Smite
For the enchantment in Minecraft Dungeons, see MCD:Smiting.
Not to be confused with Smithing.
Smite
| Maximum level |
V |
|---|---|
| Primary items |
|
| Secondary items |
|
| Enchantment weight |
5 |
| Incompatible with |
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Smite is an enchantment applied to swords, axes, and maces that increases melee damage against undead mobs.
Obtaining
Smite can be obtained from enchantment tables, drops from mobs that have spawned in a raid, books obtained by fishing, monster room chests, librarian villagers, and non-village structure loot.
Usage
Each level on a sword, axe, or mace adds 2.5HP
× 1.25 extra damage to each hit on bogged, drowned, husks, phantoms, skeletons, skeleton horses, strays, withers, wither skeletons, zoglins, zombies, zombie horses, zombie villagers, and zombified piglins. In Bedrock Edition, the damage is 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
| Swords | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weapon | Base damage | Smite I | Smite II | Smite III | Smite IV | Smite V |
 Wooden Sword |
4HP |
6.5HP × 3.25 |
9HP |
11.5HP × 5.75 |
14HP × 7 |
16.5HP × 8.25
|
| Wooden Sword (critical) |
6HP |
8.5HP × 4.25 |
11HP × 5.5 |
13.5HP × 6.75 |
16HP × 8 |
18.5HP × 9.25
|
 Golden Sword |
4HP |
6.5HP × 3.25 |
9HP |
11.5HP × 5.75 |
14HP × 7 |
16.5HP × 8.25
|
| Golden Sword (critical) |
6HP |
8.5HP × 4.25 |
11HP × 5.5 |
13.5HP × 6.75 |
16HP × 8 |
18.5HP × 9.25
|
 Stone Sword |
5HP |
7.5HP × 3.75 |
10HP |
12.5HP × 6.25 |
15HP × 7.5 |
17.5HP × 8.75
|
| Stone Sword (critical) |
7.5HP × 3.75 |
10HP |
12.5HP × 6.25 |
15HP × 7.5 |
17.5HP × 8.75 |
20HP × 10
|
 Iron Sword |
6HP |
8.5HP × 4.25 |
11HP × 5.5 |
13.5HP × 6.75 |
16HP × 8 |
18.5HP × 9.25
|
| Iron Sword (critical) |
9HP |
11.5HP × 5.75 |
14HP × 7 |
16.5HP × 8.25 |
19HP × 9.5 |
21.5HP × 10.75
|
 Diamond Sword |
7HP |
9.5HP × 4.75 |
12HP × 6 |
14.5HP × 7.25 |
17HP × 8.5 |
19.5HP × 9.75
|
| Diamond Sword (critical) |
10.5HP × 5.25 |
13HP × 6.5 |
15.5HP × 7.75 |
18HP × 9 |
20.5HP × 10.25 |
23HP × 11.5
|
 Netherite Sword |
8HP |
10.5HP × 5.25 |
13HP × 6.5 |
15.5HP × 7.75 |
18HP × 9 |
20.5HP × 10.25
|
| Netherite Sword (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 |
 Wooden Axe |
7HP |
9.5HP × 4.75 |
12HP × 6 |
14.5HP × 7.25 |
17HP × 8.5 |
19.5HP × 9.75
|
| Wooden Axe (critical) |
10.5HP × 5.25 |
13HP × 6.5 |
15.5HP × 7.75 |
18HP × 9 |
20.5HP × 10.25 |
23HP × 11.5
|
 Golden Axe |
7HP |
9.5HP × 4.75 |
12HP × 6 |
14.5HP × 7.25 |
17HP × 8.5 |
19.5HP × 9.75
|
| Golden Axe (critical) |
10.5HP × 5.25 |
13HP × 6.5 |
15.5HP × 7.75 |
18HP × 9 |
20.5HP × 10.25 |
23HP × 11.5
|
 Stone Axe |
9HP |
11.5HP × 5.75 |
14HP × 7 |
16.5HP × 8.25 |
19HP × 9.5 |
21.5HP × 10.75
|
| Stone Axe (critical) |
11.5HP × 5.75 |
16HP × 8 |
18.5HP × 9.25 |
21HP × 10.5 |
23.5HP × 11.75 |
26HP × 13
|
 Iron Axe |
9HP |
11.5HP × 5.75 |
14HP × 7 |
16.5HP × 8.25 |
19HP × 9.5 |
21.5HP × 10.75
|
| Iron Axe (critical) |
11.5HP × 5.75 |
16HP × 8 |
18.5HP × 9.25 |
21HP × 10.5 |
23.5HP × 11.75 |
26HP × 13
|
