Sweeping Edge

Sweeping Edge

Maximum level	III
Primary items
Secondary items	None
Enchantment weight	2

Sweeping Edge is a sword enchantment that increases sweep attack damage.

Usage

Sweeping Edge increases the damage dealt to mobs by each hit from a sweep attack by 50%/67%/75% of the sword's attack damage for levels I/II/III.

Damage

The formula for sweep attack damage is: 1 + Attack_Damage × (Sweeping_Edge_Level / (Sweeping_Edge_Level + 1)), rounded to the nearest integer. Here, the Attack_Damage is the sword's damage after applying Sharpness, Smite, and Bane of Arthropods. For example, an iron sword enchanted only with Sweeping Edge I deals 1 + 6 × (1 / (1 + 1)) = 4 damage to each mob hit with a sweep attack. A diamond sword enchanted with Sharpness V and Sweeping Edge III deals 1 + 10 × (3 / (3 + 1)) = 8.5 × 4.25 sweep damage. Any sword without Sweeping Edge deals 1 + Attack_Damage × (0 / (0 + 1)) = 1 sweep damage. Extra damage from Smite and Bane of Arthropods is applied against undead mobs and arthropod mobs, respectively.

Higher levels than Sweeping Edge III (obtainable via the use of commands or third party editors) is processed following the formula above and the sweep damage caps beneath 100% of sword's attack damage.

Data values

ID

Name	Namespaced ID	Translation key
Sweeping Edge	sweeping	enchantment.minecraft.sweeping

History

Java Edition
1.11.1		16w50a			Added Sweeping Edge.
Upcoming Java Edition
Combat Tests		Combat Test 3			Sweeping Edge can now be applied to axes.
					Applying Sweeping Edge to other tools/weapons with commands now make the tools/weapons sweep.

Issues

Issues relating to "Sweeping Edge" are maintained on the bug tracker. Report issues there.

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