Minecraft:Sword

A sword is a Minecraft:tiered melee Minecraft:weapon that can be swung to deal Minecraft:damage, and can break blocks such as cobwebs and Minecraft:bamboo more quickly.

Variants

There are seven sword variants:

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Obtaining

Crafting

All swords except netherite are crafted using a stick and two of the tier's material.

Usage

Attacking

Pressing Template:Control while holding a sword inflicts damage on both mobs and other players. Upon damaging a mob or player, the sword's Minecraft:durability decreases by 1.

Attacking a Minecraft:boat or a Minecraft:minecart with a sword of stone tier or higher instantly destroys it Template:In, without decreasing the sword's durability. Otherwise, it requires 2 hits, with neither decreasing durability.

Sweep attack

File:Sword sweep attack.gif

Performing a sweep attack with a sword.

Template:Exclusive If the player is on the ground standing, is not performing a Minecraft:sprint-knockback attack, and their attack recharge meter is 84.8% or above, the sword performs a sweep attack. Sweep attacks are indicated by a gale Minecraft:particle that reaches nearby enemies for Template:Hp and knocks them back. All enemies within a 1 by 0.25 by 1 block area of any part of the attacked mob and whose feet are 3 or less blocks away from player's feet are affected by the sweep. Sweep attacks play a unique sound effect, and the amount of knockback inflicted by them is 80% of the base knockback. The Minecraft:Sweeping Edge enchantment increases the sweep attack's damage to surrounding entities from a set Template:Hp to 50% of the sword's base damage for level I, 67% for level II and 75% for level III. If the sword is enchanted, the enchantments are carried over into the sweep to apply to surrounding mobs.

Statistics

Java Edition

Template:IN, swords have an attack speed of 1.6 (0.625 seconds), and have the following statistics:

Unenchanted
Type	Attack damage	Attack speed	DPS	Attack range	Hitbox margin	Mining efficiency	Durability	Lifetime damage inflicted<ref group="note">The formula to find the total lifetime damage is Lifetime damage minimum = Durability × Damage per hit. It assumes the sword is at maximum charge.</ref>	Enchantability
Template:ItemSprite	Template:Hp	1.6 (0.625 seconds)	6.4	3 (3 blocks)	0	1.5 15 (on Minecraft:cobwebs) 30 (on Minecraft:bamboo)	59	Template:Hp	15
Template:ItemSprite (critical)	Template:Hp		9.6					Template:Hp
Template:ItemSprite	Template:Hp		6.4				32	Template:Hp	22
Template:ItemSprite (critical)	Template:Hp		9.6					Template:Hp
Template:ItemSprite	Template:Hp		8				131	Template:Hp	5
Template:ItemSprite (critical)	Template:Hp		12					Template:Hp
Template:ItemSprite	Template:Hp		8				190	Template:Hp	13
Template:ItemSprite (critical)	Template:Hp		12					Template:Hp
Template:ItemSprite	Template:Hp		9.6				250	Template:Hp	14
Template:ItemSprite (critical)	Template:Hp		14.4					Template:Hp
Template:ItemSprite	Template:Hp		11.2				1561	Template:Hp	10
Template:ItemSprite (critical)	Template:Hp		16.8					Template:Hp
Template:ItemSprite	Template:Hp		12.8				2031	Template:Hp	15
Template:ItemSprite (critical)	Template:Hp		19.2					Template:Hp