 Diamond Axe |
9HP |
11.5HP × 5.75 |
14HP × 7 |
16.5HP × 8.25 |
19HP × 9.5 |
21.5HP × 10.75
|
| Diamond Axe (critical) |
11.5HP × 5.75 |
16HP × 8 |
18.5HP × 9.25 |
21HP × 10.5 |
23.5HP × 11.75 |
26HP × 13
|
 Netherite Axe |
10HP |
12.5HP × 6.25 |
15HP × 7.5 |
17.5HP × 8.75 |
20HP × 10 |
22.5HP × 11.25
|
| Netherite Axe (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 |
 Mace |
6HP |
8.5HP × 4.25 |
11HP × 5.5 |
13.5HP × 6.75 |
16HP × 8 |
18.5HP × 9.25
|
| Mace (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 |
| Wooden Sword |
5HP |
7HP |
10HP |
12HP × 6 |
15HP × 7.5 |
17HP × 8.5
|
| Wooden Sword (critical) |
7.5HP × 3.75 |
10.5HP × 5.25 |
15HP × 7.5 |
18HP × 9 |
22.5HP × 11.25 |
25.5HP × 12.75
|
| Golden Sword |
5HP |
7HP |
10HP |
12HP × 6 |
15HP × 7.5 |
17HP × 8.5
|
| Golden Sword (critical) |
7.5HP × 3.75 |
10.5HP × 5.25 |
15HP × 7.5 |
18HP × 9 |
22.5HP × 11.25 |
25.5HP × 12.75
|
| Stone Sword |
6HP |
8HP |
11HP × 5.5 |
13HP × 6.5 |
16HP × 8 |
18HP × 9
|
| Stone Sword (critical) |
9HP |
12HP × 6 |
16.5HP × 8.25 |
19.5HP × 9.75 |
24HP × 12 |
27HP × 13.5
|
| Iron Sword |
7HP |
9HP |
12HP × 6 |
14HP × 7 |
17HP × 8.5 |
19HP × 9.5
|
| Iron Sword (critical) |
10.5HP × 5.25 |
13.5HP × 6.75 |
18HP × 9 |
21HP × 10.5 |
25.5HP × 12.75 |
28.5HP × 14.25
|
| Diamond Sword |
8HP |
10HP |
13HP × 6.5 |
15HP × 7.5 |
18HP × 9 |
20HP × 10
|
| Diamond Sword (critical) |
12HP × 6 |
15HP × 7.5 |
19.5HP × 9.75 |
22.5HP × 11.25 |
27HP × 13.5 |
30HP × 15
|
| Netherite Sword |
9HP |
11HP × 5.5 |
14HP × 7 |
16HP × 8 |
19HP × 9.5 |
21HP × 10.5
|
| Netherite Sword (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 |
| Wooden Axe |
4HP |
6HP |
9HP |
11HP × 5.5 |
14HP × 7 |
16HP × 8
|
| Wooden Axe (critical) |
6HP |
9HP |
13.5HP × 6.75 |
16.5HP × 8.25 |
21HP × 10.5 |
24HP × 12
|
| Golden Axe |
4HP |
6HP |
9HP |
11HP × 5.5 |
14HP × 7 |
16HP × 8
|
| Golden Axe (critical) |
6HP |
9HP |
13.5HP × 6.75 |
16.5HP × 8.25 |
21HP × 10.5 |
24HP × 12
|
| Stone Axe |
5HP |
7HP |
10HP |
12HP × 6 |
15HP × 7.5 |
17HP × 8.5
|
| Stone Axe (critical) |
7.5HP × 3.75 |
10.5HP × 5.25 |
15HP × 7.5 |
18HP × 9 |
22.5HP × 11.25 |
22.5HP × 11.25
|
| Iron Axe |
6HP |
8HP |
11HP × 5.5 |
13HP × 6.5 |
16HP × 8 |
18HP × 9
|
| Iron Axe (critical) |
9HP |
12HP × 6 |
16.5HP × 8.25 |
19.5HP × 9.75 |
24HP × 12 |
27HP × 13.5
|
| Diamond Axe |
7HP |
9HP |
12HP × 6 |
14HP × 7 |
17HP × 8.5 |
19HP × 9.5
|
| Diamond Axe (critical) |
10.5HP × 5.25 |
13.5HP × 6.75 |
18HP × 9 |
21HP × 10.5 |
25.5HP × 12.75 |
28.5HP × 14.25
|
| Netherite Axe |
8HP |
10HP |
13HP × 6.5 |
15HP × 7.5 |
18HP × 9 |
20HP × 10
|
| Netherite Axe (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 |
| Mace |
6HP |
8HP |
11HP × 5.5 |
13HP × 6.5 |
16HP × 8 |
18HP × 9
|
| Mace (critical) |
9HP |
12HP × 6 |
16.5HP × 8.25 |
19.5HP × 9.75 |
24HP × 12 |
27HP × 13.5
|
Incompatibilities
Smite is mutually exclusive with Sharpness, Bane of Arthropods, Density, Breach, and Cleaving. However, if commands are used to have two or more of these enchantments on the same item, the effects stack.
