Curse of Binding

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Curse of Binding is an enchantment that prevents the item from being removed from armor slots.

Obtaining

Curse of Binding is a treasure enchantment; it can be obtained from fishing, raid drops,‌, trading with a librarian of any level and in the following structures loot chests: Desert Pyramid, Stronghold, Ocean Ruins, Woodland Mansion, Pillager Outpost, Ancient City, Mineshaft, Monster Room, Jungle Pyramids, and from vaults in Trial Chambers.

Usage

An item with Curse of Binding cannot be removed from any armor slot unless the player is in Creative mode, the player dies, or the item breaks. For items without durability or the elytra, the player must die to remove the item, making removal in Hardcore mode impossible.

All mobs also follow the Curse of Binding; for example, if wearing a leather helmet enchanted with Curse of Binding, they cannot take it off to equip their preferred netherite helmet if they found one. A player cannot remove the enchantment using a grindstone or crafting table; instead, the item returns to the player is still cursed. However, if the cursed item is a carved pumpkin or mob head, placing and breaking the block removes the curse.

If the keepInventory gamerule is set to true, the player keeps the cursed item even after death. In this situation, only breaking the item, if possible, removes it.

However, the execution of the commands /item‌ or /replaceitem‌ is compulsory. Therefore, they can still remove items with Curse of Binding by replacing them.

If a player applies the enchantment to a carved pumpkin and wears it, the player becomes unable to remove the carved pumpkin. If the gamerule keepInventory is set to true or the player is in Hardcore mode, it becomes impossible for the player to remove the carved pumpkin without cheating in-game or dying in Hardcore mode. This can be used against other players, as the carved pumpkin overlay on the screen makes the game difficult to play. Because they have no durability, they are the most effective item to use this curse on. However, most players would not deliberately equip a cursed pumpkin, although a dispenser can be used to forcibly equip it onto a player.

This enchantment does not prevent removal of the affected item from one's inventory unless it is equipped.

Data values

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History

Issues

Issues relating to "Curse of Binding" are maintained on the bug tracker. Issues should be reported and viewed there.

References

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Durability	Mending Unbreaking
Block breaking	Efficiency Fortune Silk Touch
Armor	Blast Protection Fire Protection Projectile Protection Protection Thorns Helmet Aqua Affinity Respiration Leggings Swift Sneak Boots Depth Strider Feather Falling Frost Walker Soul Speed
Melee weapons	Bane of Arthropods Smite Sword Fire Aspect Knockback Looting Sharpness Sweeping Edge‌ Axe Cleaving​ Sharpness Mace Breach Density Fire Aspect Wind Burst
Trident	Channeling Impaling Loyalty Riptide
Bow	Flame Infinity Power Punch
Crossbow	Multishot Piercing Quick Charge
Fishing Rod	Luck of the Sea Lure
Curse	Curse of Vanishing
Joke	Potatofication