Pierce
What Pierce does
Inflicts more damage.
It triggers on shoot;shoot mob and can be applied to bow and crossbow. The enchant goes up to level 5, and each level changes the numbers rather than the behaviour, so the table below is the whole picture. You may see it written as Piercing in older guides; in game it reads Pierce.
Effects per level
| Level | Chance | Effect |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 13% | increase damage <random |
| 2 | 19% | increase damage <random |
| 3 | 25% | increase damage <random |
| 4 | 32% | increase damage <random |
| 5 | 37% | increase damage <random |
When it fires
Pierce gets a chance to fire in more than one situation, which makes it far less situational than a single-trigger enchant:
- When your arrow hits a player.
- When your arrow hits a mob.
Other Mythical enchants that fire on the same trigger: Arrow Rain, Astral Archer, Headshot, Hellbow. Stacking several of these on one item means more rolls in the same moment rather than coverage of new situations.
Details
| Name | Pierce |
| Also listed as | Piercing |
| Triggers on | shoot;shoot mob |
| Works on | bow and crossbow |
| Tier | Mythical |
| AE Group | ULTIMATE |
| Max Level | 5 |
| Internal Name | piercing |
How to Obtain
Rare and Legendary Crates, and the vote bonus roll (0.5% chance per claimed vote).
See the How to Get Enchants page for all enchant sources and the recommended apply workflow.
Applying Enchants
Use /ae in-game to access the enchant menu. Higher-tier books have lower default apply success rates. Pair the book with Magic Dust to increase the success rate, and apply a White Scroll to the target item first to protect it from breaking on a failed apply.
About the Mythical Tier
The Mythical tier (AE group: ULTIMATE) contains 49 enchants in total. For a full breakdown of all tiers, see the Enchant Tiers page.
Other Mythical Enchants
Cosmic Tier Enchants
Related Pages
- Enchants Overview
- Enchant Tiers
- Eternal Enchants
- How to Get Enchants
- All Enchants - browse all 187 enchants