	14.7%	0.15	6.8
Mineshaft	14.1%	0.14	7.1
Pillager Outpost	11.0%	0.11	9.1
Ocean Ruin	10.8%	0.11	9.2
Jungle Pyramid	5.3%	0.05	18.8
Stronghold Libraries	1.87%	0.02	53.5
Stronghold Storerooms	0.097%	<0.01	1031.0
Stronghold Altars	0.074%	<0.01	1351.0

Piercing

What can you enchant with Piercing?

The following item can be enchanted with Piercing

Piercing: Enchantment Tool

Enchantment Order Tool

What is Piercing incompatible with?

Piercing is incompatible with

Which villagers trade Piercing?

Piercing can be used in the following trades

Which structures contain Piercing?

Piercing can be found in the following structures

How do you get Piercing by fishing?

Piercing can be obtained by fishing with in the following biome:

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