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 2026Enchants 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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