Smite

For the enchantment in Minecraft Dungeons, see MCD:Smiting.

Not to be confused with Smithing.

Smite

Maximum level	V
Primary items	‌[Bedrock Edition only] ‌[Bedrock Edition only]
Secondary items	‌[Java Edition only] ‌[Java Edition only]
Enchantment weight	5
Incompatible with	Bane of Arthropods Sharpness Density Breach Cleaving ​[upcoming: JE Combat Tests] Impaling[note 1]

Smite is an enchantment applied to swords, axes, spears, and maces that substantially increases melee damage against undead mobs.

Obtaining

Smite 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.

Usage

Each level on a sword, axe, spear, or mace adds 2.5HP × 1.25 extra damage to each hit on the following mobs:

• Zombies and their variants:
  • Drowned
  • Husks
  • Zombie Villagers
  • Zombified Piglins^{[note 2]}
  • Zoglins
  • Zombie Horses
  • Camel Husks
  • Zombie Nautiluses
• Skeletons and their variants:
  • Strays
  • Bogged
  • Parched
  • Wither Skeletons
  • Skeleton Horses
• Phantoms
• Withers

In Bedrock Edition, the damage is rounded down. Spear charge attacks done using a spear in the offhand‌^{[Java Edition only]} do not apply Smite.^[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 which makes Smite I, Smite III, and Smite V weaker than Java Edition.

Smite 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	Smite I	Smite II	Smite III	Smite IV	Smite 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	Smite I	Smite II	Smite III	Smite IV	Smite 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	Smite I	Smite II	Smite III	Smite IV	Smite 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	Smite I	Smite II	Smite III	Smite IV	Smite 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	Smite I	Smite II	Smite III	Smite IV	Smite 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	Smite I	Smite II	Smite III	Smite IV	Smite 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 Smite is applied to a trident by use of commands or an anvil in Creative, the enchantment affects weapon's thrown projectile. If Smite is applied to a bow by use of commands or an anvil in Creative, the enchantment affects the weapon's arrows. If Smite 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

Smite is incompatible with Sharpness, Bane of Arthropods, Density, Breach, and Cleaving.​^{[upcoming: JE Combat Tests]} It is also incompatible with Impaling, however in Survival this incompatibility cannot be encountered, as no weapon types have access to both Smite 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.smite"
  },
  "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_smite"
          }
        }
      }
    ]
  },
  "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 "Smite" are maintained on the bug tracker. Issues should be reported and viewed there.

Notes

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