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Curse of Vanishing

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Curse of Vanishing

Curse of Vanishing is an enchantment that causes the item to which it is applied to disappear upon death.

Obtaining

Curse of Vanishing is a treasure enchantment that can be obtained from fishing, raid drops,‌[BE only] and trading with a librarian of any level (or if the "Villager Trade Rebalance" experimental datapack is enabled, a swamp librarian). It can also generate in the loot chests of desert pyramids, strongholds, ocean ruins, woodland mansions, pillager outposts, ancient cities, mineshafts, monster rooms, and jungle pyramids; it can also be drawn from the vaults in trial chambers.

Usage

When an item enchanted with Curse of Vanishing is in the inventory of a player who dies, it does not drop on the ground, but is removed from the world entirely. However, the item does not vanish if it is dropped manually or if it is placed in a container before death.

This curse does not activate when the cursed item is stored in a shulker box or bundle[1] or when the keepInventory gamerule is set to true.

Curse of Vanishing cannot be removed by a grindstone or a crafting table. However, if the cursed item is a block, placing it will remove the curse.

If an item dropped by a mob (such as a zombie or skeleton wearing armor), or by an armor stand has Curse of Vanishing, the enchantment works as normal.

Of all enchantments in the game, Curse of Vanishing is compatible with the greatest number of different item types. It can be added to any type of item which can be enchanted at all, including compass and carved pumpkin.

The effect is insignificant in singleplayer Hardcore mode for players (though not mobs) because death is permanent, so no items can be retrieved after dying.

Data values

ID

Java Edition:

NameIdentifier Translation key
Curse of Vanishingvanishing_curse enchantment.minecraft.vanishing_curse

Bedrock Edition:

NameIdentifierNumeric ID Translation key
Curse of Vanishingvanishing28 enchantment.curse.vanishing

History

Java Edition

Java Edition
1.1116w39aAdded Curse of Vanishing.
Currently can be applied to any item.
16w44aCurse of Vanishing enchanted book appears in both the tools tab and the combat tab in the Creative inventory.[2]
releaseCurse of Vanishing can now be applied only to equipment.
1.1519w35aCurse of Vanishing can now be applied to carved pumpkins and no longer be applied to regular pumpkins.[3]
19w37aCurse of Vanishing enchantment is now functional for horses when added to horse armor in creative mode.
1.1620w06aCurse of Vanishing can no longer be removed by combining it with another item in a crafting interface.[4]
20w14aCompasses can now be enchanted with Curse of Vanishing.
1.1922w14aRecovery compasses can now be enchanted with Curse of Vanishing.
22w15aRecovery compasses can no longer be enchanted with Curse of Vanishing.
26.1pre2Curse of Vanishing now functions on armor stands.[5]

Bedrock Edition

Bedrock Edition
1.2.13beta 1.2.13.5Added Curse of Vanishing.
Curse of Vanishing cannot be obtained in the Creative inventory.
Curse of Vanishing is obtainable only via trading with librarian villagers.
1.4.0beta 1.2.20.2Enchanted books with Curse of Vanishing are no longer obtainable from trading with librarians.
1.16.0beta 1.16.0.51Curse of Vanishing has been implemented.
Curse of Vanishing has been added to the Creative inventory.
1.19.40Preview 1.19.40.23Enchanted books with Curse of Vanishing are now again obtainable from trading with librarians.

Legacy Console Edition

Legacy Console Edition
Xbox 360Xbox OnePS3PS4PS VitaWii USwitch
TU54CU441.521.521.52Patch 241.0.4Added Curse of Vanishing.

Issues

Issues relating to "Curse of Vanishing" are maintained on the bug tracker. Issues should be reported and viewed there.

References

  1. ↑ MC-109053 – Curse of vanishing items dont despawn inside shulker boxes or bundles. – resolved as "Works As Intended".
  2. ↑ MC-107550 – Curse of vanishing listed in "Miscellaneous" tab – resolved as "Fixed".
  3. ↑ MC-125810 – Carved pumpkin can't be enchanted in survival mode – resolved as "Fixed".
  4. ↑ MC-158807 – You can remove cursed enchantments on items by repairing them in inventory – resolved as "Fixed".
  5. ↑ MC-305123 – Curse of Vanishing doesn't work when the item is equipped on an armor stand. – resolved as "Fixed".

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