Sword blocking

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This page describes content that has been removed from Java Edition and Legacy Console Edition.

This feature was present in earlier versions of Java Edition and Legacy Console Edition, but has since been removed.

The blocking animation using a sword before and after Java Edition 14w30a (from the Adventure to the Bountiful updates).

Sword blocking was a mechanic in Java Edition and Legacy Console Edition where a player could use a sword in their main-hand to block attacks. This mechanic was replaced with shield blocking in 1.9.

In modern versions, it may be replicated using the blocks_attacks component, albeit with it completely blocking attacks like a shield rather than reducing damage by 50%.

Usage

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All types of swords could be used to block some forms of damage. If the player was blocking with a sword when attacked, the sword mitigates 50% of incoming damage from melee, non-magical projectiles like arrows, and explosions. Blocking also reduced airborne knockback. When blocking, the sword was held in front of the player, and it did not lose durability while blocking. The player would move slower when blocking with a sword than they did when sneaking. Sword blocking could be engaged and disengaged instantly, with no delay between the input and the damage mitigation, and no cooldown between stopping and starting sword blocking.

History

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Java Edition

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Java Edition Beta
1.8	Pre-release	Added blocking, which at the time could be activated by using a sword. Also, blocking negated only 50% of incoming damage, rather than 100%.
1.8	Pre-release 2 ;)	Blocking now correctly reduces damage in multiplayer.
Java Edition
1.0.0	Beta 1.9 Prerelease	Blocking now moves the player's hand, unlike previous versions, in which blocking moved just the sword.
		The player no longer rises faster underwater when blocking.
		Blocking no longer decreases fall damage. Blocking previously allowed the player to fall 42 blocks without dying, instead of 22.
1.8	14w30a	Third person blocking position tweaked.
		Blocking while mining was made impossible.
		Blocking immediately after attacking no longer continues the swing animation.
1.9	15w33c	The 👁 Image 👁 Image blocking functionality of swords was removed and is replaced with the 👁 Image 👁 Image functionality of shields.
1.21.2	24w34a	Added `block` animation in `minecraft:consumable` item stack component.

Legacy Console Edition

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PlayStation 4 Edition
1.91							Removed the ability to block with swords.

Trivia

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Until 1.9, sword-blocking was used as a symbol of peace on multiplayer servers.

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Combat

👁 ItemSprite iron-sword.png: Sprite image for iron-sword in Minecraft
Melee

Mechanics

Items

Sword	👁 Image Wooden 👁 Image Golden 👁 Image Stone 👁 Image Copper 👁 Image Iron 👁 Image Diamond 👁 Image Netherite
Axe	👁 Image Wooden 👁 Image Golden 👁 Image Stone 👁 Image Copper 👁 Image Iron 👁 Image Diamond 👁 Image Netherite
Spear	👁 Image Wooden 👁 Image Golden 👁 Image Stone 👁 Image Copper 👁 Image Iron 👁 Image Diamond 👁 Image Netherite

Enchantments

Sword	👁 Image Bane of Arthropods 👁 Image Fire Aspect 👁 Image Knockback 👁 Image Looting 👁 Image Sharpness 👁 Image Smite 👁 Image Sweeping Edge‌^{[JE only]}
Axe	👁 Image Bane of Arthropods 👁 Image Cleaving‌^{[JE Combat Tests only]} 👁 Image Sharpness 👁 Image Smite
Spear	👁 Image Bane of Arthropods 👁 Image Fire Aspect 👁 Image Knockback 👁 Image Looting 👁 Image Lunge 👁 Image Sharpness 👁 Image Smite
Trident	👁 Image Channeling 👁 Image Impaling 👁 Image Loyalty 👁 Image Riptide
Mace	👁 Image Bane of Arthropods 👁 Image Breach 👁 Image Density 👁 Image Fire Aspect 👁 Image Smite 👁 Image Wind Burst

Effects

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Ranged

Mechanics

Items

Ammunition	👁 Image Arrow 👁 Image Spectral Arrow‌^{[JE only]} 👁 Image Tipped Arrow 👁 Image Firework Rocket

Enchantments

Bow	👁 Image Flame 👁 Image Infinity 👁 Image Power 👁 Image Punch
Crossbow	👁 Image Multishot 👁 Image Piercing 👁 Image Quick Charge
Trident	👁 Image Channeling 👁 Image Impaling 👁 Image Loyalty 👁 Image Riptide

