Netherite Sword

Netherite Sword

Rarity tier	Common
Durability	2031 (+1 in BE)
Renewable	No
Stackable	No

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A netherite sword is a late-game sword weapon obtained by upgrading a diamond sword to netherite. It is also more enchantable than a diamond sword. It is the last tier of a sword and does the most damage.

Obtaining

Upgrading

Like other diamond items, a diamond sword can be upgraded to a netherite sword, increasing its durability and attack damage, as well as granting resistance to fire and lava when dropped as an item.

Ingredients	[hide]Smithing recipe
Netherite Upgrade + Diamond Sword + Netherite Ingot

Usage

Breaking

A sword can also be used to destroy certain blocks 50% quicker, sometimes much quicker than with fists. Using a sword to destroy any block that doesn't break instantly by hand decreases its durability by 2; this includes bamboo, despite that the sword is the fastest tool for breaking it.

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

Creative mode

In Creative mode, swords are unable to break blocks. However, they can still break placed entities such as minecarts, paintings, item frames,‌ and armor stands.

Attacking

A netherite sword is used to deal damage to mobs and entities by attacking them. The netherite sword has 8HP base damage in Java Edition and 9HP base damage in Bedrock Edition, and can be enchanted to deal more damage. The following tables show how the Sharpness enchantment affects the damage dealt by the sword.

Extra damage of Sharpness enchantment

Sharpness extra damage

Edition	I	II	III	IV	V
Java Edition	1HP	1.5HP × 0.75	2HP	2.5HP × 1.25	3HP
Bedrock Edition	1HP	2HP	3HP	5HP	6HP

Total damage of sword with Sharpness

The tables below assume that the attack is fully charged‌, the target is not wearing armor, and neither the attacker nor the target has any effects.

Java Edition

Netherite Sword Sharpness Damage
Attack type	Base damage	Sharpness I	Sharpness II	Sharpness III	Sharpness IV	Sharpness V
Normal	8HP	9HP	9.5HP × 4.75	10HP	10.5HP × 5.25	11HP × 5.5
Critical	12HP × 6	13HP × 6.5	13.5HP × 6.75	14HP × 7	14.5HP × 7.25	15HP × 7.5

Bedrock Edition

Netherite Sharpness Damage
Attack type	Base damage	Sharpness I	Sharpness II	Sharpness III	Sharpness IV	Sharpness V
Normal	9HP	10HP	11HP × 5.5	12HP × 6	14HP × 7	15HP × 7.5
Critical	13.5HP × 6.75	15HP × 7.5	16.5HP × 8.25	18HP × 9	21HP × 10.5	22.5HP × 11.25

Repairing

Combining

Ingredients	Crafting recipe	[hide]Description
Damaged Netherite Sword		The durability of the two netherite swords is added together, plus an extra 5% durability.

Ingredients	Grinding recipe	[hide]Description
2x Damaged Netherite Sword		The durability of the two netherite swords is added together, plus an extra 5% durability.

Anvil repair

Ingredients	[hide]Anvil recipe
Damaged Netherite Sword + Netherite Ingot	Netherite Sword

A netherite sword can be repaired in an anvil by adding netherite ingots with each ingot restoring 25% the sword's maximum durability, rounded down. Two netherite swords can also be combined in an anvil. Both methods preserve the netherite sword's enchantments.

Enchantments

A netherite sword can receive the following enchantments:

Name	Description	Max Level	Method	Weight
Sharpness	Increases the damage dealt.	V	Enchanting Table Anvil	10
Smite	Increases the damage dealt to undead.	V	Enchanting Table Anvil	5
Bane of Arthropods	Increases the damage dealt to arthropods.	V	Enchanting Table Anvil	5
Looting	Increases the amount of drops when killing an entity with the sword.	III	Enchanting Table Anvil	2
Knockback	Increases the knockback dealt.	II	Enchanting Table Anvil	5
Fire Aspect	Ignites any targets hit by the sword. In Bedrock Edition, it also lights unlit candles, campfires, and blocks of TNT when used.	II	Enchanting Table Anvil	2
Sweeping Edge‌	Increases the sweeping damage dealt.	III	Enchanting Table Anvil	2
Unbreaking	Grants a chance to negate durability consumption.	III	Enchanting Table Anvil	5
Mending	Repairs the sword when obtaining experience.	I	Anvil	2
Curse of Vanishing	The sword vanishes on death, not dropping as an item.	I	Anvil	1

Sounds

Netherite swords make a sound when used to attack an entity. The sound depends on how the attack is landed. All sounds are the same as every other sword.

