Sword Enchantment List

In Minecraft, you can enchant a sword with a number of different enchantments. Each enchantment has a name and ID value assigned to it. You can use these enchantment values in the /enchant command.

Here is a list of sword enchantments for the latest version of Minecraft Java Edition (PC/Mac).

Enchantment (Minecraft ID Name)	Max Level	Description	Minecraft ID	Version
Bane of Arthropods (bane_of_arthropods)	V	Increases attack damage against arthropods	18
Curse of Vanishing (vanishing_curse)	I	Cursed item will disappear after player dies	71	1.11
Fire Aspect (fire_aspect)	II	Sets target on fire	20
Knockback (knockback)	II	Increases knockback dealt (enemies repel backwards)	19
Looting (looting)	III	Increases amount of loot dropped when mob is killed	21
Mending (mending)	I	Uses xp to mend your tools, weapons and armor	70	1.9
Sharpness (sharpness)	V	Increases attack damage dealt to mobs	16
Smite (smite)	V	Increases attack damage against undead mobs	17
Sweeping Edge (sweeping)	III	Increases damage of sweep attack	22	1.11.1
Unbreaking (unbreaking)	III	Increases durability of item, in effect, by decreasing the chance of the tool, weapon, or armor taking durability damage when used	34

Definitions

Enchantment is what the enchantment is called and (Minecraft ID Name) is the string value used in the /enchant command.
Max Level is the maximum level that you can apply for this enchantment.
Description is the description of what the enchantment does.
Minecraft ID is the Internal number for the enchantment.
Version is the Minecraft version number that the enchantment was introduced for the name and ID, if applicable.

Example of how to Enchant a Sword

You can enchant a sword that you are holding by using the /enchant command.

For example, you can use the /enchant command to enchant the sword that the player called DigMinecraft is holding with Sharpness V.

/enchant DigMinecraft sharpness 5

In this example, sharpness is the name of the enchantment and 5 is the level of the enchantment to add. The command would result in the sword held by DigMinecraft to be enchanted with Sharpness V. This enchantment would significantly increase the attack damage of the sword.