Sharpness
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Sharpness is an enchantment applied to swords, axes, and spears that increases melee damage.
Obtaining
Sharpness can be obtained from enchanting tables, drops from mobs that have spawned in a raid,[Bedrock Edition only] books obtained by fishing, monster room chests, librarian villagers, and non-village structure loot.
Enchanting table maximum
Certain levels of Sharpness cannot be received directly through the enchanting table on certain equipment tiers, because their enchantability does not meet the required threshold.
- The wooden, stone, copper, iron, diamond, and netherite tiers cannot receive Sharpness V through an enchanting table.
- The golden tier is the only tier that is able to receive Sharpness V directly through an enchanting table.
Tiers that cannot receive Sharpness V can have it applied to them by use of an anvil, or can be found naturally enchanted with it through certain structure loot.
Usage
In Java Edition, Sharpness adds 1HP
extra damage for the first level and 0.5HP
× 0.25 for all subsequent levels, using the formula 0.5 * level + 0.5.
In Bedrock Edition, Sharpness adds 1HP extra damage for the first three levels, 2HP extra damage for the fourth level, and 1HP extra damage for the fifth level, using the formula 1.25 * level, where the value is always rounded down.
Spear charge attacks done using a spear in the offhand[Java Edition only] do not apply Sharpness.[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]
| Edition | I | II | III | IV | V |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| In Java Edition | 1HP
|
1.5HP × 0.75
|
2HP
|
2.5HP × 1.25
|
3HP
|
| In Bedrock Edition | 1HP
|
2HP
|
3HP
|
5HP
|
6HP
|
Java Edition
| Swords | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weapon | Base damage | Sharpness I | Sharpness II | Sharpness III | Sharpness IV | Sharpness V |
  |
4HP |
5HP |
5.5HP × 2.75 |
6HP |
6.5HP × 3.25 |
7HP
|
| (critical) |
6HP |
7HP |
7.5HP × 3.75 |
8HP |
8.5HP × 4.25 |
9HP
|
  |
5HP |
6HP |
6.5HP × 3.25 |
7HP |
7.5HP × 3.75 |
8HP
|
| (critical) |
7.5HP × 3.75 |
8.5HP × 4.25 |
9HP |
9.5HP × 4.75 |
10HP |
10.5HP × 5.25
|
 |
6HP |
7HP |
7.5HP × 3.75 |
8HP |
8.5HP × 4.25 |
9HP
|
| (critical) |
9HP |
10HP |
10.5HP × 5.25 |
11HP × 5.5 |
11.5HP × 5.75 |
12HP × 6
|
 |
7HP |
8HP |
8.5HP × 4.25 |
9HP |
9.5HP × 4.75 |
10HP
|
| (critical) |
10.5HP × 5.25 |
11.5HP × 5.75 |
12HP × 6 |
12.5HP × 6.25 |
13HP × 6.5 |
13.5HP × 6.75
|
 |
8HP |
9HP |
9.5HP × 4.75 |
10HP |
10.5HP × 5.25 |
11HP × 5.5
|
| (critical) |
12HP × 6 |
13HP × 6.5 |
13.5HP × 6.75 |
14HP × 7 |
14.5HP × 7.25 |
15HP × 7.5
|
| Axes | ||||||
| Weapon | Base damage | Sharpness I | Sharpness II | Sharpness III | Sharpness IV | Sharpness V |
  |
