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{{Infobox enchantment<br />
| maxlevel = IV<br />
| primaryitems = {{ItemSprite|Crossbow|link=Crossbow}}<br />
| weight = 10<br />
| id = piercing<br />
| incompat = [[Minecraft:Multishot]]<br />
}}<br />
'''Piercing''' is an [[Minecraft:enchantment]] applied to [[Minecraft:crossbow]]s that allows fired [[Minecraft:arrows]] to damage and fly through multiple [[Minecraft:entities]], including [[Minecraft:shields]], without being consumed.<br />
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== Obtaining ==<br />
Piercing can be obtained from [[Minecraft:enchanting tables]], drops from mobs that have spawned in a [[Minecraft:raid]],{{only|bedrock}} books obtained by [[Minecraft:fishing]], [[Minecraft:monster room]] chests, librarian [[Minecraft:villager]]s, and non-village [[Minecraft:structure]] loot.<br />
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== Usage ==<br />
Arrows shot from a Piercing [[Minecraft:crossbow]] can pass through the number of entities equal to the enchantment level (for a total of {{math|level+1}} entities damaged). The shot arrows can still be retrieved after piercing a [[Minecraft:mob]], allowing for infinite use of all arrow types, including spectral arrows and [[Minecraft:tipped arrows]]. Arrows do not change direction upon piercing a mob, meaning they hit only mobs in the line of flight.<br />
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Piercing ignores [[Minecraft:shield]]s even when they are blocking. <br />
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Piercing does not ignore:<br />
*The shell of a closed [[Minecraft:shulker]]<br />
*The [[Minecraft:wither]]'s 'wither armor' when it reaches half-health<br />
*A [[Minecraft:breeze]]'s wind armor<br />
In all these cases, the arrow bounces off like normal.<br />
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Piercing has no effect on [[Minecraft:firework rocket]]s fired from a crossbow.<br />
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If commands are used to increase the enchantment level beyond 127, the piercing effect stops working and hits only one mob instead.<br />
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Piercing also affects arrows shot from a [[Minecraft:bow]] if applied using [[Minecraft:commands]] or an [[Minecraft:anvil]] in [[Minecraft:Creative]] mode.<br />
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Arrows shot from a Piercing crossbow cannot hit the same mob twice, and will pass through previously hit mobs.<br />
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== Incompatibilities ==<br />
Piercing and [[Minecraft:Multishot]] are mutually exclusive. However, if combined using [[Minecraft:commands]], both enchantments function as normal, with the two arrows added by the Multishot enchantment getting the effect as well.<br />
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== Advancements ==<br />
{{load advancements|Enchanter;Two Birds, One Arrow;Arbalistic}}<br />
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== Data values ==<br />
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=== ID ===<br />
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{{edition|java}}:<br />
{{ID table<br />
|edition=java<br />
|generatetranslationkeys=y<br />
|nameid=piercing<br />
|displayname=Piercing<br />
|translationtype=enchantment<br />
|foot=1}}<br />
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{{edition|bedrock}}:<br />
{{ID table<br />
|edition=bedrock<br />
|shownumericids=1<br />
|generatetranslationkeys=y<br />
|nameid=piercing<br />
|displayname=Piercing<br />
|id=34<br />
|translationkey=enchantment.crossbowPiercing<br />
|foot=1}}<br />
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== History ==<br />
=== Development ===<br />
{{HistoryTable<br />
|{{HistoryLine||September 29, 2018|link={{ytl|HoMDyRqMNMA}}|Announced the Piercing enchantment as the "TOP SECRET ENCHANTMENT" in a blog post about [[Minecraft:MINECON Earth 2018]].}}<br />
}}<br />
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=== ''Java Edition'' ===<br />
{{HistoryTable<br />
|{{HistoryLine|java}}<br />
|{{HistoryLine||1.14|dev=18w43a|Added Piercing enchantment.}}<br />
|{{HistoryLine||1.20.5|dev=24w09a|Piercing now works on [[Minecraft:bow]]s if placed onto the weapon using data manipulation or a change to the <code>enchantable/*</code> tags.}}<br />
}}<br />
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=== ''Bedrock Edition'' ===<br />
{{HistoryTable<br />
|{{HistoryLine|bedrock}}<br />
|{{HistoryLine||1.8.0|dev=beta 1.8.0.10|exp=Experimental Gameplay|Added the Piercing enchantment, which is currently behind [[Minecraft:Experimental Gameplay]].}}<br />
|{{HistoryLine||1.10.0|dev=beta 1.10.0.3|The Piercing enchantment is available outside of Experimental Gameplay.}}<br />
}}<br />
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=== Legacy Console Edition ===<br />
{{HistoryTable<br />
|{{HistoryLine|ps4}}<br />
|{{HistoryLine||1.90|Added the Piercing enchantment.}}<br />
}}<br />
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{{issue list}}<br />
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