Bane of Arthropods
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Bane of Arthropods is an enchantment applied to swords, axes, spears, and maces that substantially increases melee damage against arthropod mobs and applies Slowness IV to them.
Obtaining
Bane of Arthropods can be obtained from enchanting tables, drops from mobs that have spawned in a raid,[Bedrock Edition only] books obtained by fishing, librarian villagers, and in the following structure loot chests: desert pyramids, strongholds, ocean ruins, ancient cities, mansions, pillager outposts, mineshafts, monster rooms, jungle pyramids, and from vaults in trial chambers.
Usage
Each level on a sword, axe, spear, or mace adds 2.5HP
× 1.25 extra damage against arthropods mobs, and inflicts Slowness IV to them 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. Bane of Arthropods applies against the following mobs:
In Bedrock Edition, the damage is rounded down. Spear charge attacks done using a spear in the offhand[Java Edition only] do not apply Bane of Arthropods.[1]
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] While both Java Edition and Bedrock Edition add 2.5HP × 1.25 per level, Bedrock Edition rounds down to the nearest whole number which makes Bane of Arthropods I, Bane of Arthropods III, and Bane of Arthropods V weaker than Java Edition.
| Edition | I | II | III | IV | V |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| In Java Edition | 2.5HP × 1.25
|
5HP
|
7.5HP × 3.75
|
10HP
|
12.5HP × 6.25
|
| In Bedrock Edition | 2HP
|
5HP
|
7HP
|
10HP
|
12HP × 6
|
Java Edition
| Swords | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weapon | Base damage | Bane of Arthropods I | Bane of Arthropods II | Bane of Arthropods III | Bane of Arthropods IV | Bane of Arthropods V |
  |
4HP |
6.5HP × 3.25 |
9HP |
11.5HP × 5.75 |
14HP × 7 |
16.5HP × 8.25
|
| (critical) |
6HP |
8.5HP × 4.25 |
11HP × 5.5 |
13.5HP × 6.75 |
16HP × 8 |
18.5HP × 9.25
|
  |
5HP |
7.5HP × 3.75 |
10HP |
12.5HP × 6.25 |
15HP × 7.5 |
17.5HP × 8.75
|
| (critical) |
7.5HP × 3.75 |
10HP |
12.5HP × 6.25 |
15HP × 7.5 |
17.5HP × 8.75 |
20HP × 10
|
 |
6HP |
8.5HP × 4.25 |
11HP × 5.5 |
13.5HP × 6.75 |
16HP × 8 |
18.5HP × 9.25
|
| (critical) |
9HP |
11.5HP × 5.75 |
14HP × 7 |
16.5HP × 8.25 |
19HP × 9.5 |
21.5HP × 10.75
|
 |
7HP |
9.5HP × 4.75 |
12HP × 6 |
14.5HP × 7.25 |
17HP × 8.5 |
19.5HP × 9.75
|
| (critical) |
10.5HP × 5.25 |
13HP × 6.5 |
15.5HP × 7.75 |
18HP × 9 |
20.5HP × 10.25 |
23HP × 11.5
|
 |
8HP |
10.5HP × 5.25 |
13HP × 6.5 |
15.5HP × 7.75 |
18HP × 9 |
20.5HP × 10.25
|
| (critical) |
12HP × 6 |
14.5HP × 7.25 |
17HP × 8.5 |
19.5HP × 9.75 |
22HP × 11 |
24.5HP × 12.25
|
| Axes | ||||||
| Weapon | Base damage | Bane of Arthropods I | Bane of Arthropods II | Bane of Arthropods III | Bane of Arthropods IV | Bane of Arthropods V |
  |
7HP |
9.5HP × 4.75 |
12HP × 6 |
14.5HP × 7.25 |
17HP × 8.5 |
19.5HP × 9.75
|
| (critical) |
10.5HP × 5.25 |
13HP × 6.5 |
15.5HP × 7.75 |
18HP × 9 |
20.5HP × 10.25 |
23HP × 11.5
|
    |
9HP |
11.5HP × 5.75 |
14HP × 7 |
16.5HP × 8.25 |
19HP × 9.5 |
21.5HP × 10.75
|
| (critical) |
13.5HP × 6.75 |
16HP × 8 |
18.5HP × 9.25 |
21HP × 10.5 |
23.5HP × 11.75 |
26HP × 13
|
 |
10HP |
12.5HP × 6.25 |
15HP × 7.5 |
