How do you get Golden Sword in Minecraft?

Golden Sword is crafted from Gold Ingot and Stick at a Crafting Table, in a single step.

How much durability does Golden Sword have?

32 points. That is how many uses Golden Sword has before breaking. Within golden that puts Golden Sword at 32, against the 112 of Golden Chestplate, which is the highest of the 9. Unbreaking and Mending both fit Golden Sword, and between them the bar stops being a hard limit: one slows the wear, the other undoes it.

Where do you find Golden Sword in chests?

Golden Sword is chest loot in ruined portal chests (about 21%), nether fortress chests (about 18%), bastion bridge chests (about 11%), and bastion chests (roughly 1 in 10). Those odds are per chest, and Luck does not move them.

Can Golden Sword be enchanted?

Yes. The list for Golden Sword runs to 10: Sharpness, Smite, and Bane of Arthropods, all on Golden Sword, plus Knockback, Fire Aspect, and Looting, and on Golden Sword also Sweeping Edge, Unbreaking, and Mending, with Golden Sword taking Curse of Vanishing.

How many Golden Sword can you stack?

One Golden Sword per slot, since Golden Sword does not stack, and every one then costs 2 Gold Ingot and 1 Stick. A full backpack of 36 inventory slots carries 36 of them, one apiece.

When was Golden Sword added to Minecraft?

Golden Sword was added in the early Alpha development period.

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Golden Sword

A gold sword that deals 4 attack damage. It has the lowest durability but the highest enchantability of all swords.

Stack Size

Durability

Golden Sword at a glance

Weapons holds Golden Sword: a weapon out of crafting. It claims a slot each, so nine hotbar slots hold nine and a double chest of 54 slots takes 54. Durability on Golden Sword is 32, so 32 swings, blocks or shots are the run of one; it takes enchantments too.

32 actions is what Golden Sword is worth from new, and the two enchantments that change that number are Unbreaking, which stretches the 32, and Mending, which pays them back as you collect experience. Gold gear mines and attacks quickly and enchants exceptionally well, but its very low durability means it wears out fast compared with sturdier materials. The enchantment pool for Golden Sword runs to 10, including Sharpness, Smite, Bane of Arthropods, and Knockback. Of the 4 kinds of generated chest that can hold Golden Sword, ruined portal chests are the best bet at about 21% per chest. It sits between Crossbow and Iron Sword in Weapons, number 4 of 12 there.

Combat Stats for Golden Sword

Attack damage: 4 per hit
Attack speed: 1.6 swings per second
Damage per second: 6.4
Enchantability: 22
Repairs with: Gold Ingot, 8 points per unit

The Golden Sword deals 4 damage, the same as wood, and the gold buys you nothing in the fight. What gold buys is enchantability 22, more than any other tool material, so a Golden Sword picks up levels that no other sword reaches at the same cost.

The catch is the bar: 32 uses, the shortest of any sword. One gold ingot puts 8 points back, four ingots make the Golden Sword whole again, and you will be doing that often.

Crafting recipe

Crafting
Gold Ingot
Gold Ingot
Stick
Golden Sword
Recipe data from Astroworld Crafting, where Golden Sword has the grid for Golden Sword

How to obtain

Crafting

Enchantments

Sharpness Smite Bane of Arthropods Knockback Fire Aspect Looting Sweeping Edge Unbreaking Mending Curse of Vanishing

Click an enchantment to view details on the Enchantments database.

Notes

Can be used to barter with piglins by dropping it near them.

Frequently asked questions about Golden Sword

How do you get Golden Sword in Minecraft?
Golden Sword is crafted from Gold Ingot and Stick at a Crafting Table, in a single step.
How much durability does Golden Sword have?
32 points. That is how many uses Golden Sword has before breaking. Within golden that puts Golden Sword at 32, against the 112 of Golden Chestplate, which is the highest of the 9. Unbreaking and Mending both fit Golden Sword, and between them the bar stops being a hard limit: one slows the wear, the other undoes it.
Where do you find Golden Sword in chests?
Golden Sword is chest loot in ruined portal chests (about 21%), nether fortress chests (about 18%), bastion bridge chests (about 11%), and bastion chests (roughly 1 in 10). Those odds are per chest, and Luck does not move them.
What is Golden Sword used for?
Golden Sword is used in combat, which is what it is made for. A gold sword that deals 4 attack damage. It has the lowest durability but the highest enchantability of all swords.
Can Golden Sword be enchanted?
Yes. The list for Golden Sword runs to 10: Sharpness, Smite, and Bane of Arthropods, all on Golden Sword, plus Knockback, Fire Aspect, and Looting, and on Golden Sword also Sweeping Edge, Unbreaking, and Mending, with Golden Sword taking Curse of Vanishing.
How many Golden Sword can you stack?
One Golden Sword per slot, since Golden Sword does not stack, and every one then costs 2 Gold Ingot and 1 Stick. A full backpack of 36 inventory slots carries 36 of them, one apiece.
When was Golden Sword added to Minecraft?
Golden Sword was added in the early Alpha development period.

Building with it

Four damage and 32 uses make the golden sword the weakest blade to swing, but it takes enchantments better than any other material. That is the whole reason to make one: a gold sword thrown at an enchanting table has the best chance of a high level result for the least experience.

In practice

Four damage is the weakest swing in the game, and 32 uses is the shortest life, so nobody fights with a golden sword by choice. What it is for is enchanting: gold rolls the best books for the fewest levels, and the book then goes onto a real weapon.

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