Smite in Minecraft: Everything You Need to Know

In Minecraft, Smite is an enchantment used to increase the power (damage per blow) of an axe or sword to kill the undead mobs. There are five levels of smite enchantment for all kinds of axes and swords. Smite is available in both Java and Bedrock editions.

Want to take down the mobs easily? Smite is the way to go. In the rest of the article, I will tell you everything you need to know about Smite in Minecraft; what exactly does Smite do, is it worth it, what can you put Smite on in Minecraft, is it better than Sharpness, how much damages Smites does, etc.

What Is Smite in Minecraft?

Smite is a weapon’s enchantment with five levels of damage with every sword or axe in the Minecraft universe. It is possible to use this enchantment on primary weapons in bedrock edition and secondary weapons in java edition.

Smite Levels & Damage

Every level adds up to 2.5 damage to the previous level. Starting from base level up to the 5th level, smite can increase the damage per blow to 12.5 points. For some swords and axes, this damage is more than three times their base level.

What Does Smite Do in Minecraft?

Smite makes your gameplay easy by increasing your weapon’s ability to inflict more damage per blow. Killing enemies and dangerous mobs can be an ordeal. You know you will win eventually but hitting again and again and wasting time with basic level weapons is not the way of a pro-Minecrafter.

To make these tedious battles shorter so that you can focus on more competitive and accomplishing tasks. Enchantments like smite are present in the Minecraft universe. Be it a wooden or netherite sword all can be enhanced with smite.

Platforms Supported

The ability to acquire and use smite has nothing to do with the platform. All platforms support smite. Using smite on different platforms can be different according to the controls.

Platforms Supported

PC

Pocket Edition (PE)

Xbox 360

Xbox One

Nintendo Switch

PS3

PS4

Wii U

Windows 10 Edition

Education Edition

MAC

Smite for Killing Undead Mobs

Mobs are entities inside Minecraft that are mobile. They spawn in various biomes and locations. These are divided into hostile and neutral mobs. As the name suggests, the hostile mobs attack the players when the players are present in their vicinity. 

Some of these hostile mobs are called undead mobs. Staying away from them is very hard and killing them is even harder. More so if you only have basic weapons with no upgrades or enchantments. 

Damage Tables

Irrespective of the primary or secondary weapons in the Java and Bedrock edition, here is the smite damage table. These damages are considered to take effect in an ideal situation of no armor. For damage with the armor on, please check the armor damage table.

How to Get Smite in Minecraft?

There are three main ways to get Smite in Minecraft.

Command-line

The in-game command to enchant a weapon(sword or axe) with smite in Minecraft is /enchant @p smite <level>. This command works in all the editions of Minecraft. For different levels, type the number of the level required in the brackets. For example, for level III smite enchantment, the command is /enchant @p smite 3.

Anvil

For this, you will require an enchanted book and an anvil. Place the anvil in front, and stand near it. If you are using a PC, then right-click on the anvil to get to the repair menu. Add the weapon and an enchanted book. The level of Smite will depend on the level of the enchanted book.

Enchanting Table

Place the bookshelves around the enchantment table. Open the enchantment table using a right-click in Windows 10. In the slots, add the weapon to be enchanted with lapis lazuli. Choose the smite enchantment type from the available options. You will have a smite enchanted weapon.

Is Smite a Good Enchantment?

Smite is a powerful enchantment that helps to kill these undead mobs in no time. We are focusing on the fact that with smite these mobs can be killed with a single blow. 

Smite Enchanted Weapons for Undead Mob

Smite can be used with a sword or an axe. But you already know that. What you really wanna know is can these mobs be killed by one blow of Smite enchanted weapon? If yes, then what are the levels of smites, and what weapons are required.

Here are the various undead mobs with the damage chart for each level of Smite. 

Husks

Husks require one blow from level V smite enchanted diamond or netherite sword in bedrock edition. Husks are zombie mob variants that spawn in deserts.

Smite Enchanted weapon to kill Husks in one blow:

Java Edition: 

Weapon	Smite Level
Stone Axe	V
Iron Axe	V
Diamond Axe	V
Netherite Axe	IV, & V
Netherite Sword	V

Bedrock Edition:

Weapon	Smite Level
Netherite Axe	V
Diamond Sword	V
Netherite Sword	V

Zombies

Zombies spawn in the Overworld with a health of 20 points. They attack in groups of 4.

Smite Enchanted weapon to kill Zombies in one blow:

Java Edition: 

Weapon	Smite Level
Stone Axe	V
Iron Axe	V
Diamond Axe	V
Netherite Axe	IV, & V
Netherite Sword	V

Bedrock Edition:

Weapon	Smite Level
Netherite Axe	V
Diamond Sword	V
Netherite Sword	V

Skeleton Horses

Skeleton horses are one of the weakest of the undead mobs. They are a horse variant that spawns by a lightning strike.