17.5HP × 8.75 |
20HP × 10 |
22.5HP × 11.25
|
| (critical) |
15HP × 7.5 |
17.5HP × 8.75 |
20HP × 10 |
22.5HP × 11.25 |
25HP × 12.5 |
27.5HP × 13.75
|
| Mace | ||||||
| Weapon | Base damage | Bane of Arthropods I | Bane of Arthropods II | Bane of Arthropods III | Bane of Arthropods IV | Bane of Arthropods V |
 |
6HP |
8.5HP × 4.25 |
11HP × 5.5 |
13.5HP × 6.75 |
16HP × 8 |
18.5HP × 9.25
|
| (critical) |
9HP |
11.5HP × 5.75 |
14HP × 7 |
16.5HP × 8.25 |
19HP × 9.5 |
21.5HP × 10.75
|
Bedrock Edition
| Swords | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weapon | Base damage | Bane of Arthropods I | Bane of Arthropods II | Bane of Arthropods III | Bane of Arthropods IV | Bane of Arthropods V |
|
5HP |
7HP |
10HP |
12HP × 6 |
15HP × 7.5 |
17HP × 8.5
|
| (critical) |
7.5HP × 3.75 |
10.5HP × 5.25 |
15HP × 7.5 |
18HP × 9 |
22.5HP × 11.25 |
25.5HP × 12.75
|
|
6HP |
8HP |
11HP × 5.5 |
13HP × 6.5 |
16HP × 8 |
18HP × 9
|
| (critical) |
9HP |
12HP × 6 |
16.5HP × 8.25 |
19.5HP × 9.75 |
24HP × 12 |
27HP × 13.5
|
|
7HP |
9HP |
12HP × 6 |
14HP × 7 |
17HP × 8.5 |
19HP × 9.5
|
| (critical) |
10.5HP × 5.25 |
13.5HP × 6.75 |
18HP × 9 |
21HP × 10.5 |
25.5HP × 12.75 |
28.5HP × 14.25
|
|
8HP |
10HP |
13HP × 6.5 |
15HP × 7.5 |
18HP × 9 |
20HP × 10
|
| (critical) |
12HP × 6 |
15HP × 7.5 |
19.5HP × 9.75 |
22.5HP × 11.25 |
27HP × 13.5 |
30HP × 15
|
|
9HP |
11HP × 5.5 |
14HP × 7 |
16HP × 8 |
19HP × 9.5 |
21HP × 10.5
|
| (critical) |
13.5HP × 6.75 |
16.5HP × 8.25 |
21HP × 10.5 |
24HP × 12 |
28.5HP × 14.25 |
31.5HP × 15.75
|
| Axes | ||||||
| Weapon | Base damage | Bane of Arthropods I | Bane of Arthropods II | Bane of Arthropods III | Bane of Arthropods IV | Bane of Arthropods V |
|
4HP |
6HP |
9HP |
11HP × 5.5 |
14HP × 7 |
16HP × 8
|
| (critical) |
6HP |
9HP |
13.5HP × 6.75 |
16.5HP × 8.25 |
21HP × 10.5 |
24HP × 12
|
|
5HP |
7HP |
10HP |
12HP × 6 |
15HP × 7.5 |
17HP × 8.5
|
| (critical) |
7.5HP × 3.75 |
10.5HP × 5.25 |
15HP × 7.5 |
18HP × 9 |
22.5HP × 11.25 |
22.5HP × 11.25
|
|
6HP |
8HP |
11HP × 5.5 |
13HP × 6.5 |
16HP × 8 |
18HP × 9
|
| (critical) |
9HP |
12HP × 6 |
16.5HP × 8.25 |
19.5HP × 9.75 |
24HP × 12 |
27HP × 13.5
|
|
7HP |
9HP |
12HP × 6 |
14HP × 7 |
17HP × 8.5 |
19HP × 9.5
|
| (critical) |
10.5HP × 5.25 |
13.5HP × 6.75 |
18HP × 9 |
21HP × 10.5 |
25.5HP × 12.75 |
28.5HP × 14.25
|
|
8HP |
10HP |
13HP × 6.5 |
15HP × 7.5 |
18HP × 9 |
20HP × 10
|
| (critical) |
12HP × 6 |
15HP × 7.5 |
19.5HP × 9.75 |
22.5HP × 11.25 |
27HP × 13.5 |
30HP × 15
|
| Mace | ||||||
| Weapon | Base damage | Bane of Arthropods I | Bane of Arthropods II | Bane of Arthropods III | Bane of Arthropods IV | Bane of Arthropods V |
|
6HP |
8HP |
11HP × 5.5 |
13HP × 6.5 |
16HP × 8 |
18HP × 9
|
| (critical) |
9HP |
12HP × 6 |
16.5HP × 8.25 |
19.5HP × 9.75 |
24HP × 12 |
27HP × 13.5
|
Specific cases
If Bane of Arthropods is applied to a trident by use of commands or an anvil in Creative, the enchantment affects the weapon's thrown projectile. If Bane of Arthropods is applied to a bow by use of commands or an anvil in Creative, the enchantment affects the weapon's arrows. If Bane of Arthropods is applied to a crossbow by use of commands or an anvil in Creative, the enchantment affects weapon's arrows but not its firework rockets.