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Armor

Mechanics

Items

Full sets	👁 ItemSprite leather-cap.png: Sprite image for leather-cap in Minecraft 👁 ItemSprite leather-tunic.png: Sprite image for leather-tunic in Minecraft 👁 ItemSprite leather-pants.png: Sprite image for leather-pants in Minecraft 👁 ItemSprite leather-boots.png: Sprite image for leather-boots in Minecraft Leather Armor 👁 ItemSprite copper-helmet.png: Sprite image for copper-helmet in Minecraft 👁 ItemSprite copper-chestplate.png: Sprite image for copper-chestplate in Minecraft 👁 ItemSprite copper-leggings.png: Sprite image for copper-leggings in Minecraft 👁 ItemSprite copper-boots.png: Sprite image for copper-boots in Minecraft Copper Armor 👁 ItemSprite golden-helmet.png: Sprite image for golden-helmet in Minecraft 👁 ItemSprite golden-chestplate.png: Sprite image for golden-chestplate in Minecraft 👁 ItemSprite golden-leggings.png: Sprite image for golden-leggings in Minecraft 👁 ItemSprite golden-boots.png: Sprite image for golden-boots in Minecraft Golden Armor 👁 ItemSprite chainmail-helmet.png: Sprite image for chainmail-helmet in Minecraft 👁 ItemSprite chainmail-chestplate.png: Sprite image for chainmail-chestplate in Minecraft 👁 ItemSprite chainmail-leggings.png: Sprite image for chainmail-leggings in Minecraft 👁 ItemSprite chainmail-boots.png: Sprite image for chainmail-boots in Minecraft Chainmail Armor 👁 ItemSprite iron-helmet.png: Sprite image for iron-helmet in Minecraft 👁 ItemSprite iron-chestplate.png: Sprite image for iron-chestplate in Minecraft 👁 ItemSprite iron-leggings.png: Sprite image for iron-leggings in Minecraft 👁 ItemSprite iron-boots.png: Sprite image for iron-boots in Minecraft Iron Armor 👁 ItemSprite diamond-helmet.png: Sprite image for diamond-helmet in Minecraft 👁 ItemSprite diamond-chestplate.png: Sprite image for diamond-chestplate in Minecraft 👁 ItemSprite diamond-leggings.png: Sprite image for diamond-leggings in Minecraft 👁 ItemSprite diamond-boots.png: Sprite image for diamond-boots in Minecraft Diamond Armor 👁 ItemSprite netherite-helmet.png: Sprite image for netherite-helmet in Minecraft 👁 ItemSprite netherite-chestplate.png: Sprite image for netherite-chestplate in Minecraft 👁 ItemSprite netherite-leggings.png: Sprite image for netherite-leggings in Minecraft 👁 ItemSprite netherite-boots.png: Sprite image for netherite-boots in Minecraft Netherite Armor
Helmet	👁 Image Leather 👁 Image Copper 👁 Image Golden 👁 Image Chainmail 👁 Image Iron 👁 Image Diamond 👁 Image Netherite 👁 Image Turtle
Chestplate	👁 Image Leather 👁 Image Copper 👁 Image Golden 👁 Image Chainmail 👁 Image Iron 👁 Image Diamond 👁 Image Netherite
Leggings	👁 Image Leather 👁 Image Copper 👁 Image Golden 👁 Image Chainmail 👁 Image Iron 👁 Image Diamond 👁 Image Netherite
Boots	👁 Image Leather 👁 Image Copper 👁 Image Golden 👁 Image Chainmail 👁 Image Iron 👁 Image Diamond 👁 Image Netherite
Horse armor	👁 Image Leather 👁 Image Copper 👁 Image Iron 👁 Image Golden 👁 Image Diamond 👁 Image Netherite
Nautilus armor	👁 Image Copper 👁 Image Iron 👁 Image Golden 👁 Image Diamond 👁 Image Netherite

Enchantments

Helmet	👁 Image Aqua Affinity 👁 Image Respiration
Leggings	👁 Image Swift Sneak
Boots	👁 Image Depth Strider 👁 Image Feather Falling 👁 Image Frost Walker 👁 Image Soul Speed

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Food

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Items

Natural	👁 Image Apple 👁 Image Golden 👁 Image Enchanted 👁 Image Beetroot 👁 Image Soup 👁 Image Carrot 👁 Image Golden 👁 Image Chorus Fruit 👁 Image Dried Kelp 👁 Image Glow Berries 👁 Image Melon Slice 👁 Image Potato 👁 Image Baked 👁 Image Poisonous 👁 Image Rotten Flesh 👁 Image Spider Eye 👁 Image Sweet Berries
Meat	👁 Image Beef 👁 Image Steak 👁 Image Chicken 👁 Image Cooked 👁 Image Mutton 👁 Image Cooked 👁 Image Porkchop 👁 Image Cooked 👁 Image Rabbit 👁 Image Cooked 👁 Image Stew
Fish	👁 Image Cod 👁 Image Cooked 👁 Image Pufferfish 👁 Image Salmon 👁 Image Cooked 👁 Image Tropical Fish
Crafted	👁 Image Bread 👁 Image Cake 👁 Image Cookie 👁 Image Honey Bottle 👁 Image Mushroom Stew 👁 Image Pumpkin Pie 👁 Image Suspicious Stew

