Enchant Held Sword With Bane of Arthropods V

Apply bane of arthropods to a sword

✅ Verified for Java 26.2 · Bedrock 26.32 — checked June 2026

Enchants the sword you are holding with Bane of Arthropods V, adding heavy bonus damage plus Slowness against spiders, cave spiders, silverfish, endermites, and bees. It is the go-to for clearing a spider spawner or a silverfish-infested stronghold. Against normal mobs Sharpness is better, so keep this as a specialist weapon.

/enchant @s bane_of_arthropods 5

Java: yes
Bedrock: yes
Command block: no
Needs cheats / OP: yes

How to use

Hold a sword in your main hand.
Open chat (T on Java, / on Bedrock).
Paste the command and press Enter.
The sword becomes enchanted with Bane of Arthropods V.

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