Density is a Minecraft Java Edition enchantment in the mace group, with a maximum level of V.
minecraft:density
Increases the mace's smash-attack damage by 0.5 per block fallen for each level — the longer the fall before your hit lands, the harder the smash hits. Normal swings get no bonus.
Tip: Density V + Wind Burst III lets you chain smash attacks for huge burst damage. The core mace combo.
Density only boosts the smash attack — normal swings get nothing. The bonus scales with fall distance, so Density rewards height: jump off ledges, use wind charges, or pair it with Wind Burst, which re-launches you after every landed smash and turns the two into the classic mace engine. At Density V every block of fall adds 2.5 damage, so even a modest 5-block drop adds 12.5 on top of the base hit.
Enchanting table (mace only), Librarian villager trade, trial chambers chests.
Hold a valid item in your main hand, then run (Java Edition 1.13+; the level is optional and defaults to 1):
This example applies the maximum level V. An anvil combines two matching levels only up to this maximum — higher levels exist only through commands.
Or give yourself a Mace with Density V already applied (Java 1.20.5+ component format):
Density applies to the mace. Items from the reviewed catalog in this group:
These enchantments cannot be on the same item as Density (source: minecraft-data 1.21 registry):
Density piles on raw damage per fallen block; Breach ignores up to 60% of the target's armor instead. They are mutually exclusive on the same mace. Density wins against unarmored mobs and for one-shot burst; Breach wins against netherite-geared players.
Wind Burst deals no damage at all — it re-launches you after each smash so your next hit also counts as a smash. Density is what makes each of those smashes hurt. They stack, and Density V + Wind Burst III is the standard endgame mace.
Bedrock Edition: Density is also available in Bedrock Edition 1.21.0 and later, with the same 0.5-per-block-per-level formula and maximum level V.
The enchantment ID for Density is minecraft:density. Java Edition 1.13+ commands such as /enchant use this namespaced form.
Density goes up to level V (level 5). Run /enchant @p minecraft:density 5 while holding a valid item to apply the maximum level.
No. Density only increases the smash attack — the hit that lands after you have fallen more than 1.5 blocks. Flat-ground swings get no bonus at all.
0.5 damage per block fallen per level, so Density V adds 2.5 damage per block. A 5-block fall adds 12.5 damage; a 10-block fall adds 25 — before armor reduces it.
Density for PvE and unarmored targets, Breach for armored players. They cannot share a mace, so many players carry one mace of each.
Yes. Density is available on the enchanting table for maces, from Librarian trades, and from enchanted-book loot. Combine lower levels on an anvil to reach Density V.