Efficiency Enchantment in Minecraft

Efficiency is a Minecraft enchantment for pickaxe, axe, shovel, hoe. Increases mining speed. Its maximum level through normal enchanting is V. This page lists what it does, which items accept it, how to get it and the command to apply it in Java Edition and Bedrock Edition.

Efficiency at a glance

How to get Efficiency

• Enchanting table: it can appear as one of the offered enchantments when you spend lapis lazuli and levels on a compatible item.
• Enchanted books: find them in chests, trade with librarian villagers or fish them up, then combine the book on an anvil. Our anvil calculator shows the level cost.
• Commands: see below.

Efficiency command

Apply it to the item in your main hand:

/enchant @s efficiency 5

The /enchant command only accepts levels up to the normal maximum and only on items that can take the enchantment. To make an item with any level, use the give command generator on Java Edition. See the /enchant wiki page for the full syntax.

Tips for Efficiency

• Enchantments that conflict cannot be on the same item. Check conflicts before you combine books.
• Combine two books of the same level on an anvil to raise the level by one, up to the maximum.
• Prior work penalty makes each extra anvil step cost more, so plan the order of combinations. See how to use an anvil.

When to use it

Efficiency V mines most blocks in a fraction of the normal time and, with a beacon Haste effect, can break stone almost instantly. It is the main enchantment for a pickaxe, axe or shovel in survival.

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Efficiency FAQ

What is the maximum level of Efficiency?

V with the enchanting table and anvil.

What items can have Efficiency?

Pickaxe, axe, shovel, hoe.

What is the command for Efficiency?

/enchant @s efficiency 5 while holding a compatible item, with cheats enabled.