Minecraftgives players a tremendous amount of freedom to create but isn’t known for explaining all of its features. This allows players the chance to learn on their own and get to grips with the world at their own pace. However, it can also mean that even long-time players ofMinecraftcan come across things they don’t understand.
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This is especially true for the long list of enchantments that players can use on their tools. While some are straightforward, others could use a bit more explaining, especially those that pertain to specific weapons. For those looking to better understand what Impaling means and does inMinecraft, this guide is here to help.
What Is The Impaling Enchantment In Minecraft?
Impaling is one ofmany enchantments inMinecraftand it pertains exclusively to the Trident. Depending on the player’s edition of the game, this enchantment affects the amount of damage the Trident does to specific types of mobs. For example, in the Java edition, only aquatic mobs will receive extra damage when hit by a Trident with Impaling. This includes the usual suspects like dolphins, guardians, and almost anything that spawns in the water.
In the Bedrock Edition ofMinecraft, however, Impaling increases Trident damage against all types of mobs and players when they are hit in the rain, while floating, or underwater. This means that this enchantment is only useful for those around water and, therefore, doesn’t work in the same way as some other offensive enchantments do. For example, the Sharpness enchantment increases a player’s melee damage generally while theBane of Arthropods enchantment inMinecraftincreases damage against the in-game arthropods only.
How To Get The Impaling Enchantment
In order to get this enchantment,Minecraftplayers first need to make an enchantment table. Once this is complete, players just need to place their Trident as well as a number of lapis lazuli in the enchanting table menu. This will open up three enchanting options from which they can choose. With regard to Tridents, there are only 6 major enchantments available: Loyalty, Riptide, Channeling, Unbreaking, Mending, and Impaling. The same process applies to enchanting books and combining them with Tridents at an anvil but, with the number of book enchantment options out there, Impaling can be more difficult to find.
When it comes to Impaling, there are a total of five levels of this enchantment that players can add to their Trident. Each level of Imapling adds 2.5 extra damage per hit with this weapon but, as with other enchantments, higher-level enchantments cost more lapis lazuli and levels. In order to increase the likelihood of getting better enchantments, players should be at or above level 30 and stack the right amount of bookshelves near their enchantment table. This weapon can also have theinteresting Curse of Vanishing inMinecraft, but this can’t be added on at an enchantment table.
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