Bane of Arthropods is a weapon enchantment that increases damage to arthropod mobs (spiders, cave spiders, bees, silverfish and endermites).
Usage
Each level on a sword or axe adds 2.5
× 1.25 extra damage to each hit on arthropods only.
The enchantment also inflicts 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 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.[Java Edition only] Critical damage is in parentheses.
Java Edition
| Swords | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weapon | Base damage | BoA I | BoA II | BoA III | BoA IV | BoA V |
| Wooden sword | 4 (6) | 6.5 (8.5) | 9 (11) | 11.5 (13.5) | 14 (16) | 16.5 (18.5) |
| Gold sword | 4 (6) | 6.5 (8.5) | 9 (11) | 11.5 (13.5) | 14 (16) | 16.5 (18.5) |
| Stone sword | 5 (7.5) | 7.5 (10) | 10 (12.5) | 12.5 (15) | 15 (17.5) | 17.5 (20) |
| Iron sword | 6 (9) | 8.5 (11.5) | 11 (14) | 13.5 (16.5) | 16 (19) | 18.5 (21.5) |
| Diamond sword | 7 (10.5) | 9.5 (13) | 12 (15.5) | 14.5 (18) | 17 (20.5) | 19.5 (23) |
| Netherite sword | 8 (12) | 10.5 (14.5) | 13 (17) | 15.5 (19.5) | 18 (22) | 20.5 (24.5) |
| Axes | ||||||
| Weapon | Base damage | BoA I | BoA II | BoA III | BoA IV | BoA V |
| Wooden axe | 7 (10.5) | 9.5 (13) | 12 (15.5) | 14.5 (18) | 17 (20.5) | 19.5 (23) |
| Gold axe | 7 (10.5) | 9.5 (13) | 12 (15.5) | 14.5 (18) | 17 (20.5) | 19.5 (23) |
| Stone axe | 9 (13.5) | 11.5 (16) | 14 (18.5) | 16.5 (21) | 19 (23.5) | 21.5 (26) |
| Iron axe | 9 (13.5) | 11.5 (16) | 14 (18.5) | 16.5 (21) | 19 (23.5) | 21.5 (26) |
| Diamond axe | 9 (13.5) | 11.5 (16) | 14 (18.5) | 16.5 (21) | 19 (23.5) | 21.5 (26) |
| Netherite axe | 10 (15) | 12.5 (17.5) | 15 (20) | 17.5 (22.5) | 20 (25) | 22.5 (27.5) |
Bedrock Edition
| Swords | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weapon | Base damage | BoA I | BoA II | BoA III | BoA IV | BoA V |
| Wooden sword | 5 (7.5) | 7.5 (9.5) | 10 (12.5) | 12.5 (15) | 15 (17.5) | 17.5 (20) |
| Gold sword | 5 (7.5) | 7.5 (9.5) | 10 (12.5) | 12.5 (15) | 15 (17.5) | 17.5 (20) |
| Stone sword | 6 (9) | 8.5 (11.5) | 11 (14) | 13.5 (16.5) | 16 (19) | 18.5 (21.5) |
| Iron sword | 7 (10.5) | 9.5 (12.5) | 12 (15.5) | 14.5 (18) | 17 (20.5) | 19.5 (23) |
| Diamond sword | 8 (12) | 10.5 (14.5) | 13 (17) | 15.5 (19.5) | 18 (22) | 20.5 (24.5) |
| Netherite sword | 9 (13.5) | 11.5 (16.5) | 14 (19.5) | 16.5 (21) | 19 (23.5) | 21.5 (26) |
| Axes | ||||||
| Weapon | Base damage | BoA I | BoA II | BoA III | BoA IV | BoA V |
| Wooden axe | 4 (6) | 6.5 (8.5) | 9 (11) | 11.5 (13.5) | 14 (16) | 16.5 (18.5) |
| Gold axe | 4 (6) | 6.5 (8.5) | 9 (11) | 11.5 (13.5) | 14 (16) | 16.5 (18.5) |
| Stone axe | 5 (7) | 7.5 (9.5) | 10 (12) | 12.5 (14.5) | 15 (17) | 17.5 (19.5) |
| Iron axe | 6 (9) | 8.5 (11.5) | 11 (14) | 13.5 (16.5) | 16 (19) | 18.5 (21.5) |
| Diamond axe | 7 (10) | 9.5 (12.5) | 12 (15) | 14.5 (17.5) | 17 (20) | 19.5 (22.5) |
| Netherite axe | 8 (11) | 10.5 (13.5) | 13 (16) | 15.5 (18.5) | 18 (21) | 20.5 (23.5) |
Incompatibilities
Sharpness, Smite, Cleaving[upcoming: JE Combat Tests], and Bane of Arthropods are mutually exclusive. However, if commands are used to have two or more of these enchantments on the same item, the effects stack.
Data values
ID
| Name | Identifier | Translation key |
|---|---|---|
| Bane of Arthropods | bane_of_arthropods | enchantment.minecraft.bane_of_arthropods |
| Name | Identifier | Numeric ID | Translation key |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bane of Arthropods | bane_of_arthropods | 11 | enchantment.damage.arthropods |
History
| Java Edition | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1.0.0 | Beta 1.9 Prerelease 3 | Added the Bane of Arthropods enchantment. | |||
| 1.8 | 14w02a | Bane of Arthropods V can now be applied to swords without the use of an anvil. | |||
| 1.15 | 19w36a | Bees are now affected by the Bane of Arthropods enchantment. | |||
| Upcoming Java Edition | |||||
| Combat Tests | Combat Test 4 | Bane of Arthropods can now be applied to axes. | |||
| Bane of Arthropods is mutually exclusive with new enchantment Cleaving. | |||||
| Pocket Edition Alpha | |||||
| 0.12.1 | build 1 | Added the Bane of Arthropods enchantment. | |||
| Pocket Edition | |||||
| 1.0.0 | alpha 0.17.0.1 | Added endermites, which are affected by the Bane of Arthropods enchantment. | |||
| Bedrock Edition | |||||
| 1.14.0 | beta 1.14.0.1 | Added bees, which are affected by the Bane of Arthropods enchantment. | |||
Issues
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