Here is a list of the best sword enchantments to use in Minecraft.
Combat is a vast part of the entire Minecraft gameplay experience. And the only tool that helps the players with combat is Sword. Moreover, Enchantments are also a big part of the entire combat experience of the players. Enchantments cast a special effect on the items on which they are used.
There are hundreds of enchantment options available for the players in Minecraft. Choosing the best one for them might be a tough job if they are not aware of the effects each enchantment casts. From the long list of enchantments, only a few do the job properly for Swords. In this guide, we will show you the best enchantments to use for Sword in Minecraft.
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Sweeping Edge
The Sweeping Edge enchantments increase the amount of damage dealt with per sweep by the sword. This means, that by using this enchantment, players can deal more damage to multiple targets at once. This allows players to take care of a large number of mobs together, making the whole thing easier and smoother for the players as well. However, this enchantment is still Java Edition exclusive, but hopefully, it will get added to other editions as well.
Bane of Arthropods
The Bane of Arthropods enchantment will come in handy for the players while facing a large number of arthropod mobs. This enchantment only works on arthropod mobs like Spider, Bees, Fish, etc. Being a specialized enchantment, it is of not much use to take it against other types of mobs. But, if the players are going through any specialized area, this enchantment is one of the best among the specialized enchantments.
Unbreaking
Unbreaking can be used on any item to increase the durability of the item. That means players can use the item for a longer time, compared to when they use it without any enchantment. However, Unbreaking does not guarantee infinite health for these items but is useful enough to ensure good enough durability. In the absence of Mending, players can easily opt to pick this option for increasing the durability of their sword.
Smite
Smite is another specialized enchantment that works on a specific type of mob. The Smite mainly increases the damage dealt by swords on the undead mobs. Despite doing the same thing, this enchantment is better than Banes of Arthropods due to how hard it is to deal with the undead mobs. Undead mobs in Minecraft include Skeleton, Zombie, Wither, etc.
Looting
Looting is one of the most useful enchantments in Minecraft as it allows the players to obtain more loot by killing any mob. It is a useful enchantment for players who are looking to obtain any specific kind of looting from any mob. This also increases the chances of obtaining loot from killing Creepers as well. It also increases the amount of food dropped by the animals who will get killed by swords with this enchantment.
Knockback
Knockback does not deal extra damage or any kind of effects on the mobs, rather, it knocks them back by a distance once they are hit by the sword. This enchantment is very useful when going against Creepers, as these mobs will explode at a distance, rather than blasting at a close distance and destroying things around them.
Fire Aspect
Fire Aspect is a unique enchantment that can be used on the swords to light the enemies on fire. When hit with swords cast by this enchantment, the mobs will instantly be lit on fire. This will deal additional damage to the mobs alongside the physical damage done by the swords. Setting the mobs on fire will also make the animals drop cooked meat once they are defeated. The continuous damage done by the fire on their body will also stop the mobs from regenerating their health.
Mending
Mending is one of the best enchantments to use for any item, especially Sword. Mending regenerates the item’s health based on the EXP earned through it. As Sword is mostly used for earning EXP by killing mobs, it will literally make the sword unbreakable if the players ensure to earn a sufficient amount of EXP. It is also a rare enchantment and can only be obtained from a Librarian Villager.
Sharpness
Sharpness is one of the strongest enchantments of Swords in Minecraft because it increases the overall damage of the sword. Moreover, this is the only enchantment that will also work on the Ender Dragon. This enchantment will allow the player to deal extra damage on all types of mobs, letting them kill anything much faster than other swords.
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