ENCHANTMENTS · COMBAT
Density in Minecraft - Anvil Cost & Compatibility
Increases damage scaling per block fallen while smashing.
Max Level
5
Book Cost
1/lvl
Conflicts
Breach
Treasure
No
Added
1.21
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Optimal order · XP cost · Too-Expensive guardPick the gear you want to enchant. Books you add below will be merged onto it in the cheapest order we can find.
Compatible items
How to get Density
- Enchanting table: Surround a level 30 table with 15 bookshelves and roll until Density appears.
- Villager trading: Reroll librarian villagers until one stocks Density.
- Loot: Bastions, end cities and trial chambers regularly drop enchanted gear with Density.
Anvil cost worked example
Applying a level-5 Density book onto a brand-new
item costs 5
XP levels (book multiplier 1 times level
5). Adding it on top of an item that has already been on
the anvil once raises the cost by another 1
level for the prior-work penalty; twice and the penalty jumps to
3; three times, 7;
and so on by 2^n - 1.
Pair Density with cheap stuff first if you can - Unbreaking and Mending have low multipliers and don't conflict, so they're usually the cheapest path to a full endgame loadout.
Pair Density with
FAQ
- What does Density do in Minecraft?
- Increases damage scaling per block fallen while smashing.
- What is the maximum level of Density?
- Density caps at level 5.
- Which items can have Density?
- Mace.
- What enchantments conflict with Density?
- Density cannot share an item with Breach.
- How much XP does Density cost on the anvil?
- Each level of Density adds bookMultiplier 1 times the new level to the anvil cost. At max level (5) that is 5 XP plus any prior-work penalty.