Best Minecraft Enchantments for the Bow: Minecraft 1.19 Guide

With these enchantments, you can create a powerful bow in Minecraft.

Manish Kumar Choudhary

Published: Jul 7, 2022 11:02 am

When playing Minecraft, escaping the dangerous monsters isn’t always an option. To defend against hostile mobs, players will have to craft and use weapons. As players progress through the game, they face brutal and dangerous enemies. Having an enchanted bow can help players battle mobs from a safe distance. Here are the best Minecraft enchantments for the bow.

Best Bow Enchantments in Minecraft 1.19

1. Infinity

Infinity is easily one of the best enchantments for bows in Minecraft. It is a QoL(Quality of Life) enchantment that lets players fire an infinite number of arrows as long as there is at least one arrow in the inventory. With Infinity enchantment, players will never have to worry about crafting arrows ever again.

Using Infinity enchantment on a bow also has its disadvantage. Infinity and Mending are mutually exclusive in Minecraft, and because of this, players cannot benefit from both enchantments. A bow enchanted with Infinity needs repairing from time to time.

2. Power

Power enchantment increases the damage output of bows in Minecraft. At level 1, Power enchantments increase damage by 50%. After level 1, each level increases damage by 25% Players can get a maximum of 150% damage boost at level 5. A bow enchanted with Power V can quickly kill most mobs in the game.

3. Punch

Punch enchantment is similar to the Knockback enchantment available for swords in Minecraft. Arrows fired from a bow enchanted with Punch can knock back enemies. At the max level of 2, this enchantment pushes small and average-sized mobs by six blocks.

4. Flame

Flame enchantment works just like Fire Aspect enchantment. It ignites all arrows shot from the bow. On hitting a mob or player, the arrow will put them on fire and cause extra fire damage. Players can also use Flame enchantment to ignite TNTs and campfires.

Along with these enchantments, players should also add Unbreaking and Mending to their bows in Minecraft. A powerful enchanted bow makes boss battles seem like a child’s play.