Smite
For the enchantment in Minecraft Dungeons, see MCD:Smiting.
Not to be confused with Smithing.
Smite
| Maximum level |
V |
|---|---|
| Primary items |
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| Secondary items |
|
| Enchantment weight |
5 |
| Incompatible with |
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Smite is an enchantment applied to swords, axes, spears, and maces that substantially increases melee damage against undead mobs.
Obtaining
Smite can be obtained from enchanting 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.
Usage
Each level on a sword, axe, spear, or mace adds 2.5HP.png){kind=small}
× 1.25 extra damage to each hit on the following mobs:
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 only] While both Java Edition and Bedrock Edition add 2.5HP × 1.25 per level, Bedrock Edition rounds down to the nearest whole number which makes Smite I, Smite III, and Smite V weaker than Java Edition.
| Edition | I | II | III | IV | V |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| In Java Edition | 2.5HP × 1.25
|
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|
7.5HP × 3.75
|
10HP
|
12.5HP × 6.25
|
| In Bedrock Edition | 2HP
|
5HP
|
7HP
|
10HP
|
12HP × 6
|
Java Edition
| Swords | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weapon | Base damage | Smite I | Smite II | Smite III | Smite IV | Smite V |
  |
4HP |
6.5HP × 3.25 |
9HP |
11.5HP × 5.75 |
14HP × 7 |
16.5HP × 8.25
|
| (critical) |
6HP |
8.5HP × 4.25 |
11HP × 5.5 |
13.5HP × 6.75 |
16HP × 8 |
18.5HP × 9.25
|
  |
5HP |
7.5HP × 3.75 |
10HP |
12.5HP × 6.25 |
15HP × 7.5 |
17.5HP × 8.75
|
| (critical) |
7.5HP × 3.75 |
10HP |
12.5HP × 6.25 |
15HP × 7.5 |
17.5HP × 8.75 |
20HP × 10
|
 |
6HP |
8.5HP × 4.25 |
11HP × 5.5 |
13.5HP × 6.75 |
16HP × 8 |
18.5HP × 9.25
|
| (critical) |
9HP |
11.5HP × 5.75 |
14HP × 7 |
16.5HP × 8.25 |
19HP × 9.5 |
21.5HP × 10.75
|
 |
7HP |
9.5HP × 4.75 |
12HP × 6 |
14.5HP × 7.25 |
17HP × 8.5 |
19.5HP × 9.75
|
| (critical) |
10.5HP × 5.25 |
13HP × 6.5 |
15.5HP × 7.75 |
18HP × 9 |
20.5HP × 10.25 |
23HP × 11.5
|
 |
8HP |
10.5HP × 5.25 |
13HP × 6.5 |
15.5HP × 7.75 |
18HP × 9 |
20.5HP × 10.25
|
| (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 |
  |
7HP |
9.5HP × 4.75 |
12HP × 6 |
14.5HP × 7.25 |
17HP × 8.5 |
19.5HP × 9.75
|
| (critical) |
10.5HP × 5.25 |
13HP × 6.5 |
15.5HP × 7.75 |
18HP × 9 |
20.5HP × 10.25 |
23HP × 11.5
|
    |
9HP |
11.5HP × 5.75 |
14HP × 7 |
16.5HP × 8.25 |
19HP × 9.5 |
21.5HP × 10.75
|
| (critical) |
13.5HP × 6.75 |
16HP × 8 |
18.5HP × 9.25 |
21HP × 10.5 |
23.5HP × 11.75 |
26HP × 13
|
 |
10HP |
12.5HP × 6.25 |
15HP × 7.5 |
17.5HP × 8.75 |
20HP × 10 |
22.5HP × 11.25
|
| (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 |
 |
6HP |
8.5HP × 4.25 |
11HP × 5.5 |
13.5HP × 6.75 |
16HP × 8 |
18.5HP × 9.25
|
| (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 |
|
5HP |
7HP |
10HP |
12HP × 6 |
15HP × 7.5 |
17HP × 8.5
|
| (critical) |
7.5HP × 3.75 |
10.5HP × 5.25 |
15HP × 7.5 |
18HP × 9 |
22.5HP × 11.25 |
25.5HP × 12.75
|
|
6HP |
8HP |
11HP × 5.5 |
13HP × 6.5 |
16HP × 8 |
18HP × 9
|
| (critical) |
9HP |
12HP × 6 |
16.5HP × 8.25 |
19.5HP × 9.75 |
24HP × 12 |
27HP × 13.5
|
|
7HP |
9HP |
12HP × 6 |
14HP × 7 |
17HP × 8.5 |
19HP × 9.5
|
| (critical) |
10.5HP × 5.25 |
13.5HP × 6.75 |
18HP × 9 |
21HP × 10.5 |
25.5HP × 12.75 |
28.5HP × 14.25
|
|
8HP |
10HP |
13HP × 6.5 |
15HP × 7.5 |
18HP × 9 |
20HP × 10
|
| (critical) |
12HP × 6 |
15HP × 7.5 |
19.5HP × 9.75 |
22.5HP × 11.25 |
27HP × 13.5 |
30HP × 15
|
|
9HP |
11HP × 5.5 |
14HP × 7 |
16HP × 8 |
19HP × 9.5 |
21HP × 10.5
|
| (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 |