7HP |
8HP |
8.5HP × 4.25 |
9HP |
9.5HP × 4.75 |
10HP
|
| (critical) |
10.5HP × 5.25 |
11.5HP × 5.75 |
12HP × 6 |
12.5HP × 6.25 |
13HP × 6.5 |
13.5HP × 6.75
|
    |
9HP |
10HP |
10.5HP × 5.25 |
11HP × 5.5 |
11.5HP × 5.75 |
12HP × 6
|
| (critical) |
13.5HP × 6.75 |
14.5HP × 7.25 |
15HP × 7.5 |
15.5HP × 7.75 |
16HP × 8 |
16.5HP × 8.25
|
 |
10HP |
11HP × 5.5 |
11.5HP × 5.75 |
12HP × 6 |
12.5HP × 6.25 |
13HP × 6.5
|
| (critical) |
15HP × 7.5 |
16HP × 8 |
16.5HP × 8.25 |
17HP × 8.5 |
17.5HP × 8.75 |
18HP × 9
|
Bedrock Edition
| Swords | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weapon | Base damage | Sharpness I | Sharpness II | Sharpness III | Sharpness IV | Sharpness V |
|
5HP |
6HP |
7HP |
8HP |
10HP |
11HP × 5.5
|
| (critical) |
7.5HP × 3.75 |
9HP |
10.5HP × 5.25 |
12HP × 6 |
15HP × 7.5 |
16.5HP × 8.25
|
|
6HP |
7HP |
8HP |
9HP |
11HP × 5.5 |
12HP × 6
|
| (critical) |
9HP |
10.5HP × 5.25 |
12HP × 6 |
13.5HP × 6.75 |
16.5HP × 8.25 |
18HP × 9
|
|
7HP |
8HP |
9HP |
10HP |
12HP × 6 |
13HP × 6.5
|
| (critical) |
10.5HP × 5.25 |
12HP × 6 |
13.5HP × 6.75 |
15HP × 7.5 |
18HP × 9 |
19.5HP × 9.75
|
|
8HP |
9HP |
10HP |
11HP × 5.5 |
13HP × 6.5 |
14HP × 7
|
| (critical) |
12HP × 6 |
13.5HP × 6.75 |
15HP × 7.5 |
16.5HP × 8.25 |
19.5HP × 9.75 |
21HP × 10.5
|
|
9HP |
10HP |
11HP × 5.5 |
12HP × 6 |
14HP × 7 |
15HP × 7.5
|
| (critical) |
13.5HP × 6.75 |
15HP × 7.5 |
16.5HP × 8.25 |
18HP × 9 |
21HP × 10.5 |
22.5HP × 11.25
|
| Axes | ||||||
| Weapon | Base damage | Sharpness I | Sharpness II | Sharpness III | Sharpness IV | Sharpness V |
|
4HP |
5HP |
6HP |
7HP |
9HP |
10HP
|
| (critical) |
6HP |
7.5HP × 3.75 |
9HP |
10.5HP × 5.25 |
13.5HP × 6.75 |
15HP × 7.5
|
|
5HP |
6HP |
7HP |
8HP |
10HP |
11HP × 5.5
|
| (critical) |
7.5HP × 3.75 |
9HP |
10.5HP × 5.25 |
12HP × 6 |
15HP × 7.5 |
16.5HP × 8.25
|
|
6HP |
7HP |
8HP |
9HP |
11HP × 5.5 |
12HP × 6
|
| (critical) |
9HP |
10.5HP × 5.25 |
12HP × 6 |
13.5HP × 6.75 |
16.5HP × 8.25 |
18HP × 9
|
|
7HP |
8HP |
9HP |
10HP |
12HP × 6 |
13HP × 6.5
|
| (critical) |
10.5HP × 5.25 |
12HP × 6 |
13.5HP × 6.75 |
15HP × 7.5 |
18HP × 9 |
19.5HP × 9.75
|
|
8HP |
9HP |
10HP |
11HP × 5.5 |
13HP × 6.5 |
14HP × 7
|
| (critical) |
12HP × 6 |
13.5HP × 6.75 |
15HP × 7.5 |
16.5HP × 8.25 |
19.5HP × 9.75 |
21HP × 10.5
|
Specific cases
If Sharpness is applied to a trident by use of commands or an anvil in Creative, the enchantment boosts the weapon's projectile damage, rather than Power having this effect. If Sharpness is applied to a bow by use of commands or an anvil in Creative, the enchantment boosts the damage of the weapon's arrows. If Sharpness is applied to a crossbow by use of commands or an anvil in Creative, the enchantment boosts the damage of the weapon's arrows but not its firework rockets.
