Warding Sword

| Type | Tool |
|---|---|
| Renewable | Yes |
| Stackable | No |
| Intrinsics | |
| Durability | 500 |
| Attack damage | 5 ( |
| Attack speed | 1.6 |
| Mining speed | 1.5 |
| Repaired with | Nazar, Block of Lapis Lazuli |
| Tooltip | Repaired with: Nazar Block of Lapis Lazuli |
| Resource location | matcha:warding_sword |
| Base item | minecraft:stone_sword |
| Defined in | warding_sword.json |
The warding sword is an iron sword with a Nazar set into it. It carries
1, so while held it slows nearby undead and burns the closest one.
Obtaining
Smithing
| Name | Ingredients | Recipe |
|---|---|---|
| Warding Sword | Iron Sword + Nazar |
matcha:smithing/warding_sword |
Unlike the Silver Sword and Warding Shield, the warding sword needs no smithing template, only an iron sword and a nazar. Enchantments already on the iron sword are kept: the sword's warding is stored on the result and merged with the old enchantments once it enters the inventory (see intrinsic enchantments).[1][2]
Usage
Weapon
The warding sword deals 5 (
× 2.5) of damage with an attack speed of 1.6 and has 500 durability.[3]
Warding
Held in either hand, the sword gives
1: every second it gives undead within 8 blocks Slowness II and deals 1 (
× 0.5) of armor-ignoring damage to the nearest one within 3 blocks. It never damages the Wither on its own.[4] Its warding adds to the warding of the item in the other hand, up to
3: with a Nazar or a second
2 item in the off hand the player has
3, and with a Warding Shield
2. See Warding.
Because warding is exclusive with other weapon intrinsics, a warding sword can't also carry a shakudo or adamant weapon intrinsic.
Repairing
The warding sword can only be repaired with a Nazar or a block of lapis lazuli.
Advancements
Smithing the warding sword grants Fae-Slayer ("Affix a Nazar to an Iron Sword in a Smithing Table") in the Tutorial tab. It follows Apotropaic Jewellery and leads to Sabbatarian.[5]
History
| 0.4-alpha | Added the warding sword. |
|---|---|
| 1.02 | The warding weapons advancement was reworded to make it clearer. |
| 1.03 | The warding sword was nerfed. |
| 1.12.1-alpha | The warding sword can now only be repaired with Nazars or lapis. |
| 1.12.2 | Warding from held items now stacks. |
See also
References
| Mechanics |
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|---|---|
| Warding items | |
| Gems | |
| Jewelry | |
| Other | |