Effects

👁 ItemSprite shield.png: Sprite image for shield in Minecraft
General

Mechanics

Removed	👁 Image

Items

Enchantments

Effects

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Tutorials

PvP

Versions	👁 Image Java 👁 Image Bedrock
Kits	👁 Image Sword PvP 👁 Image Axe PvP 👁 Image SMP PvP 👁 Image Crystal PvP 👁 Image Pot PvP 👁 Image UHC PvP 👁 Image Cart PvP 👁 Image Mace PvP 👁 Image Spear PvP 👁 Image Vanilla PvP

v t e Gameplay
General mechanics	👁 Image Add-ons 👁 Image Attribute 👁 Image Commands 👁 Image Distance 👁 Image Effect 👁 Image Explosion 👁 Image Game rules Interaction range 👁 Image Inventory 👁 Image Creative inventory 👁 Image Saved Hotbars 👁 Image Generated loot 👁 Image Hitbox 👁 Image Multiplayer 👁 Image Servers 👁 Image Server list 👁 Image Realms 👁 Image Splitscreen Friends list 👁 Image Oxidation 👁 Image Rarity Legacy 👁 Image Redstone circuits 👁 Image Conductivity 👁 Image Rotation 👁 Image Snowlogging 👁 Image Social 👁 Image South-east rule 👁 Image Spawn protection 👁 Image Tiers 👁 Image Vibration 👁 Image Waterlogging
Technical mechanics	👁 Image Anvil mechanics Legacy 👁 Image Black entities 👁 Image Enchanting table mechanics 👁 Image Redstone mechanics 👁 Image Village mechanics Legacy
Survival	👁 Image Achievements 👁 Image Advancements 👁 Image Archaeology 👁 Image Armor materials 👁 Image Bartering 👁 Image Block conversion 👁 Image Breaking 👁 Image Instant mining 👁 Image Breeding 👁 Image Brewing 👁 Image Cooking 👁 Image Crafting 👁 Image 2×2 grid 👁 Image Recipe book 👁 🖤 Death 👁 Image Dual wield 👁 ❤️ Difficulty 👁 Image Durability 👁 Image Enchantment 👁 Image Experience 👁 Image Farming 👁 Image Fishing 👁 Image Health 👁 Image Healing 👁 Image Food 👁 Image Hunger 👁 Image Saturation 👁 Image Item repair 👁 Image Mob conversion 👁 Image Mob spawning 👁 Image Mob types 👁 Image Ominous Event 👁 Image Ominous Trial 👁 Image Raid 👁 Image Patrol 👁 Image Raid captain 👁 Image Renewability 👁 Image Renewable 👁 Image Non-renewable 👁 Image Smelting 👁 Image Smithing 👁 Image World spawn 👁 Image Taming 👁 Image Trading 👁 Image Workstations 👁 Image Zombie siege
Combat	👁 ❤️ Damage 👁 Image Knockback 👁 Image Melee attack 👁 Image Attack damage 👁 Image Attack cooldown 👁 Image Attack range 👁 Image Special attack 👁 Image Ranged attack 👁 Image Projectile damage 👁 Image Charge time 👁 Image Shield blocking 👁 Image Drops 👁 Image Mob infighting 👁 Image Geared mobs 👁 Image Mob fleeing 👁 Image Use cooldown More
Environment	👁 Image Biomes 👁 Image Daylight cycle 👁 Image Dimensions 👁 Image Seeds 👁 Image Structures 👁 Image Weather 👁 Image World generation More
Movement	👁 Image Crawling 👁 Image Flying 👁 Image Gliding 👁 Image Jumping 👁 Image Lying 👁 Image Riding 👁 Image Sitting 👁 Image Sneaking 👁 Image Sprinting 👁 Image Swimming 👁 Image Teleportation 👁 Image Walking
User interface	👁 Image Action bar 👁 Image Bossbar 👁 Image Chat 👁 Image Death messages 👁 Image Font 👁 Image Game mode switcher 👁 🛡 Heads-up display 👁 Image Language 👁 Image Narrator 👁 Image Locator Bar 👁 Image Scoreboard 👁 Image Toasts 👁 Image Tutorial hints 👁 Image Tooltip
Visuals	👁 Image Emote 👁 Image Error 👁 Image Light 👁 Image Resource pack 👁 Image Skins 👁 Image Character 👁 Image Skin pack 👁 Image Third-person view Graphics
Removed	👁 Image 👁 Image Materials
Unintended	👁 Image Update suppression 👁 Image Duplication

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