Incompatibilities
Bane of Arthropods is incompatible with Sharpness, Smite, Density, Breach, and Cleaving[upcoming: JE Combat Tests]. It is also incompatible with Impaling, however in Survival this incompatibility cannot be encountered, as no weapon types have access to both Bane of Arthropods and Impaling. If commands are used to have two or more of these enchantments on the same item, their effects stack.[Java Edition only]
Data values
ID
| Name | Identifier | Translation key |
|---|---|---|
| Bane of Arthropods | bane_of_arthropods |
enchantment |
| Name | Identifier | Numeric ID | Translation key |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bane of Arthropods | bane_of_arthropods | 11 |
enchantment |
History
Java Edition
| Java Edition | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1.0.0 | Beta 1.9 Prerelease 4 | Added Bane of Arthropods. | |||||
| Bane of Arthropods affects spiders, cave spiders and silverfish. | |||||||
| 1.8 | 14w02a | Bane of Arthropods V can now be applied to swords without the use of an anvil. | |||||
| 14w11a | Added endermites, which are affected by the Bane of Arthropods enchantment. | ||||||
| 1.15 | 19w36a | Bees, which were added in 19w34a, are now affected by the Bane of Arthropods enchantment. | |||||
| 1.20.5 | 24w03a | Axes can now receive Bane of Arthropods through an enchanting table, rather than only through an anvil.[2] | |||||
| 24w12a | Axes can no longer receive Bane of Arthropods through an enchanting table. | ||||||
| 1.20.5 Experiment | 24w13a | Bane of Arthropods can now be applied to maces. | |||||
| 1.21 | 24w18a | Bane of Arthropods is now mutually exclusive with Density and Breach. | |||||
Bedrock Edition
| Pocket Edition Alpha | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| v0.12.1 | 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. | |||||
| 1.21.0 | Preview 1.21.0.23 | Bane of Arthropods can now be applied to maces. | |||||
| Preview 1.21.0.24 | Bane of Arthropods is now mutually exclusive with Density and Breach. | ||||||
Legacy Console Edition
| Legacy Console Edition | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Xbox 360 | Xbox One | PS3 | PS4 | PS Vita | Wii U | Switch | |
| TU7 | CU1 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | Patch 1 | 1.0.1 | Added the Bane of Arthropods enchantment. |
New Nintendo 3DS Edition
| New Nintendo 3DS Edition | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0.1.0 | Added Bane of Arthropods. | ||||||
Java Edition Combat Tests
| Java Edition Combat Tests | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Bane of Arthropods is mutually exclusive with new enchantment Chopping. | ||||||
| 4 | Bane of Arthropods can now be received by axes directly through the enchanting table, rather than requiring an anvil. | ||||||
| 7c | Bane of Arthropods once again requires an anvil to be applied to axes. | ||||||
| 8 | Bane of Arthropods is now calculated before adding critical hit and potion effect damage, increasing its effectiveness. | ||||||
Issues
Issues relating to "Bane of Arthropods" are maintained on the bug tracker. Issues should be reported and viewed there.
Trivia
- Any primary or secondary item with Bane of Arthropods V can kill any arthropods in one hit.
Notes
- ↑ This incompatibility cannot be encountered in Survival, as no weapon types have access to both Bane of Arthropods and Impaling.
References
Navigation
Sources
- Bane of Arthropods — Minecraft Wiki, CC BY-NC-SA 3.0, revision 3719250.