Efficiency in Minecraft: Everything You Need to Know

Maximize Your Minecraft Mining: A Guide to Efficiency Enchantment

Minecraft's vast world invites endless creativity and exploration, but the core gameplay often revolves around mining. While rewarding, repetitive mining can become tedious. The solution? The Efficiency enchantment. This guide details its benefits and application.

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What Efficiency Does

Efficiency boosts the mining speed of five tool types: pickaxes, shovels, axes, hoes, and shears. The enchantment only affects the materials each tool is designed to mine; an axe will fell trees faster, but won't improve stone mining. Five levels exist:

• Level I: 25% speed increase.
• Level II: 30% speed increase.
• Level III: 35% speed increase.
• Level IV: 40% speed increase.
• Level V: 45% speed increase (the marginal gain over Level IV is minimal).

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Enchanting Tools with Efficiency

To apply Efficiency, you'll need an enchantment table. Crafting one requires:

• 2 Diamonds
• 4 Obsidian
• 1 Book

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Obtaining Efficiency V

The enchantment table can't directly create Efficiency V on stone or diamond tools. Combine two identical tools with Efficiency IV on an anvil to achieve Efficiency V. Alternatively, experienced players might find Efficiency V diamond tools in End cities.

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Efficiency and Shield Stunning

Beyond faster mining, Efficiency on axes increases the chance of stunning shields. Level I provides a 25% chance, increasing by 5% per level.

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Conclusion

Efficiency is a game-changer in Minecraft. Upgrade your tools early to transform mining from a chore into an enjoyable, efficient process.