How To Get The Piercing Enchantment | Minecraft - Game8

Piercing is an Enchantment in Minecraft. Read on to learn more about Piercing, what gear you can equip it with, how to get it, and how to use it.

List of Contents

• Piercing Overview
• How to Get
• How to Use
• Related Guides

Piercing Overview

Piercing Basic Information

Piercing
Effect	Allows the arrows from the Crossbow to pierce through mobs
Max Level	IV
Type	Enchantment

Piercing Compatible Gear

Compatible Gear
Crossbow

How to Get Piercing

Obtain using Enchanting Tables

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The most common way to obtain Piercing is through an Enchanting Table. You'll need XP and Lapis Lazuli to enchant an item.

Use Bookshelves to increase enchantment levels

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Placing bookshelves around the Enchanting Table will increase the possible enchantment levels of an item. There must be one block of air between a bookshelf and the Enchanting Table for this to work.

Obtain by Fishing

Head out into open water and use your Fishing Rod to catch items with Piercing enchantments. The Luck of the Sea enchant will increase your chances of catching enchanted items.

Loot from Chests

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You'll find Piercing in Treasure Chests in structures and dungeons around the world. Make sure you're properly equipped with armor and weapons since these areas will be infested with Mobs.

Trade with Villagers

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You'll be able to trade items with villagers to obtain Piercing. Librarians will be your best bet since you can trade Emeralds for enchantments even at Novice levels.

You'll have to level up other Villager types to obtain their enchanted stock.

How to Use Piercing

Pierce through Several Mobs with One Arrow

Piercing Enchantment Level	Number of Pierceable Enemies
I	2
II	3
III	4
IV	5

Piercing lets Crossbow shots pass through multiple targets. Arrows used with Piercing will pass through Shields even when they're equipped, and can be retrieved even after hitting an enemy.

This is great for facing large mobs of enemies since you can mow them down more quickly to avoid getting overwhelmed. Line your foes up to make efficient use of this enchantment.

Cannot Be Combined with Multishot

You cannot use Piercing and Multishot enchantments at the same time.

Related Guides

Enchanting Guide: List of All Enchantments

List of All Enchantments

Aqua Affinity	Bane of Arthropods
Blast Protection	Channeling
Curse of Binding	Curse of Vanishing
Depth Strider	Efficiency
Feather Falling	Fire Aspect
Fire Protection	Flame
Fortune	Frost Walker
Impaling	Infinity
Knockback	Looting
Loyalty	Luck of the Sea
Lure	Mending
Multishot	Piercing
Power	Projectile Protection
Protection	Punch
Quick Charge	Respiration
Riptide	Sharpness
Silk Touch	Smite
Soul Speed	Sweeping Edge
Swift Sneak	Thorns
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