Data values

ID

Java Edition:

Name	Identifier	Form	[hide]Translation key
Netherite Sword	netherite_sword	Item	item.minecraft.netherite_sword

Bedrock Edition:

Name	Identifier	Numeric ID	Form	[hide]Translation key
Netherite Sword	netherite_sword	604	Item	item.netherite_sword.name

Achievements

[hide]
Icon		Achievement	In-game description	Actual requirements (if different)	Gamerscore earned	Trophy type (PS)
PS4	Other
		Overkill	Deal nine hearts of damage in a single hit.	Damage can be dealt to any mob, even those that do not have nine hearts of health overall.	30	Bronze

History

[hide]Java Edition
1.16			20w06a				Added netherite swords.
							Netherite swords are obtained by combining one diamond sword and one netherite ingot in a crafting table.
			20w10a				The texture of netherite swords has been changed.
							Netherite swords can no longer be crafted. Instead, they are now obtained by combining one diamond sword and one netherite ingot in a smithing table.
			20w16a				Netherite swords now generate in bastion remnants chests.
			20w17a				Netherite swords can no longer be found in bastion remnant chests.
1.19.4 Experiment Update 1.20			23w04a				Upgrading diamond swords to netherite swords now requires the netherite upgrade smithing template.
[hide]Upcoming Java Edition
Combat Tests			Combat Test 6				The attack speed of netherite swords has been buffed to 3.
							Because the player's base damage is now 2HP, the attack damage of netherite swords has been increased to 9HP, which is 1HP more than before.
							The attack reach of netherite swords has been buffed to 3.5 blocks.
							Netherite swords' attack reach has been buffed to 3.5 blocks.
							Netherite swords now always do sweep attack, even in the air.
							Netherite swords now have a 3 block attack reach.
			Combat Test 7c				Netherite swords now have an attack reach of 3 blocks once again.
							Netherite swords no longer sweep without Sweeping Edge 200% charge.
							Adjusted the netherite sword attack to match the weapon nerf in Combat Test 5. They now do 7HP attack damage.
February 20, 2024							The video about bugs shows the early texture of the netherite sword.
[hide]Bedrock Edition
1.16.0			beta 1.16.0.51				Added netherite swords.
			beta 1.16.0.57				Netherite swords can no longer be crafted. Instead, they are created by combining a diamond sword and a netherite ingot in a smithing table.
							Netherite swords are now obtained by combining one diamond sword and one netherite ingot in a smithing table.
							Netherite swords now generate in bastion remnant chests.
			beta 1.16.0.63				Netherite swords no longer generate in bastion remnant chests as diamond swords generate in their place instead.
1.17.30			beta 1.17.20.20				Netherite swords now break bamboo instantly.
1.19.80 Experiment Next Major Update			Preview 1.19.80.21				Upgrading diamond swords to netherite swords now requires the netherite upgrade smithing template.

Issues

Issues relating to "Netherite Sword" are maintained on the bug tracker. Issues should be reported and viewed there.

Trivia

• In Java Edition, with the introduction of netherite swords, it is possible to one-hit kill undead mobs in the game (except withers and zombies/skeletons with random armor) using a sword with the Smite V enchantment, without the need to perform a critical hit (this was previously possible only with a Smite V stone, iron, or diamond axe).

Gallery

In other media

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  "What Minecraft opinion will have you like this?"

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  Makena brandishing a netherite sword.