How to Get (& Use) the Efficiency Enchantment in Minecraft

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Efficiency is an Enchantment in Minecraft that enables tools, such as the Pickaxe, Shovel, and Axe, to function more efficiently by bolstering the speed at which they break and mine blocks. For instance, suppose you are mining through the deeper layers of a cave to search for Diamonds. The rate at which a Diamond Pickaxe mines Stone is evidently faster than a Stone or Iron Pickaxe, but it can still feel sluggish. However, if you were to mine Stone with a Diamond Pickaxe imbued with Efficiency III or Efficiency IV, the speed at which Stone is mined would become almost instant.

Obtaining the Efficiency Enchantment in Minecraft

Mining Diamonds with the Efficiency Enchantment in Minecraft

Like any Enchantment in Minecraft, acquiring Efficiency can be a challenging process due to RNG. Whether you are looting the chest of a dungeon or buying items from an NPC vendor, there is no guaranteed way of unlocking Efficiency because it must compete with other Enchantments to appear.

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Nevertheless, here are several approaches suggested by Minecraft content creator JayDeeMC that you can take to potentially obtain the Efficiency Enchantment:

Source 1: Obtain the Enchantment randomly from an Enchanting Table. Keep in mind lots of XP is required.
Source 2: Obtain the Efficiency Enchanted Book while fishing.
Source 3: Acquire the Efficiency Enchanted Book from a Librarian. You can reset his Enchanted Book offer by repeatedly destroying the Villager’s Lectern and placing it back down again.
Source 4: Acquire the Efficiency Enchanted Book from a random loot chest.

The Librarian will likely be your best to “farm” for acquiring Efficiency in Minecraft. Keep in mind that Efficiency V for tools is primarily achieved with the Enchanted Book approach, which requires an Anvil. JayDeeMC has stated that it is possible for adventurers to find a tool enchanted with Efficiency inside chests within End Cities and Bastion Remnants. Once you have finally acquired Efficiency for a tool, adding Unbreaking or Mending will ensure that instrument’s longevity. While it will feel nice to mine through blocks with incredible speed, having a tool break during a mining expedition or before all the resources have been gathered will be troublesome. Unbreaking and Mending will ensure tools can sustain themselves without breaking often.