Minecraft Weapon Damage Comparison
Base Java melee, from a 4 damage wooden sword to the 10 damage netherite axe. Pick any two.
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| Name | Value | Context | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wooden Sword Ties Golden Sword at 4. Two hearts. | 4 damage | Base melee HP, Java | Minecraft Wiki Melee attack: Wooden Sword 4 (Java) |
| Golden Sword Ties Wooden Sword. Breaks fast. | 4 damage | Base melee HP, Java | Minecraft Wiki Melee attack: Golden Sword 4 (Java) |
| Stone Sword Ties Copper Sword at 5. | 5 damage | Base melee HP, Java | Minecraft Wiki Melee attack: Stone Sword 5 (Java) |
| Copper Sword New tier. Ties Stone Sword. | 5 damage | Base melee HP, Java 1.21.9+ | Minecraft Wiki Sword: Copper Sword 5 (Java) |
| Iron Sword Ties Mace base at 6. | 6 damage | Base melee HP, Java | Minecraft Wiki Melee attack: Iron Sword 6 (Java) |
| Mace (base) Smash bonus adds 0.5 per fallen block, noted only. | 6 damage | Standing hit, no fall, Java | Minecraft Wiki Mace: base 6 (Java), speed 0.6 |
| Diamond Sword Ties Wooden and Golden Axes at 7. | 7 damage | Base melee HP, Java | Minecraft Wiki Melee attack: Diamond Sword 7 (Java) |
| Wooden Axe Axes have no sweep. Disables shields 5 seconds. | 7 damage | Base melee HP, Java | Minecraft Wiki Melee attack: Wooden Axe 7 (Java) |
| Golden Axe Ties Wooden Axe. | 7 damage | Base melee HP, Java | Minecraft Wiki Melee attack: Golden Axe 7 (Java) |
| Netherite Sword Bedrock lists 9, noted as variant. Table pins Java. | 8 damage | Base melee HP, Java | Minecraft Wiki Netherite Sword: 8 (Java) |
| Stone Axe Ties Copper, Iron, Diamond Axes and Trident. | 9 damage | Base melee HP, Java | Minecraft Wiki Melee attack: Stone Axe 9 (Java) |
| Copper Axe New tier. Ties Stone Axe. | 9 damage | Base melee HP, Java 1.21.9+ | Minecraft Wiki Axe: Copper Axe 9 (Java) |
| Iron Axe Ties Stone Axe. | 9 damage | Base melee HP, Java | Minecraft Wiki Melee attack: Iron Axe 9 (Java) |
| Diamond Axe Ties Stone Axe. | 9 damage | Base melee HP, Java | Minecraft Wiki Melee attack: Diamond Axe 9 (Java) |
| Trident (melee) Thrown hit is 8 and stays out of this row. | 9 damage | Melee hit, Java | Minecraft Wiki Weapon: Trident melee 9 (Java) |
| Netherite Axe Top here. Two and a half Wooden Swords. | 10 damage | Base melee HP, Java | Minecraft Wiki Melee attack: Netherite Axe 10 (Java) |
About this converter
Java weapons deal fixed base melee on a full cooldown. Swords climb 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 from wooden and golden at 4 through stone and copper at 5, iron at 6, diamond at 7 and netherite at 8. Axes hit harder per swing but slower: wooden and golden at 7, stone, copper, iron, diamond and trident melee at 9, netherite axe at 10. The mace sits at 6 standing, with its smash bonus adding per fallen block on top. That makes one netherite axe equal two and a half wooden swords. Every value here is the Java base with no enchant, crit, sweep or status.
How to use it
Pick two weapons and a unit in the top row. The three boxes below stay linked. Change any box and the other two update. One box holds a count of the first weapon, one holds the matching count of the second, one holds the total in damage. Try 1 Netherite Axe against Wooden Swords.
Bedrock netherite sword lists 9 against Java 8, so the table pins Java and notes the variant. Sword sweep deals 1 separately and stays out of base rows. Trident thrown at 8 stays out of the melee 9 row. Mace smash, crits at 1.5 times and enchantments ride on top of these bases and stay out of math.
FAQ
How much is a Diamond Sword?
7 base melee in Java. Netherite Sword is 8.
What hits hardest here?
Netherite Axe at 10. Stone through Diamond Axes and Trident melee tie at 9.
How much is the Mace?
6 standing base. Smash adds 0.5 per fallen block on top.
Why Java only?
Bedrock differs in places, for example netherite sword 9 vs 8, so rows pin Java.
Sources
- Minecraft Wiki Melee attack table (Java swords and axes 4 to 10)
- Minecraft Wiki Sword, Axe, Netherite Sword, Mace and Trident pages (copper tier 1.21.9+, mace speed 0.6, trident melee 9 thrown 8)
- Minecraft Wiki Damage page (HP equals half heart, full cooldown base)
Last verified: 2026-09-28 · 16 entries
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