ENCHANTMENTS · COMBAT
Punch in Minecraft - Anvil Cost & Compatibility
Increases knockback dealt by bow arrows.
Max Level
2
Book Cost
4/lvl
Conflicts
-
Treasure
No
Added
vanilla
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 Punch
- Enchanting table: Surround a level 30 table with 15 bookshelves and roll until Punch appears.
- Villager trading: Reroll librarian villagers until one stocks Punch.
- Loot: Bastions, end cities and trial chambers regularly drop enchanted gear with Punch.
Anvil cost worked example
Applying a level-2 Punch book onto a brand-new
item costs 8
XP levels (book multiplier 4 times level
2). 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 Punch 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 Punch with
FAQ
- What does Punch do in Minecraft?
- Increases knockback dealt by bow arrows.
- What is the maximum level of Punch?
- Punch caps at level 2.
- Which items can have Punch?
- Bow.
- What enchantments conflict with Punch?
- Punch does not conflict with any other enchantment.
- How much XP does Punch cost on the anvil?
- Each level of Punch adds bookMultiplier 4 times the new level to the anvil cost. At max level (2) that is 8 XP plus any prior-work penalty.