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 the enchantment adds an extra 2.5 damage (1.25 hearts) per hit to these mobs, so at level 5, it adds about 12.25 extra damage, making it very effective for quickly killing these creatures
. In addition to dealing extra damage, Bane of Arthropods also applies a Slowness IV effect to the affected mobs for a few seconds, which slows them down and makes them easier to avoid or escape from
. This enchantment can be applied to swords and axes but is mutually exclusive with other weapon damage enchantments like Sharpness and Smite, meaning you cannot have Bane of Arthropods and Sharpness on the same weapon
. While powerful against arthropods, Bane of Arthropods is limited in use because it only affects a small group of mobs. It is especially useful in situations where you expect to fight many arthropods, such as spider dungeons or areas with silverfish
. However, for general combat, other enchantments like Sharpness or Smite are often more versatile
. In summary, Bane of Arthropods:
- Increases damage by 2.5 per level against spiders, cave spiders, bees, silverfish, and endermites.
- Applies a Slowness IV effect to these mobs.
- Can be applied to swords and axes.
- Is incompatible with Sharpness and Smite.
- Is situationally useful for fighting arthropod mobs quickly and efficiently
