Can I mix smite with sharpness?

No, you cannot mix Smite and Sharpness on the same weapon in vanilla Minecraft because they are mutually exclusive enchantments, meaning they conflict and cannot be applied together through normal enchanting or anvil combining. You must choose one or the other for a single sword, but you can use mods or commands to get both on one item, or use different weapons (like a sword with Smite and an axe with Sharpness) for different mobs.
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Can smite and sharpness go together?

No, in standard Minecraft, Smite and Sharpness are mutually exclusive enchantments and cannot be on the same weapon; they conflict with each other and Bane of Arthropods on axes and swords, meaning you must choose one for general damage (Sharpness) or specialized undead/bug damage (Smite/Bane). While commands or certain server plugins (like on Hypixel) might allow combining them, in normal gameplay, using an anvil or enchanting table will only allow one to apply, with the newer enchantment often overwriting the old one.
 
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What enchantments cannot go with sharpness?

Incompatible with
  • Bane of Arthropods.
  • Smite.
  • Cleaving‌ [upcoming: JE Combat Tests]
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What enchantments can you not stack?

Conflicting Enchantments

The following enchantments cannot be combined: Protection, Projectile Protection, Blast Protection, and Fire Protection cannot be combined (in 1.14 until 1.14.2, they can be enchanted together) Sharpness, Smite, Bane of Arthropods, and Cleaving [upcoming: JE Combat Tests] cannot be combined.
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Which is better, Smite 4 or Sharpness 2?

Smite is effective against undead mobs such as zombies, skeletons, and wither skeletons, while Sharpness increases damage against all mobs. If you're facing a lot of undead mobs, Smite may be the better choice, but if you're facing a variety of mobs, Sharpness may be more useful.
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Is smite or sharpness better for PVE?

If you're using your axe mainly to fight the undead (like skeletons, zombies, and drowned), Smite does more specific damage than Sharpness.
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Is Smite a bad enchantment?

Smite not only helps in defeating mobs quickly but also increases loot drops from the defeated enemies. Thus, the Smite enchantment is a great tool for players. It lessens the challenge of battles and offers more rewards.
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How to make a god sword in Minecraft?

Making a "God Sword" in vanilla Minecraft means creating a Netherite Sword with the best possible enchantments (Sharpness V, Unbreaking III, Mending, Looting III, Fire Aspect II, Knockback II, Sweeping Edge III) using an Anvil and enchanted books, then applying the final touches like Fire Aspect, Looting, Sweeping Edge, Unbreaking, and Sharpness for ultimate power, while "God" swords with extreme effects often involve mods or commands. 
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Is 30 bookshelves better than 15?

You need exactly 15 bookshelves to access level 30 enchantments. Anything less than that, and the enchantments won't go beyond lower tiers (like level 24 or 20). More than that? It won't make any difference.
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What is the rarest enchantment in Minecraft?

The rarest enchantment in Minecraft is currently Wind Burst (Level 3) for the Mace, found exclusively in Ominous Vaults with a tiny chance via Ominous Trial Keys, making it harder to get than older "treasure" enchants like Mending or Soul Speed. While curses (Binding, Vanishing) and Soul Speed/Frost Walker are rare "treasure" enchants, Wind Burst's restricted source and low odds in the new 1.21 update make it the current top contender for rarity.
 
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How to make a 255 sharpness sword?

To get a Sharpness 255 sword in Minecraft, you must use commands by opening your world to LAN with cheats enabled and pasting a specific /give command into the chat, which will instantly provide you with an overpowered Netherite sword with massive damage, capable of one-shotting most mobs, though this only works in single-player worlds or servers where you have permissions. 
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What enchantments don't mix?

Enchantments are incompatible if both are in one of the following groups:
  • Sword: Sharpness, Smite, and Bane of Arthropods.
  • Tool: Fortune and Silk Touch (as of Java version 1.12. ...
  • Armor: Protection, Fire Protection, Blast Protection, Projectile Protection.
  • Boots: Depth Strider and Frost Walker.
  • Bow: Infinity and Mending.
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What is Smite compatible with?

In Minecraft, the Smite enchantment adds significant bonus damage (up to +12.5 damage) to swords and axes, but only against undead mobs like Zombies, Skeletons, Husks, Phantoms, Drowned, Wither Skeletons, Zombified Piglins, and the Wither. It's incompatible with Sharpness and Bane of Arthropods, making it highly effective for fighting undead hordes and the Wither, but useless against other creatures like spiders or cows. 
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Why can't I put Smite 4 on my sword?

You can't put Smite, Bane of arthropods or sharpness on the same sword. Same goes for infinity and mending; protection, fire protection and blast protection; loyalty and riptide and frost walker and depth strider.
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Should I put smite or sharpness on my axe?

For an axe in Minecraft, Sharpness is generally better for overall use (living mobs, raids, general combat) due to its versatility, but Smite is superior for specific undead farming or fighting the Wither, as axes hit harder, allowing Smite V to one-shot most undead mobs for massive damage, especially useful in Java Edition where it pairs well with a Smite sword for different mobs.
 
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What does Sharpness V do in Minecraft?

In Minecraft, Sharpness V significantly boosts a sword or axe's damage, adding substantial extra damage (11 in Java, more in Bedrock) to kill most common mobs in fewer hits, making general combat much faster and easier, though for undead-specific fights, Smite V can sometimes outperform it on swords, according to this YouTube video and this Reddit post, as detailed in the Fandom Wiki. 
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Do chiseled bookshelves work for an enchantment table?

No, Chiseled Bookshelves do not work to boost the power of an Enchanting Table in vanilla Minecraft; only regular bookshelves provide those enchantment levels because they are considered "full" and consistent, while chiseled ones can have books removed, reducing their magical potency, though some player suggestions and mods propose making them work for better control or decoration.
 
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Can bookshelves be 3 blocks high?

Yes, bookshelves in Minecraft can be placed 3 blocks high, but for enchanting, only the first two layers matter; the enchantment table sees up to two blocks above it, so a third layer won't increase enchantment power, though it can be used decoratively or to hide corners. The key is that each shelf must be 1 block away horizontally and on the same level or one block above the table, with clear air between.
 
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How to put 7 enchantments on a sword?

To get 7 enchantments on a sword in Minecraft, use an anvil and enchanted books, combining them in a specific sequence to merge enchantments efficiently, like pairing Looting III & Knockback II, then Sweeping Edge III & Mending, then Sharpness V & Unbreaking III, and finally adding Fire Aspect II before applying them all to your sword, which costs roughly 49-55 experience levels for the ultimate god-tier sword.
 
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Is Unbreaking worth it on a sword?

The Minecraft unbreaking enchantment only reduces the chance of lowering the durability; it cannot make it 0. Even if you create an unbreaking 5 book, it would only lower the chance of losing durability to 16.67% for tools/weapons and 33.34% for armor.
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What's the most powerful weapon in Minecraft?

The most powerful weapon in vanilla Minecraft depends on the situation, but the Mace (from the 1.21 update) is incredibly strong for its massive smash damage from fall height, while a fully enchanted Netherite Sword/Axe (Sharpness V) is the best all-rounder, and a Power V Bow excels at range; for ultimate chaos, End Crystals or TNT Minecarts are devastating, but mods/exploits create even stronger custom weapons.
 
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What can Smite not go with?

Incompatibilities. Smite is mutually exclusive with Sharpness, Bane of Arthropods, Density, Breach, and Cleaving‌ [upcoming: JE Combat Tests]. However, if commands are used to have two or more of these enchantments on the same item, the effects stack.
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