Cleaving

Cleaving is a weapon enchantment applied to an axe that increases melee damage and lengthens shield disabling time. It is exclusive to the Java Edition Combat Tests.

Cleaving

Maximum level	III
Primary items
Secondary items	None
Enchantment weight
Identifier	cleaving
Incompatible with	Sharpness Bane of Arthropods Smite

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    "images": []
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Usage

Cleaving adds 1HP + 1HP × level of damage and 0.5 seconds (10 game ticks) of shield stunning per level, for a maximum enchantment level of 3.

Damage per hit

These tables detail how much damage is added per level of enchantment, assuming the target is not wearing armor and the attack is fully charged.‌

Because Cleaving is exclusive to the Java Edition Combat Tests, the attack damages of axes in the Combat Tests are used for the tables.

Cleaving extra damage

I	II	III
2HP	3HP	4HP

Axes
Weapon	Base damage	Cleaving I	Cleaving II	Cleaving III
Wooden Axe	5HP	7HP	8HP	9HP
Wooden Axe (critical)	7.5HP × 3.75	10.5HP × 5.25	12HP × 6	13.5HP × 6.75
Golden Axe	5HP	7HP	8HP	9HP
Golden Axe (critical)	7.5HP × 3.75	10.5HP × 5.25	12HP × 6	13.5HP × 6.75
Stone Axe	5HP	7HP	8HP	9HP
Stone Axe (critical)	7.5HP × 3.75	10.5HP × 5.25	12HP × 6	13.5HP × 6.75
Iron Axe	6HP	8HP	9HP	10HP
Iron Axe (critical)	9HP	12HP × 6	13.5HP × 6.75	15HP × 7.5
Diamond Axe	7HP	9HP	10HP	11HP × 5.5
Diamond Axe (critical)	10.5HP × 5.25	13.5HP × 6.75	15HP × 7.5	16.5HP × 8.25
Netherite Axe	8HP	10HP	11HP × 5.5	12HP × 6
Netherite Axe (critical)	12HP × 6	15HP × 7.5	16.5HP × 8.25	18HP × 9

Incompatibilities

Cleaving, Sharpness, Bane of Arthropods, and Smite are mutually exclusive enchantments.

Data values

ID

Name	Identifier	[hide]Translation key
Cleaving	cleaving	enchantment.minecraft.cleaving

History

[hide]Upcoming Java Edition
Combat Tests			Combat Test 3				Added Chopping.
			Combat Test 6				"Chopping" has been renamed to "Cleaving."
			Combat Test 8b				Cleaving now does 1 more damage.