Power

This article is about the bow enchantment. For the redstone mechanic, see Redstone mechanics § Power.
For the enchantment in Minecraft Dungeons, see MCD:Power.
Power
Maximum level

V

Primary items

Secondary items

None

Enchantment weight

10

Power is an enchantment applied to bows that increases arrow damage.

Obtaining

Power can be obtained from enchantment tables, drops from mobs that have spawned in a raid,‌ books obtained by fishing, monster room chests, librarian villagers, and non-village structure loot.

Usage

Power increases arrow damage by 25% × (level + 1), rounded up to nearest half-heart.

Maximum bow damage by Power level and bow charge
Level Increase No charge Medium charge Full charge Critical charge
Not enchanted +0% (2.0) 1HP♥ 5HP♥♥♥ 6HP♥♥♥ 6HP♥♥♥ to 11HP♥ × 5.5 randomly
I +50% (3.0) 2HP♥ 8HP♥♥♥♥ 9HP♥♥♥♥♥ 9HP♥♥♥♥♥ to 16HP♥ × 8 randomly
II +75% (3.5) 2HP♥ 9HP♥♥♥♥♥ 11HP♥ × 5.5 11HP♥ × 5.5 to 19HP♥ × 9.5 randomly
III +100% (4.0) 2HP♥ 10HP♥♥♥♥♥ 12HP♥ × 6 12HP♥ × 6 to 20HP♥ × 10 randomly
IV +125% (4.5) 3HP♥♥ 12HP♥ × 6 14HP♥ × 7 14HP♥ × 7 to 23HP♥ × 11.5 randomly
V +150% (5.0) 3HP♥♥ 13HP♥ × 6.5 15HP♥ × 7.5 15HP♥ × 7.5 to 25HP♥ × 12.5 randomly

Power can affect arrows shot from crossbows, when applied using commands or an anvil in Creative mode.

Data values

ID

Java Edition:

NameIdentifierTranslation key
Powerpowerenchantment.minecraft.power

Bedrock Edition:

NameIdentifierNumeric ID Translation key
Powerpower19enchantment.arrowDamage

History

Java Edition
1.1releaseAdded Power.
1.814w02aPower V can now be applied to a bow without the use of an anvil.
1.20.524w09aPower now works on crossbows if placed onto the weapon using data manipulation or a change to the enchantable tags.
Pocket Edition Alpha
v0.12.1build 1Added Power.
Legacy Console Edition
Xbox 360Xbox OnePS3PS4PS VitaWii USwitch
TU7CU11.001.001.00Patch 11.0.1Added Power.

Issues

Issues relating to "Power" are maintained on the bug tracker. Issues should be reported and viewed there.

References


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