Best Crossbow Enchantments
A fast crossbow configured for spread damage or piercing a line of targets.
A fast crossbow configured for spread damage or piercing a line of targets.
Quick Charge
Level III reduces loading to 0.5 seconds and is the foundation of a combat crossbow.
Multishot
Fires three projectiles in a spread and is especially strong with fireworks, at extra durability cost.
Piercing
Level IV pierces several targets and lets the stopped arrow be recovered.
Two crossbows
Multishot conflicts with Piercing, so two crossbows provide maximum flexibility.
Ready builds and anvil costs
Java 26.2. Fresh item and one fresh book at the required level per enchantment. No renaming or repairs. Costs are levels, not XP points.
Multishot crossbow
- Quick Charge III
- Multishot I
- Unbreaking III
- Mending I
Total: 17 levels
Highest step: 6 levels · Operations: 4
Piercing crossbow
- Quick Charge III
- Piercing IV
- Unbreaking III
- Mending I
Total: 19 levels
Highest step: 7 levels · Operations: 4
Frequently asked questions
How many levels does this build need?
Each build lists its total and most expensive step. Prices assume separate fresh books at the required levels and an item with no prior work in Java. Set the penalty separately for an item with history; material repair costs are not included.
Should all books be combined first?
Not always: transferring the right-hand book's enchantments costs levels at every step. The cheapest order depends on contents and input penalties. Open the specific build's plan for the left and right input of each operation.
Related articles
Anvil Too Expensive: Causes and FixesCheck the per-operation limit, prior-work penalty and book history. More player levels or a new anvil alone will not solve the problem.Quick ChargeReduces crossbow charging time.MultishotFires three projectiles in one shot.PiercingAllows a crossbow arrow to pass through multiple entities.