Enchanted
Type	Base attack damage	Sharpness I	Sharpness II	Sharpness III	Sharpness IV	Sharpness V
Template:ItemSpriteTemplate:ItemSprite	Template:Hp	Template:Hp	Template:Hp	Template:Hp	Template:Hp	Template:Hp
Template:ItemSpriteTemplate:ItemSprite (critical)	Template:Hp	Template:Hp	Template:Hp	Template:Hp	Template:Hp	Template:Hp
Template:ItemSpriteTemplate:ItemSprite	Template:Hp	Template:Hp	Template:Hp	Template:Hp	Template:Hp	Template:Hp
Template:ItemSpriteTemplate:ItemSprite (critical)	Template:Hp	Template:Hp	Template:Hp	Template:Hp	Template:Hp	Template:Hp
Template:ItemSprite	Template:Hp	Template:Hp	Template:Hp	Template:Hp	Template:Hp	Template:Hp
Template:ItemSprite (critical)	Template:Hp	Template:Hp	Template:Hp	Template:Hp	Template:Hp	Template:Hp
Template:ItemSprite	Template:Hp	Template:Hp	Template:Hp	Template:Hp	Template:Hp	Template:Hp
Template:ItemSprite (critical)	Template:Hp	Template:Hp	Template:Hp	Template:Hp	Template:Hp	Template:Hp
Template:ItemSprite	Template:Hp	Template:Hp	Template:Hp	Template:Hp	Template:Hp	Template:Hp
Template:ItemSprite (critical)	Template:Hp	Template:Hp	Template:Hp	Template:Hp	Template:Hp	Template:Hp
Type	Base attack damage	Smite / BoA I	Smite / BoA II	Smite / BoA III	Smite / BoA IV	Smite / BoA V
Template:ItemSpriteTemplate:ItemSprite	Template:Hp	Template:Hp	Template:Hp	Template:Hp	Template:Hp	Template:Hp
Template:ItemSpriteTemplate:ItemSprite (critical)	Template:Hp	Template:Hp	Template:Hp	Template:Hp	Template:Hp	Template:Hp
Template:ItemSpriteTemplate:ItemSprite	Template:Hp	Template:Hp	Template:Hp	Template:Hp	Template:Hp	Template:Hp
Template:ItemSpriteTemplate:ItemSprite (critical)	Template:Hp	Template:Hp	Template:Hp	Template:Hp	Template:Hp	Template:Hp
Template:ItemSprite	Template:Hp	Template:Hp	Template:Hp	Template:Hp	Template:Hp	Template:Hp
Template:ItemSprite (critical)	Template:Hp	Template:Hp	Template:Hp	Template:Hp	Template:Hp	Template:Hp
Template:ItemSprite	Template:Hp	Template:Hp	Template:Hp	Template:Hp	Template:Hp	Template:Hp
Template:ItemSprite (critical)	Template:Hp	Template:Hp	Template:Hp	Template:Hp	Template:Hp	Template:Hp
Template:ItemSprite	Template:Hp	Template:Hp	Template:Hp	Template:Hp	Template:Hp	Template:Hp
Template:ItemSprite (critical)	Template:Hp	Template:Hp	Template:Hp	Template:Hp	Template:Hp	Template:Hp
Type	Base sweep damage	Sweeping Edge I	Sweeping Edge II	Sweeping Edge III
Template:ItemSpriteTemplate:ItemSprite	Template:Hp	Template:Hp	Template:Hp	Template:Hp
Template:ItemSpriteTemplate:ItemSprite		Template:Hp	Template:Hp	Template:Hp
Template:ItemSprite		Template:Hp	Template:Hp	Template:Hp
Template:ItemSprite		Template:Hp	Template:Hp	Template:Hp
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Bedrock Edition

Template:Rewrite Template:IN, swords have no attack cooldown or sweep attack, and have the following statistics:

Type	Template:ItemSprite	Template:ItemSprite	Template:ItemSprite	Template:ItemSprite	Template:ItemSprite	Template:ItemSprite	Template:ItemSprite
Attack Damage	Template:Hp	Template:Hp	Template:Hp	Template:Hp	Template:Hp	Template:Hp	Template:Hp
Attack Damage (Critical)	Template:Hp	Template:Hp	Template:Hp	Template:Hp	Template:Hp	Template:Hp	Template:Hp
DPS	10	10	12	12	14	16	18
DPS (Critical)	15	15	18	18	21	24	27
Durability	60	33	132	191	251	1562	2032
Lifetime damage inflicted<ref group="note">The formula to find the total lifetime damage is Durability × Damage per hit = Lifetime damage minimum. It excludes enchantments.</ref>	Template:Hp	Template:Hp	Template:Hp	Template:Hp	Template:Hp	Template:Hp	Template:Hp
Minecraft:Enchantability	15	22	5	13	14	10	15

