Minecraft Sword Enchantment Meta: Where Bane of Arthropods Ranks Today
By Elena Rostova
Q1: Can you put both Sharpness and Bane of Arthropods on the same sword?
No. Sharpness, Smite, and Bane of Arthropods are mutually exclusive enchantments in vanilla survival gameplay. If you apply one to an item using an enchanting table or anvil, you cannot add the others without commands.
Q2: Does Bane of Arthropods increase damage against Wardens or Creepers?
No. Creepers are classified as general hostile monsters, and the Warden is categorized as an ancient blind monster. Neither belongs to the arthropod mob family. Only spiders, cave spiders, silverfish, endermites, and bees take bonus damage from the enchantment.
Q3: How do you remove Bane of Arthropods from an enchanted sword?
Place the sword into a Grindstone. The grindstone strips all non-curse enchantments, converts them into experience points, and returns an unenchanted base weapon that can be safely re-enchanted with books or the enchanting table.
Elena Rostova holds a Master's degree in Public Health Journalism. She covers groundbreaking medical research, holistic wellness trends, mental health awareness, and nutritional science.