Data values
ID
| Name | Identifier | Translation key |
|---|---|---|
| Smite | smite | enchantment |
| Name | Identifier | Numeric ID | Translation key |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smite | smite | 10 | enchantment |
History
| Java Edition | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1.0.0 | Beta 1.9 Prerelease 3 | Added Smite. | |||||
| 1.4.2 | 12w32a | Added zombie villagers, which are affected by Smite. | |||||
| 12w34a | Added withers, which are affected by Smite. | ||||||
| 12w36a | Added wither skeletons, which are affected by Smite. | ||||||
| 1.9 | 15w38b | Skeleton horses and zombie horses are now affected by Smite. | |||||
| 1.10 | 16w20a | Added husks and strays, which are affected by Smite. | |||||
| 1.13 | 18w10c | Phantoms are now affected by Smite. | |||||
| 18w11a | Added drowned, which are affected by Smite. | ||||||
| 1.16 | 20w15a | Zoglins are now affected by Smite. | |||||
| 1.19 | Deep Dark Experimental Snapshot 1 | Added wardens, which are affected by Smite. | |||||
| 22w12a | Wardens are no longer affected by Smite. | ||||||
| 1.20.5 | 24w03a | Axes can now receive smite through an enchanting table, rather than only through an anvil.[1] | |||||
| 24w12a | Axes can no longer receive Smite through an enchanting table. | ||||||
| 1.20.5 Experiment | 24w13a | Smite can now be applied to maces. | |||||
| 1.21 | 24w18a | Smite is now mutually exclusive with Density and Breach. | |||||
| Java Edition Combat Tests | |||||||
| 4 | Smite is mutually exclusive with new enchantment Cleaving. | ||||||
| Pocket Edition Alpha | |||||||
| v0.12.1 | build 1 | Added Smite. | |||||
| v0.15.0 | build 1 | Added skeleton horses, zombie horses, husks and strays, which are affected by Smite. | |||||
| v0.16.0 | build 4 | Added withers, which are affected by Smite. | |||||
| Bedrock Edition | |||||||
| 1.2.13 | beta 1.2.13.8 | Added drowned, which are affected by Smite. | |||||
| 1.6.0 | beta 1.6.0.1 | Added phantoms, which are affected by Smite. | |||||
| 1.16.0 | beta 1.16.0.57 | Added zoglins, which are affected by Smite. | |||||
| 1.21.0 | Preview 1.21.0.23 | Smite can now be applied to maces. | |||||
| Preview 1.21.0.24 | Smite is now mutually exclusive with Density and Breach. | ||||||
| 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 Smite. |
| TU14 | 1.04 | Added zombie villagers, which are affected by Smite. | |||||
| TU19 | CU7 | 1.12 | 1.12 | 1.12 | Added withers, which are affected by Smite. | ||
| Added wither skeletons, which are affected by Smite. | |||||||
| TU46 | CU36 | 1.38 | 1.38 | 1.38 | Patch 15 | Added husks and strays, which are affected by Smite. | |
| Skeleton horses and zombie horses are now affected by Smite. | |||||||
| TU69 | 1.76 | 1.76 | 1.76 | Patch 38 | Added phantoms and drowned, which are affected by Smite. | ||
| New Nintendo 3DS Edition | |||||||
| 0.1.0 | Added Smite. | ||||||
| 1.3.12 | Added withers, which are affected by smite. | ||||||
Issues
Issues relating to "Smite" are maintained on the bug tracker. Issues should be reported and viewed there.
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