Minecraft:Punch

Punch is an Minecraft:enchantment applied to Minecraft:bows that increases arrow knockback.

Obtaining

Punch can be obtained from Minecraft:enchanting tables, drops from mobs that have spawned in a Minecraft:raid,Template:Only books obtained by Minecraft:fishing, Minecraft:monster room chests, librarian Minecraft:villagers, and non-village Minecraft:structure loot.

Punch I bows can be obtained by trading with an expert Minecraft:Fletcher.

Minecraft:Skeletons may spawn with a Punch I bow on Normal or Hard difficulty.

Usage

Punch increases horizontal projectile knockback by 3.3 blocks for the first level and 3.507 blocks more for the second level. The base knockback of projectiles without the enchantment is 1.985 blocks, causing a Punch II projectile to deal 8.792 blocks of knockback.Template:Info needed Punch also increases vertical projectile knockback from 0.8125 blocks to 1.25 blocks, regardless of the level of enchantment.

If a Punch II Minecraft:arrow is blocked by a Minecraft:shield, the knockback effect doesn't apply. By use of commands to increase the level of enchantment beyond II, the enchantment's effect caps at level 255.

Amount of knockback (in blocks) applied by a Minecraft:bow to a target on the following blocks:

Minecraft:Enchantment Level	Block without any special properties	Minecraft:Soul Sand	Minecraft:Ice	Minecraft:Packed Ice	Minecraft:Blue Ice
No enchantment	1.985	0.894	4.053	4.053	4.2
Punch l	5.492	2.532	10.342	11.344	10.647
Punch ll	8.792	4.051	16.558	16.563	17.038

Specific cases

If Punch is applied to a Minecraft:crossbow by use of Minecraft:commands or an Minecraft:anvil in Creative, the enchantment functions when firing Minecraft:arrows but not when firing Minecraft:firework rockets. If Punch is applied to a Minecraft:trident by use of commands or an anvil in Creative, the enchantment does not function.

Data values

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History

Trivia

• Before Minecraft:firework rockets were given the ability to propel the Minecraft:elytra in Minecraft:16w50a, a Minecraft:bow with the Punch enchantment was used to shoot the Minecraft:player mid-flight, so as to provide forward momentum and gain Minecraft:altitude.

See also

• Minecraft:Knockback – a similar enchantment that can be applied on Minecraft:swords.