MinecraftSword

Minecraft Sword Enchantments | Wooden, Stone, Copper, Iron, Golden, Diamond & Netherite | Java Edition (JE) & Bedrock Edition (BE)

A sword is a melee weapon used to deal damage and break cobwebs and bamboo faster. It can receive enchantments including Sharpness, Smite, Bane of Arthropods, Looting, Knockback, Fire Aspect, Sweeping Edge (JE only), Unbreaking, Mending, and Curse of Vanishing.

Select a sword material to see the best enchantments for sword

enchantment list

category	name	description	max level	incompatible with
Damage	Sharpness	Increases attack damage dealt to mobs	5	SmiteBane of Arthropods
	Smite	Increases attack damage against undead mobs (zombies, skeletons, wither skeletons, zombie pigmen, drowned, husks, strays, phantoms, withers, and zoglins)	5	SharpnessBane of Arthropods
	Bane of Arthropods	Increases attack damage against arthropods (spiders, cave spiders, silverfish, endermites, and bees)	5	SharpnessSmite
	Fire Aspect	Sets target on fire	2	—
	Sweeping Edge	Increases damage of sweep attack	3	—
Durability	Unbreaking	Increases item durability by reducing the chance of durability loss when used	3	—
Durability	Mending	Uses XP to mend your tools, weapons and armor	1	—
Interaction	Knockback	Increases knockback dealt to enemies	2	—
Loot	Looting	Increases amount of loot dropped when mob is killed (does not work on experience orbs)	3	—
Curse	Curse of Vanishing	Item disappears instead of dropping on the ground when you die (cannot be removed except by dying or using a grindstone)	1	—