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Mining efficiency

Mining mechanic

Mining efficiency

Efficiency adds level x level + 1 to a tool's mining speed, but only on blocks the tool is already fast at.

Rules

Bonus+2 at Efficiency I, +5 at II, +10 at III, +17 at IV, +26 at V.
ConditionThe bonus applies only when the tool's own speed on that block is above 1. A pickaxe with Efficiency digging Dirt gets nothing.
Added firstThe bonus is added to the tool's speed before Haste, Mining Fatigue, the underwater penalty and the off-ground penalty are applied.
ExamplesDiamond Pickaxe on Stone: speed 8 without Efficiency, 34 with Efficiency V. Golden Pickaxe on Stone: 12 and 38.
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