Incompatibilities
Sharpness is incompatible with Smite, Bane of Arthropods, and Cleaving.[upcoming: JE Combat Tests] It is also incompatible with Impaling, Density, and Breach; however in Survival these incompatibilities cannot be encountered, as no weapon types have access to both Sharpness and Impaling/Density/Breach. 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Sharpness | sharpness |
enchantment |
| Name | Identifier | Numeric ID | Translation key |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sharpness | sharpness | 9 |
enchantment |
History
Java Edition
| Java Edition | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1.0.0 | Beta 1.9 Prerelease 4 | Added Sharpness, which currently adds 1.25HP × 0.625 per level. | |||||
| 1.25HP × 0.625 is added at level I, 2.5HP × 1.25 at level II, 3.75HP × 1.875 at level III, 5HP at level IV, and 6.25HP × 3.125 at level V. | |||||||
| 1.7.4 | 13w48a | Sharpness now changes the attack damage tooltip to display its damage increase. | |||||
| 1.8 | 14w02a | Sharpness V can now be applied to a sword without the use of an anvil. | |||||
| 1.9 | 15w36a | Sharpness now adds 1HP for the first level and 1.5HP × 0.75 for all subsequent levels, using the formula Level + 0.5 * (Level - 1). | |||||
| 1HP is added at level I, 2.5HP × 1.25 at level II, 4HP at level III, 5.5HP × 2.75 at level IV, and 7HP at level V. | |||||||
| 15w36d | Sharpness now adds 1HP for the first level and 0.5HP × 0.25 for all subsequent levels, using the formula 1 + 0.5 * (Level - 1).[note 4] | ||||||
| 1HP is added at level I, 1.5HP × 0.75 at level II, 2HP at level III, 2.5HP × 1.25 at level IV, and 3HP at level V. | |||||||
| 1.20.5 | 24w03a | Axes can now receive Sharpness through an enchanting table, rather than only through an anvil.[2] | |||||
| 24w12a | Axes can no longer receive Sharpness through an enchanting table, now requiring an anvil once again. | ||||||
| 1.21 | 24w18a | Sharpness no longer changes the attack damage tooltip to display its damage increase.[3] | |||||
| Sharpness can now be applied to maces.[4] | |||||||
| pre4 | Sharpness can no longer be applied to maces. | ||||||
| 1.21.11 | 25w41a | Added spears, which Sharpness can be applied to. | |||||
Bedrock Edition
| Pocket Edition Alpha | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| v0.12.1 | build 1 | Added Sharpness. | |||||
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 Sharpness. |
| TU33 | CU21 | 1.24 | 1.24 | 1.24 | Patch 3 | Attack damage display of weapons enchanted with sharpness now takes the damage increase from the enchantment into account. | |
| TU43 | CU33 | 1.36 | 1.36 | 1.36 | Patch 13 | The formula for Sharpness has been changed as per Java Edition 1.9 changes. | |
New Nintendo 3DS Edition
| New Nintendo 3DS Edition | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0.1.0 | Added Sharpness. | ||||||
Java Edition Combat Tests
| Java Edition Combat Tests | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Sharpness is mutually exclusive with new enchantment Chopping. | ||||||
| 4 | Sharpness can now be received by axes directly through the enchanting table, rather than requiring an anvil. | ||||||
| 7c | Sharpness now once again requires an anvil to be applied to axes. | ||||||
| 8 | Sharpness is now calculated before adding critical hit and potion effect damage, increasing its effectiveness. | ||||||
Issues
Issues relating to "Sharpness" are maintained on the bug tracker. Issues should be reported and viewed there.
Notes
- ↑ This incompatibility cannot be encountered in Survival, as no weapon types have access to both Sharpness and Impaling.
- ↑ This incompatibility cannot be encountered in Survival, as no weapon types have access to both Sharpness and Density.
- ↑ This incompatibility cannot be encountered in Survival, as no weapon types have access to both Sharpness and Breach.
- ↑ This nerf was done to account for the nerfs to armor and the Protection enchantment.
References
- ↑ MC-308270 – Sharpness, Smite, and Bane of Arthropods do not apply to offhand spear charge attacks – resolved as "Unresolved".
- ↑ MC-267943 – Anvil exclusive enchantments can be obtained from enchanting tables – resolved as "Fixed".
- ↑ MC-271840
- ↑ "[MC-272982] Mace can have sharpness – Jira" – Mojira. Resolved as "Fixed".
Navigation
Sources
- Sharpness — Minecraft Wiki, CC BY-NC-SA 3.0, revision 3718283.