Can you enchant mace in Minecraft?

The mace is a new weapon that Mojang Studios will add to Minecraft in the 1.21 update. Almost all weapons in the game can be enchanted to make them more durable and powerful. Enchantments are special powerups that players can obtain from an enchanting table or book.

When Mojang Studios introduced the mace, players weren't allowed to enchant the weapon. However, the ability to apply enchantments to the hammer-like melee weapon has now been added. Simply put it simply, the mace weapon can be enchanted in Minecraft.

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Enchanting the new mace weapon in Minecraft

Enchanting the mace in Minecraft Survival mode

Density, Breach, and Wind Burst are the three new mace enchantments (Image via Mojang Studios)

After adding the mace, Mojang Studios introduced three new enchantments exclusive to the new weapon. These enchantments are named Density, Breach, and Wind Burst.

Density is a common enchantment that can be found on an enchanting table and in an enchanting book found in a trial chamber vault. It has five levels of power and increases the attack damage of the mace per fallen block. It has five levels, with each level increasing the attack damage per fallen block by one unit.

Breach is a rare enchantment that can also be found on an enchanting table and as an enchanting book found in trial chamber vaults. It has four levels and reduces the effectiveness of the enemy’s armor. It has four levels, with each level reducing 15% of the enemy’s armor.

The Wind Burst is a unique enchantment that can only be obtained from the ominous vaults. It only has three levels of power, with each level increasing the bounce height of the attacker.

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Existing enchantments that can be applied to the mace

Apart from the three new enchantments coming to the Minecraft 1.21 update, enchantments like mending, unbreaking, smite, bane of arthropods, fire aspect, and curse of vanishing can be applied to the mace.

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How does mace work in Minecraft?

The mace has unique damage mechanics. Existing weapons in the game have finite regular and critical damage. However, the mace's damage increases with the player's falling height. The weapon will deal three units of health (1.5 hearts) for every block of falling distance.

What makes the mace overpowered is that it is capable of an infinite amount of damage accumulation. Furthermore, if a player lands a hit accurately from any height, the game will entirely negate the fall damage.

Although the mace was already powerful when it did not have any enchantments, it will be even more deadly with new and existing powerups.