ENCHANTMENTS · COMBAT
Power Enchantment in Minecraft - Bow Damage & Anvil Cost
Increases bow arrow damage.
Max Level
5
Book Cost
1/lvl
Conflicts
-
Treasure
No
Added
vanilla
Best use
Use Power when the goal is higher arrow damage from a bow. It has no direct conflict, so the main decision is combine order.
Anvil tip
Power has a low book multiplier, so it usually works well early in the merge chain with Unbreaking or another low-cost bow book.
Watch for
Do not confuse Power with Punch. Power raises damage; Punch changes knockback and has a higher book multiplier.
Anvil Calculator
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 Power
- Enchanting table: Surround a level 30 table with 15 bookshelves and roll until Power appears.
- Villager trading: Reroll librarian villagers until one stocks Power.
- Loot: Bastions, end cities and trial chambers regularly drop enchanted gear with Power.
Anvil cost worked example
Applying a level-5 Power 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 Power 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 Power with
FAQ
- What does Power do in Minecraft?
- Increases bow arrow damage.
- What is the maximum level of Power?
- Power caps at level 5.
- Which items can have Power?
- Bow.
- What enchantments conflict with Power?
- Power does not conflict with any other enchantment.
- How much XP does Power cost on the anvil?
- Each level of Power adds bookMultiplier 1 times the new level to the anvil cost. At max level (5) that is 5 XP plus any prior-work penalty.