Breaking

A sword can also be used to destroy certain blocks faster. In most cases, the base mining speed of these blocks is multiplied by 1.5, effectively reducing the time it takes to destroy them with bare hands by Template:Frac. Swords break cobwebs much faster than bare hands and they break bamboo instantly. Using a sword to destroy any block that doesn't break instantly by hand decreases its durability by 2; this includes bamboo, even though the sword is the fastest tool for breaking it.<ref>Template:Bug</ref>

If a sword is enchanted with Minecraft:Silk Touch, by using either Minecraft:Creative or Minecraft:commands, cobwebs destroyed by the sword drop themselves instead of the usual string because the sword is classified as the proper tool for cobwebs.

The following table shows the time it takes to break blocks on which swords have any effect. Colors indicate what gets dropped:

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Block	Fists	Sword	Proper/fastest tool
Template:BlockLink	Template:Breaking time s	0.05 s (instant)	Template:ItemSprite	0.05 s (instant)
Template:BlockLink	Template:Breaking time s	Template:Breaking time s	Template:ItemSprite	Template:Breaking time – Template:Breaking time s
Template:BlockLink	Template:Breaking time s	Template:Breaking time s	Template:ItemSprite	Template:Breaking time – Template:Breaking time s
Template:BlockLink	Template:Tc	Template:Tc	Template:ItemSprite	Template:Tc
Template:BlockLink	Template:Tc	Template:Tc	Template:ItemSprite	Template:Breaking time s
Template:BlockLink	Template:Tc	Template:Tc	Template:ItemSprite	Template:Tc
Template:BlockLink	rowspan="2" Template:Tc	rowspan="2" Template:Tc	Template:ItemSprite	Template:Tc
	Template:ItemSprite	Template:Breaking time s
Template:BlockLink	Template:Breaking time s	Template:Breaking time s	Template:ItemSprite	Template:Breaking time – Template:Breaking time s
Template:BlockLink	rowspan="2" Template:Tc	rowspan="2" Template:Tc	Template:ItemSprite	Template:Tc
	Template:ItemSprite	Template:Breaking times
Template:BlockLink	Template:Tc	Template:Tc	Template:ItemSprite	Template:Tc
Template:BlockLinkTemplate:Only	Template:Breaking time s	Template:Breaking time s	Template:ItemSprite	Template:Breaking time – Template:Breaking time s
Template:BlockLink Template:BlockLink	Template:Breaking times	Template:Breaking time s	Template:ItemSprite	Template:Breaking time – Template:Breaking time s
Template:BlockLink	rowspan="2" Template:Tc	rowspan="2" Template:Tc	Template:ItemSprite	Template:Tc
	Template:ItemSprite	Template:Breaking time s

Creative mode

In Creative mode, swords are unable to break blocks. However, they can still break placed entities such as Minecraft:minecarts, Minecraft:paintings, Minecraft:item frames,Template:Only and Minecraft:armor stands.<ref>Template:Bug</ref><ref>Template:Bug</ref>

Repairing

Anvil repair

A sword can be repaired in an Minecraft:anvil by adding units of the Minecraft:tiers' repair material, with each repair material restoring 25% the sword's maximum durability, rounded down. Two swords of the same tier can also be combined in an anvil. Both methods preserve the sword's Minecraft:enchantments.

Enchantments

A sword can receive the following Minecraft:enchantments:

