Wind Burst Enchantment in Minecraft: What It Does and How to Use It

Max level

III

Applies to

Mace

Incompatible with

Nothing

Obtained via

Enchanting table, anvil, villager trade

Wind Burst launches you back into the air after a mace smash attack — letting you chain smash attacks from height without needing to climb back up or find another fall each time.

What Wind Burst actually does

Landing a smash attack with Wind Burst equipped launches the wielder upward: roughly 8 blocks at level I, 16 at level II, 24 at level III. That height is immediately usable for another smash attack, since a mace's smash attack only requires falling 1.5+ blocks to trigger.

How to use it

Wind Burst is what makes repeated mace smash attacks practical without external height sources (towers, wind charges, elytra) — land a smash, get launched back up, fall again, repeat. The mace's naturally slow attack speed is the real limiting factor on how fast you can chain this, not the enchantment itself.

Well-known builds that use it

Wind Burst is one of the two signature mace enchantments — see The Ideal Mace Enchantments for the full build. Wind Burst is the standard pick alongside Density or Breach for sustained smash-attack combat, rather than a single big hit.

Build a Wind Burst Mace in the calculator →

For the full mace overview, including the recipe, how to get a heavy core and how the smash attack works, see Minecraft Mace: Recipe, Smash Attack & Enchantments.

Frequently asked questions

How high does Wind Burst launch you?

Roughly 8 blocks at level I, 16 at level II, 24 at level III — each enough on its own to trigger another smash attack on landing.

Does Wind Burst conflict with Density or Breach?

No — Wind Burst has no conflicts with either. It's commonly run alongside one of them, not instead of it.