Bane of Arthropods is a weapon enchantment in Minecraft that increases damage specifically against arthropod mobs, which include spiders, cave spiders, bees, silverfish, and endermites
. Each level of this enchantment adds extra damage-specifically 2.5 additional damage per level, with the maximum level (V) delivering a 12.5x damage multiplier against these mobs
. Besides increasing damage, Bane of Arthropods also inflicts a Slowness IV effect on affected mobs, with the duration increasing by 0.5 seconds per enchantment level, ranging from 1 to 3.5 seconds at max level
. This slows down the arthropods, giving players a combat advantage. The enchantment can be applied to swords and axes but is incompatible with Sharpness, Smite, and some other enchantments
. It is especially useful for players who frequently encounter or farm arthropod mobs, such as spiders, as it can often kill them in a single hit at the highest level
. In summary, Bane of Arthropods:
- Boosts damage against spiders, cave spiders, bees, silverfish, and endermites.
- Applies a slowness debuff to these mobs.
- Is best used when facing these specific creatures, particularly spiders.
- Is not as versatile as Sharpness but excels in its niche role
