Minecraft Reference & Calculators — Set 3

Weapon damage, crafting costs, villager trades, farming, raids, and pixel-art circles.

All figures here are community-tested approximations, not exact engine formulas — real values vary slightly by Minecraft version, difficulty, and randomness. Use these as planning estimates, not guarantees.

Quick guides

How to use this tool, and the questions players ask most.

Villager trades by tier: Expert has the most, Master has the fewest291 villager trades across 15 professions in 26.2. Level 4 carries 93 of them and level 5 only 27 — and

What weapon does the most damage in Minecraft?

The Mace deals the highest potential melee damage in Minecraft because its damage scales infinitely with fall distance. With the Density V enchantment, it adds 2.5 extra damage per block fallen in addition to its base 6 attack damage.

How to change weapon attack damage in Minecraft?

You can change weapon attack damage using the /give command with custom item attributes in modern Java Edition. For example, run /give @p netherite_sword[attribute_modifiers=[{type:"generic.attack_damage",amount:25,operation:"add_value",slot:"mainhand"}]] 1 to create a sword that deals 25 base damage.

How to see weapon stats in Minecraft?

Press F3 + H on your keyboard to enable advanced tooltips in Java Edition. This interface displays exact numerical durability, attack speed, item tags, and base attack damage values on all weapons in your inventory.

How does weapon damage differ in Minecraft

Bedrock?

Swords deal more damage than axes in Bedrock Edition, which is the reverse of Java Edition. In Bedrock, a Netherite Sword deals 9 damage and an axe deals 8, whereas in Java a Netherite Axe deals 10 damage and a sword deals 8.

How much damage does Sharpness 5 add to a sword?

Sharpness V adds exactly 3.0 extra attack damage to weapons in Java Edition using the formula 0.5 * level + 0.5. This increases a Diamond Sword's damage from 7 to 10, or a Netherite Sword from 8 to 11.