Bane of Arthropods

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 at 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[]

Bedrock Edition[]

Incompatibilities[]

Bane of Arthropods is mutually exclusive with Sharpness, Smite, Density, Breach, and Cleaving‌^{[upcoming: JE Combat Tests]}. However, if commands are used to have two or more of these enchantments on the same item, the effects stack.

Data values[]

ID[]

Java Edition:

Bedrock Edition:

History[]

Issues[]

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