Why can't I put infinity on my bow?

Infinity and Mending are mutually exclusive, meaning that they cant be on the same bow. You can only pick one between infinite arrows and infinite durability.
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Can you put infinity on a bow?

You can add the Infinity enchantment to any bow using an enchanting table, anvil, or game command. Then use the enchanted bow to fight and shoot arrows to your heart's content.
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What enchantments are incompatible on a bow?

Enchantments are incompatible if both are in one of the following groups:
  • Sword: Sharpness, Smite, and Bane of Arthropods.
  • Tool: Fortune and Silk Touch (as of Java version 1.12. ...
  • Armor: Protection, Fire Protection, Blast Protection, Projectile Protection.
  • Boots: Depth Strider and Frost Walker.
  • Bow: Infinity and Mending.
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Should I put mending or infinity on my bow?

Since bows can only have either Mending or Infinity on them, it makes more sense from a purely logistical standpoint to use Infinity on the bow. This saves the player from having to endlessly craft arrows, and it works all the time, whereas mending only works when getting experience orbs.
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Does Flame 2 exist in Minecraft?

Soul Flame or Flame 2 which makes the shot a blue flame and double the damage like blue fire, Can only be acquired by Piglin trading or by villager trading like Mending.
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Why Mending and Infinity Can't Both be Enchanted onto a Bow



Why can't I enchant my bow?

Infinity and Mending will not combine, and fire protection cannot be applied to a weapon/tool. Mending and Infinity are mutually exclusive. Normally, if you had a book that did have an enchantment that could be applied (eg. Flame), it would be applied regardless of other enchantments.
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Do tipped arrows work with infinity?

Infinity has no effect on tipped and spectral arrows; they are still consumed as usual.
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Is Infinity a rare enchantment?

4. Infinity Enchantment. Most players might already know this enchantment, but this does not make it any less rare. The Infinity enchantment allows the user of the bow it is equipped on to have infinite arrows while simply carrying a single arrow in their inventory.
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Is Infinity a level 30 enchantment?

A search through minecraft.gamepedia.com/Enchanting lead me to this page, that seems to indicate that the bare minimum to enchant a Bow with Infinity is Level 21.
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What is the best tipped arrow in Minecraft?

The Arrow of Poison is one of the best arrows in Minecraft. It poisons the opponent for a duration that is increased with the tier of the arrow.
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What does Silk Touch not work on?

Silk Touch currently has no functionality. Silk Touch is currently unobtainable, due to a bug where all enchantments give Feather Falling. Silk touch now works. It can acquire these previously non-obtainable blocks: grass block, stone, coal ore, redstone ore, lapis lazuli ore, diamond ore, bookshelves, glass, and ice.
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What is the best bow in Minecraft?

Top 7 Best Bow Enchantments In Minecraft [1.18]
  • Power V Bow Enchantment.
  • Unbreaking III Bow Enchantment.
  • Flame Bow Enchantment.
  • Punch Bow Enchantment.
  • Mending Bow Enchantment.
  • Infinity Bow Enchantment.
  • Curse Of The Vanishing Bow Enchantment.
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How many enchantments can a bow have?

The bow can have these 7 enchantments, though mending and infinity are mutually exclusive. So you can have up to 6 different enchantments on a bow using an anvil.
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What is a max bow in Minecraft?

Only up to power IV can be obtained from enchanting depending on the level, 30 being the max. In Survival Mode, power V can only be obtained by combining two power IV enchantments from another bow or a book. Unbreaking (I-III) increases the bow's durability.
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Why does my bow say too expensive?

The only way to bypass the 'too expensive' warning is by resetting the enchantments. Players will have to remove all the enchantments by adding two of the same items in a crafting grid. After resetting the item, players can again enchant it with enchantments.
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Can you make a fire arrow in Minecraft?

You achieve this by getting a Flame Enchanted Book and a Bow to an Anvil. Combine the two and you have a Flaming Arrow shooting Bow.
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Is silk touch a level 30 enchantment?

The maximum level for the Silk Touch enchantment is Level 1. This means that you can only enchant an item with up to Silk Touch I, and nothing higher for this enchantment.
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Can you have depth Strider and frost Walker?

Incompatibilities. Depth Strider and Frost Walker are mutually exclusive. However, if combined using commands, both enchantments function as normal.
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