Iron Sword

| Type | Weapon |
|---|---|
| Renewable | Yes |
| Stackable | No |
| Durability | 500 |
| Attack damage | 6 ( × 3) |
| Attack speed | 1.6 |
| Mining speed | 1.5 |
| Repaired with | Iron Ingot |
| Resource location | minecraft:iron_sword |
| Defined in | iron_sword.json |
An iron sword is a sword of the iron tier, crafted from two iron ingots and a stick. It deals 6 ( × 3) damage and is the base for the steel sword, steel claymore, silver sword and warding sword.
Obtaining
Crafting
| Name | Ingredients | Recipe |
|---|---|---|
| Iron Sword | 2 × Iron Ingot + Stick |
Loot
Chest loot
| Source | Variant | Stack size | Chance | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abandoned mineshaft | Iron Sword | 1 | 3.97% | |
| Abbey / barracks | Iron Sword (Anemos) | 1 | 25.0% | |
| Abbey / tower | Iron Sword (Anemos) | 1 | 50.0% | |
| Equipment / iron | Iron Sword (enchanted) | 1 | 10.00% | |
| Equipment / iron tools | Iron Sword (enchanted) | 1 | 16.7% | |
| Trial chambers / reward | Iron Sword | 1 | 1.21% |
Mob equipment
| Source | Variant | Stack size | Chance | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trial chamber | Iron Sword (enchanted) | 1 | 3.81% |
The iron swords in Abbey barracks and tower chests are a separate variant: they carry Anemos I and set only an attack damage modifier, so they swing at an attack speed of 4 even though their tooltip shows 1.6.[1]
Usage
Combat
It deals 6 ( × 3) damage at an attack speed of 1.6 and has 500 durability. It hits one harder than the copper sword and one softer than the diamond sword.
Repairing
It can be repaired in an anvil with iron ingots. The pack resets repair costs to zero, so it can be repaired indefinitely; see Repairing.
Smelting and smithing
| Name | Ingredients | Recipe |
|---|---|---|
| Iron Ingot | Iron Pickaxe or Iron Shovel or Iron Axe or Iron Hoe or Iron Sword or Iron Helmet or Iron Chestplate or Iron Leggings or Iron Boots or Iron Horse Armor or Chainmail Helmet or Chainmail Chestplate or Chainmail Leggings or Chainmail Boots or Raw Iron or Iron Nautilus Armor or Iron Spear | Blast Furnace 5 s, 0.2 XP |
| Prayer of Ares | Red Dye + Iron Sword or Iron Spear + Hell-Bound Book + Shield + Iron Helmet |
|
| Silver Sword | Silver Bullion + Iron Sword + Nazar |
|
| Steel Claymore | Smithing Upgrade Template + Iron Sword + Steel Alloy |
|
| Steel Sword | Iron Sword + Steel Alloy |
|
| Warding Sword | Iron Sword + Nazar |
In a blast furnace it melts down into a single iron ingot, and at a smithing table it takes steel alloy to become its steel counterpart.
History
| 0.6-alpha | Added a recipe unlock. |
|---|---|
| 1.12.1-alpha | The real attack speed now matches the tooltip. |