Minecraft:Bane of Arthropods

Template:Redirect Template:Infobox enchantment Bane of Arthropods is an Minecraft:enchantment applied to Minecraft:swords, Minecraft:axes, Minecraft:spears, and Minecraft:maces that substantially increases melee damage against Minecraft:arthropod mobs and applies Minecraft:Slowness IV to them.

Obtaining

Bane of Arthropods can be obtained from Minecraft:enchanting tables, drops from mobs that have spawned in a Minecraft:raidTemplate:Only, books obtained by Minecraft:fishing, librarian Minecraft:villagers, and in the following structure loot chests: Minecraft:desert pyramids, Minecraft:strongholds, Minecraft:ocean ruins, Minecraft:ancient cities, Minecraft:mansions, Minecraft:pillager outposts, Minecraft:mineshafts, Minecraft:monster rooms, Minecraft:jungle pyramids, and from vaults in Minecraft:trial chambers.

Usage

Each level on a Minecraft:sword, Minecraft:axe, Minecraft:spear, or Minecraft:mace adds Template:Hp extra damage to each hit on the following mobs:

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Template:IN, the damage is rounded down.

The enchantment also inflicts Minecraft:Slowness IV on an arthropod when hit, with a random duration between 1 and 1.5 seconds at level I, increasing the maximum duration by 0.5 seconds at each level, up to 3.5 seconds with Bane of Arthropods V.

Damage per hit

These tables detail how much damage is done per attack based on the level of enchantment used, assuming the target is not wearing armor and the attack is fully charged.Template:Only While both Java Edition and Bedrock Edition add Template:Hp per level, Bedrock Edition rounds down to the nearest whole number which makes Bane of Arthropods I, Bane of Arthropods III, and Bane of Arthropods V weaker than Java Edition.

Bane of Arthropods extra damage

Edition	I	II	III	IV	V
Template:IN	Template:Hp	Template:Hp	Template:Hp	Template:Hp	Template:Hp
Template:IN	Template:Hp	Template:Hp	Template:Hp	Template:Hp	Template:Hp

Java Edition

Swords
Weapon	Base damage	Bane of Arthropods I	Bane of Arthropods II	Bane of Arthropods III	Bane of Arthropods IV	Bane of Arthropods 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
Axes
Weapon	Base damage	Bane of Arthropods I	Bane of Arthropods II	Bane of Arthropods III	Bane of Arthropods IV	Bane of Arthropods 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:ItemSpriteTemplate:ItemSpriteTemplate:ItemSprite	Template:Hp	Template:Hp	Template:Hp	Template:Hp	Template:Hp	Template:Hp
Template:ItemSpriteTemplate:ItemSpriteTemplate: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
Mace
Weapon	Base damage	Bane of Arthropods I	Bane of Arthropods II	Bane of Arthropods III	Bane of Arthropods IV	Bane of Arthropods V
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

Bedrock Edition

Swords
Weapon	Base damage	Bane of Arthropods I	Bane of Arthropods II	Bane of Arthropods III	Bane of Arthropods IV	Bane of Arthropods 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
Axes
Weapon	Base damage	Bane of Arthropods I	Bane of Arthropods II	Bane of Arthropods III	Bane of Arthropods IV	Bane of Arthropods 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
Mace
Weapon	Base damage	Bane of Arthropods I	Bane of Arthropods II	Bane of Arthropods III	Bane of Arthropods IV	Bane of Arthropods V
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

Specific cases

If Bane of Arthropods is applied to a Minecraft:trident by use of Minecraft:commands or an Minecraft:anvil in Creative, the enchantment affects the weapon's thrown projectile. If Bane of Arthropods is applied to a Minecraft:bow by use of commands or an anvil in Creative, the enchantment affects the weapon's Minecraft:arrows. If Bane of Arthropods is applied to a Minecraft:crossbow by use of commands or an anvil in Creative, the enchantment affects weapon's arrows but not its Minecraft:firework rockets.

Incompatibilities

Bane of Arthropods is incompatible with Minecraft:Sharpness, Minecraft:Smite, Minecraft:Density, Minecraft:Breach, and Minecraft:Cleaving.Template:Upcoming It is also incompatible with Minecraft:Impaling, however in Survival this incompatibility cannot be encountered, as no weapon types have access to both Bane of Arthropods and Impaling. If Minecraft:commands are used to have two or more of these enchantments on the same item, their effects stack.Template:Only

Data values

ID

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History

Trivia

• Any primary or secondary item with Bane of Arthropods V can kill any Minecraft:arthropods in one hit.