Minecraft Smite enchantment
Smite adds 2.5 damage per level against undead mobs (zombies, skeletons, the wither and phantoms), 12.5 extra at Smite V.
- Max level
- V
- Rarity
- Uncommon (weight 5)
- Anvil, from item
- ×2 per level
- Anvil, from book
- ×1 per level
Which items take Smite
Swords and spears, and books.
Axes and maces: an anvil adds it, and some chest loot comes with it.
The table offers an enchantment only on its primary items; an anvil can add it to anything that can hold it. See every enchantment an item can hold in the max enchantments by item tool.
Conflicts
Smite can’t share an item with Sharpness, Bane of Arthropods, Impaling, Density and Breach. An anvil refuses the combination, and the table never offers them together.
Enchanting table odds
Chance that one offer in the bottom slot (level 30, 15 bookshelves) includes Smite, on a diamond sword and on a book.
| Level | Diamond sword | Book |
|---|---|---|
| Smite I | — | — |
| Smite II | — | — |
| Smite III | 0.4% | 0.5% |
| Smite IV | 17.6% | 3.9% |
| Smite V | 1.5% | — |
| Any level | 19.5% | 4.4% |
Try other items, materials and bookshelf counts in the enchantment table calculator.
Power window per level
A table roll picks the highest level whose window contains the roll’s modified enchantment level. These are the registry’s min_cost and max_cost, not the level cost shown on the table.
| Level | Min | Max |
|---|---|---|
| Smite I | 5 | 25 |
| Smite II | 13 | 33 |
| Smite III | 21 | 41 |
| Smite IV | 29 | 49 |
| Smite V | 37 | 57 |
Anvil cost
An anvil charges ×2 per level when Smite comes from another item and ×1 per level when it comes from a book, so adding Smite V from a book costs 5 levels before any prior-work penalty. Work out a full combine in the anvil cost calculator.
Command
Hold the item in your main hand and run this with cheats on. /enchant refuses an item that can’t hold Smite and any level above V.
/enchant @s minecraft:smite 5Smite: common questions
- What is the maximum level of Smite?
- Smite goes up to level V (5).
- Can you get Smite from an enchanting table?
- Yes, on swords and spears, and on books. Axes and maces can hold it too, but the table never offers it on them: it goes on at an anvil, from an enchanted book or another item that has it. Axes from ruined portal, bastion and trial chamber chests can also come with it already on.
- What does Smite conflict with?
- Smite can't share an item with Sharpness, Bane of Arthropods, Impaling, Density and Breach.