Overview
A Diamond Sword deals 7 damage a swing and survives 1,561 uses, which is the point at which combat stops being about the weapon and starts being about your armour and your positioning. Three hits kill a zombie, three a skeleton, three a creeper — or two if both land as criticals — provided each swing is fully charged — and a fully charged swing matters more than most players realise, because attacking before the cooldown bar refills can cost more than half the damage. Diamond's enchantability of 10 is lower than iron's 14, so the received wisdom of enchanting diamond first is not quite right; the reason to enchant it anyway is that 1,561 uses justifies spending 30 levels, where iron does not. The standard target is Sharpness V, Looting III, Unbreaking III and Mending, which turns one sword into a permanent item that pays for its own repairs from mob experience. It is also the last stop before netherite: the smithing table upgrade preserves every enchantment, so enchant the diamond blade properly and upgrade it later rather than waiting. Treat the first diamond blade as a long-term investment rather than a stopgap, because with Mending it genuinely never has to be replaced.
The main-hand weapon for the rest of the game: raids, the Nether, the End fight and every mob farm, with the durability to justify a full set of level-30 enchantments.
Diamond Sword is one of the 6 variants of this shape in the game. What changes between them is the material, and with it the hardness, the drops, the durability and the recipe — so every figure on this page is this variant's own. Stone Sword is the same shape in a different material.
In Minecraft, Diamond Sword is a weapon item. Expect 1,561 uses before it breaks. Repair it on an anvil with Diamond, or combine two damaged copies.
It accepts enchantments at an enchanting table or anvil. Every copy occupies a full inventory slot. It also turns up in chests in End City.
You make it with Diamond and Stick. The one thing it makes is Netherite Sword.
About the diamond tool set
How to get it
Craft 1 from 2 Diamonds and 1 Stick. Diamond ore peaks at Y -59; see how to find diamonds for the strip-mining pattern that finds it fastest.
Tips
- Enchant it before upgrading to netherite — the smithing table keeps every enchantment through the upgrade.
- Wait for the cooldown bar between swings; a rushed hit can deal under half the listed 7 damage.
- Mending plus a mob farm means the sword repairs itself from the experience of the mobs it kills.
- Keep a spare unenchanted diamond sword for cobweb cutting so your good blade keeps its durability.
Damage and attack speed
Diamond Sword deals 7 damage per hit and swings 1.6 times a second, which works out at 11.2 damage per second when every swing is fully charged.
A swing that lands before the cooldown bar refills deals a fraction of that, so waiting for the bar is worth more than clicking faster.
That is 3 hits to kill a zombie or a creeper, the same for a skeleton, and 3 hits for a spider.
Properties
Diamond Sword lasts 1,561 uses before it breaks, and Diamond repairs it on an anvil. Two worn copies can also be merged, on an anvil or a grindstone. Unbreaking III roughly quadruples the lifespan, and Mending replaces the repair cost with experience. Its enchantability of 10 decides how good the enchanting table's offers are: the higher the number, the more often a level-30 table offers the top-tier enchantment rather than a weak one. Diamond Sword does not stack — each one occupies an inventory slot of its own.
- Damage per second
- 11.2
- Enchantability
- 10
- Repaired with
- Diamond
- Category
- Weapons
How it compares to the rest of the set
Every tier of sword in the game, side by side, so the trade-off is visible in one place: Diamond Sword sits 5 of 6.
Gold is the outlier: it enchants better than anything else (enchantability 22) and breaks almost immediately, which is why gold gear is enchanted and then upgraded rather than used.
| Item | Durability | Attack damage | Attack speed | Enchantability |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wooden Sword | 59 | 4 | 1.6 | 15 |
| Stone Sword | 131 | 5 | 1.6 | 5 |
| Iron Sword | 250 | 6 | 1.6 | 14 |
| Golden Sword | 32 | 4 | 1.6 | 22 |
| Diamond Sword | 1,561 | 7 | 1.6 | 10 |
| Netherite Sword | 2,031 | 8 | 1.6 | 15 |
Crafting recipe
Crafting Table
Diamond Sword
Found in
Diamond Sword is in the loot tables of End City.
- End City — A tower complex of purpur blocks and end stone bricks on the outer End islands, reachable only through an end gateway after killing the dragon.
Enchantments it can take
9 enchantments can be applied to Diamond Sword: Bane of Arthropods, Fire Aspect, Knockback, Looting, Mending, Sharpness, Smite, Sweeping Edge, and Unbreaking.
Mending is a treasure enchantment and never appears at an enchanting table — they come from loot chests, fishing or villager trades only.
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Frequently asked questions
How do you make Diamond Sword in Minecraft?
Diamond Sword is crafted from Diamond and Stick.
What is the stack size of Diamond Sword?
Diamond Sword does not stack at all. Every one you carry takes an inventory slot of its own, which is the practical limit on how many you take on a trip.
How much damage does Diamond Sword do?
7 damage per fully charged hit, at 1.6 attacks per second — 11.2 damage per second. Sharpness V adds 3 damage on top of that, and Strength II adds 6 more.
How much durability does Diamond Sword have?
Diamond Sword has 1561 durability, and can be repaired on an anvil with Diamond.
Can Diamond Sword be enchanted?
Yes — 9 enchantments apply to it, at an enchanting table with fifteen bookshelves, or from an enchanted book on an anvil. Mending is usually the one worth hunting for, because it removes the repair cost entirely.
The rest of the set
Diamond Sword is one of 6 variants of the same shape. The others are made from different materials, so their numbers differ:
