Fire Aspect

For the bow enchantment, see Flame. For the enchantment in Minecraft Dungeons, see Dungeons:Fire Aspect.

Fire Aspect

Maximum level	II
Primary items
Secondary items	​[upcoming: JE Combat Tests]
Enchantment weight	2

Fire Aspect is an enchantment applied to swords, maces, and spears that ignites entities hit with melee attacks.

Obtaining

Fire Aspect 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

Fire Aspect adds 80 fire-ticks (4 seconds of burning) per level to the target. Because the first hit is caused by the item with this enchantment, the first second of fire damage is not recognized. Targets receive 3HP and 7HP damage with level I and II respectively. Formula to calculate the fire damage, expressed in 1HP: damage = (level × 4) – 1

When a mob that normally drops raw meat is killed while it is burning, or if a mob is killed directly by the enchanted weapon, even if it is in water, it drops cooked meat. When a sulfur cube that has absorbed TNT is hit with an enchanted item, it ignites and explodes.

In Bedrock Edition, using an item enchanted with Fire Aspect on an unlit candle or campfire lights it. Additionally, doing this on a block of TNT or minecart with TNT causes it to ignite.

Spear charge attacks done using a spear in the offhand‌^{[Java Edition only]} do not apply Fire Aspect.^[1]

Specific cases

If Fire Aspect is applied to a trident by use of commands or an anvil in Creative, the enchantment does not cause the weapon's thrown projectile to set targets on fire or ignite TNT, TNT minecarts, candles, and campfires. Instead, Flame has the igniting effects, but doesn't set targets on fire either.

Immune mobs

Both Fire Aspect and Flame are nullified on all Nether exclusive mobs other than piglins, piglin brutes, and hoglins due to fire and lava immunity. Ender dragons, withers, and wardens are also immune. Normal skeletons and endermen are not immune even in the Nether.

Data values

ID

Java Edition:

Bedrock Edition:

Enchantment definition

{
  "anvil_cost": 4,
  "description": {
    "translate": "enchantment.minecraft.fire_aspect"
  },
  "effects": {
    "minecraft:post_attack": [
      {
        "affected": "victim",
        "effect": {
          "type": "minecraft:ignite",
          "duration": {
            "type": "minecraft:linear",
            "base": 4.0,
            "per_level_above_first": 4.0
          }
        },
        "enchanted": "attacker",
        "requirements": {
          "type": "minecraft:damage_source_properties",
          "predicate": {
            "is_direct": true
          }
        }
      }
    ]
  },
  "max_cost": {
    "base": 60,
    "per_level_above_first": 20
  },
  "max_level": 2,
  "min_cost": {
    "base": 10,
    "per_level_above_first": 20
  },
  "primary_items": "#minecraft:enchantable/melee_weapon",
  "slots": [
    "mainhand"
  ],
  "supported_items": "#minecraft:enchantable/fire_aspect",
  "weight": 2
}

History

Java Edition

Bedrock Edition

Legacy Console Edition

New Nintendo 3DS Edition

Java Edition Combat Tests

Issues

Issues relating to "Fire Aspect" are maintained on the bug tracker. Issues should be reported and viewed there.

References