Sword Enchantment List Wiki Guide
In Minecraft, you can enchant a sword with a number of different enchantments. Each enchantment has a name and ID value assigned to it. You can use these enchantment values in the /enchant command.
Here is a list of sword enchantments for the latest version of Minecraft Java Edition (PC/Mac).
| Enchantment (Minecraft ID Name) |
Max Level | Description | Minecraft ID | Version |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bane of Arthropods (bane_of_arthropods) |
V | Increases attack damage against arthropods | 18 | |
| Curse of Vanishing (vanishing_curse) |
I | Cursed item will disappear after player dies | 71 | 1.11 |
| Fire Aspect (fire_aspect) |
II | Sets target on fire | 20 | |
| Knockback (knockback) |
II | Increases knockback dealt (enemies repel backwards) | 19 | |
| Looting (looting) |
III | Increases amount of loot dropped when mob is killed | 21 | |
| Mending (mending) |
I | Uses xp to mend your tools, weapons and armor | 70 | 1.9 |
| Sharpness (sharpness) |
V | Increases attack damage dealt to mobs | 16 | |
| Smite (smite) |
V | Increases attack damage against undead mobs | 17 | |
| Sweeping Edge (sweeping) |
III | Increases damage of sweep attack | 22 | 1.11.1 |
| Unbreaking (unbreaking) |
III | Increases durability of item, in effect, by decreasing the chance of the tool, weapon, or armor taking durability damage when used | 34 |
- Enchantment is what the enchantment is called and (Minecraft ID Name) is the string value used in the /enchant command.
- Max Level is the maximum level that you can apply for this enchantment.
- Description is the description of what the enchantment does.
- Minecraft IDÂ is the Internal number for the enchantment.
- Version is the Minecraft version number that the enchantment was introduced for the name and ID, if applicable.
Example of how to Enchant a Sword
You can enchant a sword that you are holding by using the /enchant command.
For example, you can use the /enchant command to enchant the sword that the player is holding with Sharpness V.
/enchant player sharpness 5
In this example, sharpness is the name of the enchantment and 5 is the level of the enchantment to add. The command would result in the sword held by 9Minecraft to be enchanted with Sharpness V. This enchantment would significantly increase the attack damage of the sword.
Other Enchantment Lists
Here are some other enchantment lists in Minecraft: