How to get a pickaxe with 255 Efficiency in Minecraft Java Edition

The Efficiency enchantment is a huge help in Minecraft when it comes to increasing mining speed and piling up tons of ore and raw materials.

For Minecraft players looking for a truly overpowered mining experience, using the command console can result in the creation of a pickaxe with an Efficiency level way above the standard maximum of five (V).

With one command, players can snag a pickaxe that will speed up their progress underground several times over. The command can even be programmed into a command block if the player desires, dispensing the powerful pickaxe to anyone who interacts with it.

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Minecraft: Creating a 255 Efficiency pickaxe with /give

Since the 255 Efficiency pickaxe can be obtained from commands, it can also be programmed to dispense from command blocks (Image via Mojang).

By using the standard "/give" command in the command console along with a few extra parameters, players can have their new pickaxe in a few keystrokes. However, it is important to first ensure that cheats are enabled on a single player/LAN world or the player possesses operator privileges on a multiplayer server or realm.

Without these permissions, commands entered into the chat console won't be executed.

The base command syntax for this particular Efficiency pickaxe is:

• /give @s netherite_pickaxe[enchantments={levels:{"minecraft:efficiency":255}}]

This will give the player who entered the command the pickaxe. However, players can alter the target by changing the @ portion of the command. For example:

• @r will target a random player.
• @p selects the nearest player.
• @n selects the nearest entity.
• @a will target all players.
• @s will target yourself.
• Players can also replace the @ target selection with the username of a player, for example "/give MinecraftGuy" to give the item to a specific player.

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At the moment, commands for this complexity are only available via entering them on Java Edition, but Mojang may update the Bedrock and Pocket Editions in the future to accommodate the same commands. Each new update can bring reworking of the parameters and the syntax creation of commands, so it may only be a matter of time before Bedrock and Pocket Edition receive similar attention.

With a pickaxe this formidable, mining turns from a chore into a simple and quick task.

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Note: This method only works in Minecraft: Java Edition.