Cursed Sword

Quickstart

1. Gather two Netherite Ingots and one Blaze Rod.
2. Craft the Cursed Sword at a crafting table (recipe below).
3. Hold it in your main hand and attack any mob — you deal bonus damage on top of the sword's base attack.
4. Keep an eye on your health bar: while you hold the sword, it slowly drains your health every two seconds. Swap it out when you're running low.

Overview

The Cursed Sword is a powerful but dangerous weapon. Its dark enchantment makes every strike hit harder than a normal sword, but the curse turns on its wielder — steadily sapping health as long as the blade is in hand. Managing that trade-off is the heart of using this weapon well.

What It Adds

The sword displays an enchantment glint and sits in the Equipment tab of the creative inventory.

Abilities And Mechanics

Bonus Damage On Hit

Every time the Cursed Sword strikes a mob or player, it deals an additional 2 hearts (4 half-hearts) of damage on top of its normal attack. This bonus lands as a separate hit a moment after the base swing, so it applies regardless of armor calculations on the initial strike.

Health Drain (The Curse)

While the Cursed Sword is held in your main hand, the curse drains ½ heart (1 half-heart) from you every 2 seconds. Each drain pulse is accompanied by a brief Wither particle effect so you always have a visible warning.

The curse will never kill you outright. Draining stops automatically once your health reaches 1 heart (2 half-hearts), but that leaves you dangerously vulnerable — swap the sword away before then.

Crafting And Obtaining

Craft the Cursed Sword at any crafting table once you have Netherite Ingots and a Blaze Rod.

The recipe unlocks automatically when you pick up either a Netherite Ingot or a Blaze Rod.

Repairing

Repair the Cursed Sword using Obsidian in an anvil. Each Obsidian restores 100 durability.

Progression And Strategy

• Use it for burst fights, not prolonged holding. Pull the sword out, burst down a tough mob with the bonus damage, then switch back to a safer weapon before the drain stacks up.
• Keep food handy. Regeneration from food or a Regeneration potion can partially offset the passive drain if you need to hold the sword for extended combat.
• Enchant it early. With an enchantability of 8 and access to the full sword enchantment table (Sharpness, Looting, Fire Aspect, etc.), investing in enchantments multiplies the sword's already high damage output.
• Pair with healing gear. Totems of Undying or golden apples give you a safety net for moments when the drain catches you off guard.
• Late-game material cost reflects late-game power. The Netherite Ingot requirement means this is a post-Nether weapon, but its damage output justifies the investment for boss fights and hard mob encounters.