What the Density Enchantment Does & How to Get and Use It

What the Density Enchantment Does

Density increases a Mace's damage per block fallen. What this means is that for each block you fall when doing a smash attack with a Mace, you will do more extra damage the higher the Density enchantment level is on the Mace. This enchantment can only be applied to the Mace weapon. You can level up the Density enchantment up to five times on a Mace. The amount of extra damage per block fallen increases with each Density level: Density I: 0.5 Density II: 1 Density III: 1.5 Density IV: 2 Density V: 2.5

Enchantments Incompatible With Density

There are 4 enchantments that are incompatible with Density. You cannot have a Density enchantment as well as one of the following enchantments on a Mace: Breach Sharpness Smite Bane of Arthropods If you have a mace with one of these enchantments on it and you want to use Density instead, you'll need to remove the enchantment first with a Grindstone.

You can bypass this restriction by using commands. The command to add an enchantment to the item you're holding is /enchant player_name enchantment_name enchantment_level. For example, to give the mace you're holding Density V, the command would be /enchant player_name density 5, where player_name is your player name.

Ways to Get the Density Enchantment

Enchanting Table The Density enchantment can be obtained from the Enchanting Table. For best results, surround your Enchanting Table with bookshelves, leaving 1 block of empty space between the enchanting table and the bookshelves. As long as you have enough Lapis Lazuli, this method is easier than hunting down Enchanted Books.

Enchanted Book Enchanted Books can be obtained as loot from chests, fishing, or librarians. There's a chance an Enchanted Book you find will be a Density enchantment. Chest loot: Enchanted Books potentially containing a Density enchantment can be found in the Jungle Pyramid, Stronghold, Monster Room, Mineshaft, Ancient City, Desert Pyramid, Pillager Outpost, Underwater Ruins, Woodland Mansion, or Ominous Vault. Fishing: There is a 0.8% chance per fishing attempt to get an Enchanted Book. Librarians: Librarians of any level have a chance of trading a Density Enchanted Book. The price increases depending on what level the Enchanted Book is. EXPERT TIP Zac Churchill Zac Churchill Minecraft Specialist Zac Churchill is a Minecraft Specialist based in Davidson, North Carolina. Zac has played Minecraft for over 10 years and has extensive knowledge of how to play Minecraft and how the game has changed over the different versions. Specifically, Zac has expert experience in survival worlds, large builds on creative mode, and server design/upkeep. He graduated in 2023 with a BA in Sociology and English from Tufts University. Zac Churchill Zac Churchill Minecraft Specialist Librarian villagers are a great source of rare enchantments. While there are other methods to getting Enchanted Books, Librarian villagers can trade rare enchantments. Seek these villagers out and trade with them to get these Enchanted Books.

Using an Enchanting Table to Apply Density

Set up an Enchanting Table. If you don't already have an Enchanting Table set up, do so now. Place the Enchanting Table in the middle of an empty 5x5 block area. Leaving one empty block of space around the Enchanting Table, place 15 bookshelves in a square around the Enchanting Table. Having anything between the Enchanting Table and the bookshelves will affect the table's connection to draw power from the bookshelves. The Enchanting Table will be surrounded by bookshelves on all sides, with a gap to allow you to access the table.

Place your mace in the Enchanting Table. The leftmost box under the book in the Enchanting Table interface will accept the item you want to enchant.

Place at least 3 Lapis Lazuli in the Enchanting Table. The rightmost box under the book in the Enchanting Table interface will accept Lapis Lazuli. You can place a stack of Lapis Lazuli in this box, as long as there are more than three.

Click the bottom enchantment option. To the right of the book, there will be three choices you can pick for enchantment. Pick the bottom option, which uses 3 Lapis Lazuli.

Repeat, if you didn't get the enchantment you wanted. However, you can only use the Enchanting Table to enchant unenchanted items. So, to use the Enchanting Table again, you must use a new mace. If you want to use the same mace again, place the mace in a Grindstone to remove the enchantment, then you can try again.

Using an Enchanted Book to Apply Density

Place an Anvil. You can craft an Anvil with three Blocks of Iron and 4 Iron Ingots. It takes 27 Iron Ingots to make three Blocks of Iron, so a total of 31 Iron Ingots are needed.

Place your mace in the Anvil. The leftmost box under the hammer in the Anvil interface will accept the item you want to enchant.

Place the Enchanted Book in the Anvil. The rightmost box under the hammer in the Anvil interface will accept an Enchanted Book.

Move the enchanted mace to your inventory. Your mace is now enchanted with the Density enchantment.