Name	Description	Max Level	Method	Weight
Minecraft:Sharpness<ref group=note name=note1>Sharpness, Smite, and Bane of Arthropods are mutually exclusive.</ref>	Increases the damage dealt.	V	Template:BlockLink Template:BlockLink	10
Minecraft:Smite<ref group=note name=note1/>	Increases the damage dealt to Minecraft:undead.	V	Template:BlockLink Template:BlockLink	5
Minecraft:Bane of Arthropods<ref group="note" name=note1/>	Increases the damage dealt to Minecraft:arthropods.	V	Template:BlockLink Template:BlockLink	5
Minecraft:Looting	Increases the amount of Minecraft:drops when killing an entity with the sword.	III	Template:BlockLink Template:BlockLink	2
Minecraft:Knockback	Increases the knockback dealt.	II	Template:BlockLink Template:BlockLink	5
Minecraft:Fire Aspect	Ignites any targets hit by the sword. Template:IN, it also ignites unlit Minecraft:candles, Minecraft:campfires, and Minecraft:TNT when used.	II	Template:BlockLink Template:BlockLink	2
Minecraft:Sweeping EdgeTemplate:Only	Increases the sweeping damage dealt.	III	Template:BlockLink Template:BlockLink	2
Minecraft:Unbreaking	Grants a chance to negate durability consumption.	III	Template:BlockLink Template:BlockLink	5
Minecraft:Mending	Repairs the sword when obtaining Minecraft:experience.	I	Template:BlockLink	2
Minecraft:Curse of Vanishing	The sword vanishes on death, not dropping as an item.	I	Template:BlockLink	1

Sounds

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Data values

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History

Other

• February 20, 2024: File:Netherite Sword (Pre-release).png A Mojang video about bugs shows early textures of netherite items, including the sword: [1]

Trivia

• The sword's traditional Minecraft:texture came from Minecraft:Notch's abandoned RPG, Minecraft:Legend of the Chambered. The iron sword's texture was created first, as it was from the game, and the other swords followed.
• In Java Edition, with the introduction of netherite swords, it is possible to one-hit kill undead Minecraft:mobs in the game (except Minecraft:withers and Minecraft:zombies/Minecraft:skeletons with random armor) using a sword with the Minecraft:Smite V enchantment, without the need to perform a critical hit (this was previously possible only with a Minecraft:Smite V stone, iron, or diamond axe).
• Plastic diamond and enchanted swords are official Minecraft:Minecraft merchandise.<ref>https://shop.minecraft.net/products/minecraft-sword?_pos=1&_psq=sword&_ss=e&_v=1.0</ref><ref>https://shop.minecraft.net/products/minecraft-enchanted-purple-sword?_pos=4&_psq=sword&_ss=e&_v=1.0</ref>
• In the game Transformice, a diamond sword can be found in the shop.

Gallery

Renders

• Enchanted Wooden Sword
  Enchanted Wooden Sword
• Enchanted Stone Sword
  Enchanted Stone Sword
• Enchanted Copper Sword
  Enchanted Copper Sword
• Enchanted Iron Sword
  Enchanted Iron Sword
• Enchanted Golden Sword
  Enchanted Golden Sword
• Enchanted Diamond Sword
  Enchanted Diamond Sword
• Enchanted Netherite Sword
  Enchanted Netherite Sword

Natural Pack

• Golden Sword
  Golden Sword

Plastic Pack

• Wooden Sword
  Wooden Sword

Minecraft:Super Duper Graphics Pack

• Stone Sword
  Stone Sword
• Iron Sword
  Iron Sword
• Diamond Sword
  Diamond Sword

In other media

• Pixel art of Minecraft:Alex fighting with a diamond sword in the Minecraft:Nether.
  Pixel art of Minecraft:Alex fighting with a diamond sword in the Minecraft:Nether.
• Alex retrieving another diamond sword from a Minecraft:chest.
  Alex retrieving another diamond sword from a Minecraft:chest.
• "What Minecraft opinion will have you like this?"<ref>Template:Tweet</ref>
  "What Minecraft opinion will have you like this?"<ref>Template:Tweet</ref>
• A sword as it appears in Minecraft:Legend of the Chambered.
  A sword as it appears in Minecraft:Legend of the Chambered.
• Officially licensed T-Shirt of a diamond sword.
  Officially licensed T-Shirt of a diamond sword.
• Foam replica of an iron sword.
  Foam replica of an iron sword.
• Concept art for various swords in Minecraft:A Minecraft Movie.
  Concept art for various swords in Minecraft:A Minecraft Movie.
• Swords in Template:Amcm.
  Swords in Template:Amcm.

See also

• Minecraft:Mace

External links

• Taking Inventory: Sword — Minecraft.net on April 12, 2019