Sharpness
| Maximum level |
V |
|---|---|
| Primary items |
|
| Secondary items |
|
| Enchantment weight |
10 |
| Incompatible with |
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Sharpness is an enchantment applied to swords, spears[upcoming Mounts of Mayhem] and axes that increases melee damage.
Obtaining
Sharpness can be obtained from enchantment 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.
Only golden weapons can receive Sharpness V directly through the enchanting table. For all other weapon tiers (wooden, stone, iron, diamond, and netherite), an anvil is required to apply Sharpness V to them, though iron and diamond swords can generate with Sharpness V in end city and bastion remnant chests and iron axes with Sharpness V can be found in trial chambers barrels.
Usage
In Java Edition, Sharpness adds 1HP.png){kind=small}
extra damage for the first level and 0.5HP.png){kind=small}
× 0.25 for all subsequent levels, using the formula 0.5 * level + 0.5.
In Bedrock Edition, Sharpness adds 1HP extra damage for the first three levels, 2HP extra damage for the fourth level, and 1HP extra damage for the fifth level, using the formula 1.25 * level, where the value is always rounded down.
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]
| Edition | I | II | III | IV | V |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| In Java Edition | 1HP
|
1.5HP × 0.75
|
2HP
|
2.5HP × 1.25
|
3HP
|
| In Bedrock Edition | 1HP
|
2HP
|
3HP
|
5HP
|
6HP
|
Java Edition
| Swords | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weapon | Base damage | Sharpness I | Sharpness II | Sharpness III | Sharpness IV | Sharpness V |
  |
4HP |
5HP |
5.5HP × 2.75 |
6HP |
6.5HP × 3.25 |
7HP
|
| (critical) |
6HP |
7HP |
7.5HP × 3.75 |
8HP |
8.5HP × 4.25 |
9HP
|
  |
5HP |
6HP |
6.5HP × 3.25 |
7HP |
7.5HP × 3.75 |
8HP
|
| (critical) |
7.5HP × 3.75 |
8.5HP × 4.25 |
9HP |
9.5HP × 4.75 |
10HP |
10.5HP × 5.25
|
 |
6HP |
7HP |
7.5HP × 3.75 |
8HP |
8.5HP × 4.25 |
9HP
|
| (critical) |
9HP |
10HP |
10.5HP × 5.25 |
11HP × 5.5 |
11.5HP × 5.75 |
12HP × 6
|
 |
7HP |
8HP |
8.5HP × 4.25 |
9HP |
9.5HP × 4.75 |
10HP
|
| (critical) |
10.5HP × 5.25 |
11.5HP × 5.75 |
12HP × 6 |
12.5HP × 6.25 |
13HP × 6.5 |
13.5HP × 6.75
|
 |
8HP |
9HP |
9.5HP × 4.75 |
10HP |
10.5HP × 5.25 |
11HP × 5.5
|
| (critical) |
12HP × 6 |
13HP × 6.5 |
13.5HP × 6.75 |
14HP × 7 |
14.5HP × 7.25 |
15HP × 7.5
|
| Axes | ||||||
| Weapon | Base damage | Sharpness I | Sharpness II | Sharpness III | Sharpness IV | Sharpness V |
  |
7HP |
8HP |
8.5HP × 4.25 |
9HP |
9.5HP × 4.75 |
10HP
|
| (critical) |
10.5HP × 5.25 |
11.5HP × 5.75 |
12HP × 6 |
12.5HP × 6.25 |
13HP × 6.5 |
13.5HP × 6.75
|
    |
9HP |
10HP |
10.5HP × 5.25 |
11HP × 5.5 |
11.5HP × 5.75 |
12HP × 6
|
| (critical) |
13.5HP × 6.75 |
14.5HP × 7.25 |
15HP × 7.5 |
15.5HP × 7.75 |
16HP × 8 |
16.5HP × 8.25
|
 |
10HP |
11HP × 5.5 |
11.5HP × 5.75 |
12HP × 6 |
12.5HP × 6.25 |
13HP × 6.5
|
| (critical) |
15HP × 7.5 |
16HP × 8 |
16.5HP × 8.25 |
17HP × 8.5 |
17.5HP × 8.75 |
18HP × 9
|
Bedrock Edition
| Swords | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weapon | Base damage | Sharpness I | Sharpness II | Sharpness III | Sharpness IV | Sharpness V |
|
5HP |
6HP |
7HP |
8HP |
10HP |
11HP × 5.5
|
| (critical) |
7.5HP × 3.75 |
9HP |
10.5HP × 5.25 |
12HP × 6 |
15HP × 7.5 |
16.5HP × 8.25
|
|
6HP |
7HP |
8HP |
9HP |
11HP × 5.5 |
12HP × 6
|
| (critical) |
9HP |
10.5HP × 5.25 |
12HP × 6 |
13.5HP × 6.75 |
16.5HP × 8.25 |
18HP × 9
|
|
7HP |
8HP |
9HP |
10HP |
12HP × 6 |
13HP × 6.5
|
| (critical) |
10.5HP × 5.25 |
12HP × 6 |
13.5HP × 6.75 |
15HP × 7.5 |
18HP × 9 |
19.5HP × 9.75
|
|
8HP |
9HP |
10HP |
11HP × 5.5 |
13HP × 6.5 |
14HP × 7
|
| (critical) |
12HP × 6 |
13.5HP × 6.75 |
15HP × 7.5 |
16.5HP × 8.25 |
19.5HP × 9.75 |
21HP × 10.5
|
|
9HP |
10HP |
11HP × 5.5 |
12HP × 6 |
14HP × 7 |
15HP × 7.5
|
| (critical) |
13.5HP × 6.75 |
15HP × 7.5 |
16.5HP × 8.25 |
18HP × 9 |
21HP × 10.5 |
22.5HP × 11.25
|
| Axes | ||||||
| Weapon | Base damage | Sharpness I | Sharpness II | Sharpness III | Sharpness IV | Sharpness V |
|
4HP |
5HP |
6HP |
7HP |
9HP |
10HP
|
| (critical) |
6HP |
7.5HP × 3.75 |
9HP |
10.5HP × 5.25 |
13.5HP × 6.75 |
15HP × 7.5
|
|
5HP |
6HP |
7HP |
8HP |
10HP |
11HP × 5.5
|
| (critical) |
7.5HP × 3.75 |
9HP |
10.5HP × 5.25 |
12HP × 6 |
15HP × 7.5 |
16.5HP × 8.25
|
|
6HP |
7HP |
8HP |
9HP |
11HP × 5.5 |
12HP × 6
|
| (critical) |
