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What is Golden Sword in Minecraft?

A golden sword is a weapon in Minecraft made from gold. While it looks very fancy and valuable, it is actually one of the weakest swords in the game. It deals the same amount of damage as a wooden sword and has extremely low durability, breaking after only 33 hits. This makes it a very poor choice for combat. Its only real advantage is that it has the highest enchantability of any sword. This means you are more likely to get multiple, high level enchantments on it for a low experience cost at an enchanting table. It is more of a decorative or niche enchanting item than a practical weapon.

How to get Golden Sword in Minecraft

You can get a golden sword by crafting it. The recipe requires two gold ingots and one stick. On a crafting table, place the two gold ingots in a vertical line in the middle column, with the stick in the bottom middle slot. You can also find a golden sword as loot. They have a chance to appear in chests inside ruined portals and bastion remnants. Piglins and zombified piglins also commonly spawn holding a golden sword, and they have a small chance to drop it when defeated, especially if you use a sword with the Looting enchantment.

How to use Golden Sword in Minecraft

A golden sword is used as a melee weapon, but it is not very effective due to its low damage and durability. Its best use is related to enchanting. Because of its high enchantability, you can use a golden sword to get powerful enchantments like Looting III or Sharpness V for a low experience cost. You can then take that enchanted golden sword and combine it with a book on an anvil to transfer the enchantment, or use a grindstone to disenchant it and get some experience back. It is also a required item for piglins to be able to hunt hoglins in the Nether, which is a fun little detail.

How to craft Golden Sword in Minecraft

Crafting Table

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What can Golden Sword make in Minecraft

Gold Nugget

Available Enchantments

Sharpness

I II III IIII IIIII

Increases damage dealt by swords and axes

Max Level: 5

Smite

I II III IIII IIIII

Increases damage against undead mobs

Max Level: 5

Bane of Arthropods

I II III IIII IIIII

Increases damage against arthropod mobs (spiders, silverfish, endermites)

Max Level: 5

Knockback

I II

Increases knockback dealt to enemies

Max Level: 2

Fire Aspect

I II

Sets enemies on fire when hit

Max Level: 2

Looting

I II III

Increases mob loot drops

Max Level: 3

Sweeping Edge

I II III

Increases sweeping attack damage (Java Edition only)

Max Level: 3

Unbreaking

I II III

Increases item durability

Max Level: 3

Mending

Repairs item using experience orbs

Max Level: 1

Curse of Vanishing

Item disappears when player dies

Max Level: 1

How to Enchant: Use an Enchanting Table, Anvil with Enchanted Books, or find enchanted items in loot chests. Higher levels require more experience and lapis lazuli.

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What is Golden Sword in Minecraft?

How to get Golden Sword in Minecraft

How to use Golden Sword in Minecraft

How to craft Golden Sword in Minecraft

Crafting Table

What can Golden Sword make in Minecraft

Available Enchantments

Sharpness

Smite

Bane of Arthropods

Knockback

Fire Aspect

Looting

Sweeping Edge

Unbreaking

Mending

Curse of Vanishing

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My Story

How This All Started

Learning the Hard Way

The Reality of It

What I Actually Want to Build

Why I Keep Going

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