Bane of Arthropods

"Bane" redirects here. For the game formerly known as Scrolls made by Mojang, see Caller's Bane. For the enchantment in Minecraft Dungeons, see MCD:Illager's Bane.

Bane of Arthropods

Maximum level	V
Primary items	‌[Bedrock Edition only] ‌[Bedrock Edition only]
Secondary items	‌[Java Edition only] ‌[Java Edition only]
Enchantment weight	5
Incompatible with	Sharpness Smite Density Breach Cleaving‌[JE Combat Tests only] Impaling[note 1]
Overleveling behavior	Further increases damage.

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 non-village structure loot.

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:

• Bees
• Cave Spiders
• Endermites
• Silverfish
• Spiders

In Bedrock Edition, the damage is rounded down.

In Java Edition, Bane of Arthropods does not apply to charge attacks performed using the spear in the offhand.^[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, making Bane of Arthropods I, Bane of Arthropods III, and Bane of Arthropods V weaker than in Java Edition.

Bane of Arthropods extra damage

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.‌^{[JE Combat Tests only]} 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

Java Edition:

Bedrock Edition:

Enchantment definition

{
  "anvil_cost": 2,
  "description": {
    "translate": "enchantment.minecraft.bane_of_arthropods"
  },
  "effects": {
    "minecraft:damage": [
      {
        "effect": {
          "type": "minecraft:add",
          "value": {
            "type": "minecraft:linear",
            "base": 2.5,
            "per_level_above_first": 2.5
          }
        },
        "requirements": {
          "type": "minecraft:entity_properties",
          "entity": "this",
          "predicate": {
            "minecraft:entity_type": "#minecraft:sensitive_to_bane_of_arthropods"
          }
        }
      }
    ],
    "minecraft:post_attack": [
      {
        "affected": "victim",
        "effect": {
          "type": "minecraft:apply_mob_effect",
          "max_amplifier": 3.0,
          "max_duration": {
            "type": "minecraft:linear",
            "base": 1.5,
            "per_level_above_first": 0.5
          },
          "min_amplifier": 3.0,
          "min_duration": 1.5,
          "to_apply": "minecraft:slowness"
        },
        "enchanted": "attacker",
        "requirements": {
          "type": "minecraft:all_of",
          "terms": [
            {
              "type": "minecraft:entity_properties",
              "entity": "this",
              "predicate": {
                "minecraft:entity_type": "#minecraft:sensitive_to_bane_of_arthropods"
              }
            },
            {
              "type": "minecraft:damage_source_properties",
              "predicate": {
                "is_direct": true
              }
            }
          ]
        }
      }
    ]
  },
  "exclusive_set": "#minecraft:exclusive_set/damage",
  "max_cost": {
    "base": 25,
    "per_level_above_first": 8
  },
  "max_level": 5,
  "min_cost": {
    "base": 5,
    "per_level_above_first": 8
  },
  "primary_items": "#minecraft:enchantable/melee_weapon",
  "slots": [
    "mainhand"
  ],
  "supported_items": "#minecraft:enchantable/weapon",
  "weight": 5
}

History

Java Edition

Bedrock Edition

Legacy Console Edition

New Nintendo 3DS Edition

Java Edition Combat Tests

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

References