9HP |
10.5HP × 5.25 |
12HP × 6 |
13.5HP × 6.75 |
16.5HP × 8.25 |
18HP × 9
|
|
7HP |
8HP |
9HP |
10HP |
12HP × 6 |
13HP × 6.5
|
| (critical) |
10.5HP × 5.25 |
12HP × 6 |
13.5HP × 6.75 |
15HP × 7.5 |
18HP × 9 |
19.5HP × 9.75
|
|
8HP |
9HP |
10HP |
11HP × 5.5 |
13HP × 6.5 |
14HP × 7
|
| (critical) |
12HP × 6 |
13.5HP × 6.75 |
15HP × 7.5 |
16.5HP × 8.25 |
19.5HP × 9.75 |
21HP × 10.5
|
Specific cases
If Sharpness is applied to a trident by use of commands or an anvil in Creative, the enchantment boosts the weapon's projectile damage, rather than Power having this effect. If Sharpness is applied to a bow by use of commands or an anvil in Creative, the enchantment boosts the damage of the weapon's arrows. If Sharpness is applied to a crossbow by use of commands or an anvil in Creative, the enchantment boosts the damage of the weapon's arrows but not its firework rockets.
Incompatibilities
Sharpness is incompatible with Smite, Bane of Arthropods, and Cleaving.[upcoming JE Combat Tests] It is also incompatible with Impaling, Density, and Breach, however in Survival these incompatibilities cannot be encountered, as no weapon types have access to both Sharpness and Impaling/Density/Breach. 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
| Name | Identifier | Translation key |
|---|---|---|
| Sharpness | sharpness | enchantment |
| Name | Identifier | Numeric ID | Translation key |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sharpness | sharpness | 9 | enchantment |
History
Java Edition
| Java Edition | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1.0.0 | Beta 1.9 Prerelease 3 | Added Sharpness. | |||||
| 1.7.4 | 13w48a | Attack damage display of weapons enchanted with sharpness now takes the damage increase from the enchantment into account. | |||||
| 1.8 | 14w02a | Sharpness V can now be applied to a sword without the use of an anvil. | |||||
| 1.9 | 15w36a | The formula for sharpness has been changed to Level + 0.5 * (Level - 1). Previously, Sharpness added 1.25HP × 0.625 damage per level; see Armor/Old § Enchantments for the effect of pre-1.9 Protection. Sharpness I now adds 1, sharpness II stays the same 2.5, sharpness III now adds 4, sharpness IV now adds 5.5 and sharpness V now adds 7. | |||||
| 15w36d | Changed the sharpness calculation from Level + 0.5 * (Level - 1) to 1 + 0.5 * (Level - 1), greatly weakening the values of the enchantment. | ||||||
| 1.20.5 | 24w03a | Axes can now receive Sharpness through an enchanting table, rather than only through an anvil.[1] | |||||
| 24w12a | Axes can no longer receive Sharpness through an enchanting table. | ||||||
| 1.21 | 24w18a | Attack damage display of weapons enchanted with sharpness no longer takes the damage increase from the enchantment into account.[2] | |||||
| Sharpness can now be applied to maces.[3] | |||||||
| pre4 | Sharpness can no longer be applied to maces. | ||||||
| Upcoming Java Edition | |||||||
| 1.21.11 | 25w41a | Added spears, which Sharpness can be applied to. | |||||
| Java Edition Combat Tests | |||||||
| 4 | Sharpness is mutually exclusive with new enchantment Chopping. | ||||||
Bedrock Edition
| Pocket Edition Alpha | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| v0.12.1 | build 1 | Added Sharpness. | |||||
Legacy Console Edition
| Legacy Console Edition | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Xbox 360 | Xbox One | PS3 | PS4 | PS Vita | Wii U | Switch | |
| TU7 | CU1 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | Patch 1 | 1.0.1 | Added Sharpness. |
| TU33 | CU21 | 1.24 | 1.24 | 1.24 | Patch 3 | Attack damage display of weapons enchanted with sharpness now takes the damage increase from the enchantment into account. | |
| TU43 | CU33 | 1.36 | 1.36 | 1.36 | Patch 13 | The formula for Sharpness has been changed as per Java Edition 1.9 changes. | |
Issues
Issues relating to "Sharpness" are maintained on the bug tracker. Issues should be reported and viewed there.
Notes
- ↑ This incompatibility cannot be encountered in Survival, as no weapon types have access to both Sharpness and Impaling.
- ↑ This incompatibility cannot be encountered in Survival, as no weapon types have access to both Sharpness and Density.
- ↑ This incompatibility cannot be encountered in Survival, as no weapon types have access to both Sharpness and Breach.
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