Minecraft 1.21: Best bow enchantments to use

The bow remains one of the most used ranged weapons in Minecraft 1.21. It can be easily crafted and used with arrows to shoot enemies from a safe distance. On top of all this, there are several enchantments that unleash special powers from the ranged weapon. Some enchantments are exclusive to bows, while others are commonly used on other gears as well.

Here are some of the best bow enchantments players can use in Minecraft 1.21.

Note: This article is subjective and solely reflects the writer's opinion.

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6 best bow enchantments to use in Minecraft 1.21

1) Infinity

Infinity enchantment (Image via Mojang Studios)

The infinity enchantment is one of the best for bows in Minecraft 1.21. This powerup allows players to shoot infinite arrows with a bow. Its only requirement is to have at least one arrow in your inventory. The game will detect the arrow in the inventory and allow the enchanted bow to be used again and again.

Players can also create a powerful tipped arrow with different status effects and use it exclusively with the infinity enchanted bow. It is worth noting that infinity and mending enchantments cannot be applied to one bow.

Infinity bow only has one level since it simply makes arrows infinite.

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2) Mending

Mending enchantment (Image via Mojang Studios)

Mending enchantment is arguably the most craved powerup in the entire Minecraft 1.21. Every gear has limited durability and can break after a while. When players use a gear, the game takes off a durability point from the gear.

However, mending allows that gear to heal itself with XP points picked up by players, essentially making it indestructible.

It is worth mentioning that mending is a treasure enchantment that can only be found as chest loot in various structures or from a librarian villager through its trades. Unfortunately, it is mutually exclusive to infinity enchantment. This treasure powerup also has one level.

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3) Unbreaking

Unbreaking enchantment (Image via Mojang Studios)

The simplest and most efficient method to keep using a bow in Minecraft 1.21 is to use unbreaking enchantment on it. All this enchantment does is extend the gear's lifespan by decreasing the chance of its durability depletion whenever it is used. It is importantto note that unbreaking does not make the bow indestructible in the same way as the mending enchantment.

There are three stages to this enchantment, each decreasing the chance of durability depletion by 50%, 66.6%, and 75%, respectively.

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4) Power

Power enchantment (Image via Mojang Studios)

Bows are effective against simple hostile mobs, but a boss mob or an enemy with more strength may require multiple hits to defeat. As a result, you can use the power enchantment to strengthen a bow. This essentially makes the bow and arrow deliver more attack damage in Minecraft 1.21.

There are five levels of this enchantment. The first level increases the attack damage by 50%, after which, each level increases it by 25%.

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5) Flame

Flame enchantment (Image via Mojang Studios)

With a few exceptions, most creatures in Minecraft 1.21 are harmed by fire or lava. You can use this burning damage to your advantage through the bow, by applying the flame enchantment. This allows you to instantly set hostile mobs and other opponents on fire when you shoot them with arrows. It can also ignite other blocks and items in the game.

This enchantment only has one level that burns enemies for about five seconds.

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6) Punch

Punch enchantment (Image via Mojang Studios)

The force of an arrow causes an entity to be slightly thrown back. However, if they are knocked back several blocks away, they take additional damage from it. That's precisely what the punch enchantment achieves, amplifying a bow's knockback power.

You will be able to push hostile monsters many blocks away from you thanks to this enchantment. It will be extremely effective on hilly terrain because your opponent will likely fall to their death.

Punch enchantment has two levels, each adding approximately three blocks worth of knockback.