Crossbow Enchantment List (Java Edition)

In Minecraft, you can enchant a crossbow with a number of different enchantments. Each enchantment has a name and ID value assigned to it. You can use these enchantment values in the /enchant command.

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Here is a list of crossbow enchantments for the latest version of Minecraft Java Edition (PC/Mac).

Enchantment (Minecraft ID Name)	Max Level	Description	Minecraft ID	Version
Curse of Vanishing (vanishing_curse)	I	Cursed item will disappear after player dies	71	1.11
Mending (mending)	I	Uses xp to mend your tools, weapons and armor	70	1.9
Multishot (multishot)	I	Shoots 3 arrows at once but only costs 1 arrow (from your inventory)		1.14
Piercing (piercing)	IV	Arrow can pierce through multiple entities		1.14
Quick Charge (quick_charge)	III	Reduces the amount of time to reload a crossbow		1.14
Unbreaking (unbreaking)	III	Increases durability of item, in effect, by decreasing the chance of the tool, weapon, or armor taking durability damage when used	34

Definitions

Enchantment is what the enchantment is called and (Minecraft ID Name) is the string value used in the /enchant command.
Max Level is the maximum level that you can apply for this enchantment.
Description is the description of what the enchantment does.
Minecraft ID is the Internal number for the enchantment.
Version is the Minecraft version number that the enchantment was introduced for the name and ID, if applicable.

Example of how to Enchant a Crossbow

You can enchant a crossbow that you are holding by using the /enchant command.

For example, you can use the /enchant command to enchant the crossbow that the player called DigMinecraft is holding with Mending.

/enchant DigMinecraft mending 1

In this example, mending is the name of the enchantment and 1 is the level of the enchantment to add. The command would result in the crossbow held by DigMinecraft to be enchanted with Mending I. This enchantment would mend the enchanted crossbow each time you earn xp.