Efficiency in Minecraft: Everything You Need to Know

Minecraft: a world of boundless creativity and exploration. But let's be honest, a lot of that exploration involves mining—and sometimes, that can get a little… repetitive. Optimizing your mining process is key to maximizing your fun and minimizing the grind. That's where the Efficiency enchantment comes in.

This article will show you how this incredibly useful enchantment can revolutionize your Minecraft experience, and how to get it onto your tools.

Also, check out our article on the best Minecraft mini-games!

Table of Contents

• What Does Efficiency Do in Minecraft?
• How to Enchant Your Tools with Efficiency in Minecraft?
• How to Obtain Tools with Efficiency V?
• Efficiency and Stunning Shields

What Does Efficiency Do in Minecraft?

Efficiency is an enchantment applicable to five tool types: pickaxes, shovels, axes, hoes, and shears. It dramatically speeds up the mining process for the materials each tool is designed to harvest. An axe with Efficiency will fell trees faster, but won't help you mine stone any quicker.

Efficiency has five levels:

• Level I: 25% faster block breaking.
• Level II: 30% faster block breaking.
• Level III: 35% faster block breaking.
• Level IV: 40% faster block breaking.
• Level V: 45% faster block breaking. While the jump from Level IV to V is small, it's worth aiming for if possible.

How to Enchant Your Tools with Efficiency in Minecraft?

You'll need an Enchantment Table. To craft one, gather these materials:

• 2 Diamonds
• 4 Obsidian
• 1 Book

How to Obtain Tools with Efficiency V?

Unfortunately, you can't directly enchant stone or diamond tools to Efficiency V on an Enchantment Table. To achieve this maximum level, you'll need to combine two identical tools with Efficiency IV on an Anvil. Alternatively, experienced players might find Efficiency V diamond tools in End cities.

Efficiency and Stunning Shields

An interesting side effect of Efficiency on axes is the increased chance of stunning shields. Level I provides a 25% chance, increasing by 5% with each subsequent level.

Efficiency is a game-changer in Minecraft. Upgrade your tools as soon as you can and transform mining from a chore into a satisfyingly efficient process!