Smite Enchanted weapon to kill Skeleton horses in one blow:

Java Edition:

Weapon	Smite Level
Wooden Axe	IV, & V
Gold Axe	IV, & V
Stone Axe	III, IV, & V
Iron Axe	III, IV, & V
Diamond Axe	III, IV, & V
Netherite Axe	II, III, IV, & V
Wooden Sword	V
Gold Sword	V
Stone Sword	IV, & V
Iron Sword	IV, & V
Diamond Sword	IV, & V
Netherite Sword	III, IV, & V

Bedrock Edition:

Weapon	Smite Level
Wooden Axe	V
Gold Axe	V
Stone Axe	IV, & V
Iron Axe	IV, & V
Diamond Axe	IV, & V
Netherite Axe	III, IV, & V
Wooden Sword	IV, & V
Gold Sword	IV, & V
Stone Sword	IV, & V
Iron Sword	IV, & V
Diamond Sword	III, IV, & V
Netherite Sword	III, IV, & V

Drowned

The zombies that spawn underwater or fall inside a water body are called drowned undead mobs. These zombies have tridents with an attack strength of 16 points.

Smite Enchanted weapon to kill Drowned in one blow:

Java Edition: 

Weapon	Smite Level
Stone Axe	V
Iron Axe	V
Diamond Axe	V
Netherite Axe	IV, & V
Netherite Sword	V

Bedrock Edition:

Weapon	Smite Level
Netherite Axe	V
Diamond Sword	V
Netherite Sword	V

Phantoms

Phantoms are airborne undead mobs that appear if the player is alive for many days in the game.

Smite Enchanted weapon to kill Phantoms in one blow:

Java Edition: 

Weapon	Smite Level
Stone Axe	V
Iron Axe	V
Diamond Axe	V
Netherite Axe	IV, & V
Netherite Sword	V

Bedrock Edition:

Weapon	Smite Level
Netherite Axe	V
Diamond Sword	V
Netherite Sword	V

Zombie villagers

Zombie villagers are villagers that are turned into zombies by a zombie attack. These zombie villagers can be cured to convert into normal villagers. They have twenty health points. 

Smite Enchanted weapon to kill Zombie villager in one blow:

Java Edition: 

Weapon	Smite Level
Stone Axe	V
Iron Axe	V
Diamond Axe	V
Netherite Axe	IV, & V
Netherite Sword	V

Bedrock Edition:

Weapon	Smite Level
Netherite Axe	V
Diamond Sword	V
Netherite Sword	V

Skeletons

Skeletons have 20 health points, and they spawn with a bow in hand.

Smite Enchanted weapon to kill Skeletons in one blow:

Java Edition: 

Weapon	Smite Level
Stone Axe	V
Iron Axe	V
Diamond Axe	V
Netherite Axe	IV, & V
Netherite Sword	V

Bedrock Edition:

Weapon	Smite Level
Netherite Axe	V
Diamond Sword	V
Netherite Sword	V

Zombie horses

Like skeleton horses, zombie horses also have 15 health points. They can be killed by a number of Smite enchanted weapons.

Smite Enchanted weapon to kill zombie horses in one blow:

Java Edition:

Weapon	Smite Level
Wooden Axe	IV, & V
Gold Axe	IV, & V
Stone Axe	III, IV, & V
Iron Axe	III, IV, & V
Diamond Axe	III, IV, & V
Netherite Axe	II, III, IV, & V
Wooden Sword	V
Gold Sword	V
Stone Sword	IV, & V
Iron Sword	IV, & V
Diamond Sword	IV, & V
Netherite Sword	III, IV, & V

Bedrock Edition:

Weapon	Smite Level
Wooden Axe	V
Gold Axe	V
Stone Axe	IV, & V
Iron Axe	IV, & V
Diamond Axe	IV, & V
Netherite Axe	III, IV, & V
Wooden Sword	IV, & V
Gold Sword	IV, & V
Stone Sword	IV, & V
Iron Sword	IV, & V
Diamond Sword	III, IV, & V
Netherite Sword	III, IV, & V

Strays

These are hostile skeleton variants that spawn in cold biomes.

Smite Enchanted weapon to kill Strays in one blow:

Java Edition: 

Weapon	Smite Level
Stone Axe	V
Iron Axe	V
Diamond Axe	V
Netherite Axe	IV, & V
Netherite Sword	V

Bedrock Edition:

Weapon	Smite Level
Netherite Axe	V
Diamond Sword	V
Netherite Sword	V

Zombified piglins

Zombie piglins are zombie variants of the piglins. They have 20 health points and possess netherite. 

Smite Enchanted weapon to kill Zombified piglins in one blow:

Java Edition: 

Weapon	Smite Level
Stone Axe	V
Iron Axe	V
Diamond Axe	V
Netherite Axe	IV, & V
Netherite Sword	V

Bedrock Edition:

Weapon	Smite Level
Netherite Axe	V
Diamond Sword	V
Netherite Sword	V

Wither skeletons

Wither are skeleton variants that have 20 health points without any armor. They spawn in nether fortresses in a group of 4.

Smite Enchanted weapon to kill Wither skeletons in one blow:

Java Edition: 

Weapon	Smite Level
Stone Axe	V
Iron Axe	V
Diamond Axe	V
Netherite Axe	IV, & V
Netherite Sword	V

Bedrock Edition:

Weapon	Smite Level
Netherite Axe	V
Diamond Sword	V
Netherite Sword	V