Wither Skull Blade

Quickstart

1. Gather three materials: a Wither Skeleton Skull, a Nether Star, and a Blaze Rod.
2. Craft the Wither Skull Sword at a crafting table:

1. Hold the sword in your main hand and attack any mob.
2. Watch enemies immediately receive Wither VI and Poison VII — then collect the flood of bonus loot when they die.

Overview

Wither Skull Blade adds a single, powerful weapon: the Wither Skull Sword. It is designed for players who want a late-game, high-impact melee weapon that melts through tough enemies and dramatically increases the loot they drop. The sword is unbreakable, holds only one per inventory slot, and carries a permanent enchanted glint. It appears in the Equipment tab in Creative mode.

What It Adds

Abilities And Mechanics

On Every Hit

Each time the sword connects with a mob, three effects trigger simultaneously:

• Wither VI — applied for 60 seconds (deals escalating health drain)
• Poison VII — applied for 60 seconds (rapidly drains health down to half a heart)
• Bonus damage — an extra 7 points of raw damage on top of the sword's base 13 attack damage

Both status effects display particles on the target so you can visually confirm they are active.

On Kill — Looting Bonus

When you deliver the killing blow while holding the Wither Skull Sword, the game performs 7 additional loot rolls and drops the results at the mob's location. The bonus loot is specific to the mob type:

Each of the 7 rolls is independent, so the total bonus drops can be substantial.

Crafting And Obtaining

The Wither Skull Sword is crafted at a crafting table once you have the following rare materials:

• Wither Skeleton Skull — dropped by Wither Skeletons in Nether fortresses
• Nether Star — dropped by the Wither boss
• Blaze Rod — dropped by Blazes in Nether fortresses

The recipe unlocks in your crafting menu automatically once you have all three materials in your inventory.

The sword is also available directly from the Equipment tab in Creative mode.

Progression And Strategy

Preparation: All three crafting ingredients require Nether progression. Farm Blazes and Wither Skeletons in a Nether fortress first, then use the collected skulls to summon and defeat the Wither for the Nether Star.

Combat: The combined Wither VI + Poison VII effects deal massive damage-over-time, letting you fight multiple mobs at once — hit each enemy once to apply the debuffs, then finish them off for the loot bonus. The sword's base 13 damage plus the 7-point bonus hit makes it extremely effective against high-health targets.

Mob Farming: Because the looting bonus triggers on every kill regardless of farm design, the sword excels in mob farms. Killing Endermen nets up to 7 Ender Pearls per kill in bonus drops alone, and Wither Skeletons yield extra coal on top of their normal drops.

Enchanting: The sword accepts standard sword enchantments (enchantability 30), so adding Smite, Fire Aspect, or Knockback further enhances its already formidable kit.