|
4HP |
6HP |
9HP |
11HP × 5.5 |
14HP × 7 |
16HP × 8
|
| (critical) |
6HP |
9HP |
13.5HP × 6.75 |
16.5HP × 8.25 |
21HP × 10.5 |
24HP × 12
|
|
5HP |
7HP |
10HP |
12HP × 6 |
15HP × 7.5 |
17HP × 8.5
|
| (critical) |
7.5HP × 3.75 |
10.5HP × 5.25 |
15HP × 7.5 |
18HP × 9 |
22.5HP × 11.25 |
22.5HP × 11.25
|
|
6HP |
8HP |
11HP × 5.5 |
13HP × 6.5 |
16HP × 8 |
18HP × 9
|
| (critical) |
9HP |
12HP × 6 |
16.5HP × 8.25 |
19.5HP × 9.75 |
24HP × 12 |
27HP × 13.5
|
|
7HP |
9HP |
12HP × 6 |
14HP × 7 |
17HP × 8.5 |
19HP × 9.5
|
| (critical) |
10.5HP × 5.25 |
13.5HP × 6.75 |
18HP × 9 |
21HP × 10.5 |
25.5HP × 12.75 |
28.5HP × 14.25
|
|
8HP |
10HP |
13HP × 6.5 |
15HP × 7.5 |
18HP × 9 |
20HP × 10
|
| (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 |
|
6HP |
8HP |
11HP × 5.5 |
13HP × 6.5 |
16HP × 8 |
18HP × 9
|
| (critical) |
9HP |
12HP × 6 |
16.5HP × 8.25 |
19.5HP × 9.75 |
24HP × 12 |
27HP × 13.5
|
Specific cases
If Smite is applied to a trident by use of commands or an anvil in Creative, the enchantment affects weapon's thrown projectile. If Smite is applied to a bow by use of commands or an anvil in Creative, the enchantment affects the weapon's arrows. If Smite is applied to a crossbow by use of commands or an anvil in Creative, the enchantment affects weapon's arrows but not its firework rockets.
Incompatibilities
Smite is incompatible with Sharpness, Bane of Arthropods, Density, Breach, and Cleaving.[upcoming JE Combat Tests] It is also incompatible with Impaling, however in Survival this incompatibility cannot be encountered, as no weapon types have access to both Smite and Impaling. 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Smite | smite |
enchantment |
| Name | Identifier | Numeric ID | Translation key |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smite | smite | 10 |
enchantment |
History
Java Edition
| Java Edition | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1.0.0 | Beta 1.9 Prerelease 4 | 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] | |||||
| 1.20.5 Experiment | 24w07a | Added bogged, which are affected by Smite | |||||
| 24w12a | Axes can no longer receive Smite through an enchanting table. | ||||||
| 24w13a | Smite can now be applied to maces. | ||||||
| 1.21 | 24w18a | Smite is now mutually exclusive with Density and Breach. | |||||
Bedrock Edition
| 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 Experiment | 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. | |||||
| 1.20.70 Experiment | Preview 1.20.70.24 | Added bogged, 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
| 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.[is this the correct version?] | |||||||
| TU69 | 1.76 | 1.76 | 1.76 | Patch 38 | Added phantoms and drowned, which are affected by Smite. | ||
New Nintendo 3DS Edition
| New Nintendo 3DS Edition | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0.1.0 | Added Smite. | ||||||
| 1.3.12 | Added withers, which are affected by Smite. | ||||||
Java Edition Combat Tests
| Java Edition Combat Tests | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Smite is mutually exclusive with new enchantment Chopping. | ||||||
| 4 | Smite can now be received by axes directly through the enchanting table, rather than requiring an anvil. | ||||||
| 7c | Smite now once again requires an anvil to be applied to axes. | ||||||
| 8 | Smite is now calculated before adding critical hit and potion effect damage, increasing its effectiveness. | ||||||
Issues
Issues relating to "Smite" 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 Smite and Impaling.
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