ENCHANTMENTS · COMBAT
Bane of Arthropods in Minecraft - Anvil Cost & Compatibility
Adds extra damage to arthropods (spiders, silverfish, bees, etc.).
Max Level
5
Book Cost
2/lvl
Conflicts
Sharpness, Smite
Treasure
No
Added
vanilla
Anvil Calculator
Optimal order · XP cost · Too-Expensive guardPick the gear you want to enchant. Books you add below will be merged onto it in the cheapest order we can find.
Compatible items
How to get Bane of Arthropods
- Enchanting table: Surround a level 30 table with 15 bookshelves and roll until Bane of Arthropods appears.
- Villager trading: Reroll librarian villagers until one stocks Bane of Arthropods.
- Loot: Bastions, end cities and trial chambers regularly drop enchanted gear with Bane of Arthropods.
Anvil cost worked example
Applying a level-5 Bane of Arthropods book onto a brand-new
item costs 10
XP levels (book multiplier 2 times level
5). Adding it on top of an item that has already been on
the anvil once raises the cost by another 1
level for the prior-work penalty; twice and the penalty jumps to
3; three times, 7;
and so on by 2^n - 1.
Pair Bane of Arthropods with cheap stuff first if you can - Unbreaking and Mending have low multipliers and don't conflict, so they're usually the cheapest path to a full endgame loadout.
Pair Bane of Arthropods with
FAQ
- What does Bane of Arthropods do in Minecraft?
- Adds extra damage to arthropods (spiders, silverfish, bees, etc.).
- What is the maximum level of Bane of Arthropods?
- Bane of Arthropods caps at level 5.
- Which items can have Bane of Arthropods?
- Sword, Axe, Mace.
- What enchantments conflict with Bane of Arthropods?
- Bane of Arthropods cannot share an item with Sharpness, Smite.
- How much XP does Bane of Arthropods cost on the anvil?
- Each level of Bane of Arthropods adds bookMultiplier 2 times the new level to the anvil cost. At max level (5) that is 10 XP plus any prior-work penalty.